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Wisconsin Hockey Part 3: Just win, baby!

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Chuck Schwartz said:
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Hahaha that's just great. I have my tickets!!!! Is it Friday night yet!?!
 
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So its official- I'm heading to Madison to meet up with some of the old Crease Creatures to watch the game tomorrow. It'd be nice if we could find a bar that's not loaded with the types of idiots who would complain if anything besides basketball is on TV.

Anyone here in Madison and know which bars will be showing the hockey game? Or better yet: should we pick a bar and have a bunch of USCHO-ers show up wanting to see the game? Power in numbers, people...
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
So its official- I'm heading to Madison to meet up with some of the old Crease Creatures to watch the game tomorrow. It'd be nice if we could find a bar that's not loaded with the types of idiots who would complain if anything besides basketball is on TV.

Anyone here in Madison and know which bars will be showing the hockey game? Or better yet: should we pick a bar and have a bunch of USCHO-ers show up wanting to see the game? Power in numbers, people...
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Can't promise anything, but bars I've had good luck with in the past include State Street Brats and The Big 10 Pub. Wish I could join you but it's not in the cards.
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
So its official- I'm heading to Madison to meet up with some of the old Crease Creatures to watch the game tomorrow. It'd be nice if we could find a bar that's not loaded with the types of idiots who would complain if anything besides basketball is on TV.

Anyone here in Madison and know which bars will be showing the hockey game? Or better yet: should we pick a bar and have a bunch of USCHO-ers show up wanting to see the game? Power in numbers, people...
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If you want to be able to watch the game without having a ton of trouble getting it on tv, go to Pooleys. They have a billion tvs and are good about putting different things on. If you're having real trouble and you're in the State Street area, go to the Campus Inn and see if Regis is working the bar; he'll have it on and if he isn't working drop his name and the bartender will put it on. Expensive drinks though.
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
So its official- I'm heading to Madison to meet up with some of the old Crease Creatures to watch the game tomorrow. It'd be nice if we could find a bar that's not loaded with the types of idiots who would complain if anything besides basketball is on TV.

Anyone here in Madison and know which bars will be showing the hockey game? Or better yet: should we pick a bar and have a bunch of USCHO-ers show up wanting to see the game? Power in numbers, people...
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EODS- I'm thinking about watching all the hockey games starting at 2pm. I am not sure where to watch the game, but would guess anywhere on state street will be packed with everyone watching the BB. I am all for meeting everyone, it would be nice to talk to everyone on this site in person and not being the only person complaining that there's BB on all the TV's instead of one when in fact it should be the other way around.

Lets find a place to meet everyone. Specially a place were hockey is on the big tv

My suggestions good or bad and really dont care where we meet,
Any buffalo wild wings although the food is okay they tend to have lots of TV's and big TV's
State Street Brats- I haven't been in there in a while so other than the one big TV not sure. and the food is okay

Havent been to Pooley's before so not sure about that place.
 
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We could go two routes on this:

(1) Pick a tiny bar, where we could basically take over the place or
(2) Pick a good bar, which will have nice TVs, and have to battle with basketball fans for TVs, sound, etc.

It all depends on how many people we have.

One of my friends is suggesting Echo Tap.

He figures (1) it's a small enough place (and out of the way) not to be over-run by bouncyball fans, (2) it's a pretty laid back, chill sort of bar, (3) some of the guys used to go there back when we lived on Basset, and they claim its a hockey-friendly bar.

My suggestions:

Echo Tap
Big 10
Stadium View
Buck's Madison Square
Badgerland
Brats... I guess

I normally wouldn't go for Brats, to be honest. I went there with a few friends for the WCHA third place game against Minnesota back in 2006. There were a shockingly large number of people who saw it on TV and were saying "why is there hockey on TV??" even after they saw that it was UW against the rodents. The memory is lasting. BUT, if we get enough people to show up, then all that isn't a big deal, since most bars are happy to turn a TV or two for a group of 15 people or so (I've got at least 5 in my group).
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
We could go two routes on this:

(1) Pick a tiny bar, where we could basically take over the place or
(2) Pick a good bar, which will have nice TVs, and have to battle with basketball fans for TVs, sound, etc.

It all depends on how many people we have.

One of my friends is suggesting Echo Tap.

He figures (1) it's a small enough place (and out of the way) not to be over-run by bouncyball fans, (2) it's a pretty laid back, chill sort of bar, (3) some of the guys used to go there back when we lived on Basset, and they claim its a hockey-friendly bar.
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The Echo is a very hockey-friendly bar and the owner and others have season tix. This would probably be a great choice. Call ahead and I'm sure they'll let you know what to expect.

Have fun. I'll be planted in front of my big screen with the Fam.

Can't wait!
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
So its official- I'm heading to Madison to meet up with some of the old Crease Creatures to watch the game tomorrow. It'd be nice if we could find a bar that's not loaded with the types of idiots who would complain if anything besides basketball is on TV.

Anyone here in Madison and know which bars will be showing the hockey game? Or better yet: should we pick a bar and have a bunch of USCHO-ers show up wanting to see the game? Power in numbers, people...
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I could possibly be game for a USCHO-er gameday viewing. There's the possibility that some previously fallen-through plans will be rekindled, but if you pick a spot I'll try to find it. Not sure I'll have the mustache rocking or not. I'm far more of a beard guy than a mustache man.
 
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HCSmooth said:
Not sure I'll have the mustache rocking or not. I'm far more of a beard guy than a mustache man.
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Come on, lets be honest. Not many people are mustache men. But you need to do this for the team. You need to do this for Madison. You need to do this for the state of Wisconsin.
 
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Chuck Schwartz said:
Come on, lets be honest. Not many people are mustache men. But you need to do this for the team. You need to do this for Madison. You need to do this for the state of Wisconsin.
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Not a chance in the world. :D

If Wisconsin's hopes are riding on me growing a stache, ya'll better change your plans now. I'm pretty sure that my wife won't **** me if I have a stache. ;)
 
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I am pretty sure Big 10 Pub would be easy to find a TV to watch it on...however, they have a fish fry going on and are usually very busy on Fridays because of that.

I am heading up to St. Paul tomorrow morning (I wish it was now...**** developmental neurobiology class:mad: )
Staying at the Holiday Inn both nights and hopefully will see some badger fans around at the bars.

GO RED!
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
We could go two routes on this:

(1) Pick a tiny bar, where we could basically take over the place or
(2) Pick a good bar, which will have nice TVs, and have to battle with basketball fans for TVs, sound, etc.

It all depends on how many people we have.

One of my friends is suggesting Echo Tap.

He figures (1) it's a small enough place (and out of the way) not to be over-run by bouncyball fans, (2) it's a pretty laid back, chill sort of bar, (3) some of the guys used to go there back when we lived on Basset, and they claim its a hockey-friendly bar.

My suggestions:

Echo Tap
Big 10
Stadium View
Buck's Madison Square
Badgerland
Brats... I guess

I normally wouldn't go for Brats, to be honest. I went there with a few friends for the WCHA third place game against Minnesota back in 2006. There were a shockingly large number of people who saw it on TV and were saying "why is there hockey on TV??" even after they saw that it was UW against the rodents. The memory is lasting. BUT, if we get enough people to show up, then all that isn't a big deal, since most bars are happy to turn a TV or two for a group of 15 people or so (I've got at least 5 in my group).
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I think if you went to luckys you could probably get the game on a nice tv with volume. They are pretty hockey friendly there and for sure UW friends. It helps that the bballt eam go beat last weekend.
 
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Buffalo Wild Wings would be another good option for watching the game. With all the TVs they have at those, theres bound to be the game on one of them.
 
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http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032510aab.html
he top-seeded Wisconsin men's hockey team (25-10-4) continues its quest for a seventh NCAA title when it takes on fourth-seeded Vermont Catamounts (17-14-7) in the opening round of the 2010 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey West Regional on Friday.

The game is slated to begin at 8 p.m. at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. and will be broadcast on ESPNU HD and ESPNU. The winner of the game will advance to battle the winner of second-seeded St. Cloud State (23-13-5) and third-seeded Northern Michigan (20-12-8) with a ticket to the Frozen Four in Detroit on the line.

The Wisconsin-Vermont matchup is a rarity, as the teams have played only three times before. The schools last squared off on Dec. 28, 1996, with the Catamounts besting the Badgers, 5-2, in the consolation game of the Badger Hockey Showdown.
The Catamounts have been involved in three consecutive shutouts, losing their most recent game, but putting up a pair of 1-0 blankings against New Hampshire in the first round of the Hockey East playoffs.

The Wisconsin squad ranks second in the nation in scoring with a 3.97 goals-per-game average and lead the nation with 155 goals scored. This is nicely countered with their 2.56 goals-against-per-game average.
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