As we all know, the New Jersey Devils have gone to great pains to create a “family friendly” sort of environment for everyone. Is that good for business? Probably, who am I to contradict a slew of sports marketing experts. But it certainly is a far cry from the hostile environments I typically observed growing up in the City of Brotherly Love at the Spectrum and the Vet, as well as some other venues around the NHL today.
We can’t go back to the Animal House days of the 1970’s, that’s fairly obvious, but are there some ways to make The Rock a bit less hospitable for our honored guests?