OT: Arenas you have visited

[Bookman]

Thought it might be fun to see where all everybody has seen a game. As I am a bit older than most here, I have some nice pelts:

NHL - defunct
Met Center - forgive me, but it was 10x better than Xcel. And the cheap seats were $4-7.
Chicago Stadium - Dino Secord years - left drenched in CBH fan beer.
Winnipeg Arena - the old Jets, now Coyotes, 1st NHL season vs. the Stars.
Boston Garden - only time I saw Gretzky live. Kasper shut him down.

NHL - active
X-cel

WHA
St. Paul Civic Center - Fighting Saints, like watching Slapshot as it happened.

Minor league
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum - IHL Roadrunners
Myriad - CHL Oklahoma City Blazers

College
Williams Arena - UM
National Hockey Center - SCSU - I saw Fontaine as a collegian.
Agganis Arena - BU - watched Corey Millen sink the Terriers in a tournament game there.

Been to Aldrich, Parade, and a few others for HS and below.

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[tomgilbertfan]

Xcel
Mariucci
DECC (RIP)
Amsoil
Williams


Lotta highschool places for Pepband.

 

[Wabit]

For NHL (teams, cause stadium names changes).
Wild + Outdoor game
Av's
Blues
Hawks
Sabres + outdoor game
Vegas- (no game) went and looked around this summer

AHL:
Milwaukee
Rockford

Where ever my kid has played in WI.

 

[Paul Bunyan]

NHL

Met - North Stars.
Xcel - Obviously.
Joe Louis - Team I detest Most.
Nationwide - Columbus.
New Boston Garden - Bruins.
TCF Bank - Outdoor game....

AHL

The Q - Lake Erie Monsters
Wells Fargo Arena - Iowa Wild

ECHL

Huntington Center - Toledo
Wings Stadium - Kalamazoo
War Memorial - Johnstown, PA (Best Stadium I've ever been to).

Cawlidge

Williams/Old Mariucci
*New* Mariucci
Meehan Auditorium (Brown)
Xcel again for North Star Cup / WCHA Final Five.

IHL

The Palace of Auburn Hills (Detroit Vipers).

That's just hockey, throw in all other sports and there are a lot more.

 

[Wild11MN]

For me it's just:

Xcel
Pepsi Center (Avs)
TCF for the outdoor game

But... going to Cali in January when the Wild are there and planning on going to all three on that trip - Sharks, Ducks, and Kings.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Excel
Gila River
Honda Center
Staples Center
Pepsi Center

Mariucci
National Sports Center
Amsoil (and the old Decc)
The Ralph
Whatever Mankato calls their rink

 

[Circulartheory]

NHL
Rogers Arena - Vancouver Canucks
TD Garden - Boston Bruins
MSG - New York Rangers

Juniors
Pacific Coliseum - Vancouver Giants WHL
ShoWare Center - Seattle Thunderbirds WHL
Langley Events Centre - Langley Rivermen BCHL, BCMML Teams
South Surrey Arena - Surrey Eagles BCHL
Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex - Coquitlam Express BCHL

NCAA
Agganis Arena - Boston University H-EAST
Conte Forum - Boston College H-EAST
Matthews Arena - Northeastern H-EAST
Schneider Arena - Providence H-EAST
George V. Meehan Auditorium - Brown ECAC
Bright Hockey Center - Harvard ECAC

High School
Cuyler Rink - South Kent School HIGH-CT
Nadal Rink - Kent School HIGH-CT
Roberts Ice Rink - Milton Academy HIGH-MA
Keller Rink - Belmont Hill HIGH-MA
Lane Rink - St Sebastians HIGH-MA
Flood Omni Rink - Noble and Greenough HIGH-MA
Linen Rink - Avon Old Farms HIGH-MA
Flood Athletic Center - Salisbury School HIGH-MA

Asia
Kallang Ice World (Singapore) and Mega Ice & Elements (Hong Kong) - Do these count?

And yet, I've never been to Minnesota

 

[Bookman]

I forgot one:

Patinoire Charlemagne - Home of the Lyon Lions, French division 2.

 

[Bookman]

NHL
Rogers Arena - Vancouver Canucks
TD Garden - Boston Bruins
MSG - New York Rangers

Juniors
Pacific Coliseum - Vancouver Giants WHL
ShoWare Center - Seattle Thunderbirds WHL
Langley Events Centre - Langley Rivermen BCHL, BCMML Teams
South Surrey Arena - Surrey Eagles BCHL
Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex - Coquitlam Express BCHL

NCAA
Agganis Arena - Boston University H-EAST
Conte Forum - Boston College H-EAST
Matthews Arena - Northeastern H-EAST
Schneider Arena - Providence H-EAST
George V. Meehan Auditorium - Brown ECAC
Bright Hockey Center - Harvard ECAC

High School
Cuyler Rink - South Kent School HIGH-CT
Nadal Rink - Kent School HIGH-CT
Roberts Ice Rink - Milton Academy HIGH-MA
Keller Rink - Belmont Hill HIGH-MA
Lane Rink - St Sebastians HIGH-MA
Flood Omni Rink - Noble and Greenough HIGH-MA
Linen Rink - Avon Old Farms HIGH-MA
Flood Athletic Center - Salisbury School HIGH-MA

Asia
Kallang Ice World (Singapore) and Mega Ice & Elements (Hong Kong) - Do these count?

And yet, I've never been to Minnesota

LOL, nice.

 

[StealthClobber]

NHL

Wild - Xcel Energy Center, 3-4 times when I was going to college there
Lightning - twice, first in '12 when it was still TBT Forum, and then for the '15 SCF as Amalie Arena
Stars - Amercian Airlines Center, twice in '13 and '15

AHL

Houston Aeros - Toyota Center

College

Johnnies/Huskies - St. Cloud State National Hockey Center

 

[57special]

Will just put down the NHL rinks, and maybe a couple extra ones that I found special;

Excel
Maple Leafs Gardens
The new place...called ACC.?
The Forum
The new place...the Bell Center?
The old Boston Gahden
The original rink in Lake Placid, built for the 1932 Olympics.
The Old Citadel in Quebec City, made famous by Beliveau and the Quebec Aces

way too many other rinks to list.

 

[keppel146]

Wild
Tampa bay
Vancouver
Mariucci
Decc/amsoil
Mankato

 

[Engebretson]

Xcel Energy Center
Staples Center (saw the unveiling of the Kings' current logo in '08)
TCF Bank Stadium (alumni game)

Mariucci
Verizon Wireless Center (Mankato)

Wow, I need to get around a little more. I need to make it to a Bemidji State game up at the Sanford Center since I'm enrolled at BSU online. Hard to justify the 4 hour drive right now with a 3 month old though.

 

[Bonin21]

NHL:
Xcel
Wells Fargo Center

College:
Mariucci
Amsoil
Old DECC
Herb Brooks Center
Verizon Wireless
REA
TCF

HS and below:
Too many to remember

 

[57special]

Hey, Circular Theory, I used to play a home and home against Milton every year against Milton when I was in youth hockey. Don't remember the rink I played in.

 

[plock]

For a few years in the mid to late 80's I used to follow the Grateful Dead, selling tie dye tshirts, and saw many stadiums.

Madison Square Garden
Boston Garden
The Spectrum
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Hartford Civic Center
Capital Centre
Greensboro Coliseum
The Omni
Joe Louis Arena
Rosemont Horizon
Probably more that I don't recall.

Places I have actually seen hockey games...

Met Center
St. Paul Civic Center
Mariucci
Williams Arena
Dane County Coliseum
Madison Square Garden
Pista La Resega (Lugano Switzerland)
Ondrej Nepela Arena (Bratislava Slovakia)
B.O.F. Arena (Trencin Slovakia)
O2 Arena (Prague)

 

[hclugano]

Sorry for the OT, but i have to ask:

Pista La Resega (Lugano Switzerland)

did you catch a rival game vs. ambri?

NHL (seen a hockey game):
Montreal
Toronto
Chicago
NY (MSG, Nassau Col.)
Nashville

Europe:
Helsinki
Köln

and most of arenas in switzerland while playing myself

 

[plock]

Sorry for the OT, but i have to ask:



did you catch a rival game vs. ambri?

No I saw some of the the European Cup final round in 1987 which was CSKA Moscow clobbering everybody.

I was back in the mid 90s and saw some games I think Davos and Lions maybe Lausaunne,the arena had been redone.

 

[Minnesota]

My list is pretty small.

NHL:
Xcel Energy Center (Wild)
Pepsi Center (Colorado Avalanche)

AHL:
BMO Harris Bradley Center (Milwaukee Admirals)

CHL:
Denver Coliseum (Denver Cutthroats)

NCAA:
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (St. Cloud State)
Mariucci Arena (U of M)

 

[Circulartheory]

Hey, Circular Theory, I used to play a home and home against Milton every year against Milton when I was in youth hockey. Don't remember the rink I played in.

Not sure if you are asking a question or not lol. But the Milton rink is nice, most of the top hockey prep schools in Mass and CT are. I would scout the Flood Marr tournament a few times. Think thats where I fell in love with Adam Gilmour

 

[Dampland]

Xcel
Met Center
Civic Center
Gophers (old & new)
SCSU
Wisconsin
UWRF
UWEC
Williams College, MA
Most youth/HS rinks in the MN Metro, plus Western Wisconsin (including Blaine, Shattuck, Brainerd, Bemidji)

I never have traveled much to see games. Winter I tend to stay in the area.

 

[TaLoN]

Just going to list NHL, as listing all other areas is just too long a list...

Xcel
TCF - Outdoor game
United Center (Chicago)
Bridgestone Arena (At the time it was called the Gaylord Entertainment Center) (Nashville)
American Airlines Center (Dallas)
Scottrade Center (St.Louis) (Also of note - only road playoff game I've attended was there - we won!)