VanillaCoke
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I'll be heading downtown early with a buddy so could definitely swing that if all are welcomeOk - how about the Boston Pizza on Beatty Street? The draft is set to start at 5pm, doors probably open around 4 or so, so what about a 2:30 or 3:00pm meetup?
I'm flying up on Thursday. I imagine I'll be the only Devils fan with a jersey with Hughes and Kakko nameplates.
Just from attending previous drafts, definitely hang out in the area after the first round concludes. When I went to 2010 in LA, everybody just spilled over into nearby restaurants for dinner (ie, other years with East Coast drafts, everybody would just head back to their hotels to get ready for Day 2). Definitely easier to get photo opps with players at this point, especially since they're probably more relieved than anything. Plus it's a million times easier to ID a prospect wearing a jersey rather than a normal looking teenager in a suit.
Awesome stuff, are you staying in the downtown area?
I'll be heading downtown early with a buddy so could definitely swing that if all are welcome
I'm crashing Thursday night at my old college roommate's place ~25 minutes east of downtown. Friday night I got a relatively decent deal at one of the hotels a couple blocks from the arena.
I've seen a game at Rogers Arena almost a decade ago, but I don't recall the exterior of the arena. In 2017, I accidentally found the back entrance where all the team buses were pulling up, so I got a couple photos / conversations with team officials as they were waiting through the security bottleneck. Does Rogers have an underground entrance? When I went to 2015 in Florida, I think they had an underground entrance, so I didn't see as many people outside the arena that year. But virtually everybody was staying 25 minutes east in Fort Lauderdale, and I'd imagine everybody's just in downtown Vancouver this time.
What's the official plan for a meet up? Also if anyone has an extra ticket for sale lmk please and thank u
sounds good to me, i'll just need to know how to identify you guys once i get there hahI’m proposing 2:30 on Friday at the Boston Pizza on Beatty for anyone who would like to go.
I’m proposing 2:30 on Friday at the Boston Pizza on Beatty for anyone who would like to go.
I’m proposing 2:30 on Friday at the Boston Pizza on Beatty for anyone who would like to go.
So who's all going?
Also it sucks that Back Forty is no longer there..
We could just meet up at the draftK, so as it transpires, I have a meeting to go to at 2:30, so I won’t be able to make it. D’oh.
Maybe I’ll see some of you at the draft itself!
Can you guys do us a solid and boo Benning when he's on stage? Pretty please?
Can you guys do us a solid and boo Benning when he's on stage? Pretty please?
There is an underground entrance most Canuck players use on Griffiths Way. I've seen opposing team's buses parked in that area on street level. So i think they offload ppl there. I don't know how they handle this event though. Others should know better because there's regulars who stand there for signings.I'm crashing Thursday night at my old college roommate's place ~25 minutes east of downtown. Friday night I got a relatively decent deal at one of the hotels a couple blocks from the arena.
I've seen a game at Rogers Arena almost a decade ago, but I don't recall the exterior of the arena. In 2017, I accidentally found the back entrance where all the team buses were pulling up, so I got a couple photos / conversations with team officials as they were waiting through the security bottleneck. Does Rogers have an underground entrance? When I went to 2015 in Florida, I think they had an underground entrance, so I didn't see as many people outside the arena that year. But virtually everybody was staying 25 minutes east in Fort Lauderdale, and I'd imagine everybody's just in downtown Vancouver this time.
I'd like to thank the city of Vancouver for its hospitality! I wish I could have loitered around a little bit longer after Day 2.