Twin Cities NHL Tweetup/Hockey Wilderness gathering: When and Where?

by nathaneide on Feb 8, 2010 2:21 PM CST in News Comment 14 comments

Hey there Wilderness;

We're planning on sponsoring the Twin Cities version of NHL Tweetup and pairing it with a Hockey Wilderness viewing party. Check out the site for more information on NHL Tweetup.

We've heard from many who would prefer it be on a night where the Wild are on the road, and we're working with some bars and restaurants around the X who would love to have a decent sized gathering on a non-game night. Also, we want to avoid the state tourney, so that week is out.

So, what we need from all of you is a vote for the night of the event, and if you have a suggestion for location, let us know in the comments.

EDIT: We may need to get out of the Xcel Energy Center area in order to have this in March and avoid tourney traffic.

Thanks!

Poll

When should we hold the Twin Cities NHL Tweet-up/Hockey Wilderness viewing party?

Friday, March 5 - 8:00 (Wild @ Oilers)

2 votes

Friday, March 19 - 6:00 (Wild @ Blue Jackets)

2 votes

Thursday, March 25 - 6:00 (Wild @ Flyers)

2 votes

Friday, March 26 - 6:30 (Wild @ Red Wings)

9 votes

15 votes | Poll has closed

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St. Paul is busy in March

Friday, March 5 is during the wrestling tourney (it shouldn’t be that busy such that a restaurant couldn’t accomodate hockey fans).
Friday, March 19 is during the WCHA F5 (restaurants will be busy between the games 4-7; I’m sure many will be at the games*)
Friday, March 26 is the first day of the NCAA D1 Ice Hockey regional (I’m not sure how ticketing works for this yet, I think it is single entry early with the first game at 5:30; I’m sure many might be at these as well*).

*with or without the Gophers

So my vote was for Thursday the 25th :)

Let's Go Wild!

by redheadzeb on Feb 8, 2010 2:57 PM CST reply actions

Yeah

We need to pull the 19th out.

Proprietor of Hockey Wilderness - We take Minnesota hockey WAY too seriously.

by nathaneide on Feb 8, 2010 3:06 PM CST reply actions

Actually

Let’s keep the dates, but get the venue out of the Xcel area.

Proprietor of Hockey Wilderness - We take Minnesota hockey WAY too seriously.

by nathaneide on Feb 8, 2010 3:09 PM CST reply actions

Can't make the 19th

I’ll actually be in Columbus at the game. All of the other dates are good though.

by SpaethCo on Feb 8, 2010 3:46 PM CST reply actions

The 26th

We’re getting positive feedback for the 26th both here and on Twitter. Now, since the NCAA Regional is at the X, we need to pick a venue away from West 7th.

I was thinking Grumpy’s in Roseville or Joe Senser’s in Roseville. Roseville seems to be pretty centrally located, and both of those venues will have plenty of TVs for watching the regional as well as the Wild at the Red Wings.

Any objections?

Proprietor of Hockey Wilderness - We take Minnesota hockey WAY too seriously.

by nathaneide on Feb 8, 2010 4:00 PM CST reply actions

I’ll be at the regionals and will not be able to make it, but I understand it is about what works best for the majority so you’ve got to go with that :)

Let's Go Wild!

by redheadzeb on Feb 8, 2010 4:22 PM CST up reply actions