Mackcanuck Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 The Senators are contemplating a move downtown. The group that operates the NHL team — Senators Sports & Entertainment — has confirmed to the Citizen that it is “actively considering the opportunity” to build a new hockey arena on the grounds of LeBreton Flats. On Sept. 30, the National Capital Commission launched a request for proposals to redevelop as much as 21.4 hectares of land at LeBretonFlats that sits south of the parkway and west of Booth Street. One criteria for the redevelopment proposal is the inclusion of “an attraction of a regional, national or international significance” that is also a “world-class capital destination.” It’s not a huge surprise that the Senators are looking as if they are moving ahead with an application for a major redevelopment project at LeBreton. Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has always said that the franchise needed non-hockey revenue in order to thrive. Building an arena not just in a more central location, but right on the new LRT line — LeBreton Flats will be served by the new Pimisi Station — could attract more people to the games. The NCC has called for a redevelopment plan that “builds on the investment in the Confederation Line,” which this surely would. http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/1210-sens-lebreton Kanata where the existing arena is, is about 35km outside of Ottawa proper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 About time, the current Arena is in the middle of nowhere and it still takes hours to get out of the freaking parking lot at the end of the game. Not couting the travel time to get back home for people that live in the east of Ottawa like me. Plus they have the space downtown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 They need to. It's like thirty-forty minutes outside of downtown right? Nearly as bad as the Panthers stadium location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam13371337 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Ottawa has one of the cheapest owners around.... why do I get the bad feeling a lot of tax money will be used for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 About damn time they make it more central towards Ottawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 When it's such a hassle to go to the game, the idea of going 41 times a year is a total turn-off. But when you can just head straight from work, grab a bite to eat, and go to the game, all by transit, the experience is far more desirable. I used to work in a government office in Vancouver. The guy who sat next to me had season tickets. Him and his wife would meet up after work, grab dinner, and go to the game. But if either of them weren't feeling up to it, they'd ask their kids if they wanted to go, or on a few occasions, sell them to me for face value. And they'd do this on the day of the game. It was easy to drop everything and go. But if the game was out in Langley (about the same distance), that would have been a pain. As much as him and his wife enjoyed the games, no way would he bother with season's tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydew Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I'm pretty sure not everyone would be to thrilled to travel to 30-40 minutes for just one hockey game, makes more logical sense to have it closer to where it's accessible to everyone could possibly boost up ticket sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Good for the team. Quick question. Who owns their current building and what will happen to it once they move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I'm pretty sure not everyone would be to thrilled to travel to 30-40 minutes for just one hockey game, makes more logical sense to have it closer to where it's accessible to everyone could possibly boost up ticket sales.It definitely will boost ticket sales. Ottawa has basically 100 times the population that Kanata has. I find it stupid that they based their team in Kanata which is extremely far away from the city that they're called, the Ottawa Senators.. Not the Kanata Senators.Imo, all teams should play in the city they are named after (unless there's two teams in the same area then that would make sense like the New York Giants for example)... Easier for everyone and the city has more people residing within 20 minutes of the stadium by car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 They need to. It's like thirty-forty minutes outside of downtown right?Nearly as bad as the Panthers stadium location They placed it too far away from Quebec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 It definitely will boost ticket sales. Ottawa has basically 100 times the population that Kanata has. I find it stupid that they based their team in Kanata which is extremely far away from the city that they're called, the Ottawa Senators.. Not the Kanata Senators. Imo, all teams should play in the city they are named after (unless there's two teams in the same area then that would make sense like the New York Giants for example)... Easier for everyone and the city has more people residing within 20 minutes of the stadium by car. Kanata is part of the city Ottawa. Is is one of it's largest suburb. But still that's not the point, it is pretty far, specially for people coming from the East or from the other side of the river in Gatineau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 The arena ain't great. But its not old and decrepit either. It's also owned by Melnyk as well. Almost like he is writing off that property? And even devalued, out in the burbs, what's it worth, $200 mill? It certainly will go down in value without an anchor tenant. I would not be surprised at all if the ownership in the Palladium is in a different entity and goes bankrupt while Melnyk chases this new development. It doesn't make a lot of sense. Melnyk may just become the next Arthur Griffith, who at least was a stand up guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 That's surprising given how cheap their owner is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Imo, all teams should play in the city they are named after (unless there's two teams in the same area then that would make sense like the New York Giants for example)... Easier for everyone and the city has more people residing within 20 minutes of the stadium by car. that's a lot easier said than done. As far as I'm concerned as long as it's in the metro area it's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tambellini's Wrist Shot Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 The Canadian Tire Centre is only 18 years old.....what a waste of money it would be to just tear it down and build a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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