Confirmed with Link: Senators announce partnership with Ephesus Lighting to upgrade arena lighting system

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The Ottawa Senators announced today that they have partnered with Ephesus Lighting in a deal to continue Ottawa’s upgrades at Canadian Tire Centre by bringing light-emitting diode (LED) lighting to the arena. The move to LED for the 2014-15 National Hockey League season makes it the first NHL venue to be lit with Ephesus LED lights.

http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726239

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[Marty Straka]

Gotta save money on those Hydro bills!

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Cool, I guess. Should make the gameday experience somewhat more enjoyable.

 

[BonkTastic]

The move to LED for the 2014-15 National Hockey League season makes it the first NHL venue to be lit with Ephesus LED lights.

It's the first PRO venue of any kind to be lit by Ephesus. They're a relatively new start-up, not even two barely four years old.

 

[Indrew]

Adopting this early is probably a small risk, but I bet the price was very very good.

 

[Lenny the Lynx]

Wow, I can't believe how little I care about this

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

It's the first PRO venue of any kind to be lit by Ephesus. They're a relatively new start-up, not even two years old yet.

Source? Everything I'm seeing points to them starting up in June 2010. Although, yes, still relatively new.

 

[BonkTastic]

Source? Everything I'm seeing points to them starting up in June 2010. Although, yes, still relatively new.

Whoops, you're right, the article I was reading as a source for my post is wrong. It must have grabbed it's 2012 date from Ephesus's first big sports contract, not the founding of the company, and mistaken the two.

Good fact checking, I'll edit my post.

 

[Asquaredx2]

Guess we're not gonna bring in Tim Thomas, then.

 

[bta1976]

It's the first PRO venue of any kind to be lit by Ephesus. They're a relatively new start-up, not even two barely four years old.

Not the first according to the company website. Montreal already uses it.

"To date, just one major North American sports team — the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League — has installed LED overhead lights in its stadium or arena, according to the New York Times."

http://powersource.post-gazette.com...ighting-in-sports-venues/stories/201406120322

 

[Lenny the Lynx]

Guess we're not gonna bring in Tim Thomas, then.

If we got Thomas but no lights we wouldn't be able to see him anyway, so now we are getting the lights but not going to be able to afford Thomas as a result. You just can't win

 

[bta1976]

Not the first according to the company website. Montreal already uses it.

"To date, just one major North American sports team — the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League — has installed LED overhead lights in its stadium or arena, according to the New York Times."

http://powersource.post-gazette.com...ighting-in-sports-venues/stories/201406120322

Ottawa Senators, spent about $500,000 for the upgrade, buying a new system from ...

https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2014/07/14/Facilities/Ephesus.aspx

 

[BonkTastic]

Not the first according to the company website. Montreal already uses it.

"To date, just one major North American sports team — the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League — has installed LED overhead lights in its stadium or arena, according to the New York Times."

http://powersource.post-gazette.com...ighting-in-sports-venues/stories/201406120322

I meant Ephesus lights (the company), not LEDs in general (the technology).

 

[SelleckStache]

On the topic of lighting, the strobes that the photographers use (in the rafters) are extremely distracting. Am I the only one on this?

 

[Back in Black]

Wow, I can't believe how little I care about this

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Making the arena all nice and spiffy to sell it maybe?!

 

[Caeldan]

Lighting was one thing that I thought we had covered in that arena. On TV, the CTC looks rather unique compared to the rest of the league because of how it's lit.

 

[Icelevel]

Wow, I can't believe how little I care about this

progression always excites me

 

[Sensored]

Making the arena all nice and spiffy to sell it maybe?!

Saving 70% on their hydro bills in the future. I imagine it's savings worth a couple hundred thousand or so a year?

 

[Baby Ryan]

Lighting was one thing that I thought we had covered in that arena. On TV, the CTC looks rather unique compared to the rest of the league because of how it's lit.

I've really noticed that especially compared to Buffalo.

 

[sens83]

Who is the company that put in this system in Binghamton? Last season was a huge difference with modern lights.

EDIT: Never mind, it was Ephesus. So this lighting system is already in place in Binghamton folks. Ephesus is a company out of Syracuse. Go look at a video of a goal being scored this year to see what you are in for.

 

[BloodRedArmy]

On the topic of lighting, the strobes that the photographers use (in the rafters) are extremely distracting. Am I the only one on this?

Drives me bananas. Only started noticing it a few years ago when I switched to HD... thought my TV was broken.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

I've really noticed that especially compared to Buffalo.

Edmonton is the worst ! Rexall looks like they dimmed the lights for a 20,000 strong makeout session.

 

[sens83]

Edmonton is the worst ! Rexall looks like they dimmed the lights for a 20,000 strong makeout session.

It's candlelight from the flame on top of that oil rig

 

[Qward]

CTC upgrades lighting

Ottawa Senators ‏@Senators 5h
News Release: #Sens announce partnership with @ephesuslighting to upgrade arena lighting, enhance fan experience: http://ottsens.com/1oEl2gF

Canadian Tire Centre is installing a new LED sports lighting system to save on energy costs and improve the quality of lighting for the players, fans at the games and network partners. The arena, run by the Ottawa Senators, spent about $500,000 for the upgrade.

https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2014/07/14/Facilities/Ephesus.aspx


Changes in last couple seasons;
New corporate naming sponor
Finnigans changed to Sportscheck style bar and grill
Installed $3M worth of monitors everywhere around the rink
Spent half a million upgrading lighting in arena.

I personally am glad they are doing what they can to keep the CTC modern and not letting it slip into Rexall/Nassau territory.