Quote:
Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Well I took a look at the MTS center website, seeing as it looks increasingly likely to be where they will be playing, I suppose they could be looking at doing a BC Place and take the roof off to go up an extra 50 feet.
|
No, they really cant. To add seats, you have to go both up and out, and the arena location does not allow for outward expansion. More over, the revenue generated likely would not justify the expense. Raising a roof is not remotely cheap.
Doubly so given you would have to completely close the building for at least a year, maybe longer. That means no NHL team in the near future, but also no AHL team, no concerts, no events and no revenue.
It has been speculated that they could squeeze a few more luxury suites into existing space, but capacity of MTS will never be significantly increased. For better or for worse, it is and will be a 15,000 seat arena.