NHL in Milwaukee Fiserv Forum - Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild (Preseason) October 2022 

Hey man!! Just wanted to say I’m a huge fan of your channel and videos. I just wanted to make a little correction however. At 3:38 you mentioned the white tarp wrinkling. As a ice rink tech, I can assure you there is no white tarp. That sheet of ice was a legitimately painted rink with the standard water based white they use for ice rinks world wide. The ripples you saw are actually spider web cracks, this is caused during the ice building process. The ice sheet should be built manually on foot with a spray boom until the ice is at least 3/4th of an inch thick. If you drive the zamboni on ice that is 5/8th thick or less, the ice will be prone to cracking from the weight of the ice resurfacer. And since the ice was built only days prior to the game, the cracks were more visible on the fresh sheet since there were no rut scars from skates. The cracks that you saw are harmless to the players and ice, its only a cosmetic issue for your rink. I’m assuming this sheet was hastily made and that’s why the zamboni was brought on soon enough to crack the ice. I know it’s a lot of explaining so I apologize. I was also at this game, I’m from Chicagoland (born and raised) but lived in Michigan, Indiana and now I’m currently in Madison. I love seeing all the venues you’ve reviewed that I’ve been to personally and enjoy seeing the ones I haven’t been to even more. Love your work.. and since I’m bitter towards Cleveland, I gotta say go White Sox! And Booo Josh Naylor! 😂

As someone who’s been to a lot of Blackhawks games, it’s cool to see all of the aspects they included to really make it feel like you were watching at the United Center

Bro you got a sponsor for a video?!?! Congratulations🎉🎉 Love seeing what this has all become! Keep up the great work🤙

It’s seems very unlikely at this point but I’m still really hoping for a NHL team in Wisco

It’s been a hot second since I checked the article, my numbers may be off, but ticket sales were 95%+ Wisconsin zip codes

Still really feel like this could be a potential landing spot for the Coyotes

I think Wisconsin doesn't show up for AHL because it's not at the highest level of hockey (NHL). Also, the NHL season is at the same time of the season as NBA so the Milwaukee Bucks crowd prefers watching basketball over hockey. That being said, I would love to see the Coyotes relocate to Milwaukee to at least have a bigger stadium and following. Wisconsin college hockey is pretty good so maybe it gives hope for an NHL team soon.

Great review! Learned so much. I snagged some tickets for the Blues/Hawks game in October in the upper deck. Do you find that it's pretty steep up there?

I was laughing my hardest when Bango was having hard time on ice

Ahhh the great bucks forum!!@😊😊😊

That arena definitely WAS built for hockey. It's just that the seating in those spots isn't optimal because hockey isn't a regular event. That could easily be adjusted.

I was at that game, sad the Blackhawks lost, but they won’t be good this year. Also there will be a new stadium for you to review in 2025, as there is going to be a new soccer team coming to Milwaukee, the stadium will be built in the “iron district.”

nhl just needs to put a team in milwaukee it seems like the next best spot. Plus they could make a really good rivalry with both the blackhawks and the wild

Also, are there many concessions in the upper deck and will row 6 feel very high too?

It looks like a cool nhl arena future host

Game was rough as a Hawks fan, but at least I made your B-roll!

Definitely a nhl expansion venue

Man I had Tickets in section 116 for this but had to give them up last minute. Really sad I missed it 😔

I gotta say watching this after the coyotes moving to utah its got me thinking about potential nhl expansion cities and how milwaukee. Personally though just like you I don't see wisconsin getting a team because its so close to two markets (chicago and minnesota). That and Im pretty sure hockey is the most popular in like madison and north wisconsin which are like hours from milwaukee. Plus the arena clearly isnt built for regular hockey usage and its brand new so they can't build a new one. Though honestly compared to like barclays center when the islanders played there this is decent and could be made serviceable for frequent usage with a small renovation. That would probably be similar to what they are at the delta center in salt lake. But still I bet a Houston or San Diego, heck maybe even quebec city are more likely to get a team. Espcially since two out of the three cities have arenas built to host hockey and can hold over 17,000 for hockey as well. I guess the only iffy one is San Diego because there arena is like almost 60 years old and only holds 12,000 for hockey which is enough for their AHL team. But not enough for an NHL team to play their permantly.

As for your rant about the admirals, they literally built the bradly center (main stadium before fizerv) just for the admirals to attract an NHL team. It was NHL sized. Ready to host an NHL team. The nhl said at some point, milwaukee pays 15 million dollars and they “might” give them a team. Its a load of crap. Wisconsin has a lot of die hard hockey fans. We are Wisconsin, not some city in the desert.

A true hockey snob should be pro fighting. It's always been part of the game. The Gordie Howe hat trick is a thing for a reason. The players are pro fighting and the league is not. And btw, Wisconsin has produced a lot of great NHL players. The Bradley Center was designed for a pro Hockey team to come to Milwaukee. Wisconsin supports major league sports.

White trap under the ice? They usually just paint the ice white. And the "wrinkles" are probably the cracks in the ice. Thats not uncommon.

I WAS AT THAT GAME IN SECTION 201

how dose milwaukee not have a hockey team there the most ride or die market around i mean name another market where the fans bought and still own there nfl team

As an Admirals/Predators fan, I had no interest in this game. I'm a proud Wisconsinite that doesn't like Chicago teams, and I found it odd that a team from Bears/Cubs/Bulls territory had that much support in Milwaukee. At least Chicago got shut out in this meaningless game. Had it been a Preds (Milwaukee's NHL team) game vs. the Wild (or anyone other than Chicago), I would have been there. Beyond that, your video does show that Fiserv Forum was not designed for hockey. There are so many reasons Milwaukee should not have an NHL team (market size, not enough support for the pro hockey team we do have, etc.), and lack of a suitable venue can be added to that list.

The reason they don't show up for Admiral games more is because Milwaukee like the Twin Cities is a major league city. They have the Bucks and Brewers not to mention the Packers so minor league sports is a step down in experience. Honestly if Milwaukee gets an NHL franchise like the Coyotes for example may over take the Bucks and force them to move at some point

Do the Wisconsin timber rattlers

The only team this state cares about is the state religion the Green Bay Packers.

The Milwaukee Admirals are affiliated with Nashville, so it makes NO sense for the Blackhawks and Wild to be playing there. And who cares how it looks? It's a preseason game with teams that DON'T even call Milwaukee home! STOP COMPLAINING! NOBODY forced you to go!!

Hockey 🏒 in Wisconsin is epic!