Arena #16 - Wells Fargo Center

My mission is to see the Flames play in all 30 NHL arenas, a mission that began in October of 2005 while at a local pub watching the Flames take on the Oilers. With the previous season’s work stoppage, and the season before’s run to the Stanley Cup Finals, Flames tickets had become a very hard item to come by. I was then struck with the idea of combining two of my favourite activities; watching hockey and travelling. You can follow my quest to visit all 30 arenas right here…

Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

November 26, 2010 – Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia was an interesting experience, but not at all what I was expecting.  After hearing all the stories, I have to admit, I was ready to have things thrown at me as I walked the concourse, but instead, all I heard throughout the entire game was two "you sucks", one "Iginla sucks" and one "Canada sucks."  It seems that like New Jersey fans, 'sucks' is a big word.  Like at the Devils game, the fans yelled 'sucks!' after each name was read for the Flames starting line up, and the refs were told they suck and, well, you get the idea.