I would agree it is rather dim.  On the other hand as I try to picture
the place with bright new lights it seems to make the place look worse
than it is.
 
On Thu, 8 Dec 1994 [log in to unmask] wrote:
 
> I'm one of the "mature" (can't bring myself to say "old"), BG fans who
 remember
> the pre-plexiglass days.  In fact, my first hockey game of any type was a
> BG-Toledo Blades exhibition in the fall of '69.  My girlfriend at BG had been
> writing to me in Navy about this sport that I just had to see, and I knew
 right
> away that I loved the game; the girl wasn't bad either, we were married a year
> later.
>
> Anyway, I haven't been in too many CCHA arenas, but I've always found the BG
> Ice Arena to be extremely dim. Is it just me or have others noticed it too? On
> the other hand, I love going to Yost at UM, where the ice seems to dazzle by
> comparison.  Perhaps it's just my aging eyes, but adequate light (or lack
> thereof) is the first thing I notice in an arena.
>
> Bob Hall
> BG '72
>