I came to follow the Ducks take on the Coyotes. And I have to say that this is a really nice arena! It felt new and very clean. Seats were comfortable and not cramped. The home crowd was great but pessimistic in a fun way about their team (sorry Yotes fans). The in-game experience was entertaining. Huge props to all the Coyotes fans for howling, I would never be able to muster up the courage to do that. It also really helps that on the north side of the mall there was free parking! Coming from LA, it pretty much blew my mind that I was getting free parking at a sporting event.
The surrounding area has a lot of restaurants and shopping so you can come early and grab a bite. It reminded me of LA Live. I did notice some restaurants had a smaller menu when it got closer to game time. Maybe they wanted to make service faster for the crowds? Not a big deal, but just something to watch out for.
If I could make it out here again I definitely would!