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Remodeled Delta Center and other downtown developments envisioned with NHL team

Ben Winslow Reporting for FOX13 - Full Article @ https://www.fox13now.com/sports/nhl-...-with-nhl-team

SALT LAKE CITY — With the arrival of the new professional hockey team in Utah, city leaders are working quickly to enact plans for the downtown entertainment district surrounding them...

...So far, team owners Ryan and Ashley Smith have signaled a desire to remodel the Delta Center to host both the Utah Jazz and the team formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes. Ryan Smith suggested as much in a recent interview with FOX 13 Sports following the announcement of the team's move to Utah.

"For the community and for Salt Lake, we have a chance to really re-imagine what downtown Salt Lake looks like and both Ash and I and our partners are on board making that kind of impact. Any time you've got over 80 to 100 nights of guaranteed major league sports downtown, there's a lot you can do with that," he told FOX 13's Jeff Rhineer.

But there will be development beyond that. The legislature's special entertainment district stretches blocks surrounding the Delta Center.

"There is all kinds of opportunity in that immediate area," said Dee Brewer, the executive director of the Downtown Alliance, an organization within the Salt Lake Chamber that serves to advance downtown Salt Lake City interests.

He said he envisions more restaurants, bars and hotels. Negotiations are currently under way between Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (which owns
the Salt Palace and Abravanel Hall) and other downtown stakeholders...

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