Winnipeggers have caught the Sea Bears fever. Fans gathered in downtown Winnipeg Friday night to celebrate the team's first ever playoff match in the Canadian Elite Basketball League — becoming part of yet another record-breaking crowd. "It's just a great thing to do.
Everyone's in on it. It seems everyone is equally as excited about it," said Sea Bears season ticket holder Carson Koschik at True North Square before tip-off.
Ranked second in the Western Conference, the Sea Bears faced off against the third-ranked Edmonton Stingers, who the team played in its last regular season game on July 29 in front of 8,230 fans at Canada Life Centre.
That night, the Sea Bears topped the single-game attendance record they previously set during Winnipeg's season opener on May 27, which saw a roaring crowd of 7,328.