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In the Stanley Cup Finals, Colorado Avalanche will fight Tampa Bay Lightning, so no one Avs Superfan will fight in the ball arena.
Ryan Clark was found spreading the ashes of his friend on ice, and thenat the Ball Arena for the rest of the season. Participation in Avs games has been banned. January 8th game.
Colorado Avalanche (13) Avalanche celebrates Colorado Avalanche's Kale McCar (8) goal in Round 3 of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final against Tampa Bay Lightning at the Ball Arena on June 24, 2022. (Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)
"We put him in a little buggy. We put Kyle through the glass. I put it in the ice. The guide came to me and said, "Hey, what was that?" And I said, "Well, to be honest with you, it was my best friend Kyle. He died, "Clark told KMGH.
Kyle Stark died suddenly in late December. Avid Avs fan, Clark knew this would be what his dear friend wanted.
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"When do you think he is?" He constantly asked. Well, that Zamboni took him everywhere on the ice, "Clark said. "In reality, this is also not the brightest idea, but in my heart it is to pay homage to my friends for what he really loved more than anything else in the world. It was the best way I could. "
Colorado Avalanche Goalkeeper Darcy Kuemper (35) Save against Tampa Bay Lightning's Patrick Maroon (14) in Game 5 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final at the Ball Arena on June 24, 2022 in Denver. Lightning defeated Avalanche 3-2. (Michael Martin / NHLI via Getty Images)
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Clark hasn't been in the home game since that match, and Colorado is approaching victory in the first cup ofsince 2001., it's natural to feel regret.
But Clark has nothing.
"Like last time, I want to start over with the biggest smile," he said. "I know in my heart where he wanted to be."
Colorado's Gabriel Landeskog (92) Avalanche is the second season of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup final at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on June 22, 2022. After scoring a goal with Tampa Bay Lightning, we celebrate with our teammates.(Julio Aguilar / Getty Images)
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Lightning won 3-2 Game 5 against Avalanche on Friday night and survived to play another day. The series returns to Tampa on Sunday night, and Lightning's victory forces Round 7 at the Ball Arena.