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Acrisure Arena, the newest world-class venue designed specifically for the Coachella Valley, and the Coachella Valley Firebirds, the 32nd AHL team debuting in Fall 2022 and the affiliate of the NHL Seattle Kraken, held a special ceremony to unveil the installation of its very first seats. Riverside County Fourth District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez was honored as the arena’s first ‘sitter’ and helped affix the final bolts of the first of 11,000+ seats at the Arena. The first two seats were placed in Section 120, row M, seats 9 & 10.
 
The event coincided with the pouring of the Arena’s concrete ice floor. Within six hours early this morning, the future hockey rink for the Coachella Valley Firebirds was transformed. A special crew was called in to pour what’s called a super flat floor.
 
To meet strict AHL standards, the floor is then surveyed to make sure it’s exactly where it needs to be before we begin the 28-day curing process. To complete Acrisure Arena’s floor took 420+ yards of concrete from over 15 concrete trucks.

“It’s one down, and only 10,000+ seats to go,” said John Bolton, senior vice president, Oak View Group & general manager, Acrisure Arena. “It’s a definitely a day of firsts. Our first seat, first professional hockey rink, first day of school for Coachella Valley kids, first day we can imagine this venue filled with thousands of people to an experience their bucket-list concerts and family shows. Tickets for concerts and family events will be announced in September. We kick off this December 15 with over 100+ nights of amazing entertainment annually.”

Acrisure Arena will open for the 2022-23 AHL season this fall and host more than 150 sports and live entertainment events annually. For more information about the construction of Acrisure Arena, visit www.AcrisureArena.com.

The Coachella Valley Firebirds are the AHL’s 32nd Franchise and the affiliate of the Seattle Kraken. The team is set to play its inaugural season in 2022-2023 at the Acrisure Arena. Visit www.CVfirebirds.com for the latest news and information.

Stay tuned to GEDmag.com for our EXCLUSIVE one on one interview with John Bolton in an upcoming issue! 

 

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