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Hockey Odyssey - @ LA
We love LA!
11/10/06 -
By Jess Knaster
Just like everything else in Los Angeles,
Staples Center doesn't disappoint from being glamorous. From the glowing purple
outside to the crystal clear (diamond, rather) diamond vision that hangs from
the rafters, Staples Center is a building built for L.A. From the outside, it
is very individualized, as is pretty much every building I've attended thusfar,
but the inside is very reminiscent of other arenas.
Once entering, the
escalators are situated very similarly to the buildings in Columbus and
Nashville. The lower concourse looks almost exactly like Tampa, as the wide
walkway is dotted with pillars and round counters. The entrances to the seats
are elongated hallways, however staples has black curtains hanging outside the
entrance.
Just as expected for LA, everything in the building is brand
named to the extreme. Once entering the building, one can get food from
Domino's Pizza, Panda Express ( [whispering voice] Chinese for yummy [
/whispering voice] ), and Joni Maroni hot dogs. The food, as it is all pretty
much brand name, is exactly what you would expect, as all fast food from the
same place tastes the same EVERYWHERE (a Big Mac in L.A. is a Big Mac in
Shanghai).
A pair of escalators up to the high ups (past three levels
of suites/luxury boxes) take you to a upper level very similar to both
Nashville and Florida as there are no concessions or much of really anything in
either endzone area.
The seating area is pretty large, as there are 3 levels of normal
seating, with three levels of luxury boxes between the second and third seating
levels. The upper level behind section 307-313 are where the banners hang,
well, where the banners are mounted. There are about a hundred Laker banners,
a few less retired Laker jerseys, a couple King banners, and one LA Avengers
(Arena Football) banner.
The game itself was fun, for any and all
Sharks fans in attendance (there were alot). Led by a Patrick Marleau hat
trick, a pair of goals from Jonathan Cheechoo, and 35 saves from Vesa Toskala,
the Sharks started their four game roadie the right way.
The second
game of the trip sees the Sharks taking on the struggling Phoenix Coyotes from
the newly christened Jobing.com Arena (rolls right off the e-tongue).
Go Sharks (go find a movie star)
-Jess
Contact Jess at
sharkshockeyodyssey@yahoo.com
Catch his
blog Sharks Hockey Odyssey
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