Dan Chapman Quotes (14 Quotes)

Not even close. Once we had the Thunder, the overwhelming choice of the football team was Lightning.

It's an honor to host the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup, in my opinion, is the most symbolic and well-known trophy in sports.

We planned to give away Mike's poster about two weeks ago, and it's amazing how it worked out. We're all proud of Mike.

I thought we'd do well, but not this well. What an amazing first season this was, and it was something else to watch this unfold.

I would try to get here about 6 p.m., get good parking and wait in line.

The weather has been unusually bad. We're hopeful we can come up with something.

I walk around and see how inventive they are, and you'll hear them break out in spontaneous chants. It creates an electric atmosphere.

These guys are going to have a great time. They will be supported as well as any team in the league.

It's a fun contest that benefits both sides. Florida is a phenomenal organization. To come out on top would be awesome.

Up front, you can't see the cable, so you have to trust the guy in the back to give you proper instructions to keep you from getting the basket caught on anything. It's definitely a team effort.

Walk-up (ticket sales) for the first (Stockton Thunder) hockey game was huge. We averaged 8,300 fans for Saturday hockey games, so I suspect we'll do that for football.

I wasn't surprised at all, and Lightning was the overwhelming choice. The fans did a great job. It fit with our other team, and it's a good, strong name.

Our criteria is pretty simple. We wanted something that look good and, obviously, said football. We wanted something crisp and clean and that wasn't very busy.

We didn't expect it at all. We had about 6,300 seats sold on Friday and thought with a strong walk-up that we might trickle past 8,000.