Edmonton’s mayor says a preliminary assessment shows storm damage to Rogers Place is not structural and the arena will be able to hold upcoming NHL games.
Edmonton’s mayor says a preliminary assessment shows storm damage to Rogers Place is not structural and the arena will be able to hold upcoming National Hockey League games."They have completed a preliminary assessment of the building and the damage is cosmetic and is to the roof’s surface, as opposed to any structural damage," Iveson told a news conference Friday.
"It doesn’t look good but … the building is sound and it will be possible to recover from this quickly."Oilers Entertainment Group, which leases the arena from the city, said in a statement that significant rain, mixed with hail, led to pressure on the arena’s storm drainage system. Water damage is restricted to Ford Hall and the mezzanine level corridor.
training camp or preparations and activities related to our hosting as the NHL hub city for the 2020 NHL playoffs."& associated facilities it has been determined the damage experienced last night was due to significant water flow mixed with hail, which led to excess pressure on the facility's storm drainage system causing two pipe couplings to fail.
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