A new 4500 seat Arena and Event Centre has been incorporated in the conceptual designs for the new Centre. The WHL has advised the Prince Albert Raiders that the current facility is no longer in compliance with regulations. Although they have permitted operations to continue with some renovations in recent years, there are deficiencies that remain. As a community owned team, the City of Prince Albert and the Raiders must give serious consideration to a new build that meets current standards.
BBB and KSA Architects out of Toronto and Saskatoon have been hired to design the facility. This firm had the most extensive experience with NHL sized arenas and is well known for their multi-use spectator arena designs which include Budweiser Gardens in London, Scotiabank Arena in Toronto and Rogers Arena in Vancouver. With more than 30 years of experience in sports, recreation and spectator facilities they are able to bring together aesthetics with high-performance functionality within their designs.
The schematic designs for the large arena are now complete. The next step in the process is to complete detailed design.
