ICE District Celebrates Official Grand Opening of ICE District Plaza, The Canadian Business Journal

EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ICE District and OEG Sports & Entertainment will bring ICE District Plaza to downtown Edmonton, a social hub at the heart of Canada’s largest multi-purpose sports and entertainment district. We are excited to officially open. At the grand opening event on Saturday, October 15th from 4pm.

The development of the ICE District is the vision of Edmonton native Darryl Katz, owner of the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club and founder and chairman of the Katz Group, one of Canada’s largest privately owned companies. With the pandemic over, ICE District businesses welcomed their employees back to work and ICE District Plaza was officially opened to the public. Darryl’s vision of creating a social and cultural epicenter for all Edmont citizens has come true.

“It’s exciting to see this vision come to fruition.” Stu Ballantyne, President and Chief Operating Officer, Rogers Place and ICE District, said: “We started creating a place where visitors to the city and people of Edmonton could come together and experience the best the city has to offer. We can’t wait to continue to provide memorable moments and once-in-a-lifetime experiences to everyone who visits the ICE District in New York City. A destination for people of all ages and backgrounds, it has become a postcard image of downtown Edmonton being broadcast around the world.”

To celebrate the opening of the ICE District Plaza, the ICE District team planned programming and activities for the afternoon of October 15th. This culminates in the long-awaited revival of the Battle of Alberta.8 pm

The grand opening celebration will kick off with ticket giveaways and activities at 4:00 PM MT and continue until the Oilers-Flames game kicks off, with an official watch party for the game at the ICE District Plaza. The festivities at the Plaza include remarks by Federal Tourism Minister Chief His Wilton His Little Child. Edmonton Mayor Randy Boissonnaute, Amarjeet Sohi and other business and community leaders will be followed by exciting live entertainment and appearances by Edmonton Oilers alum Georges Laraku, Mascot Hunter the Lynx and the Orange and Blue ICE Crew. was.

Saturday is also the final day of the Battle of Alberta 50/50 Raffle with Net Proceeds for the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation to support STARS Air Ambulance. Tickets are available to anyone in Alberta at EdmontonOilers.com/5050.

The opening of ICE District Plaza and the entire ICE District is a milestone for the City of Edmonton and its downtown core. Excitement around the ICE District will only build momentum this fall, with additional business tenants opening their doors and more exciting grand opening announcements expected in the coming weeks.

“This is an extremely exciting time for downtown Edmonton, and the official opening of ICE District Plaza is just the beginning.” Ballantine added. “We look forward to welcoming new tenants, residents, fans, guests, visitors and all Edmont citizens to the Plaza in the days, months and years ahead.”

About the ICE district
The ICE District is Canada’s largest mixed-use sports and entertainment district, bringing an energy and feeling that Edmonton has never seen before. The ICE District has ushered in a new era of entertainment in the form of epic concerts, heart-stopping NHL and he WHL hockey, world-class games, boutique shopping, trendy dining and more. A bustling public square with year-round programming hosts events from festivals to public skating. All this in close proximity to sophisticated residences and premium office space. The ICE District Property, a mixed-use development surrounding Rogers Place and Ford Hall, was developed through his venture between Katz Group and ONE Property.

ICE district. live, work, play, stay. For more information, visit icedistrict.com.

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