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Thousands gathering for Pens’ Stanley Cup parade

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During the Stanley Cup victory parade, Sidney Crosby rides through the streets of Pittsburgh on the flatbed of a truck with the Stanley Cup raised high in his arms, the second time he's done so in his career.

PITTSBURGH -- Thousands of fans have gathered in downtown Pittsburgh for the 2016 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins victory parade.

The parade is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Some fans began lining up 12 hours ahead of time.

It comes seven years to the day after a 2009 parade celebrating the team’s last Stanley Cup championship. That parade drew nearly 400,000 people.

Players and coaches are expected to be driven along a triangular route to a temporary stage, where other dignitaries will join them for remarks and festivities.

The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1967. The Penguins also won the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992.

The Penguins clinched the championship with a 3-1 victory Sunday night against the San Jose Sharks, winning the best-of-seven series 4-2.