T: Flames no longer Pursuing new Arena
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Begging for Bega
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Ironically, we got lucky that our downtown was decrepit and declining. That was the only way Katz got enough support for his project.
Calgary OTOH has no such need for revitalization, and there is not enough support for public funding of a new arena there.
Calgary OTOH has no such need for revitalization, and there is not enough support for public funding of a new arena there.
Del Preston
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Bryanbryoil
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- Sep 13, 2004
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Alberta losing the Flames would suck. I can't stand the Flames but their fans booed that ******* Pronger after he shunned us so that gained their fans respect in my eyes. No BOA would really, really suck.
Stoneman89
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I might be in the minority, but I don't find that to be particularly great or funny news, despite the chirping by Flames fans when we had our issues. Neither city wants to see the other one's team move. A healthy Edmonton and Calgary is good for rivalry and some fantastic games. Anyone around for the 80's battles can attest to that.
Stud Muffin
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The thing with a new arena in Calgary is where to put it. I definitely wouldn't put it on a creosote soaked field on a flood plain. Maybe they were looking at the parking are to the north of the Saddledome. Still, it'd have to be built somewhere else close to traffic.
rboomercat90
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Yeah, they were pretty convinced it would be done very quickly and behind doors.
- Dec 9, 2004
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Yah a bunch of them were saying how Katz and the Oilers were so classless.. blah blah blah... and how the Flames organization would never treat or threaten their fans like that. Its the only reason I can't feel any sympathy for them right now.
The chances of the Flames leaving Calgary however, is pretty much zero.. just like the Oilers leaving Edmonton. If the NHL can make hockey work in Phoenix for this long.. how can they even allow a successful franchise like the Flames up and leave Calgary? Just a bunch of posturing. Hopefully for Calgary sake, the new council and mayor will work better with the Flames in reaching an arena deal.
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Game 8
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Completely agree, all is fair in love and war except that! Hopefully its a ploy.
I hate the flames more than any other professional sports team. But I do not want them to move, I want to win the battle and enjoy the ride. Not watch them simply withdraw.
I feel like since they just announced the arena renovations in Seattle they are taking a page from the Katz playbook and will utilize Seattle as leverage.
I feel like since they just announced the arena renovations in Seattle they are taking a page from the Katz playbook and will utilize Seattle as leverage.
Eh. If anyone is greedy in the situation, I'm liable to believe that it's likely the billionaire owners of the Calgary Flames.
Clearly it would be a PR nightmare for the NHL if they tried to move a profitable franchise because the city didn't want to give them free money. I guarantee the Flames will not be going anywhere. It's amazing to see how many profitable NHL teams have managed to get tax payer money. Bettman has coached his BOG well.
Calgary is smarter then Edmonton, they will call his bluff and he can build his own damn arena. Zero chance the league allows him to move the team.
KCC
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Chicken**** political posturing to coincide with the Seattle arena announcement. They couldn't use this tactic for the Coyotes because nobody in that market would give a **** if the team moved. On the flipside, they aren't going to move the team from Calgary because no available market would even be close to as lucrative.
Good on the Calgary government for standing up to these weasel-worded parasites.
Good on the Calgary government for standing up to these weasel-worded parasites.
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Mr Positive
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If you look at the pattern of teams moving, it is often the arena being the major factor, and economic factors are secondary. That's why Atlanta moved, even though the league really wanted that market. That's why the Isles could move, even though they are important to league history because of the dynasty. The arena factor is massive.
I hope the Flames stay in Calgary. Just look at a map. We will be stuck all alone here up north lol.
Aerchon
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As a hockey fan I could care less if Calgary relocates to Seattle. The BOA is probably currently the biggest rivalry in the NHL and thats rather sad. Calgary fans are strange, fickle, and generally just too annoying to seriously consider a true rival. Thier team is getting good again but instead of enjoying it they always have to exaggerate how good thier team actually is.
As an Albertian I think losing Calgary Flames would hurt an already hurting economy. So for that reason and that reason alone I hope they stay put.
As an Albertian I think losing Calgary Flames would hurt an already hurting economy. So for that reason and that reason alone I hope they stay put.
oobga
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- Aug 1, 2003
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Need a split in time so we can see the alternate reality where the Flames move. Really curious of how many flames fans give in and jump on the Oilers bandwagon
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