Bruins break ground on Brighton practice arena

[Fenway]

Bruins break ground on Brighton practice arena

Throughout professional sports, teams are upgrading their practice facilities to lure star players and to create new revenue streams. The Los Angeles Kings, winners of two of the last three Stanley Cups, have a 135,000-square-foot practice facility, the Toyota Sports Center, that includes a sports bar. Fans can buy gym memberships, and even throw kids’ birthday parties there.

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[rkhum]

Celtics planning a similar facility?

 

[Fenway]

Celtics planning a similar facility?

They have had one for years in Waltham.

 

[Gator Mike]

FWIW, it's nearly finished.

 

[tony d]

Interesting and smart way to make some extra money for a team.

 

[Terrier]

I drive by it on the Pike now and then and it looks great. I couldn't readily get up to Wilmington to watch training camp and the summer development camp, so it'll be nice having the Bruins practicing in the city. Including the Bruins' new facility, there are seventeen rinks in Boston proper alone.


The giant Warrior stick installed outside.

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/...ractice_facility_adds_68_foot_hockey_stick_as

 

[Rocko604]

Hopefully Tuukka and the defense get lot of practice at this new facility.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

How many teams still don't have their own facility?

 

[LadyStanley]

How many teams still don't have their own facility?

Define "own" facility.

Sharks have "dedicated" sheet of ice and private off ice work out rooms in lovely facility, Sharks Ice (at San Jose). But it's owned by the city.

 

[LadyStanley]

Nice overview of their $100m practice facility