Game experience improvements

[Navin R Slavin]

You heard the man: fan experience at games is his top priority.

What changes do you want Dundo to make?

Bear in mind: there's a nonzero chance that he may actually read this thread.

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[SaskCanesFan]

Flying in out of country fans once per season to partake in the Canes game day experience. I mean he's a billionaire, he must have a private jet available right?

 

[Canes]

I want him to install toilet paper rolls with Penguins and Sabres logos on them in the PNC Arena bathrooms. Cost be damned.

 

[bluedevil58]

I am of the opinion Clay Aiken should have an intermission show. Either him or Adam Lambert. I can't think of anything better than a if I had you or a what do you want from me live performance every game...

 

[CandyCanes]

I want him to install toilet paper rolls with Penguins and Sabres logos on them in the PNC Arena bathrooms. Cost be damned.

I legit died reading this This needs to happen and be a priority. I'd take poops every home game if this happens!

 

[MinJaBen]

Every home game should get the “home grown” treatment. More local food, more local music, more t-shirts, etc.

 

[CandyCanes]

On a serious note I've really felt the Canes media production team has gone down hill. No one is creating fun engaging videos or written stories about the players anymore. I feel like we used to always see a lot of this back in the day, but not much of this gets produced anymore.

Like when's the last time they mic'd up one of our players? It's always fun hearing some of the on ice audio.

Or they used to do those Day In The Life videos. I remember the Chad Larose one being especially fun. Just imagine how fun a day in the life of Sebastian Aho video would be!

And not just fun content, but I really think some of the stuff they produce is pretty below par when it comes to production value. This could be really improved.

 

[CandyCanes]

Every home game should get the “home grown” treatment. More local food, more local music, more t-shirts, etc.

No doubt. The Home Grown series has been awesome, make it a permenant thing please!

 

[Navin R Slavin]

More on ice projection. A lot of teams do this every game now.

Better skate on. The siren is cool, but it's nothing like the Shark Mouth.

A booster club that actually boosts.

 

[CandyCanes]

This is an obvious one, but let's get one of those Faulking huge ultra HD Jumbotrons plzzzzz

Also I'd like that rooftop deck that was discussed a few years ago. Tampa's is amazing and on some game nights they had $3 beers out on the deck after the game with live music. It was awesome! So rooftop deck, with cheap beer, and live music post game plzzzzz.

 

[MinJaBen]

There has to be some way to include some fans in something like the “glove tap line” the players go through after a goal. Maybe between periods, before the game or after wins. That would be cool...


...or maybe a little window that opens in the glass along the boards so all the first row STM can stick a glove through and the players can get a tap all the way around.

 

[CandyCanes]

I also need to reach out to the Canes as I think my business has a small, but super fun way to help improve the in game experience.

 

[MinJaBen]

More warning flags. Maybe a promotion where they give out a bunch of small hurricane warning flags attached to small hockey sticks like the secondary logo. Make it like a “terrible towel” kind of thing.

 

[CandyCanes]

More warning flags. Maybe a promotion where they give out a bunch of small hurricane warning flags attached to small hockey sticks like the secondary logo. Make it like a “terrible towel” kind of thing.

That'd be cool. On a side note I think one of us should tweet a link to this thread to maybe a guy like Sundhiem and see if he can get this in front of Dundon. Probably won't work, but worth a shot

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I want to see intermission pee wee hockey every single game.

 

[HisIceness]

Taking a page out of the Dallas Mavericks playbook here, a drumline.

Why not, it would tie in well with the college sports that dominate the area. We're all familiar with it at Football games here. Plus the HBCUs in the area (Shaw, NCCU, St. Augustines) would love it, maybe recruit a couple of their drummers to join in.



Look at how much fun the fans are having. Does any NHL team have such a thing?

 

[CandyCanes]

Taking a page out of the Dallas Mavericks playbook here, a drumline.

Why not, it would tie in well with the college sports that dominate the area. We're all familiar with it at Football games here. Plus the HBCUs in the area (Shaw, NCCU, St. Augustines) would love it.



Look at how much fun the fans are having. Does any NHL team have such a thing?

Only if they drum with hockey sticks instead of drum sticks

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Taking a page out of the Dallas Mavericks playbook here, a drumline.

Why not, it would tie in well with the college sports that dominate the area. We're all familiar with it at Football games here. Plus the HBCUs in the area (Shaw, NCCU, St. Augustines) would love it, maybe recruit a couple of their drummers to join in.



Look at how much fun the fans are having. Does any NHL team have such a thing?

OH SHIT THAT'S AWESOME

 

[DaveG]

MORE local food and beer options at the arena. I'll be honest we have some of the better beer options in the league already, but there's so much available locally that we could kick the beersatan that is AB-InBev and their distro entirely out and not miss a beat. Can keep Coors/Coors Light for those that don't drink anything but macro I guess.

Rooftop Bar and Lounge that's open on game days starting around 4PM and until Midnight after games.

Top Golf as close to the arena as possible.

I'm sure part of it is just me being who I am in terms of generation and all that, but drop most of the pop during stoppages (some of it is good but 90+% blows), get more hard rock going and more classic rock (Bowie, etc).

 

[Hulkacaniac]

Do more with the storm squad than just clapping and throwing t shirts

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Do more with the storm squad than just clapping and throwing t shirts

Counterpoint: get rid of em.

 

[MinJaBen]

Counterpoint: get rid of em.

Or have many more...enough for five or six per section. And have them running through the section giving high fives, t-shirts, and crowd games during time outs.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

give the in house dj money earmarked for bass drops

Counterpoint: get rid of em.

remove the rule that they can't initiate conversation with the players

 

[CandyCanes]

I'm sure part of it is just me being who I am in terms of generation and all that, but drop most of the pop during stoppages (some of it is good but 90+% blows), get more hard rock going and more classic rock (Bowie, etc).

I'm of this pop generation, and enjoy my fair share of pop. But I couldn't agree with you more. When I go to a hockey I wanna get pumped up and a rowdy. We need more Let The Bodies Hit The Floor & We Will We Will Rock You type music at the stadium again. Music from Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift don't belong at a hockey game.

 

[CandyCanes]

Give John Forslund a nice hefty raise so he doesn't leave us for NBC.