Blue Jackets' Arena Requires $60M in Emergency Repairs
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Maintaining an NHL arena is no small feat. Most modern facilities start showing their age after about 25 years, and Nationwide Arena is no exception. To keep it in good shape, the Columbus Blue Jackets need some serious repairs.
NEW: Per A Columbus Dispatch Report, Nationwide Arena Is In Need Of Major Repairs. #CBJ
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The Hockey News broke down some of the key repairs:
Roof - $9 million
Cooling Towers - $7.5 million
New Scoreboard - $8.5 million
Fire Alarm replacement - $2.5 million
Suite renovations - $1 million
Club Level renovations - $1.7 million
Concession stand overhaul - $1.5 million
Party Tower LED improvements - $675k
Cooling Towers - $7.5 million
New Scoreboard - $8.5 million
Fire Alarm replacement - $2.5 million
Suite renovations - $1 million
Club Level renovations - $1.7 million
Concession stand overhaul - $1.5 million
Party Tower LED improvements - $675k
The good news is that the cost won't fall entirely on the Blue Jackets, since multiple teams use the arena.
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The repairs must happen quickly to keep the arena in top shape for Blue Jackets fans and players. Yet if you're thinking of a potential arena move if this goes south, stop. In 2013, the boys in blue agreed to stay in Columbus and call this place home until at least 2039 or face $36 million in damages. They've been there since inception in 2000 and will remain for the long haul.
Source: Puck Reporter
NHL franchise in trouble as their arena requires over 60 million in repairs
NHL franchise in trouble as their arena requires over 60 million in repairs
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