2016/2017 Lowell Thread: Hoping for Chicago pt 2

[riverchief1]

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Just checked into my hotel 2.7 miles from the arena. That should be good enough to insure my arrival by gametime. Glad to see BU won. It seemed that most of their fans in here didn't expect it. Neither did I. So much for Dakota's home ice advantage.

Yeah, all week they seemed more focused on deficiencies in their team and coaching than the game at hand. They may have an NHL draft all star team to root for but I'd take our approach and team any day.

I plan on having breakfast in Manchester by 8-8:30 tomorrow morning. It really is pretty ridiculous on the part of Manchester though to have so much happening on the same weekend that can put incredible strains on parking, roadways, and people attending. Hope it really isn't a cluster but based upon past experience, they can't even handle basic traffic management when it's only a hockey game at 5:00 (see 2013 regional), let alone throwing a half marathon and trade show into the mix.

[leswp1]

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Yeah, all week they seemed more focused on deficiencies in their team and coaching than the game at hand. They may have an NHL draft all star team to root for but I'd take our approach and team any day.

I plan on having breakfast in Manchester by 8-8:30 tomorrow morning. It really is pretty ridiculous on the part of Manchester though to have so much happening on the same weekend that can put incredible strains on parking, roadways, and people attending. Hope it really isn't a cluster but based upon past experience, they can't even handle basic traffic management when it's only a hockey game at 5:00 (see 2013 regional), let alone throwing a half marathon and trade show into the mix.

Like the sound of this plan. Lil is in possession of his ticket and a driveable car.

[riverchief1]

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Like the sound of this plan. Lil is in possession of his ticket and a driveable car.

So you're heading up and he'll follow later?

[leswp1]

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So you're heading up and he'll follow later?

yep. I am a bad Mum. He was hoping to be done by noon. By the time we got there, parked the whole game would be done.

[riverchief1]

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yep. I am a bad Mum. He was hoping to be done by noon. By the time we got there, parked the whole game would be done.

Ha! Not even going to try to get to the Red Arrow Diner which is up in the Marathon Ground Zero area (save that for later in the day when that all clears out). Was planning on just heading to the diner attached to Murphy's Taproom, that way I'm conveniently located next to pregame location which hopefully will be open earlier after breakfast.

[Patronick]

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I have no idea where to park tomorrow. Almost every lot that the SNHU Arena has listed on their map is north of the venue and right smack dab in the middle of the road closures for the marathon. This is going to be ridiculous.

[riverchief1]

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I have no idea where to park tomorrow. Almost every lot that the SNHU Arena has listed on their map is north of the venue and right smack dab in the middle of the road closures for the marathon. This is going to be ridiculous.

I'm looking forward to the posts and comments after this as it has the potential to be a fiasco. Need to know who actually bids for this (UNH, City of Manchester, arena, etc.) as they should all get an earful for not properly coordinating and over-booking their downtown. NCAA should reconsider future bids. And someone should tell Manchester that St. Patrick's Day was last week as this parade on Sunday, if we have to deal with it, affects the entire stretch of Elm Street down past the arena from 11-2 (game at 3:30 but still affects arrival and pregame stuff).

But the issue at hand is this. With regard to the marathon, when looking at the Arena Parking Map and the Marathon Route Map, everything to the left of Granite Street and Lake Avenue (south of that area) is accessible including Exit 5 off the highway. Everything to the right (north) is inaccessible including the majority of those parking areas on the arena map. Did some digging and both the arena and marathon people said that the garage across from the arena by the hotel at the corner of Granite and Elm is accessible and available (how much availability is TBD given marathon and the fact the hotel is also hosting the Made In New Hampshire Trade Show from 10-8 Saturday...I guess Manchester does the same job coordinating their events as Les says the do with event traffic management).

The arena said other than that garage, it would be on street parking in the areas south of Granite, to the left on their parking map. Marathon people said that in addition to on street, there are many private lots in that area that wave folks in and charge during events. And Commercial Street will be accessible they said to the south towards the ball park as well as north along the mill areas as that street to the north is not within the marathon course zone. So there would be on street, mill parking lots as office workers aren't there, and possibly some of those lots shown on the arena map further to the north/right on the arena parking map closer to the river.

[BostonSoccerDad]

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I have no idea where to park tomorrow. Almost every lot that the SNHU Arena has listed on their map is north of the venue and right smack dab in the middle of the road closures for the marathon. This is going to be ridiculous.

I am planning on trying to find a spot near the JFK Coliseum / Gill Stadium which is south east of SNHU Arena and about a 15 minute walk. Good luck!

[Darius]

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Manchester businesses look forward to hockey tourney visitors
http://www.unionleader.com/Businesse...hockey-tourney

Div. I Men's Ice Hockey Championship: Gophers, Irish set for battle:
http://www.unionleader.com/article/2...TS22/170329538

[Patronick]

I have no idea where to park tomorrow. Almost every lot that the SNHU Arena has listed on their map is north of the venue and right smack dab in the middle of the road closures for the marathon. This is going to be ridiculous.

Actually the big garage across from the arena isn't caught up in the closure, despite what the marathon closure map said. Only problem is it's filling up.

[chickod]

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Go Lowell! Beat the "Big Red." I have been to two of the "Red Hot Hockey" events at Madison Square Garden between BU and Cornell. Let's just say the Cornell fans were...dismissive and condescending. I'll leave it at that.

[UML Puck Hawk]

Go Lowell! Beat the "Big Red." I have been to two of the "Red Hot Hockey" events at Madison Square Garden between BU and Cornell. Let's just say the Cornell fans were...dismissive and condescending. I'll leave it at that.

Well that'll make for a fun crowd

[Darius]

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Go Lowell! Beat the "Big Red." I have been to two of the "Red Hot Hockey" events at Madison Square Garden between BU and Cornell. Let's just say the Cornell fans were...dismissive and condescending. I'll leave it at that.

I'm not one of NH's proud pickup with the huge American flag in the bed driving Americans or anything, but there is no place for yelling "red" during the national anthem. Ever.

[chickod]

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Well that'll make for a fun crowd

At least there will be two different colors. It was a sea of red when we played them? But seriously, maybe they'll be better today. Besides, I think people have pretty much been able to select sections that allow them to sit with their own fans. At MSG we were pretty dispersed and among a lot of Cornell fans. But today will be "blue" vs "red."

[chickod]

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I'm not one of NH's proud pickup with the huge American flag in the bed driving Americans or anything, but there is no place for yelling "red" during the national anthem. Ever.

Or "Sioux." (sorry, don't mean to make light of it - it just reminded me of the 2015 Frozen Four in Boston - it's when I realized that BU, essentially a "home" team, was VASTLY outnumbered by the North Dakota fans who would, when it got to "O'er the land of the free, And the home of the..." yell "Sioux")

I don't like it either.