Thursday, April 16, 2009

GAME 1: RANGERS...

Last night we hosted a viewing party for the NHL Playoffs and the NY Rangers/Washington Capitals were the main event of the evening. We had a great crowd for the event and what was surprising about the event was the number of Caps fans in attendance for the game. The bar was practically a sea of red and white and if you were a Rangers fan, you had to feel slightly embarrassed by the lack of support for the hometown Blueshirts. There were also a few fans on hand for the New Jersey Devils (who defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in their first game).



The Rangers/Caps game was pretty exciting with the teams trading goals back and forth throughout until the very end when the Blueshirts were able to hold off a fierce attempted comeback by the home team to steal a 4-3 road victory and take a 1-0 lead in the series. This game was so intense that there were some disgruntled Caps fans who decided to take matters into their own hands and attack a NY Rangers fan after the game (they got tossed out of the bar like yesterday's garbage). If this is happening after only one game, then it's safe to say that this is going to be one intense series! Game 2 takes place Saturday afternoon at 1pm. Of course, we'll be here to carry it live! Check out more photos from the Viewing Party on our Facebook page!


NY YANKEES HOME OPENER

The pinstripes will finally open their doors to the new stadium today for their official grand opening against my Cleveland Indians at 1pm this afternoon. There will be a lot of pomp and circumstance with many former Yankees expected to attend. Yogi Berra is slated to throw the first pitch, while American Idol's Kelly Clarkson will sing the National Anthem. Should be fun.

TONIGHT: "Bucket o'Lights" Night (5-10pm), featuring $15.00 buckets of Miller Lite, Michelob Light or Coors Light! We also have $4.00 Molson Canadian drafts in honor of the NHL Playoffs!

NHL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH THE FOLLOWING MATCHUPS:

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings (7pm) Montreal Canadians vs Boston Bruins (7pm) Calgary Flames vs Chicago Blackhawks (8:30pm) Anaheim Ducks vs San Jose Sharks (10pm)

Third and Long will carry ALL NHL Playoff games via NHL Center Ice!

Nuff Said