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A wall of red-clad Detroit Red Wings fans, filling an oversized lower bowl with a steep rake designed to put the fan on top of the ice aims to deliver a noise-inducing experience in Detroit’s new Little Caesars Arena, set to open in September of 2017.
But it isn't just a trend-bending bowl design that gives this downtown arena a new vantage for hockey fans in Detroit. The sunken bowl meshes with the community, using open architecture to connect with the Via plaza outside full of restaurants and businesses, and it also has special gondola seating that rises over the ice to provide a unique perspective on Red Wings hockey.