Two Decades of Energy Efficiencies
Many managers are just starting to make their arenas more energy efficient. Les Quinton of Black Diamond, AB, has been working on his for nearly 20 years. And he thinks that “attitude” is the most important element…
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Giving It Away: How FREE ICE Made a Difference to One Small Town
What do you do when your ice is under-utilized and the number of participants in your youth...
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Tactical Planning to Increase Revenue
Is your indoor ice arena’s schedule a carbon copy of last year or, like the Northwest Arena in NY, are you implementing tactical planning to increase revenue?
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Fundraising for a New Resurfacer
When you need a new ice re-surfacer, how do you go about fundraising the money you need? And how...
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Challenging Your Ice Makers to be Energy Conscious
How the City of Burlington challenged their ice makers to be more energy conscious, how they began to save energy, water and money — practically overnight and how you can replicate it for your own arena staff.
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Ice Arenas and Bleacher Heaters
Was the addition of bleacher heaters one of the worst ideas ever for indoor ice arenas? Some, like George Bell Arena’s Larry Woodley, think so, and so do I.
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Carbon Monoxide and Ice Arenas
Earlier this month, 19 players from the women’s ice hockey game between the Wisconsin...
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Managing Snow at the Arena
For many facilities, snow management is routine — a nuisance to be dealt with all winter long, eating up resources and threatening to impact operations in the blink of an eye.
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The Plan to Make Woodstock Union Arena Net-Zero
The non-profit board of the Union Arena in Woodstock, VT wants to make it the first net-zero ice arena in North America. Here’s how they plan to do that.
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Going Off the Grid in Kapuskasing – Part 1
With rising energy costs, it’s a concept that municipalities and arena owners often dream of. But Kapuskasing, Ontario actually did it: they took their arena off the grid. Here’s what they were thinking…
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When Your Resurfacer Goes on Sick Leave
What happens when your ice resurfacer takes a sick leave? Do you have a spare resurfacer on site, or do you need to make alternative plans?
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Apples, Mighty Ducks — and Grant Money in Minnesota
The single pad arena in La Crescent, MN has been awarded grant money for arena improvements two years in a row. Program director Mark Erikson says it’s all about the fundraising…
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