Ranking the rinks -- what a great idea. In my opinion, I would have to
add that the PA at the Bright Center is awful (I'm hoping that a rich,
hockey-loving alum will one day come along and donate money to replace
it). Maybe it has something to do with the acoustics of the building. I
haven't been to many other ECAC sites, but the PA at BU's Walter Brown
Arena sounds much clearer than the one at Bright. Just my $.02.
Tony
On Wed, 7 Dec 1994, Jayson Moy wrote:
> I am sort of interested in seeing what people think of the rinks, arenas,
> fieldhouses, forums, and centers that Div I teams play in. I am
> a little more interested in how people would rank these facilities within
> their conference.
>
> 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
>
> In the ECAC here goes:
>
> 1) Gutterson Fieldhouse, Vermont
> Mainly because of atmosphere, crowds, and sight lines
> 2) Cheel Arena, Clarkson
> Excellent sight lines, atmosphere, and right in the student center
> 3) Thompson Arena, Dartmouth
> Beautiful sight lines, beautifual arena, just no people
> 4) Appleton Arena, St. Lawrence
> Rustic, and nice looking. Crowd is very appreciative.
> 5) Bright Hockey Center, Harvard
> Good sight lines, atmosphere is great. Seating is a minus though.
> 6) RPI Fieldhouse, RPI
> Not many bad seats, atmosphere tends to go with flow of game.
> 7) Lynah Rink, Cornell
> Atmosphere is great. Pricing expensive. Seating needs work.
> 8) Hobey Baker Rink, Princeton
> Lots of people say stone and steel. I love the atrium of the walkway.
> 9) Meehan Auditorium, Brown
> Great sight lines. Atmosphere is lacking.
> 10)Ingalls Rink, Yale
> Intereting architecture. Like being at sea.
> 11)Starr Rink, Colgate
> Cold, damp, and dismal
> 12) Achilles Rink, Union
> A firetrap. No where to walk, sound system is awful. Crowd is good.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
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