Were British Guys Impressed by NHL Arenas? (REACTION) 

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The train station for the Bruins arena is an active station. It takes you underneath the arena. There are restaurants and team shops down there. Then you take an escalator up to the arena. Makes it super convenient for fans to take the train directly to the arena.

Mostly Canadians and Americans tuning in to watch two Brits react to an Australian talk about NHL arenas. I guess hockey is the worlds game!😂

Here's the thing about indoor arenas: Buildings made primarily for hockey can generally convert to basketball with minimal issues. However, it does NOT work the other way around, because basketball has a much smaller playing surface. This is why, for instance, the Panthers don't play in the Heat's arena, and why the Islanders absolutely needed their own building. Just look up some of the atrocious sightlines at Barclays Center.

That French voiceover in the background got me as well. I was looking at my device like, did I press a button? I’m telling you this Australian is the king of trolling and dad jokes. That was probably his best one yet! It does make sense in a way because the Montréal Canadiens play in Montreal Quebec and French is the dominant language in Quebec.

one major thing they missed about the blue jackets' stadium, it also houses a cannon that they fire off with every goal

3:31 the Coyotes now play in Mullett Arena, a 5,000-seat arena that is also being used by the Arizona State University hockey team.

The Arizona coyotes actually don’t even play at that stadium anymore. They currently share a college hockey arena with Arizona State. They play at the 5000 capacity mullet arena.

One unique thing about the Enterprise Center is that the "goal horn" that sounds when the Blues score a goal is from an actual riverboat that travelled along the Mississippi River.

As a Canadian living in Australia the game is definitely growing down here. Hope it continues to grow too cause it’s such an amazing sport

At 6:13 that isn't glass that's netting to protect the fans from loose pucks.... These nets became mandatory after several incidents including the death of a 13 year old girl.

The basketball court is a removable construct that goes over the ice hockey surface. Used to work in an arena that had both and got to witness the conversion process a buch of times. It's really a lot like putting together a giant puzzle.

One of my favorite things about the Minnesota Wild's Xcel Energy Center is that the entire interior of the arena is lined with hockey jerseys from every high school in the state.

One thing he didn't mention about Nationwide Arena (Columbus Blue Jackets) is that there is a Civil War-era cannon that is fired whenever the Jackets score a goal

The train stop in the Boston arena is very much active! It drops you off directly in the basement of the arena

Interesting fact - at the shark tank in San Jose, california - this is the site of the only hockey game to ever be “rained out”. The he Guadalupe River is very close to the arena and back in 1995 it rained so hard that it flooded and caused the game to be canceled because streets were flooded up to the tank.

There are videos that show the transformation from ice hockey to basketball. The ice on a hockey rink is only around an inch thick, so it's not hard at all to convert it

To answer the accent question: Boston is a hockey hotbed in the US. Lots of elite college hockey programs, etx

The NHL does do outdoor special games. The Big House played host to two of the largest attended hockey games; the big chill at the big house where UM and MSU met for a college hockey game and then the winter classic between the Maple Leafs and Red Wings. Both had attendance of well over 100k fans in attendance.

I used to be part of a conversion crew for the Florida Panthers. I would help place these special boards on the ice called ice decks,then take out the plexiglass and end boards before either setting up a stage for a concert or placing and putting together the floorboards for basketball. After the concert or the basketball game was done,we would get it ready for hockey again.

Guy from Tampa here. The arenas and stadiums are old but as far as Amalie Arena (where the Lightning play) there’s no need to mess with perfection. Most NHL players and fans will say it’s one of the best. The lightning bolt statue, the Tesla coils in the arena, and the great views from every seat (as well as the waterfront access) win favor season after season. As far as the Rays go, a new stadium was just approved to move forward. It will be extremely nice, if it makes it, but it’s also controversial because it’s being built across the street from the old one which is still not in Tampa. Agreed on the Bucs ownership. Many of us wish the Lightning owner would just buy the other Tampa teams. Jeff Vinik not only gave the lightning the funding to succeed, but revamped the district around the arena and gave more to local youth programs than anyone I can think of in our city’s history. Without looking at the numbers, I know he gives at least a million per year to small local charities, maybe more.

i think basketball and hockey were both designed as indoor sports that can be played when there's a blizzard outside. The playing area is much smaller than for sports like baseball and both footballs. Maybe that has something to do with the smaller seating capacities.

The basketball floor is removable. It goes over the ice.

The thing about Little Caesars Arena, is that they added display cases all throughout the arena where they have 95 years worth of Red Wings history on display. They also have the original marquee letters from our first arena, Olympia Stadium (1927-1979), hung on the wall. It’s an amazing experience to be there (I’ve been twice in the last week lol)

The Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota has jerseys from every high school hockey team in the state around the concourse, which is a nice little nod to the state tournament which is held there. High school hockey in Minnesota is a big deal (on par with high school football in Texas or basketball in Indiana). Small towns up north become ghost towns for a week if the local school makes the tournament.

I suggest you find arena conversions videos. Basically the ice is underneath the basketball court, with a rubber/plastic like covering, i.e. ice, covering, slight risers for courtside seats, and basketball court slightly raised off the covering, about 6" off the ice. The covering also acts as an insulator to protect the ice.

Calgary just got approved for a new arena

Secretariat was indeed the greatest race horse of all time, and that 1973 victory at Belmont (time still unsurpassed) was EPIC!

United Center is a fantastic place to watch some hockey. The atmosphere is always electric ⚡️

For the record, Philly does have an MLS team. Their stadium is in Chester along the waterfront, not at the Sports Complex where the Phillies, Flyers, Sixers, and Eagles play. Go Union!! 🐍

The Idea for the Canadian Tire Centre was to build a new entertainment district out there. Now its just an arena on the very edge of Ottawa’s suburbs. But hey, Go Sens Go

6:17 - "Is the glass that high"? No, that's netting behind and around the goal so that pucks don't go flying into the crowd and injuring fans. A young girl named Brittanie Cecil died in Columbus in 2002 from being struck by a puck and the nets were implemented across the league afterwards.

arizona now plays at the 5000 seat capacity arena on the campus at ASU, Arizona State University . named Mullet arena. they have a new arena being built, should be open in 4 years

Most arena's look the same inside to me

I’m glad you asked about the capacity. It’s actually a mix of a few things… Having an extremely large capacity would mean that there will be a lot of spots where you will be watching from awkward angles, or from way in the air. It’s already difficult to see the puck as it is in so if your way in the back and very high up, it makes it so you’re just there to be there and not really enjoy the game. It’s also a little bit due to popularity. Hockey is not really the most popular sport in the United States. 19,000 capacity Arenas are relatively easy to fill compared to your, say, 40,000 capacity MLB Arenas, or 70,000 capacity nFL arenas. It doesn’t look as bad when a team with a poor record only brings in 13,000 fans. You can fill in the lower sections quite nicely and just not pan the camera up to the top. But if only 13,000 show up for an under performing team in a 65,000 seat arena, it would be quite hard to hide.

I’ve only been to one hockey games. I’m a blues fan and we saw blues vs blackhawks in ST Louis. Blues lost I think 6-4 but it was such a great experience. Would highly recommend going to a hockey game if you’ve never gone before.

There have been gimmicks -- hockey games played on football fields, basketball games played on the deck of an aircraft carrier, football games played in the middle of a NASCAR track, etc. (But, 20K -- give or take a couple K -- seems to be ideal for both hockey and basketball globally.)

There is PLENTY the guy is leaving out, one thing is showcasing the props like the sharks’ shark head they skate through every pregame for warmups etc etc

The way they convert hockey arenas to basketball arenas is quite neat, during hockey season the ice stays and they put like plywood and such on top then put down the basketball floor. They remove the boards to make court side seating and such. After the games done and there’s a hockey game they undo everything they did to make it a basketball arena

actually the real reason why the Anaheim Mighty Ducks/Mighty Ducks of Anahiem name and logo changed was, while Disney was selling the team, they kept the copyright of both the Original Logo and Mighty Ducks name. Disney's copyright in the logo expired in 2020 or 2021 ad the Ducks started wearing the original logo on their third jerseys and are now legally allowed to wear their1990s early 2000s throwbacks.

there's a few special things in some Arenas. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a model Civil War Cannon that fires after every home goal, the Minnesota Wild have a mock Natural Gas Derrick that flares after every Wild Goal. And of course he mentioned the Tesla Coil in Tampa Bay, which also turns on after every Lightning Goal.

The ice is melted and water removed, rink boards are removed and the floorboards put in for basketball. It's really a sophisticated operation.

It's a bit hard to explain it. but they can take the ice off and put the basketball court on it. they can take the ice off and use the arena for different things like concerts and stuff.

I used to work at a pro-level arena ages ago and I got to witness first hand how they use a Hockey Rink for multi-purpose. They have a "rink crew" that comes in on night shift(23:00-7:00A.M.) They have 15-25 crew members. They start by taking apart the hockey plexiglass + boards. Its all fitted together and bolted and/or screwed together. It probably takes about 2 hours with everyone working at the same time. They store it in the back of the arena. They then cover the ice surface with big pieces of wood that are precut/numbered. It all fits like lego. That takes another 2 hours. They then cover the wood with the appropriate flooring for the basketball event. They bring out the nets and benches for teams. It probably takes a big experiencer crew to do a switchover in 5.5-7 hours. Hockey rinks arent very fancy compared to European Football venues. Partly because they have to be built to hold in the cold and not allow in UV rays(heat). Theyre built like giant freezers basically. Thanks for reacting to Hockey. Its my favourite sport. I would love to watch a Premiership game live in the U.K. at some point between some monster rivals. That be something to see.

There are videos on the web that time lapse the changeover from basketball to hockey, or vice versa. Really good arenas can do so between an early afternoon game and evening game on the same day. Almost always the ice rink is under the insulation layer and wooden basketball floor.

To answer your question about how they play basketball over the ice, the Operations crew will put a "Polar floor" (the brand name we use at my arena is called Prodeck) over the ice, then build the basketball court on top of it. Of course we also take out the glass, dashers, boxes, and benches, before converting it to a basketball court. In cities that also have Arena Football teams they put artificial turf down instead of the court... AND these arenas also host a lot of concerts and shows. To answer Nick, they don't "Ice out" in-between since that is a very long and tedious process.

The ice gets covered, if you google something like madison square garden transition, theres a cool timelapse video of how they switchover between basketball and hockey, its quite fascinating

I saw a concert at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. It's a nice venue! It's located in a MASSIVE parking lot. It a smart concept, really! Have all the sports venues in 1 property. The Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) with Citizens Bank Park, Eagles (NFL) with Lincoln Financial Field, and 76ers/Flyers (NBA/NHL) with Wells Fargo Arena. Same parking lot where the Spectrum was at, and Veterans Memorial Stadium was at that housed the aforementioned Philly teams. As well as other EXTREMELY iconic shows!

Interestingly, I think the Seattle arena has the best exterior and it's the oldest one, 1962. It had a great aesthetic so that it didn't look arena like on the outside. o

They put rubber mats down Which creates a floor over the ice then they assemble the court that is in pieces on top of the floor then flll the ends of the arena with more seating because the hockey rink needs that area and basketball doesnt

There's a pretty prominent Australian NHL player (Nathan Walker) who actually scored when the NHL had a debut preseason game in Melbourne this yr.

This video didn't cover a lot of the cool goal celebration effects that some arenas have. For instance, the Columbus Blue Jackets have old school cannons that fire off after the BJs score The Calgary Flames have two gas valves which shoot fire balls when the Flames score The Edmonton Oilers built pipelines directly in the boards which cause an oil spill whenever the Oilers score. This is quite expensive to clean up and the funds are deducted directly from McDavid's salary The more you know!

Something that doesn’t get figured in very often is the ice surface itself and the quality. For instance places like Toronto and Calgary I’ve had some of the best ice surfaces in North America. Some places fall short, and even worse it is difficult in places like Dallas to have hockey late into the playoffs due to the weather

Arizona coyotes now play at mullet arena which only holds 5000 people

7:54 I think there’s some vids on here that show a Timelapse of switching hockey to basketball and vice versa

its too bad the video didnt include the concourse for each arena because that can really differentiate each one a bit more than just the seating. like vancouver has a restaurant that attached to it, that is open to the ice.

The ice gets melted and drained, then the floor for the basketball game gets laid down. Then they tear the court apart, out the boards back up, flood it, and turn the temperature down.

It’s pretty normal to have sports arenas nearby to each other here in the states, especially in downtown cities. Also the stadiums to take down the ice and rebuilt and court on top. The re do the process each time for each game

Here’s the thing about ice..it melts. They simply apply think layers of water to a concrete slab that is cooled to allow the water to freeze. Basketball courts are all removable and “snap” together in pieces, so they just lay that over the concrete.

A standard soccer ball is about 9" in all dimensions and if you average distance by time, a soccer player runs at and average of 6.6kms an hour. A puck is 3"x 1" and players skate an average of around 20kms an hour. A soccer ball generally travels pretty slowly, and even when kicked very hard starts to decelerate almost immediately. A puck is much heavier by volume, is solid and they are kept in a freezer before use to ensure there is minimum friction. A puck loses little, if any speed during a pass or shot on goal. A puck has a volume of 7 cubic inches a soccer ball has 381 - or to put in another way, a soccer ball is 54x the size of a puck and is generally being dribbled around at less than a third of the speed. The size of the stadiums is larger a reflection of that

A fun part of Climate Pledge Arena is that the roof is the original roof from the structure that was built for the 1962 world's fair (same event the space needle was built for, which it stands directly next to), and also since the arena is dug into the ground to an extent one end of the arena was huge windows that when they leave the blinds open means that people walking around on street level can look in and watch the games

As far as investment into Tampa Bay sports venues go, Amalie arena has actually had a ton of work put into it since the Lightning’s current owner took over in 2009. It was built in 1996 but has been heavily renovated since then. The pictures in this video didn’t really do it justice. The area around the arena has also been built up massively thanks to the Lightning as well. It’s easily one of the nicer arenas in the league and imo has the best in game experience out of any of the other NHL arenas I’ve been to. The Lightning are truly quite the success story and have a very interesting and colorful history that I recommend every hockey fan looks into.

Actually been meaning to ask you guys to react to a conversation video where they transform the arena from hockey-basketball and vice versa. Staples Center in LA host the Lakers, Clippers of the nba and Kings of the NHL and given that it’s LA also obviously host tons of concerts. Those fuckers at that stadium are busy

for Tampa bay that video is out of date as those skyscrapers under construction in the video have been finished for a while and we have had several expensive renovations over the last few seasons its a heck of a lot nicer now

TD Garden looks even more out of place from the street. Since it's nestled behind those skyscrapers, the only part of the stadium you can see from Legends Way is the giant TD Garden/North Station sign. I remember the first time I went to a Celtics game and when I got there, I was like "Wait, where is the stadium?"

Madison Square Garden does everything. Hockey, Basketball, Boxing, MMA, concerts, pro wrestling, stand up comedy… hell I think I even went to the circus at the Garden as a kid.

not sure who this guy talked to when he said MSG wasn’t great, every time i’ve gone for the knicks or the rangers i’ve had an absolute blast. undefeated atmosphere in that arena!

PPG Paints was my second home when i went to pitt. nothing like Connor McDavid or Ovechkin coming to town on a random Tuesday.

Gotta check out the outdoor nhl games too, like the original winter classic with Crosby getting the shootout game winner

yall gotta watch a timelapse video of an arena converting from nba to nhl to concert then back to nba. i think theres of a video of the atlanta hawks arena doing that, its like 2 mins

In terms of new teams, Vegas and Seattle were the first expansion (brand new) teams since Columbus in 2000. In between that, there was a team in Atlanta (the Thrashers) that moved to Winnipeg and became the new Winnipeg Jets in 2011

The hockey Arena in Tampa is considered top five in the NHL and is one of the best concert venues in America - the Buccaneers stadium in barely 25 years old and it is one the most popular spots for the Superbowl and the Rays will be getting 1.2 billion stadium in the coming future

The arena in Seattle underwent a complete overhaul before the Kraken began playing. Saying that arena was built in 1962 is misleading. If we're not counting complete renovations, then technically Madison Square Garden is much older than 1968.

You guys should do a reaction to all of the goal horns/ songs that go off when the team scores.

The Lakers played in Staples Center for a long time.

Just so you guys know, now updated theres a few more, however Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI is the nicest arena in the league, not by a lot, but the concourse level is absolutely massive and filled with tons of restaurants, stores, and cool artifacts from sports history, this is not me being bais, this is just based on features, the arena by far has the best setup and features for a hockey game, the architecture is absolutely amazing, many other arenas are as well, but Little Caesars Arena is just top notch, which is appropriate because before 2017 the Red Wings played at Joe Louis Arena which was one of the oldest and most outdated arenas in the league

im from Montreal and was waiting to see your opinions , but thats the only part you got someone talking over it ... sheesh

For the basketball to hockey rink you can look up Timelapse’s of transition from basketball to hockey or hockey to basketball

The basketball court is literally in pieces like tiles. They literally cover the ice then put the hardwood down.

the ice sits under the court so they just pick up all the puzzle pieces of wood to uncover the ice and put it back to switch back to basketball. the court is much smaller than the ice, so they usually have to move the seats around too.

There’s many ways to get to the Garden in Boston via train… the train station is called North Station, there’s the green line and orange line that stops there… also the commuter rail (purple line) that connects downtown Boston to the outer suburbs, those are the tracks you saw here. The platform is under the arena so fans get off the trains and go upstairs. The celtics also play there and they cover the ice with a surface and then put the basketball court on that surface. The basketball court is legitimately a bunch of squares that get put together like it was a giant puzzle

Montreal Canadiens has the most championship/playoff banners. When the visiting teams are standing for the National Anthem they all look up.

Have you ever watched the beginning of a Vegas Knights game, or a Golden Knights game at all? Crazy atmosphere.

a lot of those newer arenas are for a hodgepodge of reasons, some are Expansion, like Honda Center, SAP Center, Xcel Center and of course T-Mobile Arena, some are Relocated franchises, like Colorado from Quebec City, Carolina from Hartford, and Winnipeg from Atlanta. Others are just Brand New arenas for existing franchises, like Little Ceaser's and UBS.

I don't know whether any such video exists, but one about the old arenas might be interesting. The old Boston Garden, used from 1928 to 1995, was infamous for its flaws--no air conditioning, obstructed-view seats, insufficient room for a full-sized sheet of ice, and potentially a dangerous firetrap. I wonder if modern safety laws were ignored until the new arena was built, which took many years longer than it should have. Even though I was young, I was one of those who thought that they should not replace a building with so much history. Then I attended my first game there and immediately changed my mind. It looked more a medieval fortress than a modern arena.

30:25 that would be Islanders (and don't talk about "those other guys" when you walk in there!). It's open now, and it's fantastic. Finally, a permanent home. Really, really short version - the Islanders have had a VERY very weird history. One of the greatest teams of all time with four straight Cups in the early 1980s, but also many, many terrible years after that. Bad management and ownership, and the constant threat of the team leaving. Finally, a bit of positive momentum in the last 10 years or so. Some solid playoff runs, and finally, a home. Their old Nassau Coliseum was a dump, and was called the "Nassau Mausoleum" in those many bad years, but it was OUR dump. That small, cramped, no-frills little barn absolutely came to life like no place else in the playoffs. Want some good classic hockey action to react to? 1984 - After winning four straight Cups including pure domination of Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 Finals, the Islanders return to the playoffs in 1984 to try for a record-tying fifth consecutive championship. They face their local rivals, the New York Rangers, in the first round. That first-round series goes to a deciding Game 5 at the Coliseum, and the Rangers tie it with less than a minute to go in the third period. Four years of championships, and 16 straight playoff series wins up to that point, are now at risk in front of their home crowd, threatened by the worst possible villain who can end it at any moment, with one overtime goal. This leads to one of the greatest overtimes ever. Watch that 1984 Islanders-Rangers Game 5 overtime in its entirety, it's about 10 minutes.

Here is a timelapse video of them changing from basketball to hockey. Notice they remove seats (hockey rink is way bigger than a basketball court). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VuJTA-HYwGA.html and a different angle ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oeJ9_T7K_jQ.html

The Seattle arena is bizarre. It was originally just a pavillon for a fair or something. People really liked it so they decided to make it into a basketball arena, but it wasn't big enough. So they dig into the ground until it was. Only keeping the roof. I think they did that a second time to expand it. And then a final time after their basketball team moved to Oklahoma and they were trying to get a hockey team. The arena wasn't big enough for hockey so naturally they digged further down. Once again the only thing remaining is the roof. I have no idea why they love that roof so darn much in Seattle. It can't possible save that much money in construction cost with all the digging they are doing. So people enter the arena near the top of it now.

They're smaller because they are Traditionally Indoor Sports, and the playing Ice and Court are Smaller so it would be harder to see from a long distance

The Caps arena is on a train stop also.

id figure calgary had the oldest lol. seattle has a brand new arena and madison square got modern day upgrades but every player says calgary is the worst lol

Hockey and Basketball typically get between 15-20 thousand fans. The “Big 4” as we call the major sports leagues in America (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB) have the highest attendance. UFC, Boxing and soccer would be the next highest

You will find in America more but Canada as well when someone gets a new areana someone else will use that as a reason they need one as well and plenty of non-league cities will build one if it gets a team to move. The Penguins wanted a new one after the Steelers and Pirates got new buidings and flirted with Kansas City and Hamilton in Canada and then they city figured it out. Also new buildings get bigger concerts, wrestling and other indoor shows that some of the olders ones were struggling to accomodate

If you want to see large crowds for an NHL game, check out the outdoor games they play every year.

Edmonton's Rogers Place is designed to look like an oil drop.

Arizona plays in tempe Arizona now they share with Arizona state also few of the arenas have gone through name changes

Fun fact the Coyotes got kicked out of their arena and now play at a local university arena where they can't even get their own logo at center ice and play in front of miniscule crowds, not that they were very big in the other arena anyway. Joke of a franchise.

Secretariat is a movie about a horse going for the historic triple crown only 13 horses have ever won the triple crown

Seating capacity has to with what you cost effectively build for an indoor arena vs an outdoor stadium. NBA is much more popular than NHL but they both play the same number of games per season in the same size arenas. Check out the Winter Classic games the NHL plays in outdoor football stadiums each year.

Arena capacity is due to viewing experience because top rafters seats aren’t great