Cost of Comparable OHL Arena's,and One NHL Arena

The cost of this proposed multiplex has gone "completely off the rails", with the Water St location driving the price to an unaffordable cost. Why is it so high? Compare what other cities, that have Ontario Hockey League teams, have paid to build their facilities. To clearly illustrate how outrageous it is, compare the Thunder Bay price tag to what it cost Winnipeg to build the MTS Centre where the Winnipeg Jets play in the NHL!

NHL Arena

MTS Centre,(Home of Winnipeg Jets)
Winnipeg Manitoba, Hockey 15,004

Construction cost $133.5 million ($175 million in 2012 dollars)

Ontario Hockey League Arena’s

 

Budweiser Gardens , (Formerly John Labatt Centre)

London Ontario, Hockey 9100

Construction cost $42 million, plus $10 million for land

Sleeman Centre

Guelph Ontario, Hockey 4,195

Construction cost $21 million ($26.4 million in 2012 dollars)

 

Essar Centre

Sault Ste Marie Ontario, Hockey 5000

Construction cost $25 million ($28 million in 2012 dollars)

 

General Motors Centre

Oshawa Ontario, Hockey 6107

Construction cost $45 million ($49.4 million in 2012 dollars)

K-Rock Centre

Kingston Ontario, Hockey 5700

Construction cost $46.5 million ($48.8 million in 2012 dollars)

 

WFCU Centre

Windsor Ontario Hockey 6500

Construction cost $71,000,000

Hershey Centre 

Mississauga Ontario, Hockey 5420

Construction cost $22 million ($28.9 million in 2012 dollars)

 

Powerade Centre

Brampton Ontario, Hockey 4800

Construction cost $26.5 million ($34.8 million in 2012 dollars)

　

Thunder Bay

Hockey 5700

$125 Million at Water St bus terminal

Innova Park is at least $23.5 million cheaper !