Tag: Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames arena plans go down the drain

Article posted by Coliseum, January 5^th, 2022

The owners of the National Hockey League (NHL) team Calgary Flames (Canada) say they’re ending a multimillion-dollar plan to replace the aging Saddledome. The ‘Calgary Herald’ stated that the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. (CSEC) said the growing price tag of its planned new arena,... » Read more

‘Flames’ arena plans in the fiscal soup

Article posted by Coliseum, August 4^th, 2021

Taxpayers and the National Hockey League (NHL) team Calgary Flames’ (Canada) owners are each chipping in more money for Calgary’s new arena, and the City-owned Development Manager – the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) – will be replaced by a company hired by the Calgary... » Read more

Will Flames arena plans go up in ‘flames’?

Article posted by Coliseum, May 3^rd, 2021

The multimillion dollar arena deal (new arena for the Calgary Flames) between the City of Calgary (Canada) and the owners of the professional ice hockey team Calgary Flames has hit the pause button over “a difference in the current budget estimate and the program requirements for the... » Read more

Calgary Flames all set to get new digs

Article posted by Coliseum, June 30^th, 2020

The construction of the new Calgary Flames arena at Alberta in Canada is expected to begin in August 2021, giving the project an opening timeline of the 2024-25 seasons. The Calgary Event Centre is a planned arena complex to be built in Calgary. It will replace the Scotiabank Saddledome, home of... » Read more

$550-mn center to come as breath of fresh air for Calgary Flames

Article posted by Coliseum, August 28^th, 2019

Calgary Flames could kick off the 2024-2025 season in their new Victoria Parks lodgings – the $550-million event center. The demolition of Scotiapark Saddledome in Calgary, Canada – home of professional ice hockey team Calgary Flames – won’t happen until after its replacement is... » Read more