OSU's stadium isn't equipped.
None are. That's the point. You're putting a hockey game in a place that's not equipped for hockey.
I'm sure they'll make money, but man I'm still burned out by these things.
Same. Like, the first couple were EVENTS. Buffalo was cool because the Bills fans out in the snow for football is the norm, and the cross-over experience of the same people doing for their hockey team what they do for the football team was cool.
The iconic places like Fenway, Wrigley, Dodger Stadium and Notre Dame stadium were interesting and cool.
But after that, it's a big yawn and who cares. Big Deal, it's just a rink on the field, outside. Who really cares about playing it in an NFL stadium that's like, 25-30 years old max, and has the same history every other stadium has.
They can't even pull off NEW Yankee Stadium. The whole point is putting hockey players on a rink in right-center field where Ruth, Mantle and DiMaggio played. They didn't play at the new copy, they played at the old yard.
You need a venue that has a deep history and an iconic feature, or it might as well be a parking lot with temp seats. No offense, but NC State or Minnesota's college football stadiums are not places where you take one look at the TV and know exactly where they're playing. THAT'S the difference. And I'm including my own venues in this: I don't give a damn about the NHL playing in my team's MLB stadium. Didn't know they did one until seeing it on Wikipedia just now.
Hockey under Touchdown Jesus, in front of the Green Monster or the Ivy Walls (with the score on the hand-scoreboard), or with the iconic view of palm trees, mountains and W canopy of Dodger Stadium that instantly puts the voice of Vin Scully in your head.... THAT works.
The pandemic Tahoe game was cool, because it redefined the goal. We can't have fans, so let's just make the backdrop breath-taking. THAT should be their focus now.
That's why I say a Grand Canyon game
