Ice is cold right?
And, to keep ice doesn’t the temperature of the building need to be cold as well? Well, not quite.
An NHL arena temperature is most like a movie theatre – it’s a little on the chilly side but not cold.
There is special technology under the ice to keep the ice frozen so the building doesn’t have to be.
So bring a sweater – or better yet, a hockey sweater!
Highly Recommended: If you are going to your first NHL game go early enough to watch the players warmup for the game.
What is an NHL warmup? 45 minutes before the game the players will come out and skate and take shots on the goalies.
No matter where you purchased your ticket fans are allowed to come up to the glass and watch the warmup.
This will give you an up close view of how big, fast, and how hard they can shoot the puck. It is amazing!
The official number of minutes in an NHL game is 60 minutes. But how long do they really take.
The real time for each game will be about 2 hours and 30 minutes with all of the anthems, intermissions, and possible overtime.
To see a full walk through of an NHL evening we have you covered in our post about NHL game lengths.
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