Yost Ranked 4th Best Hockey Arena in Michigan

Submitted by Fhshockey112002 on

Not sure the science behind this study, but Yost is ranked 4th best hockey arena in Michigan. I will say it is nice to see MacInnes get the respect is deserves. 

Personal Top 5

MacInnes, Yost, Lawson, Joe Louis (during playoffs), and Van Andel

Feel free to discuss.

http://www.stadiumjourney.com/news/12-11-2012/212/top-12-hockey-arena-e…

Edit: Also for further explination of how teams were ranked, you have to click on the links of each arena.  

Seth9

December 13th, 2012 at 12:25 PM ^

Being objective, it is not all that surprising that they would be close given the rating system. Scores of 0-5 are given in each of the following categories:

Food & Beverage

Atmosphere

Neighborhood

Fans

Access (Ease of parking, navigating the arena, etc.)

Return on Investment (Overall cost vs. experience)

Discretionary bonus points

Yost maxed out the atmosphere, neighborhood, and fan ratings. Lawson did not. However, Yost had mediocre scores in the other categories, allowing Lawson to catch up and win with awarded discretionary points. Moreover, different authors rated each arena, which also likely had an effect.

Blue Bennie

December 13th, 2012 at 2:35 PM ^

Notre Dame was the worst ice arena I've ever been to.  The ice took up half the building, and a curtain separated it from the other side, which was holding a car show when my high school team played there.  We also had to walk down the stairs through the stands to get from the locker rooms to the ice.