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Toronto to host an outdoor game?

Toronto Maple Leafs | Tuesday 10 November 2009 by Richard Blayney

At the time of writing it now seems that this won’t happen, but a few hours ago the news people revealed to us that Toronto Maple Leafs GM, Brian Burke was hoping to bring an outdoor game to BMO Field in Toronto, the home of TFC. While some media people might not have liked the idea for many reasons including the small attendance it would draw (not a heck of a lot more than the ACC), I liked the idea. So it wouldn’t bring in much more than the ACC, but so what. Where are you going to play this potential outdoor game anyway? Yep, the ACC like the other 40 home games in a season. I don’t understand why there only has to be one outdoor game per year … I know the NHL wants to keep the novelty factor but if two teams agree on it, what is to stop a team doing it as much as it wants and whenever it wants? Will we ever see the day when a team builds an arena with a retractable roof for its own outdoor games when it feels like it?

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