The place is a ****hole. Been in once or twice, the only somewhat interesting memory I have is having drinks and a conversation with Jeff Cowan several years back. This was a night after the Flames were absolutely blown out by someone, I can't remember who, so we talked about how badly the team was struggling.
Other than that, as others have said, all I remember of the place is not getting in because of my ethnicity. A Calgary landmark indeed.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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