[TOareaFan]

Wow I never visualized it extending out that far...

It appears to be taller than I expected....your surprise at the width of extension and my surprise at the height are probably related.

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

I'm guessing it's to keep the same C-Values at the lower part of the stands

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

Good picture showing how steep the upper tier will be - from daviesonfire at the Red Patch Boys Forum

 

[interchange42]

Nice rake!

42

 

[someMidTowner]

Wow, that just looks huge from that angle. I can already imagine this place packed to the gills for an NHL Winter Classic. It will be quite the sight when it happens.

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

Will be something else - that's for sure - here's what it will look like from the top of the new stand

 

[Marcanadian]

So we'll be giving up the downtown view, but gain a view of the Humber Bay Shores. It should be a good spot to watch all the construction happening down there.

 

[MetroMan]

So we'll be giving up the downtown view, but gain a view of the Humber Bay Shores. It should be a good spot to watch all the construction happening down there.

Not for long. The canopies will cover all views outside the stadium.

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

It should be a good spot to watch all the construction happening down there.

Or the actual game

 

[TOareaFan]

Or the actual game

Thanks for pointing that out.....for a minute there I thought we were gonna have a 30k stadium for watching a once a decade (or so) outdoor hockey game and construction in the west end....good to remember there will be 20+ sawker games there a year.

 

[Marcanadian]

Not for long. The canopies will cover all views outside the stadium.

Yeah, but it should be a decent view nonetheless for the next year or so.

Or the actual game

Well obviously.

 

[kram74]

 

[TOareaFan]

^that big mirror hovering in the sky will cause some nasty reflections in the eyes of the players....this is a design flaw, surely

 

[sixrings]

Wow, that just looks huge from that angle. I can already imagine this place packed to the gills for an NHL Winter Classic. It will be quite the sight when it happens.

Other than the obvious how many seats you can fit in which makes the NHL more money. Could a winter classic not be played in a outdoor tennis arena like york. I cant understand how the viewing can be any good so far from the field in a soccer or football venue.

 

[someMidTowner]

Other than the obvious how many seats you can fit in which makes the NHL more money. Could a winter classic not be played in a outdoor tennis arena like york. I cant understand how the viewing can be any good so far from the field in a soccer or football venue.

The entire point of professional sports is to fill a venue. The Winter Classic is extremely profitable and popular, so there would be no reason to play a smaller venue. As for sightlines, I would rather view most games from the nosebleeds, where you have a better scope of the game flow at the cost of detail