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Post by npsh on Oct 4, 2018 12:39:23 GMT -4
Well the Coliseum days nostalgic as they were, are done. I certainly don’t miss that ole barn one bit and I noticed the ambience is different with those yapping FM station DJs, doesn’t seem to be in your face blasting like at Coliseum. Dare I say it’s tolerable.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 4, 2018 12:47:52 GMT -4
The Coliseum has no "upper bowl", just a balcony.  Well it has a lower bowl and it goes up farther on one side. That's typically viewed as an upper bowl. Unless I'm not getting the joke. technically a bowl would have to be 360 degrees around, The Coliseum only goes 90 degrees. |
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Post by lirette on Oct 4, 2018 13:43:56 GMT -4
Well it has a lower bowl and it goes up farther on one side. That's typically viewed as an upper bowl. Unless I'm not getting the joke. technically a bowl would have to be 360 degrees around, The Coliseum only goes 90 degrees. since we're getting technical its more like 140 degrees  |
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Post by yorb on Oct 4, 2018 16:39:20 GMT -4
The Avenir Center is probably going to sound quieter with 3800 people than the Moncton Coliseum did with 3800 people because it is bigger. It's also one large bowl rather than a smaller bowl with a 1/2 upper bowl, so spreading 3800 people around that large area doesn't help create noise. It's why smaller arenas in Quebec are "louder" than bigger arenas. At the risk of ruffling feathers, most of the Quebec rinks are louder because a bigger portion of their fans are switched on, they know they have a role to play and they know all the cues, whether it's influencing ref calls, intimidating/trolling visiting teams or giving their team a timely jolt of energy. Lots of little subtle things. Around here (not just Moncton) most people are oblivious to these subtleties, and the minority who do anything are sitting so far apart from each other that it goes unheard. Yeah the smaller buildings make it a bit easier, but the Remparts' huge arena certainly doesn't hurt their crowd... |
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Post by Reesor on Oct 5, 2018 7:19:29 GMT -4
The Avenir Center is probably going to sound quieter with 3800 people than the Moncton Coliseum did with 3800 people because it is bigger. It's also one large bowl rather than a smaller bowl with a 1/2 upper bowl, so spreading 3800 people around that large area doesn't help create noise. It's why smaller arenas in Quebec are "louder" than bigger arenas. At the risk of ruffling feathers, most of the Quebec rinks are louder because a bigger portion of their fans are switched on, they know they have a role to play and they know all the cues, whether it's influencing ref calls, intimidating/trolling visiting teams or giving their team a timely jolt of energy. Lots of little subtle things. Around here (not just Moncton) most people are oblivious to these subtleties, and the minority who do anything are sitting so far apart from each other that it goes unheard. Yeah the smaller buildings make it a bit easier, but the Remparts' huge arena certainly doesn't hurt their crowd... It absolutely does hurt the noise the crowd makes. The Videotron Center had 6400 for the game Wednesday night, and you could hear a pin drop (They were playing Halifax which is the only reason I know this). Put 6400 in the Moncton Coliseum or Harbour Station and I think it would be a much different atmosphere. |
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Post by SteveUL on Oct 5, 2018 10:44:15 GMT -4
At the risk of ruffling feathers, most of the Quebec rinks are louder because a bigger portion of their fans are switched on, they know they have a role to play and they know all the cues, whether it's influencing ref calls, intimidating/trolling visiting teams or giving their team a timely jolt of energy. Lots of little subtle things. Around here (not just Moncton) most people are oblivious to these subtleties, and the minority who do anything are sitting so far apart from each other that it goes unheard. Yeah the smaller buildings make it a bit easier, but the Remparts' huge arena certainly doesn't hurt their crowd... It absolutely does hurt the noise the crowd makes. The Videotron Center had 6400 for the game Wednesday night, and you could hear a pin drop (They were playing Halifax which is the only reason I know this). Put 6400 in the Moncton Coliseum or Harbour Station and I think it would be a much different atmosphere. We are done at the Coliseum ... get with the times. The Avenir Centre can be noisy but the team has to make an effort. Moncton fans have always been quiet but they always cheer excitement. The team is just not working hard enough right now and it takes the fans right out of it. A couple of hard working shifts in a row and the fans wake up ... but quickly go back to bored when the hard work tails off. |
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Post by greenandgold on Oct 5, 2018 10:53:44 GMT -4
Reesor: 100 % agree
Effort is applauded with cheering!!!
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Post by Reesor on Oct 5, 2018 11:09:51 GMT -4
It absolutely does hurt the noise the crowd makes. The Videotron Center had 6400 for the game Wednesday night, and you could hear a pin drop (They were playing Halifax which is the only reason I know this). Put 6400 in the Moncton Coliseum or Harbour Station and I think it would be a much different atmosphere. We are done at the Coliseum ... get with the times. The Avenir Centre can be noisy but the team has to make an effort. Moncton fans have always been quiet but they always cheer excitement. The team is just not working hard enough right now and it takes the fans right out of it. A couple of hard working shifts in a row and the fans wake up ... but quickly go back to bored when the hard work tails off. Same with any team though. I would hazard a guess Moncton fans aren't abnormally quiet. Halifax fans are the same. Even Baie-Comeau fans with their noise horns and clackers get extremely quiet if things don't go their way. The Mooseheads have quieted that rink on a couple occasions.  I do agree that effort level will get cheers out of an otherwise quiet crowd. A good effort on a penalty kill will usually get cheers no matter what the score is. |
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Post by SteveUL on Oct 5, 2018 11:37:09 GMT -4
We are done at the Coliseum ... get with the times. The Avenir Centre can be noisy but the team has to make an effort. Moncton fans have always been quiet but they always cheer excitement. The team is just not working hard enough right now and it takes the fans right out of it. A couple of hard working shifts in a row and the fans wake up ... but quickly go back to bored when the hard work tails off. Same with any team though. I would hazard a guess Moncton fans aren't abnormally quiet. Halifax fans are the same. Even Baie-Comeau fans with their noise horns and clackers get extremely quiet if things don't go their way. The Mooseheads have quieted that rink on a couple occasions. I do agree that effort level will get cheers out of an otherwise quiet crowd. A good effort on a penalty kill will usually get cheers no matter what the score is. A great penalty kill can bring the fans to their feet. I remember several years ago back in the AHL days ... Dan Bylsma would block five or six shots on a penalty kill and the fans would be on their feet for that effort and sacrifice. |
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Post by Reesor on Oct 5, 2018 11:42:03 GMT -4
Same with any team though. I would hazard a guess Moncton fans aren't abnormally quiet. Halifax fans are the same. Even Baie-Comeau fans with their noise horns and clackers get extremely quiet if things don't go their way. The Mooseheads have quieted that rink on a couple occasions. I do agree that effort level will get cheers out of an otherwise quiet crowd. A good effort on a penalty kill will usually get cheers no matter what the score is. A great penalty kill can bring the fans to their feet. I remember several years ago back in the AHL days ... Dan Bylsma would block five or six shots on a penalty kill and the fans would be on their feet for that effort and sacrifice. Ryan Falkenham did the same thing for Halifax during the Memorial Cup run. It was probably the biggest non-goal cheer I've seen at a Moose game. |
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