HAMDEN, Conn. — The Quinnipiac Men's Hockey team is celebrating their big National Championship win but Monday morning, fans who were looking to get their hands on some national championship gear, were finding it challenging.
With the Easter holiday on Sunday, fans are going to have to wait a bit longer for the boxes and boxes of items, because, while the championship trophy is in Hamden, but the championship shirts are still on the way.
"We’re going to be very busy. We’re prepping for it, we have temps coming in, other store managers from the area, they’re all excited and willing to help out and I’m thrilled we’ll have a big team here ready to get orders out," said Cheryl Cartier, store manager on campus.
With the timing of Easter Sunday, merchandise won't be on the shelves until Tuesday in the campus store.
Ironically, it's all being shipped from Minnesota, home state for the team the Bobcats beat on Saturday night for their first national title in program history.
"It is our first title, we’re excited, we’ve been excited all season, it’s a winning team," said Cartier.
The excitement is only growing stronger.
While fans wait for the shipment, so far there's 800 online pre-orders for championship gear.
The pre-order store took a lot of preparation, allowing fans to secure their purchases before anything runs out.
"We start preparing a couple weeks in advance, we have a team of people that do pre-orders," said Cartier.
Those weeks paid off.
Now they're on standby to get those orders ready for Tuesday.
Fans are anxiously awaiting too.
Some fans were searching the shelves for that merchandise Monday morning, eager to have something to remember this moment in school history.
"I went to tons of games this season, as many as possible,' said Owyn Law, a freshman on campus. 'I’ll be coming back early tomorrow. I also got some stuff online last night as soon as the game was over, click, buy, ship/"
If you're not ready to wait in any long lines you can always shop on the bookstores website and pick up in store.
Lindsey Kane is a reporter at FOX61 News. She can be reached at Lkane@fox61.com. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
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