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By: Melanie Sanders (@MelanieWNCN)
RALEIGH, N.C. - The puck drops Sunday for the Hurricanes' pre-season opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and Caniacs will notice the view in PNC Arena is a little brighter.
PNC Arena is the first NHL venue in the United States to feature energy-efficient LED lighting, which will not only save money, but be a benefit to the fans who attend the more than 150 events hosted in the arena every year.
"We are the first U.S.-based NHL team to have LED lighting," PNC Arena General Manager Dave Olsen said. "They have it right now in Montreal. We went out and looked at that back in February."
In a history making move, 260 older high intensity lights in the arena were removed and replaced with 216 LED lights. Read more here - [ Ссылка ]
