Wow, another opening night for the Winnipeg Aurora. Ive done this quite a few times now and it's always a great night. Everyone's super excited for the season. Almost all of the season ticket holders are in their seats. The anticipation is so palpable!!

Johnny has learned that the best way to make the night special is to work with the hockey ops people. The aurora hockey ops team manages the day to day at the stadium for all home games. They are the ones that make sure the game runs as smoothly as possible. And it's their first night of the season as well. Johnny does plenty of pretapes and is sure to not be late for those appointments. He meets with the groups, especially the young hockey players and fans, who come to the game early for tours. At this point in his career, Johnny take his role as an ambassador for the aurora very seriously, and opening night is the first of many days to continue that commitment.

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