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To increase ticket availability, reduce costs and in keep within VANOC's sustainability goals.

Using North American size ice surfaces rather than converting to international configurations allowed for approximately 350 to 800 additional spectators to enjoy each game live or approximately 35,000 additional tournament tickets, while also achieving approximately $10 million in capital cost savings which will be allocated to the contingency funding in VANOC's overall $580 million venue construction budget.

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