Puck_Pun Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/eugene-melnyk-suing-john-ruddy-and-trinity-over-failed-joint-venture-at-lebreton-flats What are the odds the stadium will even happen now? 20%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Bad bad news for Ottawa and the Sens. The need for a new facility located in downtown Ottawa is an absolute must and it can jeopardize the Sens' future in the Federal Capital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck_Pun Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 To be blunt, having the team in a central location is crucial, it makes it easier to get crowds and be a part of the city as a whole. One example I can give is the Formula One race in Australia. For a long time it was in Adelaide, and it was a street circuit, taking in a chunk of the city's east end. In the late 90s Melbourne won a bid for the event and it was moved there, where it is in a park nowhere near the city. As a result the excitement about motor sports that hit Adelaide for the F1 (and now does for the V8 race that takes that slot) doesn't exist in Melbourne and the government has to subsidise it an absurd amount. Another example is the renovation of Adelaide Oval and moving AFL games there from AAMI Stadium, which has been absurdly successful (though I personally dislike the government footing the bill for it). I hope it goes ahead, I really do. I hope that it's not a matter of Melnyk just not having the money to pay for his share of the investment, as many have speculated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck_Pun Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 Trinity is now countersuing Melnyk for a billion dollars. They're claiming that Melnyk wanted Trinity and the City of Ottawa to pay for the stadium but allow him to use it rent free- and he wanted the naming rights. I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest this is true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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