PITTSBURGH (AP) - Hundreds of cheering fans lined up Wednesday along downtown Pittsburgh streets for a parade to celebrate the Penguins' Stanley Cup championship.
As many as 650,000 people turned out. That surpassed the estimated 400,000 who attended last year's celebration, which was the biggest for any of the team's five Stanley Cup championships.
Karla and Don Donahue drove 30 miles from Freeport to claim their seats, already three fans deep, behind a security fence along the right side of a stage erected in Point State Park. They arrived at 2:30 a.m. EST but were greeted by other fans who arrived Tuesday night.
The Penguins won the cup Sunday against the Nashville Predators with a 2-0 win in Game 6.