Yarmouth's Ryan Graves jokes that nothing's really all that close to his hometown but getting to play in an NHL pre-season game in Halifax is about as ...
"I've got quite a few people coming and, honestly, I should've bought more than I did because everyone wants to come," Graves said."But the people I really wanted the most to be there are going to be. My mom's going to be at the game, obviously, and then there are a lot of people who've never been able to make it to a game elsewhere so I wanted to make sure they were there.
Graves is also certain the Nova Scotia fans will show out like they always do. Most recently the Halifax crowds delivered the energy and volume for the world juniors a few months ago. "Definitely," Graves said."That's something a lot of the players don't understand going into a community like this, just how much the game is going to mean to people there. And not just because it's an NHL game but because people will be pretty excited to see Sid play in Halifax. This might be his last chance to do that so it's pretty cool to be a part of that.
Nova Scotia's Ryan Graves, left, and Sidney Crosby are now teammates with the Pittsburgh Penguins. - NHL - NHL "The city itself is going to be buzzing for it but it's also the personal aspect of getting to have so many friends and family there. There's something to be said for just being at home and being able to watch a live game in an arena all of us have been to before and are so familiar with.
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