Stadiums & Arenas of Canada, Part 3 - Page 28

Migs · #1 Posted **Oct 27, 2017, 8:30 PM**

Pretty sad to see it go.

https://twitter.com/globalregina/sta...08634136215552

JHikka · #2 Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 12:46 AM**

On the roof/ceiling topic, the qPlex in Saint John has a decent ceiling for a rink built in the 21st century:

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FutureSmith · #3 Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 5:36 PM**

The indoor fieldhouse of Laval's Telus Stadium is worth a mention

TimB09 · #4 Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 6:45 PM**

Laval amazes me. It's like an NCAA school in Canada with the facilities they have the way the football team in the CIS draws a crowd. I've heard it's like a major event!

FFX-ME · #5 Posted **Oct 26, 2017, 6:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by TimB09

Laval amazes me. It's like an NCAA school in Canada with the facilities they have the way the football team in the CIS draws a crowd. I've heard it's like a major event!

I imagine it would be different if they had a CFL team.

FutureSmith · #6 Posted **Oct 29, 2017, 12:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by TimB09

Laval amazes me. It's like an NCAA school in Canada with the facilities they have the way the football team in the CIS draws a crowd. I've heard it's like a major event!

Seems like it would be an ideal venue for a CPL team (if that ever gets off the ground)

FrankieFlowerpot · #7 Posted **Nov 1, 2017, 5:20 PM**

https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2017/...-rogers-centre

Franco401 · #8 Posted **Nov 1, 2017, 7:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by FrankieFlowerpot

https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2017/...-rogers-centre

Anybody work at a company called Skydome Inc. willing to shell out a few mil?

Dr Awesomesauce · #9 Posted **Nov 2, 2017, 12:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by FrankieFlowerpot

https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2017/...-rogers-centre

Who has ever played baseball at a 'centre'? That's always bothered me. A decision obviously made by a non-sports fan, thus the issue with Rogers owning the team.

Oilkountry · #10 Posted **Nov 3, 2017, 4:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

Who has ever played baseball at a 'centre'? That's always bothered me. A decision obviously made by a non-sports fan, thus the issue with Rogers owning the team.

Smartest move they could make is to name it the (Insert company name here) Skydome. Like Rogers should have named it the Rogers Skydome.

That Would make Toronto happy

Dr Awesomesauce · #11 Posted **Nov 6, 2017, 12:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Oilkountry

Smartest move they could make is to name it the (Insert company name here) Skydome. Like Rogers should have named it the Rogers Skydome.

That Would make Toronto happy

I'll answer my own question. As much as I dislike the name Rogers Centre, had Rogers originally gone with Rogers Skydome everyone would have continued to call it Skydome or 'the Dome' thus making the branding irrelevant.

Should have called it Rogers Field or something but they viewed it as an entertainment facility as opposed to a baseball or football stadium.

But, yes, fans would certainly like to see the name Skydome come back into use.

Rollerstud98 · #12 Posted **Nov 6, 2017, 3:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

I'll answer my own question. As much as I dislike the name Rogers Centre, had Rogers originally gone with Rogers Skydome everyone would have continued to call it Skydome or 'the Dome' thus making the branding irrelevant.

Should have called it Rogers Field or something but they viewed it as an entertainment facility as opposed to a baseball or football stadium.

But, yes, fans would certainly like to see the name Skydome come back into use.

Every company that has had naming rights for the Saddledome has kept the name Saddledome following their name. Yes we still call it the dome or just Saddledome but who cares.

WhipperSnapper · #13 Posted **Nov 6, 2017, 3:13 PM**

It doesn't make sense for Rogers to totally give up their name on the building. I doubt this will pass unless we get something crazy like RBC Rogers Centre.

Horus · #14 Posted **Nov 6, 2017, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

It doesn't make sense for Rogers to totally give up their name on the building. I doubt this will pass unless we get something crazy like RBC Rogers Centre.

It makes less sense for Rogers to insist that their name stays on the building to be co-branded with another (paying) company. I can't see a lot of companies lining up to do that.

Although, it could end up being something like RBC Field at Rogers Centre. There is precedent for that kind of naming arrangement.

Oilkountry · #15 Posted **Nov 3, 2017, 5:30 PM**

Back to the Mosiac thing. Again, I wasn't meaning to sound insensitive. I personally have no attachment to the place, I have no doubt it has meaning in the community but from the bigger picture I love seeing the Old buildings being replaced because they held the league back and made it look like a lesser product.

It wasn't meant as a dig to Regina or Sask. You guys have the Nicest Stadium in the nation. Mosiac 1.0 was a terrible representation of the province and its passion for football. That's all I'm saying. Maybe I could have worded it better but the basic messege is the same. Those old buildings were shit. The new or renovated buildings are awesome.

esquire · #16 Posted **Nov 3, 2017, 6:55 PM**

^ FWIW I don't get the impression that anyone is seriously suggesting Sask should have kept Taylor Field... it's just that people naturally have some sentimental attachment to a place that they have a lot of happy memories from.

I mean, I can understand... I liked Winnipeg Stadium and I was sad to see it demolished, but I'd never actually want to go back to it. (Winnipeg Arena, on the other hand...)

Acajack · #17 Posted **Nov 3, 2017, 7:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

^ FWIW I don't get the impression that anyone is seriously suggesting Sask should have kept Taylor Field... it's just that people naturally have some sentimental attachment to a place that they have a lot of happy memories from.

I mean, I can understand... I liked Winnipeg Stadium and I was sad to see it demolished, but I'd never actually want to go back to it. (Winnipeg Arena, on the other hand...)

Where did they end up putting that huge picture of the Queen?

esquire · #18 Posted **Nov 3, 2017, 7:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

Where did they end up putting that huge picture of the Queen?

It's in storage somewhere... some guys bought it not that long ago and intended to put it on display, but that hasn't happened. It's so big that I don't know where they would find a space for it.

More:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...home-1.3715235

elly63 · #19 Posted **Nov 5, 2017, 11:27 PM**

Some shots of the REDBLACKS locker room and TD Place Stadium (start at 2:35)

#CFLGAMEDAY Kickin It in Ottawa
cfl.ca November 5, 2017

Brian Jackson of Team Jackson Kicking and his son Korbin check out the home of the 105th Grey Cup, TD Place, and take in a REDBLACKS game and all that Ottawa has to offer!

osmo · #20 Posted **Nov 6, 2017, 5:30 AM**

For the type of cash Rogers is looking for in naming rights for Skydome, my fear it will be a bank (I'll be honest in saying that "RBC Field" does not sound terrible).