Archive for the 'Building' Category

10 Best Arenas. Surprised?

We are seriously due for a top 10 list these days, and the good folks at Tampa Bay Online have only been too good to indulge our fancy. Please prepare yourselves for the list of Top 10 Best NHL Arenas. I guess this list can only be done every decade or so since there is […]

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

The Real Winter Classic

Twice now the NHL has staged a regular season game that was held outdoors. Dubbed the Winter Classic, this far these games have been very successful despite the threatening role Mother Nature plays each time. Perhaps looking to out-do the NHL, the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) staged their own Winter Classic in Switzerland.
In the […]

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Devils Are Homeless

This story is a little old, but surprisingly never got mentioned.
One of the much-touted stories early last season was how the New Jersey Devils were moving into new digs. Their new facility, The Prudential Center, was opened to plenty of oohs and ahhs and everyone proclaimed it was the best building in the NHL. Until […]

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Panthers Find New Ways to Abuse Fans

Just in case it wasn’t hard enough being a Panthers fan, there’s a story in the Miami Herald explaining how Broward County taxpayers (presumably only a few of which are actual Panthers fans) would be on the hook some $150 million if a hurricane levelled the Bank Atlantic Center. County commisioners are now scrambling […]

Monday, June 2nd, 2008