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Ford Field Rink Installation

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REDMEN2002 said:
Call me crazy, but I think he meant putting up a temporary ice surface in a football stadium.
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And, when you do it in the spring, it's harder to keep the inside temperature low enough at Ford Field when it's 75 degrees outside. Luckily, some storms rolled through last night and the temperatures have come down quite a bit today, so the outside temperature will help keep it cooler inside.
 
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SpartanBoy81 said:
And, when you do it in the spring, it's harder to keep the inside temperature low enough at Ford Field when it's 75 degrees outside. Luckily, some storms rolled through last night and the temperatures have come down quite a bit today, so the outside temperature will help keep it cooler inside.
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The quote and article posted earlier said that the ice was too hard, which means too cold, not too warm.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
The quote and article posted earlier said that the ice was too hard, which means too cold, not too warm.
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Yeah, it was really two problems. One, the moisture in the air outside was creeping in and causing the ice to be a little chippy. In addition to that, because of three or four straight days in the mid-70's, they were worried about being able to keep the ice and building cold enough, so I think they overcompensated yesterday. I'm sure the colder weather outside will help them because they won't have to worry as much about the building getting too warm and they can have the ice at a slightly warmer temperature.

All of that being said, I'd rather have the ice too hard than have the teams playing on a sloppy, warm ice surface.
 
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This is a really stupid conversation to have to have THE DAY OF THE NATIONAL SEMIFINAL! There is no reason that there should be concerns about ice quality this close to the most important games of the year. Hopefully the NCAA figures out how stupid they are for trying to turn this into a spectacle, but that is doubtful, since the NCAA is ****ing retarded.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
This is a really stupid conversation to have to have THE DAY OF THE NATIONAL SEMIFINAL! There is no reason that there should be concerns about ice quality this close to the most important games of the year. Hopefully the NCAA figures out how stupid they are for trying to turn this into a spectacle, but that is doubtful, since the NCAA is ****ing retarded.
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I am 99% certain the ice will be perfect come game time. Even in NHL arenas weather plays a factor at this time of year. Joe Louis Arena is widely considered as having the best ice in the league, but even they bring in extra air conditioning units and battle the elements starting in April. Everything will work out just fine come game time. We're talking about a controlled environment being operated by the best ice people in the business.
 
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You also have to remember that they're predicting here, too - they need to get the air temp and humidity just right with 30,000+ fans in the building. It may well be too cold and chippy in an empty stadium, but 30,000 people put off a lot of heat and can change things pretty fast.
 
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Leave it to the ratards that comprise the NCAA to come up with this abortion of an idea.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
This is a really stupid conversation to have to have THE DAY OF THE NATIONAL SEMIFINAL! There is no reason that there should be concerns about ice quality this close to the most important games of the year. Hopefully the NCAA figures out how stupid they are for trying to turn this into a spectacle, but that is doubtful, since the NCAA is ****ing retarded.
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Right, like we've NEVER had ice issues before for a semifinal. Never had any melting or ANYTHING like that. And all NHL rinks are perfect...:rolleyes:

Can't wait until next year and we can complain about the crappy ice at the X, and how shallow the lower bowl is- and I recall that it was pretty poor when we were there the last time. But since it's a dedicated NHL rink, all is perfect no matter what.:cool:
 
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blockski said:
You also have to remember that they're predicting here, too - they need to get the air temp and humidity just right with 30,000+ fans in the building. It may well be too cold and chippy in an empty stadium, but 30,000 people put off a lot of heat and can change things pretty fast.
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Plus, its not like they have a lot of data points on how exactly the ice will react within the building when you have a whole lot of people coming in and out. Easier to be a bit too cold and have to warm things up than trying to cool things off later when you got 30,000 warm bodies in the building.
 
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alfablue said:
Right, like we've NEVER had ice issues before for a semifinal. Never had any melting or ANYTHING like that. And all NHL rinks are perfect...:rolleyes:

Can't wait until next year and we can complain about the crappy ice at the X, and how shallow the lower bowl is- and I recall that it was pretty poor when we were there the last time. But since it's a dedicated NHL rink, all is perfect no matter what.:cool:
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I have no idea what you are talking about. I have been to the X for probably close to 50 hockey games, and have sat at 3 of the 4 levels, lower, club and upper, and never have I had a bad seat. I've sat on the ends, corners and sides of both upper and lower bowl without ever having a bad seat. In fact, you're the first person I've EVER come across that has complained about bad seats at the X.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
I have no idea what you are talking about. I have been to the X for probably close to 50 hockey games, and have sat at 3 of the 4 levels, lower, club and upper, and never have I had a bad seat. I've sat on the ends, corners and sides of both upper and lower bowl without ever having a bad seat. In fact, you're the first person I've EVER come across that has complained about bad seats at the X.
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Dam, I hate being on the side of a supporter of the ugly helmets, but...

If you and I are in the lower bowl of the X and you're in front of me, my seat sucks. Sorry, but the lower bowl is too flat. At your height it might seem fine, but when one is 5'-10" or less the heads in front of you are in your sight line. If they're wearing a cap (as many of us do at hockey games) it's even worse. All other levels are fine, but the lower bowl is like that.
 
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goldy_331 said:
Dam, I hate being on the side of a supporter of the ugly helmets, but...

If you and I are in the lower bowl of the X and you're in front of me, my seat sucks. Sorry, but the lower bowl is too flat. At your height it might seem fine, but when one is 5'-10" or less the heads in front of you are in your sight line. If they're wearing a cap (as many of us do at hockey games) it's even worse. All other levels are fine, but the lower bowl is like that.
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Yep.
 
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goldy_331 said:
Dam, I hate being on the side of a supporter of the ugly helmets, but...

If you and I are in the lower bowl of the X and you're in front of me, my seat sucks. Sorry, but the lower bowl is too flat. At your height it might seem fine, but when one is 5'-10" or less the heads in front of you are in your sight line. If they're wearing a cap (as many of us do at hockey games) it's even worse. All other levels are fine, but the lower bowl is like that.
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That's the price you pay for the open concourses.

The X is already one of the 'tallest' NHL venues I've ever been in - the last row is much further above the ice than others - and the reason is the open concourses take up vertical space that is otherwise filled with seats or suites in other arenas.

It's not that the X is bad, by any means - but this is the tradeoff you make for the open concourses.
 
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Dam it! First I defend an ugly helmet fan's position and now the Stinkin' BADgers agree with me.:mad: :mad:
 
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