Yesterday was day one (of two) for season ticket holders to go look at the new Consol Energy Center. We had tickets and went and here are some of the pictures of the building with actual people inside along with some comments. There are a lot of pictures so I will be making multiple postings to get the good ones illustrative of the center up without creating one long, cumbersome post.

The Consol Energy Center

Here is a picture of the exterior of the CEC when you are coming down from the old Mellon Arena lots:

Just inside the Trib Total Media gate you will find the Penguins All Time Team display featuring videos, pictures and all sorts of interactive material on the players selected:

Penguins All Time Team Display at Consol Energy Center

More pics of the All Time Team Display:

All Time Team Display (close-up 1)

Another part of the Penguins All Time Team Display

I like the way this has been done because it appears that it would be easy to update if in another thirty years they decide to revamp who is and is not on the team.  The use of video displays instead of things like statutes makes this display very enduring and ensures that it will stay relevant.

Everything is certainly much more open than at the Igloo.  The old arena while nostalgic was just a dark place.  The Consol Energy Center is open and bright.

The second level Concourse at Consol Energy Center

For now you can see the old Igloo from the new arena until it is torn down.

Viewing the Igloo from Consol Energy Center

One last pic for part one of this topic before I start the second post, here are the Championship and scoring title banners hung from the rafters.

Championship and Other Banners Hung At Consol Energy Center

Part II coming in a few minutes …