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Originally Posted by InglewoodFan
Just a theory, but maybe it has to do with much less heat (from bodies) needing to be removed from the building during practice? Perhaps they can keep the air temp cooler, especially at ice level, during practice but the AC just can't keep up with 18000 bodies?
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I used to play hockey with a guy who was involved with taking care of the ice and he said the biggest struggle has to do with the heat and humidity the fans bring in a short time. I know they use a computer program that reads sensors from in the building including under the ice to try to react and optimize things every game. The outside temperature is pretty a non-factor in helping or hurting the ice besides the very warm cities (ie: it doesn't really help being in a cold city). I'm not sure why it's seemingly gotten worse in recent years but I'd guess it's likely the aging infrastructure. Hopefully they're working through some early season glitches and we'll see improved ice the rest of the year.