Almost all the seats in TD Place were filled on Saturday evening, but the prospect of Lansdowne 2.0 had them nervous.

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TD Place was blanketed in a sea of red when the puck dropped for the Ottawa Charge home opener Saturday evening. Article content

Fans donned jerseys, toques, scarves and other merchandise to the game, where they blew kazoos, waved towels and held up signs to cheer on their favourite players on the ice. Article content Article content

The cheers were deafening when Ottawa Charge goalie Gwyneth Phillips successfully defended the net from the New York Sirens, and when Charge players attempted to score a goal.

Throughout the game, girls wearing jerseys of their favourite players chanted “Go Charge Go.”

Charge fans remained hopeful until the end, even

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