[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by kevman

There's a lot of anecdotal talk about the economic value. Wouldn't you think that the Flames would have presented said argument if it existed?

For the record, it doesn't.


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/why-fu...-bet-1.1378210


http://news.stanford.edu/2015/07/30/...s-noll-073015/


http://www.jstor.org/stable/976884?s...n_tab_contents


https://www.brookings.edu/articles/s...orth-the-cost/

Note/disclaimer: I can't read the attachments right now.

I think it depends what the comparison is: Are we comparing existing arena vs. new or new arena vs. no team at all.

My point is based upon the latter.