Visiting Away Ice:Our Criteria



Even though we're there to see and experience as much as we can, and we plan on reporting on it all, we thought it would be prudent to have a list of observations that we want to be sure to make. We want to cover the usuals like the food and seats, but we want to cover some additional details that we think are special about a hockey game.

The list

The Food

Everyone that knows us knows that Kate loves a good hotdog and Chris is a connoisseur of soft pretzels, what's a sporting event without good eats

The Seats

Comfort as well as placement in the arena. How is the view of the game

The Cleanliness

Mainly in the bathrooms, but also in general

The Souvenir shops

Is there a good selection of items

The Jumbotron

These can be good or bad. Honestly, in all things MSG, this is where the Garden lacks the most. We are looking forward to seeing what some of the new jumbotrons can do

The Staff

A day at the game can be made or broken by the staff of the arenas. From the ticket takers to the concessions, you have to have  people that are at the very least friendly.

The Goal Song

This is a big one, as the Rangers have arguably the best goal song in the entire NHL. From the first guitar riff after the horn, Slapshot by Ray Castaldi, rocks the entire Garden crowd. We'll be interested to see how the others stack up.

To hear the NY Rangers Goal Song, click here

The Atmosphere 

Its no secret that NHL fans are little different and there's a lot of hate in each fan-base for the opposing team no matter who they are, but the NY Rangers seem to get just a little bit more hate all around the league. Maybe because it's NY or maybe because we always seem to have that "one guy" (Matt Rempe being that current guy), but we'll report back on how...welcomed... we feel by the opposing fans.



In addition we'll have other observations that we'll take note of in the moment, but these will be our guideposts.

 


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