Vinegar fries is a great smell to me! I have only been to one game at the new arena, and it still seemed like a family affair vs. going to an NHL game. But yea, not like the old place. At the old place, my mom was hit by a puck, as a teen, and had to be ambulanced to the hospital. They used to be called the Hershey B'ars. LOL. Their affliation history is interesting.
Before their current affilation with the Washington Capitals, the Bears served under mulitple affiliations with other NHL teams from 1967-2004 which were the Boston Bruins (1967-1971, 1983-1985), the Pittsburgh Penguins (1971-1977), Buffalo Sabres (1974-1979), the Philadelphia Flyers (1984-1996), the Colorado Avalanche (1996-2005), the Florida Panthers (2001/02), and Tampa Bay Lightning (2003/04). The Bears' current affiliation with the Capitals is their second stint as the top level affiliate of the Capitals. The franchise's first affiliation stint with Capitals lasted from (1977-1984).