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Originally Posted by Makarov
Alright, but I sure hope that myth of the brilliant business minds of Murray Edwards, Ken King et al dies at the end of this debacle. The Winnipeg Jets organization has made it a viable business in Winnipeg with a completely private arena, one half the population, less disposable income, and maybe one quarter the corporate sponsorship budgets. I may be a layman but, based on the foregoing, I don't accept that many in the Flames organization are "experts".
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I wish you would quit trying to forward the fallacy that the MTS Centre in Winnipeg was 100% funded with private money. It was not. The government kicked in 30% of the cost of the arena, and did so to build an undersized, under-serviced arena - by NHL standards. The only reason they Jets are making a go of it, is because of the deep pockets of True North. We'll see how long True North will put up with that money pit.
Here's a good article reviewing the public funding of arenas and stadiums around the country. I wish they had spoke to the privately funded arenas, and how only one of them did not lead to the demise of the owners and forcing sales of the teams and buildings in question.
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...h-public-funds