r/hockey • u/MarkMessier • Jan 09 '14

/r/all Mark Messier here to take your questions

Mark Messier here to answer any questions you have about the Harvard Yale game or the Kingsbridge National Ice Center
The email to the game is www.rivalryonice.com

proof: https://twitter.com/leverageagency/status/421386727236722688/photo/1

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u/CoffeePot23 Jan 09 '14

what is the kingsbridge national ice centre, and why are you here promoting it?

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u/tom9d Jan 09 '14

This is the Kingsbridge National Ice Center.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/nyregion/city-council-approves-an-ice-center-for-the-bronx.html

Mess is CEO. Nine year-round, indoor rinks inside a historic armory in the Bronx. Opening in 2017.

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u/Bravetoasterr DET - NHL Jan 09 '14

The rendering looks pretty spectacular.

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u/ptabs226 STL - NHL Jan 09 '14

This is another picture

Link

Story - There is an auto play video in the bottom right fyi.

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u/paddywhack OTT - NHL Jan 09 '14

Multi-tiers of ice pads? That's amazing.

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u/SenorPantsbulge Jan 09 '14

Aaaaaand I need to change my shorts.

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u/crazygoalie2002 CHI - NHL Jan 10 '14

That looks incredible. Although with how often I have walked into rinks and been confused about which ice I am playing on that day and where to find my locker (and that is with only 3 sheets) , I hope they have a very streamlined system.

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u/CowardlyDodge BOS - NHL Jan 10 '14

I hear rumors that New England Sports Center is growing from six to eight rinks

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u/crazy_canucklehead BOS - NHL Jan 10 '14

More stick time?

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u/CowardlyDodge BOS - NHL Jan 10 '14

Finally and end to those 2 days a month they don't have stick time

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u/nocsyn PHI - NHL Jan 10 '14

Wow that's really amazing and really exciting for ny. Floyd Bennett field is already a great facility but this will definitely help promote hockey even more in the area and hopefully help create more competitive hockey for future generations.

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u/carpy22 RPI - NCAA Jan 10 '14

I went to HS very close to there. So pumped for this!

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u/IntendoPrinceps DET - NHL Jan 10 '14

I want to go to there.

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u/MarkMessier Jan 09 '14

Kingsbridge national ice center will become the biggest ice complex in the world

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u/smilodon138 Jan 09 '14

Hope you can entertain a dumb question, but will all the rinks be ice? any chance of a place to roller skate?

The wonderful women of Gotham Girls Roller Derby & the fine handsome gents of the New York Shock Exchange would be very interested. Also, GGRD has a great youth program, but finding places to skate and hold bouts/practice has been a big problem.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '14

New York Shock Exchange

http://i.imgur.com/jrVcQkK.gif

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u/Bonzo2755 DET - NHL Jan 09 '14

that is the greatest gif I've ever seen

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u/sgrwck BOS - NHL Jan 10 '14

That really quacked you up, huh?

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '14

I believe it's supposed to be 9 ice rinks.

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u/Farky16 EDM - NHL Jan 10 '14

IDK anything about roller skating rinks, but typically big ice complexes, like arenas in Canada that have 4 ice surfaces or something, they will allow 2 of them to be melted in the summer for ball hockey and lacrosse games. the surface is far too slippery for roller blades or roller skates.

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u/smilodon138 Jan 10 '14

right now the league uses a hand assembled rubber(?) tile floor that gets lugged around everywhere and hand assembled by volunteers. We use the exact same kinda surface at abe stark arena in coney island when its melted in the summer but if there was a space GGRD could use regularly maybe they could store it onsite and save some assembly time so that everyone can leave & start drinking earlier. bruised grrls want beer!