Loudest Arena? Quietest Arena?

[dalewood12]

Carolina's arena is always crazy.

 

[Finnflash]

I appreciate that boost that the OP is giving the fans in winnipeg.

Well done OP

 

[tarheelhockey]

I find this hard to tell on TV. I went to a Canucks vs SJ playoff game in 2013. It was stupid loud, Lost my voice. Watched highlights next day on TV and it was just avg on the TV.

Agreed, TV presentations can completely kill the crowd noise.

I’ve never understood it. The broadcast is so much better when it includes a sense of the crowd noise. Vintage broadcasts, you could tell when the announcers were having to shout to be heard over the crowd. Modern broadcasts make it so you can clearly understand them because the crowd noise is reduced to a hum… but who actually enjoys that?

 

[VanCanucks53]

It’s going to be absolutely bonkers at Roger’s arena with the white towels. especially those out of town but not out of province Canucks fans who do nothing but get f***ed up and leave a wake of obnoxiousness and mess.

Lol how can you tell they aren’t from the city?

They are also the ones bringing the noise FYI.

 

[noncents]

UBS is 1000x better than MSG during the playoffs and I’ve been to games in both. UBS has similar acoustics to Nassau Coliseum.

islanders fan with an unbiased take on msg here

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

islanders fan with an unbiased take on msg here

I've been to all the tri-state arenas. Carolina on a Wednesday night was louder than MSG. That building had a great atmosphere when I watched them play the Devils. Not to knock on MSG but it's the honest truth.

 

[AndreRoy]

Not sure if it’s just the mic setup but Tampa is surprisingly quiet for a team with so much success.

Vinik had the arena acoustics improved for concerts. That along with the mic setup, booth construction, etc. have more of an impact on what you hear on tv than anything else. Certainly the fanbase with either the longest or second-longest sellout streak in the NHL doesn’t lack for passion.

 

[yzerman]

In order

Las Vegas
Edmonton
Carolina
New York Rangers
Boston
Colorado
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Toronto
Nashville
Islanders
Tampa
Washington
Dallas
Los Angeles
Florida

 

[pb1300]

I wouldnt say that Florida is the top, but its funny how some ridicule people for having them up there. All buildings are loud in the playoffs, some more than others. Florida has a younger crowd than other arenas, which is a plus for them. If Im not mistaken, I believe that is what gives Carolina an advantage too. Like Toronto to me sounds more stuffy on TV, because of the type of person in attendance.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

I wouldnt say that Florida is the top, but its funny how some ridicule people for having them up there. All buildings are loud in the playoffs, some more than others. Florida has a younger crowd than other arenas, which is a plus for them. If Im not mistaken, I believe that is what gives Carolina an advantage too. Like Toronto to me sounds more stuffy on TV, because of the type of person in attendance.

I'd say the average age at a Canes game is around 40-45. It's a pretty upper-middle class clientele.

 

[Jay26]

Quietest - Corporate crowd in Toronto
Loudest - honestly most of them, I’ll say Vancouver only because they’re back in the dance and have a good team with expectations

The Vancouver crowd can be lacklustre but it's a different story in the playoffs. The atmosphere can be deafening in the postseason!

 

[93LEAFS]

I think Winnipeg is loud. Small barns actually tend to be louder since sound reverberates more. Sadly, I'd say SBA would be up there for the quietest since the lower bowl is so corporate that the loud, drinking, passionate fans tend to be in the upper bowl or outside the arena watching on a jumbotron. If you filled arenas with the most passionate fans, Toronto would be deafening, but that's just not the case.

 

[Shark Finn]

*insert the team I am a fan of*

 

[miscs75]

islanders fan with an unbiased take on msg here

I was at the Montreal-Rangers playoff games in 2017 in MSG with a bunch of people from work. It doesn’t even touch anything at the Coliseum. You’ve got Barclays beat but that’s about it. UBS is insanely loud as well due to the specs of the arena.

 

[Canucks LB]

I hope it’s vancouver for loudest, been ages since we have been in the playoffs, people are hyped

 

[namttebih]

Rogers Place in Edmonton will be bonkers inside and outside the building as per usual

I assume the suits in Toronto will be the quietest

The suits aren't there in the playoffs. You know what happens when you assume, right?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

The suits aren't there in the playoffs. You know what happens when you assume, right?

"real fans" show up during the playoffs and pay those astronomical prices?

they didn't last year

 

[noncents]

I've been to all the tri-state arenas. Carolina on a Wednesday night was louder than MSG. That building had a great atmosphere when I watched them play the Devils. Not to knock on MSG but it's the honest truth.

I was at the Montreal-Rangers playoff games in 2017 in MSG with a bunch of people from work. It doesn’t even touch anything at the Coliseum. You’ve got Barclays beat but that’s about it. UBS is insanely loud as well due to the specs of the arena.

fans of teams that chant "rangers suck" at games against each other apparently swear that rangers stadium experience is dogshit. news at 8

 

[miscs75]

fans of teams that chant "rangers suck" at games against each other apparently swear that rangers stadium experience is dogshit. news at 8

Aren’t you guys still crying over a defenseman from 40 years ago?

 

[waitin425]

Is anyone posting here, qualified by way of actually going to a playoff game (preferably one where the home team won) in many buildings?

This is such a stupid thread, where everyone will extoll their own team's playoff atmosphere.

Pointless. We all know its the Centre Bell.

 

[Rob Brown]

"real fans" show up during the playoffs and pay those astronomical prices?

they didn't last year

Tickets are pretty close to the same cost right now in both Edmonton and Toronto, FYI.

 

[JimmyG89]

Post COVID MSG is up there with the best of them. It's going to be unreal, can't wait to get there for Game 1.

Always felt like playoff games in Dallas were very loud. Colorado fans show really well too.

 

[triggrman]

I don’t know how loud it will be in Nashville but I know it will be a big party!

 

[DaveG]

I didn’t realize just how loud Carolina was until I had the opportunity to visit some other arenas over the past few years. I’m not saying the fans are better than any other group, but it’s just really ****ing LOUD in there.

yep, in PNC's case it's just simple acoustic design. Like if someone wanted to make a 19K person arena deliberately as loud as they could I'd hand them the blueprints to PNC and say go from there.

 

[My3Sons]

Hockey isn’t football though. A loud arena isn’t going to change much about what happens between whistles. Beyond that they can test this if they want to.