PanthersHockey1
South by Southeast
However, unlike the Heat, the team is not located in Miami!
Not if Brightline builds a station along the treasure coast. Imagine going door to door without having to deal with any traffic.
However, unlike the Heat, the team is not located in Miami!
Apparently they found another magazine to put into OJ's display case.
Yah but the black ones are top 3 NBA Jersey of all time don't @ meThose pink Heat jerseys are atrocious
All time?Yah but the black ones are top 3 NBA Jersey of all time don't @ me
off-topic but i attended a heat game for the first time when down for the holidays and it really underscored how much of a mistake the panthers made with the location selection for their arena.
the panthers should be playing at AA. or in FLL.
Cool news, went to the one in 2003, definitely going to try to attend this one.
Here are some posts I've made on the subject:
Why doesn’t it work in Miami?
Why doesn’t it work in Miami?
Why doesn’t it work in Miami?
And that's purely population, ignoring any demographics.
hmm...
regarding contributions - after the heat game, the bars around the arena were full. shops at bayside were packed. in sunrise, i would guess that 95% or more get right in their car and drive home.
hmm...
well, i attended games in the old miami arena. guess what? it worked. very well.
also, i was responding to a post that suggested either miami or FLL and if i didn't say so explicitly, either would be acceptable.
but the primary argument about locating an arena strategically at the center of all potential customers with great highway access is that you end up with BB&T - a dud of an experience that contributes much less to the surrounding businesses and community.
regarding contributions - after the heat game, the bars around the arena were full. shops at bayside were packed. in sunrise, i would guess that 95% or more get right in their car and drive home.
also important is the experience, which at BB&T is, in my opinion poor. part of that is the game day production but a big part is just the experience of driving into the middle of nowhere to get to the arena. the patios at AAA looking out toward the causeway and water are really nice. walking out of the arena and being able to rub elbows with other fans as you head to a bar for a night cap or a meal can be a big part of night. or swap it around and imagine the scene before games.
it's just not, in my opinion again, a very enjoyable or memorable experience. i hit the AAA and BB&T for heat/panther games on back to back nights and the difference was stark. i wouldn't say i'm an expert in the field but i have been to many NHL and AHL arenas so i have some basis for comparison, subjective as it is.
I want the NHL to come up with a Rat based skill competition.
It's a stupid idea, but using some of the hosting team.s tradition would be neat imo.
Me too, BB&t works for me on a level that isn't even comparable to the old Miami Arena location.
But it's very easy to get to by car, and for a region that almost exclusively drives cars, that is important.
I've been to many arenas too, and the ease with which I can get to the BB&T Center makes up for other shortcomings. An arena in Miami would mean I would go to maybe one game a year from where I'm located. The fact that damn near everyone in South Florida drives means post-game entertainment options are perfectly accessible.
Sawgrass puts it in as neutral a location it can for traffic from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and WPB.
Here's a current map of the traffic in South Florida:
Miami is a no go, just no. Ever. FLL is actually pretty interesting, but where is the land to put an arena near downtown FLL.
I took the brightline from FLL to MIA for the heat game Friday night. Every seat on the train was taken by young/attrcative fans doing the same. The Florida Panthers would be successful if they were able to build a stadium in Downtown Fort Lauderdale that becomes a scene with young people and offers accessibility to brightline which will have direct access to fans in West Palm, Miami and soon Boca and Aventura.
They need to do everything in their power to find the land necessary to build a stadium there. The one place to do it is right next to the new practice facility on Sunrise and US-1.
Rockets on the rats and gators or don't even bother with an All-Star game.This is a great idea. The possibilities are endless. I'm picturing a free for all contest with say 10 guys and 20 rats running around on the ice. Whoever sends the most rats to rat heaven via their sticks ala Mellanby wins the competition. Or put a bunch of gators on the ice in the place of pylons for a stick handling competition. Imagine the publicity! I'm sure we could also come up with something to do with rockets.
I used to live with three cops. I was surprised to find out that they were actually human beings after the negative impression they left on me as a teen. It also helped that I grew up with them.As a law enforcement officer the above bolded for me is a scary proposition. Seeing fans downing multiple beers on the jumbo Tron during the game and the seeing bars full after the game would make for some dangerous drivers on the road.
You can't honestly tell me that having hard full after the game doesn't increase impaired drivers on the roadways.