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Hockey fans unite!!! {the All Things Hockey Thread}

saptech said:
Daggone Kings, need to be jokers!!!
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That was a great game..........the blues made it very interesting that last few minutes.

I think the game of the year so far was the one we just had with the ducks.........with a rookie goaltender we won it in the 9th round of the shootout. Our was a very close game not surprisingly.

And man the western conference is stacked!!!!!! All 8 teams are only separated by a few points......talk about the wild wild west.
 
Anybody going to their outdoor Winter Classics?

I'm trying to save up for it as tickets are crazy expensive, but it is almost a once in a lifetime event. What's cool is that the one in L.A.is being played at Dodger Stadium!!!!!!! How amazing is that?

The cheapest tickets I can find so far is $180 for one ticket!!!!!!
 
Our Winter Classic is likely going to be held indoors in BC Place with the roof closed. It usually doesn't get cold enough for a long enough stretch to allow skating outside here in Vancouver. I think once every 7 years, the lakes freeze over enough for people to skate on them.
 
ocnbrze said:
WOOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

guess what i got for xmas?

I GOT TICKETS TO THE WINTER CLASSIC AT DODGER STADIUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO KINGS GO!!!!!!!
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What's the temperature going to be like there? The last time I was in LA in December, it was like 25C (77F).

There is going to be one up here in Vancouver in B.C. Place Stadium. Odds are, the roof will be closed as it rains often here in the winter.
 
Stuntman said:
What's the temperature going to be like there? The last time I was in LA in December, it was like 25C (77F).

There is going to be one up here in Vancouver in B.C. Place Stadium. Odds are, the roof will be closed as it rains often here in the winter.
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probably around high 60's to low 70's would be my guess. the game starts at 6:30 pm so it will be night time when the game starts.

can't wait to eat a Dodger Dog while watching some good hockey.
 
The stadium game in Vancouver is actually called the Heritage Classic. I guess they can't call it the winter classic, because winter lasts on average 2 weeks here in Vancouver. :) You also, don't know which two weeks that is when planning. Also, it is happening March 2.

The other thing of note is that this "outdoor" game will be played indoors. :confused: B.C. Place has a retractable roof. Odds are, it will rain on that day and they would have to close the roof. Even if it doesn't rain, any weather forecast that shows some possibility of rain will make them close the roof as it takes some significant amount of time for the roof to close.
 
what i did not like though is how the NHL came up with the prices for the game.....if you have not seen them, they are ridiculous. they started at $150 for the cheap seats!!!!!!
the way the stadium is arrange in conjunction with where they have the ice setup, i can't tell if i will be able to see the game very well. at least i will have the the huge 1080 jumbotron above the outfield walls to watch the game if need be......hopefully i'm not sitting where the duck's fans will be:mad: otherwise we might have some issues:D
 
ocnbrze said:
what i did not like though is how the NHL came up with the prices for the game.....if you have not seen them, they are ridiculous. they started at $150 for the cheap seats!!!!!!
the way the stadium is arrange in conjunction with where they have the ice setup, i can't tell if i will be able to see the game very well. at least i will have the the huge 1080 jumbotron above the outfield walls to watch the game if need be......hopefully i'm not sitting where the duck's fans will be:mad: otherwise we might have some issues:D
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That's not much higher than the price of regular tickets here in Vancouver. The cheapest ones are over $100 CDN for individual tickets and they go up to over $300.

I just checked the ticket prices for the Heritage Classic. They range from $94 to $314. The cheapest seats are really low in the lower bowl. The next cheapest seats are the really high up. Looks like the prices are similar to a regular season game.

Personally, I don't see the appeal of watching a hockey game in such a large, indoor stadium. All of the seats in the stadium are going to be worse than what you will get in the regular arena. The roof might be closed. You might get a similar atmosphere to a football game due to the larger crowd. I guess if they are making a lot of money, they'll keep doing it. The stadium holds 59,000 people whereas the arena only holds 18,000.
 
Stuntman said:
That's not much higher than the price of regular tickets here in Vancouver. The cheapest ones are over $100 CDN for individual tickets and they go up to over $300.

I just checked the ticket prices for the Heritage Classic. They range from $94 to $314. The cheapest seats are really low in the lower bowl. The next cheapest seats are the really high up. Looks like the prices are similar to a regular season game.

Personally, I don't see the appeal of watching a hockey game in such a large, indoor stadium. All of the seats in the stadium are going to be worse than what you will get in the regular arena. The roof might be closed. You might get a similar atmosphere to a football game due to the larger crowd. I guess if they are making a lot of money, they'll keep doing it. The stadium holds 59,000 people whereas the arena only holds 18,000.
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well i think hockey is the only name in town for canada so i can understand the higher prices......but for us here in LA we have the lakers, dodgers, USC, and UCLA to compete with so the price of a hockey ticket here is very low. the nose bleed sections are like $35-$40!!!!!!!! they have increased the price by 10%, but no one here is complaining........LOL

so yes paying almost $200 for crappy seats and bad viewing angles is asking a lot for LA fans.......but i did not buy them:p

Stuntman said:
Personally, I don't see the appeal of watching a hockey game in such a large, indoor stadium. All of the seats in the stadium are going to be worse than what you will get in the regular arena. The roof might be closed. You might get a similar atmosphere to a football game due to the larger crowd. I guess if they are making a lot of money, they'll keep doing it. The stadium holds 59,000 people whereas the arena only holds 18,000.
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an indoor stadium hockey game? i do not see the point in that!!!! now, an outdoor game, that is something that i can't wait to see.
 
ocnbrze said:
well i think hockey is the only name in town for canada so i can understand the higher prices......but for us here in LA we have the lakers, dodgers, USC, and UCLA to compete with so the price of a hockey ticket here is very low. the nose bleed sections are like $35-$40!!!!!!!! they have increased the price by 10%, but no one here is complaining........LOL
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I did have an opportunity to watch a game in the Great Western Forum about 15 years ago. The tickets were much cheaper than here in Vancouver. Some of the deals I hear about in some American cities (like Phoenix a few years ago) make it almost cheaper to fly down there to watch a game than it is to watch one here.

so yes paying almost $200 for crappy seats and bad viewing angles is asking a lot for LA fans.......but i did not buy them:p
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I think they are counting on the novelty of watching a hockey game outdoors.

an indoor stadium hockey game? i do not see the point in that!!!! now, an outdoor game, that is something that i can't wait to see.
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I don't see the point either. I think they want to try to capitalise on the novelty of a stadium game. With over 3 times the seats, they probably can make a lot of money.
 
so today the media got a chance to step on the ice at Dodger Stadium.

here is a view from the kings beat writer jon rosen:

it is this saturday........thank god the team is coming back to LA.....we did not have a great Grammy roadtrip....going 1-2-1 losing the last two.....hopefully we can beat the ducks twice......once at honda center(duck's stadium) on thurs and then play them again at Dodger Stadium......looks like it should be a fun either way.

GO KINGS GO!!!!!!!!!
 
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