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Originally Posted by Regorium
Then why would the City of Calgary want to get in on this deal?
Consider the Saddledome - The city paid for renovations in 1995 and then sold it to the Flames.
What renovations have the Flames done since then? I'll give you a hint: The capacity of the Saddledome has been 19,289 since 1995. If it's so lucrative to own an arena, you'd think the Flames would renovate it and keep it modern/up to date.
If the public HAS to chip in for this, put the new arena somewhere in the SE near Stoney (like Glendale arena in Phoenix). Worthless land that can be given away. Don't give away lucrative land like West/East village.
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Because it's embarassing that a city of Calgarys caliber doesn't have anywhere for it's amateur athletes to play. Passed up on World cup, no winter classic, the list goes on.
I would love for it to be in the north or east part of town. Would make my trips in a hell of a lot easier than downtown.