[not woofing] Albany plans

[jy3]

i doubt that pepsi is going to completely sell out. anyone else agree?

[DeltaOne81]

Agree, *maybe* if Union or RPI is there (or esp both), I could see it getting close or selling out day-of, but that's about it, and that's even not too likely. Depends how Union's/RPI's spring breaks fall too.

Btw, anyone ever figure out if any of the bars are over/under?

EDIT: my Albany friend says there's nothing Dunbar-esque, so I say we just pick a good quality, over/under, nearby to the arena one

[colo83]

 First post of the day, a dubious honor.  Does anyone know the hockey attendance capacity of the Pepsi?  Do we really think RPI will be there?    

If the final four are all Ivy, we could be seeing a lot of Red and more than a few empty seats unless local support is large.

[tom nachod 63]

All the games from Albany are televised on YES network

[tom nachod 63]

hotels in downtown albany and walking distance to Pepsi:

Crowne Plaza  (518 462-6611)   decent area..reasonable rates, but pricier than Ramada

Ramada Inn      (518 - 482-2981)   (not the greatest area, but low rates)

[jtwcornell91]

Tom Nachod wrote:

All the games from Albany are televised on YES network

But the broadcast of the semis will apparently be tape-delayed.  The complete live coverage is on NESN.  FSNE is the network that covers Hockey East, but IIRC they will be showing that tournament tape-delayed, which gives me a chance to use the most annoying smiley to date:  ::screwy::

http://ecachockey.org/Page_for_Men/releases/Special_Releases/2002-03/ECAC_Announces_Hockey_Television_Schedule

[DeltaOne81]

[Q]Does anyone know the hockey attendance capacity of the Pepsi? Do we really think RPI will be there?[/Q]
13,941 ( from sidebar - http://www.inthecrease.com/ahl/albany/index.cfm )

and hardly, but Union could be

[REDhead]

The team(s) are staying at the Crowne Plaza near the arena (phone# given elsewhere in this thread). When I called in January there were a few rooms available, but they had boosted their prices for the weekend of the 21-22 (a la Lake Placid) and ended up a too-rich-for-my-blood $128/night. Don't know if there's anything left at this point.

The Ramada Inn downtown is also within walking distance to the arena, heard from someone who checked it out that it's a "dive" (this, however, from a townie perspective; student perceptions are sure to differ). Room rates were about $89/night and there was plenty available in January.

Hockey Association has a bloc of rooms at the Best Western on Wolf Road. Call 518-458-1000, don't know if any CU rooms are left, but you could always see if they'll give you the same rate, $79. There will, of course, be a hospitality room for Cornell fans run by the CHA, and, I'm hoping, with a hundred or more Big Red fans on site,  a bit of the 'hockey village' feel I will miss from Lake Placid.

Got no clue about the bars but we should definitely find out where the team is celebrating (just speculation & strategic planning, no woofing.....), anyone with any connections?

[Tom Pasniewski 98]

I earlier said the Hyatt when I meant the Crowne Plaza.  May not have as much atmosphere as when I stayed there for the FF but getting to talk to fans, players and officials from around the country was worth the price.  The best was watching Ryan Miller in the lobby after winning the Hobey just calmly hanging with his family waiting to go out to dinner (his team lost in the semi's so he had the next day off) as if nothing had happened.

Other fans said the Ramada was a dive - a roadside motel stuck in the middle of a city with none of the amenities that even a motel in a city might offer.  I would avoid - much better quality on Wolf Road.

And what REDHead meant to say was 'There will, of course (this is absolutely not woofing) be a hospitality room.....'

[jeh25]

Tom Pasniewski '98 wrote:

... but getting to talk to fans, players and officials from around the country was worth the price.

Just don't hop into a hottub full of UNH players and ask, in all seriousness, "Who are you guys rooting for?" like a certain PNW eLynah regular... ::yark::  :-D

[Lenny 01]

On the Capcity Issue:
Union Spring break Starts that weekend.  So IF they get there, students could hang around.  But I don't know how big their hockey fan base is there.
Also, Lake Placid's Capacity is around 8,000.  So the Pepsi's is about 1.5 times the size.  I (unfortuneately) never got to Lake Placid.  Did they sell out?  Even if they did sell out there, I doubt a close to capacity crowd, especially if it's mostly Ivyies.
Tickets should be available that day, according to my calculations.
Lenny

[marty]

By delaying it they don't have to worry about blacking it out in the Albany market.  At least I assume that there would be a blackout if they ran it live.  

During the '92 NCAA's in Albany I taped the game only to find that due to blackout restrictions I had a weight lifting or body building tape for my trouble.  (Luckily I found out about the blackout before the game and made a call from the arena to a friend in Boston who taped it for me.)

[Beeeej]

I dunno - if Harvard is there, since Albany's a much easier trip from Boston, you might actually see twelve fans there instead of six.

Beeeej

[jbeaber1998]

Has anyone tried faxing stuff to the Pepsi Center with any success?  I keep getting busy/no answer signals from the fax machine.

-J

[DeltaOne81]

[Q]On the rare occasions that I've been to the Kni^H^H^HPepsi, I've found the Big House Brewing Company - a mere three blocks away - to be a good place to drink and eat before or after.[/Q]
So I emailed 'em, and after they checked their email a few days later, they say they're 21 and over only, so if we pick that, the younger members of the group are outta luck entirely.

As for the Best Western, they told me they're booked entirely, and I've been told everything downtown is as well, including Wolf Rd, etc, but if people have different experiences, let me know.

Anyone get any of that inside info on where the team may show up? Anyone know any over/under bars like Muddpuddles was?