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Originally Posted by esquire
Is it really such a non-starter to keep Northlands Coliseum around? Seems to me that it could be quite a good community asset to have two big rinks, as is the case in Vancouver.
Also, who is making the decisions regarding Northlands? Are they giving up the racetrack voluntarily, or is the City forcing their hand?
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Well in Vancouver our WHL Giants just left the Pacific Coliseum for a 5,000 seat arena in Langley because it got too big for them. Now we just use it for concerts and events really.
I like NHL and WHL teams having separate arenas because I think it strengthens team's identities more, but even if the OilKings play out of Rogers Place you'd think Northlands would be useful for something, maybe even community use. I mean it's already there. But if no one wants to operate it or maintain it then I suppose there's not much you can do. Old stadiums/arenas get demolished all the time.