F E A T U R E S T O R Y pectacular, iconic and inspir- ing are just some of the words being used to describe the new home of the Edmonton Oilers hockey team. Rogers Place expects to be the first LEED Silver National Hockey League arena in Canada – yet another glittering achieve- ment for the five-time Stanley Cup champions. To protect 130,000 sq. ft. of tile, at the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada facility, a complete tile installation system from CUSTOM was specified and installed through- out the project. All levels of the new indoor sports arena and entertainment venue, designed by Calgary, Alberta-based HOK, display highly decorative tile work. Large-format porcelain and glass mosaics are prominent in the public as well as private team NHL arena targets LEED Silver goal with a high-scoring tile installation system from CUSTOM pectacular, iconic and inspir- ing are just some of the words being used to describe the S Rogers Place, the new home of the Edmonton Oilers, anchors a 25-acre development downtown that has been dubbed the “ICE District” in honor of the hockey team. This scene from the Curve bar is rep- resentative of the variety of tile and tile setting materials used throughout the Rogers Place project. 34 TileLetter | June 2017