>I have been to all the ECAC and most of the HE facilities, so I will offer
>my opinion on the ECAC sites.
>
>I am basing my rankings on a few things.
>
>1)Appearance
>2)Access
>3)Sight Lines
>4)Crowds
>5)Atmosphere
>6)Seating (size of seats, type and so on)
>7)Food
 
OK, my lists:
 
ECAC
 1) Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont (post renovation)
 2) Meehan Auditorium, Brown
 3) Thompson Arena, Dartmouth
 4) Starr Rink, Colgate (post renovation)
 5) Tate Rink, Army (ex-ECAC)
 6) Bright Hockey Center, Harvard
 7) RPI Fieldhouse, RPI
 8) Hobey Baker Rink, Princeton
 9) Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont (pre-renovation)
10) Lynah Rink, Cornell
11) Appleton Arena, St. Lawrence
12) Ingalls Rink, Yale
14) Starr Rink, Colgate (pre-renovation)
14) Walker Arena, Clarkson (old rink)
 
I have not been to the following two rinks:
    Cheel Arena, Clarkson
    Achilles Rink, Union
 
Hockey East
 1) Walter Brown Arena, Boston University
 2) Mullins Center, UMass Amherst
 3) Kelley Rink at Conte Forum, Boston College
 4) Snively Arena, New Hampshire
 5) Schneider Arena, Providence
 6) Matthews Arena, Northeastern
 7) Alfond Arena, Maine (from a visitor POV)
 8) Tully Forum, UMass Lowell
 9) Volpe Complex, Merrimack (sorry Mike)
 
Sean Pickett
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