Rogers Centre Ice Through Roof

Dave mccormick will never forget the day he saw sunlight coming through the roof at the rogers centre in toronto.

Rogers centre ice through roof.

Rogers centre originally named skydome is a multi purpose stadium in downtown toronto canada situated just southwest of the cn tower near the northern shore of lake ontario opened in 1989 on the former railway lands it is home to the toronto blue jays of major league baseball mlb. Previously the stadium was also home to the toronto argonauts of the canadian football league cfl and. The ice left a significant hole in the roof and led to the postponement of monday s game against the royals. The toronto blue jays kansas city royals game was postponed monday after inclement weather caused damage to the roof at rogers centre.

The game will be made up tuesday afternoon as part of a. Heard another crash a few minutes later. The cn tower looms over the toronto blue jays and detroit tigers as the rogers centre s roof is open for the first time in the 2011 mlb baseball season in toronto saturday may 7 2011. The blue jays baseball game against the kansas city royals was cancelled over safety concerns when ice falling from the cn tower punched a hole in the roof.

I ve been working there for 15 years and i ve never seen daylight come through the roof until monday april 16 said the stadium s engineering manager of the day after a mid april ice storm that caused extensive damage across the greater toronto area. Blue jays game cancelled after ice from cn tower damages rogers centre roof. A hole in the roof of the rogers centre after falling ice caused chaos on monday. The fire alarm then went off.

Rogers centre roof damage caused by ice falling off the cn tower today. Money global news crew booted from outside rogers centre. Tom szczerbowski getty images more. I was inside the rogers centre this morning and heard a huge crash and then snow ice coming through the roof onto the field.