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Originally Posted by blueandgoldguy
Not from Winnipeg by the way. And I'm not sure if the other posters here talking about the arena are either. Maybe you are the insecure one considering how often you come on here and compare every single place in Saskatchewan to other places in country ie)weather, economy. It isn't just good enough to state what is happening in Saskatchewan, you have to compare it in a favourable manner to some other place in the country....even if you have to twist the facts to suit your agenda.
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If you aren't from within Winnipeg city limits you aren't very far away, it's very obvious you are a Manitoban through & through.
Me talking about my Province! oh for shame! how dare I... nobody ever talks about their own provinces ever. If my casting a new light on Saskatchewan that virtually 100% of out-of-towners never see than, I confess my guilt
One of my very first concerts at SaskTel Centre was Fleetwood Mac, they did two concerts in two consecutive years there a few years ago. Thomas Rhett had two tour dates in Saskatchewan in May of this year, Manitoba had one, which may explain why his first & single Manitoba date may have had more spectators than Saskatoon.
I can tell you haven't been to SaskTel Centre judging from your outdated comments, SaskTel Centre has two LED ribbon strips, one on each end of arena. New indoor LED lighting was added a couple years ago, The locker rooms were expanded & centre ice video scoreboard were updated for World Juniors 9 years ago and as far as inferior ice plant, I have no idea, probably isn't a problem for shows no requiring without ice.
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originally posted by The S'toon Goon
I admit it has been quite sometime since I visited Winnipeg and I have never been to the arena but how is the public transportation? The whole reason Saskatoon's arena is where it is today is because of the perception that you can't park close enough or cheap enough downtown.
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I've been to MTS arena, and SaskTel Centre, there's not appreciable difference in size or experience between the two once inside attending events, although the MTS concourses seemed narrower, and i've only been to the luxury boxes at SaskTel Centre so I can't make any comparisons. I'm not sure about parking for MTS, since we had a work place spot not far from the arena.
I don't for see any major problems with parking for the next Saskatoon Coliseum downtown since Midtown Plaza, the closest to the most likely site for new arena, has 1,800 parking spaces it's self, & since Bruce Urban, owner of the Rush lacrosse team, initially said he'd commit up to $20,000,000 I doubt Bruce would invest/put money towards an arena that would have
less seating capacity that what is available now at SaskTel Centre.