When it comes to CalgaryNEXT, both the Calgary Flames and Calgary officials say they are trying to build a productive dialogue about the project. (more…)
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Federal Money Could be Used for CalgaryNEXT
The use of federal money is not out of the question for CalgaryNEXT, but any proposal would have to meet a specific criteria. (more…)
Poll Shows Tepid Reaction to CalgaryNEXT
The ambitious plan that is CalgaryNEXT is still eyed as a future home for the Calgary Flames, but a lack of public support remains an issue. (more…)
Councillor Makes Case for CalgaryNEXT
As the opening of Edmonton’s Rogers Place draws closer, a councillor in Calgary is making the case for CalgaryNEXT, a proposed home for the Calgary Flames. (more…)
New Flames Arena Back on Calgary’s Radar
A new Flames arena is back under consideration in Calgary, as the City Council votes 12-3 to reopen talks with Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. on a new NHL arena and new fieldhouse for CFL football. (more…)
Scaled-Back New Calgary Arena Plan in Works
With little public or governmental enthusiasm for a sweeping new arena proposal, Calgary Flames ownership is prepping a scaled-back new Calgary arena plan as a Scotiabank Saddledome replacement. (more…)
Flames pitch ambitious CalgaryNEXT arena project
The Calgary Flames (NHL) have pitched an ambitious $890-million CalgaryNEXT project that would include a new arena and a new covered CFL stadium/fieldhouse, but it’s unclear whether there’s support for public funding for the project. (more…)
New Flames arena project could include stadium
A new stadium for the Calgary Stampeders (CFL) and a new Flames arena could be part of a half-billion project under consideration by the owners of the Calgary NHL team, who are seeking a replacement for Scotiabank Saddledome. (more…)
Five-team AHL Cal division in final planning stages
The pieces are falling into a place for a five-team all-California AHL division, as Manchester, Glens Falls and Worcester will reportedly make the move west under NHL supervision. (more…)
Burke: Flames have second-worst arena in the NHL
Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke was pretty blunt when asked about the Scotiabank Saddledome: it’s clearly the second-worst arena in the NHL, just behind the Nassau County Coliseum. (more…)
New for 2010: Scotiabank Saddledome
The rumors were true: the name of the home of the Calgary Flames (NHL) and Calgary Hitmen (WHL) is now Scotiabank Saddledome, as the banking giant closes on a new naming-rights deal. “We are delighted to be taking a new step in our partnership with the Calgary Flames, an integral part of this city, the […]
Pengrowth out, Scotiabank in at Saddledome?
As the Pengrowth signs were removed yesterday from the Calgary Saddledome, the speculation is that Scotiabank will be signing a new naming-rights deal for the arena shortly. Officials with the Calgary Flames (NHL) and Calgary Hitmen (WHL), who control naming rights for the arena, wouldn’t talk about the new owner of rights with the Calgary […]
