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Originally Posted by esquire
Something doesn't add up here because from the ice to the lowest horizontal beams, UBS looks considerably taller than than CLC.
The upper level at CLC is not much higher than the middle tier at most larger arenas like UBS.
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I know that the slope of the rows of seats in the lower bowl of Canada Life Place is at a steeper pitch that those at the Isles' new arena, especially in the 200s - the top 7 rows of the lower bowl. You can tell when you sit in those rows - it's slightly more cramped for leg space.
You can tell just from looking at the pics of the UBS Arena, that the lower bowl seats have a very gentle pitch. Also, above the suites at UBS Arena, there is only one upper deck concourse. The pic makes it seems like there are two upper deck, but's it's a little deceiving. It's just one upper deck with a weird split happening.
Given the space limitations at the phone booth in Winnipeg it is likely considerably narrow from one side of the upper and lower bowls to the other. UBS Arena has far greater space (and legroom) between the rows of seats, leading to far greater diameters in the bowls. I think this creates the impression of a taller building even though the actual difference is minimal.