How Calgary’s Saddledome stacks up
The Calgary Flames’ arena situation is up in the air after team president Ken King announced this week the club is pulling out of talks with the city. King says the owners feel they can’t make a deal on a new rink because negotiations have been unproductive.
“We remain ready to negotiate in good faith,” Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi said Wednesday. “Council understands the importance of the Flames to this city, council understands the importance of having the Flames downtown.”
The 34-year-old Scotiabank Saddledome is the second-oldest arena in the NHL.
Here is a look at how the facility built for the 1988 Winter Olympics stacks up against other arenas: SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME (CALGARY) Opened: Oct. 15, 1983
Ownership: City of Calgary
Capacity for hockey: 19,289
Construction cost: $97.7 million; $37-million renovation in 1994. AIR CANADA CENTRE (TORONTO) Opened: Feb. 20, 1999 Ownership: Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. Capacity for hockey: 18,800 Construction cost: $265 million BELL CENTRE (MONTREAL)
Opened: March 16, 1996
Ownership: Molson family ownership group.
Capacity for hockey: 21,273
Construction cost: $270 million CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE (OTTAWA) Opened: Jan. 15, 1996
Ownership: Capital Sports Properties.
Capacity for hockey: About 17,000 after team recently cut capacity by 1,500
Construction cost: $170 million BELL (WINNIPEG)MTS PLACE Opened: Nov. 16, 2004 Ownership: True North Sports and Entertainment Capacity for hockey: 15,294 Construction cost: $133.5 million ROGERS PLACE (EDMONTON) Opened: Sept. 8, 2016
Ownership: City of Edmonton
Capacity for hockey: 18,641
Construction cost: $606.5 million ROGERS ARENA (VANCOUVER) Opened: Sept. 21, 1995
Ownership: Canucks Sports and Entertainment
Capacity for hockey: 18,910
Construction cost: $160 million