Talk:Mellon Arena
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Why is there the line "The arena has also been unable to attract other events, such as music concerts, to Pittsburgh"? It makes it seem like there are no events at all in the Arena which in fact there are several events annually... ClarkBHM 03:28, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
I'm taking it out of there. I think the attraction of things such as music concerts has more to do with ClearChannel/LiveNation's overwhelming hold on the Pittsburgh market. --Exoterrick 17:55, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
The SRO capacity is actually 17,132 (for the hockey games, at least), is it not? They never break that mark at the games according to the official attendance announcement, and it is clearly noted as a "complete sellout." It's not a big deal, but I wasn't sure how picky everyone was about this.
The fact that the Beatles performed here should be added.
[edit] Timeline issue?
From the 'History' section: The 1995 addition of a new scoreboard, though, robbed the stadium of its signature element—the roof can no longer be opened and closed completely.
From the 'Other events' section: The arena was also the setting for the 1995 Jean Claude Van Damme action film Sudden Death, which was set during a fictional Game 7 Stanley Cup Final. One notable point about the movie is that the climax featured the roof being opened during the hockey game.... However, the roof had been disabled from opening for years.
Apparently not, if the scoreboard was only added the same year the movie was made. . . Isaac 17:40, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
- Removed possibly incorrect sentence. Flibirigit 04:16, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Penguins (the primary tenant) underrepresented on page
I'm not asking for a detailed history of the team since they have their own page. But no mention of the fact that two Stanley Cup Finals series were played at Mellon Arena... or that the 1990 NHL all-star game (in which Mario scored four goals and won his 3rd all-star game MVP award) was played there??? That's a bit crazy. It might also be worth mentioning that the arena has been home to three different players who have won both NHL scoring titles and MVPs. -Sam 87.65.39.133 14:06, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
- Done -Sam 87.65.39.133 14:57, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
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- I reverted the page to include the Lemieux/Jagr/Crosby sentence added on 6/21. I think those three players are vital to the history of the arena. Additionally, there was no rationale given for the removal of that sentence. -Sam 71.163.75.179 15:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
