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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
All of these stadium examples are missing the point. NRG is not used at all as an amateur sports facility, unlike the proposed fieldhouse. Personally I think the combined use is a good idea for Calgary.
As for MLS, what they didn't want was teams playing in cavernous, empty football stadiums. That would not be a problem here but you are right they prefer dedicated stadiums. Calgary is a long ways down their list anyway. And the MLS ownership structure is different than other sports leagues. The league owns the teams, and investor/operators own an interest in the league. Who knows what the Flames would think of that.
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My main point in bringing up NRG is that a stadium can have multiple uses without that causing a problem as long as the playing surfaces are similar. This stadium doesn't have to have the feel of a high school gym just because it's also a fieldhouse suitable for other sports.