Friday, May 26, 2017 • Vol.28 No.31 • Neepawa, Manitoba
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PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX
The existing boards and score clock at Neepawa’s Yellowhead Arena will soon be replaced.
Yellowhead board approves upgrades to arena boards and score clock By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner Major upgrades are looming for the Yellowhead Arena. On Monday, May 22, the board of directors for the Yellowhead Centre (YHC) in Neepawa unanimously passed a pair of motions; one for the installation of new arena boards and the second for a new scoreboard clock. The exact cost of the improvements has yet not been released to the public, due to various options available on this work that may affect the pricing. YHC board president Darian Major said the reason for moving forward on these upgrades had to do with the ongoing costs associated with maintaining and repairing the existing boards and clock.
“The current arena boards had required significant repairs every year. Those repairs recently became more costly as their condition slowly deteriorated, which has helped to facilitate this action,” noted Major. These improvements are something the YHC has been exploring for quite some time, as a committee was appointed to oversee a detailed review of the current arena boards and options for new ones. They had phone calls with and viewed many other arenas throughout Manitoba to gather new information. In addition, they had several companies with backgrounds in arena maintenance and renovation brought in to look at the current boards and evaluate the need. All those companies cited serious concerns over safety with the existing boards and their condition. Major said this information helped in the decision making
process, stressing that it was very important for the board of directors to ensure they provide a facility that is safe for all user groups. “The arena boards will be the new style of flexible board system that provides some give when a player hits them. This improves the safety for all players, especially those who are playing contact hockey. This style of boards have been mandated for both the National and American Hockey Leagues and it is expected that junior ‘A’ teams will also require this system of arena boards in the very near future for player safety. Major also stated that while they will have new boards, the arena will still be able to use the existing six foot glass and mesh netting. Those items are both still in good condition and their continued use will reduce the costs. Continued on page 14