Hockey is coming back to Augusta under a new deal

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – It looks like hockey is returning to Augusta.

The Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority entered into a new agreement Tuesday with the Oak View Group, which will take control of the yet-to-be-built downtown arena and Bell Auditorium, operating under a new contract.

It won't be the first time Augusta has had hockey. In the late 1990s, the Augusta Lynx Minor League Hockey team took the ice at James Brown Arena, which is being demolished to make way for a new one.

Under that contract, Oak View will be solely responsible for bringing a hockey team here and ensuring it continues to be successful.

The company has gone so far as to donate $10 million to this end.

And that pays for the whole thing, so this doesn't cost the taxpayer a cent.

A feasibility study shows that the company will be very successful.

Through this contract, we will maximize the potential of our new Arena, ensure profitability for the Authority, fund capital improvements and maintenance, and ultimately establish this governance, and the Augusta Entertainment Complex as a whole, for success long after we are all gone. , said Cedric Johnson, chairman of the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority. We look forward to this continued partnership as we work together to build Augustas Future!

The contract extension is for 10 years with a 10-year option.

The new 10,500-seat arena is expected to open in 2027 and will include suites, log boxes, a private club lounge and a connection to the Bell Auditorium.

Located in downtown Augusta, the Bell Auditorium is a 2,700-seat theater that reopened May 31 after being offline for a year to undergo expansions and renovations.

We have been a long-time partner through our management of the Augusta Entertainment Complex and are honored that the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority has entrusted Oak View Group to manage operations of the new Augusta arena, said Peter Luukko, co-chairman of the company . .

Oak View Group has provided management services at Bell Auditorium and James Brown Arena since 2008.

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