Thursday, February 10, 2011

Ready for the Blades!!

Game day draws closer and in the week the arena has been closed the boys behind the scenes have made huge strides in readying it for the Canada Games!

Day 1 - What a sad & sorry state the ice surface was: shaved down to the bare minimum; lost paint; faded crease... poor ice. :(

Day 2 - Add a few layers of water, paint, & more water, and finally.... FINALLY the ice surface is starting to feel like its old self again!

Day 3 - How does that old joke go again - 
How many Operators does it take to make ice?  
... wait, I think the punchline here is that yes, there was 1 other person supervising. 
(I knew we missed a golden photo op!)

Day 4 - Ahhhhh! A clean crease! Crisp, white surfaces. Bold red!
THAT'S the arena surface we know & love!

Day 5 - Centre lines, blue lines, face offs... Oh! Game day is so close we can almost taste it!

Day 6 - The LOGOS! The 2011 Canada Games emblem... sponsors, board signages,
and even the players benches have started getting the royal treatment!


Day 7 - And the flags are hung with pride over the arena as we get ready to welcome some of
Canada's best young athletes to the Dartmouth Sportsplex!

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