Future NHL Arenas Being Built (2024-2031)

[@profwaynewsmith]

Ottawa as a capital city also has a lot of security considerations that other cities dont have. The propsed location is really not that far from the Parliament buildings and Supreme Court.

[@mamaji277]

Rogers Arena? It's not even that old and it's in a solid location. They're also renovating it by adding new seats, a ring beam around the whole arena with 64 new digital screens, new scoreboard, some surrounding area renovations, and they added a club area this year in the arena connecting to a luxury restaurant. I think its safe to say Rogers Arena is a top tier arena after all of these renovations.

[@Beetsmoney]

So to be clear, there is one arena about to be built and the rest are up in the air.

[@plots4]

The Flyers are not moving. The WFC was very much built for the Flyers and is beloved for hockey. The Sixers new arena, which may not happen, would be basketball-only. A hockey rink is more than twice the size of a basketball court before you even add benches and penalty boxes. Again, this is the reason you hate college ball in shared NBA/NHL arenas and why the atmosphere sucks. The first 5-10 rows of removable seats are relatively flat until you get to the permanent seats in the lower bowl.

[@johnhenryNC]

If I'm not mistaken, the owners of the Flyers own the Wells Fargo Center.

[@davidcastoe2190]

he is very clueless about the news in the articles he steals from to make content.

[@SaintGBar22]

The sixers building a separate arena in Philadelphia is the dumbest idea ive ever seen

[@bryantmoore2696]

​@@SaintGBar22 why is it dumb?

[@plots4]

@@davidcastoe2190 his lack of hockey knowledge shows

[@MilesTailsProwe]

The Wells Fargo arena is about to turn some of those parking lot into a district for the Arena and Ballpark. The Flyers own a stake in the arena too. They arena moving.

[@xkaokdkl11933]

The Calgary Event Centre renderings are old. They went back to the drawing board and have updated the design

[@TJ_1234.]

They haven’t updated the design. The design is going to stay the same just be used at a larger scale to incorporate the community rink and the larger land. The outside renderings will stay the same.

[@xkaokdkl11933]

@@TJ_1234.well I’ve seen the new design so I’m not sure what to tell you

[@andrewsick9003]

@@xkaokdkl11933 Where did you see the new design?

[@TJ_1234.]

@@xkaokdkl11933 where? They haven’t even released any official renderings yet.

[@MrZics]

@@TJ_1234. As per the city's website (And people who I know have access to the designs) The design has been completely redone. You can also expect an arena bowl really similar to Little Caesars too.

[@selyang647]

Do you know about the first Ontario centre major renovations

[@Conservativelawyer]

That will be for an AHL team.

[@realalbertan]

Delta Center did not host hockey at the 2002 Olympics.

[@THEREDHOTWRECK]

The Delta Center also housed the IHL Utah Grizzlies back in the 90s so they have hosted hockey before

[@realalbertan]

But didnt host hockey at the olympics. Delta hosted figure skating & short track

[@dvferyance]

You mean AHL.

[@THEREDHOTWRECK]

@@dvferyance They didn't play in the AHL until after moving to the Maverik Center. The IHL team played their first two seasons at the Delta Center.

[@tahuyachris]

If the 76ers move out, why wouldn't the Flyers make the current arena a hockey specific arena?

[@bryantmoore2696]

How much more hockey specific can it be?

[@firebird200]

It is already hockey specific, just with a possibility of basketball too

[@MrZics]

The images shown of the Calgary Event Centre are of the 2021 design which is being completely redesigned under the new $1.23 billion 2023 arena agreement. All agreements have already been signed and we're just waiting for the new designs to be complete at which time the development permit will be submitted. The excavation and shoring permit has already been submitted so they can start construction as soon as the design permit is approved by city council.

[@tmac29nyc]

Caps & Wizards should build an arena/Football conplex along with the Redskins @ the RFK site

[@NatureB3]

Not going to happen. As soon as Alexandria, VA fell through, 2 days later DC & Monumental agreed to a $515 million-dollar renovation to Cap One which includes 200,000 more sq ft. Would have loved to see it because there is more than enough space to cover everything.

[@tmac29nyc]

@@NatureB3 I'm saying that it could work that's all

[@joek9353]

Phoenix and Atlanta again?! That’s the worst thing the league could do!

[@primekiller5729]

Why the hate for Rogers Arena? It's still a great building in a prime downtown location so they're not going to replace it anytime soon!

[@bufnyfan1]

Why should Atlanta get a new NHL team? They have failed twice before (Flames moved to Calgary, Thrashers moved to Winnipeg to become the Jets)? The teams failed because the product on the ice stunk and the team made the playoffs very very infrequently

[@spectacular_clyde259]

Flames arena has already started digging ground

[@davidcastoe2190]

wow he is clueless

[@realalbertan]

​@@davidcastoe2190 also Delta Center didn't host hockey at the 2002 Olympics it hosted short track and figure skating.

[@andrewsick9003]

No, the Flames have not started digging ground. They just about to remove an old tree that is where the arena is going. I don't know if they have remove the tree.

[@dkatzism]

I've really been enjoying this video series but am still a little lost on the features that most people look for that make for a good arena interior. Is it tangible things like leg room or bathrooms or intangible things like fan intimidation factor or the like. It seems like the majority of new arenas are faceless and are cutting corners. At these 9 and 10 figure price tags, why do that?

[@JohnMacKenzie-xi9lh]

Bring the NHL to Baltimore! Build the arena in Timonium! Great location with beltway access and Light Rail!

[@michaelmarkowski204]

Delta Center will get the major renovation (probably outside as well as inside). No new arena will be built. Utah politicians handed owner Ryan Smith $900M dollars provided the Jazz and NHL team stay in downtown SLC. Smith owns the Delta Center. $900M goes a long way in renovating an NHL/NBA arena. Smith already stated he has parties with cutting edge technology to get major renovations done to make Delta Center one of the best dual-purpose arenas in the NHL.

[@fadercreek]

Cincinatti, omaha, sacramento, new orleans, baltimore, oakland, charlotte, milwaukee, orlando, kansas city, atlanta, houston, arizona

[@JohnMacKenzie-xi9lh]

Baltimore Clippers! We need to build a state of the art arena. Timonium. Maryland State Fairgrounds is perfect!

[@fadercreek]

@@JohnMacKenzie-xi9lh they already have an arena

[@JohnMacKenzie-xi9lh]

A 1962 rectangular arena with 5,000 unstructured view, behind where the hockey goal would be. The CGF Arena is not fit for sports.

[@JohnMacKenzie-xi9lh]

Obstructed!

[@andrebailey6676]

Bacon renovate the Wells Fargo center can you put a stadium district around

[@AlexAcostaArt]

Calgary should definitely replace the Saddledome. Other than that, I'm not sure if there is much appetite left for the NHL in Arizona after the Coyotes wound up in Utah. I think the league should try Houston instead of Phoenix.

[@joeylawn36111]

A new expansion NHL team in Atlanta = 🙄

[@91_C4_FL]

Yeah Atlanta is not getting another NHL team.

[@whatlol_e]

atlanta flames 🔥🔥

[@joeylawn36111]

My point is that since Atlanta has already had 2 NHL franchises that both left there, there's probably not much interest by the owners of the other teams to have a third NHL team in Atlanta.

[@nickb2912]

Bad ownership both times

[@BluelandErris]

@@91_C4_FLBettman took a meeting with just ONE of the Atlanta ownership groups two weeks ago. You think he’s taking continuous meetings with a city they’re hellbent on NOT going to? 😂💀

[@reckingt33]

Calgary event Centre? Don’t you mean scotiaplace?

[@Sky_Watchers]

W

[@jermainesimmons2944]

I think Atlanta should get another chance at hockey! Sure, the Flames and the Thrashers didn't work out well before, but their dream of another NHL team remains possible for the Peach State! Atlanta has the Falcons, Braves, Hawks, and the United. We still need a hockey team for the missing piece of the ATL sports puzzle! And once Atlanta has a NHL team again, they need to come up with a name that well represents the city!

[@bufnyfan1]

I will believe Ottawa will get an arena the minute they break ground. I have never seen a city "sit on their hands" when it came to building an arena. I will never understand why the Canadian Tire Centre (formerly the Corel Centre) was built in the "sticks" of Kanata. The traffic to go to and from this place is a disaster. If this new arena is delayed than Quebec City, Houston and Kansas City all have NHL-caliber arenas ready to go

[@johnletendre3292]

Why in God's Green Earth would the NHL expand back to Arizona or Atlanta??? Both were Colossal Failures (Atlanta twice) so why go back there???

[@BluelandErris]

Give Atlanta two ownership groups that blatantly didn’t care about the sport or city just to collect a quick dollar and then be shocked when it doesn’t do well 😐 The WNBA made it work in Atlanta but the NHL couldn’t. That’s an awful look. THAT’S why.

[@frogger1952]

Actually, both of these teams were done in by bad building situations, not lack of fan interest. In the case of AZ, Glendale wanted them to sign a 20 year lease extension on their arena without enough guarantees of upgrades, so they had to move out. Not 100% sure of the Thrashers, but it was a similar situation. The team and the building owners could not get together on a lease that worked for both parties. As far as the Flames were concerned, that was simply bad management from day one. The team generated no fan interest.

[@klrd4070]

both cities are huge markets and are too big to ignore

[@johnletendre3292]

Oh PLEASE!!!! Two failed Hockey markets. End of Story

[@timtrout4618]

76ers abandon the Center City arena now the Flyers and Sixers are building a new arena in South Philadelphia together with the naming rights belong to Comcast who owns the flyers

[@AZLANKHAN003]

Is the Calgary arena design finalized?

[@realalbertan]

Ground already broken

[@AZLANKHAN003]

@@realalbertan Weren't fans from the area upset with the design?

[@andrewsick9003]

@@realalbertan what are you talking about. They have not broken ground yet.

[@andrewsick9003]

No it is not finalized and we have not seen any design. It is so quit in that front. But hope we get something every soon.

[@andrewsick9003]

So just update on the Calgary arena. They have finalized the arena, We should be seeing the new design in July.

[@jeffreyreyes6800]

No team needs a new arena more than Calgary the saddledome is a dump

[@andrewsick9003]

Will good news Calgary is going to get a new arena. It will be about 3 years away 2027 season.

[@cameronvandevelde4186]

if they were to expand to 36 teams, here is what I think would be the best scenario (based off of population, market size, fan base), if Arizona wins the land auction, I think it should be Arizona and Houston in the West and Atlanta and another Team in Toronto in the East to make it 36 teams. i know people want Quebec City like really bad and how people would love that but they would be the smallest Canadian market next to Winnipeg. I am not opposed to expanding in Canada but if there is 1 place in Canada where I think it would be a great market and has a high population, it is Toronto!

[@Art_Vandelay295]

Calgary and Ottawa arenas both look like 40 year old class B office buildings in small midwestern cities where the mills have all shut down.

[@BobbyRitchot]

Where's your picks??? Can't you handicap NHL, NBA, MLB????

[@mbg1990]

You are NUTS. There is nothing wrong with Wells Fargo Center in Philly.

[@SDPosse619]

No Love For Midway Rising in San Diego?

[@wyattm6782]

Nice Video Ginger!

[@rossdiddy29]

Cincinnati still has a chance for NHL 🤞🏽😑🤞🏽

[@joeyt.]

How do you have so much time for all the research you post almost daily on You tube..great but don't burn yourself out. Time for an update on the recently completed Rogers Centre including the sped up video of the 6 months inside demolition and rebuild of the lower level and field..no Gov't funding though it was back in the 80's.

[@Hydra48]

It's because he doesn't actually do research. There are multiple mistakes in a lot of his videos and when you're mispronouncing basic names as much as he does that's proof he doesn't research as much as he should

[@joeyt.]

@@Hydra48 I noticed a couple of errors but overall I enjoy his videos

[@DuckOfRubber]

Research? Lol

[@JimH-ey4ov]

More taxpayer money for the impoverished billionaire owners! Make sure any arena (stadium) agreements are made public BEFORE any decision is made. These agreements are nightmares even Stephen King would be shocked!

[@jtfritz9169]

Let’s Go Yotes! Bring back the Yotes!

[@AZLANKHAN003]

Utah Yotes

[@fadercreek]

San diego

[@msn64man1]

Utaha

[@markr7083]

Give Sac a team 🙌

[@higgy04]

It's too bad that Calgary's new arena, which I like to call Rogers Garden, will be SMALLER than Edmonton's Rogers Place. Doubt it will draw better concerts than the condemned Saddledome has been offering over the last few years (cough Nickelback). There has been an unofficial sod turning for 'Rogers Garden'. It was to remove a 125 year old elm tree that was in the present parking lot. I guess Ottawa isn't as hockey crazy as I remember it back in the 1990's. It's too bad their arena (Shawarma Palace) along with Calgary (Rogers Garden) will be two of the SMALLEST buildings instead of being two of the largest buildings in the NHL. My interest in the NHL is declining more and more each video.

[@andrewsick9003]

What is the capacity is going to be? I hard 18,000 plus. They maybe around Roger Place 18,641. I don't think they will call it Rogers Garden. But maybe Rogers Centre.

[@higgy04]

Can’t call it Rogers Centre because it’s being used as the Blue Jays stadium (formerly SkyDome) All I have read is that the Flames building won’t exceed much over 18k which will make smaller than Edmonton’s Rogers Place. How about Rogers Coliseum or Rogers Stampede Corral?

[@andrewsick9003]

@@higgy04 I forgot about the Blue Jays . I think they will keep Scotiabank but with Centre in it. I hard it was going to be in 18k, but how much over. That doesn't matter, all matter is that they can have sell out.. But there are rumours and we don’t really know how many there are going to be. But until we get the final design and info. So i don’t read into it.

[@higgy04]

I would be happy if it was in the 19k to 20k without obstructions. Hated sitting in the upper upper deck and not seeing the fireballs go off when the Flames score (said by a non-Flames fan living in Calgary). I wouldn’t be surprised if Rogers does put their name on the new arena because of their media contract. And with the Stampede getting involved again could open up opportunities as well

[@andrewsick9003]

@@higgy04 I don't think they could use the Stampede name. Roger could bid. I also agree with having 19 or 20k. As for fireball, not going. It is big part of the Flames. I love the fireball. I think they will be having more club seats and suites. That why they are going for a smaller capacity. The Roger place have that. I also think that Telus could be in the raining for the building title.

[@williammoore27]

Atlanta can include the new NHL expansion team in the Deep South!🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒

[@araucanoraptorargentinus3973]

I would call them the Firebirds.

[@gabetalks9275]

​@@araucanoraptorargentinus3973Nah. The Thrashers brand needs redemption. Atlanta's probably gonna buy back the Thrashers trademark from Winnipeg.

[@BluelandErris]

@@gabetalks9275The NHL currently owns it according to the USPTO records. They allowed the Atlanta Gladiators to have Thrashers Night last month.

[@gabetalks9275]

@@BluelandErris _"We have gathered here today to celebrate the size of this W."_