MUSKEGON, Mich. — Construction is underway at Trinity Health Areana in Muskegon.
Muskegon Lumberjacks President of Business Operations, Andea Rose, said renovations are being made to help lumberjack athletes perform at their highest level.
“Really, just trying to provide the best facilities that we can for the best junior hockey players in the world,” said Rose.
The three and half million-dollar project is funded by the Muskegon Lumberjacks Ownership.
Rose said the goal is to improve spaces inside the arena.
“New team locker rooms, new business offices, new coaching offices, new athletic medicine and hydrotherapy spaces,” said Rose.
She said the 64-year-old building has seen many renovations before, but not like this one.
“Hockey has been here every year that it's been open, but the standards that are needed for today's team and today's athlete are much different than the ones that were needed 64 years ago, even 10 years ago,” said Rose.
Originally, rose said they wanted the project to be done at the beginning of last year’s season.
But they quickly realized they needed more time to figure out what was best for the building.
“So we really kind of halted and looked at how we can best utilize the space. And you know, what's our plan for future, so that in five years, this isn't irrelevant again, and we need to redo it,” said Rose.
The project is expected to be done by November 1, but with the Lumberjacks' first puck dropping on October 25 and 26, leaders are hoping it will be done sooner.