Chris18 wrote:
Going to the Montreal at NY game tonight. First time going to UBS! Pretty psyched for this!
Awesome game! NY with the win in the first every shootout in PWHL history. They use 5 shooters off the bat, but you can reuse shooters after 3, so MPP shot twice. Saved the 2nd time, didn't even get a shot off the first time.
Good hockey. They closed off about 1/3 of UBS for the game, with black curtains hanging over most of the closed sections. The Isles store was closed, which I found annoying since they sell lots of stuff you can't get elsewhere. The PWHL "store" was a few tables, kind of like a flea market/swap meet set up. I know they'll get more professional as they grow and have a set home rink, but that was kind of cheesy.
UBS itself is pretty cool. The Park outside is really cool, with public skating on outdoor rinks, beer garden, etc. But holy shit is food a total rip off! $8/slice of pizza! And it was shitty pizza! A whole pizza in the NY metro area should be like $16-18. So they're inflating that pricing horribly. A bottle of water was $8.98 with tax. $9 for water! I expect inflated prices, but that's bullshit.
Overall we had a great time. Lots of young girl hockey players wearing their jerseys. Entire teams showed up. Also lots of women in their 20s bumping into old teammates they hadn't seen/spoken to in years, which was cool to see. I look forward to more games. Probably go to one in Bridgeport this year. And even at UBS, we paid $43.50/ticket including all ticketbastard fees for 13th row. I think Isles tickets in that area are in the $200+ range.