The Bell Center is often referred to as the “example” amphitheater of the National Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens’ home is noisy since Quebecers are excessively passionate individuals. On the other hand, for a few years, we can see some empty benches, which was not the case in the time of Alex Kovalev. That said, where is the Temple Montreal among the other buildings of the National League? Which of the NHL buildings has the most disenchanted atmosphere?
Which NHL arenas have the best atmosphere? Architecture? Production value? And most importantly, press-box snacks?@TheAthleticNHL‘s staff has been to them all, many times. So we rated them. And ranked them. And snarked on them.
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Surprise … or not … or not at all, the Bell Center is not in the first row since it has been dethroned (for two years) by the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Confessed that even from our living room, the atmosphere there seems completely crazy, like his city. We are innovative, and above all not conservative. It gets great, the building must be well located, the media area must be practical, the meals must be delicious, as are the snacks.
In short, from there, the site The Athletic has spread its classification by giving a score out of 8 to the following elements: the location, the quality of the installation, the atmosphere, and the press box.
The T-Mobile Arena performed well with an average of 7.54.
– The location: 7.54
– The quality of the installations: 7.58
– The atmosphere: 7.63
– The press area: 6.67
I retain here the note concerning the atmosphere (7,63) since this facet is essential for the amateurs… and even the players.
At the second level, we find the Bell Center, which has not been at the top since the Knights moved into the NHL. So the notes from the Bell Center are:
– The location: 7.43
– The quality of the installations: 6.82
– The atmosphere: 7.68
– The press area: 6.43
Finally, the ambiance of the Bell Center is still at its peak with a higher rating than the T-Mobile, but let’s say that the sounds in the speakers must help for ambient noise. In third place is Madison Square Garden (New York), followed by Bell MTS Place (Winnipeg) and PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh) in 5th position.
Regarding Bell Center, however, I retain this comment (concerning certain smokers, hahaha) :
“Always special to cover a game at the Bell Center. I love the sight of the press, I love hot dogs and cookies and I love watching Montreal journalists go out between periods to smoke cigarettes. “- Thomas Drance
For those who have visited several amphitheatres, which do you prefer?
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