If you look carefully, a few of the arenas had a "3ICE" logo painted into the center circle of the ice. After a query of Google, 3ICE is a touring hockey league, comprised of six squads of players coached by former NHL players, and they play under a modified ruleset that closely resembles the NHL's overtime rules, with each team consisting of three skaters (hence the 3 in 3ICE) and a goalie. I guess it's like Ice Hockey's answer to basketball's BIG3 or Rugby Sevens.
@@markskojec863 I'd literally never heard of 3ICE until I saw this video. After giving their website a look, I'd love to see them if they ever came out to Seattle.
There was something similar to this great concept in Great Britain a few years back. It involved all the teams in the Elite League at the time (there were only 8 teams back then), and it was a straight knockout format played out in one day. Unfortunately, the organisers saw fit to call it "Hoctoberfest".
Hockey's version of BIG3? Sounds like it'd be pretty fun, and probably get better turnout than BIG3 just because hockey fans tend to be more passionate than basketball fans(and I'm a person that likes basketball more than hockey).
The XL Center in Hartford was originally used by the New England Whalers of the now-defunct World Hockey Association (WHA). They were renamed the Hartford Whalers when they were accepted into the NHL in 1979. They would remain there until their relocation to Carolina in 1997.
They even had a shopping mall attached to the arena up until 2004 too! I went to a Wolfpack game there that year, but sadly didn't get the chance to see it, as the mall part was in the process of being torn down then though. 🙁
XL Center, also known as Hartford Civic Center, was the former home of the Hartford Whalers. Also I have attended an event at the XL Center and you can definitely tell it was built in the 1970's.
They even had a shopping mall attached to the arena up until 2004 too! I went to a Wolfpack game there that year, but sadly didn't get the chance to see it, as the mall part was in the process of being torn down then though. 🙁
I work at US Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings). Thank you for the consistent and informative overviews of venues from around the world! So fascinating. 😁
I’m sure he’ll get to the Minnesota colleges soon. There is a new one at St. Thomas if I’m not mistaken. There will be two brand new college arenas for Connecticut at UConn and Sacred Heart university in January. Just a heads up
I was told that Hershey Bears former arena: The Hersheypark Arena is still standing. I’m glad that historic arena wasn’t torn down. Lots of history inside that place. I use to live near Hershey, PA by the way
Bakersfield literally got ignored smh. Didn't show rhe front entrance which is its nicest external part, also since it was mentioned for the ice hogs our seats are maroon since that used to be one of our main colors before being brought up to the ahl.
I agree about Bakersfield. My hometown arena. Nothing special but there were better pics to show, especially the front and inside as well. Not saying anything was weird.
From Boston, I played in 60's,70:s, playing in USA and Canada I've been to so many drinks I can't remember most of them, one rink was an old WW11 airplane hanger, many miles driven, sometimes I'm the back of a covered pickup truck laying on our hockey bags. Cool video, thank you. Go bruins 🇺🇸🏒🇨🇦
Hey I never thought I'd see an arena from Belleville Ontario on your channel! Nice. I lived North of town for a decade. It used to be called the Yardmen Arena because Belleville was an important rail junction and still has a lot of train and trucking transport industry. The name Yardmen was paying respect to the railway workers. It was the home of the junior hockey team the Belleville Bulls who were located there from about 1979 until 2016 or so. With the arena without a tennant the Ottawa Senators moved their farm team there after a refurbishment of the arena. The city of Ottawa is about 3 hours drive down the highway (what you would call a motorway), closer to 2 if you really drive fast. So it was a good place geographically for them to put their team. Besides the main arena there are 2 other rinks, an indoor track, pool and gym. Most people from that area have used those facilities at some point. Quebexicans as you call them (lol) are called Quebecois (Kwe-beck-waz). I'm not from there but have been and I think Barre from Wilkes-Barre is pronounced Berry. Anybody from Pennsylvania can correct me if I'm wrong. I really like the style of the Lehigh Valley team arena, really unique cool design, works for me. edit: Plural Moose are still called Moose. Coachella is pronounced "Koh-chella" the "a" is silent like in the word coach.
The XL Center was formerly the Hartford Civic Center, home to the New England Whalers of the NHL rival World Hockey Association starting in 1974, after spending two seasons in Boston. After the roof collapsed in a snowstorm in January 1978 just hours after a college basketball game, the Whalers temporarily relocated to Springfield, Massachusetts while the Civic Center roof was replaced and the arena expanded from 10,500 seats to 15,000. The NE Whalers became the Hartford Whalers when the WHA merged with the NHL for the 1979-80 season, and the Civic Center reopened in early 1980.
As someone who has spent probably a little too much time at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse over the last couple decades, I gotta say it's quite the environment. The swords on the corners of the Humongotron, as you call it, fold out and shoot columns of fire during the Monsters intro. It's absolutely insane during Monsters playoff runs, especially considering that they take the tarps off the upper bowl and pack almost 19,000 people in there. Also, if you're planning a trip, Fridays are dollar dog and beer night.
Grand Rapids is my hometown team. Definitely should expand and knock down the wall to make a complete oval but they said they were gonna do that for years but never have.
There are some cool ECHL arenas (the league below the AHL). Also if you want to see some iconic hockey arenas, take a look at the (quite numerous, probably would be a Playlist of videos) at the NCAA College Ice hockey arenas. Some of my favorites are Yost (university of Michigan), Alford (University of Maine), Berry Events Center (NMU... I'm an alumni so I'm partial), etc. Just as in college football, college hockey is all over the place as far as design. Keep up the great work!
11:48 At the time Canada Life Centre (then MTS Centre) was built, its main tennant was the Moose. The Jets moved there in 2011 after relocating from Atlanta, which had this team move to St. John's, Newfoundland and become the IceCaps. They would move back west in 2015.
Fun fact: Upstate Medical Arena was one of the filming sites of the original Slapshot movie from 1977. Syracuse has had several pro hockey teams but was largely considered a hockey "graveyard" until the Crunch came around. Also, the whole "Syracuse Crunch" thing is more than likely a nod to Nestle, which had a factory near Syracuse in the 1990s. Crunch was one of five names in a poll for the team's name back in 1994. Also, it's funny how you mentioned the Royals and Clippers when you talked about Rochester and San Diego, yet failed to mention the Syracuse Nationals (now Philadelphia 76ers) while talking about Syracuse. Yes, there was once an NBA team in Syracuse NY. Also it probably would've been a good idea to mention the Knighthawks in the Rochester section since you briefly mentioned the Seals while talking about Sam Diego. Besides those minor nitpicks, great job!
It is also where the modern-day 24-second shot clock was invented, widely regarded as the innovation that saved the NBA. The original is on display (and runs constantly!) at nearby Armory Square.
@@edwardott1286 that's one of my favorite landmarks in the city. One I always smile at when going past Armory Square to go to Crunch (and now Spark) games at the Ol' Barn along with other events
I was in the Palm Springs area recently and attended the very first game at Acrisure Arena. The pictures don’t do the venue justice. Absolutely gorgeous facility. Very well laid out. They have a bourbon bar and a tequila bar, if either of those are your thing. They also offer self checkouts for beer and food.
The next step below the AHL on the hockey ladder is the ECHL, originally called East Coast Hockey League until they absorbed the old West Coast Hockey League. Finding good photos might be a challenge, but might this be on your to-do list? BTW, I don't blame you for struggling with "Adirondack"; it's pronounced "ADD-er-RON-dack".
Also should be noted that the Abbotsford Centre home of the Abbotsford Canucks is also located on the primary Campus of the University of the Fraser Valley. I was a student there and the centre is used for the Graduation ceremonies of the University.
A legenrary video! You rock man, it just seemed you were a bit down, hopefully it is just a cold, because we love you and cannot wait for the next video... P.S. I would love to see your your take on the stadiums of Wollongong, because it would be so unique and done the right way
0:21 total mtg, CT 8,412 0:53 bojangles, NC 8,600 1:31 XL cent, CT 14,750 2:10 giant, PA 10,500 2:57 ppl, PA 9,046 3:32 amicaMu, RI 11,273 4:04 massMu, MA 6,800 4:36 moheagan sun arena, PA 8,300 5:14 CAA, CAN 4,365 5:53 rocketMo, OH 18,926 6:32 placebell, CAN 10,062 7:11 blue cross, NY 10,662 7:54 UpstateMed NY, 5,800 8:34 coca-cola, CAN 8,100 9:09 adirondac, NY 3,860 9:49 allstate IL, 16,692 10:26 can-and, MI 11,000 11:04 wells fago, IA 15,181 11:45 can-life, CAN 15,321 12:21 UW-Milw, WI 9,652 13:09 BMO, IL 6,200 13:47 HEB, TX 6,77814:25 abbot, CAN 7,000 15:03 MechBank, CA 8,751 15:38 Scotia, CAN 19,289 16:31 acrisure, CA 9,918 17:05 budweis, CO 5,300 17:41 dollar, NV 5,567 18:18 toyota CA 9,736 18:55 pechang, CA 14,600 19:29 TechCU, CA, 4,200 20;02 tuscon, AZ 6,791 Question to the narrator: first of all great video, next, how did you obtain all of the aerial copter footage, all of which have the same "swooping pass" point of view, and interior pictures? I'm impressed. Edit: oh it's Google Earth animation.
2nd comment, the Syracuse Crunch arena is a beauty! The Coca Cola Arena would do a lot of farm exhibitions (like livestock), I saw the Eukanuba Super Dogs in there once. The wooden roof on the Rosemont Arena is beautiful. The Iowa arena is impressive. Love the old style of the Milwaukee one.
The XL Center in Hartford used to be the home of the Hartford Whalers, who moved to Carolina to be the Carolina Hurricanes, so it had a large capacity because it was the home of an NHL team. As well, it is the home of the UCONN basketball and hockey teams
Actually, the Tech CU Arena is connected to the Sharks Ice venue, where both Sharks and Barracuda practice. And having an arena right next to is actually convenient.
19:14 The Gulls name has been used a few different times by teams in a number of leagues that have previously used the building. Must be a popular name in the area. For a few years in the mid-70s, it was home to the San Diego Mariners of the WHA, the biggest rival to the NHL throughout its existence from 1972 to 1979.
@@TRUMP4PREZ I think that may have been the senior WHL that was around until some time in the mid-70s. The World Hockey Association (WHA) didn't start play until 1972.
UWM Panther Arena is the original home of the Milwaukee Bucks (originally called the Milwaukee Arena, then the MECCA Arena for the Milwaukee Exposition Convention Center and Arena). Like a lot of arenas in this video has hosted a WIDE variety of tenants. The current list of tenants for UWM Panther Arena are the UW-Milwaukee men's basketball program, an indoor soccer team (Milwaukee Wave), and (not recently, but technically still a tenant) a women's roller derby team.
Growing up 15 minutes outside of Hershey, I've been to the GIANT Center so many times. So many Bears games and other events. It's of course pretty standard, but I have a lot of love for it. Especially with hockey, for rivalry and playoff games, it gets LOUD for minor league hockey and I love it. By the way, they used to play in the Hersheypark Arena from like 1930s to 2002. It's where I saw my first Bears games when I was anywhere from four to seven years old (1998-2002), it's where Wilt Chamberlain had his legendary 100-point game and it's where, when I worked at Hersheypark during summer in between college semesters, I could sit and eat my lunch in one of the seats lol. I'd recommend doing a video about old-time arenas like Hersheypark Arena. Ones that are no longer in use, still exist, or were demolished. I think it'd be a fun project.
Just happened starting this year, but the Eagles aren't sponsored by Budweiser anymore. Their naming rights expired, and now they're sponsored by Blue Credit Union, putting the facility under the name of Blue Arena. It's mostly the same inside, except the seats are now cushioned leather instead of hard plastic. A very welcomed change indeed
The Milwaukee Admirals play at when it was built was called the Milwaukee Arena and Auditorium. It's a two building complex on a large city block just north of Wisconsin Ave. the main street running through the downtown!
So fun fact: The Toyota Arena that the Ontario Reign play in, was originally built for the Ontario Reign, but when they were an ECHL team. As you know by now, most ECHL teams don't have very large capacity arenas. Toyota arena can hold about 10k people which is a lot for an AHL team, let alone an ECHL team, and they used to regularly sell out games. The Reign still do well as far as attendance is concerned though. The Reign switched rosters, and leagues back in 2015, with the Manchester Monarchs so that the players could be closer to LA, and the LA Kings are the parent team, and only about 60 miles away.
1:02 Considering the team name, that would have been interesting if the Checker's chain had the naming rights. However, during the late 70s and early 80s, the St. Louis Arena (then home of the NHL's Blues) was known as the Checkerdome due to the Blues owner at the time being the CEO of Ralston-Purina, a company known for making mainly dog food. Their logo is kind of checkered.
The arena then was renamed to US Cellular Arena before UW-Milwaukee bought naming rights to the arena, despite three teams owning their portion of the arena. Milwaukee Admirals (AHL), Milwaukee Wave (MASL) and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers (NCAA Basketball). The naming rights contract for the Panthers ends soon as the Milwaukee Admirals are next in the bid.
Van Andel Arena was home to the Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL) and I believe the Wells Fargo Arena us home to the Iowa Barnstormers (IFL) and the Dollar Loan Center is home to the Vegas Knight Hawks (IFL)
I grew up 10 minutes from they XL Center, it used to host an NHL team until the assholes became the Hurricane. It was also in your Big East video as it’s one of the homes for UConn.
The PPL Center isn't boxed in by those buildings, they /are/ part of the PPL Center. The concourse is the main hallway of the building on the Hamilton Street side and across that hall from the rink is Tim Horton's and Chickie's and Petes. I believe the suites are also accessed from the upper floors of those buildings, but I can't be certain on that, I've never been in a suite.
I enjoy watching these type of video’s. I live in London,Ontario,Canada which is in-between Toronto & Detroit. We have the very popular “OHL” (Ontario Hockey League) which is for 16-20yr olds & London has the biggest “OHL” arena & i believe the biggest arena in all of junior hockey if i’m not mistaken but if not i’d say at least in the top 3 at least in which London’s arena (Budweiser Arena) holds a little over 10,000 people & the team is called the “London Knights” which is owned by the “Hunter Brothers” (Dale & Mark Hunter) & there is another “Hunter” brother (Tim Hunter) but he has nothing to do with the “London Knights” as far as i’m aware. The “Hunter Brothers” purchased the “Knights” in the late 90’s or early 2000’s & had a new arena built which was built right downtown London & is an absolutely awesome arena & their home games are every Friday evening & sometimes on Sunday’s & home games are always sold out & if not sold out then it’s pretty darn close & it’s been that way ever since that arena was built & the Knights have won two “Memorial Cups” & a couple of “OHL” league championships under the head coaching of part owner Dale Hunter who has been head coach ever since that arena was built but he didn’t coach for one season because he was coach of the Washington Capitals & Mark Hunter took over head coaching duties for a season. Anyways it would be cool if you did a video on “OHL” arenas because there are some buties such as London as i stated & Windsor now has a beautiful arena that holds around 6,500 people & a handful of other nice “OHL” arenas.
The Dollar Loan Center is also the home of the Vegas Knight Hawks of the Indoor Football league. The Henderson Silver Knights are also the AHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights
The Milwaukee Admirals arena was originally the MECCA Arena and was the first major sports venue in Milwaukee. It was the home of the Milwaukee Bucks until the late 80s.
Does anyone remember the shopping mall which was once attached to the arena in Hartford? I was always so fascinated by that concept, and I went to a Wolfpack game there on opening night in 2004. I was so excited I was finally going to get the chance to see it in person after all that time! Sadly that long awaited for me opportunity never came, as the mall part was in the process of being torn down when I went there. I also attended many Phantoms games at the old Spectrum in Philly, along with several 76ers game, and a Flyers game there during the 90's. I also got to go to a concert featuring Hall & Oates, The Hooters, and Todd Rundgren at the Spectrum in late 2009 as well. That and went to several B-Sens, and a single B-Devils games at the arena in Binghamton when I'd make a visit to that area. Though they sadly no longer has AHL hockey there now unfortunately.
Yeah I went there in the 90s. Wasn't as good it sounds as it kinda killed downtown Hartford. There was some nice stores there. Like Al Franklin's record store but it a small mall and when buckland hills in nearby Manchester opened up it was toast. The arena was kinda set away from the mall, but it definitely neat to visit.
@@mets137781 I could tell the place didn't have much going for it in the end. But I would still have liked to had seen it in action at least once, which I missed out on by just one season too.
Do you plan on doing the ones for the ECHL as well? That league is one step below the AHL. In the league's present form, it looks like all but four NHL teams have affiliates there.
The All State arena was supposed to be built to be the home of the Chicago Cougars of the WHA. But the team and league folded before construction started. When it finally got built it didn't have the refrigeration for ice. That was added to accommodate the Wolves.
I like how Syracuse jammed some seats on the stage at one end. It reminds me of that Russian World Cup Stadium (and the host of the opening game in Brazil) that built some janky extra stands to temporarily boost capacity. Sometimes janky is fun.
There actually used to be seats on the stage in Syracuse. They were more like moveable bleachers that were only there for Crunch games (I never really saw them when the Silver Knights were in Syracuse before they became Utica City FC and IDK if they were used when the Smash existed since the Smash left before I was born, but hey maybe the Spark will bring them back?), removed for concerts and other shows, and they haven't returned since 2016.
@@thenightmaricsenpai524 Many noted acts played the War Memorial (as longtime and former Syracusans such as myself call the place), such as the Rolling Stones (several times in the '60s), Elton John and Elvis Presley; it also hosted many multi-act rock 'n' roll shows in the mid- and late '50s.
@@VincentPaterno-hs2fv yeah they've added bits to the doors leading into the main bowls of the arena that showcase some of the legendary acts that have played at the Ol' Barn. Also yeah some still shorten it to the War Memorial, I fluctuate between ol barn and Upstate Medical Arena. Non sports events are really interesting to watch there. I remember turning my head to see the stage at Lee Brice since I was on the State St. side, but I usually get seats in section 213 which is fine with me since I love joining in taunting the opposing goalie whenever the Crunch score.
The tier system in hockey is kind of a mishmash of leagues, but there are some junior leagues in Canada that have some cool mid size arenas such as the OHL, WHL, QMJHL, and people were talking about the ECHL so I'm assuming that that might be one of them too.
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If you look carefully, a few of the arenas had a "3ICE" logo painted into the center circle of the ice. After a query of Google, 3ICE is a touring hockey league, comprised of six squads of players coached by former NHL players, and they play under a modified ruleset that closely resembles the NHL's overtime rules, with each team consisting of three skaters (hence the 3 in 3ICE) and a goalie. I guess it's like Ice Hockey's answer to basketball's BIG3 or Rugby Sevens.
so it's basically BIG3 but hockey
I took my pre-teen kids to 3ICE at Hershey this past summer; it was really well run. I’d recommend it to hockey fans
@@markskojec863 I'd literally never heard of 3ICE until I saw this video. After giving their website a look, I'd love to see them if they ever came out to Seattle.
There was something similar to this great concept in Great Britain a few years back. It involved all the teams in the Elite League at the time (there were only 8 teams back then), and it was a straight knockout format played out in one day. Unfortunately, the organisers saw fit to call it "Hoctoberfest".
Hockey's version of BIG3? Sounds like it'd be pretty fun, and probably get better turnout than BIG3 just because hockey fans tend to be more passionate than basketball fans(and I'm a person that likes basketball more than hockey).
The XL Center in Hartford was originally used by the New England Whalers of the now-defunct World Hockey Association (WHA). They were renamed the Hartford Whalers when they were accepted into the NHL in 1979. They would remain there until their relocation to Carolina in 1997.
I played 'Brass Bonanza' in the background when XL Center was shown.
@@higgy04 One of the greatest tunes in sports.😀
They even had a shopping mall attached to the arena up until 2004 too! I went to a Wolfpack game there that year, but sadly didn't get the chance to see it, as the mall part was in the process of being torn down then though. 🙁
Infamous for the roof collapsing in the late 70s
@@donaldpaluga I grew up in CT and had a piece of broken seat from the collapse. Sadly I don't know what ever happened to it.
YOOOOOO it’s about time. Do ECHL next
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Love this channel just bought a ticket plan with the Tucson Roadrunners and getting into the AHL ...you'll be to do the ECHL next.
It's crazy to think the Tucson Roadrunners play in a bigger arena (capacity wise) than the Coyotes.
XL Center, also known as Hartford Civic Center, was the former home of the Hartford Whalers. Also I have attended an event at the XL Center and you can definitely tell it was built in the 1970's.
They even had a shopping mall attached to the arena up until 2004 too! I went to a Wolfpack game there that year, but sadly didn't get the chance to see it, as the mall part was in the process of being torn down then though. 🙁
@@freakyfornash LET'S GO TIGERS!
@@winddmmy Sound Tigers?
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@@winddmmy Yeah I know!
I work at US Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings). Thank you for the consistent and informative overviews of venues from around the world! So fascinating. 😁
Thanks for watching them!
I’m sure he’ll get to the Minnesota colleges soon. There is a new one at St. Thomas if I’m not mistaken. There will be two brand new college arenas for Connecticut at UConn and Sacred Heart university in January. Just a heads up
Another awesome vid! One thing…It is is pronounced ad-uh-RON-dak. The emphasis is on the third syllable.
I was told that Hershey Bears former arena: The Hersheypark Arena is still standing. I’m glad that historic arena wasn’t torn down. Lots of history inside that place. I use to live near Hershey, PA by the way
If I’m not mistaken isn’t the Hersheypark Arena where Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points.
@@cooperwolfe5478 I think so. Wilt definitely made history there
Bakersfield literally got ignored smh. Didn't show rhe front entrance which is its nicest external part, also since it was mentioned for the ice hogs our seats are maroon since that used to be one of our main colors before being brought up to the ahl.
I agree about Bakersfield. My hometown arena. Nothing special but there were better pics to show, especially the front and inside as well. Not saying anything was weird.
9:29 The cable ceiling at MSG was actually inspired by the Utica Aud’s design
Yes. Same contractor if memory serves me correctly.
It is also where a lot of the original Slapshot movie was filmed. Along with Syracuse and Binghamton.
Love your videos. My mom is from Sri Lanka. I loved what you said about the Rochester Americans. 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 Please do the echl next.
I didn't understand the Sri Lanka reference, was it a reference to cricket and all the spin bowlers they have produced?
@@neilwhitaker6284 I think so
Thank you I was waiting so long for another hockey arena video!!!
From Boston, I played in 60's,70:s, playing in USA and Canada I've been to so many drinks I can't remember most of them, one rink was an old WW11 airplane hanger, many miles driven, sometimes I'm the back of a covered pickup truck laying on our hockey bags. Cool video, thank you. Go bruins 🇺🇸🏒🇨🇦
Nice video! You should really go through European hockey arenas. For example Swizerland, Germany, Finland and Sweden.
Hey I never thought I'd see an arena from Belleville Ontario on your channel! Nice. I lived North of town for a decade. It used to be called the Yardmen Arena because Belleville was an important rail junction and still has a lot of train and trucking transport industry. The name Yardmen was paying respect to the railway workers. It was the home of the junior hockey team the Belleville Bulls who were located there from about 1979 until 2016 or so.
With the arena without a tennant the Ottawa Senators moved their farm team there after a refurbishment of the arena. The city of Ottawa is about 3 hours drive down the highway (what you would call a motorway), closer to 2 if you really drive fast. So it was a good place geographically for them to put their team. Besides the main arena there are 2 other rinks, an indoor track, pool and gym. Most people from that area have used those facilities at some point.
Quebexicans as you call them (lol) are called Quebecois (Kwe-beck-waz). I'm not from there but have been and I think Barre from Wilkes-Barre is pronounced Berry. Anybody from Pennsylvania can correct me if I'm wrong. I really like the style of the Lehigh Valley team arena, really unique cool design, works for me.
edit: Plural Moose are still called Moose.
Coachella is pronounced "Koh-chella" the "a" is silent like in the word coach.
Because of their move to Arizona State University's arena, the NHL's Arizona Coyotes play in a smaller arena than their AHL affiliate Tucson does
that’s sad
The Blue Jackets also play in a smaller arena than the Monsters, albeit only by about 400 seats.
Love your videos and dry humour mate. Keep it up and have a great new year!
The XL Center was formerly the Hartford Civic Center, home to the New England Whalers of the NHL rival World Hockey Association starting in 1974, after spending two seasons in Boston. After the roof collapsed in a snowstorm in January 1978 just hours after a college basketball game, the Whalers temporarily relocated to Springfield, Massachusetts while the Civic Center roof was replaced and the arena expanded from 10,500 seats to 15,000. The NE Whalers became the Hartford Whalers when the WHA merged with the NHL for the 1979-80 season, and the Civic Center reopened in early 1980.
As someone who has spent probably a little too much time at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse over the last couple decades, I gotta say it's quite the environment. The swords on the corners of the Humongotron, as you call it, fold out and shoot columns of fire during the Monsters intro. It's absolutely insane during Monsters playoff runs, especially considering that they take the tarps off the upper bowl and pack almost 19,000 people in there. Also, if you're planning a trip, Fridays are dollar dog and beer night.
Grand Rapids is my hometown team. Definitely should expand and knock down the wall to make a complete oval but they said they were gonna do that for years but never have.
The Rockets use to play at Pechanga Arena in San Diego before relocating to Houston.
There are some cool ECHL arenas (the league below the AHL). Also if you want to see some iconic hockey arenas, take a look at the (quite numerous, probably would be a Playlist of videos) at the NCAA College Ice hockey arenas. Some of my favorites are Yost (university of Michigan), Alford (University of Maine), Berry Events Center (NMU... I'm an alumni so I'm partial), etc. Just as in college football, college hockey is all over the place as far as design. Keep up the great work!
11:48 At the time Canada Life Centre (then MTS Centre) was built, its main tennant was the Moose. The Jets moved there in 2011 after relocating from Atlanta, which had this team move to St. John's, Newfoundland and become the IceCaps. They would move back west in 2015.
Hershey Bears Arena is nice especially because its not in a big city and it easy to get out and not stuck in traffic if you know your exits
Fun fact: Upstate Medical Arena was one of the filming sites of the original Slapshot movie from 1977. Syracuse has had several pro hockey teams but was largely considered a hockey "graveyard" until the Crunch came around. Also, the whole "Syracuse Crunch" thing is more than likely a nod to Nestle, which had a factory near Syracuse in the 1990s. Crunch was one of five names in a poll for the team's name back in 1994.
Also, it's funny how you mentioned the Royals and Clippers when you talked about Rochester and San Diego, yet failed to mention the Syracuse Nationals (now Philadelphia 76ers) while talking about Syracuse. Yes, there was once an NBA team in Syracuse NY. Also it probably would've been a good idea to mention the Knighthawks in the Rochester section since you briefly mentioned the Seals while talking about Sam Diego. Besides those minor nitpicks, great job!
Also the Syracuse Nationals, now the 76ers, first played there (EDIT: I see you mentioned that after I read your whole comment, oops)
@@ThePhl4ever no worries!
I got a defunked IVERSON NATS jersey.
It is also where the modern-day 24-second shot clock was invented, widely regarded as the innovation that saved the NBA. The original is on display (and runs constantly!) at nearby Armory Square.
@@edwardott1286 that's one of my favorite landmarks in the city. One I always smile at when going past Armory Square to go to Crunch (and now Spark) games at the Ol' Barn along with other events
YAY! Thank you so much for doing my suggestion! Have a great New Year!
I was in the Palm Springs area recently and attended the very first game at Acrisure Arena. The pictures don’t do the venue justice. Absolutely gorgeous facility. Very well laid out. They have a bourbon bar and a tequila bar, if either of those are your thing. They also offer self checkouts for beer and food.
Go Firebirds!
Saddledome is also also home to the NHL Calgary Flames. Would have been worth a mention.
The next step below the AHL on the hockey ladder is the ECHL, originally called East Coast Hockey League until they absorbed the old West Coast Hockey League. Finding good photos might be a challenge, but might this be on your to-do list?
BTW, I don't blame you for struggling with "Adirondack"; it's pronounced "ADD-er-RON-dack".
Do the major juniors next! (WHL/OHL/QMJHL)
Wonders if this person would catch that one team in the WHL plays in two arenas
Also should be noted that the Abbotsford Centre home of the Abbotsford Canucks is also located on the primary Campus of the University of the Fraser Valley. I was a student there and the centre is used for the Graduation ceremonies of the University.
I love your videos! Would love to see a NLL arena video!
A legenrary video! You rock man, it just seemed you were a bit down, hopefully it is just a cold, because we love you and cannot wait for the next video... P.S. I would love to see your your take on the stadiums of Wollongong, because it would be so unique and done the right way
0:21 total mtg, CT 8,412 0:53 bojangles, NC 8,600 1:31 XL cent, CT 14,750 2:10 giant, PA 10,500 2:57 ppl, PA 9,046 3:32 amicaMu, RI 11,273 4:04 massMu, MA 6,800 4:36 moheagan sun arena, PA 8,300 5:14 CAA, CAN 4,365 5:53 rocketMo, OH 18,926 6:32 placebell, CAN 10,062 7:11 blue cross, NY 10,662 7:54 UpstateMed NY, 5,800 8:34 coca-cola, CAN 8,100 9:09 adirondac, NY 3,860 9:49 allstate IL, 16,692 10:26 can-and, MI 11,000 11:04 wells fago, IA 15,181 11:45 can-life, CAN 15,321 12:21 UW-Milw, WI 9,652 13:09 BMO, IL 6,200 13:47 HEB, TX 6,77814:25 abbot, CAN 7,000 15:03 MechBank, CA 8,751 15:38 Scotia, CAN 19,289 16:31 acrisure, CA 9,918 17:05 budweis, CO 5,300 17:41 dollar, NV 5,567 18:18 toyota CA 9,736 18:55 pechang, CA 14,600 19:29 TechCU, CA, 4,200 20;02 tuscon, AZ 6,791
Question to the narrator: first of all great video, next, how did you obtain all of the aerial copter footage, all of which have the same "swooping pass" point of view, and interior pictures? I'm impressed. Edit: oh it's Google Earth animation.
These jokes hit hard. Fantastic video
Came for the arenas, subscribed for the one liners
Love the video, it's weird when you work for an ahl team and see the building you go to frequently in a video being commented on
I've caught a Wolves game at the Allstate Center before. It's nothing fancy, but it has all the things you'd expect.
2nd comment, the Syracuse Crunch arena is a beauty! The Coca Cola Arena would do a lot of farm exhibitions (like livestock), I saw the Eukanuba Super Dogs in there once. The wooden roof on the Rosemont Arena is beautiful. The Iowa arena is impressive. Love the old style of the Milwaukee one.
damn. the condors have a nice arena and you didn’t say anything about it 😭
The XL Center in Hartford used to be the home of the Hartford Whalers, who moved to Carolina to be the Carolina Hurricanes, so it had a large capacity because it was the home of an NHL team. As well, it is the home of the UCONN basketball and hockey teams
I believe UConn will soon have an on-campus hockey arena
I’ve been a hockey fan for a decade and I only learned a couple of years ago that it was not the Ontario in Canada and I was blown away
I'd love for you to consider doing videos on NCAA hockey arenas. Some of them are unreal.
Actually, the Tech CU Arena is connected to the Sharks Ice venue, where both Sharks and Barracuda practice. And having an arena right next to is actually convenient.
Next video, ECHL arenas
Acrisure and the Firebirds are absolutely awesome. So much fun 🙌
19:14 The Gulls name has been used a few different times by teams in a number of leagues that have previously used the building. Must be a popular name in the area. For a few years in the mid-70s, it was home to the San Diego Mariners of the WHA, the biggest rival to the NHL throughout its existence from 1972 to 1979.
I think the "Gulls" was established in 1960 in WHA?
@@TRUMP4PREZ I think that may have been the senior WHL that was around until some time in the mid-70s. The World Hockey Association (WHA) didn't start play until 1972.
UWM Panther Arena is the original home of the Milwaukee Bucks (originally called the Milwaukee Arena, then the MECCA Arena for the Milwaukee Exposition Convention Center and Arena).
Like a lot of arenas in this video has hosted a WIDE variety of tenants. The current list of tenants for UWM Panther Arena are the UW-Milwaukee men's basketball program, an indoor soccer team (Milwaukee Wave), and (not recently, but technically still a tenant) a women's roller derby team.
Growing up 15 minutes outside of Hershey, I've been to the GIANT Center so many times. So many Bears games and other events. It's of course pretty standard, but I have a lot of love for it. Especially with hockey, for rivalry and playoff games, it gets LOUD for minor league hockey and I love it.
By the way, they used to play in the Hersheypark Arena from like 1930s to 2002. It's where I saw my first Bears games when I was anywhere from four to seven years old (1998-2002), it's where Wilt Chamberlain had his legendary 100-point game and it's where, when I worked at Hersheypark during summer in between college semesters, I could sit and eat my lunch in one of the seats lol. I'd recommend doing a video about old-time arenas like Hersheypark Arena. Ones that are no longer in use, still exist, or were demolished. I think it'd be a fun project.
B-E-A-R-S BEARS BEARS BEARS!
Enjoyed the tour
Just happened starting this year, but the Eagles aren't sponsored by Budweiser anymore. Their naming rights expired, and now they're sponsored by Blue Credit Union, putting the facility under the name of Blue Arena. It's mostly the same inside, except the seats are now cushioned leather instead of hard plastic. A very welcomed change indeed
I have been to the Coachella Valley Firebirds Arena I think the atmosphere is pretty great
I love bojangles coliseum in Charlotte. It has a very rich history of nwa/wcw wrestling and its just got that classic old school vibe about it.
4:41 The "Barre" in Wilkes-Barre is pronounced "berry."
“Burra” too.
The Milwaukee Admirals play at when it was built was called the Milwaukee Arena and Auditorium. It's a two building complex on a large city block just north of Wisconsin Ave. the main street running through the downtown!
Can you do the ECHL next please
I can't wait to see the ECHL arenas video.
agree with a lot of the comments below requesting ECHL...especially when a team playing in an ECHL arena has 3x the capacity of their NHL affiliate!
Keep up the great work!
If you want to do more hockey, NCAA college hockey has some small but great arenas! Yale's in particular is incredibly unique!
And Princeton's iconic Baker Rink celebrates its centennial in 2023!
So fun fact: The Toyota Arena that the Ontario Reign play in, was originally built for the Ontario Reign, but when they were an ECHL team. As you know by now, most ECHL teams don't have very large capacity arenas. Toyota arena can hold about 10k people which is a lot for an AHL team, let alone an ECHL team, and they used to regularly sell out games. The Reign still do well as far as attendance is concerned though.
The Reign switched rosters, and leagues back in 2015, with the Manchester Monarchs so that the players could be closer to LA, and the LA Kings are the parent team, and only about 60 miles away.
I laughed so hard at your pronunciation of Adirondack 😂.
It’s AD-eh-RON-dack.
Good effort though!
It didn't sound right. I hope I didn't hurt the bank's feelings.
@@TheWideWorldofStadiums 😂😂😂
I will let your pronunciation of Ad-uh-RON-dack slide since you followed it up with a steamed hams reference.
1:02 Considering the team name, that would have been interesting if the Checker's chain had the naming rights. However, during the late 70s and early 80s, the St. Louis Arena (then home of the NHL's Blues) was known as the Checkerdome due to the Blues owner at the time being the CEO of Ralston-Purina, a company known for making mainly dog food. Their logo is kind of checkered.
I would like to see stadiums from the Southern Professional Hockey League
Anyone else notice he said Springfield and mentioned Family Guy not the Simpsons
I noticed
I watched this entire video to hear him talk about the condors. Thanks for that :(
ECHL teams next?
the milwaukee arena used to be called the mecca and was home of the bucks of the nba up into the late 80's before they moved to the bradley center
The arena then was renamed to US Cellular Arena before UW-Milwaukee bought naming rights to the arena, despite three teams owning their portion of the arena. Milwaukee Admirals (AHL), Milwaukee Wave (MASL) and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers (NCAA Basketball). The naming rights contract for the Panthers ends soon as the Milwaukee Admirals are next in the bid.
The arena in Milwaukie was the 1st nba home for the bucks the Bradley center is next door followed by their current stadium
The Bradley Center *was next door, north of Panther Arena and south of Fiserv Forum.
I really enjoy watching these, how do you get the drone like movement in google earth?
Van Andel Arena was home to the Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL) and I believe the Wells Fargo Arena us home to the Iowa Barnstormers (IFL) and the Dollar Loan Center is home to the Vegas Knight Hawks (IFL)
Please check out The ECHL next
Can't wait for ECHL arenas
I grew up 10 minutes from they XL Center, it used to host an NHL team until the assholes became the Hurricane. It was also in your Big East video as it’s one of the homes for UConn.
I was just at an Abbotsford Canucks game! I found a way onto the roof and you can see the border and over it from the roof.
Yessir Allentown pa I live there in im glad we got some recognition
Can you please do a video of the ECHL if you haven’t yet it’s double A hockey under the AHL
The PPL Center isn't boxed in by those buildings, they /are/ part of the PPL Center. The concourse is the main hallway of the building on the Hamilton Street side and across that hall from the rink is Tim Horton's and Chickie's and Petes. I believe the suites are also accessed from the upper floors of those buildings, but I can't be certain on that, I've never been in a suite.
I enjoy watching these type of video’s. I live in London,Ontario,Canada which is in-between Toronto & Detroit. We have the very popular “OHL” (Ontario Hockey League) which is for 16-20yr olds & London has the biggest “OHL” arena & i believe the biggest arena in all of junior hockey if i’m not mistaken but if not i’d say at least in the top 3 at least in which London’s arena (Budweiser Arena) holds a little over 10,000 people & the team is called the “London Knights” which is owned by the “Hunter Brothers” (Dale & Mark Hunter) & there is another “Hunter” brother (Tim Hunter) but he has nothing to do with the “London Knights” as far as i’m aware. The “Hunter Brothers” purchased the “Knights” in the late 90’s or early 2000’s & had a new arena built which was built right downtown London & is an absolutely awesome arena & their home games are every Friday evening & sometimes on Sunday’s & home games are always sold out & if not sold out then it’s pretty darn close & it’s been that way ever since that arena was built & the Knights have won two “Memorial Cups” & a couple of “OHL” league championships under the head coaching of part owner Dale Hunter who has been head coach ever since that arena was built but he didn’t coach for one season because he was coach of the Washington Capitals & Mark Hunter took over head coaching duties for a season. Anyways it would be cool if you did a video on “OHL” arenas because there are some buties such as London as i stated & Windsor now has a beautiful arena that holds around 6,500 people & a handful of other nice “OHL” arenas.
The Dollar Loan Center is also the home of the Vegas Knight Hawks of the Indoor Football league. The Henderson Silver Knights are also the AHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights
Can you do Basketball Serie A next please? Btw love yout content
Fun fact about the Abbotsford arena. Design elements were taken from Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg and incorporated in the build!
The Milwaukee Admirals arena was originally the MECCA Arena and was the first major sports venue in Milwaukee. It was the home of the Milwaukee Bucks until the late 80s.
"They're the same person" That got the like and the subscribe from me
Does anyone remember the shopping mall which was once attached to the arena in Hartford? I was always so fascinated by that concept, and I went to a Wolfpack game there on opening night in 2004. I was so excited I was finally going to get the chance to see it in person after all that time! Sadly that long awaited for me opportunity never came, as the mall part was in the process of being torn down when I went there. I also attended many Phantoms games at the old Spectrum in Philly, along with several 76ers game, and a Flyers game there during the 90's. I also got to go to a concert featuring Hall & Oates, The Hooters, and Todd Rundgren at the Spectrum in late 2009 as well. That and went to several B-Sens, and a single B-Devils games at the arena in Binghamton when I'd make a visit to that area. Though they sadly no longer has AHL hockey there now unfortunately.
Yeah I went there in the 90s. Wasn't as good it sounds as it kinda killed downtown Hartford. There was some nice stores there. Like Al Franklin's record store but it a small mall and when buckland hills in nearby Manchester opened up it was toast. The arena was kinda set away from the mall, but it definitely neat to visit.
@@mets137781 I could tell the place didn't have much going for it in the end. But I would still have liked to had seen it in action at least once, which I missed out on by just one season too.
“Good luck without any Sri Lankans on your team”
As the new year approaches (and a new baseball season), how about the MLB Spring Training stadiums (Cactus & Grapefruit Leagues)?
Could you do a video about college hockey arenas
You should look into the ECHL arenas next. There’s some really good ones (Huntington Center being my favorite).
Do you plan on doing the ones for the ECHL as well? That league is one step below the AHL. In the league's present form, it looks like all but four NHL teams have affiliates there.
Another cool fact about the UW Milwaukee Panther arena, was the old MECCA where the Milwaukee Bucks started playing.
The All State arena was supposed to be built to be the home of the Chicago Cougars of the WHA. But the team and league folded before construction started. When it finally got built it didn't have the refrigeration for ice. That was added to accommodate the Wolves.
Was wondering if you could do the sphl hockey. One arena. In Danville Illinois used to be home to the Danville dashers fphl hockey team.
please do BCHL, QMJHL, OHL or WHL next!
also Springfield is from the Simpsons.
I like how Syracuse jammed some seats on the stage at one end. It reminds me of that Russian World Cup Stadium (and the host of the opening game in Brazil) that built some janky extra stands to temporarily boost capacity. Sometimes janky is fun.
There actually used to be seats on the stage in Syracuse. They were more like moveable bleachers that were only there for Crunch games (I never really saw them when the Silver Knights were in Syracuse before they became Utica City FC and IDK if they were used when the Smash existed since the Smash left before I was born, but hey maybe the Spark will bring them back?), removed for concerts and other shows, and they haven't returned since 2016.
@@thenightmaricsenpai524 Many noted acts played the War Memorial (as longtime and former Syracusans such as myself call the place), such as the Rolling Stones (several times in the '60s), Elton John and Elvis Presley; it also hosted many multi-act rock 'n' roll shows in the mid- and late '50s.
@@VincentPaterno-hs2fv yeah they've added bits to the doors leading into the main bowls of the arena that showcase some of the legendary acts that have played at the Ol' Barn. Also yeah some still shorten it to the War Memorial, I fluctuate between ol barn and Upstate Medical Arena. Non sports events are really interesting to watch there. I remember turning my head to see the stage at Lee Brice since I was on the State St. side, but I usually get seats in section 213 which is fine with me since I love joining in taunting the opposing goalie whenever the Crunch score.
lmao when you spoke about the ice hogs arena you sounded like you were in physical
pain
Can you please do the ECHL arenas next? It's another minor hockey league that has teams that are affiliated with the NHL and AHL teams.
The tier system in hockey is kind of a mishmash of leagues, but there are some junior leagues in Canada that have some cool mid size arenas such as the OHL, WHL, QMJHL, and people were talking about the ECHL so I'm assuming that that might be one of them too.
Can you please do echl arenas love the content
Any chance you could do Major League Rugby (MLR)?