Stadiums and Arenas of Canada

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by Prometheus

The TSN deal will deliver about $2.5 million in additional money to each team. The Roughriders had a profit of $4.5 million in 2012. Thus, the deal means a 55% increase in profits. That's hugely impactful.

Yes and no... It won't directly hit the profit-line. More money will probably be invested into other things, just like how the higher sponsorship levels and merch sales levels go to other initiatives. Remember that at the end of the day the Riders are a community owned not-for-profit team, so higher profit isn't exactly the goal in the same way that it would be for a private owner. I'm sure the players will also be looking for a boose to the salary cap with the infusion of cash (the current agreement expires at the end of this year I believe).

And I just said that it wasn't overly impactful, not that it wasn't at all. Of course every extra bit of money helps, but I think we can both agree that a boost of that much money is far more important to other teams that are closer to the break-even line than the Riders currently are (e.g. Ontario's teams). My opinion/answer would of course be very different though had this discussion come up pre-2005 or so.

[RHINO]

The images FrankieFlowerpot posted in regards to the stadium for Edmonton are brutal. Something I would expect in a collage stadium perhaps, not CFL.

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by RHINO

The images FrankieFlowerpot posted in regards to the stadium for Edmonton are brutal. Something I would expect in a collage stadium perhaps, not CFL.

I think that stadium is for the soccer team; the Eskimos will continue to use Commonwealth.

[FrankieFlowerpot]

Tim Hortons Field has hit 50% completion and they are back on schedule to be completed by June 30th 2014 - per Councillor Lloyd Ferguson on the radio this morning

He's on the radio here - at the 10am hour

http://www.900chml.com/audio/

[elly63]

According to Kerrigan at ticats.ca, Councillor Lloyd Ferguson (the guy who earlier said it was behind schedule) said this morning on the Bill Kelly CHML radio show "Stadium is at the 50% complete stage"

We'll have to wait another seven months for the completion of this fantastic new stadium.

[cjones2451]

Originally Posted by elly63

According to Kerrigan at ticats.ca, Councillor Lloyd Ferguson (the guy who earlier said it was behind schedule) said this morning on the Bill Kelly CHML radio show "Stadium is at the 50% complete stage"

We'll have to wait another seven months for the completion of this fantastic new stadium.

I get that this is not what everyone had hoped for and that is is not as nice as IGF in Winnipeg, but it NOT a "high-school" stadium. you have individual seats with cup holders, suites, club seats and a full scoreboard, concessions, etc. But the budget for this was $147M (give or take) and that is what you get in Canada with Infrastructure Ontario running things. I hope that it is successful, the city and Ti-Cats make money and can re-invest in expanding seating and maybe covering one of the stands.

[Chadillaccc]

I'm pretty hopeful that in the future they will add a roof over both stands and add endzone seating.

[FrankieFlowerpot]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

I'm pretty hopeful that in the future they will add a roof over both stands and add endzone seating.

I believe we're a few years away from each of those happening


And if this is a "high school" stadium - I'd like to see what high school you went to

[Chadillaccc]

I think people are using the term high school to emphasize how minor league it looks. Obviously there are no high school stadiums with the amenities this stadium will have. They are referring to the aesthetics of the stadium minus the individual seats.

[go_leafs_go02]

Hamilton's stadium is such a disappointment.

[FrankieFlowerpot]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

I think people are using the term high school to emphasize how minor league it looks. Obviously there are no high school stadiums with the amenities this stadium will have. They are referring to the aesthetics of the stadium minus the individual seats.

They built what they could afford



edit: you also have to take into account - this stadium was bundled together with the Pan Am track and cycling stadia - the proponents were bidding on all three together, not individually

[The_Architect]

It's not a high school stadium, it's a Division 2 NCAA stadium.

[Chadillaccc]

The project was mismanaged to nearly the most absolute possible extent. It really is a miracle anything is being built at all, so I guess that is a pyrrhic win. Without such mismanagement though, they could have certainly afforded more, and would have likely gotten a better location. Like I said though, I have hope for its future even in this incarnation.

[elly63]

They had this in my high school. You can't see me in the pic, I'm telling the chick with the wine an amusing anecdote. I was a real player back then.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by The_Architect

It's not a high school stadium, it's a Division 2 NCAA stadium.

If you want to get really nitpicky, Tim Hortons Field would be one of the (if not the actual) smallest but still one of the nicer Div I - FBS stadiums, or it would rank among the very best of Div I - FCS stadiums.

Among Div II stadiums, Tim Hortons Field would be the undisputed king.

[Cyro]

Originally Posted by elly63

They had this in my high school. You can't see me in the pic, I'm telling the chick with the wine an amusing anecdote. I was a real player back then.

There that's better without the lounge image, now you can tell us about your HighSchool football days, chicks and all?????

[king10]

i'm a resident of hamilton and for $147 million this stadium serves its purpose and then some. we as canadian's know better than to spend $1 billion on a stadium that will be used 10 days a year and sit empty 355 days. the city of hamilton does not have money to blow so having to contribute around only $50 million for this project is sensible and reasonable

the extra money they could have been put into this can be spent on more worthwhile projects like road maintenance, new community centres, parks, sports fields etc etc etc.

this stadium has all the luxury suites and other forms of income to make the ticats profitable as well as room for expansion

the only issue i have with it is the location, i was a big proponent of either the west harbour or confederation park. however we'll have to make the most of its current location

[elly63]

Originally Posted by Cyrodill

now you can tell us about your High School football days, chicks and all

Four touchdowns, Polk High, you can look it up.

[WhipperSnapper]

Small World. Banged some blonde bimbo at Polk High.

[GORDBO]

Originally Posted by isaidso

People may get turned off by a losing team, but wouldn't that suggest they'll return when they get better. They really don't have anywhere to go, but up. A 26% increase would translate into what price for a cheap seat?

The cheapest seats, [2 sections in each of the 4 upper deck corners] would go from $199 to $249 for season tickets.. The prime seats will see a modest increase. However , the prime seats had a considerable increase from Canad-Inns to IGF. I think the second cheapest would be closer to $400 /season ticket.