The Carolina Hurricanes have partnered with the NHL to fund the construction of two new street hockey rinks. Located at Apex Community Park, the two rinks will be 160x75 foot featuring aluminum prefabricated dasher board systems, player benches, penalty boxes, scorekeeper boxes, chain length fencing, Mateflex sport court tile and scoreboards.

President of the NHL Carolina Hurricanes, Doug Warf, announced that construction is underway on two new street hockey rinks at Apex Community Park.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Doug Warf, President of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that construction is underway on two new street hockey rinks at Apex Community Park. The rinks are the result of a partnership between the team and the NHL’s Industry Growth Fund, through which $550,000 was provided to fund the project.

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