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After three games in three days and experiencing the various decibel levels at each, you get to wonder: Do Seattle sports fans go through the week whispering quietly because of all the yelling they do to support their teams? In an area that hosted multiple major events throughout this year and with more to come […]
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Oak View Group and Ticketmaster have announced a partnership at six of OVG’s new arenas including New York’s UBS Arena, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, Austin’s Moody Center, Coachella Valley Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., Savannah Arena and Co-op Live in Manchester, England. Continuing a longstanding NHL partnership, Ticketmaster will expand its relationship with the New […]
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The Seattle Kraken will play preseason games ahead of its inaugural NHL season at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, as well as Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett and the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. The Kraken will play the Vancouver Canucks on September 26 in Spokane, the Edmonton Oilers on October 1 in Everett […]
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Sharecare has launched an enhanced version of its health security solution for sports venues, known as “Verified,” with the goal of helping venues restore fan confidence and mitigate risks associated with COVID-19 and other public health events. The Verified program focuses on large-capacity venues including people movement, player/performer protocols, and up-to-date public health recommendations and […]
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Oak View Group is partnering with Verizon to become the exclusive 5G and wireless partner New York’s UBS Arena, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena and Palm Springs’ Coachella Valley Arena. The deal will bring 5G Ultra Wideband to the arenas, which will have the ability to use the technology for public safety, access, concessions, crowd management […]
Continue ReadingBuilding any new major sports venue would be a time-consuming task potentially fraught with issues during the best of times. Working on a nearly $1 billion renovation to a local landmark during a pandemic would appear to be even more challenging. Instead, the good-as-new Climate Pledge Arena is on track to host one of the […]
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The NHL’s expansion team in Seattle will be known as the Kraken when it starts play in the 2021–2022 season with the team’s nickname and logo released in a splashy promotional video. https://twitter.com/NHLSeattle_/status/1286334190439395330 The team’s colors will be “icy blue and navy blue” with red accents. Of the league’s 31 current teams, 16 have some […]
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