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What arenas have you visited?

I have visited LA old and new. Anaheim, San Jose, Vancouver, Colorado, Dallas, Phoenix reg season and game 1 in 2012 Florida, and Tampa Bay. Dallas was by far the best time had but a big part of that was we had passes to every club or private rooms in the arena one of the clubs has a band that play before and after the game a well as each intermission they were good and that room old number 7 was a blast.
 
I've really only been to Staples. I've been to Rabobank in Bakersfield for a few concerts and a Condors game if that counts.
 
San Diego Sports Arena (preseason)
(new) Amway Center - Orlando (preseason)
Great Western Forum - Inglewood
Staples Center - Los Angeles
(then) Compaq Center - San Jose
Calgary Saddledome
Bell Centre - Montreal
American Airlines Center - Dallas
Madison Square Garden (preseason, I think)
(not its name then, but whatever) Verizon Center - Washington
Cap Center - Landover, MD.
Phillips Arena - Atlanta
Joe Louis Arena - Detroit

Honorable mention (NHL arenas or former arenas I've seen other leagues' games in):
Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia (AHL Pens @ Phantoms)
XL Center - Hartford (AHL Devils @ Whale)

Other Leagues (and home teams):
San Diego Sports Arena (WCHL/ECHL Gulls)
Long Beach Arena (WCHL/ECHL Ice Dogs)
Tarrant County Convention Center (WPHL Fort Worth Fire)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum (WCHL Phoenix Mustangs)
Rabobank Arena (WCHL/ECHL Bakersfield Condors)
Selland Arena (WCHL Fresno Falcons)
Orleans Arena (ECHL Las Vegas Wranglers)
Sovereign Center (ECHL Reading Royals)
Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee (SPHL Florida Seals)
US Cellular Coliseum (UHL Bloomington Prairie Thunder)
AT&T Center (AHL San Antonio Rampage)
Allstate Arena (AHL Chicago Wolves)
Verdun Auditorium (QMJHL Junior de Montreal)
Von Braun Center (SPHL Huntsville Havoc)
 
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For NHL Games Only

LA - The Fabulous Forum
LA - Staples
LA - Dodger Stadium
Anaheim - The Pond
Boston - Boston Garden
Boston - TD Garden
Toronto - Air Canada Center
Nashville - Bridgestone Arena
Tampa Bay - St. Pete Times
Washington DC - Verizon
Atlanta - Philips Arena
Raleigh - RBC Arean (now PNC)
Colorado - Pepsi Center
Florida - Before it's current name - can't remember it.
Phoenix - Glendale
Phoenix - America West Arena
San Jose - HP
San Jose - Cow Palace
Dallas - Reunion Arena
Dallas - American Airlines

Damn, I never really thought about it. Plus I have been to a number minor league arenas and of course Vegas at MGM and Ceasar's Palace
 
Fabulous Forum!
Staples Center
Honda Ponda
San Jose whatever it's called now
Vancouver
Phoenix
Colorado
St. Louis (NHL and Frozen Four).

Been fun because for most we just happened to be in town for business or a hockey tournament. The only 'destination' trips were to Phoenix for a playoff game and San Jose for the heck of it.

Vegas (Frozen Fury)
CBB for the Reign, had cheap season seats for the first year
 
Oh! How could I forget my one intercontinental foray?

London Docklands Arena (BISL London Knights, 2001)
 
KingsFanInRI said:
On the heels of my Stadium Journey I was just wondering where I stand in terms of how many different places you have all seen an NHL game...

I will list the three defunct ones first
The Forum
Boston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
The Spectrum (was for an AHL game)

Staples
Pond
Fleet Center (I don't care that they call it TD Garden now, it's NOT the Garden and never will be)
Bell Centre
MSG
Prudential Center
Nassau County (soon to join the defunct list)
Wells Fargo Center

Now comes the fun of trying to decide which one(s) to do next.
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Islanders season ticket-holder checking in. Just visited Staples for the first time earlier this month.

Here's my list.
Defunct:

Meadowlands
Spectrum
Hartford Civic Center
Boston Garden
Montreal Forum
Maple Leaf Gardens
Chicago Stadium
Joe Louis Arena
St. Louis Arena
LA Forum (saw a Lakers game there)
MSG (in 1995, before the current renovation)
Le Colisee
Capital Center
The Aud

Current:
Prudential Center
Wells Fargo
Bell Centre
Fleet Center
Staples

Of the "newer" arenas I think the Fleet Center is the best one for watching a game from the cheap seats. You're not a mile away from the ice.
 
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My list:

Defunct:
Meadowlands – NJ
Spectrum – PHI
Hartford Civic Center - HAR

Current:
Staples – LA
Prudential Center - NJ
Well’s Fargo – PHI
MSG – NYR
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum– NYI
Air Canada Centre – TOR
PNC – CAR
Verizon – WAS
TD Garden – BOS

Planned on crossing another couple off my list this year but life got in the way.


One other thing: I’ve been to 2 arenas in one day (Afternoon and Evening). Kings/Islanders & Leafs/Rangers.
 
dbbourn said:
One other thing: I’ve been to 2 arenas in one day (Afternoon and Evening). Kings/Islanders & Leafs/Rangers.
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Nice! That beats my minor-league mark of four games in four nights having driven 900 total miles (San Diego -> Bakersfield for back-to-back games, back home, San Diego->Long Beach->San Diego->Long Beach->San Diego)
 
Only been to Staples Center and Honda Center. The game at Honda Center was when they had the prospects game there before the seasons started. I also went oto Long Beach Arena when the Ice Dogs were there.
 
For NHL games:
Staples Center
Rexall Place
Saddledome
Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon)

Other NHL rinks:
Bell Centre (Montreal)
Montreal Forum (Sorta, the building still stands and has a bank of seats left but is a movie theatre now)
Air Canada Centre (Toronto)
MTS Centre (Winnipeg, sorta I was in the team store but not actually in the arena)
Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton, 2003 Heritage Classic venue, been to CFL games there)
Dodger Stadium (Visited during the off-season)

Other hockey arenas:
Brandt Centre (Regina Pats)
Lloydminster Centennial Civic Centre (AJHL's Lloydminster Bobcats)
Copps Coliseum (Hamilton Bulldogs, but saw a concert there)
Amway Center (Orlando Solar Bears, but saw Arena Football there)
Moose Jaw Civic Centre (aka the Crushed Can, Moose Jaw Warriors)
 
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For Kings games:

Staples
Honda Center
Shark Tank-game 3 last year
Jobing for a few regular season games and game 1 of the WCF (funnest Kings game of my life)
Vegas

I've also been to MSG and Barclays center
 
Jason Lewis said:
I just got back from doing Philly

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Jason-Lewis/Thanks-Philadelphia-it-was-a-Blast/179/58913

and Washington

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Jason-Lewis/Mr-Lewis-Goes-to-Washington/179/58943

Great stadiums and great crowds but for pretty different reasons.
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What you said in your blog about the Philly fans is exactly what I posted on their board after that game... they are great fans. It is primarily Eagles' fans who are responsible for the bad rep that the other teams' fan bases get. Having been to Citizens Bank Park twice to see the Red Sox I know that your other point is spot on... respect and you will be respected.
 
NHL: Met Center, Xcel Energy Center
ECHL: Orleans Arena (Las Vegas Wranglers)
College Hockey: DECC (former UMD Bulldogs arena), AMSOIL Arena (current UMD Bulldogs arena), Wessman Arena (UW-Superior Yellowjackets), Mars Lakeview Arena (College of St. Scholastica Saints)
Junior Hockey: Duluth Heritage Sports Center (Duluth Clydesdales), John Gornick Memorial Arena (Hudson Crusaders), Wildcat Centre (River Falls Renegades)
 
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Not all for hockey, here goes:

Arenas

Fabulous Forum
Los Angeles Sports Arena
Staples Center
Honda Center
Long Beach Arena
Oracle Arena (Oakland) (Warriors)
American Airlines Center (Dallas) (Mavs)

Stadia

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dodger Stadium
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Rose Bowl
Candlestick Park (San Francisco)
FirstEnergy Stadium (Cleveland)
Chase Field (Phoenix)
George M. Steinbrenner Field (Tampa) (Yankees)

That's all I can recall for now.
 
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