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Originally Posted by chedder
I'll own this. But, I'm also indicative of a large demographic of stamps fans. No matter what happens, MacMahon is a dump that needs to be replaced or ticket sales are going to continue dropping.
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i think any northern city would prefer an enclosed stadium... but 'want' has never been what the stadium debates have centered on...
Who pays is the biggest question.
the fact that Regina went away from an enclosed stadium tells you everything you need to know: its too expensive. Even the most rabid fan base in the CFL could not afford it, and that's without the added specter of public money for a new NHL arena.
US Bank arena came in at just under 1 Billion dollars US while Mosaic Stadium was 278 M cdn... I mention that cost simply to note that the scales of economies are much different between the leagues and between Regina and Minneapolis.
Sadly, for Stamps fans, if you think trying to get money for an NHL rink hasn't been going well, imagine trying to get money for a new stamps stadium... the idea of it being enclosed on top of that? Not a chance.