Welcome to Tech CU Arena!
Here’s a first look at the San Jose Barracuda’s just-completed new arena.
Fans will get a closer look at the rookie faceoff season from September 16 to 19. Top San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Vegas Golden Horses, Colorado Avalanche, Arizona Coyotes prospects will participate in this tournament.
The Barracuda then open their new home on October 22 against the Henderson Silver Knights.
This is where I started!
is hanging out with@EriktherRed92The new Tech CU Arena! You can take a drink at the bar in a glass pic.twitter.com/8xzYof1n2z
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) August 24, 2022
Sure to be a fan favorite, Fireball Cove is a bar on glass. I grabbed a drink there with San Jose Hockey Now subscriber erikthered92. There will be 10 glass-fronted seats at Fireball Cove for every Barracuda game.
San Jose Sharks President Jonathan Betcher, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, TechCU President/CEO Todd Harris, Sharks Assistant General Manager Joe Will, San Jose City Councilwoman Maya Esperza, SAP Center and Shark Ice Senior Vice President John Gustafson. , San Jose Director of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs Nanci Klein and 2014 U.S. Olympian Polina Edmonds spoke.
Mayor Sam Liccardo: “Isn’t this beautiful?” pic.twitter.com/qznY4ekCK0
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) August 24, 2022
Polina Edmonds: “I started skating when I had two skates.
There are now six sheets on Sharks Ice. pic.twitter.com/DN6dupFc7r
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) August 24, 2022
San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier and AGM Tom Saint also attended.
Event emcee and San Jose Barracuda announcer Nick Nollenberger designed Cuda’s new jersey, one of three new Barracuda jerseys. The first two were revealed earlier:
Barracuda Reveals 2nd New Jersey, What’s Next?
In a beautiful moment, Gustafson threw Tech’s CU Arena debut between the boys.
Now it was time for the tour!
Let’s go upstairs – not a bad view in the 4,200 seats!
Double suite seats 24, single suite 12.
There will be a private theater space with theater seating on the second floor. Here’s the view from a theater seat.
Near and dear to my heart, let’s see the action from the press box.
This is good: Barracuda players are about to get NHL-caliber film class.
The Barracuda exercise room still needs to be filled with equipment.
Here is the player lounge:
And welcome to the Barracuda locker room – better than Calgary!
See you next month at Rookie Faceoff!
Special thanks to the Sharks Ice for the visit by San Jose general manager Richard Rocha.
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