Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is moving to improve the much-maligned playing surface at BMO Field. A new grass surface will be laid next month, with improved lighting and irrigation. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is moving to improve the much-maligned playing surface at BMO Field. “It gives the natural grass the ability to wrap its root around a piece of plastic, basically,” Robert Heggie, chief groundskeeper at BMO Field, said in an interview. This is not a professional field.’’ Toronto put in a new grass field after BMO Field hosted the Centennial Classic outdoor hockey game in January 2017.

Source: thestar October 16, 2018 19:41 UTC