Comments on: Ice Sheet Capades Continued

By: About that ice at Verizon Center « the red skate

About that ice at Verizon Center « the red skate — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:53:03 +0000

By: MulletMan

MulletMan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:18:00 +0000

Haha, wonder how long it will take big brother to be a knocking on your door after you request records for VC and Metro Stops.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:57:27 +0000

That metro station idea is pretty interesting. Are there public records of blueprints for the VC and metro station to see how they align in relation to one another?

By: Victor

Victor — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:23:38 +0000

re: Ice in Florida. Sports Illustrated had an article, last year if memory serves, discussing how ice is made and maintained and I do believe they said the ice in one Florida rink was quite good. Sadly, I can’t find the article online, but one of the tricks that I seem to remember is they lower plastic curtains around the rink that reach almost to the ceiling, to isolate and insulate the ice from the rest of the arena in between games.

By: SovSport

SovSport — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:03:57 +0000

Peerless, good point.

By: The Peerless

The Peerless — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:35:17 +0000

“Right now I?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢m far less concerned about restricted and unrestricted free agents getting inked this summer and worrying who?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s groin is next to rupture.”
– What player who might have played two games on that lake of gravel is going to say, “yeah, gimme 41 games on that stuff…41 opportunities to put my career in jeopardy?”

By: Zach

Zach — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:15:18 +0000

I was at the game and ice conditions were very bad indeed.
I was struck by how much water was still just sitting there after the zamboni’s would go through.
I know there are limits to what can be done but it is clear that things as they are now are unacceptable and if they continue like this, someone like Ovie or Semin will blow out a knee.
Peace

By: errantelf

errantelf — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:39:32 +0000

When I saw them actually SQUEEGEEING the ice just before the second period and could still see POOLS of water as they turned out the lights, I knew the Flyers were going to have the advantage on that ice. I actually wondered (and worried) about whether home “ice” was actually to our advantage before the series started.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:07:01 +0000

But does the actual Metro station run underneath the ice surface?
If so that theory holds water. Haha get it. Ok bed time.

By: pucksandbooks

pucksandbooks — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:49:23 +0000

Chuck, yours is a first of its kind theory that I’ve encountered, and I find it positively fascinating. It might help explain why an arena like Philly’s can regularly deliver adequate ice while ours can’t. Maybe. I should also say that I’m intellectually disqualified from any and all such discussions in any substantive way.