What makes an arena "hard" to play in for the visitors?

Answer 1

I think someone misunderstood that this is a hockey question, lol. There are lots of factors why visiting teams have hard times on the road.
- fans, many different things stem from this; calls in the middle of the night to your hotel room, most fans are negative to other teams, etc.
- tired from travel, especially if you have to go to a different time zone
- home teams know the ice and how to use the boards for better bounces

Answer 2

Definently the fans play a big part in making it tough for the visitors. But there is a lot of other factors too. Arenas that have a confusing layout or dirty dressing rooms usually distract the players from concentrating on a game at hand. Every arena will have different ice as well, some ice can be hard, some can be soft which greatly affects the players skating if they are used to one specific rink. Most home teams know their rink perfectly and feel at home and comfortable in them, while visiting teams feel out of place and uncomfortable.

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Answer 3

I play for junior A team and the hardest part of playing on the road, is not knowing the actual rink, how the puck will bounce off a certain area more so, also of course the fans, people booing you and taunting you if you screw up or if you get laid out that is always fun lol. I would just say that the nerves of wanting to prove to the fans on the road that you are good and trying to shut them up you know. Other than that some rinks give the visiitng teams really crappy locker rooms small stuff like that

Answer 4

The ice surface can cause problems for many visiting players. Poor ice conditions are caused by purity of the water used to make the ice, temperature and humidity. Teams like Edmonton are known to have great ice while San Jose is known for terrible ice. Then the strength and give of the boards and there general construction are factors when considering making an arena hard to play in.

Answer 5

Some teams actually do quite well in other arenas...take the Leafs for example. Beats me why?

Answer 6

how about the last word on lines changes for the home team? At every game stoppage, the home team have the privilege to put their players after the "away" team.

If the "away" team put their top line, habitually the "home" team will go with their checking line (their best defensive line). When the "away" team put their 2nd line, its time for the "home" team to put their 1st offensive line. And when the "away" team go with their checking line, "home" team will try to go with their 2nd line, or their 4th line.

Ice, ramps & locker room knowledges had some influence too, and of course the crowd too, but the #1 advantage of playing at home is the last choice on line changes.

Answer 7

home teams know every nook and cranny of their home rink.From the ice surface to bouncing the puck off any part of the boards knowing where it will land.Of course every arena is different and would be unfamiliar territory to a visiting team.

Answer 8

The Loud Fans!

Answer 9

All rinks are different in little ways that effect your playing abilities. Especially if you've never played there before and the opposing team has.

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