Lynx Stadium
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| Lynx Stadium | |
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| Location | 300 Coventry Road Ottawa, Ontario K1K 4P5 |
| Opened | April 17, 1993 |
| Closed | N/A |
| Demolished | N/A |
| Owner | City of Ottawa |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | CDN$17 million |
| Former names | |
| Ottawa Stadium JetForm Park (-2002) |
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| Tenants | |
| Ottawa Lynx (1993-2006) (International League (AAA)) | |
| Capacity | |
| 10,322 | |
| Dimensions | |
| Left Field - 325 ft Center Field - 404 ft Right Field - 325 ft Alleys - 380 ft |
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Lynx Stadium (formerly Ottawa Stadium and JetForm Park) is the main baseball stadium in Ottawa, Canada. It was home to Ottawa's International League team, the former Ottawa Lynx. In 2006, however, the Lynx were acquired and will move to a new stadium, Coca-Cola Park, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in April 2008. The future of Lynx Stadium, following the Lynx departure, is unanswered.
Lynx Stadium is located in the city's east end near the interchange of Queensway and Vanier Parkway. The stadium holds 10,322.
The stadium was opened prior to the 1993 season, when Ottawa was granted a franchise. In its first season, the Lynx sold out 43 games and set an International League attendance record by averaging 9,772 fans per game. However, the number of fans steadily declined from there, with the team not recording another increase until 2001, and Ottawa perennially having the lowest average attendance in the league.
The name was changed to simply "Lynx Stadium" after the 2002 season when Canadian company JetForm changed its name to Accelio and was in turn bought by Adobe.
The stadium is in the popular split-level design, with a concourse running around the middle of the seating bowl. This concourse is at street level, so fans in the "lower" seats walk down, and fans in the "upper" seats walk up. All seats are blue chair-back models. Concessions, restrooms, a gift shop, and a kids' play area are located along a wider concourse (also at street level) located underneath the upper seats.
The stadium also features skyboxes and the "Upper Deck" restaurant (open to all fans) perched behind home plate. While the windows do open, there is no outdoor seating at this level. Access is by elevator from the concourse below. There are open-air picnic tables down the left-field line which are also available to all fans.
Coventry Road runs along the left-field fence, and the game can easily be seen from the street while driving or walking. There is less than 50 feet of buffer between the stadium wall and the road, so flying balls can occasionally pose a hazard to passing cars.
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| Current ballparks in the International League | ||||
| North Division | South Division | West Division | ||
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| Alliance Bank Stadium | Dunn Tire Park | Frontier Field | Lynx Stadium | McCoy Stadium | PNC Field | The Diamond | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | Harbor Park | Knights Stadium | Cooper Stadium | Fifth Third Field |Louisville Slugger Field | Victory Field | ||
