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Officials in the Richmond Region have unveiled plans to have a two-rink indoor hockey facility as part of its overall plans for a 100,000-square-foot mixed-use district on the site of a former mall in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The venue, built on the site of the former Spring Rock Green shopping area, would house two National […]
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The Florida Panthers will be playing the 2021–2022 NHL season in its usual arena but with a new name attached to it. The Arena Operating Company, a subsidiary of Sunrise Sports & Entertainment which owns the team, has started a search for a new arena naming rights partner. In the interim, the arena will be […]
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The National Women’s Hockey League has rebranded itself as the Premier Hockey Federation ahead of the 2021–2022 season, with a new logo as well to redefine the league based on skill, not gender, becoming the first professional women’s sports league in North America to lift the word ‘women’s out of its title. In billing the […]
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Oak View Group has named Steve Fraser as president of Coachella Valley Arena and its to-be-named American Hockey League expansion team that will be based in Palm Desert, California, as the top affiliate of the newest National Hockey League team, the Seattle Kraken. Prior to joining OVG, Fraser served as vice president of business operations […]
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Rob Stevenson has been named senior vice president and general manager of facilities at Sunrise Sports & Entertainment and will oversee operations, facilities management, human resources, and event services for the Florida Panthers, BB&T Center and Panthers IceDen. Prior to joining the Panthers organization, Stevenson served as a vice president at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal […]
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Work has resumed on the new downtown arena in Calgary that will host the National Hockey League after the Flames agreed to cover all cost overruns, a dispute that had temporarily paused construction. The cost of the new facility that will replace the Saddledome was potentially $60 million over the original budget of $550 million, […]
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Enmarket, a chain of convenience stores in the Southeast, has signed a 15-year naming rights deal for the new arena in Savannah, Georgia, that will open in January and be run by Oak View Group. The 9,500-seat venue costs $165 million. It will be home to a future ECHL expansion team plus concerts and other […]
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The Seattle Kraken will play preseason games ahead of its inaugural NHL season at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, as well as Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett and the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. The Kraken will play the Vancouver Canucks on September 26 in Spokane, the Edmonton Oilers on October 1 in Everett […]
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The Carolina Hurricanes will continue to play at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, after signing a five-year lease extension with The Centennial Authority, the arena’s owners, that will run through September 30, 2029. “We are excited to extend this lease with the Carolina Hurricanes,” said Thomas McCormick, Centennial Authority board chair. “The Hurricanes were […]
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Sports fans like being close to the action. But will they want to be this close? After the Tampa Bay Lightning secured their second consecutive Stanley Cup, the team’s official beer —Coors Light — announced it will sell the first brew ever made from the actual ice that the teams skated on during the final. […]
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