Jordan McPherson: How botched travel to Edmonton bonded a Panthers fan and writer during the Stanley Cup Final
Published in Hockey
Both of us got rebooked on a new flight from Toronto to Edmonton — one that wouldn’t get us in until 12:30 a.m. Saturday, long after Game 6 would have ended.
Yeah. That wasn’t happening.
The problem: There were almost no flights available to get into Edmonton before the game.
We were sitting a row apart. Our eyes locked immediately.
The first round of emotions kicked in. Panic. Resignation. A little bit of anger.
And then, about an hour and a half into the flight, as we (along with friends and family on the ground and some helpful passengers on our flight) scoured for any flight options that could salvage the trip, Levine gets my attention.
He found something.
An hour-long Uber in the middle of the night from the Toronto airport to Region of Waterloo International Airport.
A 6:15 a.m. flight from Waterloo to Calgary.
A three-hour Uber from Calgary to Edmonton.
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