The NHL is one of North America’s major sports leagues. Unfortunately, it isn’t the one with the most fan interest. According to ESPN’s major league attendance reports, the NHL is behind the NFL and MLB, and almost tied with the NBA — far behind the two former leagues. That’s why NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman tries to make this league as fancy as possible, which makes the discovery of hideous NHL arenas even more surprising.
Until last season, the ugliest building likely would have been the New York Islander’s Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.