text: I went to a Coyotes game here and I have to say I liked the arena.\n\nYes the name is silly.  But I figure if people here call the baseball stadium Bob, anything is an improvement.  So I call this arena Joe Bing.  It's a little strange being on a first name basis with sporting complexes, I have to admit. \n\nAnyway, it's very weird that the arena is sort of built into this huge new outdoor mall.  But the free parking everywhere is fine by me.  The whole complex looks like it will be pretty nice once everything opens up, but then again I wonder how bad traffic will be with events and shopping and restaurants all going on.  Of course, there couldn't have been 1,000 people at the Coyotes game, so unless they start getting a fan base, there probably won't be a problem.  I'm sure the Madonna concert Stevey P went to drew 10x the crowd.  Or more. \n\nThe arena itself is new and pretty and has all the same standard amenities that all the other new stadiums have.  Like the DBacks games I have attended, they had plenty of distractions going on to make sure the actual hockey game was not the primary purpose for coming to the arena.  Feh.  Call me a sports purest, but I can do without all that garbage. \n\nThe seats we had were on the second level and we had a pretty good view of the game, so kudos to that.  But having the cupholders on the floor is not the brightest idea when people are trying to shuffle in or out of their seats.  My husband smashed up his big toe pretty bad trying to get to our seats, I can't imagine the mess it would have made if there was actually a beverage in it. \n\nAnd call me crazy, but the arena was really really cold!  I know, I know, it's ICE hockey.  But I played ice hockey for 10 years and have been to more professional games than I can count in many different arenas and never have I been so cold.  I guess Phoenix is already starting to make me soft!