How long of a drive are you away from your nearest NHL team?

[JMCx4]

Used to be a 20-minute drive to Nassau Coliseum. Now it's 2.5 hours from the Capitals or 4.5 hours from the Hurricanes.

You need a new real estate agent, more attuned to your needs.

 

[The Panther]

I'm a tidy 7, 550 km from Vancouver.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Almost 12000km to LA(guessing its the closest team?)

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

30 min

 

[BobbyAwe]

2 hours...Canes.

 

[BB79]

Without traffic? 40 minutes. With traffic? 2 hours.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Live in Toronto so it's about a 30min subway ride for me.

I'm a Bruins fan though and would rather spend $300-$400 + beer$$ elsewhere than pay that for a game.

 

[BobbyAwe]

Live in Toronto so it's about a 30min subway ride for me.

I'm a Bruins fan though and would rather spend $300-$400 + beer$$ elsewhere than pay that for a game.

I hear you. I guess it's a good thing I don't live in Boston because I'd be BROKE with going to games.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

About 130 miles from the United Center in Chicago. Blues are also close-ish at about 170 miles away.

Time it takes would entirely depend on traffic, but I feel reasonably comfortable that if I was so inclined, i could be in my seat at the UC for a 7 PM game if I left work a bit early.

 

[BB79]

I hear you. I guess it's a good thing I don't live in Boston because I'd be BROKE with going to games.

You no likey $19 beers? Fenway is even worse. With how bad the Sox are they should be giving beer away so we don't have to endure their horrible play

 

[KrugAvoy]

I'm a Bruins fan and about 45 minutes away so I just answered 1 hour.

 

[BobbyAwe]

Growing up, I used to live only SEVEN MILES from Nassau Coliseum on Long Island! Cool, eh? Not really - not when I was already a Bruin fan and had to suffer through that Islander dynasty of the early 1980's

 

[M2Beezy]

50 minute direct walk or 20 minute walk/skytrain. Driving would be a poor decision as theres no convenience and wouldnt be able to have a drink if i wanted

 

[TopCheese]

50 minute direct walk or 20 minute walk/skytrain. Driving would be a poor decision as theres no convenience and wouldnt be able to have a drink if i wanted

wow under an hour walk. I would kill for that. Couple tokes, couple beers, stroll through the city night life as the excitement builds leading up to the game. Man sometimes rural living has its drawbacks

 

[ichbinkanadier]

About 20-30 minutes away depending on traffic.



It kind of goes both ways, though. It's definitely nice living in an NHL market with that big platform for the local team.

On the other hand, you can be just as hardcore of a fan for a minor-league or junior team, at a small fraction of the cost and with far better connection to the actual team and games. As much as I enjoy the NHL, I would love to have some of that small-league atmosphere back and that is not accessible at all. Even if I travel to see it elsewhere, it's missing the local familiarity which is the whole point of the experience.

Kind of like restaurants. It's great to have a Michelin-star restaurant in your city, but going there every night is impractical and weirdly unsatisfying compared to doing the same at a local mom&pop.

Many of the Canadian markets have that with either a CHL team or AHL team.

Ottawa has the 67s and it has a completely different feel. And only one break per period rather than three!!

 

[M88K]

Voted 4hrs.
roughly the time to the twin cities, Chicago is about 2hrs away but an AHL team masquerading as an NHL team Doesn't quite meet the nearest "NHL" team criteria

 

[CDN24]

That depends on if I have to count the time it takes to get out of the parking lot. I live in Ottawa about 45 km from the Arena. I have attended games with a 7:30 start time leaving right after the game and not got home until after midnight because if you park in the wrong corner of that lot it can take an hour to get out. I am also about 190 km from the Bell Centre in Montreal, I have attended games in mtl with a 7:00 Pm start time and got home before midnight.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Leafs fan so a long drive off a short pier

 

[Burkeocet]

8-9 hours and across an international boarder.

 

[GermanPanther]

delete wrong thread

 

[LiveLaughDucks]

I’m a half hour from two teams if the traffic is good.

 

[bv29]

Between 19 and 25 hours of flying, depends on a connecting flight(s)

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Leafs fan so a long drive off a short pier

Pretty much.

 

[Warden of the North]

Leafs fan in Muskoka. About 2.5 hours to ScotiaBank Arena. Realistically to make sure I get downtown on time Id leave early afternoon and grab some food before the game.

 

[ZDH]

We did it woooooo.
Guys it's 8 AM in the morning, I told I'm unable to see, when I woke up the first OT has ended. So I saw this amazing Game 1 while I layed in Bed and did now breakfast.

Must be bunch of tired Guys, in the US.

Sir this is a Wendy's.