Great Hockey - Needs One Change
by Jim McCaffrey on 3/21/23Total Mortgage Arena - BridgeportRating: 3 out of 5This review is low because of the obstruction to our view of the ice. We typically look for cheaper seats and sit in the back, but this time we paid extra to sit in the first few rows right next to where the Bridgeport Islanders come out. They brought out their retractable tunnel so the players could get to the ice safely. As they came out, it was clear that the tunnel obstructed the view of the entire goal area. I asked the usher it they would retract the tunnel (seemed easy enough) and he said no. My son and I exchanged seats so he could see, but we were disappointed with the view.
The ushers were helpful and tried to rectify the situation by telling us we could move back to any seat we wanted because all the other box seats were occupied. While this solution was nice to offer, we would be moving back to seats that were cheaper.
It would have been nice for a solution that honored the expense. We are loyal to the arena and will be back. It is great hockey, just a bummer that more couldn’t be done.