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Blizzard
I was at the game so only saw the highlights and yes, they were subject to the shadows of the west stand roof as is only to be expected. Outdoor sports have this problem BUT I do wonder why this isn't taken somewhat into account when the stadiums are designed. We know that many European stadium go with transparent or semi-transparent roofing panels that allow some sunlight through in order to cut down on the shadow issues.
The lack of a back on the stand/roof means that we get full sunlight, roof shadow, sunlight coming through the gap, and then the shadow of the stand itself making it very difficult to watch and even more difficult for the techs in the production truck as they try to ride the camera iris to make the shot acceptable.
As we all know from viewing, a field in half shadow is not TV friendly.
BMO Field is not the worst offender by any means as there are some other MLS stadium ie Vancouver, Salt Lake, Philadelphia (that come mind) that have very serious problems of this sort.