A new chiller is being purchased for David M. McCarthy Ice Arena in Batavia, NY, with partial funding coming from a $1.2 million grant from New York State. Joanne Beck reported this in The Batavian on July 23. The City of Batavia owns the 24,000 square foot facility. Batavia Sports Facility Management LLC operates McCarthy…
Hermantown, Minnesota, just west of Duluth, is getting a second indoor ice sheet, now that ground has been broken for the NorthStar Ford Arena. The groundbreaking took place on July 17. Northern News Now reported this story. They provide video of shovels in the ground, comments from the mayor of Hermantown and the manager of…
The City of Attleboro, Massachusetts Health Department ordered the closure of two of the three ice sheets at New England Sports Village. Stephen Peterson of The Sun Chronicle Newspaper reported this news on July 24. They reportedly closed the rinks because black mold was seen on the walls surrounding those two ice sheets. According to…
Groundbreaking for a new East Brunswick hockey arena will take place sometime in the fall of 2024, according to a report yesterday by Sarah Salvadore in the East Brunswick Patch. At an East Brunswick, NJ Township Council meeting on Monday, July 22, the council awarded two contracts totaling $29,485,000. One for constructing the 83,900 square…
In his regularly scheduled COVID-19 briefing, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced: All indoor youth and adult sports are being placed on a full pause – effective 6:00 AM on December 5th through January 2nd, 2021. We’re seeing outbreaks related to indoor sports, and this will help slow the spread. Only exceptions: collegiate-level and professional teams. —…
My family and I moved two weeks ago today from Newtown Borough to Northampton Township, Pennsylvania. Both of these municipalities are in Bucks County, on the eastern border of Pennsylvania. They are very close to each other. The logistics of moving were so onerous that it was impossible for me to keep writing the RinkAtlas…
The Springfield News-Leader reported on Monday that Jordan Valley Ice Park closed due to the failure of the facility’s temporary ice plant. The ice at the two-sheet arena complex, located about 215 miles southwest of St. Louis, will be down for at least the next three weeks. RinkAtlas doesn’t like to criticize an arena complex…
Boston.com reported on Wednesday that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said that “most” hockey teams refused to hand over rosters so that COVID-19 contact tracers could follow up with players and their families. The report goes on to say, “According to Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders, there were even several instances of coaches telling…
WIFR TV reported the Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners decided to renovate Riverview Ice House, rather than close it. This decision came after an outpouring of support from the local hockey community, including a Change.org petition signed by almost 1,000 people. RinkAtlas previously reported on the plan to close Riverview and consolidate rink operations…
On Saturday, The New Hampshire Union Leader reported that NH ice arenas will reopen on October 30 with the requirement that hockey organizations test their volunteers, coaches, staff, referees and athletes by November 6. According to the article, “Rink staff, volunteers, coaches, staff, referees and athletes must all show they were tested for COVID-19 at…