Sunday was a special day for Nick Weglarz.
No, not just because it marked his 29th game out of 31 in the Akron Aeros starting lineup. And not only because he just finished one of the best months of his career.
But Sunday, July 1, was Canada Day. And for the 24-year-old and only Canadian on the Aeros team, that meant a special observance at Akron’s Canal Park.
Before the afternoon game, a local hockey fan sang the national anthem while draped in a red maple leaf flag. Throughout the game, Weglarz and teammates shared their love for Canada on the Aeros video board. There were Canadian random facts, plenty of beavers and many, many snippets of “Oh Canada” 1 .
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- Those lucky enough to be in the Canal Park press box also heard Akron Beacon Journal writer Stephanie Storm and I belt out the anthem, too, in the seventh inning. Weglarz laughed at the idea of that after the game. [back]
As was mentioned on the site Friday, the Double-A Akron Aeros took home all of the major awards in the Eastern League this season and have also clinched first-place in the Southern Division. With only two contests remaining in the regular season, 
After changing this feature from every week to every two weeks and now effectively to every two months, I have decided to return to action on my last day as an Aeros employee. It has been an incredible summer working alongside one of the most successful minor league baseball teams in the past decade, as Akron is well on pace to become the first team in the 86-year history of the Eastern League to ever win 80 games in five straight seasons. The Aeros are also looking for a fifth consecutive Southern Division pennant this post-season and welcomed the addition of #6 prospect 3B Lonnie Chisenhall yesterday afternoon. Without any further touting of the franchise, here is my look at some of the recent events behind the scenes with the Akron Aeros.
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