Unsentimental Journey: The Former Brendan Byrne Arena Bids Farewell to Hockey (Bergen Record)

From The Bergen Record:

Sunday, April 8, 2007 By TOM GULITTI

EAST RUTHERFORD -- The old Boston Garden was cozy with its smaller ice surface and Chicago Stadium was loud with its organ and that foghorn.

No building, however, topped Montreal's old Forum, which was more like a cathedral haunted by ghosts of hockey legends and filled with all those Stanley Cup banners.

Of course, Continental Arena will never be confused with those legendary extinct hockey barns.

In fact, there isn't much about the structure itself to make those who played there or attended NHL games there look back and fondly remember the good old days when the Meadowlands was the Devils' home.

As one Devil said, "The building doesn't have a lot of character."

This afternoon the Devils will host the Islanders for their 957th and, most likely, final regular-season game at Continental Arena. They plan to move into the new Prudential Center in Newark next season.....

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