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Rogers Place is hosting a PWHL game on February 16, featuring the Toronto Sceptres vs the Ottawa Charge.

EDMONTON, AB (Nov. 20, 2024) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) today announced that Rogers Place in Edmonton will host one of the nine neutral-site regular-season games in the PWHL Takeover Tour™, marking the final location to be revealed.

Nine neutral site games including two other Canadian cities; Vancouver and Quebec City (hmmm, no Calgary).
I wonder if this a bit of a test run to see what other markets could be included in any potential expansion of the league.
Tickets went on sale yesterday. I just had a look on Ticketmaster and sales look like they are going very well.
 
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I wonder if Katz Group is going to propose an office space for ATCO in Edmonton -- seems like it could be a more substantial building than what was offered to CWB, maybe back up to 42 storeys (overall). That would be a solid location.
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Is there some scuttlebutt blowing around or was your post based on some actual intel?
 
'O mentioned that there is an RFP for Atco Rental Space... if that is the case then the question is would Katz Group respond to the RFP if it was substantial enough to build the tower+ that they had panned for CWB. If it is only for 175,000 sq.ft. then I would guess probably not but if it is for Atco's current space plus the pipeline crew -- maybe 575,000 sq.ft. then I could see Katz Group jumping in. They "won" the RFP for CWB based on speed with which the tower could be built (foundation and parking already in place, only the tower super=structure needed) and with location as part of the ICE District space. 575,000 square feet at 25,000 net per floor would constitute an office tower of 23 floors and with an additional 50% for expansion that could be subleased as class A office space to Atco affiliates the tower could be over 35 floors (maybe back to its allowed for 42 storeys(including podium) with a little bit of a "chance" build-out). As much as this is pure speculation (I did say "I wonder") time and additional info will tell.
 
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Looks like the PWHL game is now sold out - 1 week after tickets went on sale and a full 2.5 months before puck drop.
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So... True North is going to charge $10-20 for their fan park and 'Whiteout' capped at a max of 5000, with $5 going to charity.

I would bet that we see the same for ICE this year; while still a decent price to be in such a neat venue for the game, I hope that we see a lot more people on Whyte and Jasper again creating more pockets of excitement that are 'free' and spreading the economic impact across the city, especially to many small business owners.
 
IanO said:
So... True North is going to charge $10-20 for their fan park and 'Whiteout' capped at a max of 5000, with $5 going to charity.

I would bet that we see the same for ICE this year; while still a decent price to be in such a neat venue for the game, I hope that we see a lot more people on Whyte and Jasper again creating more pockets of excitement that are 'free' and spreading the economic impact across the city, especially to many small business owners.
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The outdoor stuff definitely takes away “bar” crowds from elsewhere. But I think the away game watch parties are mostly a net gain if families and those uninterested in the rowdiness of the outdoor venues go.

That was my experience. Tons of families with kids inside, like oil kings pretty much. Then teenagers and young adults outside. And more of the older crowd in the bars (I hear standing on concrete for 5hrs becomes less fun after 50, or so my dad claims).
 
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