These sorts of accreditations will be important as venues welcome back fans: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, home to the Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) and Cleveland Monsters (AHL), earned a Global Biorisk Advisory Council’s (GBAC) STAR facility accreditation. (more…)
We have a new name for the home of the Idaho Steelheads (ECHL): Idaho Central Arena, as Idaho Central Credit Union assumes naming rights from CenturyLink for the Boise facility. (more…)
Honda Center will see a new high-end amenity in the 2021-2022 NHL season, as the Anaheim Ducks will offer a members-only restaurant and lounge: The Impact Club. (more…)
The Pittsburgh Penguins are the latest NHL team to jump on the gambling bandwagon, adding a branded, high-tech sportsbook-style PPG Paints Arena betting lounge as part of a sponsorship deal. (more…)
A deal between Oak View Group (OVG) and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians for a new downtown Palm Springs arena has fallen through, with OVG and a new partner unveiling an arena plan for nearby Palm Desert. (more…)
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and the Madison Capitols are sitting out the 2020-2021 USHL season: ImOn Ice Arena suffered significant damage during August storms, while Dane County COVID-19 guidelines don’t allow for crowds larger than 10 people. (more…)
The Arizona Coyotes (NHL) are behind on Gila River Arena rent payments to arena manager ASM–which in turn is delaying ASM’s revenue-sharing payment to the city of Glendale. (more…)
Xtream Arena, the Coralville arena that will host an ECHL team and some University of Iowa sports, has opened for business–mostly. (more…)
First National Bank (FNB) and the Pittsburgh Penguins have extended their relationship, with the banking giants coming on board with a deal as sponsor of premium spaces at PPG Paints Arena and a Penguins Founding Partner. (more…)
With the future use of the Nassau Coliseum up for debate, a group led by Oak View Group and the New York Islanders are pitching a downsizing of the arena to a music theater once UBS Arena opens. (more…)
Work on a new Henderson arena has begun, as the future Nevada home of the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL), is starting to take shape in the Las Vegas suburb. (more…)
A group of German researchers held a mock pop concert this weekend to research the methods of a COVID-19 spread in arenas, testing three scenarios. (more…)
