The 2026 Winter Olympics begin next month and there's optimism that Milan's hockey arena will be completed in time to host games. There's been concerns about the size and construction of the venue and with time rapidly ticking away, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly felt compelled to say that the league's players would not be traveling to Italy if the arena was deemed "unsafe."
But those comments were made a month ago and since then much progress has been made. Enough that the rink was able to host some action on Monday, with people in the seats to watch. One thing about setup caught everyone's eye.
