New Reason why CEC is not loud

[Kovy27]

So, there is a theme on twitter that is going around stating that ticket prices are the reason why the CEC is quiet. Does anyone actually believe that? I can see part of that being semi-true, but there are areas in the arena that are not high priced.

Pens avg season ticket price is $141
Jets $82

[DudeMan2766]

Haha. You're going to prob get railed for this man but I agree completely. People are going to be mad its getting harped on but something needs to change if Pittsburgh fans want to keep pretending they are as awesome as they think they are. Maybe crowd noise isnt the difference whether a player hit the net or misses, or turns the puck over, but atmostphere is a big deal. and I KNEW the Jets crowd would be nuts tonight. You can hear the road crowds just fine so no more blaming it on ROOOOOTS mics. It may or may not affect the play on the ice, but I'll tell you for sure Im not paying 100+ to go sit in that environment anytime soon. Its louder in my living room.

[Noise]

Poorer fans are louder.

[ulf]

It's the building. No coincidence that the igloo and Winnipegs small arena are louder. Not all the building, but it's a big part.

[MRandall25]

Fans and arenas are a big part of noise, and on-ice product is a big part of ticket price.

I'm sure if Winnipeg had a Crosby and Malkin, their prices would be a little higher.

[scals37]

I remember the igloo being pretty quiet after 2008.....

[MelicharSux]

Give me your tickets

[BurghersAndDogsSports]

The arena crowd is awful because its not a great arena and offers little or nothing to begin with, fans are priced out and the penguins do anything possible to kill the atmosphere. I swear whoever is in charge has no idea about being at a sporting event. People can mock me all they want about the white out shirts and say im an idiot who just cares about free stuff, which i dont, but its a perfect example of killing the crowd and stupid greedy decisions that have destroyed the experience.

Want a beer and dinner, go someplace else and then show up, no chance to get fired up and into the game and atmosphere. Scored a goal and get momentum, cue Pearl Jam and a 2008 goals video.

Also, prices? How much more is our payroll than the Jets? Just curious.

[Great58]

How much more is our payroll than the Jets? Just curious.

2.3 million.

[Rylan]

Oh dear...

[Steve Dave]

We went to a game last year (TB) and there was a "couple" sitting next to us, and all they discussed the whole game was that they didn't think some girl should be getting married to some guy. It was kind of annoying. They didn't even pay attention to the game. I guess you have the right to do whatever if you pay for tickets.

[Fire0nice228]

Too many corporate types and people there to 'location drop' (Oh , we're going to the Pens game look at me!!!). For a game like the home opener all the corporate folks are going to go to that to location drop or take clients or impress whomever; not to watch the game or cheer. I don't know why I do it but if you look at comments on the Pens facebook for the result last night and see people blaming Vokoun saying he played like a rookie and stuff like that its no small wonder. They have no clue. Alot of 'fans' right now are obviously new and bandwagon and only halfhearted a hockey/Pens fan and are mostly at the rink for the cool factor. just imo.

[DropEmJayBird]

Real Fans don't let a little money get between them and watching their team live.

[pens2005]

The arena crowd is awful because its not a great arena and offers little or nothing to begin with, fans are priced out and the penguins do anything possible to kill the atmosphere. I swear whoever is in charge has no idea about being at a sporting event. People can mock me all they want about the white out shirts and say im an idiot who just cares about free stuff, which i dont, but its a perfect example of killing the crowd and stupid greedy decisions that have destroyed the experience.

Want a beer and dinner, go someplace else and then show up, no chance to get fired up and into the game and atmosphere. Scored a goal and get momentum, cue Pearl Jam and a 2008 goals video.

Also, prices? How much more is our payroll than the Jets? Just curious.

Awful arena? Man did I disagree. It's a beautiful place.

When I go it is plenty loud.

It could easily be the nice at the arenas. Arenas put mics in their buildings that tv broadcasts tap into.

And comparing it to Winnipeg is dumb. That place is tiny and the noise is just ridiculous in there.

Winnipeg is a bad arena to compare it too.

It's widely considered the loudest arena in the NHL for a reason.

[Kharlamov]

Too many corporate types and people there to 'location drop' (Oh , we're going to the Pens game look at me!!!). For a game like the home opener all the corporate folks are going to go to that to location drop or take clients or impress whomever; not to watch the game or cheer. I don't know why I do it but if you look at comments on the Pens facebook for the result last night and see people blaming Vokoun saying he played like a rookie and stuff like that its no small wonder. They have no clue. Alot of 'fans' right now are obviously new and bandwagon and only halfhearted a hockey/Pens fan and are mostly at the rink for the cool factor. just imo.

I agree with this too. I also think its the success the team has had. After winning the cup the fringe fans came out in droves, and they're the ones who can afford the prices. I remember going to a couple games in the Mellon the two years we were in the final, the team was still raw and hungry, the fans were too. Plus the student rush section was much bigger (and cheaper) then too.

[Pitt87]

Poorer fans are louder.

Class warfare. We want a shiny new arena and a top-tier organization, but we don't want this team to make money.

If you really think its a problem, sacrifice something of your own and get some tickets and scream your face off.

[BurghersAndDogsSports]

The arena crowd is awful because its not a great arena and offers little or nothing to begin with, fans are priced out and the penguins do anything possible to kill the atmosphere. I swear whoever is in charge has no idea about being at a sporting event. People can mock me all they want about the white out shirts and say im an idiot who just cares about free stuff, which i dont, but its a perfect example of killing the crowd and stupid greedy decisions that have destroyed the experience.

Want a beer and dinner, go someplace else and then show up, no chance to get fired up and into the game and atmosphere. Scored a goal and get momentum, cue Pearl Jam and a 2008 goals video.

Also, prices? How much more is our payroll than the Jets? Just curious.

Awful arena? Man did I disagree. It's a beautiful place.

When I go it is plenty loud.

It could easily be the nice at the arenas. Arenas put mics in their buildings that tv broadcasts tap into.

And comparing it to Winnipeg is dumb. That place is tiny and the noise is just ridiculous in there.

Winnipeg is a bad arena to compare it too.

It's widely considered the loudest arena in the NHL for a reason.

Actually I think it is a very nice looking building and the view from my seats is great. But for a new building and double the prices I expected it to be better, not offer even one thing Mellon didn't. Go to other arenas and see how the entire thing is built for experience. I expected much more, not just new bricks around a sheet of ice with a few spots of wider concourses.

Coupled with Alan Cox running the game experience and its lame. Nobody wants to admit it and gets offended because we are the hockey Mecca.

[since1970]

went to the opener with my brother, and he couldn't believe how quiet the building was, it was his first game in @ 20yrs. He and I were constantly annoyed by the music every time out. There was nothing done to pump the crowd. I thought they had kept some taped Vinny organ chants. He said it may have been the biggest bore he experienced at an opener, especially given the circumstance. I do think prices have an effect. I'm sure there was more buzz on Twitter/Facebook than noise from the crowd, and I'm talking about the people AT the game.

[Fire0nice228]

The arena crowd is awful because its not a great arena and offers little or nothing to begin with, fans are priced out and the penguins do anything possible to kill the atmosphere. I swear whoever is in charge has no idea about being at a sporting event. People can mock me all they want about the white out shirts and say im an idiot who just cares about free stuff, which i dont, but its a perfect example of killing the crowd and stupid greedy decisions that have destroyed the experience.

Want a beer and dinner, go someplace else and then show up, no chance to get fired up and into the game and atmosphere. Scored a goal and get momentum, cue Pearl Jam and a 2008 goals video.

Also, prices? How much more is our payroll than the Jets? Just curious.

Awful arena? Man did I disagree. It's a beautiful place.

When I go it is plenty loud.

It could easily be the nice at the arenas. Arenas put mics in their buildings that tv broadcasts tap into.

And comparing it to Winnipeg is dumb. That place is tiny and the noise is just ridiculous in there.

Winnipeg is a bad arena to compare it too.

It's widely considered the loudest arena in the NHL for a reason.

for a new building and double the prices I expected it to be better, not offer even one thing Mellon didn't..

Dude, they have sushi now, what more do you want?

[jwest21]

I can't afford to yell

[Malkamaniac]

The crowd is often beraded with Ryan Mill screaming into the mic and rock music from 1998 blasting. The atmosphere absolutely sucks.

[darkstar57]

i said it in another thread, its also the design of these new arenas. The old arenas had small openings to get in and out, which meant there was smaller spaces for sounds to escape from and also to rebound off of. With the new arena you have open concourses, bigger exits from the main area, the sound is able to get out in more spots.

I live in right outside NYC and the new Yankee stadium (not a yankees fan my finance's father has had season tickets for years) is nowhere near as load as the old stadium for that very reason. I remember going to playoffs games there and the entire building was shaking and the noise was incredible. in the new arena you have the same effort from the fans, but its not the same.

You could take the same crowd in consol and put them in the old mellon arena and mellon arena will always be louder.

[DocEmrick]

[drnort]

It has nothing to do with the size or shape of the arena. That argument is ridiculous. If you are at the game, its clear that a large number of people simply have no interest in making noise. The arena acoustics arent making them sit there staring at the ceiling or uploading their view to facebook.

It has almost everything to do with the "location drop" that someone else mentioned. Going to the Pens game is cool. Being a Pens fan is cool. There are a significantly large number of people that are attending games right now that have no real interest in the game of hockey, but only have interest in being a Pens fan. I have nothing against those people. But the fact is, they arent into the games.

It also has nothing to do with ticket prices. It has a lot more to do with the fact that season ticket holders can sell their tickets for a profit. So fans that used to have a reason to attend every game and make for a better atmosphere are now finding any reason they can to sell their tickets, make money, and stay at home. The tickets are being bought by those that simply want to "check out a Pens game."

The same thing started happening at Mellon Arena the last 2 years. Gone are the days of fans attending 30-40 games a year. When the people in the seats change from game to game, the atmosphere suffers.

[mac5155]

I was pretty sauced up at the home opener and tried to get chants going, but was met with blank stares and eye rolls