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The Fours on Cottge Ave. should be a good bet. Great Sports Bar like its namesake near Toronto Dominion Garden in Boston. Could be crowded at 1:00PM, though.Awesome thread (read part one) - thanks for putting this together!
My Question - I'm a Broncos fan (come in peace) staying down here in Quincey. I want to watch the Broncos game tomorrow where there's lots of TVs, decent food, and the place won't be completely overrun with people. Any options? I guess they would need NFL Package. I don't need the Fenway Park experience or anything crazy like that. My wife is pregnant if that'll gives you an idea of what I'm looking for. Something low key but nice and has an adequate number of TVs.
Our default is Buffalo Wild Wings but there's got to be a local chain or nice bar that would be better. Being crammed in a small bar with 500 people won't go over too hot with my wife though.
Thanks in advance.
Is part 1 deleted???? I'm super pumped that after all these years I'll be attending my first game IN Boston for my wife and I's birthday. Seen the bloody leafs vs boston in Toronto one too many times, would be nice to be part of the home crowd for once. Going to be heading down sometime in November. Anyway have a few questions and was trying to get the old one to come but keeps saying the page can not be found....
Yea looks like we need to update a few things.May want to remove NEBO from the list of places to eat, or at least adjust their address. They are on Atlantic Ave closer to South Station and the website link is different now.
I have season tickets and travel in from Hartford. We come in on 90E. We always get killed by the traffic from the Warrior Ice Arena to the TD garden. Sometimes an hour or more to travel that small stretch. Is there a convenient place to get off 90, park and take the T or a commuter train into the game. Amy help or suggestions is greatly appreciated.
I have season tickets and travel in from Hartford. We come in on 90E. We always get killed by the traffic from the Warrior Ice Arena to the TD garden. Sometimes an hour or more to travel that small stretch. Is there a convenient place to get off 90, park and take the T or a commuter train into the game. Amy help or suggestions is greatly appreciated.
I'll let others give their "hot spot" recommendations. Somerville is pretty vague, but the two options for transportation to the Garden would be the MBTA subway/light rail (aka "The T" - look for a white T with a circle around it) or Uber, a ride sharing service that's popular in the US.
As far as the schedule at Warrior, here it is (they post it on bruins.com every week under "Bruins week ahead"):
Bruins Week Ahead: November 17-23
Scroll down and/or search for the words "Upcoming Schedule". They put this out every week, usually on Fridays covering the upcoming week. This week's practice schedule is 11 AM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, but it's subject to change and/or delays at the last minute. I wouldn't bank on Thursday, as it's a Thanksgiving holiday...unless the coach wants to give them a bag skate because they stunk in New Jersey. They won't be practicing at all on Friday, because as you probably know they play a matinee. The practices are 100% free - for locals who are reading this, be sure to get your parking ticket validated at the concession stand. (No, you don't have to purchase anything.) As far as public transport, you COULD take the MBTA commuter rail, but they don't run all that frequently. I've been to exactly one practice during the regular season ever...and it was the one where Rask got Bjorked into the net, so I'm a jinx.
The practices aren't particularly interactive...the players don't exactly come out and shake hands, and I'm not "that guy" who bumps into them in the garage. It's basically a similar experience to watching the warmups at the Garden before the game, but with full ice and sometimes props like tires. (Pro tip: If you can, get to the Garden 30 minutes before the posted time, and watch the Bruins from section 22 in the Loge. Or, if you want to see the opposing team, section 2.) But it's definitely fun to watch, and I'd recommend it.
The only formal tour of the Garden I know of is the Sports Museum tour. For posterity, here's a link:
The Sports Museum - TD Garden - Boston, MA
It's only running in the near future on the 22rd and the 27th, probably due to events and/or vacation. I've never been on the formal tour, but if you're interested in Boston sports history (Bruins, Celtics, college, other random stuff), it's worth it. I've been on the 5th/6th level, which is where all the exhibits are. I sincerely doubt you'll get a locker room tour at either facility.
Best of luck, and enjoy your stay in Boston!
Hello bruins fans,
after a long wait I am able to make the trip from Germany to Boston and will be attending the next three home games. Until today I saw two games live and they lost both, (2010 in Prague the opening game against the Coyotes and in Boston against Vancouver in 2015) so hopefully they can break my personal curse and win at least one of those games Will be in Boston by my own and have more time since the short three day visit in 2015.
What I wanted to ask since a lot of you guys are from the area or more experienced than me in regards to the area:
- What are the little secrets you can recommend to see in the city? I mean not the typical tourist places.
- For my work I have to stay a little in shape. So is there a gym with a day enter you can suggest?
- What is the best way to transport? I will be living in Somerville during my visit
- Is there an schedule for training at the Warrior Ice Arena?
- What is an good place to see the game against New Jersey? I mean other than in Newark himself
- Is there a legal way to get a chance to take a look to the inner of TD Garden and the Training Facility?
- Which places to see for going out as an 29 year old male on the weekend?
Thank you guys a lot in advance for answering my question. Hope to improve my English during the trip so next time my grammar could/should be better ;-)
Hey guys, most likely coming to the TD garden for my first game on Dec. 9. My brother lives in Ashland. Better to drive in or take the T? Also if driving is better, which garage do you recommend parking in?
It depends on how much you like your money versus liking your time. Traffic shouldn't be too bad on the weekend getting in to Boston, BUT the parking is usually expensive. I get a little nervous with some of the sketchy unoffical parking lots - but that's not due to any particular experience. Plus, walking 15-20 minutes to and from the game partially negates any time you save driving in instead of taking the T. If you park at the North Station Garage, you literally go from inside the garage to the North Station/Garden complex...BUT, it's like $48 now.
You could take the T in from Riverside. Google maps says it's 25-30 minutes from Ashland to Riverside, but that's just generic Ashland. You start by getting on 90-E, and I'm about 99% sure the signage is reasonably good to tell you when you get off for Riverside. Once you hit Riverside station, you'll pay $6 to park there. Add the $2.75 fare for the T each way on paper tickets (or $2.25 if your brother has a free Charlie Card), and you've saved some cash. It takes about an hour to get from Riverside to the Garden, versus a little over half an hour driving. You'll take the T from Riverside to the end of the D part of the line, which is Government Center. Get off, and don't move - wait at the same platform for any train that doesn't say "Government Center" (ie a train that's going somewhere - either North Station or Lechmere). Take it 2 stops to North Station, and you're at the Garden - just follow the largest mass of people to get there. Coming back, you take any train at North Station 2 stops to Government Center, get off, and then take any train marked Riverside to the end of the line. (Sometimes they have Riverside trains come all the way up to North Station, but it's rare.)
One other wrinkle: They're doing tree branch removal on the weekends along the D line for four weekends (including this one).
Alerts < MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
That means you have to get off the T, get on a bus, then get off the bus and back on the T. I've done it before, and it's not that bad, but it probably does add some time.