I remember when the game was announced. I was so excited and proclaimed I wouldn't miss it for the world. Fast forward a year and I didn't go because I opted to spend the money on something else instead and I cannot say I'm upset I missed it. From the terrible views, traffic, overcrowding to the pathetic display the avs chose to put on in front of a national audience. It's one game and so I'm not too concerned but this event could have been really special. What a venue and location. I thought the way the stadium had been decked out was awesome. But alas the planning team, and the hockey team let everyone down.
What else could have been done for a one-time event? That all was to be expected, if the hassles that come with it scared you off then good, you probably are happy you didn't go. But really people are like USAFA should have changed their rules, built more bathrooms, paved the parking lots, built new roads to get around...for one event. Get real. And the implications from the media are ridiculous, if you were there you didn't see thousands of empty seats, it was bursting at the seems full where I was sitting. And for the people that keep saying they should have brought it to Coors Field again, you have no clue. The game was played in Colorado because of the Academy games angle. They aren't bringing it back to Denver any time soon. Iconic stadiums in bigger cities have gotten one game so far, what makes you think Coors Field and Denver would have gotten another first???
What really bothers me is a lot of noise is being made by people off the ESPN article, which is insanity. I looked at the ESPN site at about 10pm last night as I sat down for a late dinner and there was ZERO mention of the game. None, it wasn't even on the scoreboard of NHL games they showed including finals from other games. It didn't happen according to ESPN, which we NHL fans know is par for the course with ESPN. But then this morning they decide to go out and put on the top of the news a story interviewing some people they found who couldn't make it to the game and claim that thousands of people didn't make it until the end? Come on, that's nonsense. All that is people is the same ESPN bullcrap, that they should just hold all events in NY, Chicago, Miami or LA and things would be better. That's what they want and the handful of people whining are just feeding that troll like behavior that ESPN brings us.