03-21-2015, 02:50 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Why does the ice suck at the Dome?
Seen it for years now, skaters falling for no reason, bouncing pucks, ect...
I thought it would be fixed after the flood but no dice. What gives?
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03-21-2015, 02:51 PM
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#2
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#1 Goaltender
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Global warming?
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03-21-2015, 02:52 PM
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#3
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Had an idea!
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IIRC, Browna or someone had a good explanation of this in a thread a while ago.
Something to do with no money being invested to fix the ice plant because they know they're moving to a new arena at some point.
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03-21-2015, 02:52 PM
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Often Thinks About Pickles
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Okotoks
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Too much curling? No seriously... Very good question.
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03-21-2015, 02:53 PM
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#5
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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doesn't the heat from the flame throwers soften it up?
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03-21-2015, 02:55 PM
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#6
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
Something to do with no money being invested to fix the ice plant because they know they're moving to a new arena at some point.
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I feel like they've been saying this for years now, and since we're probably a good 4-5 years away from a new arena opening, that's basically at least a decade of crappy ice (although it seems like the Dome ice hasn't been very good since the 90s).
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03-21-2015, 02:57 PM
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#7
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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The ice is bad in every NHL rink
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03-21-2015, 03:01 PM
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#8
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
The ice is bad in every NHL rink
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I disagree. I see many rinks with good ice. Better than ours anyhow. Our ice is more like the South teams where the climate plays hell. Toronto has great ice. Montreal has great ice. Even the stinking Canucks have better ice.
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03-21-2015, 03:01 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
The ice is bad in every NHL rink
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Most of the US rinks yes but it appears the Flames may have the worst ice of the Canadian teams as I don't see the puck bounce in Toronto like Calgary and they have basketball in that arena.
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03-21-2015, 03:03 PM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Must be the chinooks then
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03-21-2015, 03:03 PM
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#11
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
I feel like they've been saying this for years now, and since we're probably a good 4-5 years away from a new arena opening, that's basically at least a decade of crappy ice (although it seems like the Dome ice hasn't been very good since the 90s).
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In the late 80's and early 90's the Dome was regarded as amongst the best ice in the league after Edmonton. It's gone downhill big time as it's just barely better than the southern US teams ice.
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03-21-2015, 03:05 PM
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#12
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
In the late 80's and early 90's the Dome was regarded as amongst the best ice in the league after Edmonton. It's gone downhill big time as it's just barely better than the southern US teams ice.
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Hey, maybe that explains why we have had success against them this season, same ice quality. 
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03-21-2015, 03:06 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: blow me
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nm
Last edited by RedMileDJ; 08-31-2015 at 01:23 AM.
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03-21-2015, 03:16 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Hey, maybe that explains why we have had success against them this season, same ice quality. |
Back in the 90's I think that one of the kids that I went to school with had a father that worked on the ice at the Dome. I think that he may have even been the head ice maker or whatever. I wasn't very good friends with the kid but I hung out at his places a few times. I should have been nicer to him and tried to mooch some free Flames tickets.
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03-21-2015, 03:51 PM
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#15
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RedMileDJ
Wait, didn't they replace everything due to the flood? I thought they showed that during the special about rebuilding and fixing the Dome, post flood.
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I believe they did replace all the ice control equipment. They wouldn't have replaced the piping running under the ice, so if that's a problem, the new equipment wouldn't have fixed it. If it it is the piping, I assume they'd have to dig up the concrete floor and bury new stuff to fix it.
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03-21-2015, 03:52 PM
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#16
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Back in the 90's I think that one of the kids that I went to school with had a father that worked on the ice at the Dome. I think that he may have even been the head ice maker or whatever. I wasn't very good friends with the kid but I hung out at his places a few times. I should have been nicer to him and tried to mooch some free Flames tickets.
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Free Flames tickets? Back in the 90s? They were basically already giving them away!
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03-21-2015, 04:01 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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It's an old building, I doubt they've dumped much money into the ice plant with expectations of a new one soon
Last edited by btimbit; 03-21-2015 at 04:29 PM.
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03-21-2015, 04:47 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Never heard the players complain so I don't know why we are.
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03-21-2015, 04:54 PM
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#19
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mhsyyc
Never heard the players complain so I don't know why we are.
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Yeah, because I am sure the players would say to the media their home ice sucks.
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03-21-2015, 04:59 PM
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Scoring Winger
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They keep the building too warm now. Back in the 80s & 90s you pretty much had to wear a jacket in the dome. Not any more. It's at least 20C in there now.
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