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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
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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The Coyotes are doing this, if their Tempe RFP moves forward. Practice rink and hub for their amateur hockey initiatives right next door to the arena and Tempe Entertainment District they are planning. Right now they use the Ice Den in Scottsdale which is owned by one of the original Coyotes owners. (Who sold his shares btw when the team announce the move to Glendale because he knew it would never work)