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NHL Commissioner Bettman Tours NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium

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Tom Dundon’s dream of the Carolina Hurricane’s playing an outdoor game in NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium is one step closer to becoming a reality.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was in Raleigh yesterday, and took a walking tour the Wolfpack’s football stadium.

The orange cones were set up on the field prior to Bettman’s arrival to help give him an image of what a hockey rink would look like on the green grass.

While Bettman didn’t give an official statement of approval,

“Yes, we are taking it very seriously and looking at the possibility,” Bettman said.

The game would not be played in the 2019-20 season, Bettman said, adding that his “best guess” is that it could be a part of the league’s Stadium Series, possibly in 2020-21.

“I don’t want to mislead anybody or say anything or promise anything until I’m sure,” Bettman said. “We have some more work to do, we have a variety of arrangements to make. As important as anything else, if we decide we want to do it, I have to make sure it’s OK with N.C. State.”

Bettman said he liked Carter-Finley’s “tight bowl” and good sight lines, saying the NHL’s events staff already has visited to check on logistics. (N&O)

The NHL’s events staff visited back in October.

Dundon, the owner of the Hurricane’s, continues to be encouraged about the possibilities of a outdoor hockey game in the stadium across the parking lot.

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