There will be a new and improved game day experience at the Kohl Center this upcoming season. On Tuesday, Wisconsin Athletics revealed details and renderings for innovative premium seating options beginning with the 2024-25 season.
In February, the Wisconsin State Building Commission approved the reduction of the Kohl Center ice sheet to NHL dimensions. Prior to this change, the Kohl Center was one of only five NCAA Division I men's hockey ice arenas with a rink size larger than 200-by-92 feet.
The reduction of the ice sheet will create six additional feet of permanent space on each side of the ice sheet at the event level of the Kohl Center. Wisconsin Athletics is excited to offer this opportunity for newly developed premium seating that will provide a unique and exciting in-venue experience for Badgers fans.Among the amenities included with the unique new premium seating options are:
- Access to a new premium club space on the event level, the Krantz Club (beginning in Jan. 2025)
- All-inclusive premium food and non-alcoholic beverage
- Full-service cash bar
- Wider, padded, premium seating
- Enhanced parking priority
"The Kohl Center is one of the top venues in college athletics and we are adding to its legacy with the recent renovations in the building, including new premium seating options that will provide high-level services and amenities," UW Director of Athletics Chris McIntosh said. "These upgrades will help to create an exciting, new fan experience and drive additional revenue that will support Badger student-athletes across our 23 sport programs." [UW Badgers]
Northwestern football coach David Braun has made bold calls late in games, but they usually come on a sideline somewhere, not across the dinner table from his wife, Kristin.
Yet there they were this spring, enjoying a rare night out around Braun's 39th birthday, engaged in a conversation they never could have envisioned a year earlier. Braun, who had not worked at a major conference school until 2023, is the reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year. Last year, he led Northwestern through one of the rockiest stretches in program history, securing the permanent coaching job and the financial rewards that came with it.
Uncertainty lurked, though. Northwestern had not finalized plans for where to play its home games in 2024 and 2025, during the $800 million rebuild of Ryan Field. The area offered limited venue options, none particularly good and all that would remove the team from campus and its comforts. [ESPN]
The Mountain Brook Schools athletic department unveiled the completed new turf project at Spartan Stadium on Tuesday via social media.
Spartan Stadium is where the Mountain Brook High School football team plays its home games and is now ready for the 2024 fall season. Mountain Brook's first home game is Aug. 30 against Parker.
The track surrounding the field is also open to the public once again, after being closed for the three-month renovation process. [Village Live Online]
😍 The new turf in Spartan Stadium looks amazing! After 3 months of renovations, we’re excited to share these photos of the new turf and announce that the track is back open to the public! pic.twitter.com/fG6PZb7kJw
— Mountain Brook Athletics (@mbs_athletics) July 16, 2024
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