Yost Ranked 4th Best Hockey Arena in Michigan
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.
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.
December 13th, 2012 at 9:14 AM ^
Best hockey arena ever.........especially arena II
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.
December 13th, 2012 at 2:43 PM ^
they just opened up a new arena in 2011, which looks nice (although kind of small) from what I've seen on TV at least.
December 13th, 2012 at 7:17 PM ^
back when i played, we had to go down steps to get to the ice level at yost, and our dressing room was kind of split up. quirky, to say the least.