06-19-2013, 02:04 PM
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#221
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: 161 St. - Yankee Stadium
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It's America West Arena/US Airways Center V2.0
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06-19-2013, 02:04 PM
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#222
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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So is the angle of the pictures that's throwing it off? The jumbotron is off centre, and the seating on the corner of each side don't look uniform to the other side in those pictures (especially the bottom left corner in the bottom pic). Wouldn't it be weird to watch basketball like that as well?
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06-19-2013, 02:07 PM
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#223
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
Barclay's center released a picture of how the hockey rink layout would look like... reaction from Isles fans has been mostly negative:
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Wow, very amateur looking layout.
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06-19-2013, 02:09 PM
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#224
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Yen Man
So is the angle of the pictures that's throwing it off? The jumbotron is off centre, and the seating on the corner of each side don't look uniform to the other side in those pictures (especially the bottom left corner in the bottom pic). Wouldn't it be weird to watch basketball like that as well?
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The scoreboard is centered for basketball as BB courts are tiny compared to NHL. To fit an NHL rink they extend the floor to the empty space to the side.
Last edited by Hack&Lube; 06-19-2013 at 03:37 PM.
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06-19-2013, 02:09 PM
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#225
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Voted for Kodos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Yen Man
So is the angle of the pictures that's throwing it off? The jumbotron is off centre, and the seating on the corner of each side don't look uniform to the other side in those pictures (especially the bottom left corner in the bottom pic). Wouldn't it be weird to watch basketball like that as well?
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The seating and scoreboard is completely symetrical/centred when it is setup for basketball.
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06-19-2013, 02:11 PM
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#226
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Ok, that makes sense. I can see they basically just extended it on one side to make the rink bigger, which throws off all the seating and the jumbotron.
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06-19-2013, 02:14 PM
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#227
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
Odd sightlines and a scoreboard that is offcenter.
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Still beats the Sportcheck Zone where your Jumbotron is a big-screen tv from 1995.
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06-19-2013, 02:16 PM
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#228
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Voted for Kodos
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The funny thing is the islanders were approached/asked if they wanted to partner in the construction of the building, which would have lead to a design that would have adapted better to hockey, but they declined, leading to the building being designed basketball centric.
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06-19-2013, 02:27 PM
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#229
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Yen Man
So is the angle of the pictures that's throwing it off? The jumbotron is off centre, and the seating on the corner of each side don't look uniform to the other side in those pictures (especially the bottom left corner in the bottom pic). Wouldn't it be weird to watch basketball like that as well?
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Basketball courts are not the same size as hockey rinks
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06-19-2013, 02:39 PM
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#230
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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http://islanderspointblank.com/islan...rd/#more-41139
There was some discussion on this last week as well. In the end, I believe "unique" or even "just plain odd" will trump any alternative.
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06-19-2013, 03:47 PM
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#231
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by valo403
Basketball courts are not the same size as hockey rinks
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The more you know...
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06-19-2013, 03:54 PM
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#232
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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So is the Islanders "attack" end the one with or without the Scoreboard? Clearly a tactical advantage to not have the scoreboard, allowing for higher altitude flip passes etc.
This layout is soo islanders though. Get everyone really excited with the prospect of a move, then botch the layout and have the only misplaced scoreboard in the league.
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06-19-2013, 03:59 PM
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#233
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TurdFerguson
So is the Islanders "attack" end the one with or without the Scoreboard? Clearly a tactical advantage to not have the scoreboard, allowing for higher altitude flip passes etc.
This layout is soo islanders though. Get everyone really excited with the prospect of a move, then botch the layout and have the only misplaced scoreboard in the league.
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This has been known since day 1
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06-19-2013, 04:04 PM
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#234
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by valo403
This has been known since day 1
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Well its news to me then. All the same, looks pretty bush league.
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06-19-2013, 10:19 PM
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#235
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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There's no way the Islanders are going to stay more than a few years in there. There will be an owner that will build a proper new hockey arena for them down the road I imagine.
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06-19-2013, 10:21 PM
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#236
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Franchise Player
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Wow so terrible.
This makes me embarrassed to be a hockey fan.
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06-20-2013, 12:24 AM
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#237
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Voted for Kodos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joborule
There's no way the Islanders are going to stay more than a few years in there. There will be an owner that will build a proper new hockey arena for them down the road I imagine.
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They signed a 25 year lease.
Is it optimal for hockey? No, but the building and amenities are wonderful, apparently, plus it's no longer in the middle of nowhere. The islanders will be far more successful there than where that are now.
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06-20-2013, 01:51 AM
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#238
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#1 Goaltender
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If the Coyotes move to Seattle before the new arena is built, we can expect the same layout. KeyArena has the exact same problem for hockey.
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Connor Zary will win the Hart Trophy in 2027.
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06-20-2013, 02:13 AM
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#239
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: right behind you
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Quote:
Originally Posted by valo403
This has been known since day 1
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You know nothing Valo403!
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