Stadium Report Cards: St. Pete TImes Forum

Team: Tampa Bay Lightning
Location: Tampa Bay, FL
League: National Hockey League(SE)
Built: 1996
Capacity: 19,758
My event: Regular season game, vs Washington Capitals

1. Outdoor Design
I think it's beautiful. Look above for a reference. On the other side, there is a big open fan plaza. I honestly cannot complain
9/10

2. Indoor Design
I think this was good for an arena. Big lower bowl, pretty big middle section, and an upper deck that has great views.
8/10

3. Prices
Prices are... decent. I mean, there is low prices on the upper deck, but lower bowl prices are shaky. So is merchandise.
7/10

4. Food

Quick, name a food. Well, they'd have it here. Above is just a picture I took of variety. I thought it was kinda funny. It's also pretty good, too.
9/10

5. Staff
No real problems actually.
7/10

6. Cleanliness
There was some trash on the floor from people who sat in our seats for the warm ups.
6/10

7. Parking
Parking is one place that is lacking. You have to walk about 3 blocks to the arena from where we park. It is downtown, so there really isn't any major lot.
4/10

8. Atmosphere
Tampa Bay is 21st of 30 in attendance last season. It was pretty decent when I went to a Bruins-Bolts game around Christmas.
7/10

9. Playing Surface.

It was well manicured during breaks, so thats cool. The best part is little lightning bolts in the red line.
8/10

10. Scoreboard

Coolest jumbotron ever. It is complete 360 degrees around. It can look like this^ or be 4 different images.
10/10

Overall 75, which puts it mid pack. Top rank of the two arenas in the list.