Loudest Arena? Quietest Arena?

[Riseonfire]

This thread makes me miss Nassau Coliseum.

 

[CaptainUgly]

Never. The OP tried to peddle this BS in the Series thread and got shut down hard; his 'evidence' was an old HF thread that was locked since it was shown to be all based on lies. I don't know why he's persisting in his ignorance - maybe he has some ex from Winnipeg who broke his heart and he can't get over it.

At any rate, I touched base with my STH rep at True North yesterday and the entire first round is already sold out, save for a handful of singles and resale tickets. Resale tickets are starting at $295.63 for nosebleeds and go up to $1,064.25 (each) for four tickets on the glass behind the home bench.

And I would definitely argue that Winnipeg is the loudest arena in the playoffs. When the Jets tied the Preds in the second period in game three the crowd was so loud we couldn't hear the goal horn.

This would be an interesting thing for teams to try and quantify. Have a few independent and unbiased individuals in every arena armed with decibel meters and report back. The Bombers and Roughriders had a loudest crowd comparison a few seasons ago; TSN had decibel meters stationed at Mosaic Stadium and Investors Group Field for the Labour Day Classic and the Banjo Bowl respectively. IGF won by quite a bit iirc. That said, it's been argued that the difference came from differences in construction between the two stadiums and I can't really argue against that point. I've been to the Labour Day Classic at the old Taylor Field in Regina and it was pretty damn loud.


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Why give simple jack the attention they crave?

 

[nbwingsfan]

The arena with the best acoustics.

Every rink is going to be sold out.

Sure, but half of Torontos seats are sold to “fans” who I believe are contractually obligated to abstain from cheering

 

[JianYang]

I'll go with the players on this one

Vegas, Carolina, and Boston as the loudest

How do they define "toughest to play in"

The atmosphere is probably just part of the equation. Outside of montreal, all these teams are more or less at the top end of their compeitive cycle right now.

 

[namttebih]

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

they didn't last year

There are a lot of 'real fans' with real money in Toronto and they absolutely did last year. I was in the building and it was very loud.

 

[hirawl]

Carolina, Winnipeg, Nashville are the loudest. Others are not.

This info is from a reliable source of just knowing it.

 

[flying squirrel]

Lightning crowd is lacking compared to some of the crazier places in NHL. They've gotten better bringing it, but they still need good play results to much, to be in a crazed state. That craziness should be from get go, especially during playoffs. But that's a trade off I'll take with Lightning successes, and maybe the quite helps players/coaches communicate at home better. Who knows.....

Nashville fans comes to mind when thinking of a tough crowd, that energizes their team 1st, and makes it difficult for opponents. Love watching when their crowd is on. Carolina can get pretty insane too and deserves mentioning.

 

[ijuka]

All are mostly meh to bad by European standards.

Common complaint I've heard by Finnish people is that in America, people only cheer for goals and are quiet otherwise. Pretty different over here.

 

[Nizami Ganjavi]

Its still a good atmosphere for the playoffs, but I don't know how some of these people do it, I know its NYC and all and they have disposable income but even for regular season games the prices are crazy

There are enough people in the area ensuring an endless supply of "Even though I can't really afford it, I'll treat myself once or twice a year and pay $300 for a ticket" fans.

 

[Ratsreign]

Common complaint I've heard by Finnish people is that in America, people only cheer for goals and are quiet otherwise. Pretty different over here.

Euro hockey fans are used to an arena atmosphere more like a soccer game crowd...a game where the crowd has to keep themselves entertained for long stretches of time.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Edmonton is definitely the loudest.

 

[RooBicks]

Loudest riots too.

What's hilarious about these comments is that nobody I'm aware of from Vancouver and surrounding area gives a shit. We also held the most socially engaged, crowd cultivating urban Winter Olympics in the history of the games without a single significant incident, and we're proud of that. A bunch of angry dudes from all over the country high five over it while shoveling their driveways, and most people I know of in Vancouver shrug.

 

[Nizami Ganjavi]

What's hilarious about these comments is that nobody I'm aware of from Vancouver and surrounding area gives a shit. We also held the most socially engaged, crowd cultivating urban Winter Olympics in the history of the games without a single significant incident, and we're proud of that. A bunch of angry dudes from all over the country high five over it while shoveling their driveways, and most people I know of in Vancouver shrug.

Just posting nonsense for fun. I love Vancouver. Only visited once but that place is special. Like your team too.

 

[BonMorrison]

I don't mean this is a diss but I feel like Tampa is always average for playoffs. Not that they're quiet but I wouldn't think of them as particularly loud compared to other teams.

Nashville's gonna surprise some of y'all. Bridgestone gets LOUD loud in the playoffs

This hasn't been a secret since 2011.

 

[RooBicks]

Just posting nonsense for fun. I love Vancouver. Only visited once but that place is special. Like your team too.

What's funny about it is that yours was like a "last straw" for me... and it wasn't real. Goes to show you - don't take the internet seriously folks. Lol.

 

[Nizami Ganjavi]

I don't mean this is a diss but I feel like Tampa is always average for playoffs. Not that they're quiet but I wouldn't think of them as particularly loud compared to other teams.

I think a lot of that has to do with the success they've had.

 

[TheDeuce]

Nashville's gonna surprise some of y'all. Bridgestone gets LOUD loud in the playoffs

It's not going to surprise me. Smashville was wildly loud when we played you guys in the second round in 2018. Does Nashville still do the 'it's all your fault' bit when they score?


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[triggrman]

It's not going to surprise me. Smashville was wildly loud when we played you guys in the second round in 2018. Does Nashville still do the 'it's all your fault' bit when they score?


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Of course

 

[TheDeuce]

Of course

Does the chant still die off when the other teams scores while said chant was going on?






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[barkovcanfinnish]

I’m a Panthers fan and while I will defend our home-ice crowd it’s asinine to say we’re the loudest. Quite a few teams have the argument but I don’t know if I’d say we’re the “loudest”.

With that said, I’d put the noise from the Tkachuk goal against the Hurricanes in Game 4 of the ECF up against anyone. That was an unreal moment and equally matched by everyone going crazy

 

[triggrman]

Does the chant still die off when the other teams scores while said chant was going on?






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Not in the finals, but you wouldn’t know about that

 

[TheDeuce]

Not in the finals, but you wouldn’t know about that

Oh well played!

I had been hoping to see a Winnipeg - Nashville rematch this post season but since the Preds have been playing so well lately I'm not so certain I want to see that.

Go Jets Go!



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[AssaultPK]

If some winnipeg bomber fans show up, the Jets whiteout will be rocking

 

[miscs75]

This thread makes me miss Nassau Coliseum.

Fleury almost had a panic attack 2 minutes into a playoff game because of that place.

 

[TheDeuce]

If some winnipeg bomber fans show up, the Jets whiteout will be rocking

God keep our land
Glorious and BLUE!



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