Louis Blues playoff series is slated for April 21 in San Jose. Everybody will want to be here for the clincher. While Compaq Center is known as one of the loudest arenas in the National Hockey League, the mood in the luxury suites was a little bit more sedate.
Wine is much more likely to be the beverage of choice than beer.
Mentor Graphics suite seats for the Sharks-Blues contest were much sought after at the company, says Dominic DeCarlo, an area sales director for the company. Even for the casual hockey fan, the combination of a suite seat and an NHL playoff game can be an alluring prospect. LSI Logic guest Jose Reinoso was sipping wine while watching the Sharks-Blues match on a twin set of televisions, although the teams were playing live just outside a suite window. This is an ability to socialize after work away from the office,'' says Mr. Reinoso, head of Silicon Graphics Inc.'s information storage operations. The one's seated up front, they are the big hockey fans.