Metal Detectors To Be Installed At Consol Energy Center
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Officials say metal detectors should be installed at Consol Energy Center before the Pittsburgh Penguins' first pre-season home game Sept. 22.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the Sports & Exhibition Authority board agreed Thursday to reimburse the hockey franchise $107,856 for the team's purchase of 36 walk-through metal detectors.
The metal detectors will replace wands previously used at entrances.
Taylor Blice, facilities director for the authority, says the National Hockey League sent a letter to the team in February stating they would require the devices at the start of the 2015-16 season to comply with new safety standards.
The Penguins' lease allows its capital reserve fund to be reimbursed by the Sports & Exhibition Authority if a change was mandated by the NHL.
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