Pas un fan des Sénateurs, mais quiconque a déjà critiqué Ottawa pour sa faible fréquentation, jetez un coup d’œil à l’endroit où se trouve l’aréna. Au milieu d’un terrain à Kanata, ON (banlieue d’Ottawa). Aucun métro ne s’y connecte comme, par exemple, Toronto ou Montréal. Presque tous les autres bars à la maison
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I can see it being bad for attendance. However, I personally liked going to a game there. It was nice to not have to deal with a busy downtown after the game. Got to park pretty close to the arena as well.
Also remember the big employer here being the capital is the gov., they don’t buy tickets, so that’s huge. Private sector money is there but nowhere near Montreal or Toronto levels.
It’s a nightmare for Ottawa residence having to go from the chaotic parking lot to downtown it’s almost only traffic… it’s asking for more leafs fans at a game than Ottawa.. everyone know this is their biggest problem lol
This is (partly) similar to the Coyotes’ situation when they played at Glendale arena. Very nice arena, a good place to watch a game, but it was out in the suburbs and kind of a pain to get to.
PNC arena is also in the middle of nowhere, shit sucks
Tough shit. No one cared that they coyotes rink was in the middle of nowhere
Florida has it the worst. The arena is on the edge of big cypress swamp. You have to pass through seven miles of suburbs at rush hour to get there.
Hey, at least they have plenty of space for tailgating and pre-game BBQs! 🍔🌭
Don’t make it out like this is poor them. They chose to build in Kanada expecting the area to boom. The gamble failed and now they have a shit location in a town that kills franchises.
No shit? We had no idea
Growing up west of the arena was pretty sweet. I’m not sure if I would have been as big a Sens fan if I didn’t see the arena on the way into town as much as I did growing up.
I mean, on the opposite side, I’ve dealt with going to rogers place in the middle of Edmonton and it was hell. As long as there is proper transit, I’d prefer this!
I have been to many games there as a leafs fan and I will tell you that the inconvenience is more than worth it to sit in a 90% leaf fan arena and dominate them in their own barn
As a tourist I’ve loved it driving into town, but one time I was staying downtown at a hotel and driving out to arena on game night sucked. So it seems decent for visitors but not locals.
I’m a Habs fan, but was born in Ottawa and have been to a few games there. I think seen you’ll see a new arena somewhere. I know the city council voted no to it, but I think a new arena is almost a given at this point… especially with the new ownership.
I’d go to way more Leafs games if I didn’t have to go all the f’in way downtown.
We went to Ottawa for a bachelor party and went to the game. We stayed in downtown Ottawa and thank god one of the guys took one for the team and drove. I checked Uber for the hell of it and it was $220!!! to get back to downtown.
Also zero restaurants around. Eat before you go. We ended up getting subs from the outlet mall food court.
Rumour is the reason there is no subway link is because there is no subway in Ottawa.
Amaleia Arena is pretty much in the same boat lol
I travelled 6 hours to go see a game here. We booked a hotel just 700m away. Practically on the same corner as the arena. Just across the bridge which goes over the Highway. The intention was to save on parking, taxis, and be able to have some drinks at the game. Taxis from the Microtel hotel to CTC was $55 for a 2 minute ride. WTF.
Well look and behold not even the stupid shit bridge connecting the side where our hotel was to the arena had a sidewalk. Big signs saying no pedestrians, just a 2 way narrow bridge. Can’t walk there, taxi is charging a premium just to traverse the bridge. And they wonder why the fuck no body wants to go to their games.
I travelled 6 hours for a game. I was always pissed to hear people from Ottawa say the arena was too far for fans, but now I really get it.
Who’s idea was it to put a car traffic only bridge directly beside a stadium??
Hour to get In 2 hours to get out
It’s fucking BS.
Coming from Belleville I love this location lol. But can’t wait for a downtown rink!
Even the Flames have transit to the arena and the city’s transit is dogshit
Funny, it seems pretty full when Montreal plays there.
Traffic before and after a Sens game was a nightmare.
Yeah that Stadium model of having the place outside the city on the cheap has been proven to NOT work. Its why they are trying to get a downtown stadium built ASAP.
Didn’t they build an LRT to it?
Not really how hockey works – the smallest towns can have the greatest show ups (often they do..). It’s more about legacy or team status
And the best part is everyone leaves during the second intermission to avoid traffic, resulting in a traffic jam.
I love a not in downtown arena. Did you get to park in recent immigrants garages and yards?
Lol I remember passing by it driving thinking too my self…. is that like there practice rink?
I was so confused when I saw where it was compared to the actual city when I lived there
Reminds me of the panthers’ arena. Was driving out in the middle of nowhere FL & randomly passed it on the turnpike.
I mean it’s way closer to town than the Panthers arena.
And they have a strong fanbase IN FLORIDA.
Pretttyyyyy sure op is a karma bot, cuz this post with exact wording has 100% been on this sub multiple times
We went to watch the Sabres in Ottawa over New Years and their arena is very cool. It did feel in the middle of nowhere though. It was packed though, I didn’t realize they would have low attendance. Also, nothing was open on New Years Day there, so it seemed desolate in general aside from the game.
FYI Kanata is an independent city of approx 130K, the same size as Kingston, ON. Hardly a suburb of Ottawa.
Also, going back 30 years there was nowhere to put what was originally called the Palladium. The LeBreton Flats location was pure fantasy, since it was under complete control and ownership of the NCC (National Capital Commission.)
The NCC’s control was so absolute that the City of Ottawa couldn’t even develop that, and it took huge efforts to get the war museum built on its new location, also on the LeBreton Flats.
North wasn’t an option because of the Ottawa River being the northern barrier, and south and east were ruled out because both of these were nothing but farmland 5 min beyond the city and were therefore worse in terms of getting the fans to games.
Finally, Ottawa has been programmed for generations to exist in an east/west movement pattern. Since a huge volume of population lives in the west and commutes east for work, only to reverse the process in the afternoon, it was probably a natural extension to existing patterns that made them look to the west for arena placement.
I guess it’s the perfect place for introverts like me! No crowds and convenient parking!
1000 IQ move right here. Crazy what happens when ppl have money and no brain to go with it.
Leaf fan who grew up in Ottawa. It’s honestly not that bad. People in Ottawa just like to complain about everything. The highway has been expanded I’ve the hill to Kanata and there are buses and shuttles from downtown. The issue is that people don’t leave enough time to get to the game and expect they can get there from Orleans if they leave 15 minutes before puck drop and then complain when they are late. It’s something I call Ottawa time.
Weird how the Leaf fans don’t seem to have a problem finding it…🤷♂️
The first few times I’ve driven by, I thought it was a distribution center for Canadian Tire.
If I leave work at 5 with a change of clothes I can get the bus and be at the game on time to grab a meal at the rink beforehand. Can make it home by midnight.
Thankfully I’m a habs fan so when I go to games in kanata I’m rooting for the home team