Wings Game Tonight

We are heading down to Detroit for the game tonight, and will be there a bit early. We are definitely planning on making at stop in Greektown for some gambling and cocktails, but are considering stopping at Hockeytown Cafe (because we have never been there). If we take the People Mover, is it a short walk to Hockeytown? Or, is it best to avoid that on a game day?

Wings Game Tonight

Hockeytown is only a couple blocks north on Woodward from the Grand Circus Park people mover stop. It is only a couple stops from the Greektown (casino) stop, but the people mover runs the ';other way';, so it will be the long way around and you will pass Joe Louis on the way.

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Depending on how early you head there, you might just want to walk. There are several other bars on the way including the Old Shillelagh, Well, Cheli%26#39;s, ... I also recommend the Town Pump on Montcalm, one block west of Hockeytown. Today%26#39;s weather is not looking nice for the walking option though.

Take the free shuttle from Hocketown or the Town Pump to avoid having to make another people mover run, which gets very crowded around game time. To get back to Greektown after the game, hop on any of the shuttles to Fishbones, The Detroiter, Sweet Water Tavern or Jacoby%26#39;s and it will put you within a couple blocks of the casino.

Wings Game Tonight

The closest People Mover Station to Hockeytown Cafe is at Grand Circus Park, about 2 blocks away. By the way, if you don%26#39;t know about it already, Hockeytown has a free shuttle bus to Wings games starting 90 minutes before game time. Parking is available at nearby lots and in the Fox garage behind Hockeytown.

People Mover usually is most crowded after the game as everyone is leaving at the same time. Before games, there are crowds, but they are somewhat lighter because people stop first for drinks or dinner and arrive at the Joe during a wider time window.

If you plan to take the People Mover to Hockeytown and haven%26#39;t used it since last summer, be aware that the train now operates in a clockwise loop (the opposite of what it used to). This means that, from Greektown Station, the People Mover train now goes south toward the river and loops around 9 stations before Grand Circus Park. It is about a 10 minute ride. Formerly, there were only 2 stops between Greektown and Grand Circus and the ride took only 3 minutes.

Tev9999 said it all.

Didn%26#39;t mean to repeat, but I started to write, got interrupted by a phone call and then finished and sent the post without checking back to see if anyone had replied.

GO WINGS!

Nasty weather and even worse performance by the Wings. Hope you still had a good time.