Since its inception, the Players’ Tribune has been a place for athletes to give their side of a story. Michael Carter-Williams discussed playing hard with the Sixers. Jose Bautista defended his bat flip. Tiger Woods complained.

But branching out from athletes’ stories, the Tribune started a new series: From Where I See It. In FWISI, the Tribune walks around an arena, talking to fans, vendors, workers, players, and more about what it’s like. The latest entry centered around a Flyers game, and it unveiled some great info. For example, Bernie Parent didn’t know where Philadelphia was:

“In 1967, I was coming off my second season with the Bruins. There were only six teams then. It was the off-season, and I was up in Montreal hitting some golf balls when my friend came up to me and said, ‘Hey, you got drafted!’ and I said, ‘Really? By who?’ and he said, ‘Philadelphia.’

I said, ‘Where’s that?’

When I came to the city for the first time that September, they put the whole team on a float so we could drive down Broad Street and be introduced to the city. Nobody showed up to the parade. It was like a ghost town.

Seven years later, we won the Stanley Cup and two million people celebrated with us on that same street.

How about that?”

And Shane Gostisbehere likes the fans:

“Last year was my first season as a pro. I played in only seven games before I tore my ACL and was ruled out for the rest of the year. This year I played 15 games in the American Hockey League before getting called up. It’s been a whirlwind. The fans are awesome. They’ll let you know if you’re doing bad, for sure, but they’re a lot of fun to play in front of. You’d rather have passionate fans than no fans at all.”

But it’s the stories of the behind the scenes people that makes the whole thing worth reading, especially event staff worker GeorgeAnn:

“I started working with the Flyers 25 years ago while we were still at the Spectrum. I came here after my son died from an asthma attack. Being here was a big part of the healing process for me. I got to be around great people instead of staying home. It really helped me out when I needed it. And I’ve been here ever since.”

You can read more of the stories here and the next time you’re at a Flyers game, give GeorgeAnn a damn hug.