Sports

UPDATED: Jimmy and Ryan — Bruins Live Blog

These Salem boys mean business. Follow us following them as they keep us up-to-date from Boston during Game 7.

If you know Salem's Ryan Davis and Jimmy Guy, you know these two are all about hockey.

When we say "all about hockey," we mean it. Seriously.

Jimmy is a season ticket holder and Ryan is his lucky charm.

The B's won one game Ryan came to, then another and another. Jimmy caught on pretty quickly, and before you knew it, The Bruins were 7-0 with Ryan in attendance.

Where else would the guys be tonight but Boston? Be sure to check back here for pictures and updates as they let us know what it's like to be in the heart of history.

We'll be sharing our own observations as we cover the game from the Witch City.


As you follow along:

J&R = Jimmy and Ryan
SP = Salem Patch

Thanks guys! GO Black and Gold!

Find out what's happening in Salemwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

BEFORE THE GAME


J&R — 6:57 p.m. — "got to Canal St. across from the Garden at 5:45..MADHOUSE!"

Find out what's happening in Salemwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

J&R — 7:05 p.m. — "Just saw a shot of Nathan Horton, injured Bruins forward, dumping "water from Boston" on the Vancouver ice…place went nuts!"

J&R — 7:16 p.m. — "Dave from Derry, NH and his famous sign...sits in our section at B's games." (SEE PHOTO)

J&R — 7:21 p.m. — "The greatest bar just started playing Bryan Adams...who happens to be from Vancouver...not good."

J&R — 7:32 p.m. — "Greatest bar — Friend Street across from the Garden!" (SEE PHOTOS).

J&R — 7:45 p.m. — Ditched Bryan Adams and playing the Bruins version of "Black and Yellow"... I've seen it on YouTube, but never heard 'Anyone Pump It' over the in-house speakers...Place is getting antsy...[You] can only watch so many highlights and replays of Thomas nailing Sedin and Marchand jabbing Sedin as he stands there and just takes it...25 minutes to puck drop!"

J&R — 7:57 p.m. — "Horton pouring Boston Water on the Vancouver ice!" (SEE PHOTO)

SP — 8:07 p.m. — Just walked down the Pedestrian Mall to the . It seriously feels like the calm before the storm. Funniest moment was the group of tourists wearing ASU shirts waiting to go on an evening tour. We wonder which is scarier — a ghost tour or Bruins fans!

FIRST PERIOD STARTS

J&R — 8:31 p.m — "Only song sung louder than the 'Star Spangled Banner' was 'Born in the USA' played during Canadian anthem...as far as people singing along."

SP — 8:42 p.m. — Bruins WAVE!!:„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤KEEP THE WAVE GOING ¸„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤øº LETS GO Bruins!¤¤º°¨¨°º¤øº ¤ø„¸¸ø¤º°¨L-E-T-S GO!„ ø¤º°¨¨°ºº¤øLet's GO BRUINS!¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤ø L-E-T-S GO!„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤LET'S GO BRUINS!¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤ø L-E-T-S GO!„ ¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤øºL-E-T-S GO BRUINS!!¤¤º°¨ ¨°¤øL-E-T-S GO!„ !¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤ø ¤ø„¸¸ø¤ºLet's GO Bruins

SP — 8:42 p.m. — Guess our wave worked! Downtown Salem literally just erupted. SO SNEAKY!

J&R — 8:49 p.m. — "Jason Conrad of Marblehead, Ryan and Jimmy." (SEE PHOTO)

J&R — 8:50 p.m. — "Believe." (SEE PHOTO)

J&R — 9:02 p.m. — "Boston PD Special OPS outside the Garden. Very heavy police presence everywhere you look." (SEE PHOTO)

FIRST PERIOD OVER

SP — 9:06 p.m. — To Jimmy and Ryan: "What's the mood?"

J&R — 9:09 p.m. — "Still very nervous and unsettled. The talk has been 'THE BRUINS MUST SCORE FIRST.' They did, but no one is relaxing just yet...nervous calm.'"

SECOND PERIOD STARTS

SP — 9:40 p.m. — That second goal was unreal. Everyone in the Shanty started pounding the bar.

SP — 9:42 p.m. — Bruins WAVE!!:„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤KEEP THE WAVE GOING ¸„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤øº LETS GO Bruins!¤¤º°¨¨°º¤øº ¤ø„¸¸ø¤º°¨L-E-T-S GO!„ ø¤º°¨¨°ºº¤øLet's GO BRUINS!¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤ø L-E-T-S GO!„ø¤º°¨ ¨°º¤LET'S GO BRUINS!¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤ø L-E-T-S GO!„ ¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤øºL-E-T-S GO BRUINS!!¤¤º°¨ ¨°¤øL-E-T-S GO!„ !¸„ø¤º°¨¨°º¤ø ¤ø„¸¸ø¤ºLet's GO Bruins

J&R — 9:43 p.m. — "It's deafening in here!!! You just knew a penalty call against Boston wasn't far off."

J&R — 9:43 p.m. — "Everyone keeps saying...JUST ONE MORE and MAYBE people can breathe a bit."

SP — 9:45 p.m. — And Ryan and Jimmy are just one closer. Goal on Vancouver powerplay. Lobster Shanty crowd is practically speechless. GOAL. YES.

END OF SECOND PERIOD

J&R — 10:07  p.m. — "Polish it up!!!" (SEE PHOTO)

START OF THIRD PERIOD

J&R — 10:10 p.m. — "Boston PD has locked down all streets around the Garden. You know they have to keep track of the score."

J&R — 10:11 p.m. — "Ship it off to Boston BLARING!!!"

J&R — 10:33 p.m. — "'Born in the USA' blaring while chants of MVP, MVP ring out for Tim Thomas."

END OF THIRD PERIOD

BRUINS WIN 4-0

J&R — 12:04 a.m. — "Last report! The entire place as expected went berserk! Once outside, it was like a rat maze...BPD [Boston Police Department] bicycle racks everywhere. Eventually made it to where we parked (no where near the Garden btw!) Rose Kennedy Parkway appears to be the place to gather and celebrate. Lots of sirens, helicopters and everyone driving around waving Bruins flags, towels and beeping horns. It's one huge party! Just a sea of black and yellow! More pics to come, phone is dying. Hope everyone enjoyed their night and gets home safe. See you at the parade... we're not done yet!!! HISTORY will be... scratch that... was made!!! BOSTON BRUINS, 2011 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS! WOOOOOOOO!"

CELEBRATIONS AFTER

J&R — 4:45 a.m. — Also*** big thank you to friends Jason Conrad and Jason McDonald of Marblehead for letting us climb aboard with their reservation at Greatest Bar. Amazing night!

SEE PHOTOS. We love Black and Gold.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here