The plaza in front of the events centre is truly going to be a major focus for the downtown core of the city. Between this and Downing Street, it's pretty clear that the city planning department really has a vision on what the future of the downtown should be.
The plaza in front of the events centre is truly going to be a major focus for the downtown core of the city. Between this and Downing Street, it's pretty clear that the city planning department really has a vision on what the future of the downtown should be.
I wonder if they plan on ultimately expanding that colour of brick to replace the current red brick?
The other thing I noticed is the large number of seats at the ends (behind the hockey nets) of the arena as oppose to the sides. When watching hockey the sides are the preferred seats as they are closer to the action at both ends of the rink.
Again the new Bell Place in Laval and the Scotiabank Centre have a larger number of seats on the side:
All I can say is that Haligonians have very delicate posteriors, hence the need for padded seats. Monctonians on the other hand are more sturdy rural folk, and can make do with a stump in the woods to sit on.
The current coliseum has plastic seats in the lower bowl, and wooden seats in the upper bowl. The seats in the new events centre will be a step upwards (especially since they are extra wide).
The one thing that concerns me most is that I don't see any cup holders yet. I hope these weren't sacrificed on the alter of fiscal expediency........
I was just about to add that I didn't see cup holders. It appears rear mounted cupholders were an option with that seat model.
I just remember the Metro Centre's original seats had padding in the lower bowl, and hard plastic in the upper bowl. You noticed the difference especially if the game went to overtime in the playoffs.
I know they mentioned that all the new seats (upper and lower bowl) in the Scotiabank Centre are the same as the best seats in NHL arenas, including MSG in New York.
I went to the Cohen tribute last night at the Bell Centre, and even with padding, I was glad to stand up after 1h30.
I bet you'll see a lot of foot traffic between Wildcats period. Not necessarily to get food/drink, but just to walk around.
Also with the few skyboxes they had (compared to Halifax and Laval), they should have put it on the other side to get some at the end of the rink on the other side of the big glass window.
Depending of the concert setup, a lot of them will become unusable, almost half of it if it's half rink.
I am severely disappointed with those plastic seats, especially with no f-in cup holders. WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING?
They have completely lost me as a potential new Wild Cats season ticket holder.
My biggest fear did come true. I mentioned at the beginning of this thread, or at the start of this new project discussion, and said something like "I hope they don't go cheap on the seating".
Here we go...thousands of complaints on the Mayor's desk after opening night. Dawn later in the day says to the centre's manager, "Can you get Johnny to install 8000 cup holders in the back of every seat, and have it done before the weekend? Looks like we f-ed up". "And while you're at it, have Mary install a booth at the entrance and sell seat cushions for $10".
I guess it's a wait & see until my first sit down experience, I really really hope I'm wrong!!!!!!!
So from reading on the site q12 posted, they have cup holders on the back of every seat, they come with low voltage aisle lights, and a few other things... The seats in also have the option to add semi upholstered back rest and seat. So they can easily add that.
So all seats are supposed to come with cup holders, though I do not see them.
I sincerely hope that the cup holders will be added when seat installation is complete. They are probably an accessory that can easily be snapped in. If they didn't opt for cup holders, this would be a serious faux pas.
So from reading on the site q12 posted, they have cup holders on the back of every seat, they come with low voltage aisle lights, and a few other things... The seats in also have the option to add semi upholstered back rest and seat. So they can easily add that.
So all seats are supposed to come with cup holders, though I do not see them.
Do you suppose that these options have already been ordered but not yet installed??? Could be..... I certainly hope so as the way they look now, they are really cheap!
Do you suppose that these options have already been ordered but not yet installed??? Could be..... I certainly hope so as the way they look now, they are really cheap!
This graphic on the Wildcats website would seem to imply the regular seats will not have any padding. The cupholder part isn't clear though, as it would be installed on the back of the seat. I would be absolutely shocked that they would not have cupholders...so im not reacting to this one just yet.
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