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Originally Posted by Phil Russell
Can someone in the know about these things tell us how common it is for NHL owners today to build their own stadiums? I am trying to get a grasp on how unusual it is for government to be paying majority costs. Is this just how stadiums get built today? My sense is that these massive infrastructure developments, particularly central city facilities, require massive government involvement and, unfortunately, investment to get built. Right or wrong?
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The last 3 NHL arenas that were built (T-Mobile, UBS and Climate Pledge) were each privately financed.
While they are bigger markets, I still think we're being fed a bunch of nonsense about how it's impossible for do this without taxpayer dollars.