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Penguins unveil progress on brand new video board at PPG Paints Arena

September 1, 2023 / 4:33 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Penguins show progress of new video board

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Hockey season is right around the corner and when you make your way to PPG Paints Arena this year, there's one change you simply won't be able to miss.

For the first time since its opening, the arena will have a new and improved scoreboard.

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— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) August 31, 2023

The new 50' x 33' video board is nearly twice the size of the original and it comes with an upgraded sound system and new LED boards.

The Penguins open training camp later this month and will open the season at home against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, October 10.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.