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Originally Posted by Jerm
I’m probably lacking on following up but is there updates on what the delta center will look like with hockey and the Jazz and are the plans legit yet??
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There's no renderings yet of the interior changes, only the exterior and those are just conceptual. It does look like they'll be extending the exterior of the building outward to make a larger lobby at the S Temple/300W corner, which will flow into the new entertainment district.
The rumors on the interior renovation that have been leaked in bits and pieces is that the floor of the DC will be raised to give more room for the "end rink" seats, so they don't have to push back all those seats on the ends since the hockey rink is longer and wider than a basketball court.
They're also going to make use of new technology retractable bleachers that I guess can be pulled out at different angles, so for hockey the rows will be steeper than for bball, but they won't lose any seats. Also, a rumor is that they'll do something similar to the new Intuit Dome's "Wall" at one end where it's a contiguous seating arrangement going up and not interrupted by a concourse. Was watching the first Clippers game last night in their new arena and that "Wall" is pretty impressive, even the players were mentioning how loud and imposing it was to have 50 rows of standing-only fans when shooting free throws.
The DC is really boring as an arena goes, it's as cookie-cutter as it gets. Hopefully they can take this opportunity to make it more unique. Getting rid of the box look on the outside will also go a long way.
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