Ice arenas making the most out of 2020

Graham Arena in Rochester is taking care of maintenance projects

Year.xxx made its prescence felt across the entire economy and ice rinks are no exception.

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"* it has been nearly three weeks since area ice rinks have been used ?

"* but such facilities are making the most of this time as they prepare for when sports do return... hopefully later this month.xxx it's a strange feeling being in the rink business and not having doors busting you know from you know the time you open early morning on saturday and sunday until late in the evening if it were a normal year ?

"* graham arena would be buzzing with hockey practices and games.

Graham arena manager ?

"* bob montrose ?

"* it's eerily quiet these days with the exception of workers making improvements to the facility.

Tools over the course of the year in 2020 you know there's been well just a little under three million dollars worth of deferred maintenance projects that have taken.

Those projects include the ongoing installation of new bleachers in graham one ?

*- expected to be complete in time for sports to resume.

With plenty of money going out and not much coming in ?

"* montrose says they have found ways to cut costs.

We've also shaved the ice down so we're almost on paint so our ice is as thin as it will ever be and our temperatures are as warm as it will ever be and that will help keep the expense of running the compressors ?

"* the ice refrigeration down.

Don't worry ?

"* it will only take approximately one day per rink to get each sheet of ice back into tip?

"*top shape.

Constant resurfacing and applying an awful lot of water just to build up that ice thickness.

Just like coaches and athletes are ready to get back on the ice ?

"* the graham arena staff is eager to open its doors.

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They are anticipating things being very busy when they reopen and that they are