Good news for Oilers fans

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Breaking news: City of Edmonton, Katz Group ink $450M arena deal

Good for Edmonton, good for Calgary.

 

[IPostedWhat]

Here I thought they got cheerleaders.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

wow ... Katz got em

its a whole area revitalization thing though right?

 

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wow ... Katz got em

its a whole area revitalization thing though right?

yup...arena, casino, downtown revitalization plan.

 

[BostonAJ]

Here I thought they got cheerleaders.

Or boobs in the penalty box. I hear it's sweeping Canada.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

yup...arena, casino, downtown revitalization plan.

theres always a casino lol

 

[BostonAJ]

They must be trying to lure Dany Heatley again. Bet he got a brochure in the mail.

 

[puckhead]

theres always a casino lol

except for BC Place re-do.



sayyyyyy.... how are we paying for that again?

 

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They must be trying to lure Dany Heatley again. Bet he got a brochure in the mail.

along with a DVD

 

[jstewismybastardson]

except for BC Place re-do.



sayyyyyy.... how are we paying for that again?

Edgewater Casino is most likely moving there from Plaza of Nations ... city gave them to go ahead to move and expand ... just not the massive resort like expansion that the group from Vegas wanted to do

 

[SLY]

yup...arena, casino, downtown revitalization plan.

Nice. Next season I plan on doing a Montreal, Toronto, Buffalo trip. Maybe I'll shoot for Western Canada the season after.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

that hippie sitting with Bettman last night at Rogers arena watching the canucks game was Daryl Katz lol

 

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that hippie sitting with Bettman last night at Rogers arena watching the canucks game was Daryl Katz lol

lol...He is a strange looking dude (but somehow quite normal looking in Edmonton)

 

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Looks like they still have a $100 million gap to close for the arena et al - Lottery?!? Bond sale?!?

 

[mattola]

good for everyone all around. never doubted it would happen. dont like the Katz "Ill move it" attitude. Everyone knew it would never happen