{"id":63151,"date":"2019-12-06T12:19:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T17:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=63151"},"modified":"2019-12-06T12:19:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T17:19:34","slug":"the-calgary-flames-land-new-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/12\/06\/the-calgary-flames-land-new-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"The Calgary Flames Land New Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On Thursday, December 5th. The Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the group that owns the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary Flames<\/a>, the City of Calgary, and Calgary Stampede Rodeo all agreed on splitting the cost of a $550 million entertainment\/Calgary Flames new arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Calgary Flames Will be Getting a New Arena<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What has been long overdue, has finally come to fruition. The Scotiabank Saddledome has been in need of upgrades for quite some time and everyone&#8217;s known it<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In an article from <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/it-s-official-calgary-signs-deal-with-flames-and-stampede-for-new-arena-1.1408658\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TSN<\/a>, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">City Council member Jeff Davidson said, &#8220;We have, for the past two years, been working on putting together something transformational for the city.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Its time for a change. The Flames Scotiabank Saddledome arena has been the home of the Flames for 36 years now. Currently it is the second-oldest building in the league. It is set to be demolished sometime between 2024 and 2025. In <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">this new arena, the fans will be able to watch their Flames do battle for the next 35 years. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What This Means Going Forward<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Furthermore, in efforts to help improve the city, the new event centre and the arena is part of a much bigger plan of revitalizing the city&#8217;s east side of downtown<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Above all, the plan is to develop the land so as to not grow just through sports. Likewise, it will also include both entertainment and culture. The end goals also look to be helping to grow and develop the land located around the new site. In conclusion, the arena will bring a new sense of life and excitement to the city and its residents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The new arena is set to be located in Victoria Park, just north of the old Saddledome. The construction of the new arena will begin towards the end of 2021. With the plans of being finished by the start of the 2024-25 NHL season. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The new arena is <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">expected to seat 19,000 loyal fans, all who will be seen in red. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, December 5th. The Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the group that owns the Calgary Flames, the City of Calgary, and Calgary Stampede Rodeo all agreed on splitting the cost of a $550 million entertainment\/Calgary Flames new arena. 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