That's why I was so disappointed that a community rink was scrapped from the design. It would have been cool if somehow the rinks could have been connected in some manner - with public skating going on at the same time as a Flames practice. You take a break from skating on the community rink, grab a coffee and take in the Flames practice for a while.
You make the team accessible to people who would never go to a game.
I think this is the model in places like Vegas (which built a very cool practice facility).
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