What Sports Stadiums/Areas have you been to?

[Dru Edwards]

Trying to keep sports alive during this time. A different take on a previous thread ... What Sports Stadiums/Areas have you been to for sporting events? Guessing for many people you'll post a list and then later you'll recall "oh, I've also been there'.

Did you go because one of your favorite teams was playing or for another reason?

[AmericanEagle]

I have been to both the old and new Boston Garden (Bruins and Celtics),
both the old Foxboro Stadium and the new Gillette Stadium (Patriots), and the oldest baseball park in the country, Fenway Park (Red Sox).

[Mr. Paul]

The most iconic had to be the original Yankee Stadium, back when the monuments were still in deep center field.

[Everton FC]

Ok. I'm in! Here's my list:

Shea Stadium (Mets/Jets)
Yankee Stadium (Yankees)
Madison Square Garden (Knicks/NIT/NCAA holiday basketball tournaments/concerts)
Michie Stadium (Army Football)
Gillis Field House (Army Men's basketball)
JFK Stadium/Philly (Army/Navy games)
Capital Centre (Washington Capitals)
RFK/Washington DC (Grateful Dead/June 1991)
The Meadowlands (Giants Football)
Sun Devil Stadium (Arizona State U football/Who 1982)
McHale Center (U of Arizona men's basketball)
Arizona Stadium (U of Arizona football - cool place/dorms inside stadium!)
Hi Corbett Field (U of Arizona Baseball)
Roy P. Drachman Track & Field Stadium (U of Arizona Track & Field)
The Old Checkerdome (St. Louis Blues Hockey)
Busch Memorial Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals)
Buccaneer Arena (Des Moines Buccaneers/USHL)
Iowa State University Ice Arena (ISU Hockey)
Kemper Arena (Kansas City - U of Kansas Hockey/Big 12 Basketball tournament/KC Blades hockey)
Memorial Stadium (U of Kansas Football)
Kaufmann Stadium (KC Royals)
Arrowhead Stadium (KC Chiefs)
Allen Fieldhouse (U of Kansas Basketball)
Bramlage Coliseum (Kansas State Basketball)
Camden Yards (Baltimore Orioles Baseball)
Tropicana Field (Tampa Rays Baseball)
Saddledome (Calgary Flames)
McMahon Stadium (Calgary Stampeders Football)
Father Bauer Arena (Calgary Royals/AJHL)
Sherwood Park Arena (Sherwood Park Crusaders/AJHL)
Avenir Centre (Moncton Wildcats/QMJHL)
Foothills Stadium (Calgary Cannons Baseball)

That was quite an exercise! Thanks for the thread - brought back some fond memories, and many a road trip!

[Mr. Paul]

Michie stadium is beautiful! Dad took me to see Army vs. Bob Devaney's Nebraska team in 1971. Late field goal for Army made it 77-3.

[Everton FC]

Originally Posted by Mr. Paul

Michie stadium is beautiful! Dad took me to see Army vs. Bob Devaney's Nebraska team in 1971. Late field goal for Army made it 77-3.

Great place, indeed. And a beautiful part of the state. We'd always go to the parade grounds to watch the cadets march from there to the stadium - we did this every game, as my dad was a vet. I brought a pin from the opposing team every game I went to, and put it on my Army hat. Fantastic memories - and, we got to see some fo the greatest players from around the country trounce Army! Many Heisman winners ran wild at Michie, against our over-matched Cadets! (I ended up witnessing much of the same destruction, as a fan of Kansas football, when I went there! Brutal beatings!!)

[Acousticado]

I’m a pretty big sports fan but unfortunately, I haven’t been to very many iconic venues. I’ve been to see the Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos back in the day, but both of those stadia are not proper baseball venues, imo. I’ve been to the Giants park in San Fran...now that’s a baseball stadium. I’ve been to spring training at “Little Fenway” in Fort Myers a number of times to watch the Red Sox. I never made it to the old Maple Leafs Gardens or Forum in Montreal.

[Everton FC]

Originally Posted by Acousticado

I’m a pretty big sports fan but unfortunately, I haven’t been to very many iconic venues. I’ve been to see the Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos back in the day, but both of those stadia are not proper baseball venues, imo. I’ve been to the Giants park in San Fran...now that’s a baseball stadium. I’ve been to spring training at “Little Fenway” in Fort Myers a number of times to watch the Red Sox. I never made it to the old Maple Leafs Gardens or Forum in Montreal.

Would have loved to see an Expos game at old Jarry Park! Now, that was a baseball venue!!

[Dirk Hofman]

I think the first one was Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, maybe in '76? So hot. So incredibly hot. So...

Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (Reds)
Oakland Coliseum (Raiders)
Oracle Arena (Warriors)
Candlestick Park (49'ers, Giants)
Pac Bell Park (Giants)
Old Stanford Stadium (Cardinal)
New Stanford Stadium (Cardinal)
Memorial Stadium (Cal Bears)
LA Coliseum (Raiders)
Redwood Bowl (Humboldt State Lumberjacks)
The Kingdome (Seahawks...well, Raiders)
Key Arena (Supersonics, Thunderbirds)
Safeco Field (Mariners)
Rogers Arena (Canucks)

I think that's it. Good memories!

[Acousticado]

Originally Posted by Everton FC

Would have loved to see an Expos game at old Jarry Park! Now, that was a baseball venue!!

True! Now you’re going waaay back to before the “Big “O””.

[Gitfiddlemann]

When I sat down to consider this question I realized I hadn't been to many venues at all. But they were all great ones, except for one:
- Old Montreal Forum
- Old Boston Garden
- Fenway Park
- Atlanta-Fulton County stadium (caught a game there between the Braves and Pirates).
- Gillette Stadium in Foxborough (nice)
- Old Foxboro Stadium (awful).
That's it.
I had an opportunity on a business trip once to see the Cubs play at Wrigley field, but we had to come back early and it never happened. I was looking forward to that. Love the old parks.

[catdaddy]

Tampa Bay Lightning:
1. ThunderDome (St. Petersburg)
2. Amalie Arena (Tampa)

Tampa Bay Bucs:
1. Raymond James Stadium

Florida Marlins:
1. Joe Robbie Stadium

Pittsburgh Penguins:
1. Civic Arena (The Igloo)
2. PPG Paints Arena

Pittsburgh Steelers:
1. Pitt Stadium
2. Three Rivers Stadium

Pittsburgh Pirates:
1. Forbes Field
2. Three Rivers Stadium
3. PNC Park

Over the past 40 years, I've also been to the MLB spring training stadiums of the Blue Jays, Tigers, White Sox, Cardinals, Phillies, Pirates, Rangers, and Twins.

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by Acousticado

I’m a pretty big sports fan but unfortunately, I haven’t been to very many iconic venues. I’ve been to see the Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos back in the day, but both of those stadia are not proper baseball venues, imo. I’ve been to the Giants park in San Fran...now that’s a baseball stadium. I’ve been to spring training at “Little Fenway” in Fort Myers a number of times to watch the Red Sox. I never made it to the old Maple Leafs Gardens or Forum in Montreal.

Hey Tom, I saw a game in Montreal back in '89. It was the game where Dave Dravecky was pitching for the Giants and he broke his arm while throwing a pitch!

I also saw MLB games in Toronto (SkyDome), Boston, Detroit (old Tiger Stadium), NYC (Shea), and Cincinnati (Riverfront).

[Earl49]

I'm not a big "go to the arena" kind of guy, and would rather watch on TV. So my limited list is:

Oakland Coliseum (XFL Invaders)
Lambeau Field (Packers game, from the sidelines as a photographer)
Candlestick Park (Giants, never could get 49's tickets, Joe Montana era)
Briggs Field (the old Tiger Stadium)
Joe Louis Arena (hockey tournament)
Michigan Speedway (NASCAR)
Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor (Ohio State game and others)

[oldwasichu]

Busch Stadium - the previous version versus the current (St. Louis Cardinals)
Kaufman Stadium (Kansas City Royals)
Comiskey Park (Chicago White Sox)
U.S. Cellular Field now known as Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago White Sox)
Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs)
Miller Park (Milwaukee Brewers)
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Braves)
Soldier Field (Chicago Bears)
Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis Rams)
Memorial Stadium (University of Illinois football)
Huskie Stadium (Northern Illinois)
War Memorial Stadium (University of Wyoming football)
Faurot Field (Missouri Tigers football)
Assembly Hall (University of Illinois basketball)
BMO Harris Bank Center (Rockford Ice Hogs hockey)
Chicago Stadium (Chicago Black Hawks)
Kiel Center (St. Louis Blues)
Notre Dame Stadium (1967 vs. Michigan State)