CALGARY — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman got an up-close look at the construction of Calgary’s new $1.2 billion event center.
After touring the site with NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and Calgary Flames ownership on Tuesday, Bettman came away impressed with what will be the team’s new arena, known as Scotia Place.
“The building, by the way, is a lot further along than it looks, because you see the steel coming out of the ground, it doesn’t go all the way around,” the Commissioner said during a media availability at the nearby Scotiabank Saddledome, the Flames’ current home. “There’s interior work already going on below the ground that you don’t see.
“Actually, when I drove up today, I was surprised when…