Who has the worst ice?

[Snowball]

From Reuters:

The new Santagiulia ice hockey arena in Milan, which will stage the top matches at the Winter Olympics next month, drew a vote of confidence on Saturday after it finally opened its doors with a test event featuring Italy's top teams.
Don Moffatt, who is in charge of the ice at the rink, said he and the organisers were "very happy and satisfied with the field of play" and dismissed any concerns after a brief delay to the action on Friday night when a small hole close to one of the goals had to be repaired.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

From Reuters:

The new Santagiulia ice hockey arena in Milan, which will stage the top matches at the Winter Olympics next month, drew a vote of confidence on Saturday after it finally opened its doors with a test event featuring Italy's top teams.
Don Moffatt, who is in charge of the ice at the rink, said he and the organisers were "very happy and satisfied with the field of play" and dismissed any concerns after a brief delay to the action on Friday night when a small hole close to one of the goals had to be repaired.

Watching the Flyers broadcast tonight.  They said that although the ice has been approved, there aren't any locker rooms yet.  Not sure that wasn't facetious, but it might really be true.

[stereax]

From Reuters:

The new Santagiulia ice hockey arena in Milan, which will stage the top matches at the Winter Olympics next month, drew a vote of confidence on Saturday after it finally opened its doors with a test event featuring Italy's top teams.
Don Moffatt, who is in charge of the ice at the rink, said he and the organisers were "very happy and satisfied with the field of play" and dismissed any concerns after a brief delay to the action on Friday night when a small hole close to one of the goals had to be repaired.

Watching the Flyers broadcast tonight.  They said that although the ice has been approved, there aren't any locker rooms yet.  Not sure that wasn't facetious, but it might really be true.

It is true, apparently.

[stereax]

[...] a brief delay to the action on Friday night when a small hole close to one of the goals had to be repaired.

Lynah.

[scoop85]

Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, host of the ECAC final four during 2011-2013, was one of the worst ice surfaces in recent times.

On the other hand, at least the sight lines, seats, concessions, and bathroom facilities were crappy.

Not to mention the neighborhood.  I mean...strip clubs at the exit of the parking garage.

I took my then 9 or 10-year-old son the year we got waxed by Harvard and then beat Colgate in the now defunct consolation to get into the NCAAs. Before one of the games we ended up at a sketchy pizza joint that likely had to bribe the food inspectors to stay open. Quite the experience.

[marty]

[...] a brief delay to the action on Friday night when a small hole close to one of the goals had to be repaired.

Lynah.

I did a Sunday night public skate at Lynah about 8 years ago.  I was a amazed at how much nicer NCAA quality ice is.  I had started skating for exercise that year or the year before.  There is only one rink open to the public in our area that is even close to that quality.  You feel like the water is a different element when you step on good ice.

[stereax]

[...] a brief delay to the action on Friday night when a small hole close to one of the goals had to be repaired.

Lynah.

I did a Sunday night public skate at Lynah about 8 years ago.  I was a amazed at how much nicer NCAA quality ice is.  I had started skating for exercise that year or the year before.  There is only one rink open to the public in our area that is even close to that quality.  You feel like the water is a different element when you step on good ice.

I was just making a quip because we've had delays several times this season to fix soft ice lol.

Hopefully the Olympic ice is of decent quality.

[ursusminor]

Renovations scheduled for the RPI's Houston Field House:

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rpis-houston-field-house-renovations-110000118.html

Lang said practices must be disrupted because players can skate for only about 40 minutes before the Zamboni is needed to resurface the ice. During games, he noticed the ice is fine for the first 10 minutes of a period. During the final 10 minutes, there's snow buildup and pucks jump around.

[marty]

Renovations scheduled for the RPI's Houston Field House:

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rpis-houston-field-house-renovations-110000118.html

Lang said practices must be disrupted because players can skate for only about 40 minutes before the Zamboni is needed to resurface the ice. During games, he noticed the ice is fine for the first 10 minutes of a period. During the final 10 minutes, there's snow buildup and pucks jump around.

When I reset my seating at Houston in the summer of 2024 I noticed the "ice mat" which looked quite a bit different to the linked version.  Until then I had no idea that the refrigeration was above the concrete.  During the games the fans cannot detect this.  Apparently the players can tell the difference.