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Originally Posted by GioforPM
It's said to be among the worst in the league. It's certainly one of the oldest (and MSG just had a renovation more expensive than anything Calgary is thinking of spending on a new arena and stadium).
ETA: as soon as Detroits is finished, Calgary will be older than all but MSG, and by at least 10 years.
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Or another way to look at- Calgary was the first NHL city to get a new modern arena. Then everybody else built or renovated their arenas. So by being first, 35 years later we are also the oldest. We also had the distinction of having the newest arena for about 10 years. (I'm thinking San Jose is the next oldest at 1994.)
In 1983 we needed a new arena mostly for size. The Corral only seats about 10K. I'd also be curious how old everybody else's arenas were in 1983, and again when they rebuilt theirs. For example, Maple Leaf Gardens was 68 years old when it was replaced. That may be towards the old side, but I'm thinking most are in the 50+ years old.
A lot of people in this thread who badly want a new arena don't appear to be season ticket holders. I know myself looking at what happened in Edmonton with ticket prices; especially towards the low end. My green seats went up around 40%, or I can go to the cheapest section for a 20% increase. If they are available; assuming all the people in the 300s aren't re-assigned there.
The reason this is a bit of an issue, is that with the Saddledome being at least 80% STH, if you price those people out of the market, do you run the risk of the building not being sold out? And with all of these STHs, some of the issues described go away. For example the bathroom line, I have never waited more than a minute for a bathroom between periods. The reason is the most obvious washrooms are also the smallest. I typically watch the intermission show, hit the washroom and grab a beer. That gets me back to my seat with at least 2 minutes to puck drop.
Having been to a handful of other arenas, I know ours isn't as good as any of those other ones. But for me they aren't $600-800 per year better for me. (And that's the increase of one seat, not the pair.