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gf wants to go to a hockey game

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Man, I just had to post in this one. How can you NOT be excited about a hockey game??? 🙂 I'm biased, but I say Detroit all the way. Been there many times, and the games are great, even for non-hockey fans. They don't call our town Hockeytown without reason. If there's a few things we are known for, it's cars, hockey, and crack.

Oh, and I've never been shot. Althought one time I had a bunch of very thugish looking guys demand $20 for thier "veterans charity fund" and were nice enough to offer a little paper flag on a toothpick in return. It was tempting, but I had to turn them down.
 
Originally posted by: Sam334
So she's a big fan of the "Detroit Red Wings." We live in NYC, so I checked to see if they would be playing any games here and they're not :-/ So now she wants to take a trip to either Detroit for any of their home games or to Philadelphia when they play whatever team Phil. has. I don't have a car, so whichever place we go to, we'll have to take mass transit. What town would provide us with a decent trip? Not sure how I got the impression that Detroit was a hellhole, but that's what comes to mind when I think of Detroit. I'm thinking this trip might cost $300-500 at least (including tickets). I'm not sure though cause I'm not a big traveler and don't know the prices of hockey tickets.



Notes:
1) Philadelphia or Detroit for a hockey game?
2) What town is better? (subjective, I know)
3) Approx. how much will I spend?

edit: She wants to go this upcoming season because her 2 favorite players are retiring afterward.
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Philly ... only casue Redwings VS Philly is always a battle royale...

dude your GF rocks... whats the problem... most guys would kill for a girl that wants to go to a hockey (sports) game
 
Originally posted by: TankGuys
Man, I just had to post in this one. How can you NOT be excited about a hockey game??? 🙂 I'm biased, but I say Detroit all the way. Been there many times, and the games are great, even for non-hockey fans. They don't call our town Hockeytown without reason. If there's a few things we are known for, it's cars, hockey, and crack.

Oh, and I've never been shot. Althought one time I had a bunch of very thugish looking guys demand $20 for thier "veterans charity fund" and were nice enough to offer a little paper flag on a toothpick in return. It was tempting, but I had to turn them down.
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I'm not completely apathetic about it. I think it'll be fun, interesting and (at the very least) entertaining. I'm just hopi they don't have Yankee stadium beer prices.



edit: Oh, and if I remember correctly, her 2 favorite players are some Shanahan guy and some Eiserman(sp) dude.
 
If she's a big Red Wing fan then I'd say make the trip to Detroit. She'll enjoy the experience more being able to watch the game at the Joe.

Bring lots o'money though... nothing is cheap at the game...including tickets. (This is true of most professional sporting events though.)

- TK

I don't understand the "turn in your man card" comments. It's not like she want's to go to a dog show. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: theknight571
I don't understand the "turn in your man card" comments. It's not like she want's to go to a dog show. 🙂
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Meaning I have to turn in this proverbial card for not liking hockey. The day I don't like vagina is when I'll turn that card in 😛
 
Detroit is not as bad as people say. Across from Comerica Park (where the tigers play) is Hockeytown Cafe, cool hockey bar that I would recommend visiting if she's a Red Wings fan. Also, public transport in detroit is very poor for a large city. It's the motor city, everyone has a car.
 
Originally posted by: Sam334
Originally posted by: TankGuys
Man, I just had to post in this one. How can you NOT be excited about a hockey game??? 🙂 I'm biased, but I say Detroit all the way. Been there many times, and the games are great, even for non-hockey fans. They don't call our town Hockeytown without reason. If there's a few things we are known for, it's cars, hockey, and crack.

Oh, and I've never been shot. Althought one time I had a bunch of very thugish looking guys demand $20 for thier "veterans charity fund" and were nice enough to offer a little paper flag on a toothpick in return. It was tempting, but I had to turn them down.
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I'm not completely apathetic about it. I think it'll be fun, interesting and (at the very least) entertaining. I'm just hopi they don't have Yankee stadium beer prices.



edit: Oh, and if I remember correctly, her 2 favorite players are some Shanahan guy and some Eiserman(sp) dude.
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Yes beer is expensive always.

And its Steve Yzerman and Brendan Shanahan... remember to get extra points from gf.
 
Doesn't anybody check the schedule?

Detroit is NOT playing at all in Philadelphia this year, making most of the debate moot. DC might be your best bet.
 
go to detroit with her and take in some sights then hit Joe Lewis Arena at night for the game. Make a weekend out of it or something. It will be fun. I did it for DC coming from NY... she didn't want to see the Capitals play (I sure as hell did) but the trip with the sightseeing made it worthwhile for her. And she happened to enjoy the game since we were cheering with 16000 other fans. Go to the home game, not the away game in Philly... that'd be bad.
 
Originally posted by: emmpee
Doesn't anybody check the schedule?

Detroit is NOT playing at all in Philadelphia this year, making most of the debate moot. DC might be your best bet.
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Oops, might've misinterpreted the logo then. *rechecking schedule*
 
They play Phil. on Jan 12th in Detroit. Might end up going to that one since it's during the university's Christmas vacation (I think).

What area of Detroit is nice to stay at? Not ridiculously expensive since we're both poor students....
 
Originally posted by: Sam334
They play Phil. on Jan 12th in Detroit. Might end up going to that one since it's during the university's Christmas vacation (I think).

What area of Detroit is nice to stay at? Not ridiculously expensive since we're both poor students....
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don't stay in Detroit, stay in a suburb. Livonia, Warren, Dearborn, and Westland all border Detroit, and are considerably nicer areas. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help 🙂

-=bmacd=-
 
Originally posted by: bmacd
Originally posted by: Sam334
They play Phil. on Jan 12th in Detroit. Might end up going to that one since it's during the university's Christmas vacation (I think).

What area of Detroit is nice to stay at? Not ridiculously expensive since we're both poor students....
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don't stay in Detroit, stay in a suburb. Livonia, Warren, Dearborn, and Westland all border Detroit, and are considerably nicer areas. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help 🙂

-=bmacd=-
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You could always stay the night in Windsor and hop on the bus across the border. Windsor is MUCH safer and you might actually find a few things to do downtown. Chances are, the hotels might be a bit cheaper, BUT with the exchange rates as they are, I'm not quite sure about that anymore.
 
Originally posted by: Sam334
They play Phil. on Jan 12th in Detroit. Might end up going to that one since it's during the university's Christmas vacation (I think).

What area of Detroit is nice to stay at? Not ridiculously expensive since we're both poor students....
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Might want to reconsider that date.... or make reservations now. The auto show starts around then and hotel rooms are gonna be hard to get... in the city and the suburbs.

Edit: I was going to say the auto show would be something to do during the day...however it appears that it doesn't open to the public until the 14th. 🙁
 
no NY rangers or islanders games against the red wings? odd.

i'm a florida panthers fan. if the rangers are playing the panthers, i make sure to go to the game when possible 🙂
 
im from michigan, i live up in the port huron area, about 1hr north of detriot. Come to detroit when they are playing Colorado alvalanche. That a big rivalry game we have.
 
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