XL Center Update

[UCONNJACK]

Private investor interested in contributing to XL Center renovations.

Long-elusive, big-ticket renovation of Hartford’s XL Center could get major boost from private investor

A break in a two-year logjam over using $65 million in state funds to finance a major renovation of downtown Hartford’s XL Center could come this spring, as the arena’s new management c…

www.courant.com

 

[Ha Who]

The devil is in the details

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

All signs pointing towards things coming together on this.

 

[huskymedic]

All signs pointing towards things coming together on this.

 

[ct06111]

All signs pointing towards things coming together on this.

LOL. Imagine if they borrowed the $$$ when 1st brought up.

2020-2021 season would have been unknown at the time, but would have been ideal to get all the upgrades done with a literal shut down of all sporting and entertainment events.

Now, you’re gonna try and have to get it done and actually shut down again and lose out on revenue and interest rates are going up. $$$ will never be cheap as it was when they 1st asked for the 250

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

LOL. Imagine if they borrowed the $$$ when 1st brought up.

2020-2021 season would have been unknown at the time, but would have been ideal to get all the upgrades done with a literal shut down of all sporting and entertainment events.

Now, you’re gonna try and have to get it done and actually shut down again and lose out on revenue and interest rates are going up. $$$ will never be cheap as it was when they 1st asked for the 250

True - too bad more people didn't put pressure on the dissenting legislators. The XL Center was a political football.

 

[MTBingNinja]

Bring back the Whalers

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Bring back the Whalers

Get rid of Bettman!!

 

[Kolumbo]

Are the bones of the stadium OK? It seems if the stadium structure, site lights, seating, etc are OK then they should be able to do renovations to modernize the rest of the facility. The brown aluminum exterior or whatever that is seems easy enough to replace. But if the inside isn't designed to handle modern amenities, implode the sucker.

A few women's big east tourneys should be enough to help defray the costs.

 

[Jimdish255]

The top of the new facade should absolutely be a 3 panel video screen.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

Private investor interested in contributing to XL Center renovations.

Long-elusive, big-ticket renovation of Hartford’s XL Center could get major boost from private investor

A break in a two-year logjam over using $65 million in state funds to finance a major renovation of downtown Hartford’s XL Center could come this spring, as the arena’s new management c…

www.courant.com

Ok...I'll believe it when CT brings back the Whalers..
Heard so many times that I'm not falling for it.
Yes, I still want to see a Stanley Cup in Hartford...

 

[willie99]

I'll believe it when I see it

And then fix GP, my foldaway chairbacks are 32 years old

 

[CTMike]

If step 1 isn’t “demolish” then it’ll just be another half arsed solution

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

The Whale's not coming back.

A renovation can be done to totally upgrade the XL.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

The Whale's not coming back.

A renovation can be done to totally upgrade the XL.

I doubt they'll come back, but like Captain Ahab, I'm hunting the green, blue and white whale!

 

[FatHank]

Demolish and rebuild.

 

[uconnric]

Demolish and rebuild.

At what cost?

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

At what cost?

At 750m - a billion. Not gonna happen, ever.

 

[Hankster]

From what I got from the Yard this year and past, we would rather see the games on campus. So what difference does it make. I love the students going crazy,

 

[Kolumbo]

The New Haven Coliseum, 3:45

 

[Ts5034]

Im honestly torn on the renovations, specifically with the lower bowl. In one of the plans, I thought they were replacing the retractable seats in the lower bowl with enclosed luxury boxes. I do not think that is a good idea. You want fans and students near the court instead of hiding in a luxury box. Im all about the atmosphere, and I think that would hurt it like what happened at the New Yankee Stadium.

 

[KembaKek]

Bring back the Whalers

would be great, but it's not gonna happen.

$10k to a charity of your choice if there is an NHL team in Hartford in the next twenty five years.

 

[HooperScooper]

Demolish and rebuild.

The economics don't support it. Unless someone wants to pony up a lot of money for free.

Maybe Jeff Bezos or his ex-wife have a soft spot for Hartford and are willing to give a huge charitable donation.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Does the plan include a tunnel under Long Island Sound? If no, not interested

 

[CTBballfan243]

Bring back the Whalers

Unfortunately there’s a better chance of Hartford getting an NFL team then the Whalers ever returning to Hartford.