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Originally Posted by Roughneck
Plus, the size of the MTS Centre has made it far more versatile as a non-hockey venue (it can act as a mid-size and large concert venue, something few arenas can adequately do), to the point where it has been #3 in non-sporting event attendance in the country (behind only the ACC and Bell Centre). The size of MTS is an advantage to TNSE, not a disadvantage.
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It has in the past been #3 in Canada, but part of that is a combination of there not being a good venue in Winnipeg for arena sized shows to go to before the MTS Centre opened, and there not being any non theatre sized competing venue in the area. MTS Centre gets concerts that in Calgary would go to the Corral, in Vancouver to the Pacific Coliseum, and in Toronto to a venue like Ricoh, where the Marlies play.
The last numbers I saw (2012) had MTS at 6th in Canada, behind every NHL venue except the Dome, and they haven't been in the top 5 since 2008, despite having little or no competition, and more open dates than almost any other NHL arena