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Originally Posted by accord1999
Yes, but that's how important hockey is, certainly far more important than all the other sports combined in Calgary. Though at least the Arts Commons phase 1 expansion is funded already. It's the field house that will probably be pushed back for many more years.
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Well it is considered far more important by some. Too bad about the field house, cost right now is 250 million, was expected to be used by almost every type of amateur athletic organization one could think of and actually would have been utilized by a broad socio-economic cross section of Calgarians compared to the more narrow band that will frequently utilize the new NHL arena.
They spent 20% of the field house budget on a practice arena for the Flames. I wonder in the “community” rink who has first right of refusal for ice time, the community or CSEC? It really should be described as a NHL practice facility that can be occasionally used by the community.