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Originally Posted by MacFlame
2.) Having said that....Why such a hefty price tag? Google tells me that a new arena in Winnipeg cost ~185M. Is it is as nice as Edmonton's? My guess is no ( I've never been there), but why does it matter? Do we really need an arena that cost a billion or more? I don't need a nicer arena to enjoy a hockey game. Really, I just want shorter lines to the urinals. Would I pay a ticket tax for shorter bathroom lines? Depends on how many beer I had (but yes, probably yes..only half kidding), but Calgary tax payers shouldn't be on the hook for my beer consumption.
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Price tag is because it has the fieldhouse/stadium add-on so the Stamps can get a subsidized facility as well.So it's basically double the cost because of that.
MTS Centre is also the smallest building in the league which drops the price on construction noticeably, but was also built at almost the perfect time in the past 20 years. Construction costs worldwide started shooting up a lot almost immediately after it was built.