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Message: [QUOTE="MKH2317, post: 4853578, member: 12139"] I finally got to my first game at Toscano last night and figured I’d post here to perpetuate the disappointment. I basically share similar opinions to most of you that have posted about it above. I thought that it was a nice facility but that can be attributed to how new it is. It really is a nice building. I’m sure the athletes experience far more benefits than what meets the eyes of the average fan. It’s just very underwhelming. I didn’t walk through the doors there and think “this is where a national championship team plays.” It just didn’t have that feel to it. It felt small, like it was doing Hockey East a disservice. Being from Sault Ste Marie, my wife’s first comment when we entered the game was “this place is smaller than where the Greyhounds play…much smaller.” Not saying that comparing NCAA to major junior is apples to apples, but there are several NCAA facilities that outshine major junior, several of which play in Hockey East. Maybe it was because of UNH’s efforts, but the intimate “atmosphere” that was promised by UConn brass did not deliver. Yes it was intimate, but the fans were non existent, including the students. People just sat and watched. That will hopefully change with higher team production. I can’t comment on concessions cause my wife and I ate dinner before we got there so neither of us got anything, but they seemed relatively generic, as you’d expect in your average arena. Overall, it felt sparkly new and clean, but what’s that going to be like in 5 years from now? This building would be a very nice arena in the USHL, but not Hockey East. I will definitely go back to support the program, and the drive to storrs is easier than it is to Hartford for me. At least the team has an arena that’s out of Hartford and better than Freitas. [/QUOTE]

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