Tim Hortons Field | 40m | ? | Complete

[CaptainKirk]

Originally Posted by Tyvan

How is work progressing on Tim Hortons Field? Have not seen any pictures of the Ti-Cats locker rooms or under stadium pictures. Anyone know if there is any of those out there?

[king10]

whats going on with that ticat decal on the carpet. is it just a temporary cover until the real one is put in?

notice how it isn't there in the 3rd picture. That picture is from an earlier game, the cats are wearing a different uniform.

[jake2u]

Hi All,

I have been to every Ti-Cats game at the new stadium and have been quite surprised by how much the wind blows through the stadium. I always thought the wind was from the west in Hamilton, but it looks like it is more from the south-west. I know baseball stadiums have built models and wind tested them before construction. Does anyone know if there was any consideration of how the new stadium's position would affect play on the field?

Cheers,

Jake.

[SteelTown]

It'll only get worst during the fall. With the Harbour water being warmer than the air it'll create more wind and it'll blow straight through the stadium since it's now rotated West/East. The old North stand was blocking the wind.

[king10]

Originally Posted by jake2u

Hi All,

I have been to every Ti-Cats game at the new stadium and have been quite surprised by how much the wind blows through the stadium. I always thought the wind was from the west in Hamilton, but it looks like it is more from the south-west. I know baseball stadiums have built models and wind tested them before construction. Does anyone know if there was any consideration of how the new stadium's position would affect play on the field?

Cheers,

Jake.

Almost all new stadiums are built in the North West configuartion these days. The main reason is so the setting sun is not directly in one teams face thus disadvantaging them. Instead it is setting to the sidelines as opposed to the endzones. That was the logic behind THF. Even when it was East West configuration at Ivor Wynne there were strong winds. When your building a stadium with 2 high stands and open endzones, it acts as a wind tunnel no matter what direction its oriented.

[jake2u]

Thanks for the thoughts. I figured the new stadium would have solved both the sun and wind issues by being rotated 90 degrees from Ivor Wynne. But as my observations and your input have proven, the wind might end up being worse. Who knew?

Cheers

Jake.

[king10]

ticats have tweeted that for the first time ever all seats will be available for the ticats game nov 8th. the upper west side will finally be opened to the public.

now only some cosmetic features to finish

[NortheastWind]

As a weather geek, I can say it has just been a coincidence that there has been windy weather for most of the games so far at THF. The stadiums orientation may be a factor however, but I haven't been to a game yet to give my official opinion. The wind can always be a factor at any outdoor game. The prevailing wind BTW jake2u, for Hamilton Airport is WSW.

Also, kudos to my good friend Geoff who painted the dressing room. Good job

[CaptainKirk]

Definitely windier than IWS. Granted it's only been 5 games, and could just be a coincidence, but my entire group has learned pretty fast to put on extra layers.

[ScreamingViking]

Some pictures from yesterday... The t-shirts placed over the seatbacks for Fan Appreciation Day provide a glimpse into what the stadium would look like with different colour seating.


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[Dr Awesomesauce]

Ha! Very interesting. Again, I'm surprised how good the grey seats look. I wanted yellow.

[king10]

After seeing those pictures I like they Grey/Silver with an accent of Yellow at the Top. The stadium looks a lot cleaner with the lighter grey/silver and accented yellow.

I still question why they put the elevator shafts where they did. Really makes expanding the upper west side difficult. I suppose if they ever do expand it will be in one of the endzones (probably the north side so crow noise is directed towards scott park and to keep the monumental entrance view from the south end plaza.)

The stadium does look great though. Great bang for our buck.

[25grapes]

Originally Posted by king10

After seeing those pictures I like they Grey/Silver with an accent of Yellow at the Top. The stadium looks a lot cleaner with the lighter grey/silver and accented yellow.

I still question why they put the elevator shafts where they did. Really makes expanding the upper west side difficult. I suppose if they ever do expand it will be in one of the endzones (probably the north side so crow noise is directed towards scott park and to keep the monumental entrance view from the south end plaza.)

The stadium does look great though. Great bang for our buck.

Ya I remember Bob Young saying if demand warranted they would build stadium seating in the end zones that would bring capacity closer to 30k.

[king10]

Originally Posted by 25grapes

Ya I remember Bob Young saying if demand warranted they would build stadium seating in the end zones that would bring capacity closer to 30k.

That makes sense. The two level party deck in the north end looks easy to disassemble. 1. for grey cups and 2. if they ever want to add permanent seats.

The south end at BMO field holds 3000 seats. If they ever do expand I think it would be wise to build one endzone at a time. 3000 seats in the north endzone brings capacity to 27 000. Can even build a patio atop the new endzone seats so the Coors Light patio is still available. Down the road if demand warrants you can fill in the south endzone with a 3000 seat grand stand and add "touchdown suites" to the top of it.

I think for now they should stick to a 24 000 seat capacity for five years and build up demand and ticket scarcity. Then re evaluate if a 3000 seat endzone addition will still allow them to drive up demand through ticket scarcity.

[movingtohamilton]

Originally Posted by 25grapes

Ya I remember Bob Young saying if demand warranted they would build stadium seating in the end zones that would bring capacity closer to 30k.

Bob Young would build stadium seating? Out of the coffers of the football team? I thought the City owned the stadium and his team is the major tenant.

[king10]

Originally Posted by movingtohamilton

Bob Young would build stadium seating? Out of the coffers of the football team? I thought the City owned the stadium and his team is the major tenant.

Thats the case yes. But Bob Young has already dumped $5 million of his own money into upgrading the team facilities in the stadium. In the end the money made off selling those additional seats would come back to Bob Young through increase game day revenue. He could probably work out a deal to spilt the cost 50/50 with the city as well.

If you recall Bob also spent millions of his own money to install the Dofasco Tigervision video board back in 2003 at Ivor Wynne even though the city owned the property. He joked that he would "have to get the city to approve the new multi million dollar scoreborad before its official" of course they had no hesitation signing off on it.

MLSE manages but does not own BMO field yet are pouring in more than $100 million in upgrades.

Closer to home im pretty sure Global Spectrum used their own money to insteall an LED power ring at Copps even though they just operate the arena on behalf of the city.

It's not unheard of to shell out money for a place you dont own. Especially if the increased revenue goes straight back to you.

[movingtohamilton]

Being relatively new to Hamilton I'm not well educated on the history of some major issues here. I presume the Ti-Cats are heavily involved in that piece of $hit LED sign recently proposed for placement at Woodward Avenue.

We could do much better than this.

http://www.thespec.com/opinion-story...-monster-sign/

[king10]

Originally Posted by movingtohamilton

Being relatively new to Hamilton I'm not well educated on the history of some major issues here. I presume the Ti-Cats are heavily involved in that piece of $hit LED sign recently proposed for placement at Woodward Avenue.

We could do much better than this.

http://www.thespec.com/opinion-story...-monster-sign/

I dont see an issue with it? There is already LED signs on Main st and Centennial parkway and other areas of the city. They don't bother me at all.

The Gardiner is full of LED signs. Its the future. Hate to say it but you'll have to get used to it.

[ScreamingViking]

I can see Young putting money into an expansion if it does make financial sense for the team.

I can't see the city contributing to that though. Aside from maintenance and minor changes/improvements, I think it will be a long time before any kind of major municipal funding is channeled into the stadium.

[movingtohamilton]

Originally Posted by king10

I dont see an issue with it? There is already LED signs on Main st and Centennial parkway and other areas of the city. They don't bother me at all.

The Gardiner is full of LED signs. Its the future. Hate to say it but you'll have to get used to it.

Huh? Are you the self-appointed taste-maker here? lol.

Seriously, that sign is $hit and that won't change. The LED is the least crappy part of it.

I don't have to get *used* to anything. Is that the attitude that defines Hamilton:reach for the bottom? No thanks.