How long of a drive are you away from your nearest NHL team?

[ViD]

3 hours and 30 minutes now to Dallas

 

[Fatass]

Couple minutes walk.

 

[legobeard]

Approx 384,400km.

 

[Last Rat Standing]

I'm about 80-90 minutes away from FLA Live Arena. I try to make it to about 5 games a season

 

[miscs75]

When the Islanders played in the Nassau Coliseum, it was 10 minutes. 5 of them being trying to get out of the lot at the exit. Now it’s about 25 minutes.

 

[Mrb1p]

I live 6 KMs away from the Bell center and thats about 40 minutes by car or 1.5 hour in rush hour.

About 45 minutes by transit.

15 by bike? But then Id need to fold up the bike in my pocket because theres no way I can leavr my bike on the street.

 

[JianYang]

About 20-30 minutes away depending on traffic.



It kind of goes both ways, though. It's definitely nice living in an NHL market with that big platform for the local team.

On the other hand, you can be just as hardcore of a fan for a minor-league or junior team, at a small fraction of the cost and with far better connection to the actual team and games. As much as I enjoy the NHL, I would love to have some of that small-league atmosphere back and that is not accessible at all. Even if I travel to see it elsewhere, it's missing the local familiarity which is the whole point of the experience.

Kind of like restaurants. It's great to have a Michelin-star restaurant in your city, but going there every night is impractical and weirdly unsatisfying compared to doing the same at a local mom&pop.

I'm about 15 min drive from the WHL team, and a 40-60 minute drive from the nhl team.

I enjoy the WHL games on a one off basis, but I find it hard to make a deeper connection with the inherently quick roster turnover in that setting.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I'm about 15 min drive from the WHL team, and a 40-60 minute drive from the nhl team.

I enjoy the WHL games on a one off basis, but I find it hard to make a deeper connection with the inherently quick roster turnover in that setting.

That’s a good point. It’s just as bad, maybe even worse in the minor pros. It’s a completely normal thing to lose your top scorer because the parent club needs a guy to sit in the pressbox. Virtually nobody stays around for the long haul. You might have 5 or 6 goalies in a season. You basically have to have a goldfish memory when it comes to the roster.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

1.5 to Ottawa

 

[Guttersniped]

Does it have to be drive?

I’m ~30 minute subway ride away from MSG, it would take longer by car. I put 1/2 hour anyway to make others jealous.

Never seen a hockey game in that arena in my life though because f*** the Rangers.

Takes longer for me to get Newark and see the Tri-State area’s finest franchise in action.

 

[EK47]

Would have to fly. <1 hour drive to the closest SHL team if I feel like it.

 

[ottawa]

Half an hour away from Sens and like a 10 min walk from Leafs

Sadly a little too far from habs

 

[GAGLine]

Approx 384,400km.

Don't worry. Weekes just teased a possible expansion to the Sea of Tranquility.

 

[The Colonel]

I'm a 15 minute walk from the Canucks rink.

Y'all are making me feel fortunate. Never really thought about it.

 

[Gabe Kupari]

Same except for Vancouver. 10 minute drive.

Winnipeg. 10 to 15 minutes drive. 15 to find parking

 

[GoldenSeal]

About 45 mins from the Shark Tank but I bleed Blue.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Can drive to Scotiabank Arena in under an hour...... depending on traffic in Toronto.

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

I'm a 5 minute drive to their practice facility. Less than that if I miss the lights.

 

[Dust]

6 hours roughly to Winnipeg, 8-9 to either Edmonton or Calgary. Probably 11 or 12 hours to Minneapolis (I think that's the closest American city).

 

[Avs2022]

About 20 min to Ducks arena, 45min to 1 hour to Kings. Go to both arenas when Avs are in town. And occasional games in between.

 

[KingAlfie11]

About 10 hour drive to either Toronto or Ottawa

 

[McGarnagle]

I'm 7 miles straight down Katella Ave from the Honda Center. With no traffic whatsoever that's a tinge under 20 minutes. But during rush hour, plus getting into the parking lot, parking, walking in through security, etc., it's closer to an hour if I wanted to go to a 7 PM weeknight game.

 

[brentashton]

I chose 4 hours.

i live part of the year in N Sask (edm is closest) and the remainder of the years am in Phoenix, so I guess Las Vegas would be my closest NHL team. 4 hours either way .

 

[Boxscore]

About 40 minutes from the Wells Fargo Center in Philly.

 

[Fidel Astro]

15 minutes or so from the Jets’ rink in downtown Winnipeg. Not that I can afford to go to games…