Funny how all these arenas state they are community/multi-purpose but can anyone find examples of any of these arenas regularly being used as anything other than a rink? When you think about it, all boards are collapsible and most rinks have that tiling on hand to convert the sheet into a floor (even my ratty old rink back in Long Beach, NY had them and it's from the 60's). But does anybody see rinks regularly doing this? With the costs associated with skilled labor to maintain the ice under the tiling as well as actually taking everything out and rebuilding it, is it even worth the money to do so? Obviously you see it at MSG and the like in the big leagues but at these smaller arenas built for junior hockey? Best example I can think of was the old Louisiana Ice Gators in the Cajundome but the dome hated them and jacked up the rent on ice time because it cost so much to convert from basketball.
Hutch, I appreciate your input, but I was referring to the use of the ice throughout the day to help cover expenses. To my knowledge, on a regular day during the season, the Colisee sits vacant for a large amount of operating hours outside of when the junior team/1-2 prep teams using it. Can you clarify that situation for us?
