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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
It's surrounded by condos, malls, etc
To imply that it's out on its own somewhere is not even close to accurate.
I get that it was built in open space - many things were and that is the nature of city planning.
But it is not out in the country somewhere now. It just isn't.
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That's what I referred to as the arena complex.
You'll notice the farmland surrounding the parking lots.
Honestly, when I went I had no clue about the location or arena other than expect to see a lot of Flame fans and not a ton of Coyotes. I independently came to the same conclusion many many people have, it's an odd location for an arena. And again, it's important to understand the make up of Arizona. But all I could think of is where do you meet up with people after the game? I don't know enough about Glendale but with Calgary it's super easy to meet up with people who didn't attend the game somewhere downtown or really anywhere in Calgary. Here they obviously intended to have the 2 bars end up being the entertainment hub, but for the people who weren't fans of hockey there didn't seem to be much reason to end up there. And that seems like a big oversight if you need to decide between watching the Coyotes or meeting up with your non-hockey friends in Arizona.
And the place was absolutely dead on non-game/non-event nights. I watched maybe 6 or 7 Flames games in those pubs since I didn't have much luck finding places showing them elsewhere and the waitresses out numbered the patrons.
Is it the reason the Coyotes are failing in Arizona? No. Has it contribute to it? Probably.