Edmonton Sports Talk

[Coldrsx]

Hired guns don't often want to remain at the crime scene for very long.

[Coldrsx]

Wow!

[Black Star]

This is very good news....

Now....about a Goalie that is reliable.

[Coldrsx]

^

'The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with goaltender Jack Campbell to a five-year, $25 million contract, according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.'

TSN

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Hired guns don't often want to remain at the crime scene for very long.

I was surprised by the signing as well! Great term and money for what he did this past season.

[Coldrsx]

Kulak 4yrs 11mil

[Coldrsx]

Is it time to 'blow up' Commonwealth?

https://urbanaffairs.ca/edmonton-ish/is-it-time-to-blow-up-commonwealth/

[feepa]

fuck blowing it up. Its a gem. Modernize it a bit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with its size or look.

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by feepa

fuck blowing it up. Its a gem. Modernize it a bit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with its size or look.

100%. Update the concourse, bathrooms, etc. but keep it. There is nothing wrong with it and it's the best stadium in Canada built before 2000 (even better than the Big Owe in MTL).

[christopherj]

My only frustration is the (now non-existent) running track. It feels quite a bit further away from the action than other football/soccer stadiums. I don't know how that could be fixed if at all.

I don't think the would ever justify the cost of building a new stadium. But it certainly takes away from the on the field action (and in such a large stadium makes those high up seats even worse).

[Hallsy's Toupee]

Install a retractable sunlight roof
Replace the artificial turf with real grass
Done!

[CMD UW]

Originally Posted by feepa

fuck blowing it up. Its a gem. Modernize it a bit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with its size or look.

150%

[kcantor]

i think too often we look at commonwealth from the wrong lens... it's not too big and needing replacement. it needs to be configured better.

it was built primarily to host a major track and field event that would then be backfilled primarily by a cfl football team.

what was needed for the first made it a compromise from day for the second.

that compromise is the horizontal distance from the edge of the field to the edge of the stands. from my perspective, the best way to address that is to drop the field and add another level of grandstand below the existing one. from a construction perspective it could be as simple as a tiered slab on grade to bolt new seating onto.

the lower two tiers would be both more intimate and appropriate for cfl games; the new lower tier would cater well to soccer and all three could be used for concerts or grey cups or special events with potentially the largest capacity in the country vaulting us over olympic stadium in montreal.

for concerts, the additional tier would be better than the on-field seating that now gets added in for them with less set up and break time and better sight lines. there would also be more ability to contain sound within the stadium as speakers etc. could be hung lower.

it would also be interesting to see some wind studies done to see if the revised configuration would provide better protection for both fans and players.

[Coldrsx]

Here is Commonwealth's bits for those who do not want to scroll 500+ pages.











https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3c077448dcd5c0ab/original/w3yjeu7dadt5erw26wmu-pdf.pdf

[Coldrsx]

Also, whomever 'modified' the aerial should be fired.

[itom 987]

^ Agreed, it looks like embarrassing amateur hour crap.

[s211]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Also, whomever 'modified' the aerial should be fired.

You can almost hear the banjo playing in the background of their WFH paradise.

[CMD UW]

Originally Posted by s211

You can almost hear the banjo playing in the background of their WFH paradise.

Well this package won the bid to host the World Cup. Soooo....

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by s211

You can almost hear the banjo playing in the background of their WFH paradise.

Good chance they weren't working at home either since the bid package was prepared prior to 2020.

[Base]

Originally Posted by kcantor

i think too often we look at commonwealth from the wrong lens... it's not too big and needing replacement. it needs to be configured better.

it was built primarily to host a major track and field event that would then be backfilled primarily by a cfl football team.

what was needed for the first made it a compromise from day for the second.

that compromise is the horizontal distance from the edge of the field to the edge of the stands. from my perspective, the best way to address that is to drop the field and add another level of grandstand below the existing one. from a construction perspective it could be as simple as a tiered slab on grade to bolt new seating onto.

the lower two tiers would be both more intimate and appropriate for cfl games; the new lower tier would cater well to soccer and all three could be used for concerts or grey cups or special events with potentially the largest capacity in the country vaulting us over olympic stadium in montreal.

for concerts, the additional tier would be better than the on-field seating that now gets added in for them with less set up and break time and better sight lines. there would also be more ability to contain sound within the stadium as speakers etc. could be hung lower.

it would also be interesting to see some wind studies done to see if the revised configuration would provide better protection for both fans and players.

Absolutely Agree. The stadium right now is set up optimally for track and field which makes it less than ideal for so many events. Digging down would be an instant massive boost to the experience for 99% of events at Commonwealth.