Entering PNC Arena from the loading dock and security entrance at the north end, behind the Olympia entrance, the cavernous service area tapers down as you get closer to the ice. Roughly underneath row P of section 112, the service area intersects a hallway that nearly circumnavigates the arena level, interrrupted only by the Carolina Hurricanes’ locker room under the west seats.
To get to the Canes’ room, turn right. A left turn takes one to the visitor’s locker room.
For eight seasons and 579 games, Skinner made a right turn. Today, he turned left.