ECACs Lake Placid roll call 2014

[Jim Hyla]

I know its a stretch, but how about they send an email to season ticket holders letting them know about tickets instead of making people go find info..

Or even putting it on CornellBigRed. Heaven knows we get pages for all other kinds of ticket requests.

[Trotsky]

I know its a stretch, but how about they send an email to season ticket holders letting them know about tickets instead of making people go find info..

Or even putting it on CornellBigRed. Heaven knows we get pages for all other kinds of ticket requests.

To be fair, the CU website was showing the game time... as 1pm.

[CowbellGuy]

I'll be there +3

[Trotsky]

We'll be at the Lake Placid Summit.  It seemed to have the cheapest rates of those that remained ($189 a night).

Weather looks fine.  No precipitation on the travel days, 32/14 on the two game days.  At this point that's a walk in the park.

[Jim Hyla]

I know its a stretch, but how about they send an email to season ticket holders letting them know about tickets instead of making people go find info..

Or even putting it on CornellBigRed. Heaven knows we get pages for all other kinds of ticket requests.

To be fair, the CU website was showing the game time... as 1pm.

Yes, I sent them an email about that when I bought my tickets and at least they changed it.::screwy::

[Dafatone]

Is there no consolation game this year? I haven't seen any information about one? And if there isn't one, why'd they get rid of it?

It's gone.  I think the consideration was that it didn't have much meaning and was a difficult game for players to get excited about.  However it can have some meaning for Pairwise.

Negative as well as positive. Going from "in" to "out" by losing that otherwise meaningless game would be rather upsetting.

True.  It seems to me that it's worth having as a reward to fans that made the trip.  And I'm also annoyed since it'd be very useful to us for a shot at moving up / getting in, if we wound up there, at least this year.

[Trotsky]

I liked the assurance of having two games.  I'm surprised the LP hospitality industry was OK with it -- I'd have thought they loved locking people down for two nights.  I expect SF attendance to suffer.

[jts15]

Do you need to get tix in advance?  I was planning on buying them there.

[Trotsky]

Do you need to get tix in advance?  I was planning on buying them there.

Probably a good idea to get them in advance if you care about being in the Cornell section.  Also, we're the early game so cuing up for ticket sales at the rink might mean you need to allot an extra hour or so.

(I think it was UVM who once got completely fucked because all their tickets were Will Call, and they had a line around the block that missed the first half of their game waiting just to pick up).

[Larry72]

Regarding Tickets...here is the link to:  Cornell Big Red Tickets.  Purchased them online this morning and picked them this afternoon at the Bartels Hall Ticket Office.

[redice]

Nope. Hopefully it returns to an accessible location after this 3-year stint.

I couldn't have said it better........Elimination of the consy made this year's decision very easy...

[Trotsky]

Regarding Tickets...here is the link to:  Cornell Big Red Tickets.  Purchased them online this morning and picked them this afternoon at the Bartels Hall Ticket Office.

They will also Fedex them to you.  Apparently even LP doesn't want them sent to Will Call.  Everybody wants to avoid a repeat of that clusterfuck.

[billhoward]

Do you need to get tix in advance?  I was planning on buying them there.

It's the early game. St Lawrence and Clarkson (90 minutes away) are not our opponent. Union is not a big school. Advance tickets are for the weekend. I don't see tickets being a hassle unless you have to be in the block of Cornell-sold tickets. Having said there's no reason to buy in advance, we're staying for both days' games, so I think we will buy through the Cornell ticket office. Cornell site says you buy walk-up or online not by phone. $40 a person both games, $20 for students. Plus a $6 convenience fee per order. Rink holds 8,000.

[Jim Hyla]

Moved this to attendance thread.

[billhoward]

No bad bars in town. Two with 5 minutes walk of the arena. There is also no food in town that is terrible.

Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, 813 Mirror Lake Drive, next to the new Hampton Inn. Multiple levels, school pennants (Cornell prominent), good food.

Wiseguys, 11 School St. A sports bar, lots of room inside, lots of TVs, decent food.

The Olympic rink is on Main Street, the road that runs along Mirror Lake. Leave the rink, walk out to Main Street, turn right away from town (walking downhill is away from town), You'll be walking along the speed skating oval. Mirror Lake Drive tees off Main, about at the middle of the skating oval. Town Hall and a gas station are on the corner; the pub is 200 yards away. For Wiseguys, keep walking down Main, it's just past the speed skating oval.

Halfway up Main Street in the heart of town is a very good sandwich shop (can't recall name; on the lake side); good for lunch. Lisa G's, a half mile walk out of town or you can drive, is restaurant and bar, what you'd think of as a really nice after-ski gathering spot. Very good food. If you have a car and think you can find parking back in town, try that.

The High Peaks Inn (actually a hotel not inn) at the far end of Main Street (where some / all teams are staying), has an outdoor bar with a very nice view of town and the lake, just not sure if it stays open outdoors in winter.

To kill time Saturday, you can visit the Olympic ski, bobsled, etcetera sites. You can buy a bobsled run (guided) if it's not a competition weekend. There's a small but impressive Olympic museum at the rink, charges admission. Lake Placid used to be a town of unique shops. Now much of retail is given over to outlet shops and also places like EMS (very good boot fitters if you're in the market). There are also a couple stores selling Adirondack furniture, either peeled pole construction or birch furniture with the bark still on. Interesting to look at. If you get up late Saturday morning, it's possible to kill the afternoon just browsing, dining, and stopping for coffee.

Alcoholism is a big problem in the Adirondacks and also an auto safety issue, so there are a lot of police patrols late at night. A while back, a drunk took out a two-time 1932 gold medalist and local resident. Walk, or find a designated driver.