From the dismantled and gone department…the 13-year-old scoreboard at SaskTel Centre!

Already constructed and up in its place is a 6.6 million pixels worth of illumination scoreboard/jumbotron. Needless to say the new video scoreboard is state-of-the-art and will get its first viewings this weekend when the Saskatchewan Rush host the Colorado Mammoth in N-L-L action Saturday night and Sunday when the Saskatoon Blades welcome Moose Jaw in a W-H-L contest. The technological upgrade is five-point-five metres, or almost 18 feet, tall and weighs nearly seven tons at 13,800 pounds. Following are the news releases from the Blades and Rush…..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SASKATOON, SK — Saskatoon Entertainment Group (SEG) is thrilled to announce a
monumental technological upgrade at SaskTel Centre in the unveiling of a new video scoreboard
hanging above the ice.
It’ll be impossible for Saskatoon Blades fans to miss the arena’s newest toy as they enter the
building, with 6.6 million pixels illuminating the entire complex and vastly improving the game
experience for every Blades fan.
“This new scoreboard is going to revolutionize the way hockey fans take in a Blades game,”
exclaimed Saskatoon Blades GM & President Colin Priestner. “We have some of the best fans in
the WHL, and they deserve a world-class experience at SaskTel Centre. They’ll experience it
first-hand on Sunday, when we officially unveil the new board ahead of our game against Moose
Jaw.”
Construction of the new scoreboard took place over the last several weeks, while the team was
vacated from the building on a road trip. This included the dismantling of the previous
scoreboard, which hung from the rafters since 2009.
Weighing in at 13,800 lbs and standing 5.5 meters tall, the new-and-improved score clock stacks
up as one of the finest and technologically advanced in the Western Hockey League.
“We knew it was time for an upgrade,” added Priestner. “This is part of our continued
commitment to this city and the community since launching SEG, and incorporating our newest
agreement with SaskTel Centre. We’re thrilled with the finished product and can’t wait to show
it off this weekend.”
Blades fans are encouraged to purchase tickets for Sunday’s game online at ticketmaster.ca, and
stick around for a post-game skate with the team after the final buzzer.