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Originally Posted by macrov
For nhl teams...
Boston Garden 1928-1995
Buffalo: 1940-1996
Detroit 1927-1979
Montreal forum: 1926-1996
Maple leaf gardens: 1931-1999
Devils: 1982-2007
MSG: 1925-1968
Flyers: 1967-1996
Penguins: 1961-2010
Capitals: 1973-1997
Chicago: 1929-1994
St Louis: 1929-1994
Jets: 1999-2011
Dallas: 1980-2001
LA: 1967-1999
Vancouver: 1967-1995
That's an average of 44 years. For the flames that would give us another 13 years.
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This isn't really an average age of an arena, this better illustrates the decade that "last gen" arenas became obsolete. There's a reason the Saddledome underwent a major renovation in the mid-90s despite only being 12 years old.