Stadiums and Arenas of Canada part 2

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by isaidso

What does that have to do with anything? They're both tenants who pay rent. By your logic, the ACC should be in Raptors colours because their attendance is higher than the Leafs.

One pays a lot more than the other based on 4 times the attendance

[Horus]

Edmonton to host 106th Grey Cup in 2018
TSN.ca Staff

The Canadian Football League officially announced on Monday that Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium will be hosting the 106th Grey Cup on Nov. 25, 2018.

The city will be hosting the CFL's championship game for the first time since 2010 and the event will coincide with the stadium's 40th anniversary an dthe 70th anniversary of the team's play as the Eskimos.

"Our league is proud to award the Grey Cup to a city known for great Canadian football, tremendous hospitality and incredible volunteers," said Jim Lawson, Chair of the CFL's Board of Governors in a statement.

"Our fans here in Edmonton and across Canada know this is a great place for the Grey Cup. When the city last hosted in 2010, the game sold out in a week."

Edmonton also hosted the Grey Cup in 1984, 1997 and 2002.

The 2017 Grey Cup is being held at TD Place Stadium at Lansdowne Park on Sunday, Nov. 26.

http://www.tsn.ca/edmonton-to-host-106th-grey-cup-in-2018-1.770889

[Migs]

Only 4 more sleeps.



















Images chronilogically from mmguri, joshshaw70, tysonliske, missarahf, brendaxox, kenji22, giomocibob, & myself on IG.

[J.OT13]

Love Mosaic's advertisement-free field. So clean.

[wacko]

It's not quite advertisement-free. There are seven logos on the field, including the large Mosaic logo in the center.

As I mentioned in my last two posts in the Mosaic Stadium thread, there is still some finishing work to be done on the stadium. But it should be largely ready for the home opener on July 1.

[esquire]

^ If you look at the third and second to last pic, you can see the ads have been painted on. There was no way there wouldn't be ads.

I get why they're there, but yeah, I kind of miss the clean, ad-free fields. I think the Bombers started doing that around 92 or 93 so it's been a long time we've had to deal with that visual clutter.

There was something about the unspoiled fields... even if it was just astroturf.

[Prometheus]

Originally Posted by wacko

It's not quite advertisement-free. There are seven logos on the field, including the large Mosaic logo in the center.

Not to mention those atrocious yellow soccer lines.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by Prometheus

Not to mention those atrocious yellow soccer lines.

Ha... funny that you mention them. I didn't notice them and I never actually see soccer lines unless I specifically look for them. All those years of watching football from venues that use such an overlay have done that to me.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by esquire

Ha... funny that you mention them. I didn't notice them and I never actually see soccer lines unless I specifically look for them. All those years of watching football from venues that use such an overlay have done that to me.

I hadn't noticed them either (until they were pointed out).

[wacko]

I never really notice those lines either, when watching a football game. But looking more closely, now I wonder what the broken yellow lines are for. Those aren't soccer markings.

[FrankieFlowerpot]

Blowhard Burke at it again

Ok. Brian Burke just said the thing that the Flames said they wouldn't say. Told season ticket holder the Flames could leave w/o new rink.

[esquire]

^ That threat is completely empty. You couldn't convince me that at least one owner wouldn't leave their market for Calgary in a heartbeat if the Saddledome became vacant. Calgary is one of the richest hockey markets on earth in terms of the number of dollars that fans are prepared to spend on hockey.

Imagine if the Leafs threatened to leave Toronto... there would be half a dozen owners fighting to move in once the Leafs left. Calgary's situation is not as extreme, but it's not that far off. The current situation is a far cry from the 90s when owners could effectively play that card in Canadian markets.

[wave46]

Originally Posted by esquire

^ That threat is completely empty. You couldn't convince me that at least one owner wouldn't leave their market for Calgary in a heartbeat if the Saddledome became vacant. Calgary is one of the richest hockey markets on earth in terms of the number of dollars that fans are prepared to spend on hockey.

Imagine if the Leafs threatened to leave Toronto... there would be half a dozen owners fighting to move in once the Leafs left. Calgary's situation is not as extreme, but it's not that far off. The current situation is a far cry from the 90s when owners could effectively play that card in Canadian markets.

Even then, it's a tactic that doesn't play well here. Canada isn't some sunshine state that will pay top dollar to subsidize a team at the drop of an empty threat (here's looking at you, Miami!).

Winnipeg and Quebec City let their NHL teams go when their cities couldn't support them. Montreal let the Expos go too, as did Vancouver with the Grizzlies.

The trick to getting a subsidized arena here is to get a grassroots fan base supporting a new venue. See: the Skydome or Rogers Place in Edmonton. Or do it under the guise of improving a downtown area, like in Winnipeg.

[esquire]

^ Even in Winnipeg most of the rink was paid for by the team owner. Approximately $40 million of the total $133 million cost came from government. I just don't see Calgary's city council getting cowed into paying for a new rink for the Flames when it knows that the survival of the NHL in that city does not depend on such a gift.

[SaskScraper]

Originally Posted by wacko

I never really notice those (soccer) lines either, when watching a football game. But looking more closely, now I wonder what the broken yellow lines are for. Those aren't soccer markings.

I had to go back to look at the pics posted to look for the soccer lines on the field too.. the soccer lines will come in handy for the Valencia vs NYC game next month but those pesky lines will be painted over during football game days i'd imagine so as not to be even a fraction of a percent unsightly for Rider fans.

[khabibulin]

Originally Posted by wave46

Even then, it's a tactic that doesn't play well here. Canada isn't some sunshine state that will pay top dollar to subsidize a team at the drop of an empty threat (here's looking at you, Miami!).

Winnipeg and Quebec City let their NHL teams go when their cities couldn't support them. Montreal let the Expos go too, as did Vancouver with the Grizzlies.

The trick to getting a subsidized arena here is to get a grassroots fan base supporting a new venue. See: the Skydome or Rogers Place in Edmonton. Or do it under the guise of improving a downtown area, like in Winnipeg.

I don't get what you're talking about in regard to Winnipeg. Care to enlighten me? Thanks.

[wave46]

Originally Posted by khabibulin

I don't get what you're talking about in regard to Winnipeg. Care to enlighten me? Thanks.

True North Sports and Entertainment was founded in 2001 to construct an entertainment venue in downtown Winnipeg at the site of the abandoned Eaton's store. As it was a revitalization project, the city of Winnipeg kicked in $40 million to help construct it.

It was used for the Manitoba Moose upon its completion, but the idea was to lure a NHL team back to Winnipeg at some point.

[Coldrsx]

My god that stadium is so damn awesome.

Stupid Riders, GO ESKS GO!

[esquire]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

My god that stadium is so damn awesome.

Stupid Riders, GO ESKS GO!

I think my favourite part is the flowing U-shape of the roofline... it's very elegant how it continues around the field in one smooth swoop. Kind of reminds me of the Big O.

[HomerSPC]

Originally Posted by SaskScraper

but those pesky lines will be painted over during football game days i'd imagine so as not to be even a fraction of a percent unsightly for Rider fans.

Ha.