OTTAWA -- Eugene Melnyk, the owner of the National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators, unveiled plans Tuesday to build a $100-million soccer stadium near the home rink of his hockey team.
Melnyk is bidding for a $40-million Major League Soccer franchise for the 2011 season and wants to build a soccer-specific stadium on 12 hectares near Scotiabank Place.
The Whitecaps are ahead of the Ottawa group for soccer history and knowledge, but many cite the lack of an appropriate soccer-specific stadium as the weakness in Vancouver's bid."It happened in Toronto, it happened in Montreal, and it's happening in Ottawa -- and we've been at it for four years," Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi said of stadium construction.
"But I'm excited for the plans for B.C. Place. All the things they are prepared to look at [for the renovations] will make it an exciting place to watch soccer."
The Whitecaps have a lease in place to play out of B.C. Place starting in 2011, and they continue to negotiate with the Port Authority over plans for a waterfront stadium.
FINALLY!!!!!!!!
Melnyk is bidding for a $40-million Major League Soccer franchise for the 2011 season and wants to build a soccer-specific stadium on 12 hectares near Scotiabank Place.
The Whitecaps are ahead of the Ottawa group for soccer history and knowledge, but many cite the lack of an appropriate soccer-specific stadium as the weakness in Vancouver's bid."It happened in Toronto, it happened in Montreal, and it's happening in Ottawa -- and we've been at it for four years," Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi said of stadium construction.
"But I'm excited for the plans for B.C. Place. All the things they are prepared to look at [for the renovations] will make it an exciting place to watch soccer."
The Whitecaps have a lease in place to play out of B.C. Place starting in 2011, and they continue to negotiate with the Port Authority over plans for a waterfront stadium.
FINALLY!!!!!!!!
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