How loud is it inside United Center for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final?

EVENT/OCCURRENCE

TIME OF PERIOD

DECIBEL READING

COMPARISON Organist practicing Pre-game

91dB Truck traffic Hawks come out on ice

Pre-game 107dB Power mower at 3ft Let's Go Hawks! chat

Pre-game 105dB Snowmobile Hawks in-arena video

Pre-game 112dB Power saw at 3ft Hawks enter ice

Pre-game 115dB Loud rock concert

National Anthem

Pre-game 115-121dB Sandblasting Hawks forecheck (2 solid hits)

3:21 of 1st period 104dB Snowmobile Whistling fan in Sec. 310

4:35 of 1st period 101dB Motorcycle Kane shown on video screen

5:55 of 1st period 104dB Snowmobile Brouwer tying goal

7:14 of 1st period 116dB Loud rock concert Bolland breakaway SH goal

11:50 of 1st period 118dB Loud rock concert

Leigh-ton, Leigh-ton chant

13:35 of 1st period 99dB Subway train at 200ft Let's go Hawks cheer after PHI 4th goal

8:00 of 2nd period 108dB Loud rock concert

Versteeg's tying goal

9:31 of 2nd period 112dB Power saw at 3ft Brouwer scores again, Hawks' 5th

15:18 of 2nd period 110dB Power saw at 3ft Extended song celebration

15:18 of 2nd period 108dB Loud rock concert PA announcement on Flyers goalie switch

15:18 of 2nd period 109dB Loud rock concert

Hawks legends shown of video screen

16:15 of 2nd period 110dB Loud rock concert Kopecky scores Hawks' 6th goal

8:25 of 3rd period 114dB Sandblasting Niemi makes glove save on Briere

17:54 of 3rd period 108dB Loud rock concert





NOTES

Level at which sustained exposure may result in hearing loss: 90 - 95dB

Pain begins: 125dB

Loudest recommended exposure WITH hearing protection: 140dB

Loudest sound possible: 194dB

NHL.com aims to find out. We have a decibel meter packed alongside all the laptops, notebooks, cameras and pens, so we will provide some level of the noise and excitement inside the building at key parts of Game 1. Pre-game and 1st period will be taken from the press box. 2nd period will be taken from the 200 level. 3rd period will be taken from the 300 level.And the decibel meter will be making the trek to Philadelphia for Games 3 and 4 of the Final to see if Flyers fans can raise the roof at Wachovia Center.