PITTSBURGH -- Hundreds of cheering fans lined up Wednesday along downtown Pittsburgh streets for a parade to celebrate the Penguins' Stanley Cup championship.
Planners say as many as 500,000 people could turn out. That would surpass 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. but were greeted by other fans who arrived Tuesday night.