Arena Conversion from NHL to NBA

[shoykhetm]

it takes them one day to do this?

[DoILookLikeICare21]

isn't it cold and doesnt the ice melt? plus they hardwood all that plus the designs that fast? someone please reply

[kallitproducitons]

Lol the leafs won...

[Dwchface]

Big up me brethren, a mighty video dat!

More life and strength.

[radien239]

that would be a fun job to work lls

[radovlasic12]

man this seems like so much work. and they do it EVERY WEEK? shit. aint worth it. especially for the raptors lol.

[noskopex]

WTF they turn an ice rink into a basketball stadium in only 7 hours!!!!!!!!!

[GhostFromDa361]

So is the court like freezing cold to the touch?

[Park2Edit]

Go Leafs Go,

There Making The Playoffs This Year

[hennaert]

@Park2Edit I guess the Senators are too.

[TheJordanAntibellum]

dude this makes the leafs look good lol

[AtooZ17]

Both Toronto teams LOST in this process LOL!

[CoolerKing37]

Geez, why not just build a separate stadium? Saves you the trouble of doing this every other night....

[anthonymonroe]

One of the teams could do that, but then when music tours & other major events come to Toronto, where would you want the event to be at? The Minneapolis-St. Paul area is facing those challenges.

[Coastergeekperson04]

What do they do with the ice? It would be expensive to keep it cool during the entire basketball game.

[UltimatePowerPlay]

Wow man great vid. I was always curious. Thnx

[rayyanceltics09]

now i know why the raptors are always losing...

[jimmyjones9876]

i m from india.here we don`t have any established sport.forget about about professional one.so we usually tune into epl for soccer or to nba for basketball.after viewing this video i must admit that many indians like me are actually lazy even to do our regular work.i would like to applaud all these gentlemen for the hard work they do which gives the platform for public entertainment.

[adadCW]

dang thats cool

[mkjhagfv]

dat was fuckin amazing , one of my fav vids EVER . incredible

[chriisisaman5]

@mkjhagfv you like this vid then you might want to checkout the time lapse 2010 nba allstar game where the cowboy stadium(football field) is converted to basketball court

[supercooled]

It would be funny if condensation occurred and the court became slippery. Conversely this is why some times ice conditions become bad after a different event was on it hours before. Ice gets too soft so the puck creates odd bounces and such.

[braidengodfrey1]

@asanrules

Im sorry but whoever told you that converting the ACC takes 8 Hours for NHL to NBA it takes about 4 hours, I work on the ACC's different event Change-outs

[desiwun]

little ozzy is a faggot

[Medsas]

oh and nice music:

mozart :) serenade 13

[Medsas]

cool vid

lots of hard work to convert every 3-4 days

[Domenic182]

awesome video, thanks for uploading

[LyricsCo]

So Basically the raptors play on hardwood, Rubber mats and Ice? Amazing Lol Thanks for the vid i never knew it took 8 hours too turn it into a b-ball court.... Its smaller then the hockey rink..

[kelse0y0]

Not really rubber mats, their more like heavy duty foam boards

[qpalzmxnskwieudjcnvb]

@LyricsCo yea its smaller but its more pieces to lay down than anything else

[jamesthemaniac]

very cool

[drpro01]

i wish i had an arena in my backyard

[JohnFinnigan1]

Wow, the basketball court is small compared to the rink.

[pippypee]

the court looks small

[PKJTNB]

wouldnt there be like gaps and shit on the court

[trashers4cashers]

its like tongue n grove

[tigrero18]

awssowese!

[Dreyfus03]

that looks interesting and at the same time, it looks like it is very hard work.

[shafiqshafiqshafiq]

woah this must be super tiring.

[crd721]

Dont they have to melt the ice and drain the water?

[HappyValley412]

nope they keep it and put the floor on top of it

[luigidude44]

they cant its like a tile + it will take time remakin the ice and the team logo

[tinobar]

is their a website that ranks the best conversion arenas i think my boss told me their was a site but i never checked it

[KENETIC112]

unfourtunately the staples center's time change is 1 hour and 42 minutes

[rrh1980]

interesting.

[geetarzan69]

The Ice Deck is made out of fiberglass wood. This is my life.......

[coolmichael0000]

same thing at verizon center go dc

[desjarlais456]

LEAFS RULE

[sambudwiser]

do they cover up the ice or take it out i cant tell

[asanrules]

they just cover it up with those square rubber mats

[Amar7605]

@asanrules Does the weight of the hardwood and the rubber mats crack the ice?

[viper850hp]

no they cover it up

[hockeyor]

@sambudwiser retard!

[dxarmy94]

love the music

[Phantom7272]

Àbsolutely bietufful. NHL and NBA is a natural fit. My 2 favorites sports. Anyway having 2 differents arenas is not nessesary when it's like that, it reduce the coasts. That example the Maple Leafs and the Raptors are in the Air Canada Center and it's verry hot.

[grantisdaman12]

Only if they happened that fast.

[Darknessking81]

Scottrade Center in St. Louis also converts for college games

[Busbrain1]

I've always wanted to see these vids...thanks dude!

[hockeyplar]

that is awesome

[superman69696]

thats awwesome thanks dude appreciate it!!!!

[blitz416]

its all me..lol

[iwbtssothy]

And how many arenas do convert like this one?

[MattIsMarclar]

a lot of the arenas is major cities do this...

as a lot of these cities have both nhl and nba teams share an arena...

but not only that, many swmaller arenas that hold less than like 10000 people do this also,

[StanBennet]

Almost all do. The key is to design an arena that is great for hockey sight lines, but cozy for basketball too. I feel the Staples Center gets an F for this. Remember how no one liked NBA games at domes. Well that 's what they basically did.  The old Boston Garden to me had the perfect layout and should've been modeled for today. Not a bad seat in the house for anything, including concerts.

[danieladougan]

On rare occasions, the minor league hockey team in Indianapolis (the Ice) plays at Conseco Fieldhouse. Conseco also used to host an arena football team. But instead of having to install temporary seats for basketball, a section of seats just retracts into the wall. I'm sure that makes conversion a lot easier than at Air Canada Centre.

[slash41185]

When they take up the ice floor what are those tiles made of? Is there ice on top of those tiles that they melt after the game? Is there ice under the tiles that they leave there all season? What about concerts and stuff?

[doald]

no the ice is still there under ther mats

[bigrobmjca]

I've been wanting to see how this stuff was done for years.

[metalcade]

So this may be my new job I'm getting... Hmmm, looks interesting.

[SuperBaachi]

woah that was so cool!

[BigMac12121983]

So, that's how they do it. Thanks!

[RaptorsVC15]

nice