Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena STADIUM REVIEW
Vložit
- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- SAC Stadium Review Episode 2
Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI, home of the Detroit Red Wings. The game attended was in December 2019 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Enjoy!
Want to visit this stadium? Use code “SACSPORTSADVENTURES” for $20 off your first purchase of $30 or more at SeatGeek - seatgeek.com/
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
0:54 Background
2:08 Outside the Stadium
2:25 Concourse
3:35 Stadium Configuration
5:34 Atmosphere
6:32 Game
View more Stadium Review videos...
• Stadium Reviews
View hockey Stadium Review videos...
• Hockey Stadium Reviews - Sport
The red seats were so much more clutch, as someone who caught a Blackhawks-Red Wings game early after the arena opened
Yeah, the black doesn’t have the same pop to it at all.
What’s very special is the red wings practice rink is a level below the normal rink. So they don’t have to go anywhere else for practice everyday. Pretty awesome.
I love when they have the practice facility in the same building as the stadium so then the teams don’t have to move all the gear. It’s below the stadium though?! Wow!
Excellent review! Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much! Feel free to check out some of the other Stadium Reviews as well. I just now uploaded number 6!
Also, the city of Detroit IS technically North of the US-Canada border. It is a rare location where you cross south into Canada and north into the United States.
Haha! Fair enough. I understand the technicality but the next video was in Sudbury, ON, which is north of Detroit.
I've heard from somebody who knows a guy working on the Flames new arena that the arena bowl is going to be close to identical to little Caesars. Also the arena is expected to have restaurants fronting onto the street like Little Caesars too, but the arena will be smaller.
Nice review! As a Detroit native I've been going to Wings games since the early 80s... and everything has come full circle. Back then, the Wings had a new venue (Joe Louis Arena) but the team absolutely stunk and the place was typically empty. Today, the team has a new venue and they stink again after roughly 30 straight years of success... and their new arena is typically empty.
While I really like LCA, I think the concourses are a bit too modern... so much space is dedicated to them that the seating bowl feels cramped by comparison. This is most apparent in the upper bowl, which feels downright claustrophobic in certain areas, with the massive scoreboard and roof gondolas taking away any "open" feeling. That said, the concourse areas are indeed gorgeous, featuring wide walkways, tall ceilings and plenty of cool things to see with tons of restaurants / bars / vending options to visit. Minor complaint in the big picture... I guess I'm just an old man who only cares about the concourses when I want a beer or need to use the rest room. Modern stadiums seem to focus on the areas away from the games more then the game itself.
Thanks! I think that’s a pretty great analysis. Teams are trying to attract a wider audience (especially while struggling) and having all the fancy amenities attracts new fans who aren’t there for the game itself but the whole experience. LCA is extremely impressive but I also get the vibe that it’s almost too modern at times, especially after how old school the Joe was. Thanks so much for watching and the insightful comment!
I felt the seats were fine when I went there, but I didn’t sit in the upper level, so different experience
Last time @ The Joe-attende a Blue Jackets vs Red Wings Game @ Joe Louis Arena Detroit ! Plan soon a trip to see CBJ Game vs Red Wings @ Little Caesars ! See you in Detroit !
That would be awesome! Enjoy!! Thanks so much!
Awesome video bro! I'm watching the game on TV right now and havent been up to the stadium. You did a great job dude
Thanks so much!
THANKS for SHARING.... I’ve NEVER been there YET ! Watching was enjoyable !
Glad you enjoyed! It’s a fantastic stadium and I have a lot of other episodes just like this one if there are other stadiums you’re interested in.
I love LCA. Been there at least 20 times since it opened four years ago. Albeit, I only been to a couple hockey games. The rest were for basketball. My only gripe with the stadium is how expensive many of the lower level seating is. The problem with those lower level seats that give you access to the private clubs beneath the concourse is they price many fans out of them. On top of that, the people who do purchase those seats are spending half the game inside the club taking advantage of the complimentary food and drinks, so that means less people sitting in their seats and more empty seats on television.
I think the black seats are a huge upgrade over the red seats when basketball is being played, but a big downgrade for Red Wings games. I really want to see what the arena is like when both teams are good again.
Yes! That’s a fantastic point! I know of several other places (notably, Yankee Stadium) that have that issue. The seats on TV have fancy amenities attached so the stadium always looks empty. I think the issue is that stadiums are starting to be designed to accommodate fancy corporate sponsors with extremely deep pockets instead of true fans. Thanks so much for watching and the insightful comment! I’d image it’s a great venue to watch the Pistons in as well.
Its got a trappers alley feel to it
Episode 2?!?! Lets Go Red Wings🎉🤙. Just subbed brother great video 🤓🙌
Thanks so much! I have 11 Stadium Reviews out so far and a lot more on the way including quite a few hockey ones.
@@SACSportsAdventures very cool Michigan has some good colleges. I was showing my gf the little ceasers arena enticing her to go haha. Your video ranked to the top sir 🎉💪 We are near western Michigan in kzoo, home of the Broncos 🤠 and the echl Kwings. Ideal for another episode, look up the kwings and do a episode about what they did to the ice this weekend, rainbow ice.
@@hockeycardsonly3025 yeah! I’d like to go to some games at Western someday for a few reviews and also the KWings are on my list (especially since they’re the CBJ affiliate now). I saw what they did with the rainbow ice! That was awesome!
I LOVE the location of LCA it’s just outside of downtown and there’s so many restaurants and parks and bars within a 5 minute walk of the arena
Yeah, they’ve really built up the area around it quite well recently. I love how the stadiums are all close to each other giving the downtown area some restored life!
I also got a red wings practice puck when I went there in November 2021!
That’s awesome! I like how they actually have the logo on them and aren’t just blank. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.
I got one in March 19'
@@terryprice6122 Nice!
The portal system is designed to make it easier to find your seat.
If your in section B, do you enter the tunnel for "sections A-B" or "sections B-C?" Depending on your seat within section B, it might be much closer to one tunnel or the other. The portal system is designed to avoid this confusion.
Ah! I see! So essentially if you’re on the aisle the portal system helps you to see which stairway to go down so that you don’t go down the wrong one and have to cross through the entire row to get to your seat on the other side. Smart! I saw this in Cleveland as well at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
Thanks for this review. I'll be attending LCA for the first time in September to see Eric Clapton and then in October to see The Who..kinda nervous as I'll be going alone for the first concert.
Hopefully you learned something helpful to ease the nerves. I go to a lot of sporting events solo and was considering making a video about how to have a good experience on your own. I think that could be applicable to concerts as well.
@@SACSportsAdventures my biggest concern (with the EC show anyway), is the Gondola/Press seating being an obstruction, considering I'm in section 211. I guess we'll see.
@@TREVORJB101 I don’t think it should be in your way since it’s designed not to obstruct the view of the ice for games.
Thanks for the different shots of the arena. I'm a dislocated Red Wings fan, and I REALLY want to see a couple games in LCA, as part of a life goal to see a game in every arena. I'm trying to decide if it's worthwhile to get closer to the ice, or if Mezzanine or upper bowl prices are worth it for something I haven't been able to do in 6 years, due to travel.
No animosity towards the Jackets or their fans whatsoever, by the way. Know it can be rough to be towards the bottom of the standings, especially the very humbling past 10 years.
Glad you enjoyed! It’s an amazing venue but I looked this year at tickets and they’ve really jacked up the prices since the team has come into good form. I think it’s totally worth it to be in the lower bowl if they’re your team and you don’t go often. That will be a blast! Being a Jackets fan (and also a Browns) fan is a rough life but I’m always true to my teams.
I wouldn't recommend the upper bowl, unless you're in the first few rows. Any further back and your view of the rest of the stadium gets blocked by the gondola. It really destroys the arena atmosphere. Also, the stadium is so steep that if you're in the back rows of the upper bowl, you are so high you can hardly see the rink and need to look straight down.
I'm sure the lower bowl is way better, but the upper bowl at LCA is definitely worse than at the Joe..
The goal horn mp3 is a sad downgrade compared to the Joe's actual horn. They need to use the real horn again.
Yeah, it’s unfortunate they couldn’t carry over some of those classic elements.
I love LCA there really knocked it our of the park.
Same! Such a beautiful new arena with so many modern amenities!
Since this is Little Caesars Arena, for food, was there a Little Caesars restaurant there and you can buy that pizza in the arena?
Yes! Several concession stands do sell their pizzas. Good question!
They ruined the unique look the stadium had when it had the red seats. who cares how empty it looked. when you lose that’s what happens you receive a empty stadium until you start winning. been that way in sports since sports was invented. winners fill their stadium and when they lose they play to a empty stadium. bring back the red seats.
You’re not wrong there. At least now that they’re playing better hockey attendance has really gone up a lot. I doubt they’d bring the red seats back though because of the cost to replace all those seats for a second time.
@@SACSportsAdventures they are billionaires. money is no object. they can change them back. they just don’t want to go through all the crap again in order to do it. they really ruined the unique look it had with those seats. people say it made the stadium look like it was mainly the redwings stadium but how considering the pistons have red in their color combination. Detroit finally builds a stadium that is unique and beautiful in its own way and they ruin it cause some idiots felt like the needed to camouflage the empty seats. smh. typical Detroit.
@@coyote5.02 I feel like Detroit sports fans have it bad right now. As an Ohio sports fan, I feel bad for Detroit (which is saying a lot!) Hopefully some brighter days are soon to come.
@@SACSportsAdventures hopefully. the new lions management seams legit after 60 years. but this is the last lions management I’m putting faith into. The wings seam to finally have it right after hiring Steve Yzerman as GM. actually all of detroits sports teams new management looks promising for the first time since the 1950’s. I’m just so disappointed how they ruined their new stadium with those black seats.
Agreed.The arena was stunning with red seats. Frustrates me that they spoiled it like that
Even tho I hate the team I have to admit they have a pretty cool stadium
I 100% agree with both statements. Totally worth the visit but can’t stand the wings.
The new name for little ceasers arena “Ford Center (because of motortown and ford cars birth place)”
That would be super cool but I feel like it would get easily confused with the Lions’ “Ford Field” which is only a few blocks away.
Check out Philadelphia. Phillies/76ers/Eagles/Flyers are all in South Philadelphia all in the city
One of my best friends actually lives in the Philly area now so I’m hoping next spring I can make it out there for either the Flyers, Phillies, or Union and review their stadium(s). Philly fans are intense and I’d love to experience some of that first hand!
Don't go there; they treat people like shit. Philly was my second favorite team, I went to a wings flyer game and it couldn't have been any worse!
Pretty sure it was the pistons that wanted the seats black
Interesting! I was always told it was the Wings. Thanks for the info!
@@SACSportsAdventures I heard it on Bally Sports Det when they did it that it helps when the seats are empty 🤣
We'll both hockey and basketball teams was god awful and the increase ticket prices when the arena first opened up didn't help either
#LCAIsAPieceOfCrapNowSinceThePistonsOrRedWIngsDidNothePostseasonThisYear!
That’s a really long hashtag to try to get trending. Hahaha!
Pizza pizza
Haha! I love how it’s nicknamed “the pizza box”. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
The arena is nice but traffic control in the prepaid parking area is like a Chinese fire drill! Will never go there for anything again
Oh no! That really sucks. I think we parked in a surface lot NW of the arena and I don’t really remember any issues. At the time there were several parking garages under construction that may be completed now which could alleviate some of those traffic issues. That’s so much for watching and the comment!
Just look for better places to park. Was just at the game last night and we parked only two blocks away for $10. Took one of the side roads away from arena and was on the freeway in a matter of minutes.
@@mindcrime828 Fair point. That’s a massive plus of a downtown stadium - you can find spots to park all over the place. Hope you enjoyed seeing the win last night! I can’t stand Vegas so I was glad to see the Wings win.
Oh your from Ohio never mind…. Hahah jk buddy 😆🍻
Haha! I went to school in Michigan (NMU, Go Cats!) and live in Wisconsin now but I’m always going to stay loyal to my Ohio teams. Go Jackets! ;)
I'm from Detroit and hate this arena it's so ugly we use to have Joe Louis arena named after a legendary Detroit born boxer now when you fly over our city you see a giant crappy pizza company America is becoming like that movie idiocracy where taco bell owns everything and people are all stupid I refuse to go see the red wings anymore this stadium makes me want to puke
Yeah, that’s fair. I really wish I would have gotten the chance to go to the Joe. It’s unfortunate that the new arena is named after a big corporate pizza chain.
Joe Louis was not born in Detroit
@@FreakingDoubt you’re right. I didn’t realize that. Thanks for the fact check, I appreciate the updated info!
You think LCA is ugly but you loved JLA? The old place had its charm but it helped that the team was good for over two decades and won 4 cups while playing there. The building itself was atrocious. The fan experience except when in your seat was terrible. Long lines, weird smells, dark and cramped concourse. Then the creepy walk through dimly lit tube tunnels back to the garage where you'd wait for an hour before you could exit. Made for some good memories, sure, but the game day experience at LCA is a dream compared to that.
@@nickelasso you are a realist. Winning makes memories. Once the wings are good, LCA will seem great.