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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2015 18:51:29 GMT -6
Minneapolis should have demanded the wolves let the north stars move in, nad the NHL should have fought hard to join that arena. Just insane that they dont work together when it almost guarantees new homes. That was the original plan for the Winnipeg Jets 1.0. They were going to move to minneapolis, and play in the Target Centre, but a last minute local bid by Spirit of Manitoba thwarted that bid.
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Post by mikecubs on Jun 23, 2015 22:23:38 GMT -6
Ill never understand the lack of cooperation between nba and NHL owners to get arenas built, its such a unique ability that the other 2 sports just dont have. In most cases they do cooperate. Of the 15 shared nba/nhl markets 10 share the arenas(plus before the Grizz and Thrashers failed they shared with NBA too). Detroit is eventually going to move downtown I predict. The Coyotes could move downtown or leave in the long term. So there's a good chance that we will be left with 3 non-shared markets. Overall I totally agree with you. If I was king/ruler I'd outlaw separate arenas in the same market for NBA/NHL. One it's a waste of money. Two concert promoters play the 2 arenas off each other. Three if a team fails(Thrashers/Grizzlies) in an exotic sport it's not a big deal and the arena doesn't need "saving".
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Post by mikecubs on Oct 3, 2015 9:40:20 GMT -6
Design details of new Milwaukee Bucks arena expected by NovemberThe detailed proposed design for the new Milwaukee Bucks arena will likely be reviewed by city officials in October or November, with construction of the building likely to begin within the first three months of 2016, Bucks President Peter Feigin said Tuesday.The basketball club still hopes to have the arena completed by the start of the 2017-'18 season, Feigin said at a joint lunch meeting of the Rotary Club of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Press Club. But he acknowledged it will be difficult to make that deadline. "Everything has to go right to get this thing built in 24 months," Feigin told the groups, which met at the War Memorial Center. Bucks officials have said the arena might not be completed until the 2018-'19 National Basketball Association season. The project's detailed design will likely be submitted to city officials within 30 to 60 days, Feigin said. Those plans will require Plan Commission and Common Council approval. That design approval, and execution of a lease between the Bucks and Wisconsin Center District, the state-created agency that will own the new arena, are needed before construction of the building can start. The arena will be built just north of the BMO Harris Bradley Center on what is now mainly parking lots. The $500 million project, with $250 million in public financing, will include a new parking structure in the Park East strip, east of N. 6th St.; the demolition of a city-owned parking structure north of W. Highland Ave. and east of N. 4th St., and a public plaza just east of the new arena. The Bucks also will build a privately financed entertainment center, with taverns and restaurants, in place of that parking structure, and a team practice facility in the Park East strip, west of N. 6th St. "It's our expectation to get all these projects started as quickly as possible, and at the same time," Feigin said. Feigin said the new arena would include the ability to make ice to host ice shows.
But he declined to comment on whether the Milwaukee Admirals minor league hockey team, now a Bradley Center tenant, would be in the new arena.Admirals owner Harris Turer has told the Journal Sentinel he expects the team will have to find a new home — most likely the UW-Milwaukee Panthers Arena. Also, Feigin said Bucks tickets in the new arena will have higher prices than the team's current tickets at the Bradley Center. He said 85% of the ticket revenue will come from the first five rows — where the higher-priced club seats are located.
"I promise those prices will go up," Feigin said. "I also promise we will have affordable tickets," he said, in "the $15 range." As for the entertainment center competing with other downtown businesses, Feigin said the new arena's games and other events will draw more people, creating more customers for everyone. "This arena is designed not to have any sit-down restaurants," Feigin said, making the entertainment center an important part of the larger project. www.jsonline.com/business/design-details-of-new-milwaukee-bucks-arena-expected-by-november-b99586700z1-329978251.html
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Post by mikecubs on Oct 3, 2015 9:49:37 GMT -6
FYI, the "official" groundbreaking will be in November.
I hope bear minimum the Admirals can split the season between the new arena and old Panther arena. In Portland the Winterhawks split their schedule between Moda Center(where the Trailblazers play-NBA) and the Trailblazers old arena next door(Memorial Coliseum).
There is no word yet if the arena will be a horseshoe for hockey. I hope it is since it would be cheaper and make for slightly better site-lines for basketball. There is 0 chance the NHL can come now that the Bucks are staying so it's a total waste of money to have a non-horseshoe.
Question for college hockey fans since I don't follow it at all. Could a frozen four be played at a horseshoe arena?
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Post by Bruinsfan on Oct 6, 2015 16:40:20 GMT -6
FYI, the "official" groundbreaking will be in November. I hope bear minimum the Admirals can split the season between the new arena and old Panther arena. In Portland the Winterhawks split their schedule between Moda Center(where the Trailblazers play-NBA) and the Trailblazers old arena next door(Memorial Coliseum). There is no word yet if the arena will be a horseshoe for hockey. I hope it is since it would be cheaper and make for slightly better site-lines for basketball. There is 0 chance the NHL can come now that the Bucks are staying so it's a total waste of money to have a non-horseshoe. Question for college hockey fans since I don't follow it at all. Could a frozen four be played at a horseshoe arena? yes. depends on the amount of seats though.
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Post by mikecubs on Oct 6, 2015 22:41:41 GMT -6
What's the bear minimum capacity required?
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Post by Bruinsfan on Oct 7, 2015 16:29:32 GMT -6
What's the bear minimum capacity required? probably over 10k
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Post by mikecubs on Oct 7, 2015 18:37:25 GMT -6
Horseshoe will work then. Capacity for the Bucks will be 17,000. Barclays for basketball is 17,732 for basketball and 15,795 for NHL.
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Post by mikecubs on Oct 29, 2015 10:13:07 GMT -6
Bucks confirm new arena will not open until 2018The planned new downtown arena for the Milwaukee Bucks will not be completed until the 2018-'19 National Basketball Association season under the project's updated construction schedule, a spokesman for the team confirmed Tuesday. The club had initially hoped to have the arena completed by the start of the 2017-'18 season.However, that schedule turned out not to be realistic, said Jake Suski, Bucks senior vice president of communications and broadcast. Suski's comments came as the Bucks filed their plans for the arena, new parking structure and nearby commercial projects with the Department of City Development. That filing outlined what already has been reported about the basketball team's long-term development plans for the Park East strip, and other downtown sites, as well as the arena and its affiliated facilities. The proposal, which needs Common Council review, will have its initial hearing before the Plan Commission on Nov. 9, Suski said. The later arena opening date had been expected after Mike Fascitelli, a Bucks co-owner and leader of the development effort, said in September that the team plans to start arena construction in spring 2016. Suski said Tuesday that the arena groundbreaking would occur in 2016.The basketball club found the design and zoning approval process to be "a little more onerous than we probably thought it would be," Bucks president Peter Feigin said at an Italian Community Center event Tuesday. "We are starting the phase instantaneously of building a parking structure, demolishing a parking structure, building an arena, building a plaza and building a practice facility — all that should be completed in 24 to 36 months," Feigin said. "So we actually have three or four major construction projects happening instantaneously to get done." Along with council zoning approval, the Bucks also must negotiate a lease with the Wisconsin Center District, the state-created agency that will own the arena. Meanwhile, the Bucks, Milwaukee Tool and the Play it Forward Coalition are planning a community celebration of the new arena Nov. 7 on a blocked-off portion of N. 4th St. near W. Highland Ave., Suski said. The "Build the Future Community Tailgate" will include an outdoor big-screen broadcast of the University of Wisconsin-University of Maryland football game, live music, food and drink sold by Old World Third Street Association establishments, and appearances by former Bucks stars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, Suski said. The event will run from 2 to 6 p.m., with the Bucks hosting the Brooklyn Nets that night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. www.jsonline.com/business/bucks-confirm-that-new-arena-will-not-open-until-2018-b99604755z1-337683521.html
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Post by mikecubs on Nov 7, 2015 23:26:49 GMT -6
See what the inside of new Milwaukee Bucks arena will look likeThe Milwaukee Bucks unveiled two images of the interior of the new downtown Milwaukee arena Saturday, giving fans the first glimpse of what the $500 million venue will look like on the inside. The images were revealed during the team's tailgate party on North Fourth Street outside the BMO Harris Bradley Center Saturday afternoon before its game against the Brooklyn Nets. Until Saturday, the Bucks had not publicized any arena images other than conceptual exterior drawings the team released in April. The interior of the event space will consist of a lower bowl with about 10,000 seats, an upper deck with about 6,000 seats and a ring of suites in between. Total capacity will be 17,000 to 17,500 for basketball games."The arena entertainment experience will showcase an intimate seating environment that places the majority of fans in the lower seating tier closer to the action," the Bucks said in an announcement. "Open concourses, signature towers and a one-of-a-kind fan club perched above the seating accentuate the dynamic experience for fans of Bucks basketball and a wide variety of other events." The Bucks also showed fans an interior view of the lobby at the new venue on the east side of the arena along Fourth Street and a planned public plaza. "Arena patrons will encounter a grand entry experience highlighted by a spacious atrium and wall of east-facing glass," the Bucks said. "Escalators, stairs and balconies at every level showcase a dynamic environment and visually connect all areas of the arena’s interior." The Bucks hired Populous of Kansas City, Mo., to lead a group of architects including HNTB in Kansas City and Eppstein Uhen Architects in Milwaukee. Arena construction is expected to start in spring 2016 and take about two years to complete. The Bucks will submit detailed design plans to Milwaukee city officials by early 2016. www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2015/11/07/see-what-theinside-of-new-milwaukee-bucks-arena.html
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