Calgary Flames pull out of arena negotiations during civic election campaign
CALGARY — The Calgary Flames say they’re pulling out of talks with the city for a new arena as a civic election campaign heats up.
Team president Ken King said Flames owners believe they can’t make a deal because negotiations have been unproductive.
Flanked by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, King said the Flames are committed to staying in Calgary for now.
“Scotiabank Saddledome will continue to host a couple million people a year,” he told reporters at a hastily-called news conference Tuesday afternoon.