Ice Arena Compressor to be Replaced

Redwingtom · Post by **Redwingtom** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:47 pm

Written by By KEVIN GORDON Sentinel Assistant Sports Editor
Thursday, 23 April 2009

Part of the refrigeration and ice-making system at the BGSU Ice Arena is being replaced.

One of the arena's three compressors and its sump tank are being replaced, arena director Buddy Powers said.

The arena will close April 30 for the project and is scheduled to reopen June 8.

The building's three compressors are each 25 years old, although one of them has been given a major overhaul each year.

"The compressors are the refrigeration, ice-making unit ... that's your refrigeration system," Powers said, adding the sump tank is part of that system. The pumps tied to the units also will be replaced.

Because of the age of the compressors, the arena has been at risk of having to close down or having a substandard ice surface if one or more of the compressors malfunctions.

The compressors maintain all three ice sheets at the arena - the main sheet, the smaller studio sheet and the curling sheet.

"This will, in effect, give us the opportunity going into next year that we'll have one new compressor unit that will be able to handle a catastrophic event to one of the two older compressors," Powers said.

dforde · Post by **dforde** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:49 am

I say we all play MegaMillions tonight ($155 Million) and play six numbers that have BGSU hockey history attached to them. Got any suggestions for a BGSU hockey sequence of numbers? Hey somebody has to win. It might as well be a BGSU hockey supporter!!!

MACMAN · Post by **MACMAN** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:37 pm

#9 George McPhee
#1 for our National Championship total
#3 Ken Morrow
#15 MArk Wells
#7 Nelson Emmerson
#19 holzinger
those come to mind off the top of my head.

MarkL · Post by **MarkL** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:59 pm

This is great news! I saw the compressors earlier this spring and they looked sad. Seriously sad. One down, two to go!

Redwingtom · Post by **Redwingtom** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:15 pm

MACMAN wrote:#9 George McPhee
#1 for our National Championship total
#3 Ken Morrow
#15 MArk Wells
#7 Nelson Emmerson
#19 holzinger
those come to mind off the top of my head.

Didn't Nelson EMERSON also wear #19?

Puckhead · Post by **Puckhead** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:39 pm

Zinger , Emerson, Wansbourgh # 19
Blake, Morrow, Archer, Galley # 3
Fry, Hills, Day, Jiranek, Mark Wells, # 10
Ellett, Gyles, Laine, Jeff Wells # 4
McCosh, Dobek, Rick Allen, Kane, Bieksa # 7
Gino # 23

rood · Post by **rood** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:47 pm

Puckhead wrote:Zinger , Emerson, Wansbourgh # 19
Blake, Morrow, Archer, Galley # 3
Fry, Hills, Day, Jiranek, Mark Wells, # 10
Ellett, Gyles, Laine, Jeff Wells # 4
McCosh, Dobek, Rick Allen, Kane, Bieksa # 7
Gino # 23

Hey! Pooch wore number 4 also!

I think I'll go hide now.

dforde · Post by **dforde** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:29 pm

So I think someone needs to play 3, 4, 7, 10, 19, 23 in the Mega Millions tonight.

Puckhead · Post by **Puckhead** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:52 pm

I did play those numbers.
If they come up, we will have some real changes at the ice arena,
and maybe at the athletic department.

I over looked that other # 4
no comparison to those other # 4's

signed
Erika

TheKa · Post by **TheKa** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:19 pm

Thanks Puckhead! But I've been playing hockey numbers for years...

7 (Danny Kane and Brian McKee)
9 (George McPhee and Gordie Howe)
19 (Jamie Wansbrough and Steve Yzerman)
23 (Gino Cavallini)
30 (Kruzer and my Birthday)
35 (Kruzer's other number)

Hmm...I guess when you help your parents pick numbers as a child, the most important thing in your life at the time (the 84 championship) rules what numbers you pick.

I've changed the numbers around a little bit, but I still always pick one with those original numbers.

GO FALCONS!
Erika