The Kraken are still targeting completion for the stadium by late August '21, possibly SeptemberCLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA
Another "month or two of cushion would undoubtedly be welcomed" by the Kraken as the expansion team "scrambles to complete" a $930M overhaul of Climate Pledge Arena, according to Geoff Baker of the SEATTLE TIMES. That could be coming as it is "looking more likely" the NHL "could delay starting the 2021-22 season until November or December of next year." The team is "still targeting completion by late August 2021, possibly September," and "hopes to know more in coming weeks." But that is "cutting things awfully close," especially when what is ahead is "getting the still partially framed interior to a completed arena with high-end finishes promised by the Kraken and Oak View Group (OVG) venue developers." OVG construction exec Ken Johnsen on Monday said that construction "should quicken as precast concrete pieces manufactured in Spokane are now being trucked over and installed." Baker: "Still, a project slowed by additional COVID-19 safety measures faces an all-out sprint to the finish" (SEATTLE TIMES, 9/16).
