Joe Louis Arena

Pros: Nice view from most any seat, Red Wing hockey
Cons: Expensive concessions - I suppose no more than any other arena

Well, it’s about that time of year again. The hockey season is about to begin and Joe Louis Arena is about to be crammed from wall to wall with Red Wing fans. The arena was completed in 1979 as a replacement for the old Olympia Arena, which...

Pros: Wonderful entertainment and all are great viewing seats
Cons: parking and front row seats hard to get

Visiting Joe Louis Arena during hockey season is an exciting outing. I don't think many cities support their hockey teams the way people in Michigan support their Red Wings. I say "our" Red Wings because they feel like family. The hockey...

Pros: The Wings, the Tradition, the Stadium, the fans, the view, the overall experience
Cons: The small bathrooms, long bathroom lines, and the exit strategy

I have lived in the Detroit area for my entire life, and have been to very few Red Wings games despite the fact that my family and I are huge Red Wings fans. I have, however, been to the Joe for other events including College Hockey when MSU is playing. ...

Pros: Great atmosphere, comfortable seats, and did I mention the great atmosphere?
Cons: It's downtown, but still somehow in the middle of nowhere. REALLY expensive.

I have a confession to make.

I'm a longtime, longsuffering Los Angeles Kings fan. Ever since the 1986-1987 NHL season, when a certain player, whose skating resembled mine (in that it wasn't very good), entered the league, by the name of Luc...

Pros: History/tradition; views; good ice; accessibility; pro hockey.
Cons: Price; difficulty in obtaining tickets; stairs; seats with no leg room.

The main thing Joe Louis Arena has going for it is that it's old. Steeped in tradition, the Joe exudes the feeling that it's been there forever and that it's going to stay there forever. Sure, it's an ugly building with too many stairs, not enough...

Pros: The atmosphere in Hockeytown can't be beat
Cons: Now where was that ticket pick-up again?

The Paperless One and family ventured to deepest, darkest Michigan to see the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Red Wings last December. Being "smack dab in the middle" of three NHL arenas, all less than two hours away, presents us with three times the...

Pros: Home of the Red Wings
Cons: Confusing if you're not familiar with the area

Okay, I'm not an expert, I have only been to the Joe once. And I didn't even get to see a real game. So why is this chick writing a review? I went there for one of the most important games ever, but the Wings were in Buffalo. By now you may have...

Pros: the Red Wings
Cons: not enough seats

Man I love being from Detroit. We have the best hockey team in the world, the Red Wings, a basketball team that's on fire, the Pistons, and a football team that's going to win the Super Bowl in the nex two years. However, the favorite sports for...

Pros: Non smoking arena (area provided outside for smokers), covered walkway from parking garage, metal detectors at entrance.
Cons: Too many season ticket holders for hockey games, doesn't allow many available tickets for general public.

After a three year wait and many disappointing "sold-outs" I finally attended a Detroit Red Wings hockey game! We made sure it was a night to remember. We started our trip by visiting HockeyTown Authentics, 1845 East Big Beaver Rd, Troy,...

Pros: it is like you are part of the game
Cons: the steep steps outside

The JOE

If you live in Michigan it is the first word most people learn how to speak that is if you live in my family and are as big of hockey lovers as we are.

The Joe for a hockey game is like no other the building just comes...

Pros: pleasant
Cons: not all seats great

I didn't realize JLA looked like that. Oops.

Anyway, I was down for the college hockey showcase several years ago. The Wisconsin Badgers were playing Michigan State. It figured to be a good game. My seats were high and most of what I know...

Pros: Red Wings
Cons: The building, boss, the building..

Well, it's really a good thing the Red Wings play so well usually.
This building is a trip of the unpleasant kind. First it is miles from
parking. You must take the infamous people mover to nowhere or park and
walk-- a cheerful term....

Pros: Great place to view the Redwings
Cons: Parking

I had heard so many things about Joe Louis Arena before I had actually gone to a hockey game there. I had heard it was a great place with lots of history. People were right. It's an older building with lots of stories to tell those who walk the halls....

Pros: Great team to watch, great fans
Cons: parking, and some low quality seating

Before I start I would like to admit that I'm a big Detroit hockey fan. Joe Louis arena is a big part of down town Detroit. The stadium it self is not all that impressive on first glance. Parking is always a problem, and tickets are sometimes hard to...

Pros: Atmosphere
Cons: Accessibility

Whenever I'm in Detroit I see the Wings at the Joe, in the past 10 years I've seen them on countless occasions. I usually sit within 10 rows from the glass and it's always been value for money. The team's great, the atmosphere's wonderful and the halls...