Recruiting-wise, no one has mentioned the flip side of those nice 80 degree days - that would be the 115 degree days. That could be a big turn-off for a lot of prospects. And the distance from home (other than AZ and CA) might be a disadvantage also.
We are going. Tickets bought. Airfare booked. Hotel reserved (Hotel 140 - downtown). The hotel is 2 blocks from 2 different subway lines - 14 minutes to the rink.
No one has had such crappy luck with injuries in a Sioux uniform! I wish Mark could start his career over. Hopefully he will be back to enjoy number 8!
I had good reception using UNDinsider last year, even wireless. I don't have an HDMI port on my PC, so my last resort is to hard wire my laptop to my router and run an HDMI cable to my TV. If that doesn't work, I give up.
I have only tried on demand content - I will try the live stream tonite, but I don't expect any better results. As others have said, for those of us that live outside the area, this really sucks.