Here's how Calgary's Saddledome stacks up against other NHL rinks
The home of the Calgary Flames was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics. Here's how the Saddledome stacks up against Canada's other arenas as well as the oldest and newest buildings in the league.
Saddledome was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics and is the 2nd oldest arena in the NHL
The Calgary Flames' arena situation is suddenly up in the air after team president Ken King announced this week the club is pulling out of talks with the city.
King says the owners feel they can't make a deal on a new rink because negotiations have been unproductive amid a municipal election campaign.
The 34-year-old Scotiabank Saddledome is the second-oldest arena in the NHL.
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Here is a look at how the facility built for the 1988 Winter Olympics stacks up against Canada's other arenas as well as the oldest and newest buildings in the league:
Scotiabank Saddledome
- Location: Calgary
- Opened: Oct. 15, 1983
- Ownership: City of Calgary
- Capacity for hockey: 19,289
- Construction cost: $97.7 million; $37-million renovation completed in 1994
Madison Square Garden
- Location: New York
- Opened: Feb. 11, 1968 at current location (four buildings have carried the Madison Square Garden name)
- Ownership: Madison Square Garden Co.
- Capacity for Hockey: 18,024
- Construction cost: Most recently underwent an estimated $1 billion US ($1.22 billion Cdn) renovation completed in 2013. It's the oldest arena in the league
Air Canada Centre
- Location: Toronto
- Opened: Feb. 20, 1999
- Ownership: Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., which also owns the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Capacity for hockey: 18,800
- Construction cost: $265 million
Bell Centre
- Location: Montreal
- Opened: March 16, 1996
- Ownership: Molson family ownership group, which also owns the Montreal Canadiens
- Capacity for hockey: 21,273
- Construction cost: $270 million
Canadian Tire Centre
- Location: Ottawa
- Opened: Jan. 15, 1996
- Ownership: Capital Sports Properties, which is owned by Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk
- Capacity for hockey: About 17,000 after team recently cut capacity by 1,500
- Construction cost: $170 million
Bell MTS Place
- Location: Winnipeg
- Opened: Nov. 16, 2004
- Ownership: True North Sports and Entertainment, which also owns the Winnipeg Jets
- Capacity for hockey: 15,294
- Construction cost: $133.5 million
Rogers Place
- Location: Edmonton
- Opened: Sept. 8, 2016
- Ownership: City of Edmonton
- Capacity for hockey: 18,641
- Construction cost: $606.5 million
Rogers Arena
- Location: Vancouver
- Opened: Sept. 21, 1995
- Ownership: Canucks Sports and Entertainment, which also owns the Vancouver Canucks
- Capacity for hockey: 18,910
- Construction cost: $160 million
T-Mobile Arena
- Location: Las Vegas
- Opened: April 6, 2016
- Ownership: AEG and MGM Resorts International
- Capacity for hockey: 17,500
- Construction cost: $375 million US ($457.5 million Cdn)
Little Caesars Arena
- Location: Detroit
- Opened: Sept. 5, 2017
- Ownership: City of Detroit
- Capacity for hockey: 20,000
- Construction cost: $862.9 million US ($1.05 billion Cdn)