Tag: NHL

NHL to get going with tracking tech during Stanley Cup

Article posted by Coliseum, February 6^th, 2020

The National Hockey League (NHL) will have player-tracking and puck-tracking technology active in the arenas of the 16 teams that comprise the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs and in all of its 31 facilities for the start of next season. It is expected to be fully operational league wide next season. This... » Read more

$550-mn center to come as breath of fresh air for Calgary Flames

Article posted by Coliseum, August 28^th, 2019

Calgary Flames could kick off the 2024-2025 season in their new Victoria Parks lodgings – the $550-million event center. The demolition of Scotiapark Saddledome in Calgary, Canada – home of professional ice hockey team Calgary Flames – won’t happen until after its replacement is... » Read more

Seattle’s NHL team gets first sponsor

Article posted by Coliseum, July 18^th, 2019

Seattle’s new National Hockey League (NHL) franchise doesn’t have a name yet and won’t take the ice for another two years, but the team already passed a key business milestone, Bloomberg news agency reported. The Seattle team have their first corporate sponsor: life-insurance firm Symetra... » Read more

Work starts at Seattle Center’s new arena

Article posted by Coliseum, January 28^th, 2019

Construction of Seattle Center’s new arena began on December 5, with Mayor Jenny Durkan and Seattle City Council members along with community leaders, OVG-Seattles’s CEO Tim Leiweke and NHL Seattle joining the official groundbreaking ceremony, the NHL franchise announced on its official website... » Read more

Wells Fargo Center launches app for personalized ticketing

Article posted by Coliseum, October 31^st, 2018

The NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and Venuetize recently launched the Wells Fargo Center app, designed with intent to offer a mobile ticketing platform unique and personalized to every Flyers fan. The Wells Fargo Center app will allow fans attending a game, concert, or other event at the team’s... » Read more

NHL legend Gretzky drives league’s ambitions in China

Article posted by Coliseum, October 19^th, 2018

After the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) phenomenal success in China over the decades, looks like it’s time for the National Hockey League (NHL) to play catch-up in the Middle Kingdom. Canadian Ice Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, NHL’s leading career goal scorer, recently flew down to... » Read more

Construction JV to spearhead Seattle Arena renovation

Article posted by Coliseum, August 6^th, 2018

OVG-Seattle and NHL Seattle recently named Skanska-Hunt, a joint venture between Skanska and AECOM Hunt, as general contractor for the redevelopment of the Seattle Center Arena, AECOM announced in a press release. Together the project team is set to begin construction on the largest private... » Read more