Break the ice, Caps fans!

The ad reads:  Single? [yes!]  Looking for someone to share your passion for the Capitals? [... depends what they look like...]  If your answer is yes, then you should attend Capitals Singles Night at Bar Louie on Friday, Nov. 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are only $20 to the event and includes drinks (soda, beer and wine), appetizers and icebreakers to get to know the others in the room. The singles night event does not include a game ticket.

Twenty bucks?  5:30?  You had me, then you lost me. 

Perhaps if the event didn’t start a half hour before I get off work, I might consider this further.  But $20?  On top of the ever-increasing ticket prices to the games?  They are charging $60 just for a seat in the Eagle’s Nest.  If I pay that much, I think they should set me up on a date along with the price of admission.  For those who are paying the $130 or more to sit in the lower level, they should be entitled to at least some heavy petting – Minimum! 

Another reason I find this to be a bad idea is that the $20 goes for drinks, appetizers and icebreakers.  I’m sorry, but if I’m invited to a party where I pay $20 to drink, it is my natural reaction to try and get my money’s worth.  If the beer and wine start flowing freely at 5:30, I’ll be lucky to make it through the game without passing out.  This has all the disaster warning signs of an office Christmas party with an open bar.

Even though I am finding so many reasons to disapprove of this event, I am undeniably curious about how it will go.  I am in full support of bringing together single people with a common interest and hockey fans in general are a pretty fun group.  But I’m afraid I’ll be too busy chipping in to help pay Alexander Ovechkin’s salary by purchasing a ticket to watch the game.  I will be unable to make it to the event, get uncomfortably drunk and hit on fellow hockey fans.  I can only hope to hear wonderful stories from the folks who attend.  Have fun, my single friends!