When the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team takes the ice to begin the 2019-2020 season, the Ralph Engelstad Arena will have new beautiful center-hung video display. This will be the biggest video display in college hockey.
Ralph Engelstad Arena and North Dakota Athletics are proud to announce another round of fan experience updates to REA coming summer 2019.
More info: https://t.co/q0btafmkRR#UNDproud #PledgeYourLoyalty pic.twitter.com/wES4o7XV0v
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) January 22, 2019
Here’s the official UND announcement.
University of North Dakota Athletics and Ralph Engelstad Arena are pleased to announce that when the UND hockey team takes the ice for the 2019-2020 season, it will do so under a brand new center-hung video display and additional arena upgrades that will once again make Ralph Engelstad Arena one of the more state-of-the-art arenas in the world.
The new center-hung video display will measure approximately 15.5 feet high by 34 feet wide per side and offer a massive 2,100 square feet viewing experience for North Dakota hockey fans. The new video display will be a modified square shape in that it has four equal sides, but each side will be curved and each of the corners will also be curved. The seamless circumference of the new video display is 135 feet with curved sides and curved corners. The display will feature 6 mm pixel spacing to bring high-resolution imagery to every seat in the arena. The display is capable of variable content zoning allowing it to show one large image, or be divided into multiple zones to show any combination of live video, instant replays, up-to-the-minute statistics, graphics, animations and/or sponsorship messages. As a base of reference, the Ralph Engelstad Arena’s current video boards on the current video display are approximately each 9 feet high x 16 feet wide.” (Link to the rest of the Announcement)
The new video board at the Ralph is getting mixed reviews. Here’s the deal, the new video board is coming from a gift from the Engelstad Foundation. It’s not part of the athletic department budget.
The total project cost is estimated to be $6 million. The Engelstad Foundation has committed $4 million to the project and the remaining $2 million will be provided from the Ralph Engelstad Arena’s long-term repair and replacement reserve fund. The project donation is further evidence of the Engelstad Foundation’s commitment to providing an unparalleled world-class game experience for UND fans.
2017: “we are cutting women’s hockey for budgetary reasons.”
2019: “we are dumping $6 million into our rink and we’ll have the biggest and best scoreboard in college hockey!”
Granted funds aren’t coming from athletic dept. budget, but it’s still a bad look.
— Mike McMahon (@MikeMcMahonCHN) January 22, 2019
And.
North Dakota's Ralph Engelstad Arena to install largest center-hung video board in college hockey for the 2019-2020 season..now let’s drop some cash and start up that women’s program again. That’s a crime. pic.twitter.com/xiRjwspOka
— House of Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) January 22, 2019
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