I took a drink every time you said “dated” and got blasted by #29

2:26 talks about exterior of Honda Center *Shows FLA Live arena* I get what you’re saying about Ducks tho.

Wild to put Bridgestone at #2 without even mentioning the best part, it’s in the heart of Nashville’s downtown. You can be in a classic decades old bar with live country music one minute, and watching live hockey the next, unbeatable.

Full disclosure, I’m biased as a Tampa native and Lightning fan, but I’d put Amalie Arena at 9. The area around the arena is fantastic. It’s right on the water, walkable to bars, dining, shopping, and living space. Being outside of the venue on game day is a blast because they project the games onto the adjoining parking garage wall and people come out with their chairs to watch. And the tesla coils are one of the coolest gimmicks in the league. The exterior is very 90s, but it’s almost old enough to where that looks good again.

For being 30 years old the SAP Center is still great and always upgrading. The new center hung video board we unveiled this past season, currently upgrading the concourse store fronts and adding a new premium box seat area. Don’t sleep on the Tank!

The location of Canadian tire centre is terrible. It’s way outside the actual downtown of Ottawa, that’s why they get terrible attendance and why they are most likely moving into a new arena

This guy really put the Saddledome at 16 but FLA Live Arena at 31? He really has no idea what he is talking about. Even if you don't think FLA Live arena is good, the Saddledome is a dump, as many Calgary fans will openly admit. Do some more research before you post your videos, please.

T-Mobile is outstanding and deserves its lofty place on this list but there's one annoying drawback that you only experience if you go there in person...Specifically, there is only one set of entrance/exit doors. This makes getting out of there a pain, especially if you parked in the Excalibur deck and have to walk back around the building that you should have just been able to walk out the back of.

the fact that this guy ranked American Airlines Center in dallas #19 says all you need to know about this list...Its by far one of the most unique out there, and looks much newer than 22 years old. Easily a top 10 arena. And number 1 in goal horn/goal song

Why do i feel like he’s yelling at me😂😅

Your so wrong on the Florida Panthers arena. 1. It’s easy to get to. 2. There is a shopping mall and restaurants and hotels by it. 3. The arena has great views from any seat. 4. Broward county is still paying off that arena and the panthers are obligated to stay there unless the nhl wants to pay a lot of money for them to move. The panthers are going nowhere. Stop hating on them

I love the Scota bank lmao

"Scotabank arena"

Happy to see Canada life centre ranked that high. Lets go jets

I say this as a Kings fan, but the Honda Center's upper deck is absolutely one of the arena's strengths. It's far closer to the action than the Crypt's upper deck roughly located just below the stratosphere, which is inevitable with the triple deck of suites.

Don't hate on the Caps, please. I find it very convenient to get to via metro. The place is a sea of red.

1:06 If FLA Live Arena fails, The Panthers might move to American Airlines Arena(Kaseya Center) where the Miami Heat plays or VyStar Arena in Jacksonville, Florida left door to EverBank Stadium

Capital One arena is definitely a hockey arena. Ive been to both a Wizards and Caps game. And the Wizards game just didnt feel right, but the Caps game did. Maybe it was because the Wizards are bad but idk... Also, the Honda Center is definitely dated but its actually pretty cool inside it feels like you are time-traveling in a good way.

Sap center (the tank) is turning into a historic gem in the league. It’s been taken care of and upgraded every year since it opened. It’s also one of the best atmospheres in the nhl because if it’s low roof and steep upper deck creating insane noise. It also has a new scoreboard which wasn’t shown in this.

Also, there is no reasons any rink other than Mullet should be ranked worst than the saddle dome in Calgary. That place is ATROCIOUS! The only stadium/Arena ive ever been to that was worse is the Metrodome. That place was something else. Anyway NO WAY Florida and Anaheim are worse than saddle dome - It's impossible. And Denvers rink is pretty sold. Great place to watch hockey. I really enjoy your video but I think Hockey is a little out of your element because Buffalo, St Louis, Calgary and Arizona should have been all at the bottom. As a Winnipeger I'm SHOCKED my Arena was top 10. Especially since the SAP centre which it was copied from was so low on the list and how cheap it was to build ($136M CDN in 2004) lol.

Mullett Arena is the best

How is MSG at #10 and not #1 it is the worlds most famous arena!!!!!

Climate Pledge Arena! The roof is the register of historic places. It opened in 1962 as the Washington State Pavilion or the Worlds Fair. In the shadow of the Space Needle, it was converted into the Seattle Center Colosseum and was the home of the Seattle Totems of the old professional WHL. The Supersonics of the NBA also occupied from 1967. Renovated in the Early '90s to the benefit of the NBA and made it scrappy for hockey. After the Sonics were stolen and went to Oky Shitty it was home to the WNBA Storm. Finally it has been completely rebuilt into Climate Pledge Arena for the Kraken! The NBA says Seattle is on the top of the list for an expansion team, but I say fuck em! Why would anyone want to spend 2 billion for an expansion team that will suck for 20 years!

This is how you tell someone doesn't go to hockey games with actually saying so. Full disclosure, I've been to at least half of the arenas on here. The Saddledome has turned into a dump inside. I was there last season and the Flames not spent much in the way of upkeep inside the building. It's so bad the plastic on the seats doesn't match. You can literally see where they've removed a broken seat and replaced it one in storage. The arena the Panthers play in is way better than most give it credit for. It's only knock is that it's way outside of the city on the edge of the Everglades and is a pain to get to. United Center looks the way it does, because they built it so the exterior would mimic Chicago Stadium. The mark was completely missed on Scotiabank Arena. The building used to be the main post office in the city. Atmosphere is always top notch. The Bell Centre was shoehorned into it's space leading to some of the steepest seats I've ever seen in a lower bowl, not to mention the seats are noticeably tighter than everywhere else I've been to. There's a common theme here with all of his videos, "so and so stadium/arena looks dated". Yeah, but they're functional. Most of us go to games to see the game and couldn't give two shits about all of the blinking lights that attract little kids. How else do you think landmarks become landmarks? By always looking new? Sorta defeats the purpose of something becoming a landmark. I would really love to see what he would have thought if he set foot in any of the grand daddies of stadium lore like Comiskey Park, Chicago Stadium, Maple Leaf Gardens, pre renovation Wrigley Field with it's netting under the upper deck to catching the falling concrete, Boston Garden with it's rats, etc.

Shouldn't you include things like food options, unique things, fan experience etc when ranking arenas?

Xcel Energy Center exterior design fits the general Twin Cities architecture style. Simple clean lines and lots of glass. It's an excellent place to watch hockey.

The big x also features a lighthouse in one of the pillars, the goal horn is located right above it, lights up and spits out smoke when the wild score, every wild fan should know this.

Says Honda center is dated and only shows pictures before the renovation plus shows pictures of the wrong building 😂😂😂

Can’t believe you had TD Garden so low . Seems your only issue was the black seats but it’s a great arena for hockey. Fans are very close to the action and it gets very loud.

Would be nice if this guy told us what team plays in the arena. Sometimes he does and other times he doesnt.

FUN FACT: "Scotiabank" is pronounced "Scoe-shuh bank" Scotia, as in Nova Scotia, is Latin. It means Scotland.

Another thing about Climate Pledge Arena is that its name isn’t just for show, as it’s the only arena in the world to be zero-carbon certified! The entire arena runs on renewable energy, which is pretty crazy for a building of that scale.

You’ll be happy to hear PNC Arena is currently planning on renovating! Not too many renderings have been released, but some have been out for a while that give an idea what it will look like. Starts summer of 2024 and will cost around $250M most likely. A big part of the renovation is changing that south end into a high-end fan space instead of offices which may help out the appeal.

The Coyotes should have "Mullet Day" at Mullett Arena where the first 4,500 fans through the gates (in other words, all of them) get a free mullet wig (half black and half burgundy red) to wear during the game.

everytime I walk up to ubs arena and just look at it im amazed.

As an Islaners fan, It's nice to have a place to finally call home.

Scotia is pronounced Scoshia as in Nova Scotia. ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto you missed the best side: it was built with the facade an old art deco post office.

Trust me the United Center is more so known for the hockey not basketball

For the KeyBank Center- I live in the area and that arena still has the original 1996 seats. There have been some seating additions from the original capacity, the seating bowl painted gold instead of the original red, and locker room renovations. Other than that, the building has not had a major renovation and almost all of the seats are still the original.

Please do 2023/24 Premier league stadiums

7:07 Bring back Meadowlands Arena for NBA, NHL and New WNBA teams

Been to 14 out of the 32 Current Arenas and I've enjoyed them all in a special way. One thing I didn't like about Bridgestone Arena was the seats were so small and tight

The Video ive been Waiting for is finally here

What is the criteria for the rankings? Your opinion of looks, is interesting way of ranking areana.

I like how up to date your rankings are, taking into account the 2023 NHL playoffs. Very well done!!! 👍

I'm a Vancouver resident and love the Canucks. Rogers arena is better than most I've seen on this list. And you didn't show where the arena is, it's the most easiest rink to get too, skytrain doors open up the the actual stadium. And COSTCO is right across the street for easy $1 hotdogs.

What is all the talk about windows. You want sunlight to blind the goalies so that can't see the puck? These areas have lights so it's not dark!

The aerial shot of Honda Center you show is actually the Panthers Arena.

0:15 I am a Jets season ticket holder since day one and have complained to the team more than once that the Grey seats shown in this image pointing to True North (because thats ownerships company name) should have the Canadian flag over it! Why TF is the American flag over the spot referencing true north!?!?! That makes ZERO sense. Come on Mark Chapman get it together. and of ya, Fire the GM already for gods sake hes GARBAGE!

The KeyBank Center is finally getting some upgrades in 2024-25. The Sabres announced that the roof will be replaced, a new scoreboard will be installed, and they will begin replacing seats. Also the Sabres are working with Populous (same company that is designing the new Highmark Stadium) to design comprehensive renovations.

I guess the main driving point is hockey spectator viewing but the discussion of being dated and the exterior all add to the experience. Two things not mentioned are the access to the arena and how difficult it is to navigate the path to one's seat. Some of these arenas have restricted access with small entrances or only from one or two sides of the building and the concession areas back up and block access to the aisles. Should parking count?

Rogers arena still has 7 feet tall showers in the visitor dressing rooms from the NBA days, saw that on a stadium tour a few years ago. Wishful thinking maybe?

UBS arena is beautiful but it’s not home. You almost got the feel of the barn but not quite. Nassau Colosseum came alive! It’s a million times better then the Barclays though! With the off center Jumbotron.

the fans is what brings boston to life

the smaller an arena the better. you are closer to the action....

This list is a joke. The saddledome and Canadian tire centre are bottom of the league venues. Not to mention dropping points because an arena shares with basketball is stupid. If it was something like when the isles played in Brooklyn or the Yotes at america west then i would get it but if it doesnt ruin sightlines or put the scoreboard off in a strange place than it should not be a detractor.

Been asking for months, can you do a video on the NHL Scorebugs? Please!

The coyotes are not going anywhere.

Mullett Arena is as stylish as the hair style

I been to Minnesota Wild arena , more than my own teams arena, the SJ Sharks. XCEL Energy Center is a nice 1. The interior was really nice

The best thing about the TD Garden is that North Station is in the basement and you can take a train to the arena which is a good thing because there is no place to park

We just saw Kiss at Little Caesars arena a few weeks ago

No surprise on Honda Center, it's almost the same exact design as the BMO Harris Bradley Center which has since been demo'd for the Fiserv Forum.

6:11 San Jose and San Francisco NBA, WNBA and NHL Forever In Chase Bank Center and SAP Center

Rogers place is a crazy arena! Ive also heard its one of the best ice surfaces in the NHL because the Ice only comes out in the off season.

18:16 UBS Arena should relocate to Queens, New York where the Mets stand or return to Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for the Islanders

16:30 new WNBA and NBA teams in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

msgs upper levels are very tight. esp with the concave roof

The Florida Panthers need a new arena near downtown Miami. As a Miami native, driving almost an hour to see a hockey game was just a pain.

Damn Canadian Tire Centre > Than Scotiabank Arena? I’m from Ottawa but Scotiabank is miles away better than CTC. 😂

7:29 WNBA Dallas Wings In American Airlines Center in Downtown Dallas, Texas

I am a Dallas Starts STH and have been since the opend the American Arlines Center. for the record, it is the American Airlines CENTER, not Arena. the AmericanArilines Arena is In Miami and is where the Miami Heat play. so I am not a huge fan of the AAC, but they did JUST put in new seats all around, and are putting in a new jumbtron this summer. one more plus to the AAC that you mentioned about at least one other building it there is a huge jumbotron on the south side of the buiding with a huge plaza where people can hang out and watch away games. and they often have the home games on the screen too.

Save-On-Foods Memorial Center and Rogers Arena needs NBA and WNBA in British Columbia

Canada life in Winnepeg is an ECHL sized arena. 15,000 capacity for NHL? That's possibly worse than Mullet, just because it's not temporary.

3:04 the new Wizards and Mystics Arena should relocate where RFK Stadium(gets destroyed)

I guess TD Garden would be ranked correctly. I haven't been there in years and never saw a Bruins game but it is almost 28 years old. It was going to open up as The Shawmut Center but Fleet bank merged with Fleet bank so it opened as the FleetCenter.

17:05 bring back the NBA Seattle Sonics

No actually I think of championships at Staples Center, the Kings won there in 2012 and 2014. The Lakers won there in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2099, 2010, then Mickey Mouse bubble title in 2020. Also Lakers lost the 2004 and 2008 Finals there. The Kings definitely deserve respect there, especially since there’s is way more recent. Again Lakers have played in a Finals game or won a championship since 2010! 2020 was entirely in Orlando bubble. And places like United Center opened in 1994, both Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998) and Blackhawks (2010, 2013, 2015) winning 3 championships there, same number they both won at their former home Chicago Stadium (1929-1994), the Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993) and Blackhawks (1934, 1938, 1961). Then TD Garden, another place opened in 1995. Celtics (2008) and Bruins (2011) each won a championship there, while playing in 3 NBA Finals (2008, 2010, 2022) and 3 Stanley Cup Final (2011, 2013, 2019). I think championships bring charm to an arena, and United Center and TD Garden both replaced iconic, outdated facilities and have had success in their new home, that’s a plus IMO. Ball Arena could move up on list if Nuggets win an NBA Championship, so far first NBA Finals there in an arena that opened in 1999. Avalanche won/ hosted 2 Stanley Cups there (2001, 2022). Also called the Lightning arena like AMA-LEE Arena lol, it’s AMA-lay Arena if I’m sounding it out. Also again, little research, if you look closely at exterior of Xcel Energy Center, they have a banner for the GOP Convention with year 2003, the convention was held there in 2008, so my guess is this photo was taken in early 00s, this is in response to him wondering how old the exterior pic is.

You know who bedard is so I am guessing you are a hockey fan too. If so what’s your team?

my home rink almost the exact same as the mullet, brooks centennial regional arena (cra) 😭

10:14 new WNBA and NBA teams in Saint Louie, Missouri

So you're saying that newer arenas are more modern than older arenas? And older arenas look older than newer arenas? That's some brilliant analysis!

Don't forget the flamethrowers in the Saddledome

Be real, NHL AND NBA teams should share an arena. If they're spoiled and have their own arenas then it's the real fans paying for the overkill. As long as you can sit comfortably and watch the game is what matters. You don't need to be entertained by the architecture.

Still waiting for you to tear into English Premiere League soccer stadiums!

I went to a game at PNC and sat upper deck, my god is that upper deck steep

Great renovation to MSG but one thing I'm sad about is they took away the famous tunnel where the teams would come out of not to mention the wrestlers and boxers.

Why have they changed all the seats at Crossroads/Marine Midland/HSBC/First Niagara/KeyBank Arena/Center/Auditorium? Because they most certainly have not. They updated the suites a few years ago, but not the regular seats.

I attended a Panther game against Buffalo-2 tickets at centre ice for $60-for both. The mythical town of "Sunrise" is nowhere Miami or Ft. Lauderdale...people in Ottawa should consider themselves lucky!😀 as far as Detroit is concerned it should have been called the :Gordie Howe Olympia".

The Honda Center is out in left field . . . literally. It is the opposite of being integrated with any urban setting, seemingly surrounded by a driving range. You need to be really motivated to go.

The 200 sections of Madison Square Garden are a disgrace. Once you get halfway up you lose the roof and some of the scoreboard. The 400 deck overhang makes you feel like you're watching the game through a door from another room. My wife and our friend waited years to see MSG and told me after the game never to bring them there again. The rest of the arena is probably very good but unaffordable, although they did update the concessions and rest rooms well. And of course the location in the city makes car travel difficult with NYC traffic and poor parking lots.

As to why you'll never see an arena with a roof like the Saddledome ever again it's because it's the biggest design flaw. The roof is failing because the tensioned cables are rusting due to moisture getting in and they even put up netting to catch loose concrete falling off the outer ring (you can see them installing this netting at 9:58). This combined with low load-bearing capacity of the roof, bad acoustics, and small interior volume all make the design outdated compared to modern roof designs. The acoustics are so bad that you cant hear anyone in the upper 3rd level of seating in most games and they have to crank up the audio in the arena because it's so quiet of a building. When the Flames move into their new arena the atmosphere during games will be significantly enhanced because of the better acoustics.

@Depressed Ginger I disagree with your assessment of the Xcel Energy Center. It's pretty obvious you have only looked at pictures. The organ for music looks like a Zamboni and you can visibly see the person playing it on one of the corners of the arena. Also, state high schools are represented in the concourse and are visible to fans. They also have other note worthy stuff in it.

I guess you didn’t know that the Calgary flames will have a new arena in the future

Fla live arena is so underrated

My gripe with MSG is that its hosted the Rangers longer than the Knicks so the critique of the seating doesnt make sense

The "T-Moblie" arena has been a typo for several videos now but i doubt Depressed Ginger will find the time or self-awareness to correct it ;)

Over 97% of games are at night, so why car about”Natural Light”? It’s dark??? Good ranking otherwise!

The aerial picture of The Honda Center is obviously wrong. It's the Florida Panther arena as the logo and swampy landscape clearly show

4:32 new WNBA team known as the Philadelphia Bells are coming