Winnipeg Jets

[Oilkountry]

Jets released upgrades

https://www.nhl.com/jets/info/mtscen...85418_49335602

-A new goal song will be unveiled on the first regular season goal (jets twitter)

-9 Million invested in mts centre this off season (cbc)

-Beige underneath suites is currently being painted a dark grey (hf boards member who is currently at game)

-organ room is massive. 6 boards

[blueandgoldguy]

Considering all the upgrades over these past few years, I'm not sure what is left to do in the MTS Centre.

Maybe the sky seating opposite the pressbox in a few years if demand for high end seating remains high? That's all I can think of...

[Oilkountry]

Originally Posted by blueandgoldguy

Considering all the upgrades over these past few years, I'm not sure what is left to do in the MTS Centre.

Maybe the sky seating opposite the pressbox in a few years if demand for high end seating remains high? That's all I can think of...

My wishlist has been complete they are even painting the beige to grey as we speak. Section numbers are blue. I agree either than more seating the bowl is pretty much complete The only thing left is lighting but than can wait. concourses and main atrium could use some work and the player facilities could use an upgrade although the iceplex will see almost all of that now. all in all the MTSC has made a huge transition from AHL to NHL

[buzzg]

The grey paint on the bowl walls will make a huge difference. I'd guess the last big thing, if they decide, would be redoing the walls in the main concourse and adding more/upgrading TVs in the concourses.

[windypeg]

On the outside of the building, there used to be banners up top along the Donald st. side. They took them down a while back and there hasn't been anything there since. Anybody know what the deal is there? Waiting for Stanley Cup champs banners to go up?

[esquire]

^ Those banners kept getting shredded by the wind as I recall.

Also on the Donald St. side, I notice there is a wall close to the corner of Graham with a bunch of metal anchors protruding from the wall - they've always been there. What are they intended for? I thought maybe it was meant for a fascia sign or a big screen at one point.

I have to say the touch-ups to the MTS Centre over the past few years have made for a more impressive looking facility. The blue seats are a really nice touch, and new colours in the bowl will be great too. The timing of this work is good given that the MTS Centre is over 10 years old and in need of a bit of a freshening up.

[Oilkountry]

Originally Posted by buzzg

The grey paint on the bowl walls will make a huge difference. I'd guess the last big thing, if they decide, would be redoing the walls in the main concourse and adding more/upgrading TVs in the concourses.

They just added 350 tv's to the building only 7 of them in the arena bowl (behind the press box) I can only imagine a large majority of them are in the concourses

[Oilkountry]

This pic shows the grey and also what the rest of the lower bowl railings will look like by the end of the 2017 season.

The next pic really lets you appreciate the difference in the beige to grey

[esquire]

^ It just looks so much cleaner as grey. Beige reminded me of old, worn out rinks where the place was stained from decades of tobacco smoke wafting around. MLG was especially bad for that... the ceiling had a yellowish tinge that built up over the years. I recall seeing how dramatic the contrast was when they redeveloped it a few years back and power-washed the rafters.

[CoryB]

It would have looked much better if they went with a slate grey. The Bombers did a similar overall at IGF but went with a dark blue similar to their old uniform colour and the walls are much less noticeable now.

[buzzg]

Originally Posted by CoryB

It would have looked much better if they went with a slate grey. The Bombers did a similar overall at IGF but went with a dark blue similar to their old uniform colour and the walls are much less noticeable now.

Agreed. Definitely looks better than beige, but they just took the panelling off — darker would make a big difference. I also think maybe next year they should put stainless steel flashing over the front of the suite ledge as now that wood edge really stands out (in a bad way) compared to the new colours, and metal trim on the railings. Glass and blue section numbers look great though.

IGF does look better navy than gold, but it kinda drives me nuts: All of the decoration in the bowl area is now navy, but navy is no longer one of the team colours. Looks kinda weird with the blue on the field and jerseys being completely different. And at CanadInns it was opposite, royal blue and yellow everywhere (field, seats, walls) and a team that wore navy and gold. Like why can't we ever get this right?

[esquire]

Originally Posted by buzzg

IGF does look better navy than gold, but it kinda drives me nuts: All of the decoration in the bowl area is now navy, but navy is no longer one of the team colours. Looks kinda weird with the blue on the field and jerseys being completely different. And at CanadInns it was opposite, royal blue and yellow everywhere (field, seats, walls) and a team that wore navy and gold. Like why can't we ever get this right?

Haha, good point. That didn't occur to me, but it's true. It's kind of annoying that the Bombers changed their colours just a few years after opening the new place.

[buzzg]

^Yeah. But like even leaving the seats navy at IGF, they could have done the recent painting and upgrades to be royal. Lots of the wall wraps and new standalone bars (and signage in tailgate area) are royal... just looks like they have an identity crisis.

[bomberjet]

Is it actually painted grey? Or did they strip of the beige? Looks almost like bare concrete. Looks good. Also the glass railings are quite nice. I'll be at the game Friday to take in all the upgrades.

[Oilkountry]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Is it actually painted grey? Or did they strip of the beige? Looks almost like bare concrete. Looks good. Also the glass railings are quite nice. I'll be at the game Friday to take in all the upgrades.

keep in mind only a couple of sections are done when speaking the glass railings in the lower bowl. They are doing it over 2 seasons. Either way another 9 Million invested this off season and true north made good on the promise to fix the loge issue.

I mean lets just take a second and look where it started to where it is in just 5 short years. Just the bowl itself let alone the concourse expansions ect. I tip my hat to true north.

[Biff]

It looks like bare concrete. I was there last night but none of those renovations were done near our section yet. We still had the black metal and mesh railings and beige wheat coloured back walls. (sec 220)

[bomberjet]

Yup, lookin real nice. Except the photo missed the new true north arrow in the upper bowl seats!

[bomberjet]

You can see the half grey coloured bowl in the photos. Kind of funny. I assume they are working on getting that all finished up before reg season starts.

[oftheMoon]

On the topic of arenas, I took a tour of MSG last week. Wow, it's amazing what $1B will do to an arena! MTS' new seats are very similar in colour and fabric to MSG.

[DavefromSt.Vital]

For those with Starwood points, Jets/Rangers @MSG now on sale on the SPG Moments page. This year it is a flat redemption for 55,000 Starpoints to get two tickets to the Starwood Suite and related seats.

https://auction.starwoodhotels.com/redeem/moment/3634