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Originally Posted by Dalreg
Any way you cut it, a soccer stadium needs 3 to 4 times the space of an arena. Husky stadium on campus takes up a hell lot more space than an arena. Have a look. It is only a 6,000 seat football stadium, not huge. But no way you would squeeze that into downtown Saskatoon without a huge (re $100 million+) investment.
I could see an arena vs stadium debate happening soon.
My vote, arena. Any mention of "dome" stadium conjurs up $300-500 million in money. Unless he wants a bouncy castle blow up dome.....
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To be fair, the Husky Stadium is a lot larger than it otherwise could be due to the track around it which pushes everything out. I'm sure someone could get creative enough to fit this size of soccer pitch at the Toys 'R Us location, but it would be a tight fit for sure (and of course debatable if prime downtown land is appropriate for such a facility). At any rate, they could potentially be around the same size.
A rough example of an outdoor field from the SaskTel Sports Centre with bleachers from the Husky Stadium
Alternatively, SaskTel Centre sitting in the same location from when the discussion of that move started up:
