Any place to watch in DC?

[judy]

i never seem to see anything but red wings fans there.

[melissa]

hey! Judy started it! Blame her. She had to remind me of spending the evening of game 7 of last year's Western Conference finals at ESPNZone surrounded by loud victorious Red Wings fans. There's really nothing wrong with Red Wings fans - except on that nite. As a diehard Avs fan, that loss in the presence of a crapload of merry Detroit fans hurt way more than usual. Not as much as last years Tourney loss to Harvard but close. Remember how it felt when half the Harvard team came over to the ice in front of us, flipped us off and/or flaunted their win? It felt like that! Grrrrr.

[Mike Hedrick \'01]

Well, I plan to be there with two other folks.   Hopefully, they'll actually put the game on for us.  (Last year they did for Quinnipiac and refused for UNH.  Apparently boat racing is very popular.)  Perhaps if posting it got more people to come they'd be more willing to accomodate us.

[Hillel]

DC folks,

If the whole ESPNZone thing doesn't work, I strongly recommend heading over to The Rock on 6th Street, NW (opposite the east side of the MCI Center). I gotta say, I have had nothing but bad experiences when it comes to watching college hockey at ESPNZone. The people at The Rock are MUCH more hockey-friendly. They've let me have a TV to watch much less significant Cornell games than this one over the last three years or so. I'm almost pretty sure they subscribe to DirecTV's Sports Pack. Yeah, The Rock is a dive with lousy food, but because they have three floors, there are plenty of isolated, semi-private corners on the upper floors with TVs that they can dedicate to college hockey without pissing anybody else off.

If that fails, here are several other options in the District:

* The Grand Slam, which is the sports bar in the Grand Hyatt at 10th and H NW. They once let me watch a Cornell lax playoff game in 2000.

* Senators, which is in the Holiday Inn near Capitol Hill on the 400 block of New Jersey Ave NW. Not so friendly, but seldom used, so easy to get TVs switched to the right thing.

* The Lucky Bar, on Connecticut Ave NW, just north of Rhode Island and M. A soccer-oriented place run by a Welshman. Very friendly. Best to check if they can get the regional sports networks.

* Capitol Lounge, on Capitol Hill -- Pennsylvania Ave SE between 3rd and 4th. Also primarily a soccer bar. Love the soccer scarves draped everywhere behind the bar. Best to check if they get the regional sports networks.

[Lee Striar \'99]

I believe they are still going to be showing the game at the Capital Hilton where they showed the ECAC games.  Many people I know are planning on going there.

[Richard Stott]

This is getting confusing.  Where should I go?

[Mike Hedrick \'01]

I called Fran O'Brien's at the Capital Hilton and they said they ARE showing the game for the Cornell Club.    I don't know why I didn't think to call them sooner, but this is good news.

[Adam]

Alright, sounds like a final word then.

See ya'll there.

[Richard Stott]

Fran O'Brien's at the Captial Hilton will be open at noon tomorrow for the BC game.

[ExChop]

Just called ESPN Zone--they are showing the game at noon if anyone is still interested in going there...