New Arena for Downtown Edmonton

[sdimedru]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Picked up 207 row 8, basically what we have now.

nice.

I pick Monday AM.

I'm currently in row 29 so I'm already in the price range you renewed at... its funny how the perspective of seat prices changes just by 1 or 2 rows difference. (I think the break at Rexall from Terrace to Collonade is at row 30)

[sdimedru]

picked mine up this morning...

I currently sit in the attack once corner, no view of the benches, middle of the upper deck

I relocated to the attack twice corner, view of the benches, middle of the upper deck, and it's cheaper than what I pay today

I know that in reality I'll be sitting higher than I do today, but relatively speaking its the same seats but with the bench view and attack twice - I'm thrilled.

Sec 214, Row 6

[Coldrsx]

Nice, similar to ours.

[DRan]

We picked our seats a few weeks back, unfortunately a lot of the good club seats had been taken. We moved from attack once to attack twice side, and upgraded to 'o-zone' seats. Top 3 or 2 rows of corners of attack twice side on the lower bowl. Comes with club access and a private lounge behind the seats. We'll see if it is worth the extra cost...

Another exciting thing to consider is the large selection of types of seats. I feel now when you get invited to the game it is more or less the same experience. In the new rink with all the different options it will be interesting what seats are being offered as I know I'll want to 'try out' all the different sections.

[sdimedru]

Originally Posted by DRan

We picked our seats a few weeks back, unfortunately a lot of the good club seats had been taken. We moved from attack once to attack twice side, and upgraded to 'o-zone' seats. Top 3 or 2 rows of corners of attack twice side on the lower bowl. Comes with club access and a private lounge behind the seats. We'll see if it is worth the extra cost...

Another exciting thing to consider is the large selection of types of seats. I feel now when you get invited to the game it is more or less the same experience. In the new rink with all the different options it will be interesting what seats are being offered as I know I'll want to 'try out' all the different sections.

Likewise on experiencing the different sections

[Coldrsx]

^MSG is king for that.

[hilman]

Rogers Place ‏@RogersPlace
Ice cold @Molson_Canadian anyone? We're guessing this main concourse bar won't be so empty next fall!

https://twitter.com/RogersPlace

[hilman]

Looks like more of the outer skin is going up.


http://www.mcnishsteel.com/earthcam/



For reference:

http://www.rogersplace.com/gallery/

[mcc16]

I'm not sure that I've seen that rendering of the exterior with that detail. Gonna look great! Every time I see a building like this I always wonder about snow... They must take that into account? How are they going to keep giant icebergs from sliding off onto 104 ave?

[Airboy]

Quite a few option out there, here is one site.

http://www.snoshield.com/?gclid=CJCXw_PC48kCFUWVfgodF1wBBA

[Hardhatdan]

Please whoever lose those tacky ice district signs.

[Black Star]

Yeah there garbage. Kinda 80s looking.

[mcc16]

The name is garbage and cheesy. I hope it doesn't catch on and become part of our city vernacular. I wonder if we will see naming rights sold like Ford fan zone at maple leaf square.

[hilman]

Get a sneak peek of Rogers Place


You’ve watched Rogers Place rise from the ground and followed along on the live construction cameras. Now here’s your chance to get a first-hand look at one of Edmonton’s largest and most talked about construction projects.

This “sneak peek” will give people the opportunity to get a rink-side view of the entire bowl and a chance to see the Downtown Community Arena. As the building is under construction, access is limited to these two viewing points to ensure everyone’s safety.

More details will be shared closer to the day, but for now mark your calendars as this will be your one and only chance to see the building in-person before it’s finished!

Event: Rogers Place Sneak Peek Event
Date: Saturday, January 16, 2016
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

https://www.mailoutinteractive.com/Industry/View.aspx?id=751055&p=854f

[Coldrsx]

Can't wait!

[McBoo]

Been watching this out my LR window - me too, er neither. I mean you bet!

[Hallsy's Toupee]

So the community rink has changed from this:

http://2.cdn.nhle.com/oilers/images/upload/2012/05/iceview_open_th.jpg



to this:

https://twitter.com/IceDistrict/status/679028617708310529

[Black Star]

Soooo...it actually changed into a suburban cookie cutter community rink after all!

This is disappointing.

[SHOFEAR]

If it doesn't have protruding boxes it isn't urban.

[Shodan]

Rexall Place could be reborn as tournament hockey facility, Edmonton mayor says

Gordon Kent, Edmonton Journal
More from Gordon Kent, Edmonton Journal
Published on: December 21, 2015 | Last Updated: December 21, 2015 8:23 PM MST

Mayor Don Iveson explains future possibilities for Rexall Place when Rogers Place opens including six sheets of ice for hockey tournaments. Iveson spoke with the Journal during a year-end interview in City Hall on Dec. 17, 2015. Video by Ryan Jackson, Edmonton Journal

Rexall Place could be reborn as a six-sheet tournament hockey centre after the Oilers move downtown next season, Mayor Don Iveson says.

“Northlands is definitely going to change significantly within the next year, but I think it brings opportunity,” Iveson told the Journal during a year-end interview.

“One of the attractive ideas that’s out there is developing (Rexall) into a hockey tournament centre. That wouldn’t only be for tournaments, it would provide much-needed ice in the city as well.”

The idea involves building a floor at about the mezzanine level, removing seating and putting three rinks beside each other on each of the two tiers.

It was one of the options presented last spring to the Northlands board by the arena strategy committee, set up to look at the future of the 41-year-old facility without NHL hockey...

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-ne...ment-hockey-facility-edmonton-mayor-says