You are right

GO HABS GO!

I agree

Been there, Maple Leaf Gardens and The Boston Gaahden from the Original 6.

Tellement vrai !

I live in St Paul and LOVE the city AND the arena. Allianz Field is pretty sick, too.

Bonsoir, Sylvain! I grew up in St. Louis. Love my Blues, and the old St. Louis Arena. However, I was also a Blackhawk fan, since I'm old enough to have followed hockey since 1965 when St. Louis had the St. Louis Braves, a Blackhawk farm club, before the 1967 NHL expansion. Years later, I left STL and took a job in the Chicago area. Got a part share of season tickets to Hawk games at Chicago Stadium. You are exactly right. There was nowhere better on earth to watch a game than at Chicago Stadium. Even my wife, who really isn't a big sports fan, said that watching a game at Chicago Stadium was electrifying! I've been to several of the newer arenas since 1994, but to me, none have the atmosphere of the Montreal Forum, Chicago Stadium, St. Louis Arena, or Boston Garden. Cheers, Old Rusty

Nationwide is a beauty. Go Jackets!

Actually for me a trip to New York would be more about following the route of The Warriors from The Bronx to Coney Island, an NHL game would be like a side-quest but one worth doing.

Being from Buffalo people often think of NYC as this distant magical place. It's a 7 hour drive and I have inlaws there. The drive and the city are never fun anymore. I call it returning from the concrete jungle when I get home to Buffalo. MSG is kind of odd. The ice is on the 5th floor and it is conveniently located above a subway stop. I have been to a game anytime the Sabres are playing when I am in town. As much as I don't like the Leafs getting to go to the old Maple Leaf Gardens was a treat as an 8 year old. Looking up and seeing the super old retired years played etc.

@@ll7868 haha!

Nationwide is so underrated

Hi Cal, Livelong STL Blues fan since 1968 here. My brother-in-law lives in Minnetonka, so I hope to go to a game at Xcel some day. I love the Minnesota tradition of having all the high school hockey jerseys there. That's way cool. The old St. Louis Arena (temporarily called Checkerdome when Ralston Purina owned the team) was a hoot. It was old and falling apart, but loud and fun. I lived in suburban Chicago in the late '80s and early '90's and had a part share of season tix to Blackhawk games at Chicago Stadium. Wow, what a place! Outstanding old school hockey barn. I wish I had been able to go to a North Stars game at the old Met Center. That would have been a treat, too! Good luck to the Wild this year in the playoffs. Looks like my Blues have folded their cards and are gonna "suck hard for Bedard" now!!

@@OldRustySteele You'll probably enjoy Xcel and St. Paul. You can find a bar/club away from the arena for pizza and beer etc. with free parking and they will have a shuttle bus to take you to the arena and back. Fun experience. The old Met Center in Bloomington was more spartan but the lighting, ice and seats were great. Evidently had very fast ice because the players loved it.

LCA is outstanding

Bell corporate sponsor name but on the streets Beliveau Centre.

No

Just no

Loved the old St. Louis checkerdome! Thanks for mentioning

You can still go watch Hockey at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Now home of the Metropolitan University Natanay Lions.

@@patrickcruz2628 Hi Patrick. I grew up in STL, and for most of its life it was simply the St. Louis Arena. When Ralston Purina bought the team and the arena in 1977, they renamed it the Checkerdome to mimic Ralston Purina’s red & white checkered logo. In 1983 when Harry Ornest bought the Blues and the building, they reverted the name back to the St. Louis Arena. So the Checkerdome handle was only for a 5 or 6 year period of The Arena’s 65 year history.

@@ariea.devalois1564 Unfortunately, I never got to see MLG in person during its heyday. I’ve seen numerous photos before and after the renovation into a supermarket and hockey rink. It must be odd to see the truncated seating area for the current rink compared to the much deeper/higher seating area before the renovation. Visiting MLG is on my bucket list, plus a visit to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

100% I went to a game a few years ago and I thought it was great. I want to go to a playoff game there because the fans get really loud and that's just from TV

I agree as a Devils fan. The lighting is weird too.

Same. The view is a kinda crap in areas & the lighting is awkward.

@@ricktryder787fellow devils fan. I’ll say the balcony seats are better than the rock (yes I said that) only in terms of view and sound. You really feel closer somehow and the lower ceiling helps the noise of the ice travel up. That being said Fuck the rags and LETS GO DEVILS!!

UBS is better

It’s the same with every sport. In baseball you have Wrigley Field and Fenway which are highly overrated just because they’re old. I can’t stand how people rate arenas on how historic they are instead of how nice they are and the amenities.

long overdue that they got a team. This coming from a Canucks ice pack holder up the I-5.

Definitely something ever sports fan must do

Been years since I was there - do they still stuff away fans down in the far corner? Absolutely terrible place for viewing... at least the facility is decent though! More screens would definitely be a big add for experience.

TD Garden was built over north station so they have a train station in the basement. I have been to Nationwide in Columbus several times too when the Bruins are in town, I am a displaced New Englander in Ohio

@@woxyroxme I live in Albany, and have made the trip to Boston many times.but unfortunately, the Bruins priced themselves out. every year I get the NHL Center Ice. the only reason I was in Columbus was that I was catching as many Bob Seger concerts as I could on his final tour. saw the Jackets play Montreal. we stayed at the Double on s. Font Street. I miss going to Boston, but it is an extremely expensive day. when I saw Seger play at the TD Garden, I paid $65 to just park.

Todd, I agree. I’m a Blues fan and went to Amalie Arena for a Sens-Bolts game while on business in Tampa. The staff at the arena were some of the nicest and friendliest people I’ve ever seen in a sporting venue!

@@OldRustySteele you're awesome man thank you it doesn't matter what event you're going to over there they treat you like your family once you're in that Arena I have to take some medications one time I want to see a Bruno Mars concert there I was so excited but I stayed up all night now is dead tired and those people took care of me

They're not on that list because it's a list of current arenas loll Born and raised in Montreal, I can tell you that no matter how beautiful are today,s arenas, nothing will ever beat the Montreal Forum in my heart!

@@albiman68 The pre renovated Montreal Forum (between 1949-68) was a fantastic hockey venue which stank of stale cigarette smoke and was cramped. Madison Square Garden III (demolished in 1968) was an odd venue with a lousy irregular ice surface but similar seating to the Boston Garden. The Chicago Stadium had a giant organ which took up one end zone, but the rafter standing room and nose bleed seats had terrible sight lines. Of the original six venues, Maple Leaf Gardens always lacked any character to me. Interesting point, of the final nine teams pre 1967 expansion, the New York Americans played in Madison Square Garden III, the Montreal Maroons played in the pre 1948 renovated Montreal Forum, and the St. Louis Eagles played in the St. Louis Checkerdome which would become home to the St. Louis Blues -- all before my time although I did see the Blues at the Checkerdome. I saw all the mentioned venues as a very young child with my dad before he ditched my mom for a much younger woman. Hey -- it was the 1960's.

@@TotoFrancey Hi Toto! One note - the St. Louis Eagles played in the St. Louis Arena. And so did the Blues from their start in 1967 until Ralston Purina bought the team and the Arena. During their ownership from 1977-1983, they renamed it the Checkerdome (to mimic their checkerboard logo). After Ralston gave up ownership, the name reverted back to the St. Louis Arena. (I never liked the name Checkerdome, anyway). One other note: Only the organ console was above the east end zone at Chicago Stadium. The organ pipes were in huge boxes suspended from the roof! There were seats below and above the organ loft. Thanks for the details about all these good old barns!

At the old Olympia, the seats were really close to the ice so that when you sat in the end zone balcony, you could hear Gump Worsley cuss out his D to get the &*%$'n puck outta here. Small number of seats until they added to the end mezzanine in the 1960's or early 1970s. Went to the old Chicago Stadium around early 1980s when Denny Savard would take off from the blue line around the net just before the anthem ended. The rabid fans and Barton organ made it truly a special hockey barn. Great for the home team, tough for the opposition.

@@sawchucksaves1867 Hi Terry! Loved your comment about The Pudgy Gumper. I was at a pre-season game at St. Louis Arena around 1970, before Eddie Giacomin started wearing his mask. During a somewhat-quiet time you could easily hear Eddie yelling to his D, things like “man on ya”, “hard around”, etc., all standard stuff a goalie yells to help his D’s who have their back to the onrushing forwards. I was a beer league goalie, so I often had some of those same “get it the *^#% outta here” yells to some of my slow-skating D-men too!! 🤣

Definitely! Vegas did right by knowing who they are!

I'm an out of town 11 game ice pack holder of the Knights up in Vancouver Canada. Been on board since they came into the league in 2017. Saw them play their first ever preseason game here in Vancouver. Love the team, personally know a few of their players. Sometimes have a tough time selling remaining tickets to games I can't make.

💯 accurate

As a fellow Vegas native I agree. Was able to go to a few games each season so far and the openings never get old. Sure it's cheesy and can push the strmarr if a game back but it's wort it. I mean you get a show and a hockey game, what more can u ask for? Best bang for your buck and gotta say, it's awesome how, during even preseason, each game is sold out and you would SWEAR you were at a playoff game as it gets THAT CRAZY,!! Major thanks to the NHL FOR TAKING A CHANCE IN OUR LITTLE CITY and be the FIRST major sports league to have a team here!! This city will be forever greatful!!

@@anthonys3631 hey, of you need to sell some games this year let me know ow. I'd love e to take them off your hands!!!

Thanks for the insight. What we've heard from Panthers fans is a lot of complaints about the location of the arena. However, they did a fantastic job with the ASG!

Thanks

Been there from Montreal. Best part of that arena is that you can get good tickets anywhere in the arena anytime since there's an avergae of 75 people in the stands lolll

Been there from Montreal. Best part of that arena is that you can get good tickets anywhere in the arena anytime since there's an avergae of 75 people in the stands lolll

I had a blast there last time I was in South Florida.

Great feedback, Anton! Agree that some of the newer arenas have a better viewing experience.

Sight lines to the ice are not blocked. Just to the scoreboard. They have screens in those sections that show what’s on the scoreboard. I go to watch the game, not the screens.

It’s the arena I’ve spent most of my time in, but the facility is meh. Food is not good, and one pair of escalators to exit the upper concourse is inadequate. Game presentation itself has improved over the years, but I miss the pregame on-ice projections (which seem to have been toned down to showcase the giant Jumbotron), and replays are sparse (I was at the game vs TOR w/3 disallowed goals). Also, cellular capacity is inadequate, public Wi-Fi is nonexistent which is really unacceptable in this day and age.

That is true, the Prudential Center is a very nice arena, but the lines for food and the bathroom do get very long, and it’s very difficult getting to the upper level, and additionally, the food there is not good and I came home from the arena throwing up twice this season, but overall, it’s a great arena with a great game day experience, but the food really needs to be upgraded

Maybe not the best design or aesthetics, but the atmosphere (and hot dogs) make it special!

Th’ opposition locker rooms are across the rink at the tank in San Jose as well

@@idiotcow3721 Oh really? Thanks for watching and contributing to the discussion!

I’m totally with you there as well!

It’s all the small things…. Pun intended

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@@vagabondhockey6761 thanks!

Wing Wheel Nation #lgrw

LGRW!!

It is terrific, but that's not paint. Those were free souvenir flags draped over the (black) seats for the first game held at the arena. They do the same (in slightly different patterns) for the first game of the season, and the first game of each playoff series.

@@MultiCappie I didn't know that. I wonder what the flags look like unfolded?

@@fantasticvoyage262 Oiler logo on Orange, Oiler logo on Blue, Oiler logo on White. Depends which seat you get. BTW, they're in the upper bowl and box seats and loge seats too. Everyone gets one. You just have to go to the first game of the season and you get one too. (I have an Orange one from the first game in the new building. I use it as a dust cover for my TV. lol.)

JOE LEWIS ARENA! LGRW!

Mine was based off of the way people treat you and that Arena not just during a game but during concerts I went to a Bruno Mars concert one time and I was dead tired and I sit down I had to take something and one of the ushers got something to drink for me and she didn't have to

LGRW!!

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What’s bad about that?

Facts! LGRW!

Joe Louis arena was a dump but it was legendary

@@frankbj1152 yes, a legendary dump

Nashville is a hockey town and it's amazing!

Preds fans have no hockey etiquette.

Our pleasure!

Just outside our top 10, but a great arena!

Too bad no good games will be played there any time soon cause you guys love invading other countries so much😂

@@onnih899 SKA Arena is located in Russia, not in the USA

@@vitmor4653 i am aware. Im not talking about usa im talking about russi like you said.

@@onnih899 So, who love to invade other countries?

Maybe we need to do another video about other arenas around the world!