Loudest building/ best arena atmosphere in the playoffs?

[StormCast]

PNC measures db by the roof and not at ice level also

Hmmm...I was near the ice and there was a big db behind me. Just sayin.

 

[Samsquanch]

Went to leafs Boston last year. Nothing beats the ACC with a couple of beers and friends. Place is electric

The ACC is pretty terrible imo...very low energy.

IMO, there are way too many wannabe important people in suits sitting around on their phones taking photos of themselves for their IG accounts, and who are happier to be "at the game" then actually watching it. Its more of a social status symbol to them. While the real leafs fans mostly cant afford to get tickets to the games because the prices are so insane.

Now the ACC would truly be something special if it was filled with the same kind of fans that invade Ottawa's home rink multiple times a year. Those guys know how to bring the energy!

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

I've been to PNC and the Caps arena, PNC is actually painful to the ears. Caps arena is muted by comparison. It's not crowd passion, its acoustics.

 

[PhysicalGraffiti]

Coli and it's not even close.

Amalie just makes the music and announcers louder, but the fans and atmosphere don't match it.

 

[DVon Du Nord]

Maybe I can't exactly tell the loudest arena, but Nassau Coliseum and Nationwide seem to have the most involved crowds. Constant chants all game long.

 

[Mathews28]

The answer is not Toronto

It is....if the question is “who’s fans whine more about officiating than any other team.”

 

[mikeyp24]

Columbus showed tonight they are the crowd to beat.

 

[Socks]

Columbus showed tonight they are the crowd to beat.

My ears are still ringing and I won’t be able to talk for a week.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Anyone that thinks the Canadian buildings are the loudest is pretty ****ing delusional, especially Winnapeg with their lame whiteout which they stole from Arizona.

1. Even a biased anti-Canadian like you can't deny that Canadian arenas are among the loudest.

2. Winnipeg Jets 1.0 started the whiteout and it moved to Phoenix with them.

3. Its spelled "Winnipeg".

 

[Rielly4Capn]

ACC sux for atmosphere 99% of the time. I liked the energy in game 3 though, that is by far the loudest I have heard that arena since the early 90s runs. Overall I don't see how you can deny that Winnipeg is loudest AF. Those fans have NOTHING else to cheer for literally, I mean, the Blue Bombers? Really? No, Jets are their only legitimate team and those fans have nothing else to do up there besides hunt polar bears.

 

[Riseonfire]

It seems like there is a clear top 4 this year:

Islanders, WPG, Jackets, Nashville (Nash is based on last year TBH)

 

[GoCanes2015]

It seems like there is a clear top 4 this year:

Islanders, WPG, Jackets, Nashville (Nash is based on last year TBH)

CAR gets HM at least.

 

[Samcanadian]

This answer is Winnipeg, AINEC

 

[Barzilla]

This answer is Winnipeg, AINEC

Oh it’s definitely close. Wouldn’t even say Winnipeg is one, that’s how close it is...

 

[Riseonfire]

This answer is Winnipeg, AINEC

There have been reporters at both WPG and Isles, they agree it's not close (and it aint WPG).

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[Habitat]

Ive been to 6 playoffs games last year with Winnipeg and 2 so far this year. The average db rating is around 111 +- 2 to 3. With that said when trouba tied it in game 3 vs Nashville it was at 123 db and ive never heard anything like it. It was unbelievable.

 

[lawrence]

Neutral fan, watched most of the games I can, islanders Nassau have been insane. Nationwide was crazy too omg .

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Nassau coliseum was nuts.

I’m worried it won’t carry over to Brooklyn though.

Hard to cheer when you have avocado toast in one hand and beard oil in the other.

 

[PWJunior]

Nassau coliseum was nuts.

I’m worried it won’t carry over to Brooklyn though.

Hard to cheer when you have avocado toast in one hand and beard oil in the other.

It's the fans and their passion that bring the atmosphere. While the Coli is amazing, Barclay's can get rocking too.

Funny video about the Josh Bailey Chant, but representative of how crazy awesome the fans can be...

 

[S E P H]

Avs are underrated, Game 3 I believe topped off at 120 dB at the Pepsi Centre. To put that in context, an aircraft carrier with planes is 140 dB.

 

[islesfan186]

Nassau coliseum was nuts.

I’m worried it won’t carry over to Brooklyn though.

Hard to cheer when you have avocado toast in one hand and beard oil in the other.

The fact that there are barely any seats right behind one of the goals is just horribad. Look at this layout. Who in their right mind thought "now THIS is good for hockey!"

 

[The Kingslayer]

The fact that there are barely any seats right behind one of the goals is just horribad. Look at this layout. Who in their right mind thought "now THIS is good for hockey!"

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I hope Lou can figure something out and you guys stay in Nassau to play games. Unreal the atmosphere there. Reminds me of that series against the leafs back in the day when Steve Webb was running over everyone. Never leave Nassau.

 

[c9777666]

The fact that there are barely any seats right behind one of the goals is just horribad. Look at this layout. Who in their right mind thought "now THIS is good for hockey!"

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It’s like a modern day version of the Coyotes when they played in downtown PHX at the old arena before Glendale

 

[ACC1224]

The ACC is pretty terrible imo...very low energy.

IMO, there are way too many wannabe important people in suits sitting around on their phones taking photos of themselves for their IG accounts, and who are happier to be "at the game" then actually watching it. Its more of a social status symbol to them. While the real leafs fans mostly cant afford to get tickets to the games because the prices are so insane.

Now the ACC would truly be something special if it was filled with the same kind of fans that invade Ottawa's home rink multiple times a year. Those guys know how to bring the energy!

Where were you sitting?
Crowd was excellent for both games from my view.

 

[SwaggySpungo]

The ACC is pretty terrible imo...very low energy.

IMO, there are way too many wannabe important people in suits sitting around on their phones taking photos of themselves for their IG accounts, and who are happier to be "at the game" then actually watching it. Its more of a social status symbol to them. While the real leafs fans mostly cant afford to get tickets to the games because the prices are so insane.

Now the ACC would truly be something special if it was filled with the same kind of fans that invade Ottawa's home rink multiple times a year. Those guys know how to bring the energy!

This is very true. The building itself also kinda sucks.

Maple Leafs Gardens was very quiet for hockey, but that place was absolute magic. You felt every single molecule of history in that building, even from the outside. I'll never forget walking into the main arena for the first time to see the Bruins, then the Canadiens, or watching Gretzky and the Kings play there.

Scotiabank Arena simply can't compete. Hard to describe why, but it feels very artificial. MLG was more confined and cramped. You really felt like you were part of the game. I sat in the balcony behind the net for the Kings game and I could practically smell the ice. It felt like I was on the bench with the players. It was a very special place.