2013 AHL Arena Rankings

by Paul Swaney - May 22, 2013 9:57 AM EDT

For more than 75 years, the American Hockey League (AHL) has served as the step brother of the more vaunted NHL. Currently, the league features 30 teams, mainly clustered in the Midwest and East coast of the United States and Canada, but also with teams in Texas, Oklahoma, and British Columbia.

Each team is affiliated with a NHL club, so the AHL functions as the top minor league in hockey. Future NHL stars play every night, and there is great value to be found throughout the league for sports fans.

Over the past two seasons we have visited every arena in the AHL, and we present our rankings of the overall experience. Factors we include are food and beverage in the arena, overall atmosphere, the neighborhood, the fans, access (which includes parking, traffic, restrooms, and concourses), return on investment, and an "extras" category for any unique or bonus points. We use our official ratings when determining the ranking with "crowd reviews" - those reviews from our members - as our primary tiebreaker. Without further ado, our 2013 AHL Arena rankings along with an excerpt from each review:

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May 23, 2013

Malcolm U. Pitt Field -- Richmond Spiders

May 23, 2013

Glens Falls Civic Center -- Adirondack Phantoms

May 22, 2013

Duane Banks Field -- Iowa Hawkeyes

May 22, 2013

BayArena -- Bayer 04 Leverkusen

May 22, 2013

E.T. Straw Family Stadium -- Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

May 21, 2013

Prudential Center -- New Jersey Devils

May 21, 2013

Don Sanders Stadium -- Sam Houston State Bearkats

May 21, 2013

Veterans Memorial Coliseum -- Portland Winterhawks

May 20, 2013

Cougar Field -- Houston Cougars