Renard
Registered User
The old Arena is long gone, although I miss it every time I drive past the old site.
I saw many games there. In the early years of the francise, people got dressed up to go the hockey game. Some men wore coats and ties. Women wore skirts. People could and did smoke in the stands.
There was plenty of fighting on the ice and that attracted a rowdy kind of fan. Fans occasionally fought in the stands or in the corridors. Lots of Hawk fans would come in and taunt the St. Louis fans with insulting signs.
Hockey has become more polite on the ice and in the stands. But it was sure fun to watch Bob Gassoff beat the tar out of opposing thugs.
Please share your memories of the old place.
I saw many games there. In the early years of the francise, people got dressed up to go the hockey game. Some men wore coats and ties. Women wore skirts. People could and did smoke in the stands.
There was plenty of fighting on the ice and that attracted a rowdy kind of fan. Fans occasionally fought in the stands or in the corridors. Lots of Hawk fans would come in and taunt the St. Louis fans with insulting signs.
Hockey has become more polite on the ice and in the stands. But it was sure fun to watch Bob Gassoff beat the tar out of opposing thugs.
Please share your memories of the old place.