Old Stu Peppard arena shut down

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by fotze

My kid was in a tournament last spring at the Tsuu Tine reserve rink. That place brought back memories. Walking in it feels like it is a location from the Walking Dead. Doors bashed in, broken glass, razor sharp sheet metal exposed. Weird smell of fart too.

The banger native guys with tight jeans and long hair driving the zamboni were awesome.

I remember one time when I was a kid, it took him over a half hour to do the ice before our early morning practice, think he was a little sauced.

Are the floors in the dressing room still that bumpy blue concrete? You had to keep your skate guards on to the bench if you didn't want to destroy your blades. Lots of good memories in that place.

And while we're naming old school rinks, anyone ever play/practice at Indus Arena? The dressing rooms were colder than outside, it was nuts, but the ice was always great. Southland had underrated ice too, very fast.

[Canehdianman]

I remember having 7am practices every Saturday at Triwood Arena.

For some reason, they decided that was the home arena for Fish Creek teams.

Nothing like a 30 minute drive across the city at 6am.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by InglewoodFan

Indus was the coldest rink ever. We moved to an acreage out past Chestermere, and I played in Indus all the time. I swear it was colder in that rink than it was outside on a -20C day. Frozen toes all the time.

It was just a quonset over a rink I think.

I remember ECTAS opening, that was luxury.

It's still the same, played there a few months ago. Freezing but the ice was fast as hell.

[J epworth]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

I remember one time when I was a kid, it took him over a half hour to do the ice before our early morning practice, think he was a little sauced.

Are the floors in the dressing room still that bumpy blue concrete? You had to keep your skate guards on to the bench if you didn't want to destroy your blades. Lots of good memories in that place.

And while we're naming old school rinks, anyone ever play/practice at Indus Arena? The dressing rooms were colder than outside, it was nuts, but the ice was always great. Southland had underrated ice too, very fast.

Loved Southland ice. Another old barn with great ice was Black Diamond, had tons of practices out there so our team could get more practice time in peewee

Worst ice though hands down was Rose Kohn, I remember gaps between the boards and ice. Broke my collarbone going into the boards once there.

[cam_wmh]

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How about the ARC? Ridiculous it was the Buff's home arena. It could possibly be the smallest ice surface in town right now after that lil sheet in Lake Bonavista.

[Jake]

Originally Posted by J epworth kendal

Worst ice though hands down was Rose Kohn, I remember gaps between the boards and ice. Broke my collarbone going into the boards once there.

The puck takes some crazy bounces because of those boards. Not sure it was possible to ring the puck around the boards there without it bouncing in front of your own net when I played.

[Canehdianman]

Originally Posted by fotze

I loved playing in Blackie.