07-29-2010, 02:58 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary
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Four hockey rinks stacked on top of each other
An all-glass, four-arena facility with the ice pads stacked on top of each other.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/arti...-of-each-other
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07-29-2010, 04:11 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Vancouver, BC
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kinda cool. those have got to be some strong ass floors. nice building tho
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07-30-2010, 08:30 AM
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Franchise Player
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interesting idea presumably you would only need a quarter of the land you would normally need for four ice pads - i wonder how it would be plaqying hockey in there when it is sunny outside. Conversely I wonder if the views offered by the building would be distracting to playas.
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07-30-2010, 08:35 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Seems like it would be more expensive than the 34mil proposed cost.
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07-30-2010, 08:41 AM
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#5
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First Line Centre
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Why the frack do you need 4 sheets on the waterfront? Put it where the people are, build it as cheap as possible and put 12 sheets of ice in. Dumb.
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07-30-2010, 08:48 AM
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Scoring Winger
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not sure that the glass curtain walls are a good idea either. I played on a rink where the sun was able to shine through a window onto the ice. it was quite bright and cast shadows all over. And it makes it hard to see when it shines in your eyes or reflects off the visor. Maybe it will be tinted or polarized glass?
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07-30-2010, 08:49 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Seems like that building is in the design phase so I am sure it will change alot from the pie in the sky artist rendition.
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07-30-2010, 08:53 AM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Northendzone
interesting idea presumably you would only need a quarter of the land you would normally need for four ice pads - i wonder how it would be plaqying hockey in there when it is sunny outside. Conversely I wonder if the views offered by the building would be distracting to playas.
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I don't think too many playas visit hockey arenas.
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07-30-2010, 08:58 AM
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Franchise Player
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Three Dimensional (Vulcan) Chess?
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07-30-2010, 09:10 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Vancouver
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The title of this thread is so descriptive, I didn't really need to come in here.
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07-30-2010, 09:15 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Northendzone
interesting idea presumably you would only need a quarter of the land you would normally need for four ice pads - i wonder how it would be plaqying hockey in there when it is sunny outside. Conversely I wonder if the views offered by the building would be distracting to playas.
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I play at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, which is elevated above the Hudson river. It takes some getting used to, seeing yachts cruise behind the bench is weird, but once you start playing you really don't notice. The biggest issue is heat, the summer league is pretty much slush hockey.
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07-30-2010, 11:25 AM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan
Why the frack do you need 4 sheets on the waterfront? Put it where the people are, build it as cheap as possible and put 12 sheets of ice in. Dumb.
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I agree
Just wait till the parents have to pay for parking too.
It will cost probably $20 to watch your kid play.
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07-30-2010, 11:26 AM
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First Line Centre
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Wait until they supplement income by puttng in housing in that building. Imagine the poor sap that will have to live above one hockey rink and below another hockey rink.
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07-30-2010, 11:39 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan
Why the frack do you need 4 sheets on the waterfront? Put it where the people are, build it as cheap as possible and put 12 sheets of ice in. Dumb.
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They are building it where the people are....the people who live downtown and in the inner city.
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Originally Posted by SeeBass
Just wait till the parents have to pay for parking too. It will cost probably $20 to watch your kid play.
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I'm going to guess a good chunk of people who would use this rink wouldn't be coming by car.
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07-30-2010, 11:48 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
They are building it where the people are....the people who live downtown and in the inner city.
I'm going to guess a good chunk of people who would use this rink wouldn't be coming by car.
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I am sure some 8 year old kid is going to carry his hockey bag 5+ blocks to get from home to the arena.
(I might be wrong though, I never played hockey)
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07-30-2010, 11:52 AM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
They are building it where the people are....the people who live downtown and in the inner city.
I'm going to guess a good chunk of people who would use this rink wouldn't be coming by car.
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Then I would guess that your guess is wrong.
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07-30-2010, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Westside
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I would hate playing if Wellwood somehow was on the rink above me.
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07-30-2010, 12:58 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: CALGARY
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Calgary has an above-ground arena in Huntington Hills. The curling rink is below grade, and the skating rink is a flight of stairs up.
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07-30-2010, 03:10 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SeeBass
Then I would guess that your guess is wrong.
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Then you've never lived in an inner-city neighborhood of a large city. I see people carrying hockey gear on the subway all the time. Believe it or not, some people can survive without a car.
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07-30-2010, 03:22 PM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
Believe it or not, some people can survive without a car.
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Yeah, they're called hobos.
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