Report: Red Wings select architect for new 18,000-seat arena

**detroitmale** · May-22-12, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by stinkytofu

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...000-seat-arena

Hmmm...maybe the ball has finally started to roll?

Why only 18,000 seats? If the old stadium seats over 20,000 then the new one should seat well over 30,000 seats to generate even more revenue. A new stadium is much needed! The city should just give Olympia all that land over by the Masonic Theater because it's just a drug haven! The need to level it all down, every building, get rid of all those streets over there and make way for a 30,000 seat complex that can house both the great Red Wings and the Detroit Pistons!

**Gistok** · May-22-12, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by detroitmale

Why only 18,000 seats? If the old stadium seats over 20,000 then the new one should seat well over 30,000 seats to generate even more revenue. A new stadium is much needed! The city should just give Olympia all that land over by the Masonic Theater because it's just a drug haven! The need to level it all down, every building, get rid of all those streets over there and make way for a 30,000 seat complex that can house both the great Red Wings and the Detroit Pistons!

I'm assuming that you're being sarcastic... since no hockey arena in the country has 30,000 seats.... and the city doesn't own enough contiguous space anywhere in Midtown to build any arena.