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| - Go Habs Go! I'm a true Habs fan who happens to be born and sourced from Rangers-land. (I admit that I grew up over the bridge in NJ, so Devs are my close second). That said, Rangers are my enemy! During the playoffs a few years ago I wore my Habs tee to a Rangers bar and it was a bit scary. So I'm always happy when I go to Montreal to watch a game and am surrounded by "my" fellow fans.
The energy in Bell Centre is electrifying! You can feel the breadth and depth that 24 Cups has on each game and the awareness and respect the fans have of what it means to be a Montreal Canadiens. There is so much history and appreciation to being a Habs, during both highs and lows. As a hockey fan, there is really no bad seat in here. This stadium was built for hockey games. I can attest to this as I always sit in the upper nosebleeds, center ice however, and always feel like I can see everything clearly.
The lifeline of the Canadiens' is all throughout the outside and the inside of the stadium. Outside, you see the past, with bricks on a walking path that have names of Habs players, statutes of players, and retired jersey sculptures. Inside, you see the present, with the walls painted with current players.
The stadium still looks new after 20+ years. Unfortunately, you'll notice that the food offerings still seem to be stuck in that time, as the offerings at the concession stands only includes hot dogs, popcorn, small bags of potato chips, and maybe some other random minor-league BB stadium-type food. Yep - that's it. No, there is no teriyaki place on the other side of the stadium. No, there is no gourmet burger place one level down. Just dogs, popcorn, chips, and maybe pizza. Hopefully they step it up soon and update the food offerings. Lesson: don't come here hungry. Concession prices seem to be in line with most other major stadiums I've been to (Yanks, Mets, Rangers, Isles,Tor Blue Jays, Camden Yards, etc. etc).
Allez Montreal!
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