News this morning has the City of Calgary pushing hard for the Flames to build in Victoria Park. Looks like they are giving some incentives wrapped up in an area development plan. Check out the story: http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...-victoria-park
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Would love it if they could somehow incorporate a Football/Soccer Stadium somewhere there as well. Outdoor Stampede Stadium concerts would be great in that area. If they could sneak it in where the bus depot is.. just maybe.
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I'm glad there're still having a dialog about a new arena. The right new building is a good idea. The Flames will soon have the second oldest barn in the league. Constructing a new arena will help create jobs. A new "state of the art" building will help Calgary in terms of stampede tourism.
I'm all for a new arena. Still, its good that they are taking their time. I am just happy that there is still a conversation.
I really hope a field house stadium project for the stampeders works out. My hope is one In the McMahon area, that is such an amazing spot. And getting a field house for the university would be great.
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Isnt this what pretty much everyone was saying to begin with?
Maybe CalgaryNEXT was a huge charade to draw us in to this.
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You know it's probably not at all realistic since I'm not sure they would risk it but I do wonder if there was a little bit of strategy there from the Flames as well.
Put out a bit of a plan that generates attention and public notice, but realistically isn't feasible due to a lot of different reasons.
Then when the city declines that it puts some pressure on them to come up with a plan and offer that fits their needs more but with some added incentives to the Flames for giving up on their "Plan A". Also transitions the city from "We have no interest in a new rink" to "Look how much better our idea for a rink is".
Now the Flames get a solution that is potentially just as good from their end, but with a better kick out from the city, and the support from the city is stronger because it was their "idea".
Last edited by SuperMatt18; 02-08-2017 at 11:02 AM.