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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
I think the majority can afford Hitmen tickets, no?
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True. But we don't need a new arena for the Hitmen to play in. Just spitballing, I'd guess 80 per cent of the attendees for the various events at a new arena would be the wealthiest 20 per cent of citizens.
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
It sucks, but if you like NHL hockey, public money is going to the rink in some form or another because all other NHL/NFL/MLB/MLS cities have ruined it for the rest of us. Calgary can't be the only city out of dozens that doesn't help their pro sports club with a new rink.
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Three of the last four arena projects in Canada (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal) were built with private money. Some owners manage to extort public funding for their private businesses. Others don't.