Wisconsin Hockey Kohl Center REVIEW

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Kohl Center home of the NCAA/BIG10 Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey, men's basketball, and women's basketball programs in Madison, WI.
Enjoy!

00:00 Intro
00:30 Background/Outside
1:07 Lower Concourse
3:34 Upper Concourse
4:27 Food
5:00 Seating
8:07 Atmosphere

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Some comments on the seating for hockey at the Kohl Center:

The sight lines in the KC are absolutely made with basketball in mind as the primary tenant. This was the express wish of Herb Kohl when he made the donations to build the arena. He hoped the angles of the upper deck would mimic the similar angles at the old Field House which also have an upper deck that feels on top of everything.

He also wanted a basketball centered arena because at the time he was also the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, who played in the Bradley Center which was made with hockey sight lines in mind. This meant that for Bucks games, the seats at the end corners were pointed inward, slightly behind the backboards, which Kohl hated. As such, the basketball-centered sight lines are why the corner seats at the Kohl Center point more towards the middle and why the corners themselves are so open (for when the extra risers come in for the basketball layout).

One unfortunate aspect of the layout is that the angle of the third tier is pointed more towards the outline of the basketball court, and most third tier seats beyond the first several rows have obstructed views of the near side boards in the hockey layout. It’s a non-issue for the hockey team at the moment, since poor attendance has closed off the third tier. But it came into play if you bought cheaper seats back in the first 12-15 years of the arena’s existence.

[ncpgaming]

You should redo this video for a game this year. Definitely a better atmosphere this year. Can’t wait for the Minnesota series in Madison. Gonna be a rocking building!

[westregent]

Man, if only you could have seen that arena 10 to 15 years ago when every single night 12 to 15, 000 people would show up watching Wisconsin hockey.... Times have changed 😥

[jeffreywincell]

They also have the LaBahn arena next door where the Badger women play. Its like the first ten rows of an NHL arena.

[MLeeder]

I miss those packer kohl center hockey nights. They’ll get there again someday

[keegangailushas]

YES YES YES!!!
I was born only 3 blocks away from this arena, the memories.

[C-ROY]

The badgers logo worked well to tell the teams that played there!

[kingstonclayton]

13:09 as somebody who works at culvers that is 15 years old, that’s a nightmare🤣

[Lancer]

I'm hoping the Badgers fanbase will be more lively once they get their new head coach and turn their program around

[C-ROY]

Go badgers! I wish I could come to a game here but I live in the Waukesha area

[jez]

Holy crap i remember when Badger hockey games were often sellouts

[aubreybrowne]

I did a hockey camp there and they made us do yoga in 90 degree wither in all of are gere

[esoxaddict]

Ralph Englestad Arena is the nicest in college hockey.

[nilemayo]

What's the next USHL stadium on the list

[DanielKipp-mr]

Sad the deteriorating hockey program..really Nebraska ohmah been ranked along with most we can't even make the top 20 rankings now. It's embarrassing Bob Johnson great day for hockey noo longer applies...I remember as a pop vendor at the old DANE COUNTY COLISEUM place was so loud drove opposing goalies nuts sold out for 20 yrs....lol guess selling beer between periods didn't hurt. FYI dude did research our record previous 15 yrs under 50%. However as seen last season give fans a reason to show up can fill the upper deck too

[prisonmike]

Yeah not going to lie haven't been to a hockey game since the 2010's but this is the deadest I've ever seen it. I guess the program was rougher than I thought. But I guess it can't be helped when most of the roster is away for most of the season for Olympic games.

[markhall]

Ralph Englsted Arena is 100% times better than the Kohl Center