An excerpt from the Tampa Bay Tribune (Erik Erlendsson):
1 Bell Centre, Montreal – There’s really no competition when it comes to this list. Montreal is the place to be, from the buzz around the building before the game, the pregame show with the images on the ice, the music, the fans – it just doesn’t get any better. You really feel the game when you watch the Canadiens’ play as the crowd just seems to be an extension of the players on the ice, reacting to everything and anything that takes place during the game. And the press box is tops in the league, again a gondola that hangs over the ice giving just a great view of the action. If you ever get the chance to catch a game at the Bell Centre (easier said then done) you need to experience it. The second round playoffs in 2004 was perhaps the best atmosphere I’ve ever experienced.