Last night on our weekly hockey talk show "Hurricanes This Week" we had a chance to speak with Ashley Matthews, the GM of the Enmax Centre to get a better idea of the 33.7 million dollar renovation project and how that'll impact those who use the building during construction and what improvements people will see when it's all said and done in 2011.
Matthews told us the renos are expected to start in April and should be complete over the next two years, but there will be an impact to the Hurricanes. We found out last night that because of the scope of the project, the Hurricanes will have to start their new season in the fall on the road, likely for about 3 weeks. They won't have access to the Enmax Centre until about October 8th. The team will also have to hold it's training camp at either Henderson or Nicholas Sheran Arenas.
I guess it's a bit of short term pain for long term gain if you look at it that way. The building should look great once it's all finished. They'll be a new and much bigger entrance way to the building, new box suites, new concessions, improved dressing rooms and training facility for the Hurricanes, new offices for the team as well, not to mention a 200 seat banquet room too, a new score clock (separate from the total reno cost itself), new media area on the east side of the arena, improved washrooms, etc.
These improvements to the Enmax aren't just for hockey. It'll improve the viewing pleasure for concerts, trade shows, and whatever other events the building takes on.
To listen to the entire interview with Ashley Matthews, here's the link to Monday's talk show:
http://www.cjocfm.com/pages/3264290.php
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