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Originally Posted by GioforPM
How about "worse than any other NHL arena"? I haven't been to all of them but I've been to my fair share and Calgary has the worst fan facilities. It also doesn't seem to have good playing conditions. This makes sense because Calgary's rink is much older than any other (except MSG which has undergone a Reno that cost more than a typical new arena).
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This.
My god, the ice conditions alone require at least a fundamental rebuild. But they tried to fix it after the flood and it seems just too far gone now. At some point it becomes imperative to get a new arena if only to meet the minimum standards of NHL quality ice. I doubt it's going to get better. Likely only gets worse overtime.
But yeah, the facilities for fans are pretty poor compared to the rest of the league. It's not essential, (see Detroit: Joe Louis arena for years) but eventually you have to modernize and bring the arena up to a competitive standard for the rest of the league. A little "keeping up with the Jones'" but that's the cost of having NHL level income walk through your door.