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From Rogers Place timelapse: http://www.rogersplace.com/time-lapse[/QUOTE]
 
So how does Rogers Place stack up against the five newest NHL arenas?

Rogers Place – home of the Edmonton Oilers
Ground was broken: March 2014
Arena opened: September 2016
Capacity for hockey games: 18,641
Cost: $613.7 million ($475 million US at current exchange rate)

T-Mobile Arena – future home of the 31st NHL franchise
While it’s not technically home to an NHL team yet, the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas opened its doors earlier this year.

The T-Mobile Arena will be home to the NHL’s newest team in the fall of 2017, after the league’s board of governors accepted an expansion bid from Las Vegas in June.

Ground was broken: May 1, 2014
Arena opened: April 6, 2016
Capacity for hockey games: 17,500
Cost: $375 million US ($485 million at current exchange rate)

Barclays Center – home of the New York Islanders
Before T-Mobile Arena opened, Barclays Center in Brooklyn was the newest arena in the league. While the Islanders didn’t move into the arena until 2015, the facility opened its doors in 2012.

Less than one season in, the team was already looking for ways to cut ties with the arena, according to a report by the New York Post.

Ground was broken: March 11, 2010
Arena opened: 2012 (New York Islanders moved in in 2015)
Capacity for hockey games: 15,795
Cost: $1 billion US ($1.3 billion at current exchange rate)

Consol Energy Center – home of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Ground was broken: August 2008
Arena opened: fall 2010
Capacity for hockey games: 18,387
Cost: $321 million US ($415 million at current exchange rate)

Prudential Center – home of the New Jersey Devils
Ground was broken: Oct. 3, 2005
Arena opened: Oct. 25, 2007
Capacity for hockey games: 16,514
Cost: $377 million US ($487 million at current exchange rate)

Gila River Arena – home of the Arizona Coyotes
Ground was broken: April 3, 2002
Arena opened: December 2003
Capacity for hockey games: 18,000
Cost: $225 million US ($291 million at current exchange rate)
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Tons of pictures and videos in the link below:

WATCH: Rogers Place arena tour from top to bottom

By Karen Bartko and Caley Ramsay Global News

Rogers Place opened to Edmontonians Thursday after years of debate and construction. Global News was given an in-depth tour of the facilities on Wednesday. Scroll down to see photos and video of the various areas, split up into the levels of the arena.

The project’s completion required thousands of workers, an enormous amount of material and hundreds of millions of dollars. Rogers Place replaces Rexall Place, home to the Edmonton Oilers since 1974. At 819,200 square feet, it’s almost twice as large as Rexall.

Everything is upscale in Rogers Place, punctuated above centre ice by a giant, high-definition scoreboard — the largest in the NHL — that spans blue-line to blue-line.

Between the lower and upper bowls are exclusive rings of executive suites, theatre suites and loge seats. There are 15 escalators and 15 elevators to carry people between floors.

At the far end are a sports bar and an after-hours-type club. Between the blue lines in the lower bowl are wider club seats, with exclusive lounge access. The arena seats over 18,000 people at hockey games and over 20,000 for concerts. Over half of the seats are in the lower bowl.

Ticket prices are higher than Rexall Place, in some cases double for a similarly located seat. A season ticket in the corner nosebleeds is $2,600. Sitting near the boards near centre ice for the year will cost $9,765. Season seats in the loge area are $15,750.
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Great shots! Was so busy there yesterday.

Got one I will post later but it shows how bad placement of the ice district sign really is.
 
It is such a beautiful building, I loved the design of the concourses and how they are segregated. Each level has it's own set of amenities so there won't be a need to all pack the main concourse at intermission (the upper concourse felt as wide as Rexall's main concourse). And that scoreboard, it is just ridiculously large and clear, it makes the ice surface looks tiny.

The Loge seats are unreal, definitely going to be a hit. The upper drink rail seats are the "worst" seats in the house and the view is stellar. There really isn't a bad seat or view to be had.

The centerpiece/jewel of the arena in my mind is the Ford Hall space. It is truly magnificent and makes the arena unique and much more functionable. I am very glad they didn't chop it from the design to save money, it would have been a travesty to have lost it.

Congratulations to all involved, to come in on time and budget is truly a phenomenal achievement.
 
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