Hockey-arenas of the world

[Robert]

Ok, I know that you can't call every ice-rink in the world an arena. But I would like to know where you all have been, attending hockey matches.

Robert

[Robert]

So here's my list:

Germany:

Augsburg - Curt Frenzel Stadion
Bad Nauheim - Colonel Knight Stadion
Berlin - Deutschlandhalle
Berlin - Erika-Hess-Stadion
Berlin - Wellblechpalast
Bietigheim-Bissingen - Eisstadion im Ellental
Crimmitschau - Kunsteisstadion im Sahnpark
Düsseldorf - Brehmstaße
Eppelheim - Icehouse
Frankfurt - Ratsweg
Freiburg - Franz-Siegel-Halle
Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Olympia Eisstadion
Hamburg - Color Line Arena
Hannover - Preussag Arena
Hannover - Icehouse (Mellendorf)
Heilbronn - Knorr-Arena
Ingolstadt - Jahnstraße
Ingolstadt - Saturn Arena
Iserlohn - Seilersee
Kassel - Eissporthalle am Auestadion
Köln - Arena
Köln - Lentstraße
Kornwestheim - Eissporthalle
Krefeld - Rheinlandhalle
Landshut - Gutenbergweg
Mannheim - Friedrichspark
Mannheim - Leistungszentrum Eissport
München - Olympia Eishalle
Nürnberg - Arena
Schwenningen - Bauchenberg
Selb - Hutschenreuther Eishalle
Viernheim - Eispark
Wiesloch - Eissporthalle

(33) 12 new in 2003/2004

France:

Mulhouse - Patinoire de l'Illberg
Strasbourg - Patinoire du Wacken

(2) 2 new in 2003/2004

Switzerland:

Basel - St. Jakob-Arena
Bern - Eisstadion Allmend
Davos - Eisstadion
Grüsch - Eishalle
Huttwil - Nationales Sportzentrum
Langnau - Eisstadion Ilfis
Lausanne - Patinoire de Malley
Lugano - Resega
Zug - Herti-Halle
Zürich - Hallenstadion

(10) 9 new in 2003/2004

[Jazz]

Ok, my list is much much smaller than that... ;D

Canada[/u]
Vancouver - Pacific Coluseum
Vancouver - GM Place
Montréal - The Forum
Montréal - Bell Centre

USA[/u]
New York - Madison Sqaure Gardens

[sammy]

Calgary - Saddledome
Edmonton - Coliseum
Winnipeg - Can't remember rinks name

[Tigger]

Helsinki - Hartwall Areena
Helsinki - Helsingin Jäähalli
Tampere - Hakametsän Halli
Oulu - Raksilan Jäähalli...I´m not sure if that´s official name

[roots]

even shorter list:

GM Place..Vancouver
Bell Centre..Montreal
Air Canada Centre..Toronto
? does home count? Halifax Metro Centre..mooseheads, world juniors and womens worlds!and probably every piddling sheet of ice between Sidney and the Ontario border!

all have one thing in common..inflated prices for .
Bell Centre has great atmosphere ..must be all those banners

[Wide Asleep]

Well I have been to see NHL games in Calgary, Edmonton and Phoenix, four arenas in Prague, One each in Pardubice and Kladno. And thats it!

[NyQuil]

NHL:
1. Ottawa Corel Centre
2. Ottawa Civic Centre (early days of the Sens)
3. Toronto Air Canada Centre
4. Boston Fleet Centre

OHL:
1. Ottawa Civic Centre (Ottawa 67's)
2. Kingston Memorial Arena (Kingston Frontenacs)
3. Belleville (Belleville Bulls)

QMHL:
1. Robert Guertin Arena (Gatineau Olympiques)

CJHL:
1. Rockland Arena (Rockland Nats)
2. Earl Armstrong Arena (Gloucester Rangers)
3. Cumberland Arena (Cumberland Grads)

Germany:
1. Hannover (Hockey World Championships)
2. Berlin (Berlin Eisbaren)

In my youth, when I played hockey in Germany (HSV), I played in places like:
1. Dusseldorf
2. Essen
3. Berlin (back during the Cold War we had to drive through East Germany (DDR) to get there)
4. Hamburg
5. Neuss
6. Bremerhaven
7. Hannover
8. Wedemark
9. Koln
10. Rosenheim

And in countries like:
Denmark
Holland

[Laho]

I've seen a hockey game in the home arena of every team attending in the Finnish League... it's a lengthy list so I don't bother to put it all here. Just telling you that there is no place like the Rinkelinmäki Arena on a Sunday evening...

(And yes, the official name of the arena in Oulu is really Raksila.)

[KINGofPRUSSIA]

My list:

Germany:
Hamburg-Farmsen, Eissporthalle
Bad Nauheim, Colonel-Knight-Stadion
Berlin, Jafféhalle
Berlin, Deutschlandhalle
Berlin, Wellblechpalast
Chemnitz, Eissporthalle
Hannover, Preussagarena
Wedemark, Icehouse
Kölnarena, Köln
Hamburg, Color Line Arena
Bremerhaven, Eissporthalle
Frankfurt, Eissporthalle
Halle/ Saale, Eisporthalle
Leipzig, Messehalle
Braunlage, Eisporthalle
Dresden, Eissporthalle
Stuttgart, Eissporthalle Waldau
Rostock, Eisporthalle
Mannheim, Eisporthalle am Friedrichspark

Europe:
Odense, Isshall (DK)
Jönköping, Kinnarps Arena (S)
Göteborg, Scandinavium (S)
Karlstad, Löfbergs Lila Arena (S)
Helsinki, Hartwall Areena (FIN)
Widnau, Eishalle Aegeten (CH)
Wettingen, Eisbahn Tägerhard (CH)
Kloten, Stadion Schluefweg (CH)
Bern, Allmendstadion (CH)

Oversea:
New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena (USA)
Buffalo HSBC Arena (USA)
Pittsburgh Mellon Arena (USA)
Wheeling Civic Center (USA)
Cleveland Gund Arena (USA)
Ottawa Corel Center (CAN)
Montreal Centre Bell (CAN)
Philadelphia First Union Center (USA)
Philadelphia First Union Spectrum (USA)
South Bend Joyce Center (USA)
Dayton WSU Nutter Center (USA)
Columbus Nationwide Arena (USA)
Detroit Joe Louis Arena (USA)
St. Louis Savvis Center (USA)
Peoria Civic Center (USA)
Rockford Metrocenter (USA)

Robert: They think we are crazy. Or just Europeans. Or both.

NyQuil: You played for the HSV? Great. So you have seen the most exciting places in Germany. Neuss, Bremerhaven, Berlin....that´s cult! My respect!

[Robert]

KINGofPRUSSIA said:

Robert: They think we are crazy. Or just Europeans. Or both.

No, SICK!!!

[LoneStarHockeyFan]

Met Center- Bloomington, Minn. (former home of Minnesota North Stars, since demolished)

Reunion Arena- Dallas, Texas

American Airlines Center- Dallas, Texas

Joe Louis Arena- Detroit, Mich.

Yost Ice Arena- Ann Arbor, Mich. (Univ. of Michigan)

Bowling Green University- Bowling Green, Ohio

Peaks Ice Arena- Provo, Utah (2002 Winter Olympics)

Marriucci Arena- Minneapolis, Minn. (Univ. of Minnesota)

Heart O' Texas Coliseum- Waco, Texas

[Graham]

Britain
Altrincham (since closed down)
Ayr (since closed down)
Basingstoke
Belfast (Odyssey Arena only)
Billingham
Blackburn
Bracknell
Bristol
Cardiff
Chelmsford
Coventry
Dumfries
Dundee
Durham (since closed down)
Guildford
Haringay (London)
Hull
Kirkcaldy (Fife)
London Arena
Manchester
Milton Keynes
Murrayfield (Edinburgh)
Newcastle
Nottingham
Oxford
Paisley
Peterborough
Romford (North London)
Ryde (Isle of Wight)
Solihull
Sheffield (Arena only)
Slough
Sunderland
Swindon
Telford
Wembley Arena (London)
Whitley Bay

Belgium
Deurne

Netherlands
Zoetermeer

Denmark
Herlev

Sweden
Malmo
Stockholm (Globen)

Finland
Helsinki (Hartwall)

Ukraine
Kiev (Sports Palace)

Hungary
Dunjauvaros
Székesfehérvár

Austria
Villach

Slovenia
Ljubljana

Croatia
Zagreb

Czech Republic
Prague (Sazka Arena)

USA
San Jose

Planned for this season are Sheffield (Ice Sheffield, the smaller rink in the city), Dunkirk (France), Krefeld (Germany) and Bled (Slovenia). Possibly a trip to Rodovre in Copenhagen if the Danish schedule allows.

Graham.

[Tigger]

Graham said:

Finland
Helsinki (Hartwall)

Graham.

Really?! Which match/-es did you see? How did you like it over here?

[Brimsek39]

USA
The Aud -- Buffalo New York
HSBC Arena -- Buffalo New York
Bradley Center - Milwaukee Wisconsin
Hershey Arena -- Hershey, PA
Continental Airlines Arena -- East Rutherford, NJ
War Memorial at Oncenter -- Syracuse, NY
Madison Square Garden -- New York, NY
Wachovia Center -- Philadelphia, PA
The Spectrum -- Philadelphia, PA

Canada
Copps Coliseum -- Hamilton, ON

Finland
Elysée Arena -- Turku, Finland