City National Arena, the home of the Golden Knights practice rink and organizational offices is set to open later this month. Today, media were invited inside to take a look as the NHL rink begins the process of being flooded.
Remember when this was a patch of desert across from Downtown Summerlin? Now it's a hockey rink. #VivaVGK pic.twitter.com/GkAGyBJA9r
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Here are a few more from the almost completed @CityNatlArena. pic.twitter.com/kSuNwuroqg
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The very first moment they began flooding the Golden Knights practice facility NHL sheet of ice. #History pic.twitter.com/N9HDdmOLnp
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Murray Craven just confirmed this will be the same layout for center ice at T-Mobile Arena. https://t.co/2LUFagmkMM
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The restaurant on the 2nd level will be MacKenzie River Pizza. I'm gonna eat the hell out of this "Mack n' Cheese". https://t.co/KlKWvrtN55 pic.twitter.com/jcx8QW1xaV
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The facility does not have an exact opening date, but it will definitely be open (to the public) for training camp beginning with rookies on September 7th and all players on September 14th.
Jeff Kruger
Great pix! The ice surface looks pristine. Did you get a look at the team’s office space upstairs?
Ken Boehlke
Nah, we were pretty much only allowed to go in this one little area. There was a bunch of construction going on all around us. There will be a grand opening very soon, so we will get to see all of it.
RJ
Looks great! Thanks for the awesome behind the scenes pics. I love that Deryk Engelland is always available for every event. No way that guy doesn’t get a job with the team after retirement.