# Going to the Pond in Anaheim tonight

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-the-pond-in-anaheim-tonight/354964>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 1, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-the-pond-in-anaheim-tonight/354964 "2006-05-01T16:27:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![FlightlessBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cdc98d/32.png) [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-the-pond-in-anaheim-tonight/354964/1 "2006-05-01T16:27:42Z")

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So I’m heading to game 6 of the Calgary/Anaheim series. This will be my first time at the pond in Ahaheim and I was wondering if anyone can tell me about the venue? Is there a restaurant/bar somewhere inside that I can watch the previous series (EDM/DET)? I’m planning on going a bit early since I get out of work early and want to beat some of the traffic. What can I do around there? Thanks!  
Mods: Does this belong in MPSIMS? If so, sorry.

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-the-pond-in-anaheim-tonight/354964/2 "2006-05-02T01:37:30Z")

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I’m sure it’s far too late for this now, but I would have suggested the Block at Orange.

Hope you have/had fun!

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**Author:** ![FlightlessBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cdc98d/32.png) [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-the-pond-in-anaheim-tonight/354964/3 "2006-05-02T15:19:24Z")

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I had a blast last night, and just to finish off the thread. Right across the street from the Pond is JT Schmid’s, it’s a fun bar/brewery with a few TVs. (Not nearly enough for my taste) And they didn’t have any Basketball on, instead they had ESPNews…not sure why. They also had the earlier NHL game on the big screen too, but I assumed that they would since they were across the street from the Pond 🆒

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**Author:** ![rowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowe)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-the-pond-in-anaheim-tonight/354964/4 "2006-05-02T19:20:16Z")

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I didn’t see this thread yesterday, sorry! Glad you had a good time though. The Pond is a pretty nice arena, much more fan friendly than Staples in my opinion. Plus the cheap seats are a lot better than the mile high ones for the Kings.