Discrim 1,271 Posted August 29, 2015 Gothamite...duh duh da da da...you make our hearts sing...duh duh da da da...you make everything...GROOVY...c'mon c'mon Gothamite Speaking of Cleveland, a bit surprised nobody mentioned the Cavs' old arena, given it was almost an hour away from Cleveland. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crosby87rules 19 Posted August 29, 2015 FAU played a "home" game at Ford Field in 2010 because there new stadium wasn't finishedMichigan State hosted a basketball game vs Kenucky in 2003US hosted a Gold Cup game at Ford Field and they tried to lay grass in a dome... (ex. Astrodome) 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HedleyLamarr 1,393 Posted August 29, 2015 In the two years between the Omni and Philips Arena, the Atlanta Hawks played their home games at the Georgia Dome and Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum....Also, thanks to a tornado hitting the Georgia Dome, Georgia Tech's AMC also hosted the back-end of the SEC Tournament, with Tech's arch-rival Georgia just happening to go on a miracle run and winning the tournamentThe Atlanta Dream have had to play some playoff games, even WNBA Finals games, at the Arena at Gwinnett instead of their normal home of Philips Arena because of higher revenue events scheduling conflictsAlthough there was no home team, seeing Georgia's Sanford Stadium without their famous hedges so the building could host Olympic soccer kinda fits the bill 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slapshot 793 Posted August 29, 2015 The Mavericks played a home game against the Super Sonics at Moody Colosseum during the 1984 playoffs. Just over 9,000 spectators could fit in.Moody Madness.Even being the playoffs, the Mavericks of that era probably had a hard time that arena. Weren't they horrible until the late 90s? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fillmont 18 Posted August 29, 2015 The Mavericks played a home game against the Super Sonics at Moody Colosseum during the 1984 playoffs. Just over 9,000 spectators could fit in.Moody Madness.Even being the playoffs, the Mavericks of that era probably had a hard time that arena. Weren't they horrible until the late 90s?They actually made the playoffs 6 times in the 80s, although never really amounted to much during any of those runs. The furthest they went was the conference finals in 88 where they lost to the Lakers.It was the 90s that was the true depths of Mavericks history. Something like 9 years of not finishing higher than 10th in the west. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrysleraspen08 227 Posted August 29, 2015 Here are two others that I haven't seen mentioned yet:MLB preseason at the Alamodome in San Antonio from 2013Dodgers and Diamondbacks opening their 2014 season in Australia 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilben777 157 Posted August 29, 2015 Would the White Sox-Orioles game from this year count? I mean it's the wrong stadium, a empty one.... 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RZF 3 Posted August 29, 2015 Would the White Sox-Orioles game from this year count? I mean it's the wrong stadium, a empty one....But we're talking about stadiums not crowd, so no. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poser 393 Posted August 29, 2015 Looking for evidence of the Sharks playing in Oakland I found this site that listed box scores...No games in Oakland listed http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks-team-schedule?season=1992&month=-1&seasonType=But the Sharks and Rangers played a game at Arco in Sacramento http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/boxscore?id=1087 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M4One 1,418 Posted August 29, 2015 Somebody mentioned the Lightning, so I'll mention their expansion cousins. The Ottawa Senators played their first 3 and half seasons in the Ottawa Civic Centre, which seats about 10,000. They went all out on the opening ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LPzodOcemICan't find any pictures, but the Clippers played a few games every year in Anaheim between 1994 and 1999 and drew more fans per game than back in LA. They came close to moving to Anaheim before deciding to move into the Staples Center. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old School Fool 4,233 Posted August 29, 2015 Looking for evidence of the Sharks playing in Oakland I found this site that listed box scores...No games in Oakland listedhttp://www.foxsports.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks-team-schedule?season=1992&month=-1&seasonType=But the Sharks and Rangers played a game at Arco in Sacramentohttp://www.foxsports.com/nhl/boxscore?id=1087Hockey at the Sleep Train Arena?! That must have been really weird. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poser 393 Posted August 29, 2015 Looking for evidence of the Sharks playing in Oakland I found this site that listed box scores...No games in Oakland listedhttp://www.foxsports.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks-team-schedule?season=1992&month=-1&seasonType=But the Sharks and Rangers played a game at Arco in Sacramentohttp://www.foxsports.com/nhl/boxscore?id=1087 Hockey at the Sleep Train Arena?! That must have been really weird.There were tons of neutral site games in 93-94 including a few more at Arcohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993–94_NHL_season#Complete_list_of_neutral-site_games 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crosby87rules 19 Posted August 29, 2015 Can't find any pictures, but the Clippers played a few games every year in Anaheim between 1994 and 1999 and drew more fans per game than back in LA. They came close to moving to Anaheim before deciding to move into the Staples Center.this is all i could find 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfwabel 4,155 Posted August 29, 2015 The Mavericks played a home game against the Super Sonics at Moody Colosseum during the 1984 playoffs. Just over 9,000 spectators could fit in.Moody Madness.And three years earlier, the Mavs were eliminated by the Sonics in a game held at Hec Edmunson Pavilion on the Univ. of Washington campus.http://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/01/sports/nba-playoffs-mavericks-eliminated-by-sonics.html 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crosby87rules 19 Posted August 29, 2015 Rice Stadium hosted Super Bowl VIII even though the Oilers were playing in the Astrodome 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcj882000 1,042 Posted August 29, 2015 Following the move from Atlanta, the Calgary Flames played their first 3 seasons at the 6,500-seat Stampede Corral, while the now-neighbouring Saddledome was being built.(featuring Wayne Gretzky on colour commentary, for some reason!) 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KDubK414 220 Posted August 29, 2015 The Packers used to play pre-season games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. I know it doesn't fit exactly, but it felt weird because at that time CRS had the old AstroTurf and they didn't change the end zone and midfield logos on the field! So there was a lot of contrast in color. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crosby87rules 19 Posted August 30, 2015 The Detroit Shock (WNBA) played the WNBA Finals at Joe Louis Arena because of a scheduling conflict at The Palace 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClutchIsEverything 7 Posted August 30, 2015 I never knew about the Ottawa Senators starting at that dinky place Combined that with the Lightning's first home, what is it with the NHL starting franchises in small barns? I feel like this thread could also be "NBA and NHL games played in sub 12,000 seat venues." My father saw the Bulls play preseason games at high schools. But that was in the early days of the team and really doesn't fit the spirit of this thread. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crosby87rules 19 Posted August 30, 2015 International Bowl in Toronto 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
