The best NHL dressing rooms - and those most in need of a facelift

[Hockeyfan2390]

We're talking actual physical dressing rooms here. I'll actually start with two in desperate need of upgrading that look like they haven't been updated once since the respective buildings opened - Philadelphia and Minnesota.

Some of the best:

 

[1989]

Cool idea, I'd also like to see the worst/best visitor's locker rooms.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Call me a biased Leafs fan but I think their dressing room is very nice.

 

[Didalee Hed]

Call me a biased Leafs but I think their dressing room is very nice.

You are a very biased Leafs.

 

[HolyCrap]

Oilers looks incredible. The Leafs is sorta Meh to me. Detroit’s is kinda old school classy looking to me.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

Cool idea, I'd also like to see the worst/best visitor's locker rooms.

A recent survey of NHL players rating the top visiting dressing rooms:

Edmonton Oilers: 40% Vegas Golden Knights: 28% Detroit Red Wings: 20% Minnesota Wild: 12%

With the worst visiting dressing rooms:

Washington Capitals: 42% Boston Bruins: 34% Carolina Hurricanes: 18% New York Islanders: 4% Florida Panthers: 2%

 

[LeafsNation75]

The Flames dressing room looks like it needs an improvement. Now if they get a new arena that would solve the problem.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

Go ahead and chalk up the recently rennovated Sabres dressing room among the best; looking like the inside of the Starship Enterprise:

 

[HolyCrap]

The Flames dressing room looks like it needs an improvement. Now if they get a new arena that would solve the problem.

That looks minor league compared to the others posted so far. I understand it’s an older building though

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

The pens dressing room isn't the nicest one in the league. but it's not ugly either. Pretty spacious and is showcased pretty well on the NHL 24/7 HBO series from 2011

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

Yay: Vegas

Nay: Boston

And for reference, here's Boston's visitor's dressing room at TD Garden - tiny, small and cramped.

 

[Schred]

The Flames dressing room looks like it needs an improvement. Now if they get a new arena that would solve the problem.

It could use an improvement, and it will get one soon.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

Carolina for me is a mix between plain and looking good.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Don’t know what it is about the Red Wings one, but it is both cool and creepy. Bland/drab, yet retro looking. Modernly spacious, yet has the feel of an 80s style dressing room.

My favourites are the Oilers, Canucks and Sabres rooms. Not only modern, but the bowl shape make them look so spacious.

The massive logos at the top — there’s something haunting about them just hanging over you like that. The Canucks did it the best with their ceiling.

 

[LeafsNation75]

And for reference, here's Boston's visitor's dressing room at TD Garden - tiny, small and cramped.

Here is video from the Maple Leafs Twitter account when they were using the visitors dressing room at Scotiabank Arena during the bubble.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Here is video from the Maple Leafs Twitter account when they were using the visitors dressing room at Scotiabank Arena during the bubble.

Pretty crazy that these professional dressing rooms look not that much better/bigger than a local arena’s dressing room. Even if they are trying to disadvantage their opponents.

 

[Beville]

Pretty crazy that these professional dressing rooms look not that much better/bigger than a local arena’s dressing room. Even if they are trying to disadvantage their opponents.

I agree.

You look at how big and spacious some rooms are and then you’ve got these other rooms with guys literally on top of each other.

 

[jetsforever]

So are we supposed to conclude that round > square?

 

[HolyCrap]

So are we supposed to conclude that round > square?

I wanna see a triangle and maybe even a hexagon before I can make a personal conclusion.

 

[kthx]

Really like Oilers and Vegas

 

[alko]

Vegas is nice. Btw. "dont step on logo" rule exists there? Leafs players must then have some issues.

 

[jetsforever]

Vegas is nice. Btw. "dont step on logo" rule exists there? Leafs players must then have some issues.

Maybe that just explains the recent playoff disappointments

 

[ItWasJustified]

Those round ones are really bad.

 

[Kranix]

Calgary's home room has to be one of the worst

 

[tucker3434]

My alma mater’s women’s volleyball team has a better locker room than some of these. I guess you don’t have to worry about recruiting at the pro level, but at the same time, you’ve got $80m in talent sitting in there.