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| Alex116 |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 09:22:41
Anyone from out of town planning on coming to Vancouver for the Olympics? Not just hockey, but do any of you out of towners have plans to attend any of it? The more i research it, the more i realize just how crazy it's gonna be here. Even if you don't have tickets, there's a ton of free stuff going on around town where there's big screens, beer gardens, etc. Should be a really fun couple weeks? I know it's not easy as far as accomodations and such so i can understand the difficulties! How things have changed, a friend of mine went to the Calgary games and said it wasn't nearly as diffiuclt to get tickets and/or accomodations. Hockey's the biggest change though, back then, he was getting tix for free. Of course, there were no NHLer's involved in '88! BIG difference.
It's costing me, but i've bucked up to attend a Can game, albeit against the Swiss. I just figure i had to see at least one game with Canada (also going to the Russia/Czech game and the Fin/Swe game). |
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| ryan93 |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 20:13:58
I just finished picking my Olympic pool, it was tough, could pick any 15 players. Took 4 each from Russia & Sweden, 3 Canadians, and then 2 Americans, a Fin, & a Slovak.
I found picking the Canadians the hardest. While i think we have one of the strongest teams & should make it to at least the bronze medal game, unlike some other teams that will rely on their top 6 forwards for the bulk of their offense, i think ours will come from all 4 lines. That said, i still went with 3 Canadians...Sidney Crosby, Eric Staal (he BETTER be on Sid's wing like forecasted), and Joe Thornton.
No way i could go against my country, so i had to pick Canada for Gold, went with Sweden for Silver, Russia for Bronze. |
| Russia |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 09:53:21
Red Machine all will press  |
| Guest2998 |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 09:41:02
The Russian hockey players best,him no equal.Canadian not on teeth Alexander Great |
| Canucks Man |
Posted - 02/12/2010 : 19:59:30
quote:
Originally posted by ryan93
There's a lot of hockey players carrying the flag for their respective countires.
Jaromir Jagr for Czech Republic
Peter Forsberg for Sweden
Ziggy Palffy for Slovakia
Ville Peltonen for Finland
Aleksey Morozov for Russia
I think there might of been a 6th (i'm watching NHL Live & they were just talking about htis), but i can't remember for sure.
the norway guy was a hockey player.
CANUCKS RULE!!!
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| Alex116 |
Posted - 02/12/2010 : 17:44:16
Braving downtown tonight! Leaving in 20 mins to head there into the craziness! Have some friends at a bar down there and they say it's unbelievable how crazy it is! I can't wait! |
| ryan93 |
Posted - 02/12/2010 : 09:48:40
There's a lot of hockey players carrying the flag for their respective countires.
Jaromir Jagr for Czech Republic
Peter Forsberg for Sweden
Ziggy Palffy for Slovakia
Ville Peltonen for Finland
Aleksey Morozov for Russia
I think there might of been a 6th (i'm watching NHL Live & they were just talking about htis), but i can't remember for sure. |
| lyall |
Posted - 02/10/2010 : 19:36:59
Yeah, I'm pretty excited about the zip line should be pretty fun.
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| Alex116 |
Posted - 02/10/2010 : 19:22:53
Heard about that zipline, so i youtubed it and it showed them testing it! Pretty cool and it's free! I'm sure the line ups will be crazy!
The more i read and look into things, the more i realize just how much is going to be going on here for the next couple weeks! I really wish i could take the time off work but if nothing else, i'll be heading downtown on more than a few occasions i'm sure! |
| lyall |
Posted - 02/10/2010 : 16:07:47
Thanx Alex. All this info will definitely come in handy.
I was reading The Province today and found some things some of you might like to know about:
~The skating rink in Robson Square is open. $3.00 for skate rentals
~There is a free zipline on top the law courts. You zip 170 meters across Robson Square.
~Grouse Mountain is open 24/7. They will be shooting the Today Show there everyday morning at 4 am.
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| Canucks Man |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 22:06:44
I officially no I am going to the gold medal womens curling and the gold medal womens hockey! I'm pretty excited considering we are favourites in both!
CANUCKS RULE!!!
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| Alex116 |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 21:50:57
Hope it's okay to post this stuff? I know it's not hockey related but wanted to share with anyone who might be heading to Vancouver in the next couple weeks?
A list of free concerts in Vancouver, Richmond, and the throughout the lower mainland from February 12th through 28th 2010.
Part of the Cultural Olympiad
ALL showtimes are PM
Fri Feb 12th - Venice Queen - 10:15 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 12th - Bedouin Soundclash - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Fri Feb 12th - Blue Rodeo - 9:15 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th - Matthew David - 3:15 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th - Jet's Overhead - 8:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th - Five Alarm Funk - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th - Daniel Wesley - 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th - Califone! - 7:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 13th - Hey Ocean - 8:00 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th - Bedouin Soundclash - 9:30 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th - Jessie Farrel - 10:00 @ Livecity Downtown
Sat Feb 13th - Default/Wilco - 6:15/10:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th - Keisha Chante - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Sun Feb 14th - Mother Mother - 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th - Rich Hope - 8:00 @ Livecity Downtown
Sun Feb 14th - Daniel Wesley - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th - Elliot Brood - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Sun Feb 14th - Serena Ryder - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Mon Feb 15th - Sloan - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Mon Feb 15th - Serena Ryder - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Mon Feb 15th - Jet's Overhead - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Mon Feb 15th - Matisyahu - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 16th - Fresh IE - 7:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Tue Feb 16th - Alexisonfire - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 16th - Buck 65 - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Tue Feb 16th - Eliot Brood - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Tue Feb 16th - The Trews - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Wed Feb 17th - DRUM! - 5:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Wed Feb 17th - Corb Lund - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Wed Feb 17th - The Arkells - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Wed Feb 17th - Hawksley Workman - 9:30 @ Ozone
Wed Feb 17th - Hot Hot Heat - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Wed Feb 17th - Ivy League Brawlers - 10:00 @ Plaza Of Nations (Edgewater)
Thur Feb 18th - Jully Black - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Thur Feb 18th - Keisha Chante - 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Thur Feb 18th - Corb Lund - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Thur Feb 18th - Rumba Calzada - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Thur Feb 18th - The Arkells - 8:30 @ Ozone
Thur Feb 18th - Our Lady Peace - 9:45 @ Ozone
Thur Feb 18th - Marianas Trench - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Fri Feb 19th - Deadmau5 - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Fri Feb 19th - DRUM! - 8:00 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 19th - Jully Black - 10:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 19th - The Arkells - 7:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 19th - Dan Mangan - 8:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 19th - Sam Roberts - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th - The Arkells/ Sam Roberts - 6:30/9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 20th - Marianas Trench - 9:30 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 20th - Mother Mother - 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th - DRUM! - 6:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th - Hey Ocean - 8:30 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st - The Odds - 7:30 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st - 54-40 - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st - Jully Black - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Mon Feb 22nd - Colin James - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 23rd - Wintersleep - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Wed Feb 24th - Wintersleep - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Wed Feb 24th - Damian "Jr.Gong" Marley - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Thur Feb 25th - Illscarlett - 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Thur Feb 25th - Wintersleep - 9:30 @ Ozone
Thur Feb 25th - Inward Eye - 11:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Fri Feb 26th - Tokyo Police Club - 9:45 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 26th - Inward Eye - 6:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th - Illscarlett - 8:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th - Marianas Trench - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th - TBC - 8/9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 27th - Matt Mays - 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 27th - Matt Mays - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Sat Feb 27th - The Stills - 10:15 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 27th - Illscarlett - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Sat Feb 27th - Blue Rodeo - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 27th - Wide Mouth Mason - 9:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th - Tokyo Police Club/Wintersleep - 9/10:00 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 28th - Five Alarm Funk - 9:30 @ Ozone
ALL showtimes are PM
TBC is to be confirmed, the act hasnt been announced yet.
There are more shows in and around Vancouver, but these are the free ones!
Livecity Yaletown:
David Lam Park, Vancouver
Livecity Downtown:
Cambie St between Dunsmuir St and W Georgia St, Vancouver
Holland Park:
13428 Old Yale Rd., Surrey
Ozone:
Minoru Park, Richmond
Ontario Pavillion:
Concord Place, False Creek, Vancouver
Atlantic Canada House:
Granville Island
Plaza Of Nations:
750 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver |
| Alex116 |
Posted - 02/09/2010 : 13:36:39
lyall (and anyone else for that matter).....
Here's another site i found to be quite useful. Lists all the different "pavillions" around town, many with beer gardens / bars and video screens to watch the events!
http://www.citycaucus.com/2010free |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 20:15:41
Well that makes sense. I think a couple of the quote may have been taken out of context but it makes sense that Vancouver Airport will have ITS busiest day, but definately not the busiest day ever.
Not to get anyone too upset for not talking hockey, but I would suspect the busiest day in the history of air travel was the first day after 9/11 when airports reopened.
That being said, it's days until we get to see if the Olympic Men's hockey tourney lives up to it's hype.
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| ryan93 |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 15:45:29
http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Vancouver+airport+gears+Olympic+exodus/2235503/story.html
A couple of quotes taken from the article...
"On March 1, 2010, Vancouver International Airport will have the busiest day in its history, when 39,000 passengers and 77,000 peices of luggage depart after the Olympic closing ceremonies."
"During the Olympics, YVR is expecting an extra 231,000 passengers, including 6,850 athletes." |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 13:49:57
quote:
Originally posted by lyall
Isn't this forum going a little off topic?
I mean in a week the puck drop in Vancouver!
Who gives a damn how many people are gonna be a what airport and when?
Does it matter?? It's a slow hockey day. Ultimately, the entire thread has little to nothing to do with hockey so I say go for it! If you don't like it, you don't have to read it or post anything. |
| lyall |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 12:09:04
Isn't this forum going a little off topic?
I mean in a week the puck drop in Vancouver!
Who gives a damn how many people are gonna be a what airport and when? |
| Alex116 |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 11:44:48
Beans, i had no idea Atl was that busy? I always thought Chicago was the busiest? Every flight i've been on in the US that shows flight patterns, seems 80% of the planes go thru Chi? |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 10:45:24
quote:
Originally posted by Canucks Man
They think it will be one of the busiest days in the history of the world, but they no for a FACT that it will be the busiest day in North American history. A couple 100 thousand people are leaving Vancouver on that day.
CANUCKS RULE!!!
Again, on average, the Atlana airport is the busiest in the world. They handle 90 million travellers a year, meaning 365 days a year they average 250,000 travellers.
That's average.
I still call bull. |
| Canucks Man |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 23:20:22
They think it will be one of the busiest days in the history of the world, but they no for a FACT that it will be the busiest day in North American history. A couple 100 thousand people are leaving Vancouver on that day.
CANUCKS RULE!!!
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| lyall |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 11:54:59
Thanx alex. I will definitely be using that site when I'm in Van. |
| Alex116 |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 00:03:53
I agree with Beans, unless you're talking about numbers compared to the specific airports avg? I've been to O'hare in Chicago and Heathrow as well. Just the size alone of those makes it obvious they've prob had more passengers through on and avg busy day than YVR would see at ANY peak. If you're comparing the avg for them compared to what YVR might see, then maybe? EIther way, i'm sure i'll be crazy!
The thing with all these events is, they're held over a period of time and therefore some stay longer and some leave early? I guess with the number of athletes leaving in the days following the closing ceremonies, it'll be crazy but there def are bigger events held around the world?
Wonder what Indy's like during the 500? It's called the biggest single day sporting event in the world! Not sure how many fly and really you're only talking about a few hundred thousand (attendence) but it's prob their airports "nightmare weekend"? |
| Beans15 |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 23:55:31
quote:
Originally posted by Canucks Man
quote:
Originally posted by Alex116
No kidding huh? The excitement is starting to build every day. Heard that hotels are bracing for a crazy week, and Wed is supposed to be the busiest day where thousands of people are expected to arrive at the various hotels. Can only imagine how crazy the airport will be!!!
My friends brother works border patrol at the Vancouver airport, they are dreading this, apparently the day of the closing ceremonys is expected to be the busiest day in airport history, not just the Vancouver airport, anywhere in the world.
CANUCKS RULE!!!
With all due respect, I call bull on this. The Winter Olympics is not even close to the most popular sporting event let alone any other event. I would suspect that the travel in and out for the Summer Olympics, World Track and Field Championships, World Cup, and Euro make the Winter Games look small.
I would agree that the Vancouver Airport will be extremely busy, but I doubt it will even be what places like Heathrow, ATL, Chicago, etc handle in a normal day.
Vancouver would have to pass 5 times their normal passengers through that day just to match what the airport in Atlanta does in a normal day. It's just not reasonable or possible. |
| Canucks Man |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 23:40:17
quote:
Originally posted by Alex116
No kidding huh? The excitement is starting to build every day. Heard that hotels are bracing for a crazy week, and Wed is supposed to be the busiest day where thousands of people are expected to arrive at the various hotels. Can only imagine how crazy the airport will be!!!
My friends brother works border patrol at the Vancouver airport, they are dreading this, apparently the day of the closing ceremonys is expected to be the busiest day in airport history, not just the Vancouver airport, anywhere in the world.
CANUCKS RULE!!!
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| Alex116 |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 21:53:04
No kidding huh? The excitement is starting to build every day. Heard that hotels are bracing for a crazy week, and Wed is supposed to be the busiest day where thousands of people are expected to arrive at the various hotels. Can only imagine how crazy the airport will be!!! |
| Canucks Man |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 17:49:35
Alex, I just found out today that Me and my brother may be going to the Bronze medal hockey game, and I can only hope I wont get to see Canada Maybe a Sweden USA Bronze game, then a Canada Russia final the next day. I just can't believe its all starting in 1 week!!!
CANUCKS RULE!!!
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| Alex116 |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 15:03:40
quote:
Originally posted by lyall
I will be in Van from the 21 to the 28th to check out the festivities. I have tickets for a quarter final mens hockey game (row 8) and the bronze medal game (row 14). I got my tickets last week for face value, which wasn't cheap at all. I'm pretty excited. I hope I get to see some good teams play. Hopefully Canada won't be in the bronze medal game.
Alex what kinda free events are going on? Is there a web site or something you could put up. I really don't know Van too well and am looking for things to do while there.
Lyall, that bronze game should be great either way. Be nice to see a surprise team there such as Slovakia? ANY medal to a country like that is absolutely huge and would make that game even better! You just can't tell who's gonna be in it though. The quarter is similar. Depending on just where everyone finishes the round robin, it could be any teams really! Maybe you'll luck out and it'll be Canada?
There's a site called LiveCity Vancouver which i heard is listing a bunch of stuff that requires tickets and stuff that's free? http://www.livecityvancouver.ca/en/home.aspx
There's at least two and maybe more sites with a huge one at David Lam park in the trendy Yaletown area which is only a 10 min walk from BC Place and GM Place. It's also got a skytrain station close so depending where you're staying, that's handy too.
If i find out any other sites (you can prob google a bunch of stuff like "free olympic sites or concerts"?) i'll let you know. Also, def be hitting the downtown area a few times before your arrival so i can scout out what's going on and let you know in the next couple weeks before your arrival! |
| lyall |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 10:29:18
I will be in Van from the 21 to the 28th to check out the festivities. I have tickets for a quarter final mens hockey game (row 8) and the bronze medal game (row 14). I got my tickets last week for face value, which wasn't cheap at all. I'm pretty excited. I hope I get to see some good teams play. Hopefully Canada won't be in the bronze medal game.
Alex what kinda free events are going on? Is there a web site or something you could put up. I really don't know Van too well and am looking for things to do while there. |
| Alex116 |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 09:56:04
CM, curling is a huge event, should be good either way! I lucked out with a couple of the hockey games as i have a buddy who's been buy/selling a ton of tickets and gave me some at / near cost. The Swiss / Canada game is costing me a little more ($300) but it was that or the Norway game (both are selling for $500+ per ticket on most sites) and i figured with the Swiss beating us last time around in Turin, it should be the better of the two games!
I'm also going to a short track speed skating medal event that i'm pretty psyched about. I mean, i think it's a cool sport to watch, but i'm not sure i'd ever focus 4-6 years of my life into a sport where you could be half a lap from a gold medal and have some other dude accidentally wipe you out! Imagine all that training down the tube???
Have tickets to the woman's moguls event as well but not sure i can make it to that one (schedule conflict).
There are still some tickets on the Vanoc site available but mostly either single seats or things like prelim curling (where Canada isn't even playing). Also a bunch of tix for victory ceremonies / concerts with only Nelly Furtado having sold out i believe? Again, some are only singles, but some do have pairs and more? Bugs me a little that they're selling tickets to these victory ceremonies and the fact that their doing it indoors (BC Place). I think they should have built an outdoor venue that could hold 5,000 or so and it should be free! |
| Canucks Man |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 09:32:10
Well I am from Victoria and I will be attending Gold Medal Womens Curling, I wish it could have been mens curling, or mens hockey for arguements sake, but hey, I am going to the Olympics, and I am pretty damn excited about it. Also it's an event Canada is heavily favoured in.
CANUCKS RULE!!!
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| ryan93 |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 09:30:48
So jealous! I would love to be able to take in ANY event, but in particular a hockey game or any form of speed skating. |
