Arena Changeover from Ice to Basketball - True HD

Workers change the floor of Arco Arena from an ice rink to a basketball court for the Sacramento Kings - 15 hours in 3 minutes. Music is by Brokenkites with permission Distributed by Tubemogul.

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• arco
• arena
• basketball
• bay
• gbtimelapse
• granite
• ice
• kings
• mike
• posehn
• rink
• sacramento
• software
• timelapse

[tlapse]

Yes, they are the freezer panels

[jedimasterjack]

This probably sounds ignorant/stupid but how are they actually taking the ice off? Do they thin it out layer by layer and then just scrape it off? Im from the uk and just getting into NHL so this is new to me, thanks.

[tlapse]

@jedimasterjack They melt the ice and pump out the water.

[RubenCraninx]

I have one question ???

Do you stay with your camera ???

[tlapse]

@RubenCraninx In this case, the camera and computer were in a private box and the door was locked.

[Panzervagon]

I expected the ice removal to be a little more high tech than "Shovel it into a truck"

[jamesthemaniac]

So strange to see the rink and court perpendicular.

[siyanur89]

i'm not from us so i have 2 question for u guys

1-doesnt it cost much more than just build another center for kings ?

2-are these guys doing that almost everyday ??

[knut]

@jedimasterjack Modern Arenas don't remove the ice. They lay the basketball court on top of it.

[linoel7589]

Arco Arena is such a dump! I cant wait for the new arena to be built

[mcbain311]

Looks like a lot of people standing around waiting and excess steps throughout. This could use some airspeed if you know what I mean. Process Improvement? 5S? No? Damn you military!!!

[orangefunkfan]

they must be really good at jigsaw puzzles

[mikosynth]

I've always wondered how this is done. Thank God for youtube

[fusionz06]

How many people work on this project?

[joshcrockett]

@jedimasterjack NHL arenas have freezing equipment permanently embedded in the concrete floor. This video shows a temporary freezing surface suitable for figure skating, but not really hockey.

Shared hockey/basketball arenas usually put a layer of insulated padding over the ice, then install the basketball floor on top of that. They only melt the ice once or twice a year, unless there's a major problem.

[Tharpe09]

it;s hilarious how they pull the seats into position :)

[JacobVloggs]

just a question, How did the hockey players play without boards?