Of rink-related note this evening:
- According to UpNorthLive’s Harrison Beeby, Centre ICE Arena is still attempting to crowdfund the renovations made to its facility to continue holding the prospect tournament and Wings’ training camp in Traverse City:
The new NHL required safety upgrades have now been installed at Centre Ice Arena but help is still needed from the public to ensure these new features can help keep the Detroit Red Wings and NHL prospects coming back to northern Michigan for years to come.
The original cost of the project was about $220,000 for new glass around the boards, advanced padding along the glass and extra safety netting for players and fans. Traverse City Tourism helped cover an initial part of the cost but Centre Ice is pushing a public crowdfunding option to help raise the rest of the money. Their goal is to raise $70,000 by the end of the NHL Prospects Tournament and Red Wings Training Camp in September.
If you would like to learn more about the upgrades or give a donation you can visit the Centre Ice Arena website.
2. The Grand Rapids Griffins’ parent company has added a third rink to their portfolio, as noted by Fox 17’s Bob Brenzig:
The Georgetown Township Ice Arena will be getting a new owner and new name.
The operators of the rink’s Facebook page posted Tuesday that the township board approved the sale of the arena Monday night to DP Fox Holdings, LLC, of Grand Rapids. DP Fox also owns the Grand Rapids Griffins and Griffs Ice House and Griffs Ice House West in Holland. The Georgetown Ice Arena will become Griffs Georgetown in coming weeks.
The township posted that the board has been working on privatizing the arena for several months.
