‘You can just feel a buzz’ ahead of Stanley Cup Final [Video]

EDMONTON, Alberta — The wait is almost over.

The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers will drop the puck at 8 p.m. Wednesday to begin Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

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Panthers ready for Game 1 of Stanley Cup final

By the afternoon, hockey fans were already gathering outside Rogers Place in Edmonton in anticipation of the re-match of last year’s final.

“As a hockey fan and just respecting the overall culture of the game,” Oilers fan Jerry Maclachlan said. “I tell you what, the Oilers, we’re coming.”

After the Oilers eliminated Dallas last Thursday in the Western Conference finals, the city has been busy prepping for Game 1.

Fans in the hockey-crazed capital of Alberta get to see their team start a series at home for the first time during this playoff run.

“To be able to start the Stanley Cup Final on home ice, you can just feel a buzz in the city and these …