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PFFC Trip Schedule 2011-2012 Season
PFFC Trip Schedule 2011-2012 Season
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PHOENIX
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12/02/11
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12/05/11
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Like Winnipeg, this will be a “Provide Your Own Transportation Trip”. Just a note, the Cardinals are playing Dallas (in Arizona, same complex as the Coyotes) 12/4/11 (Sun). Note: Combine with Anaheim (Fri 12/2/11) if you wish. Our hotel will be the Hampton Inn, located in the Westgate Glendale (a must see; if our Philly Live is anything like this it’s going to be great!!), located across the parking lot of Jobing.Com Arena. Our trip will be a three night package to Phoenix only. Price will be available Opening Night and on the PFFC Website (and in the next PUCK..)
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NASHVILLE
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01/14/12
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Like a couple others, this will be a “Provide Your Own Transportation Trip. Nashville’s a great city to visit... The game is 1/14/2012. Our trip package will be two nights (Fri 1/13/12 to Sun 1/15/12) but the stay can be expanded if you wish (and note the Preds are playing the Avs. 1/12/11). Even if you’re not into Country Music, Nashville’s a happening place, stroll onto Country Music lane bars located a block from our hotel, the Nashville Hilton Downtown. And, a ½ block (really) from Bridgestone Arena and one block from all the famed Country-Western Bars and Eateries.
Our package is for two nights (1/13 to15) and the price includes two nights lodging, taxes and game ticket (200 Level, similar to WFC’s Suite Level).
Q-$265.00 T-$299.00 D-$379.00 S-$670.00
P.S. NOTE, AS OF THIS DATE, ROUND TRIP AIRFARE IS APPROX. $250.00 per person.
STAY AN EXTRA NIGHT, add the following to your total!!:
Q-$75.00, T-$89.00, D-$129.00, S-$240.00.
NOTE, the extra night’s price does not include the Preds-Avs game ticket 1/12/12.
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NJ DEVILS
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01/21/12
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This WILL be a "Game Tickets" only trip. Ticket cost is $55.00 (per ticket).
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NY RANGERS
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02/05/12
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This will be a bus trip. At this point we don’t know the starting time of the game. If it’s like I suspect (3 PM) the bus will depart at approx. 11:00 AM and return after the game. There’s nothing like a Flyers-Rangers tilt at MSG, be there!! Price $119.00 per person which includes the round trip Motor-coach and game ticket (in MSG’s new 500 Level).
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WINNIPEG,
EDMONTON
& CALGARY
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02/20/12
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02/26/12
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This may be your final opportunity to do a trip like this (with the new scheduling and everything). Or, just do Winnipeg if you wish (maybe 2/19 to 2/22/2012). Or, travel to only Calgary and Edmonton…
Well, welcome back Winnipeg!!). We’re thrilled to have the NHL back in Winnipeg (no pun to the folks in the South USA) and are going to celebrate by having a three city trip. Here’s what I envision: 2/20-2/22 in Winnipeg, 2/22-24 in Edmonton (gotta get to the Water Park in West Edmonton Mall) and 2/24-26 in Calgary. But, since this will be a Provide Your Own Transportation Trip (remember we can always assist with the airfare) you can make up the dates. And, since it’approx.100 miles between Edmonton and Calgary a stop in Banff is a must!!
Our hotels will be:
Delta Winnipeg, 2/20/ - 2/22/12 (located across the street from the MTS Center),
Coast Hotel in Edmonton (2/22-2/24/12) and
International Hotel in Calgary (2/24-2/26/12).
Price includes six nights lodging, taxes and three sets of game tickets
(Flyers-Jets 2/21/12, Flyers-Oilers, 2/23 and Flyers-Flames, 2/25/12):
Q-$625.00 T-$695.00 D-$825.00 S-$1199.00
NOTE, at this time Round Trip Airfare from Phila. is from $1082.00 and up.
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TORONTO
MAPLE
LEAFS
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03/09/12
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03/11/12
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This will be our lone Canadian BUS trip of the season. And, our first trip to Toronto in a few years. This city’s always a blast, with the Hockey Hall Of Fame and Downtown Toronto. The trip will commence at midnight (actually 12:01 AM 3/9/12) and arrive sometime in the late AM. From there you’ll have almost two full days in Toronto (but save some time for the Flyers/Maple Leafs game 3/10 at 7 PM). The package includes round trip motor-coach, two nights lodging, taxes and game ticket for Flyers-Leafs (3/10/12). Q-$470.00 T-$495.00 D-$549.00 S-$700.00.
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BOSTON
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03/17/12
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Yes St. Paddy's day in Boston… This will probably be a "Provide Your Own Transportation" trip, but we’ve had some interest in a bus trip so keep posted So, this is how we’ll work it. We’ll offer BOTH Provide Your Own Transportation and a Bus Trip.
First the “Provide Your Own Transportation” trip: The hotel, Holiday Inn Beacon Hill (located only a few blocks from TD Garden) will be your home for Fri., 3/16/2012 and Sat. 3/17/2012. Arrive and depart whatever time you wish but bring your thirst..
Package includes, Two nights lodging, taxes and game ticket:
Q-$299.00 T-$329.00 D-$399.00 S-$599.00
Now, the Bus Trip: The bus will depart from the Voorhees Skate Zone at 7 AM, 3/16/2012 and return to Voorhees by approx. 8 PM 3/18/11.
Price includes Round-Trip Motor-coach (bus), two nights lodging (same hotel), taxes and game ticket:
Q-$439.00 T-$475.00 D-$499.00 S-$699.00.
NOTE, we must have approx. 30 people signed up for the bus portion to make it happen. I can see a few people salivating at the thought of being in Boston for St. Paddy’s day!! NOTE, the bus trip will not return to Phila. in time for the Flyers/Penguins game at the Center 3/18/12!!
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PITTSBURGH
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04/07/12
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Since this is the last game of the season we figured this may be the tilt to see and we’ve just discovered the Phillies are opening the season in Pittsburgh. As of this date the game of the Flyers/Penguins game will be 4 PM 4/7/12 so we’ll purchase the Phillies ticket for Sunday 4/8/12. They’ll be one and two night packages available. Just FYI, the Phils are playing in Pitts. 4/5/12 (Thurs.), 4/7/12 (Sat.) and 4/8/12 (Sun.). We don’t know the time of the games yet but would think the Sunday (4/8) game would be 1:00 or 1:30 PM and your Phillies-Pirates ticket will include “All You Can Eat”… The hotel will be the Doubletree, located down the hill from the Consol Center. This will be a Provide Your Own Transportation Trip but if there’s enough interest (which I think) we’ll have a bus trip, most likely leaving mid AM Fri., 4/6/12 (approx.. 8 AM) and returning after the Phils-Pirates game 4/8/12 with arrival in Voorhees scheduled for 11:00 PM that evening. ESTIMATED Price of Bus Trip which includes Round-Trip Motorcoach, two nights lodging (Doubletree), taxes, breakfast and two game tickets
(Flyers-Pens 4/7/12 & Phillies-Pirates 4/8/12): Q-$399.00 T-$429.00 D-$479.00 S-$600.00
ESTIMATED Price of “Provide Your Own Transportation” Trip for two nights which includes two nights lodging (Doubletree), taxes, breakfast and two game tickets
(Flyers-Pens 4/7/12 and Phillies-Pirates 4/8/12): Q-$289.00, T-$325.00 D-$369.00 S-$499.00
ESTIMATED Price of “Provide Your Own Transportation” Trip for one night which includes one night lodging, taxes, breakfast and two game tickets
(Flyers-Pens 4/7/12 & Phillies-Pirates 4/8/12): Q-$220.00 T-$235.00 D-$269.00 S-$325.00
See Lou for a three night package price..
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PFFC Trip Notes (2011-2012 Season)
PFFC Trip Notes (2011-2012 Season)
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1) All prices are per person.
2) Occupancy codes: Q-Quad (4 to a room), T-Triple (3 to a room), D-Double (2 to a room)
S-Single (1 to a room)
3) Deposits are handled on a first come-first serve basis. ½ the balance is required as a deposit.
4) Deadline to sign up for a trip: Bus/Own Transportation trips, we’ll take people until we sell out of game tickets.
Air Trips: No later than 30 days prior!!
5) No reservation(s) will be taken without a deposit!
6) Three ways to make a deposit:
A) PFFC Fan Club Tables at Flyers Home Games (First Level directly outside the AT&T Pavilion)
B) Mail (please call or email before sending a reservation):
Note: If you’re sending in a deposit or balance (by mail), upon receipt, you will be mailed a Trip
Confirmation Sheet. Please read, sign, date and return the white sheet to the PFFC (actually Lou)
within seven business days. Please note, your reservation does not become
valid until we (Lou) receive the returned signed sheet!
C) PFFC meetings (held once a month)
7) All trip participants must be PFFC members or $20.00 will be added to the cost of the trip.
8) Checks are made payable to “Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club” or ‘PFFC”.
9) For more information or to make a reservation, contact:
Lou Milano, 723 Vermont Ave, Deptford, NJ 08096
Cell Phone: 609.922.2234
Email: Lmstut@comcast.net
Please call or email before sending a deposit.
10) Keep up with the latest information on the PFFC by accessing our web site: www.flyersfanclub.org
11) FYI, a passport IS NOW REQUIRED to enter Canada.
12) I’m often asked where the seats are located. We try to please, but realize not everyone can be.
Therefore the seats we attempt to purchase (and usually wind up getting) are lower second level/upper first
level in the corner to blue lines. In cities like Toronto, Detroit, NY Rangers, we “take what we can get”!!
13) Also, please remember we’re not ticket agents. The trips we sponsor are part of a package deal which includes
the game tickets. If you have a request for game tickets only, we’ll try to accommodate if only a few are needed.
However, there may be a small service charge. When tickets are purchased for our trips, our allotment is usually
only for people “traveling” with the PFFC!!
14) The PFFC cannot be held responsible if the time or day of the game changes and alternate travel plans need
to be made.
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Here are two articles from Alan Ellis about the last NY Islanders trip
and from Lou Milano about the last Ottawa trip for you to enjoy.
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Last Call for Road Trip by Alan Ellis
It was the last weekend in March, a GORGEOUS Saturday. What could be better?
OH YEAH!!! Jump on a bus & go to a hockey game!!!
Yes, as the first week of spring was coming to an end, the final Fan Club road trip of the (regular) season wound its way up the
New Jersey turnpike, across the Verrazano Bridge, along the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, to the Long Island Expressway, to
exit 39 and down three roads (Glen Cove, Old Country & Merrick Ave.) to Nassau Coliseum, to see the Flyers take on the feisty
NY Islanders (they've been pretty tough & playing well of late).
 
 
Settling into our seats after the National Anthem, it took all of 2 seconds for the fireworks to start, as Dan Carcillo went at it with Michael
Haley. 20 seconds later, it was Sean O'Donnell going at it with (NHL penalty minute leader) Zenon Konopka. Once both teams got the
fights out of the way, the Flyers struck first. A faceoff win to Jeff Carter and he quickly wristed the puck in the far corner past Rick DiPietro.
Just 22 seconds later, James Van Riemsdyk scored goal #1 of his 1st career hat trick. Blake Comeau cut the lead to 2-1, but JVR scored
a power play goal later in the 1st. Meanwhile Sergei BOB-rovsky was OUTSTANDING the entire game, making at least two notable saves,
one on Kyle Okposo in the 2nd and another on P.A. Parenteau in the 3rd. JVR completed his hat trick with a one-timer from between the
circles. Hats were thrown by Flyers fans seated near the ice and a shoe was also in the mix (Coatesy pointed this out). The game clock
wound down & we celebrated the win, which gave the Flyers 100 pts. After the game, we picked up pizza and ate it on the bus.
At 1:00AM on Sunday 3/27, we arrived back at Voorhees, tired but happy to see the “W”. The last (regular season) road trip was over…
Great Job AGAIN, LOU!
We couldn't do it without you.
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No Rest for the Weary… by Lou Milano
So, what does one do five days after returning from a trip to Carolina? How about traveling the following weekend to Ottawa?
This is what many of us did on February 25th to the 27th.
Two busloads of PFFC people (approximately 70), fresh off a 4-3 OT win over the Islanders, boarded around midnight (or 12:01 AM) on
February 25th and off to Ottawa we were. Hoping for a smooth ride, we were greeted with snow along the PA Turnpike which continued
into NY RT 81. So maybe not a smooth ride but everyone seemed to have fun along the way. Around 6:30 AM, we stopped for breakfast
at a Bob Evans near Watertown NY, which was totally prepared for the onslaught of hungry PFFC people. Everyone ate and boarded for
what we thought (and hoped) would be a smooth go through Customs. WRONG…
The stop at Customs since 2001 has been “adventurous” at best. There were times where everyone had to exit the bus to be checked in
the Customs Office, sometimes they’ll do a random check, etc. One member, several years ago, was even denied entrance into Canada
(but this is a different story). This time seemed like any other but the first ever where the Passport Officer took everyone’s Passports.
What we thought would be a routine check turned into an HOUR wait as some problems needed to be cleared before our “release”.
As soon as this was completed we were cleared and on our way…
We arrived at the Westin Ottawa downtown around 1 PM. After check in, everyone toured the city, skated on the Canal or went shopping.
The best thing about Canada is if you’re a hockey fan, it’s on every channel, newspapers have PAGES of coverage. Where round-table
discussion in the US is on the other three “major” sports, in Canada it’s all about hockey. That night everyone dispersed into their own
groups but fun was had. Some people went to an Irish Bar, some went to the Keg where Molson Glasses were “exchanged” (you know
who you are…), some even were tossed from the Keg (you know who YOU are…). All in all, it was a great night for everyone. The best
thing about being at a bar in Canada is the talk amongst every hockey fan there, no matter what team you root for.
Plus, there’s that evening’s NHL games on every TV just like you’d see in the US, ha ha!
Saturday’s fun included a trip to the Glue Pot Bar, an old PFFC favorite from years ago. Although there was disappointment in one Walt
(My VALT) Smith as there was no Mike’s Lemonade to purchase. But we had fun anyway. Some people skated on the Canal, some hung
out in town or at the mall (adjacent to our hotel). At around 4:30 PM, we were off to the game. The game was great for the first period as
the orange and black led 1-0 after the first. Then… Even though the Senators won 4-1, everyone seemed to have a good time. Afterward
it was back to the hotel, where everyone scattered into the different bars in the area. We stayed at the hotel bar.
Sunday’s ride home was entertaining as Joe Perez (aka, Joe the Kid) and friends entertained the bus with their ‘humor”. But again,
the stop at the border was adventurous as we were held up for over an hour as the Border Police thought they had nabbed someone
in our group. As it turned out, it was a case of mistaken identity.
We arrived home safely, thanks to our great bus drivers, at around 8:30 PM. Hopefully you all had a great time. Personally I want to thank
Joe Fisher and his crew (yes, you too SWBG) for making this trip easy for me. And also the bus drivers, for guiding us through the nasty
weather on the way up. Lastly, I want to thank all of YOU that made not only this trip such a success but all the trips this season.
I hope to see every one of you on a PFFC Trip next season, as well as our Summer Bowling League.
Thanks,
Lou
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