Lynah

[Mike]

Anybody know when the renovation of lynah rink is going to start. Is it this off-season or next.


My input on the renovation is dont do it. Lynah rink has tradition. I think if we try to make it look like a western style rink with box seats and everything it will take away from the atmosphere.

[ben03]

the proposed renovation will leave the bowl intact with the mass of the work being done outside the exsisting walls of the rink. it will not look anythin like a "western box" and the tradition will remain unharmed.  

[calgARI '07]

starts in January '06 to be done by September '06

[KeithK]

From what I've heard about the proposed renovations I don't particularly like 'em, but then I never had a problem with the walkways, concession stands (never boght anything but programs) or bathrooms and I don't see the need for a lobby.  But I also don't see anything to complain about if the seating and rink are staying the same.  

[Molly]

What exactly are these proposed renovations?

[calgARI '07]

They are not proposed anymore.  They are now finalized as far as I know.

[Molly]

Hmm, let me rephrase my question--what do the renovations entail?

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I spoke to a member of the Hockey Assn. out in Minneapolis this weekend.  Some of what she described as being in the plans:

- Building the new training & locker rooms and offices to the south of section B, C, D, E (towards Schoellkopf).  These will be connected to the ice by an underground passage.
- Team benches will be on the opposite side of the rink from each other.  Not sure where the penalty boxes end up.
- Add an outer covered passageway around the rink using the existing exit doors for access, ala Baker Rink at Princeton.  Use the extra space made available at the top of the rink (now used for walkways) for "corporate boxes."
- Move the pressbox to the end of the ice where the scoreboard is now.  Shift the scorebord to the side.
- Return section C to the students.

The net effect is the addition of 500-600 seats.   Anybody else who's actually seen the plans please feel free to correct any errors.

[calgARI '07]

also, 4-5 more rows at the top of each section and luxury boxes at the top on the townie side.

[KeithK]

[q]- Team benches will be on the opposite side of the rink from each other. Not sure where the penalty boxes end up. [/q]Eeewwwwww.  I absolutely hate this idea and have criticized it numerous times when I've seen it at other rinks.  The problem is the penalty boxes end up on the side of the home bencj, giving the home team an advantage in getting the right personnel on the ice after a penalty expires.  It's probably not a huge deal most of the time, but it is unfair.

In this case the change might only be motivated by the underground passage from the locker room.  Much harder to connect the south side of the rink to benches on the north side.  But  if I were going to do this I'd move both benches to the south side.

So much for having nothing to complain about.  Hadn't heard this bit (or realized the implications).

Besides, this change would mean that we'd no longer be provided with the spectacle of Schafer, et al.  sliding across the fresh ice at the start of periods.  Boo!

Based on Ari's timetable I assume they'll start the external work first (building the walkway, maybe locker rooms and offices) and wait until the off season to do the stuff inside the rink (stands, press box, benches).  Six months to get that stuff done.  I wonder if that means no hockey camps or ice in the summer of '06 or if kids can skate while work is going on?

[Trotsky]

If you do the external work first, that means you're doing it in the heart of winter.  I guess there's no good way of doing this.

Whatever the hell they do with C, the only way they're getting my seat is to pry it from my cold, dead buttcheeks.  I don't mind (actually, I would prefer) being surrounded by students.

[Will]

[Q]Trotsky Wrote:

Whatever the hell they do with C, the only way they're getting my seat is to pry it from my cold, dead buttcheeks.[/q]

Given that they are the one who actually issues the tickets at the beginning of each season, and knowing how the ushers work, I imagine they're going to get your seat a lot more easily than that.

[KeithK]

That brings up a question.  If they return section C to the students will they put back the plain wooden benches?  Or would C retain the separate "seats"?  Which would be strange unless they (*cringe*) put them everywhere.

[Chris \'03]

It's funny that these renovations will begin one year after Cornell got shipped to a regional on the opponent's home ice. If I'm not mistaken, since the switch to 4 regionals from 2, the seating minimun was lowered to 4,000. These renovations will push the capacity to ~4,300.

No that I'm a fan of home ice regionals, but any chance Cornell starts bidding for a lynah regional now (however unlikely it is that the NCAA would award it)?

[ben03]

so you'd have to give ~900 tickets to the three other participating teams leaving ~3,400 seats for the Faithful. that said, i am 100% opposed to hosting a regional in any on campus rink after this weekend.