The patio at Sammy’s Bar andGrill was packed Wednesdaynight as a pool of longtime andmakeshift Carolina Hurricanesfans watched Game 5 of theStanley Cup fi nals against theEdmonton Oilers.The Canes entered the gamewith a 3-1 series lead against theOilers and would have won thefi rst Stanley Cup in the team’snine-year stint in North Carolinaif not for a Fernando Pisanibreak-away goal 3:31 into overtime.”We have two more chances towin one, so I’m hoping we canwin one,” Adam Lee, a juniorin business management, said.”The whole game it just seemedlike the Oilers had the upperhand.”Frances Deschenes, a sophomorein parks, recreation andtourism management, said shehas seen a game in almost everyseries the Canes have played inthis year.”This series means a lot becauseit could really put hockeyon the map in North Carolina,”she said.”If they win, I think more peoplewill really go and check themout instead of just jumping onthe bandwagon.”Crystal Meister, a senior in internationalpolitics, said she juststarted watching hockey whenthe Stanley Cup fi nals started aweek ago. She added the crowdprobably was made up of mostlythe bandwagon fans at which Descheneshinted.”There are a lot of fair-weatherfans here, but I really think hockeycould catch on,” Meister said.”Not only does this bring friendstogether, but it also gives Raleigha sense of pride and unity.”Many of the Canes fans, includingState alum Jason Cordlesaid they were confi dent goinginto overtime.”I honestly thght they wouldwin it pretty quick,” Cordle saidof the Canes.Ping Ping Dai, a senior inchemistry, said the overtimeperiod made her even morenervous.”I was nervous as hell and I justwanted to get the series overwith,” she said.Jessica Symm, a juniorin business management,summed up the atmosphereat Sammy’s.”I’m very upset we lost becauseI wanted to win theStanley Cup tonight and notlater,” Symm said.”We’ll win the next game.We’ll win on their home turfbecause they won on ours.