Grand Rapids Roll Call

Jim Hyla · March 23, 2009, 04:11:12 PM

[quote jtwcornell91][quote Jim Hyla]Well, I'm officially going. Carpooling with Blair Bacher. Getting up early Sat. AM and driving through.[/quote]

When are you planning to drive back?[/quote]Leave early Monday.

Tom Pasniewski 98 · March 23, 2009, 05:50:02 PM

[quote Jim Hyla][quote Tom Pasniewski 98]I'll be there via some combination of cities. Grand Rapids was fun in '97 with the pep band and we were not downtown so actually seeing the city would be swell.

Notre Dame's rink is small - smaller than Harvard's - so they naturally have been selling it out. Their winter break tournament in suburban Chicago (about the same distance as it is to Grand Rapids) drew mostly Notre Dame fans with the other schools at quite a distance. There isn't much to go on for Northeastern drawing fans in the NCAA's.

I like the draw. Notre Dame (3-4-0), Northeastern (3-5-3), Cornell (3-5-0) and Bemidji (0-6-0) all have losing records this year against teams in the tournament. I expect mostly Notre Dame and Cornell fans as the two closer schools to GR, with almost no risk of a sellout and probably not even close.[/quote]Well I hope you're right, because late last night Ticketmaster shut down selling series tickets. Single session tickets on sale Wed. Here's hoping for CU ticket office.[/quote]

Just got an e-mail from the Verizon Wireless arena in Manchester that tickets are still available even with BU and UNH plus the Sioux playing there::crazy:: Looks like those who want tickets in GR can have them through the Cornell ticket office. Maybe after 16 NCAA appearances and 7 Frozen Four appearances, UNH fans have realized what their name really stands for and given up hope.

Tom Pasniewski 98 · March 24, 2009, 12:34:32 PM

[quote judy][quote Rita][quote jkahn][quote Rita]Cornell is getting 400 tickets.

They do not have a lot of info yet about price (they think ~ $65).

However, they did take my name, credit card info etc.[/quote]
Me too. All we need now is another 398 buyers. These regionals can be a lot of fun if we get a good contingent of hardcore Faithful there. Everyone, please join us.[/quote]

Actually only another 395 Faithful :-); I got tickets for 3 others that are going.[/quote]

I would be one of those 3 so we still need to work on decreasing that number.

Me: confirmed for Grand Rapids. Just need to get my plane ticket.[/quote]

That number has dramatically dropped to 194 or lower thanks to me, oh and the 200 tickets Cornell never asked before because they knew they couldn't sell them. According to the ticket office, sales are slow and they won't even sell the 200. I'll be at the Amway, which looks like the other hotel connected to the arena arriving Friday evening leaving Monday morning. It appears to be just a slight step up from the Motel 6 in '97.

audreybb · March 24, 2009, 01:24:26 PM

The number to buy from Cornell Ticket Office is 607-255-4247, between 9Am and 4PM.

And if you buy tickets from somewhere else- Cornell is based in section 109.

jkahn · March 25, 2009, 12:34:16 PM

This is from the Northeastern University site:

QuoteThe Northeastern Athletics Department has arranged for a student travel package that includes round-trip bus transportation, a two-night hotel stay (double occupancy) and one ticket for all three regional games. Buses will depart from Forsyth Street at 7 a.m. on Friday, March 27, and return depending on the outcome of Northeastern's games.

The price for all that is $175. I haven't seen much here about Cornell students going. I hope we are not outnumbered but fear we might be.

ebilmes · March 25, 2009, 12:36:40 PM

I stopped by the Cornell ticket office yesterday morning to purchase tickets for the regional, and I was told that instead of buying their all-session pass for $65 I should purchase a student pass for $30. Well, fine. They gave me the number of the arena's box office manager and told me to call him.

After trying to reach him seven times, I finally got through this afternoon, and he told me that they were no longer selling student tickets. Or all-session passes. Instead, I'll have to pay for two full-price single-session passes. I understand that they're not expecting a lot of students to make the trip, but surely they could be a little more accommodating.

jkahn · March 25, 2009, 12:41:20 PM

[quote ebilmes]I stopped by the Cornell ticket office yesterday morning to purchase tickets for the regional, and I was told that instead of buying their all-session pass for $65 I should purchase a student pass for $30. Well, fine. They gave me the number of the arena's box office manager and told me to call him.

After trying to reach him seven times, I finally got through this afternoon, and he told me that they were no longer selling student tickets. Or all-session passes. Instead, I'll have to pay for two full-price single-session passes. I understand that they're not expecting a lot of students to make the trip, but surely they could be a little more accommodating.[/quote]
If you're planning to stay regardless of Saturday's outcome, just buy a Saturday ticket and if we lose you can have mine for Sunday (or if we win I'm sure you can buy one from a Northeastern fan).

mnagowski · March 25, 2009, 01:05:51 PM

QuoteThis is from the Northeastern University site:

Imagine that! An Athletics department that actually cares about its students.

audreybb · March 25, 2009, 01:29:26 PM

Founder's Brewery is half a mile from the arena...

Tom Pasniewski 98 · March 25, 2009, 03:43:05 PM

Their departure point is only a mile away from me. Not a bad deal but that's one long bus ride and I guess they're presuming they will get in by Friday night - not a guarantee with two border crossings. Also, sounds like you would have to spend Sunday night on the bus should things not go our way. May their bus break down, get stuck in Canada or otherwise not make it and MAY CORNELL WAKE UP AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS SOMEDAY. People would pay a bit extra $$ for this convenient campus to rink service. I'd have to think that NU is even taking a loss on this even with student ticket rates and double occupancy. That would also mean NU thought to buy student tickets and CU didn't.

ebilmes · March 25, 2009, 04:43:46 PM

In which section are the Cornell seats?

audreybb · March 26, 2009, 11:36:22 AM

109

RichH · March 26, 2009, 06:47:45 PM

[quote Jordan 04]An option for those considering it from NYC: round trip flights early AM Sat into Chicago, and early Mon am out of Chicago are currently $160.[/quote]

Hartford to Chicago: $139 R/T which is ridiculous.

Normally I dislike Roll Call threads for all but the big games + long trips, and this is both. After much hemming/hawing, I'm in +1 (I guess that's how the kids say it). Got the lastminute flight+car deal...they even let the tickets be from 2 departure cities, which was somehow both cheaper and more flexible.

Too bad we have the early game...all my options into GRR were to arrive at 3:41 pm, which is shaving it too close. So a Blues Bros. style drive from Chicago to Grand Rapids it is, then. People doing the same need to remember that GR is an hour ahead of Chicago time.

jkahn · March 26, 2009, 11:34:29 PM

ELynah pre-game:
GP Sports in the Amway Grand Hotel (adjacent to Van Andel) has 40 TV's. Sounds like a convenient spot to get together and watch No. Dak. - UNH which starts at 2.

Jim Hyla · March 27, 2009, 12:02:21 AM

[quote jkahn]ELynah pre-game:
GP Sports in the Amway Grand Hotel (adjacent to Van Andel) has 40 TV's. Sounds like a convenient spot to get together and watch No. Dak. - UNH which starts at 2.[/quote]Sounds good to me; now all I have to do is get there on time and still be awake from the trip::drive:: from Syracuse.::coffee::Probably not too much of this.::drunk::