Fans brag about ticket purchases after VANOC’s online gold rush
From the Globe and Mail – Blogs were buzzing over the weekend, as successful Olympic ticket applicants crowed over their prizes.
“Got Canada v. USA mens hockey tickets and I could not be any happier” said one.
“We filled in some gaps in our Olympic tickets….The BIGGEST pickup is certainly the Canada vs. USA preliminary round hockey game,” wrote Toronto blogger Todd Warnell.
Trumpeted Steph, another happy customer: “I’m going to the Olympics” She managed to order tickets for two Canadian hockey matches, the women against Sweden and the men’s preliminary contest against Switzerland. “This is honestly one of my biggest dreams come true I’m so excited, I haven’t stopped smiling all day, and I can’t possibly sit still”
