BMO Field has new grass but playing in February still a groundskeeping challenge

The Star | February 26, 2019

Toronto FC players and coaches like to have the grass field at BMO Field watered, so they can fizz the ball over a slick surface.

Watering the field in February in Toronto presents a problem, however.

A heater is surrounded by chunks of ice beside the Toronto FC players bench at BMO Field in Toronto on Feb. 25, 2019.

“That’s still a conversation,” Robert Heggie, Toronto FC’s head groundskeeper, said Monday. “We’ll see. It’s up to the team as always, but if it’s minus-19 (Celsius) I’m not sure how effective that water’s going to be at making the surface slick .