Pens looking to build public ice rink @ Station Square

[llipgh2]

I wondered what all the construction was over there where the amphitheater used to be. It's going to be the Riverhounds new stadium.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/penguins-hope-to-erect-an-ice-rink-660764/

[mac5155]

Harrah's casino??!

[FreeCandy44]

The amp at station square was so much better then a soccer stadium. Yeah....I'm sure all 500 will be in that worthless stadium to watch soccer.

Get real.

[Rylan]

Soccer is sweeping the nation brah.

[FreeCandy44]

Soccer is sweeping the nation brah.

in Pittsburgh?

[Rylan]

THE NATION!

[llipgh2]

The amp at station square was so much better then a soccer stadium. Yeah....I'm sure all 500 will be in that worthless stadium to watch soccer.

Get real.

It's still going to be used as a concert venue. And local colleges and high schools will use it as well. So the stadium will be used for more than just the Riverhounds.

[offsides]

Soccer is sweeping the nation brah.

In my list of watchable sports, soccer is at the bottom.

[raewhit]

Soccer is sweeping the nation brah.

People have been saying that for 25 years. Still not seeing it.

[BurghersAndDogsSports]

Soccer is sweeping the nation brah.

People have been saying that for 25 years. Still not seeing it.

Soccer simply remains really popular at the youth level. That hasn't translated into growth of pro sports at all in most cities. However, some MLS teams actually draw and do pretty well but mostly in large cities and of course large cities with a high population of immigrants, especially Hispanic which makes sense.

Onto the topic. I'm not seeing the overall benefit of this soccer stadium plus a public ice rink. I guess it's nice that there will be a cool stadium for some tournaments and high school playoffs, some smaller type concerts, but I have no idea of the penguins play in this.

how many ice skating rinks and small concert venues can this city handle? And shouldn't the pens be focusing on redevelopment of the consol area? We have the north shore which is ok but has an awesome concert venue, now a venue in station square that can host shows and an ice rink, we have a few show venues on the south side and an ice rink there, now we are going to develop another area in Uptown with (according the reason the pens went with AEG) a small concert venue and I would hope an ice rink.

I mean don't get me wrong it's cool to have lots of areas and heck the pens can throw ice rinks up everywhere for all I care. I guess I am just not seeing all this potential development in Pgh ending up on the correct side of the ledger. It's starting to seem like too much for too little population, and with the success of Stage AE just not sure these other places can sustain themselves.

[nape]

Soccer is sweeping the nation brah.

People have been saying that for 25 years. Still not seeing it.

You realize the the average attendance of Major League Soccer is higher than both the NHL and NBA right? With the garbage product both of these leagues put out, the gap is only going to get larger.

[demondg1]

Soccer is sweeping the nation brah.

People have been saying that for 25 years. Still not seeing it.

You realize the the average attendance of Major League Soccer is higher than both the NHL and NBA right? With the garbage product both of these leagues put out, the gap is only going to get larger.

You realize the average ticket price for an MLS game is around $26. Compared to the average NHL game at around $57.
Average stadium capacity is also higher than NHL/NBA.

[Ossa]

Soccer is sweeping the nation brah.

People have been saying that for 25 years. Still not seeing it.

[Rylan]

The average MLS attendance this season was around 18k.

http://www.worldfootball.net/zuschauer/ ... er-2012/1/

Its caught on!

[Bathgate]

I see the Impact de Montreal had higher average attendance than the Canadiens. I guess that means soccer is bigger there than hockey.

[demondg1]

I see the Impact de Montreal had higher average attendance than the Canadiens. I guess that means soccer is bigger there than hockey.

And thus it must mean that soccer is better. We all been invalidated and proven wrong!

[roland]

The Penguins are working with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on plans to erect an outdoor ice rink inside the soccer team's new stadium at Station Square.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/bus ... z2E0g4HHnV

An outdoor rink that's located inside the stadium? So it's an indoor rink?

[demondg1]

The Penguins are working with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on plans to erect an outdoor ice rink inside the soccer team's new stadium at Station Square.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/bus ... z2E0g4HHnV

An outdoor rink that's located inside the stadium? So it's an indoor rink?

It will be placed in the middle of this patch of green. Inside the confines of the stadium.



http://www.highmarkstadium.com/