Faces of West Coast facilities
SBJ facilities reporter Don Muret visited a new stadium and a couple being built during a recent California swing.
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Sports architects Tim Cahill, Wes Crosby and Scott Capstack of HNTB, which designed Levi’s Stadium, enjoy the facility’s Levi’s 501 Club at the home opener Sept. 14.
Photo by: DON MURET / STAFF
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David Hoskin, the San Jose Earthquakes’ senior director of stadium operations, and team President Dave Kaval on site at the team’s new facility, to open in March.
Photo by: DON MURET / STAFF
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Sacramento Kings CMO Ben Gumpert and President Chris Granger and AECOM’s Jon Niemuth check out the demolition site for the Kings’ new arena.
Photo by: DON MURET / STAFF
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Legends officials attended the San Francisco 49ers’ first regular-season game at Levi’s Stadium on Sept. 14: Michael Bekolay, 49ers COO Al Guido, Shervin Mirhashemi, Dan Smith, Denny Walch and Rachel Wolff.
Photo by: DON MURET / STAFF
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Flyers ready for takeoff
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Preparing for the NHL season at a “Meet the Team” taping Sept. 20: Philadelphia Flyers President Paul Holmgren, Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider, Flyers GM Ron Hextall and Flyers coach Craig Berube.
Photo by: ZACK HILL / PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
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NBA, Nets and Knicks dedicate court
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and NBPA Executive Director Michele Roberts join members of the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks at Midland Beach on Staten Island to dedicate a basketball court. Also at the event Sept. 22, they announced the NBA Cares community efforts that will be part of NBA All-Star 2015.
Photo by: NBA PHOTOS
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Boston classics go up for bid
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TD Garden President Amy Latimer, Delaware North Cos. and Boston Bruins Principal Charlie Jacobs and Boston Celtics President Rich Gotham stand beneath a few of the team’s replica championship banners that were signed by this year’s honorees of The Sports Museum and auctioned off to benefit the museum at the silent auction table Sept. 17.
Photo by: BRIAN BABINEAU / TD GARDEN
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SFIA Industry Leaders Summit
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At the Sports & Fitness Industry Association Industry Leaders Summit on Sept. 16 and 17 in Chicago: ABOVE: SFIA Chairman and Mizuno USA President Bob Puccini (left) and SFIA President and CEO Tom Cove (right) with the SFIA’s Future Industry Leader Scholars Class of 2014 (from left): Mike Gugat of Adidas, John Bodin of EvoShield, Jocelyn Vande Velde of Johnson Health Tech, Ryan Farrar of Rawlings and Elyse Winer of MC10. BELOW: Everlast Worldwide President and CEO Neil Morton, Modell’s Chief Merchandising Officer Charles Castaneda and SFIA President and CEO Tom Cove.
Photos: COURTESY OF SFIA
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