Lake Placid roll call

[Greenberg '97]

Anyone else going to be there anyway?

I was so excited when my son's hockey program picked this weekend to do the Can/Am tournament.  Now I have a thrilling afternoon of Quinnipiac-Colgate to look forward to.  Yay.

[Greenberg '97]

Tough room.  I'll see myself out...

[Trotsky]

At least you'll outnumber the Harvard contingent.

[billhoward]

Shortened version:

Lake Placid as it applies to weekend visitors with hockey on their minds is one street wide, Main Street, running south to north along the lake (Mirror Lake; Lake Placid is just north of downtown).

The Olympic Center rinks, also Lake Placid HS and the speed skating oval, are at the south end. Parking is free, just go where the cops point, at most it's a 5-minute walk to the rink. Most restaurants are along Main Street to the north.

Dining and drinking:

South of the rink:
Wiseguys Sports bar (walk downhill past the speed skating oval, first right, on School St), biggest sports bar in town, decent food.
Downtown diner, 2 blocks farther south, very good breakfasts
Lake Placid Brew Pub, walk downhill on Main with the skating oval on your right, turn left on Mirror Lake Drive, it's 1-1/2 blocks in. Good food and drink.

North of the rink:
Every imaginable kind of food and drink, also at least one spot with live entertainment.
Best sandwiches (closes 3pm), Big Mountain Deli & Creperie (see 46 Sandwiches flag)
High Peaks resort / Dancing Bear restaurant, pretty nice vibe for what was a Hilton a while back (1980 Olympics), drinks available on an outdoors patio with fireplace, palatable if the temp is above freezing)
The Cottage, a block past the downtown business district, on the lake, nice XC90-meets-Subaru-Forester kind of place.

Half-mile out of town, go to the of business district, bear left on Sara-Placid Road (townies may say The Sarananc Road):
Saranac Sourdough, 2126 Saranac Road, 9-2 (9-noon Sunday), very good sandwiches, could stop there for real food for the ride  home.

Also on the outskirts of LP: Lisa G's, nicer fare, also has a good bar but not a sports bar.

In years past, you can go out for a beer or a pizza from the rink, especially Friday before game two, and get back in if your hand is stamped. Try that at MSG.

Lodging:
It comes down to hotels/motels in Lake Placid where you can walk to everything and pay a premium, and outside where you have to drive in. Quality pretty much correlates to what they charge. A goodly number of AirBnB's, not unlimited b/c LP is another town that restricts how many nights a year they can be rented out.

There is always lodging available, it just may be 15 or 20 minutes away, especially since ski season is winding down. Some of the motels out of town were built a long time ago, not all have been well maintained, so read guest comments carefully.
 
As of Monday 3/14, rates seem overly high. Maybe they'll fall off when Cornell fans turn out to not be coming. The Crown Plaza, very nice, just uphill from the rink, is asking $679 a night. Whereas the Hungry Trout a decent motel next to Whiteface Mountain 20 minutes away is $129.

[Greenberg '97]

I'm just hoping Mirror Lake and/or the Oval have one week of skating left in them.  Highlights of the weekend the last time we were there.

[jtwcornell91]

Not going, but for the love of all that is holy, LET'S GO TECH!

[Trotsky]

Rooting for Casey all the way this weekend.

[Scersk '97]

Word in LP today was that public skating on the Oval is on for (Tuesday) tomorrow, but the rest of the week is up in the air due to weather. The new refrigeration system should allow them to extend the season, and I think the urge is there to have it open during ECACs, unlike in years past when it seemed no one could be bothered.

[RatushnyFan]

At least you'll outnumber the Harvard contingent.

I checked out some of their games during the Cornell itermission as my sons played with or against 5 kids on their roster.  Stunning to see so few turn out for a home playoff game.  That's depressing!

[BearLover]

I'm rooting for Q so only one ECAC team makes the NCAAs. Never rooting for Clarkson again after 2018-19 ECAC Championship game.

[Jim Hyla]

At least you'll outnumber the Harvard contingent.

I checked out some of their games during the Cornell itermission as my sons played with or against 5 kids on their roster.  Stunning to see so few turn out for a home playoff game.  That's depressing!

But not unusual. You shouldn't get depressed over a common occurrence.

I remember a series in Albany when the Harvard band was there for their semifinal, which they won, but left and didn't show for the finals.

[Greenberg '97]

I'm rooting for Q so only one ECAC team makes the NCAAs. Never rooting for Clarkson again after 2018-19 ECAC Championship game.

I'm rooting for Colgate for the exact opposite reason.

And Clarkson in the second game because Harvard.

[Trotsky]

Never rooting for Clarkson again after 2018-19 ECAC Championship game.

I don't think that's fair.  The Clarkson forward tried to help him up and even signaled to the ref that play should be stopped, and afterwards Casey said it was terrible that play was not called immediately to help him.

That was on terrible officiating.  Clarkson was nothing but honorable.

[marty]

At least you'll outnumber the Harvard contingent.

I checked out some of their games during the Cornell itermission as my sons played with or against 5 kids on their roster.  Stunning to see so few turn out for a home playoff game.  That's depressing!

But not unusual. You shouldn't get depressed over a common occurrence.

I remember a series in Albany when the Harvard band was there for their semifinal, which they won, but left and didn't show for the finals.

There is a history of only fair attendance in the quarterfinals played on home ice at Lynah.   We attended the Yale at Cornell games in 2002 and it was similarly attended.  

The turn out on Saturday was,  I think,  a bit more than normal for this type of series.  And the fans were great.

[Jim Hyla]

I'm rooting for Q so only one ECAC team makes the NCAAs. Never rooting for Clarkson again after 2018-19 ECAC Championship game.

Maybe it's a sign of the times, but I was upset that Coach Vaughan did not come over to shake Coach Syer's hand after the game Sunday. I believe it was also Casey Jones who just walked off Lynah without a shake this year.

Don't know why,but it certainly drops them down in my estimation.

I'll still root for Colgate and Clarkson Friday night. If they both win, probably Clarkson.