Kansas City's Sprint Center arena opened today. An all-day open house during which it was set up for hockey, then for basketball and finally for concerts, was a great way for locals to learn all about the new arena. I toured it during the conversion from hockey to basketball during the early afternoon.
My impressions: It will be a great hockey arena. Attention NHL executives: Get a team into this building ASAP--it is the real deal and will pay off big time. It will be a good basketball arena--better if I never have to sit in the corners of the upper deck. It will be very good for arena football, indoor soccer and all of the other niche sports type events that seem to do well in this market. It has broad concourses, lots of video screens, elevators, escalators, lots of suites, and tons of branded concessions (bring lots of $$$, menu boards were over the top, i.e., $7.50 for nachos, $9 for a cheeseburger...). Seats are cushioned and comfortable. It's within walking distance of my employers' parking garage.
We need the NHL. The Kansas City Brigade (Arena Football League) is great, Garth Brooks is great, but the best option for an anchor tenant is the NHL.
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