Lemieux to host alumni game

[Automattic]

Nice rosters. Am I the only one who sees an unusual amount of penalties called and possibly a fight?

 

[dare2be]

4 tickets purchased. I may or may not use all of them, depending on my friends/family interest. PM me if you want to get in line if I have any available. I will be sans internet starting tomorrow but I will start checking my messages after Christmas day.

 

[dare2be]

Update: Full Pens roster announced. They certainly got some diversity in there with guys like Francois Leroux and Jay Caufield playing. The game IS going to be broadcast on NHLN with mic'd up players and all. Getting my tix tomorrow morning hopefully! Set my alarm to wake me up so I can stare at the screen until 10am.

I don't see it on their TV listing. I do see the practice afterward, though:

Friday, December 31
Start Time Program Title

9:00 AM Encore Presentation - 2011 WJC Germany vs. USA from 12/30/10
11:00 AM NHL On The Fly: 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic Practice Day
4:00 PM 2011 World Junior Championship: Canada vs. Sweden
6:30 PM NHL On The Fly at the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic
8:00 PM 2011 World Junior Championship: USA vs. Switzerland

I'm guessing that since there is 5 hours from the "practice day" listing to the next listing, that the alumni game will be shown sometime during that time, just not live?

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Scott Walker??? He played like 6 games for the Caps. Also, Francois Leroux, awesome....

Personally I think Jagr should play the first two periods with the Pens, skate one amazing shift with the Caps and then mope on our bench. In addition, Kris Beech should play swapping shifts for the whole game between teams....

 

[Automattic]

I think Jagr should play with himself. In between periods of a KHL game...




(damn I'm ornery this week)

 

[dash]

I'm giving Honus rep for trash-talking an oldtimers game...

 

[pixburgher66]

No Apps, Kehoe, Pronovost, Larouche

...and they call this an old timers game?

Larouche is coaching I'm pretty sure. and EJ.

TICKETS PURCHASED Got 2, was nervous for awhile though.

 

[dash]

How can you have a Caps alumni game without Mike Gartner? No Jim Hrivnak? Oh well.

 

[elocomotive]

I'm giving Honus rep for trash-talking an oldtimers game...

LOL!

I'm psyched that Cote is going to be playing - one of my faves of all-time. He was great at the hip check, which in this game would mean "medical staff get over here quick, he was checked and he broke his hip."

 

[dare2be]

LOL!

I'm psyched that Cote is going to be playing - one of my faves of all-time. He was great at the hip check, which in this game would mean "medical staff get over here quick, he was checked and he broke his hip."

They'll have hip replacement surgery on site and be back in the next period.

 

[dare2be]

TICKETS PURCHASED Got 2, was nervous for awhile though.

Where are yours? I guess because I bought 4, I got section 116 row D (corner section )

 

[pixburgher66]

Where are yours? I guess because I bought 4, I got section 116 row D (corner section )

I feel like everyone I know who got tix are cruddy as far as sightlights go. Mine are in 121 (endzone) row AA (which I'm happy with because it's better in this sitting to be higher up). I ALMOST blew it though. I got a set in about the same place, but at row A, and I clicked "find others", the next time I searched for 2 it said "none available" and I pulled a Bruce Boudreau, tried again, and found a pair here, and I was NOT going to chance it again.

 

[evolver115]

the game was sold out in 10 fucking minutes I didn't get any tix...

 

[dash]

the game was sold out in 10 fucking minutes I didn't get any tix...

That's pretty impressive...Well done Pittsburgh.

 

[puckhead]

That's pretty impressive...Well done Pittsburgh.

It's all those people who heard rumours that there was hockey in Pittsburgh before 2005

 

[evolver115]

It's all those people who heard rumours that there was hockey in Pittsburgh before 2005

good old swamp logic, those were the days

 

[jstewismybastardson]

are they bringing in ringers?

I only remember NJ, Van, Dal, Pho and Fla for Gus

youre forgetting the other Greg "non Gus" Adams from the Island ... they both played for the canucks one year in the late 80's


no Iafrate ... i wanted a visual update on his hairline

 

[sbb122]

I couldn't get tix for this one. I may venture down and slip the old Ulysses S. Grant or Ben Franklin photo to a ticket taker and see if me and my son can get in....

 

[pixburgher66]

I couldn't get tix for this one. I may venture down and slip the old Ulysses S. Grant or Ben Franklin photo to a ticket taker and see if me and my son can get in....

I guarantee the Pens release more. It's rather odd only 10k are available.

 

[pixburgher66]

good luck to anyone who is looking for tix in 'other' ways to this one...ouch:
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