Utah Delta Center Claiming "Unobstructed" Seats

[DickSmehlik]

Sorry, this is not a big deal.

Plus, it is infinitely better than having them play in a college arena.

This is a temporary home anyway that will soon be fixed.

 

[SjMilhouse]

I was there today, it's not great but it's not that bad either. There are definitely seats for sale that are worse than others with slight obstruction issues.

Compared to the true partial view seats though, it's wild. I went to the upper bowl in one of the sections not for sale. I was 4 rows from the railing and you couldn't see the entire near side faceoff circle or goal

Also just to add fuel to the fire/clear things up. As of right now there are no plans for a new arena. Smith will be upgrading Delta over the next 3ish year (I think?) to renovate/fix sightlines. A lot of people missed that there will be no new arena as of right now in the chaos of the move.

That could change with the 2034 olympic bid, but unless Smith can magically find land downtown for a new arena, it aint happening and they aren't moving the team out of downtown

 

[hangman005]

 

[GordieHowYaDoin]

"We are so back!" - Bettman, probably

"We are so back!" - Bettman, probably

 

[Sabre the Win]

Reminds me of when the Islanders played in Brooklyn.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Move them back to Arizona

This is bettman’s grand plan in Utah?

 

[cslebn]

I would need to see pics of the obstructed seats to see what they're comparing against.

There are places you won't be able to see half the ice when someone is sitting in front of you

It's really a downer

Better than a college arena. Shocking a modern arena would be poorly designed however.

It is a basketball arena and they've been talking renovations for it for basketball regardless of hockey.

 

[Albatros]

I was there today, it's not great but it's not that bad either. There are definitely seats for sale that are worse than others with slight obstruction issues.

Compared to the true partial view seats though, it's wild. I went to the upper bowl in one of the sections not for sale. I was 4 rows from the railing and you couldn't see the entire near side faceoff circle or goal

Also just to add fuel to the fire/clear things up. As of right now there are no plans for a new arena. Smith will be upgrading Delta over the next 3ish year (I think?) to renovate/fix sightlines. A lot of people missed that there will be no new arena as of right now in the chaos of the move.

That could change with the 2034 olympic bid, but unless Smith can magically find land downtown for a new arena, it aint happening and they aren't moving the team out of downtown

Having a free world class arena coming up in less than 10 years is not the worst possible situation for a new organization.

 

[TheLegend]

Just like when Winnipeg moved to phoenix.

Only America West Arena (now Footprint) had about 3,000 more unobstructed seats.

Smith's plan is to have an increasing number of unobstructed seats over the next three years as they renovate Delta Center. Just how he plans pulling that off remains to be seen.

 

[TheLegend]

I thought they were getting a new arena.

There was one proposed... but Salt Lake City wants to use this to renovate the downtown core.

I don’t think Bettman and company thought this through, when they moved the team.

No... they thought this through. They lost all confidence in Alex Meruelo after the Tempe vote failed and with the Coyotes projecting to be a playoff team within the next two years the thought of playoff games at Mullett were just too cringey and costing the league a ton in revenue.

 

[These Are The Days]

Holy shit they haven't even played a game yet. They're gonna get a brand spanking new arena in a few years that IS happening. Why the hell do hockey fans have to be like this?

 

[SKNJD9]

Bettman got conned by Ryan Smith like he did John Spanos…. Talk a good game and offer money to bettman….

conned? Gary knew of the seating issues from the get go, if the renovations don't happen over the summers of 2025,26,27 as promised then you coudl use that arguement

 

[BelovedIsles]

Aren’t they building a hockey arena?

 

[Sol]

Looks good to me

 

[VaCaps Fan]

conned? Gary knew of the seating issues from the get go, if the renovations don't happen over the summers of 2025,26,27 as promised then you coudl use that arguement

Yeah I was in a little shock at the flaws of the delta arena.

 

[MikeyMike01]

Barclay’s was also very generous with what they labeled obstructed. You had to be missing like half a zone for them to call it obstructed.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Barclay’s was worse than this at least….

 

[Hansen]

They need an arena in San Francisco with one open wall to the sea

 

[Sorry]

Oh to be young and think every team gets an 18,000 seat palace. There were seats in the Igloo where you couldn't see a good portion of the ice.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

That roof was sick though….

 

[usiel]

I thought I read there was some plan for a new arena.

 

[Reality Czech]

Move the team

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Move the team

which team..... the Jazz

 

[PhysicalGraffiti]

If they don't have an SUV visible in a corner, they're doing it wrong.

 

[sensfan4lifee]

Holy shit they haven't even played a game yet. They're gonna get a brand spanking new arena in a few years that IS happening. Why the hell do hockey fans have to be like this?

People on this board either troll or complain

but they will be fine in Utah

I thought I read there was some plan for a new arena.

you can't build an arena before next season