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Back Bay Bars Are Ready For Bruins Fans
Back Bay bars are ready to provide Bruins’ fans with what they need to fight the tension and anxiety as the fans hope to see their team hoist the cup.
While Boston police will deploy more officers tonight to keep crowds from getting too rowdy, and bars are enforcing stricter rules to help curb out-of-hand revelry, the venues in Back Bay are ready for Bruins fans to have an exciting evening - and hopefully watch their team bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston.
“We’re fully staffed and ready for a good night,” said James Parker, manager of Whiskey’s on 885 Boylston Street.
Parker has a special music playlist picked out to hype up the crowd during the game.
“We’re making sure everyone has a goodtime and nothing gets out of hand,” he said. Whiskey’s is expecting around 300 fans to show up tonight.
“If we win it’s going to be unbelievable. People will be running in the streets like crazy just like a Red Sox or Celtics championship," he said "If we lose, I hope people aren’t too disappointed because the Bruins did come a lot further than most people thought.”
Parker doesn’t believe there will be any rioting, but he doesn’t count out that there might be the occasional “knucklehead” out there.
Shannon Emerson Finks, director of business development and marketing for McGreevy’s, also emphasized that being full-staffed was important.
“There’s probably going to be a line, and I’m thinking people are going to go straight out after work and get a good seat,” Finks said.
She said the kitchen is fully prepared, the staff is ready, and they are excited for a good night. They're expecting a rowdy crowd, but she doesn’t expect any fights and believes everyone will be respectful.
“Go! Go! Black and Gold” by the Dropkick Murphys will be playing throughout the night at McGreevy’s on 911 Boylston Street.
“We have a great relationship with the Bruins, and sometimes the players come in and bartend,” Finks said.
At Clearys on 113 Dartmouth St., manager Steve Arakelian said they canceled their regular Wednesday trivia night, and have "a little more extra product than usual."
"I hope the Bruins win and we get a parade in a couple of days," he said.
On that note, during the final game, McGreevy’s will be posting to their Facebook and Twitter, so you can see how the crowd is reacting with online photos and updates,” Finks said. She wants to make sure that the regulars who are overseas and can’t make it to the bar can still feel apart of what’s happening.
"It’s hockey in June," she said. "you can’t beat that."