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Listen to Ed Cooley on 87.7FM The Game in Chicago

Ed Cooley was on 87.7 The Game in Chicago on Monday:

Upcoming Alumni Gamewatches and Gatherings: NCAA Tournament Edition #pcbb

Are You Friared Up?

It’s a big week for the Friars with key matchups for the men’s basketball and hockey teams in San Antonio and Boston.

Capital Area Club 
Buffalo Billiards
1330 19th St. NW
Washington, DC
201.331.7665Contact: Brittany McHale ’11
mchale.brittany@gmail.com
Pre-game reception: 3/21 6:00 p.m. ESTGame watches:
Men’s Basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20
If men’s basketball advances will meet 3/23;
time and location TBD

Greater Boston Area Club
Hurricane O’Reillys
150 Canal St.
Boston, MA
617.772.0161Contact: Mark McGwinn ’81
mmcgwin@santander.us
Pre-game reception for Hockey East semi finals: 3/21 5:00 -8:00 p.m. ESTGame watches:
Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20
Men’s hockey vs. UNH @ 8:00

Greater Chicago Area Club
Cortland’s Garage
1645 W. Cortland St. 
Chicago, IL
773.862.7877Contact: Sean Olvany ’09
solvany@gmail.com
Pre-game reception: 3/21 6:00 p.m. CSTGame watches:
Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 6:20 CST
Men’s hockey vs. UNH @ 7:00 CST
If men’s basketball advances, will meet 3/23;
time TBD

Greater Providence Area Club (Mal Brown Club)
Co-Sponsored by Athletics, Cox Communications & Whiskey Republic
Whiskey Republic
515 S Water St.
Providence, RI
(401) 588.5158Contact
lauren@thewhiskeyrepublic.comfor reservations
Pre-game reception: 3/21 7:00 p.m. ESTGame watches:
Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20
Men’s hockey vs. UNH @ 8:00

Philadelphia Area Club
Fado Irish Pub
1500 Locust St.
Philadelphia, PA
215.893.9700Contact: Chris Casserly ’09
casserly.christopher@gmail.com
Pre-game reception: 3/21 7:00 p.m. ESTGame watch:
Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20 p.m. EST
If men’s basketball advances, will meet 3/23; time TBD

Providence College Clubs of New York
If men’s Basketball advances, will meet in both locations 3/23 Time TBD
Location One:
Session House
1009 2nd Ave.
New York, NY
646.559.4404
Pre-game reception: 3/21 7:00 p.m. ESTGame watch:
Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20 p.m. EST
Location Two:
Midtown 1015
1015 2nd Ave.
New York, NY
212.207.3777Contact: Lizzie Reilly ’09
lizzie.reilly1@gmail.com  
Pre-game reception: 3/21 7:00 p.m. ESTGame watch:
Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20 p.m. EST
Men’s hockey vs. UNH @ 8:00 p.m. EST

San Antonio, Texas
Wyndham Riverwalk Hotel
111 East Pecan St.
San Antonio, TX
210.354.2800Contact: Kevin Connolly ’04
kconnol4@providence.edu
Pre-game reception for men’s basketball: 3/21 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. CST

Southern California Area Club 
Fat Face Fenner’s Fishack
53 Pier Ave.
Hermosa Beach, CA
(310) 379-5550Contact: Steve Walsh ’77
lawoobs@earthlink.net
Pre-game reception: 3/21 4:00 p.m. PDTGame watches:
Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 4:20 PDT
Men’s hockey vs. UNH @5:00 PDT
If men’s basketball advances and the game is played during local business hours, will meet 3/23; time TBD

West Palm Beach area
Grease Burger Bar
213 Clematis St.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561.651.1075Contact:  Sarah Firetto ’03
sfiretto@providence.edu
Pre-game reception: 3/21 6:30 p.m. ESTGame watches:
Men’s basketball vs. UNC @ 7:20 EST
Men’s hockey vs. UNH @ 7:00 p.m. EST


If you cannot attend the games in person or join fellow fans at one of the game-watch events, here’s the television schedule:

Basketball

  • Friday’s game will be on TNT, with the broadcast scheduled to begin at 7:20 p.m.
  • Sunday’s broadcast schedule has not yet been announced.

Hockey

  • Friday’s Hockey East semifinal, scheduled for 8:00 p.m. face-off, will be on NBC Sports Network and NESN Plus.
  • The Saturday 7:00 p.m. Hockey East championship game will also be on NBC Sports Network and NESN Plus.
  • The NCAA Hockey Tournament Selection Show is scheduled for Sunday at 12 noon on ESPNU.

Visit this site to find your local NBC Sports Network channel. Information about NESN Plus listings is also available online.

Upcoming PC Alumni Gamewatches in Your Area #pcbb

Here are the regional clubs that are hosting Gamewatches for Thursday’s and Saturday’s games. I have attended a few of these and I have to say it’s a lot of fun watching a PC game with other PC alums and also meeting new people who share the common bond of loving the Friars. If you live in any of these areas, I recommend checking these out:

Thursday 1/30/14 vs. Marquette

Providence College Club of Greater Boston

  • The Black Rose 160 State Street Boston, MA 02760
  • Meeting on the 2nd floor at 6pm. Game begins at 7pm
  • Contact Jenn Sheytanian jennifer.sheytanian@providence.edu

Providence College Capital Area Alumni Club

  • Penn Social 801 E Street NW Washington, D.C. 20004
  • Contact Brittany McHale 336-416-3647 mchale,brittany@gmail.com

Providence College Club of Long Island

  • Churchill’s Restaurant and Bar 18 South Park Ave Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  • Contact Mike Hopkins ’10 mhopkins8587@gmail.com

Saturday 2/1/14 vs. DePaul

Providence College Greater Chicago Area Club

  • Harry Caray’s 10233 West Higgins Road Rosemont, IL 60018 – Located in the Holiday Inn & Suites (Chicago-O’Hare) Rosemont Hotel
  • Pre-game reception – Alumni ticket packages are $50/person, which includes food and a game ticket at Allstate Arena. If you already have a game ticket, admission to the reception is $20/person. Children 12 & Under are FREE to the reception but a game ticket must be purchased.
  • Contact Lindsey Rogers 401-865-1909 lrogers2@providence.edu

Providence College Club of New York

  • Session House 1009 2nd Ave New York, NY 10022
  • Contact Mike Hopkins mhopkins8587@gmail.com