The traditional "topping out" ceremony on construction sites has centuries-old history at its deepest roots. Neal Schaefer, senior superintendent for BN Builders, elaborated before the final steel beam was secured at the Seattle Kraken's coming-in-2021, three-rink
Northgate Ice Centre
late Monday morning.
The beam, painted white to accommodate permanent-marker signatures from the construction crew and select Kraken officials, represented the "topping out" of the last piece of the ice center's outer framing.
'Topping' Point
Monday's placement of the final structural steel beam signals major progress for the Kraken practice and training facility at Northgate. Consider it a major skate thrust closer to NHL ice and players
Video Player is loading.
Final steel beam installed at Kraken practice center

