Best seats in MTS Centre
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Having been both a Moose and Jets season seat holder who attends 35+ games per year, I feel like few people have spent more time watching hockey at the MTS Centre as I have (aside from Dancing Gabe).
Let me preface my comments by saying "best seats in the house" is 99% subjective. Some love to "feel the game" therefore need to sit up close, others need to "watch the play develop" which means they likely prefer higher seats.
I consider myself a "need to see the play develop" type of guy - so I'm throwing my own personal bias out in the open.
My old Moose seats were in Sec 219, Row 4. Essentially, this is near centre ice, 3 rows beneath the Suite Level. This is a great vantage point; however, like most lower bowl seats between the goal lines, you miss 4-6 feet along the near side boards. That said, I much prefer the 200 level than the 100 level. The 100 level is a very neat and unique experience; however, I can't imagine doing that 40 times per year. I find I miss so much of the game down there. The lower the row, the less of the game you actually see.
My original Jets seats were in P5s (between the blue lines upper deck). When you're talking "bang for your buck" - I find these seats to be amazing. For the most part, you get the TV vantage point, and you don't miss a thing. The only drawback for me was lots of heads in the way when people leaned.
I now have a corner loge. The leg room, seat comfort, bar ledge and view are all amazing. Of course, you're paying a HEFTY price for the privilege, so certainly not for everyone.
Too me, the WORST value at MTS Centre are:
1) Budweiser lounge - Most expensive seats, yet are perhaps the worst vantage point in lower bowl (non-attack zone, behind the net)
2) 100 Level P2 Seats non attack zone (Sec 120 and Sec 104) - you miss half the action at the other end of the ice.
BEST Value:
1) P5 between the blue lines - $70 and you see the entire game no problem
2) 200 level P2s (218, 219, 205, 206) - hefty price tag, but a MUCH better vantage point than most P1 seats
3) 200 level P3s attack zone (217 and 207) - again, better vantage point than most P1 seats
FLAT OUT BEST SEATS?
Pretty much anything in loge. Best vantage point, nobody in front of you, by far the most comfortable. The absolute best would be centre ice loge in my opinion.
Let me preface my comments by saying "best seats in the house" is 99% subjective. Some love to "feel the game" therefore need to sit up close, others need to "watch the play develop" which means they likely prefer higher seats.
I consider myself a "need to see the play develop" type of guy - so I'm throwing my own personal bias out in the open.
My old Moose seats were in Sec 219, Row 4. Essentially, this is near centre ice, 3 rows beneath the Suite Level. This is a great vantage point; however, like most lower bowl seats between the goal lines, you miss 4-6 feet along the near side boards. That said, I much prefer the 200 level than the 100 level. The 100 level is a very neat and unique experience; however, I can't imagine doing that 40 times per year. I find I miss so much of the game down there. The lower the row, the less of the game you actually see.
My original Jets seats were in P5s (between the blue lines upper deck). When you're talking "bang for your buck" - I find these seats to be amazing. For the most part, you get the TV vantage point, and you don't miss a thing. The only drawback for me was lots of heads in the way when people leaned.
I now have a corner loge. The leg room, seat comfort, bar ledge and view are all amazing. Of course, you're paying a HEFTY price for the privilege, so certainly not for everyone.
Too me, the WORST value at MTS Centre are:
1) Budweiser lounge - Most expensive seats, yet are perhaps the worst vantage point in lower bowl (non-attack zone, behind the net)
2) 100 Level P2 Seats non attack zone (Sec 120 and Sec 104) - you miss half the action at the other end of the ice.
BEST Value:
1) P5 between the blue lines - $70 and you see the entire game no problem
2) 200 level P2s (218, 219, 205, 206) - hefty price tag, but a MUCH better vantage point than most P1 seats
3) 200 level P3s attack zone (217 and 207) - again, better vantage point than most P1 seats
FLAT OUT BEST SEATS?
Pretty much anything in loge. Best vantage point, nobody in front of you, by far the most comfortable. The absolute best would be centre ice loge in my opinion.
Sabadecade
Die Hard Jets Fan
Yup, I personally feel pretty much the same as what jimsabo21 said above.
Our path to our current Jets seats is similar as well (P5 to loge)
Our path to our current Jets seats is similar as well (P5 to loge)
- Mar 10, 2010
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Top notch reviews boys!
I noticed neither of you commented on Suites?
On a side note I think I will attempt to take in a game next season in the loge seats. My guess is I would enjoy it.
Top notch reviews boys!
I noticed neither of you commented on Suites?
On a side note I think I will attempt to take in a game next season in the loge seats. My guess is I would enjoy it.
Look closely.
I recently went to a Moose game with a party of 8 including 5 kids, with 3 of the kids 7 and under. Somehow my seats were double ticketed. We were moved to the wheelchair area in the Moose end until they could find a more permanent solution. The permanent solution was the Budweiser Club. The kids had so much room to run around in the wheelchair area and no one with a wheelchair arrived so the MTSC staff said we could stay where we were. My kids loved it way more than the Jets game the week before when they were confined to their seats. This would lead me to believe that the suites are in fact the best seats in MTSC followed by loge.
One thing I have noticed is that I enjoy the game much more facing the team benches rather than sitting behind the benches.
Now that's interesting.
My seats are facing the player benches so the view I get resembles the view I get on TV; no surprise since the TSN, CBC, etc cameras are right behind us. I figured that I would have enjoyed being on the other side as a change of pace.
What do you find preferable about the tv camera side?
m.
Repoman
Registered User
When I originally chose my seats way back when I had the option of picking in 319 or 307, All I wanted was to be in the end Jets shoot twice. I didn't really think about facing the benches or not. I did think that maybe sitting underneath the new press boxes they were building at the time would make you feel a bit more enclosed but I don't really know if that's the case or not. Overall I am happy with 319.
I also get a chunk of my seats changed to wheelchair seating and as was mentioned before, there is a lot of room there. They could easily fit another 4 or so seats in each section depending on how many wheelchairs are actually there.
Seeing who is on the bench and who is not with injuries. Coaches addressing players. Seeing who is riding the pine. On the fly line changes. Patty Roy freaking out. Bryzgalov hiding his face. Endless additions to the in game experience. Exactly why cameras face the benches. Players grimacing in pain.
Has anyone that's been offered new seats in a relocation had the opportunity to go and view them first?
I'm guessing one of two main single game loge sections, unless he has a good friend. one is at the blue line behind the Jets bench. the other is in the southeast corner. Both have 6 seats up for grabs. if you ever have upper bowl tickets and get the 'upgrade your seats' email, you will be moved into one of those two sections most likely. I think there may be a third single game loge section in the northeast, but I'm not certain about that.
We're in the first row of section 329 and prior to this season, the only seats I would have traded for were the ones on the exact opposite side so that we have the attacking zone twice. This year however, I've been a bit pissed off, as the loge seats below us have been obstructing our view of the net because the people just will not stop leaning on the ledge. 
cheswick
Non-registered User
I wonder if they purposefully left those loges empty, or if there weren't enough people willing/able to increase their costs from the front of the 300's to upgrade.
They must have been left open on purpose. They could've easily sold them to someone on the waiting list. I don't even think they asked all existing STHs.
DudeWhereIsMakar
Bergevin sent me an offer sheet
cheswick
Non-registered User
nobody important
the pessimist returns
cbcwpg
Registered User
DudeWhereIsMakar
Bergevin sent me an offer sheet
The House that Chipman Built? Little Arena of Horrors? What an odd question.
I was just wondering because like I can't think of another name other than MTS Centre if the naming rights expires.
nobody important
the pessimist returns
Personally, I would like to see Investors Group also get the naming rights to the arena. Imagine the ensuing hilarity when droves of people head off to the wrong venue for events. I would probably pee myself.
DudeWhereIsMakar
Bergevin sent me an offer sheet
Maybe Rogers will try and get the naming rights as it seems they're trying to take over Canada (12 year contract, Rogers Centre, Rogers Place, Rogers Arena) 
Rogers Coliseum
Rogers Coliseum
Personally, I would like to see Investors Group also get the naming rights to the arena. Imagine the ensuing hilarity when droves of people head off to the wrong venue for events. I would probably pee myself.
MTS will never let up on the Arena. It's their turf they know theirs a good chance another telecom company would move in on the naming rights. And with Rogers set up shop right beside the MTSC theres a good chance of "rogers gardens" becoming a reality.
