The SPHL game on Dec 26th between Mississippi Surge and Louisiana IceGators was a terrific sporting event. The Mississippi Coast Coliseum is a super venue for hockey and other entertainment. Parking is convenient. Staff is knowledgeable and professional. The thousands in attendance got their money's worth, with the hockey action and the between-periods entertainment and fundraisers.
NHL teams should consider their fan base in Mississippi and play preseason exhibition games at Coliseum. Other touring shows must book the Coliseum, too. Plenty of hotels, restaurants, stores, gas stations, airport, bus lines, and other service businesses are complementary allies to the Coliseum, all working to keep Mississippi's Gulf Coast a great place to experience time and time again.