I live in West Virginia where exposure to hockey is limited in certain areas. In 1990, I got to experience my first professional game in Pittsburgh, since it was close to my college. The Pens played the Rangers, and since my friend was a Pens fan, I naturally had to root against him, and have been a Rangers fan since then.

I will never forget the experience of the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs. To this day, images of those games flash through my head, and it is those images, and the strange aura of those games that leads me to believe something special, something different is happening again this year.

Those of us who remember the incredible magic of 1994 know that anything is possible, and as this series returns to Pittsburgh for game 5, we MUST KEEP THE FAITH!!

Although we are simply fans, not active members on the ice, our team realizes the support and energy we provide, and it is our duty not to watch and cheer with doubt and anxiety, but rather with the expectation of victory. To steal a phrase from Jagr, I encourage everyone to believe, and for those of you lucky enough to attend the game, raise your voices loud enough for those of us at home to hear.

Go Rangers!!!