Friday night for the Vancouver Goldeneyes was a smashing success.

A huge, boisterous crowd, a great many already decked out in the colours of the home team. A thrilling overtime win. Scraps left at the merchandise stands.

The vibes were outstanding.

Now, of course, comes the hard part: doing it again. And again. And again.

Sports is entertainment and fans want their money’s worth. From that sense the degree of difficulty for the Goldeneyes going forward isn’t that hard. This is a strong team. They’ve got some highly entertaining players. Jenn Gardiner didn’t score on Friday — she did everything but.

Sarah Nurse has immediately connected with this fan base and scoring the first goal was extra delightful.

There’s lots of things working here, beyond the team being good: the players come

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