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Message: [QUOTE="ct06111, post: 1914555, member: 6413"] Basic re-hash of SCI presentation from 2015 No major news. Confirmed with SCI and CRDA reps, will use top notch NHL approved steel piping. First quote was with plastic piping, but was re looked at(seeing situation @ Barclays) and they re-quoted and will use steel piping. One concern with new ice slab, unless $250 million gets the green light, new slab will use old in-efficient ice chillers. They would need the room and $ to extend into Trumbull st. and either place the eventual new efficient chillers from the basement to a corner or on the roof. Didn't like hearing that, but new piping and current chiller can support the new ice slab for now. Talked a little with SCI guy that did MSG. Less things need to happen structurally with the XL than required with the renovations from MSG. I mentioned the 1billion budget. He was like nah, 250 should be good. Lots of holes and empty space to work with that can be used to expand XL footprint. Less concrete and beam/pillar movement. Was encouraged by the support of the renovation plan. Mostly positive, but my buddy Joe Markley(state senator from SOUTHINGTON, CT) was there to be the only negative statement made about the project. Fox61, courant, and nbc30 was there, so I think you'll see a segement on the local news either at 10 / 11 or tmrw. Funny, I mentioned the courant gosslein article about the piping to the CRDA guy. He looked and me and shook his head like don't read 100% into what he writes. Has no clue. Lol. One, the articles he writes say 19,000 seating capacity. Presentation had 17k for hockey and 18k for bball. So don't completely trust what the courant is spinning about this project. Do your own research [/QUOTE]

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