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"Azzy77":1ekgf4po wrote:P.S Did i mention i know nothing. i don’t even know what you are talking about when you say permanent and temporary seats which are which?
[/quote:1ekgf4po]Just to clarify I know the difference between the words temporary and permanent… What I don’t know is which stands in the plan are permanent and which are temporary…..
This whole new stadium thing is pretty awesome. Will be like we’re superstars when we are stumbling around the ice!
Is anything going to happen to the big concrete stand thing?
I like azzy’s idea of putting “the curlers in a wee rectangular box and build seats on top of them”. Classic line! On the topic of curlers, wont having it in Naseby be a bit of an issue considering there is basically no spectator area for more than about 50 people?I presume the stand on the curling rink is temporary, the stand behind the benches is probably the permanent one (with the changing rooms underneath).
"Kyle":23nnroy1 wrote:If this goes ahead, we’re going to end up with the best facilities in… probably the southern hemisphere.[/quote:23nnroy1]I thought we already had that. Is there a better arena somewhere you know of?
well, it sounds as though this may end up being the only development that has been undertaken in Dunedin in quite some time that will be: a) useful, b) reasonably priced and c) almost universally supported.
And by “quite some time” I mean Since the botanic gardens were built in 1929 (1926??).
No Chris. There have been many good developments in Dunedin since the 1920’s.
The most important developments in chronological order:
[list:14nbi4vq][*:14nbi4vq]~1926’ish Botanical Gardens built[/*:m:14nbi4vq]
[*:14nbi4vq]~1970 George St Junior school ground asphalted[/*:m:14nbi4vq]
[*:14nbi4vq]~1990 Big Chill built[/*:m:14nbi4vq]
[*:14nbi4vq]~2003 Big Chill demolished[/*:m:14nbi4vq]
[*:14nbi4vq]~2005 Dunedin Ice Stadium built[/*:m:14nbi4vq]
[*:14nbi4vq]~2006 Curling rink built[/*:m:14nbi4vq]
[*:14nbi4vq]~2008 (predicted) Massive stadium and other fancy ass stuff put in Dunedin Ice Stadium[/*:m:14nbi4vq][/list:u:14nbi4vq]"Kyle":13mg68de wrote:Now I’m wondering if you made the George St Junior School ground date up completely.[/quote:13mg68de]Maybe, maybe not
” title=”Tongue” />Gosh lots of talk I didnt know about whilst being away from a computer.
There are a number of options for seating. It has been requested we construct changing rooms under the West wall seating. This would mean designing a seating structure around the existing benches and over two changing rooms though the pictorial doesnt show it. Opposite, the East wall could be temporary seating or permanent fixed, pull-out seating over the curling rink. Our very own keith reckons he could design one but there are also systems available from overseas. This last option would mean we could perhaps host an NHL game in the future? who knows? we will have an awesome facility and the options open to us will be huge. The sport will see rapid, positive change in Dunedin. I say bring it on.I think we’re about 10,000 seats short for an NHL game.
And the half an acre of tv, radio, lighting etc etc that they require.
http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/hoc … eb&k=98487
ditto bout seating capacity….. but then again NHL always looking to grow the game never know they may play exhibition out here it wold be the best place for them to play in southern hemisphere…. surely it would have most capacity of any rink in the south?
Oh I think it would be great. But the investment that would need to go in, not just in terms of seating, but commentary for the half dozen TV stations and radio covering it, lighting, sound etc etc.
Though the NHL is big on starting the regular season overseas these days. Ducks and LA started in London, next season it’ll be… Ottawa and… I forget, in Sweden I think.
A couple of more things I neglected to answer
Individual fold up seating would be bolted to the existing concrete South stand.
Permanent means the seating stays after erection, Temporary means scaffolding seating that gets dismantled after 3 weeks of use. We are required to install a media room for the Pacific Rim Games anyway."Kyle":2khrxv9v wrote:Ducks and LA started in London, next season it’ll be… Ottawa and… I forget, in Sweden I think.
[/quote:2khrxv9v]This fall, NHL Premiere expands to two European locations: Prague, Czech Republic and Stockholm, Sweden.
It is a stated goal of the NHL to grow the game of hockey beyond the borders of North America. In support of that goal, the League is doubling NHL Premiere in size and presenting four regular-season NHL games in Europe. For the first time in NHL history, on Saturday, Oct. 4, and Sunday, Oct. 5, two NHL games will be played in Europe on the same day. The Prague games feature the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning in a home-and-home series at Sazka Arena. The Penguins and Ottawa Senators will play home-and-home games in Stockholm at the Globe Arena.
[size=80:2khrxv9v]Pittsburgh Penguins, Jan 26, 2008, 3:49 PM EST [/size:2khrxv9v]
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