Just got back from having a look around at the Events Centre. I checked out the Klips' dressing room and fitness areas, the new concession/kitchen, room renovations, a new hallway to connect the two sides of the rink... it's impressive.
I'll have some photos up pretty soon. The boys were on the ice when I had to come back to work to meet the Crossroads deadline, so no interviews, but I'll probably go back after lunch.
I will say this much - Larry could be a poet with all the stuff written on the walls of the new room. He's got motivational stuff coming out the ying-yang. I have pics of that too.
Check back in a few minutes.
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| This will be the concession area where you walk in. |
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| New kitchen |
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| This hallway connects the two sides of the rink (the lobby was the only way to get to the far side). |
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| New stalls in the Klippers' room |
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| The new gym. Stairs lead from the dressing room directly up here. Neat setup. |
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| Here comes Chicken Soup for the Hockey Player's Soul |
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| View from the fitness room |
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| Another set of stairs leads from the gym to bike room |
great to see pictures for us out of towners
ReplyDeletenot entirely sure what you were smoking when you decided to post pics of the teams locker room. this is their inner sanctum, their domain. kids play, practice and work their butts off to be able to step into one of these locker rooms, its holy ground. The players deserve to be able to keep it somewhat private, its THEIR house!!! I realize you took the pictures as part of the public tour but to put them on the web for anyone and everyone to see is just kinda ...... i don't wanna say wrong, but its just not right.
ReplyDeleteI understand where you're coming from Jay, but this is something the team actually encouraged. They are very proud of their new facilities.
ReplyDeleteBesides - there was still some work left to be done and the team had barely been in there themselves at the time. It wasn't the same as if I were to go in there now and take photos... wasn't "broken in" if you get my drift.