All Things Denver XXXIII

[SCSU Euro]

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Anyone have hotel recommendations, either where to stay or not stay?

 

[Old Pio]

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Anyone have hotel recommendations, either where to stay or not stay?

I used to stay in the Loews Denver Hotel (used to be called Giorgio) Small. Elegant (great bar) terrific service and just a few minutes from campus.

http://www.loewshotels.com/Denver-Hotel

 

[dggoddard]

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Anyone have hotel recommendations, either where to stay or not stay?

If you want the best hotel for the money, use Hotwire.

The only question boils down to if you have a car or not. If not, staying downtown and using light rail is the way to go.

The best hotels for DU events are:

Loews
The Inverness Hotel
Hyatt Denver Tech Center
Hyatt - Downtown

One of these hotels is almost always available on Hotwire, listed as a four star hotel and in the $69-129 range during the hockey season. Many visiting teams and parents stay at the Hyatt DTC.

 

[Pablo]

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Also, check out the Magnolia Hotel downtown. Really nice suite-type rooms, right in the middle of downtown, and probably won't cost you much more than some of the other hotels that DG mentions. All sorts of perks, with free wine and beer happy hour, a nice breakfast, cookie bar at night. Best thing--it's right by the light rail, so you can walk a block from the hotel, get on the light rail, and get off the light rail at the DU station. About a 15 minutes ride. Then, you could enjoy downtown and hockey without needing a car or paying for parking at the DU game.

 

[Old Pio]

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Also, check out the Magnolia Hotel downtown. Really nice suite-type rooms, right in the middle of downtown, and probably won't cost you much more than some of the other hotels that DG mentions. All sorts of perks, with free wine and beer happy hour, a nice breakfast, cookie bar at night. Best thing--it's right by the light rail, so you can walk a block from the hotel, get on the light rail, and get off the light rail at the DU station. About a 15 minutes ride. Then, you could enjoy downtown and hockey without needing a car or paying for parking at the DU game.

COOKIE BAR???!!! Count me in. Taking light rail into consideration, with its DU station, is of fairly recent vintage. And taking advantage of that service sounds like a great idea. 'Course that would cut into Border time significantly.

I highly recommend the Border for our out of town guests. Quaint neighborhood watering hole. Beauitiful decor. Charming, friendly people. Convivial. Great service. And a well deserved reputation for being the place to meet the best DU has to offer. Be sure to wear your UML gear, it's a Border tradition to warmly welcome fans of visiting teams. And sing your fightsong a lot, especially if you win.

 

[Pablo]

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COOKIE BAR???!!! Count me in. Taking light rail into consideration, with its DU station, is of fairly recent vintage. And taking advantage of that service sounds like a great idea. 'Course that would cut into Border time significantly.

I know, the cookie bar rocks. The wine and beer happy hour ain't bad, either. The place is nice, and a great value.

 

[bunt_q]

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How old are you? If you're relatively young but have some money to play with, the Curtis hotel downtown is fun. Wherever you stay, unless you are renting a car, there is zero chance I would stay anywhere but downtown. It's not much more expensive and ten times as fun. And yes, direct train connection to DU games.

 

[vizoroo]

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I highly recommend the Border for our out of town guests. Quaint neighborhood watering hole. Beauitiful decor. Charming, friendly people. Convivial. Great service. And a well deserved reputation for being the place to meet the best DU has to offer. Be sure to wear your UML gear, it's a Border tradition to warmly welcome fans of visiting teams. And sing your fightsong a lot, especially if you win.

Trying to start trouble with the opposing team's fans before the season begins.
You must be warming up for the season. or is it the big debate at DU?

 

[Old Pio]

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Trying to start trouble with the opposing team's fans before the season begins.
You must be warming up for the season. or is it the big debate at DU?

Two a days.

 

[vizoroo]

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Two a days.

Hope you are getting the Crown Royal man in fighting form and getting preventive maintenance on that industrial strengih ice maker.

I'm not really a fan of wine in the box, but for CC and UND weekends, it may be a reasonable alternative.

 

[Old Pio]

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Hope you are getting the Crown Royal man in fighting form and getting preventive maintenance on that industrial strengih ice maker.

I'm not really a fan of wine in the box, but for CC and UND weekends, it may be a reasonable alternative.

I got the extended warantee on the ice maker, which includes annual service, so I'm okay there. I worked out a deal with Crown Royal, I get a special rate and extra special service, in return for which they ultimately get to display my liver in their museum.

 

[du78]

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DU Pro Camp set for Aug 20-24

http://www.denverpioneers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90195&SPID=10862&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205603067&DB_OEM_ID=18600

DU hockey professional alumni expected to participate in this year's camp are Paul Stastny (Colorado Avalanche), Tyler Bozak (Toronto Maple Leafs), Brett Skinner, Gabe Gauthier, Luke Fulghum, Aaron MacKenzie, J.P. Testwuide, Patrick Mullen, Geoff Paukovich, Drew Shore, Anthony Maiani, John Ryder and Dustin Jackson. Former Pioneer Stephen Cunningham and local goaltender Casey Sherwood will also participate in the camp.

Other professional players expected attend the camp include David Jones (Colorado Avalanche), Curtis McElhinney (Columbus Blue Jackets), Kyle Quincey (Detroit Red Wings), Garnet Exelby (Boston Bruins ) and Ben Guite. Former Colorado College goaltender Richard Bachman (Dallas Stars) could also attend the camp.

 

[vizoroo]

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Today is August 17, 2012.
There are 50 days until DU's next game.

October 6 exhibition game.

 

[vizoroo]

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It's Hockey Night in Sweden

Two former DU Captains face off against each other in the European Trophy series.
On the first line for HV71 is Rhett Rakhshani and on defense for the Vienna Capitals is Adrian Veideman.

Twitter link @HV71 has All Access HVTV. Part 1 includes Rhett on his first trip to a Swedish grocery store guided by HV forward Oscar Sundh. That is at about the 10 minute mark and goes for 3 minutes or so.

BTW, during the SEL season Rhett will be playing against UMD"s Jack Connolly who is playing for Farjestad.

 

[Old Pio]

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Have we had a report on the proposed improvements to the locker room? Including, one prays, the removal of that duck logo. Has the project been dumped? There've several reports on the Vince Boryla massage parlor, but nary a word about the locker room.

 

[vizoroo]

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Rakhshani with 3 assists in his Swedish debut in a 3-1 victory.
And all this time I thought Husqvarna made motorcycles, not hockey teams

 

[Old Pio]

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Rakhshani with 3 assists in his Swedish debut in a 3-1 victory.
And all this time I thought Husqvarna made motorcycles, not hockey teams

Chainsaws too.

 

[du78]

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Have we had a report on the proposed improvements to the locker room? Including, one prays, the removal of that duck logo. Has the project been dumped? There've several reports on the Vince Boryla massage parlor, but nary a word about the locker room.

From Gwoz on July 24. Renderings should be coming soon.

Planning and fundraising continues for the Armstrong Hockey Locker Room Refurbishment Project. ADVENT, one of the nation’s leading athletic design firms held their initial “walk-through” of the facility last week. Time constraints at DU due to the Presidential Debate in October have pushed the project start date back to next April following the end of our playing season. In the next few weeks, I hope to have some renderings for your review. To date we have raised close to $200,000. I hope to have a final project cost in the very near future.

 

[SCSU Euro]

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Everybody has said to do downtown if we don't have a car, but I'm assuming if we have a car or two then staying near Magness and maybe catching the rail to check out downtown is fine?

 

[vizoroo]

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From Gwoz on July 24. Renderings should be coming soon.

Originally Posted by Old Pio
Have we had a report on the proposed improvements to the locker room? Including, one prays, the removal of that duck logo. Has the project been dumped? There've several reports on the Vince Boryla massage parlor, but nary a word about the locker room

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Those big round bathmats at Target could cover the offensive avian on the rug