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2014 Frozen Four Info Thread

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jmh said:
Thoughts about NYC: Obviously you're not going to see anything close to the whole city in 12 hours but it's enough to hit a bunch of the high points.

Grand Central is gorgeous and definitely worth a look. MSG is kind of an eyesore from the outside and probably not worthwhile unless you're going to an event there or doing a behind-the-scenes type of a tour.

As others noted, Top of the Rock might be a good spot to hit; you get the view of all the great buildings, including the Empire State Building, without the crazy lines to go up the ESB.

If you're not able to go to the museum (either because it's not open or because you haven't pre-booked tickets), the WTC is probably not worth visiting. Honestly, it's basically just a huge construction site at this point, though my view is presumably skewed by the fact that I've worked a block away for years now, so the emotional impact is sort of blunted at this point. South Street Seaport is also kinda terrible (and really not entirely recovered from Sandy yet either) and I'd say skip it.

Times Square is pretty cool to see but you'll be happy just walking through. Most of the stores you probably have at whatever mall is closest to you at home, they're just bigger in Times Square.

Central Park and the Museum of Natural History (or the Met if you prefer art to science) are definitely a good draw, especially given the awesome weather we're expecting in the Northeast this weekend.

So, I'd say you could make a nice day out of Grand Central, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Central Park, and one of the museums. You could probably also fit in downtown sights but trying to cram in too much makes sightseeing a chore rather than a pleasure, if you ask me. Those are all pretty walkable to one another, which might be a good thing if, as I mentioned, the weather turns out to be really nice.

If you're looking for places to eat while you're here, let me know if there's any particular meals/types of food you're looking for and I'll see if I can come up with something good.

(Huh. Never expected a thread about the FF in Philly to turn out to be about sightseeing in NYC.)
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Great info - thanks!

Bonin21 said:
Just know the train schedule from the airport, which I think is every 30 min. That'll be $8.00 it seems, then it'll be $2.25 or 1 token to get to the arena. Similar trip back to the hotel.
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Thanks - it might be less expensive to take a cab if we happen to be at our hotel. But not likely we will be - too much to see!

vizoroo said:
This NYC tourist would VOTE FOR THE mETROPOLITAN mUSEUM OF aRT. (oops caplock malfunction:o). MMA, Central Park, 5th Avenue. A great Day!
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Hey vizzy - are you here for the FF? let's plan a place to meet if you are.
 
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MAJOR price drops on the big scalping website for downloadable tickets. I should have waited to buy, and may grab a club box in the AM before I drive down
 
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I bought tickets last night after I saw how low the prices were. I'm only going to the semifinals and it's my first frozen four. Any advice? I'm super excited!!

(Also, if you see two overwhelmed-looking girls in a Providence jersey and a North Dakota jersey say hi!)
 
PcFriars13 said:
I bought tickets last night after I saw how low the prices were. I'm only going to the semifinals and it's my first frozen four. Any advice? I'm super excited!!

(Also, if you see two overwhelmed-looking girls in a Providence jersey and a North Dakota jersey say hi!)
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Is the NoDak jersy a fighting sioux one?
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Sorry to be the inquisitive idiot again, but what are the camera policies at the F4?

If I have a DSLR, can I bring it in?
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VIDEO & AUDIO RECORDING
Video & audio recording equipment is not permitted in the Wells Fargo Center.
(from the WFC website). THis may cause problems if your DSLR records videos (most do).
 
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MadTownSioux said:
VIDEO & AUDIO RECORDING
Video & audio recording equipment is not permitted in the Wells Fargo Center.
(from the WFC website). THis may cause problems if your DSLR records videos (most do).
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Also, no smart phones will be allowed either. :rolleyes:
 
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The ridiculously large slice of Lorenzo & Sons pizza I had at the Wells Fargo Center was quite possibly the best pizza I've ever had, especially in an arena. And the chocolate ice cream? Awesome. Almost makes up for the insane people traffic jam on the concourse after the first game. God forbid there was an emergency or something.
 
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We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves last night and are eagerly anticipating the festivities and game on Saturday night. Those were two of the most entertaining games I have seen in some time and college hockey fans are the greatest.

We drove in from Jersey(took the grandson out of school about an hour early) walked through the Fan Fest and were in the building for warmups. The weather was great and plenty of partying was going on at the XFINITY LIVE outdoor bars.

Next for us will be the public skate on Saturday afternoon.
 
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There weren't big swaths of empty seats, like in may previous FFs (except for the Minnesota section during the first game, shame on you Minnesota). Either the NCAA or somebody did a better job of allocating the seats to the corporate and NCAA bigwigs who often don't show up (or they actually did show up). Pretty sure they didn't sell out, because I got another email Thursday morning saying there were still tickets available. Upper tier in the ends were pretty empty, except for the bands, but otherwise the empty seats were dispersed, so the place looked reasonably full, and gradually the lower bowl seats filled in, probably by upper bowl folks who moved down. The ushers didn't do much to prevent it (sometimes even during play :mad:).

Very nice facility. Scarlet's right about the pizza -- you need two plates and two hands. And either the traffic is very well planned or we were extraordinarily lucky. We back to our hotel near the airport 15 minutes from the end of the game.
 
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CLS said:
There weren't big swaths of empty seats, like in may previous FFs (except for the Minnesota section during the first game, shame on you Minnesota). Either the NCAA or somebody did a better job of allocating the seats to the corporate and NCAA bigwigs who often don't show up (or they actually did show up). Pretty sure they didn't sell out, because I got another email Thursday morning saying there were still tickets available. Upper tier in the ends were pretty empty, except for the bands, but otherwise the empty seats were dispersed, so the place looked reasonably full, and gradually the lower bowl seats filled in, probably by upper bowl folks who moved down. The ushers didn't do much to prevent it (sometimes even during play :mad:).

Very nice facility. Scarlet's right about the pizza -- you need two plates and two hands. And either the traffic is very well planned or we were extraordinarily lucky. We back to our hotel near the airport 15 minutes from the end of the game.
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The crowd was announced at the game, and is listed in the boxscore, at 17,311 which I believe is about right. A Flyer's game" packed house" will top 20,000 so my prediction was wrong, and it wasn't a sellout. I thought the the crowd was energized and the atmosphere good for a neutral site event.
 
Smallest crowd with relation to capacity I have ever seen. Top of balcony was empty in both ends. Center ice VIP seats also empty.. They need ton give priority seat holders better selection of seats. Best games in a number of years.
 
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Did anyone else catch the billboard still advertising ticket availability for the Frozen Four? Saw it as we were driving back to the hotel after last nights games.
 
DLG said:
Smallest crowd with relation to capacity I have ever seen. Top of balcony was empty in both ends. Center ice VIP seats also empty.. They need ton give priority seat holders better selection of seats. Best games in a number of years.
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mookie is only a priority 6 and had decent lower bowl. not sure what else they can make available...
 
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