260 Students, Alums & Fans Attend Pep Rally

(above) "Bring Back Boone Pep Rally" at Spanky's on Saturday united DU hockey fans of all ages

(above) 9 out of 10 Hockey Moms agree, Notre Dame was over-rated

(above) The judges loved this poster entitled "Bladder Control Boone"

(above) Future Pioneer hockey player 2020-24

(above) "Bring Back Boone" works better than Viagra

(above) It was standing room only in the patio room at Spanky's

(above) 250 "Bring Back Boone" shirts were donated by LetsGoDU

(above) Winner of the "Biggest Sign" category, proving once again that size does matter

(above) "Fat Boone" needs to lay off the cheeseburgers at Spanky's

(above) Winner of "Best In Show" sign

Over 260 Students, Alums & DU hockey fans showed up at Spanky's Roadhouse for a Saturday afternoon pep rally to kick off the opening of hockey season. A vast majority of attendees were students who responded to the DU Grilling Society Facebook Invitation [more photos of the event are posted on the Facebook Invite]. What does it say about a university who's most pro-active spirit organizations are its hockey blog and BBQ team?

The students had a great time designing posters to take to the game. Many of the students walked away with Spanky's gift certificates donated by DU hockey fan CO14ers. The students practiced a few cheers, chowed down on burgers and mingled with alums.

Minnesota State Senator and former DU hockey player Dave Tomassoni said a few words and reminded the students how lucky they were to witness games in beautiful Magness Arena. LetsGoDU presented Senator Tomassoni with a "Bring Back Boone" T-shirt to wear to Gopher games back home.

Thanks go out to Kent, Tom, Steve, Todd, Brenda, Nick, & Jason and the many, many others who helped promote and organize the event. The Spanky's staff was fantastic and even showed some school spirit by wearing the T-shirts and designing special "Boone Menus" for the event.

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