UC Ice

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[quote name="PatrickSharpRules"]Another 87 degree day. Does the temp outside effect the ice as much as 20k+ pouring in?[/quote]



I said it the other day when I first read the thread.



When it's 80 plus outside and you have 20k + in warm bodies breathing in the building the ice will have issues. The ice cools from the bottom up. There for with warm air on top it softens the ice. No matter WHERE the building is. There is no way around it.



It effects both teams evenly so rarely do the players seriously ***** about it. It's just the way physics work.



Hartnell mentioning it tonight is kind of funny because it will no doubt be the same way in Philly. Unless of course they can find out a way to COOL that building at 50 or below. A building the size of any arena is NOT an easy thing to cool like that.

 

[PatrickSharpRules]

[quote name="R K"]



I said it the other day when I first read the thread.



When it's 80 plus outside and you have 20k + in warm bodies breathing in the building the ice will have issues. The ice cools from the bottom up. There for with warm air on top it softens the ice. No matter WHERE the building is. There is no way around it.



It effects both teams evenly so rarely do the players seriously ***** about it. It's just the way physics work.



Hartnell mentioning it tonight is kind of funny because it will no doubt be the same way in Philly. Unless of course they can find out a way to COOL that building at 50 or below. A building the size of any arena is NOT an easy thing to cool like that.[/quote]



That was a bush league comment. Both players play on the ice. Thats like some of our fans complaining about the boards in Detroit last year.

 

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This is done with about 1/4 inch of ice down. Then about 2 inches of water is poured on top and frozen.

Usually the UC ice is taken out for the Circus, so in actuality is done twice throughout the year. This year was different and the circus was on TOP of the ice, so it's been the same sheet all NHL season long. Not sure how that effects it but it's the first year that's been done.

 

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I thought it was really warm in there last night