Category: Arena News
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Is Louisville Laying the Foundation for an NHL Future?
The Louisville Kentucky city council and the chairman of their arena authority are discussing adapting the KFC Yum! Center for NHL hockey. The KFC Yum Center is an arena now primarily used for Louisville Cardinals basketball games. It was originally built without an ice plant because the basketball floor might get slippery, and– why would…
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Total Fan Experience at Pro Hockey Arenas Impacts Attendance
As those of us who grew up in the New York Metropolitan area are painfully aware, the Ottawa Senators eliminated the New York Rangers to advance to the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night. You’d think that, with their on-ice success, the Senators franchise would be turning fans away from their games, right? That’s not…
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RinkAtlas Directory Complete for Nova Scotia
We completed the arena directory for Nova Scotia today. There are 77 arenas in Nova Scotia and 3 closed arenas that some websites still show as if they are open. Our goal with RinkAtlas is to provide the most accurate directory of currently operating North American hockey arenas possible, so where it was necessary, we confirmed the…
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First Arena in Elmira, NY is “Alive, but at a cost”
On the RinkAtlas Facebook Page, we have recently talked about arenas which are in danger of ceasing operations or that have unexpectedly shut down. We do this because we believe it’s important for the hockey community to hear news of this nature as soon as possible. In the course of reading about the Reading Royals…
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Cleland Ice Rink Remaining Open Year-Round After Public Outcry Results in New Financial Plan
Congratulations to the US Army Directorate of Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation at Fort Bragg, NC. The Cleland Ice Rink, which was scheduled for closure on May 24, will remain open through the summer as a result of a new financial plan that allows the facility to operate without a budgetary subsidy. Cleland Ice Rink…