Selling the Naming Rights to Your Arena
Have you considered selling the naming rights to your arena? Here are some examples, as well as five things to consider when looking for a sponsor.
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Keeping Hockey Stink Out of Locker Rooms
I don’t have a particularly sensitive nose, but even I am not immune to that foul of foul...
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Energy Star Benchmarking and Why Your Ice Rink Should Participate
Energy Star Benchmarking Last week, I met Gordie Snook, the General Manager of Facilities and...
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C02 and the New Crop of Ice Rinks
Four years ago, when too much snow made the roof collapse at the Gimo Arena in Osthammar, Sweden,...
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Build Your Own Paint Cart
Tired of the back-breaking and labor intensive work needed to put in the ice? Consider building yourself a paint cart like Jason Paquin did. And, PS, it won’t break the bank…
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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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