After originally thinking he would build a new arena, Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith said Friday he prefers to renovate Delta Center for his NHL team.
People walk on the ice after a press conference announcing a new National Hockey League team owned by Smith Entertainment Group at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 19, 2024., owner Ryan Smith said Friday he will instead pursue massive reconstructive changes to the Delta Center to make the Utah Jazz arena more hockey friendly.
SEG owner Ryan Smith, center, laughs as he looks at NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman during a press conference announcing a new National Hockey League team owned by Smith Entertainment Group at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 19, 2024. Earlier indications this year from Smith were that the team would seek to build a new stadium that hosts both Utah’s NBA and NHL teams. On Feb. 27, Smithof a new arena, which looks very different from the Delta Center, at the center of a downtown entertainment district.
One fear is that construction to accommodate hockey could impact Delta Center’s basketball experience, considered one of the best in the NBA. Before the season ended, Jazz head coach Will Hardy spoke about how he prefers the steep slope of seats in the Delta Center’s current construction.
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