LP-Accommodations, etc.

[Jim Hyla]

Well, as they say, time to put this one behind us and on to next weekend. Isn't it sweet?

My family will be staying at the Best Western, as usual. I heard from the CHA this past weekend, that the Cornell coaches, family, CHA members etc. will be there in a block of 50 rooms. They told me that the number one seed gets its choice of hotels. The players are at the Olympic complex.

I assume there will be a get-together, but don't have any info.

So, who is going and where will you be staying?

I'll be skiing Whiteface Friday AM, and as usual have some two-for-one coupons, if anyone is interested. Just email me or call 315-446-8550.

The Bear will be there, in uniform, and on ice, so I'll bring the candy.

[melissa \'01]

judy and i are also staying at the best western - have had the reservartion since sept and it became non-refundable a few days ago. thank god cornell is going! hope we can all get togther. judy and i came up with what i think is a great sign. just have to find a way to make it.

[jy3]

i suggest that anyone who has not made reservations do it ASAP!
would be fun to go. maybe next year :-)
do skeleton if u can! :-D

[DeltaOne81]

We have reservations at the Carriage House Inn - across the street from the EconoLodge - reportedly about a mile from the rink. Booked too late to get any 'brand name' hotels. A group of 8 psyched Cornell undergrads!

I just have one question... I'm planning on buying tickets tomorrow at the Ticket Office in the Field House (or whatever they call that place now ;-) ). I assume the difference between buying them online (as legendary PA announcer Arthur kept saying) and at the office is that online you won't get the Cornell section? or is that not even true? If not, is there any difference?

Also, I'm planning on going up and buying 8 4-packs tomorrow... is there any limit? I don't think so since it's not really a Cornell run event, but if anyone knows if a single person is limited to 2, 4, etc, I'll be sure to bring someone with me if need be. Thanks.

2 down, 2 (or, uh, 6 B-] ) to go. See you all at the rink!

-DeltaOne81 '03, Fred

[jy3]

i was thinking last night that this year u may not have as much of a problem choosing your section when u get tix or moving to the cornell section b/c only one north country team is in the tourney => less townies coming to the games. of course i might be wrong. have fun guys! ::nut::

[jtwcornell91]

BTW, people may want to check out the Hitchhiker's guide to Lake Placid at http://spiritone.com/~kepler/hitch/hitch_lake.html It's still just a compilation of my experiences, which I mention as a way to goad Greg to add his and Anne's. ;-)

[DeltaOne81]

John, I just happened to notice that last night. Funny and informative (loved the "skiers" line). They don't happen to let us measly under-21-ers into Mudpuddles, do they? even if we're not drinking? even if we're only a week short of being 21? :`(

And any info on LP ticket limits at the Athletic Office? anyone?

[Lake Placid Bound]

Which hotel is closest to the famous rack...of ribs?

[REDhead]

No limits on tickets at the ticket office here, according to the orda ticket office staff.
The tix sold here will be Cornell section; online orda tickets won't be CU section until our ticket office sends back the unused portion.
I'll be on line (at the ticket office!) tomorrow too. What time do you think it will be good to show up?

[DeltaOne81]

Ok, now you're scaring me :-/. I have a class at 10:10 which has a prelim the next day, so I wasn't planning on getting my ticket until at least my first break at noon. Maybe not until after I get off work at 3. I've heard tickets don't sell out (which you appear to agree with by the "unsold portion" remark). Do you (or anyone) think there's a major reason to get there early??? Bc otherwise I'll just get them later that day.

[REDhead]

Relax! Is there a major reason to get there early? Probably not, I just have the time on Monday morning and would rather get a better than worser seat. I haven't gone to Placid before, and have really no idea whether the Faithful who are going are rabid enough to camp out early--or not. (Anyone have feedback on this?)
I don't think there's any chance at all you'd get shut out of seats, so come when it works for you!

[Sarli]

A couple of years ago I went. We didn't have anyproblems getting tickets. Getting a room on the other hand, not so easy.  In fact I think we picked up tickets later in the week, say on Wed. (possibly).  But then again we were a 4 seed and not expected to win, as we are now.

As much as I'd like to see CU beat DC (ha! almost forgot they're not a University) to a pulp, I don't think I want to tempt fate. So go RPI, besides in 99 the RPI band was cool and helped us taunt Colgate.  
Who did we decide we'd rather see harvard (susks) or clarkson (sucks too)?
I guess what we all need to ask ourselves is: Can I really bring myself to root for harvard (still sucks)?


anybody who goes early and gets tickets would you post where they are so that those of us calling the LP office know where to ask.

I called last week and they said they didn't know where they were putting Cornell.  I asked well hypathetically IF Cornell were to make it, where would you put them?  The office lady was unwilling to play along.  

MSS '01

[DeltaOne81]

I guess just the mention of "camping out" scares me . I absolutely love hockey, but I'm just not the kind of person who can or wants to dedicate a whole night to sleeping in the cold for tickets. The thought of a 'rush' at 10 AM (or before) just took me by surprise.

I knew I could get tickets, but I just didn't want to get... well, I dunno, it was a stupid thought  ::nut::

Anyway, I'll be glad to report back tomorrow afternoon if someone hasn't already. Otherwise, see you in line or in Placid!

Let's Go Red!

-Fred, DeltaOne81 '03

[jeh25]

St. Moritz is closest to the the infamous Humongous Rack... of Ribs restaurant. (The restaurant is named Cameron's)

[jeh25]

8700 seats aren't gonna sell out.

UVM and SLU fans will stay home. Harvard will send all 3 of their fans. Other than RPI's band and Clarkson townies, we'll have the whole place to ourselves. (Unless rumors of DC actually having fans are true. This year they've had something like 3000-3500 fans at Thompson so we'll see if they know how to travel.)