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Originally Posted by jayswin
You say that but you aren't thinking about camera angles. Ever watch those hometown hockey winning towns that get an NHL game in their junior arena? It's brutal to watch.
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Plus, the NHL arenas are designed and equipped with the necessary infrastructure to do major live broadcasts. The camera positions and hook-ups are in place and ready to go.
Even then, they'll probably need to set up production facilities on the arena concourses or somewhere else in the buildings because the regular production trucks don't have enough room to maintain proper distancing. A small arena won't have the extra space they'll need, especially if they decide to have the broadcasters live on-site and not call the games remotely.
That doesn't even factor in standardized boards, glass, and ice-making equipment or the need for NHL-calibre dressing rooms (of which they'll need a minimum of 4 per arena).