SALT LAKE CITY—The Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) announced that they have begun a multi-phase procedure to redevelop the Delta Center into a dual-sport venue for the Utah Hockey Club and Utah Jazz.
The construction will come with a new seating formula that the organization, according to the organization, will bring jazz enthusiasts closer to the action while offering well-rounded perspectives for bowl seat NHL games.
“We use Generation to be able to host almost any event, but at the same time, not wasting what we love is that closeness to the action,” said Smith Entertainment Group President Ryan Smith.
The video below shows how Arena will transition from the basketball footprint to hockey:
The construction itself will begin a major new front and outdoor plaza.
The Delta Center originally built in 1991 as the Jazz House and underwent renovations in 2017 and 2024. However, Smith Entertainment Group says that this task will be the maximum extensive to date.
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Seg says they’re doing something never before in a dual-purpose basketball and hockey arena through the implementation of the first and only retractable seating formula. The formula accommodates a variance of approximately 12 feet of elevation between ice lines and backyard lines to supply new sight lines for the NBA and NHL.
The new seat formula will also carry the capacity of the objectives and tunnels of occasions on and around the north and south sides of the bowl of decrease. In all the SEGs they imply that once the renovations are complete, they will have about 17,000 hockey enthusiasts and approximately 19,000 basketball enthusiasts.
For basketball, the Riser formula will consist of 29 rows of retractable seats that extend 28 feet from Hall 3 to each other’s courtyard, all designed to make sure the arena maintains its steep slope that will continue to put jazz enthusiasts in incredibly close proximity to the courthouse.
“We were not willing to compromise and give up our privacy,” Smith added. “We have a process. Technology has replaced for more than 30 years. We discover an ascending system.
The video below shows a new slope of the Middle Delta seats, retractable seats:
Part of the task of loading the newly designed seats in the center of the Delta is to extend the bowl 12 feet at the end and lift the floor two feet.
Several other adjustments in progress in 2025 aim to update the design of the infaryout and create new entertainment opportunities. In addition to the new premium spaces in point 1, the ability of the toilet in the Delta center will accumulate up to 12%, and 4 new dehumidifiers will be installed in correct ice situations in the sand at any time. This summer, SEG will also begin to build a 450 Stal parking design, designed through Walter P. Moore, which will end in a long -term design phase.
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