EVENT MANAGEMENT
Ice on the Diamond
T-Mobile Park , home of the Seattle Mariners , hosts NHL Winter Classic
Photo courtesy of the Seattle Kraken .
By Robert Augsdorfer
Sports field managers often have to adapt to events on their field that are not the primary sport for which the field is typically utilized . This winter in the Pacific Northwest , in the same spot the Seattle Mariners would normally turn two or slide into second base at T-Mobile Park , the puck dropped for the 2024 NHL Winter Classic between the hometown Seattle Kraken and the defending Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights .
For Kevin Dvorak , director of grounds for the Seattle Mariners , and Ryan Nagy , assistant groundskeeper , it was just another gameday — minus mowing and dragging the field .
“ The NHL sent in an ice crew , and we were there if they had any questions for us ,” said Dvorak . “ We did have
Photo courtesy of T-Mobile Park .
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