Building An Ice Rink | How Do They Do It?

Watch a massive ice rink being built, and find out exactly how the whole complicated process is done.
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[@raeisking181]

The narrator was very dramatic 10/10

[@francescacaputo4834]

Sarcastic Noodle nah he’s just australian

[@TheAlphapuck5280]

No kidding. I dont think he realizes that every rink maker uses the white ice paint for one of the layers... but I guess for Brits or Aussies this is like magic or something?

[@kizzjd9578]

@@francescacaputo4834 how tf is that aussie?

[@0hninericky]

He just trying to get that check

[@knifeyspoony523]

​@@francescacaputo4834 he isnt aussie he's british

[@avreyp]

"No one wants to tell a group of hockey players their rink looks like an 80's cocktail." Now that's a good writer, god damn.

[@rowanahedley9578]

I always wondered how an ice rink was made

[@usborn1]

This is the way these guy make it, other my use an aluminum floor. In the old days the use to use pipes set in sand and sawdust. Time change everything. I use to put it down for Ice Capades.

[@thomaspowers1487]

now a days the ice stays in the rink all season long, untill the end of the season, they can cover the ice for other event's such as basketball

[@grahameverett2676]

This is how they do it for a day. In nhl rinks they cool a concrete floor and the concrete is painted

[@NickBirdManeS]

I heard they took water and froze it

[@burnuts007]

Graham Everett concrete isn’t painted the ice is.

[@BobMcCoy]

*It should be illegal to not have a British narrator for documentaries*

[@TheRealerArbor]

Sounds like this guy is Aussie/Kiwi

[@townie4306]

Caleb Mashburn He’s not.

[@will2108]

Stfu

[@RugbyLatestNews]

Caleb Mashburn wtf lol this is a typical south west English accent

[@harrisonlazell499]

English best

[@jacobwamsley7830]

"It may look like a roll of carpet" what the hell carpet do you have?

[@greateagle2076]

peanut butter

[@averagedemographic8933]

SFS Eagle That made me chuckle more than it should have.

[@Pionike]

The swimming pool one (anti slip carpet for the bathroom or swimming pool edge) 😂😂😂😂🤣

[@jonathancook4022]

That’s some weird ass carpet

[@CD3MC]

Meanwhile in Canada: people make rinks in the back yard

[@TheJere213]

But gotta say it's easier in the north during wintertime lol. When I was in elementary school we would make our own ice rink to the school by just spraying water into the rink during every break we had (during winter ofc) until there was thick enough layer of ice to skate on

[@itchyboobers]

They make rinks in backyards and in streets in Michigan too

[@codythibeault4163]

Yep

[@arlynnecumberbatch1056]

_you guys have snow?_

[@arlynnecumberbatch1056]

@@marshallmerrick817 i-

[@Ye4rZero]

I love how these shows make multi-million dollar projects seems like a complete gamble if they're even going to work

[@lobetec314]

I'd expect them to use a bigger hose for water

[@usborn1]

I put down the ice floors for ice capades from 80 to 85. I was done a little different then this. We could put down a floor 60 feet wide and up to 160 long. We would make the ice using an everyday garden hose with a spray nozzle. It could take up to 24 hrs to make the ice. Two guys, one at a time would trade off for 8 hrs walking backwards spraying water. A little at a time slow and steady is how it is done. The stuff they use in the tube is the same as what we used, ethylene glycol as you would know it by Antifreeze or they may use propylene glycol it is less toxic.

[@chicohaze787]

Here use mine. 🍆 💪 Sorry bud but you set yourself up for that one.

[@chicohaze787]

There in a stadium were would you expect a bigger hoses.

[@thiswillprobhrt]

Nah, it’s the rate of cooling that limits progress. Putting more water on there too fast leaves you with rough, weak ice with air pockets.

[@thilakrachamalla3363]

That was one engineering marvel indeed.We should definitely appreciate those men behind the screen.

[@haleyfranke6739]

This wasn't recommended to me this time. I deadass searched this at 3:55 am.

[@Swerv0.]

LMAOO glad I’m not the only one it’s 5:40 am and I was curious 🤣🤣

[@Skyvalic6561]

"No one wants to tell a group of hockey players that their rink looks like an 80's cocktail" Me: but I want to skate on a rink that looks like an 80's cocktail :(

[@myblrapp9627]

Behind a Gold Medal there is huge efforts of many people and their teams.

[@bean.3859]

Lmao I got an hour and 45 minute ad 💀

[@renebautista4962]

I think that's the Lego movie ad it shows the trailer and then the moviw

[@renebautista4962]

Movie correction

[@longangrysausage3495]

Lmao what

[@pooploopdoop6543]

I once had a 5 hour ad

[@mrbeal2]

I used to work for this company. Traveled all over the United States installing these types of Ice Rinks.

[@eastcoastcheifer1039]

Bull shit

[@throwmilly]

That's a lot of water for one hockey game. As a skater, and someone whom has worked at the Dallas stars/ Mavericks stadium, I've wondered how they did it. This video is the best demonstration.

[@nickdolce6498]

I JUST HAD AN AD FOR 110 MINUTES. YES 110 MINUETS NO MISS SPELL

[@bean.3859]

Sports Talk omg I just had one for 1 hour and 45 minutes 💀

[@Dani_1012]

Lol, I had none

[@Mustang6971]

Tick Tok is really stepping up their game

[@sugabang7591]

ad block ftw

[@roguelineageisfun8793]

Lol

[@rosemontelongo510]

Selänne at the end DESERVES a huge LIKE!!

[@latoyam.1156]

I want to hug these Ice Men.😂 To the engineers and all involved who make the Ice I skate ⛸ on.👏💋💞Thank you💙

[@KosmikGawdess]

This was never a thought on how it's made bit if I was to guess I wouldnt have thought it would be a process like this . Pretty interesting

[@ronaldperry2115]

This vid is a homerun! Thank you once again for your continued excellence in programming!

[@leonardoaruca1]

Very interesting thank you for making the video

[@chicohaze787]

Antifreeze makes perfect sense. I always thought they’d us some special liquid for that

[@JJordan1012]

I wanna spray the water on the tubes! That looks so pleasing !

[@FBI-yi6rn]

"That was the easy part, now we gotta make the ice" LMAO

[@hmadz3112]

I’m gonna make a mini ice rink in my backyard now. Seems very easy for me to make .

[@addrix.3675]

Why can’t the rink be pink huh?

[@squidward_haz_a_gun6010]

Cuz no one wants to tell hockey players their rink looks like an 80s cocktail man pay attention he said that

[@doxielain2231]

male ego fagility

[@ryannejadian9795]

it just throws u off u wouldn’t want to play on a purple football field

[@Paruski546]

cuz sus

[@theghostmachine]

The sponsors' logo's wouldn't show well, plus all the other markings

[@leoberget750]

Cant wait for winter classic

[@andrewbarends1774]

That was very entertaining to watch

[@meganfisher831]

That's. So. COOOL.

[@theSUICIDEfox]

This is pretty *cool*

[@RR-ph6zy]

That's alot of work for an ice rink. I get free ice in Canada every morning

[@throwmilly]

I'd absolutely love to be able to go and skate everyday. I'm in Texas, and we are cold weenies. I don't mind it if I am out skating or going some sort of physical activity.

[@georgep8429]

Narrator: "They may look like giant rolls of carpet" Me: No they look like rolls of plastic tubes

[@bantehayes9973]

Respect.

[@g-bgcg]

The making of this nice rink is very interesting. However, one of fond memories is my brother calling me from this same stadium during a game. I could hear the crowds cheering and he was so happy to have prime front row seasonal seats every year. Sadly, he passed away unexpectedly a few months ago. I sure do miss him. As he would say ....Go Blue!!! University of Michigan.

[@bigdaddyproduction7266]

what an intersting job

[@phil18751]

Hard hats, just in case the sky falls 😂

[@YourLocalIceMan]

Pretty cool to see the tubes fill with glycol.

[@Maria-tk1hd]

Bruh I live in Michigan n I’m making a backyard rink by myself lmao it’s only November n it’s already 10”in of snow

[@throwmilly]

I'd hate to be in Michigan in a collage band. I about froze at the end of the football season here in Texas. As I said before, we here are wimps.l for cold.

[@kathryncarter6143]

Impressive

[@usborn1]

The is a bit different then when I did it for Ice Capades. We used 30 foot long floor sections, butted them together in the middle to make a floor 60 foot wide, we could go up to 160 foot long. We used garden hoses and sprayed the water on almost non stop for up to 24 hrs.

[@limitedhangoutlive]

It’s all fun and games until you realize we’d be screwed without engineers.

[@minns5515]

Cool

[@user-di3dm6ef7z]

👏👏👏very good

[@philipmoore6833]

Amazing how quick things like this are done in today’s world

[@throwmilly]

I worked at a stadium for the Dallas Mavericks and stars. It was interesting seeing the floor pulled aside every basketball game.

[@royfablooo2810]

Canadians: You guys make ice?

[@sun4502]

How costly is it to maitain the ice ? Do they need indoor or outdoor stadiums will do as well.

[@throwmilly]

Idk, but they did it here in Dallas for a stars game at an outdoor stadium recently. Temp was 40's I'm sure that was expensive, and it could have very well been in the 60's or 70s as the weather here flip flops so much.

[@dianepracy2754]

Love to know the cost.

Selanne is golden at the end.

[@jillgreen2243]

I never knew this was something I always wanted to know....

[@lolimoka3654]

Damn Canadian space magic

[@sixpackkorkman8069]

Hyvä Teukka!

[@zoechang5]

I would've liked pink ice lol

[@monimacer5769]

Wow it's actual ice

[@MindOfTheGemini]

Go blue!!

[@user-yo5hb3yp3x]

Thank you for this video but please write to us what kind of pump you use for the glycol ? Thank you again.

[@AB-5482]

Glycol pump

[@zacster311]

Welcome to "The Pink Rink", sponsored by T-Mobile

[@dkahl2803]

The last thing I need when watching a short video about making an ice rink is background music.

[@seanpair1382]

"They may look like giant rolls of carpet" No they don't 🤣

[@ElliottVeares]

How is the water going to freeze if the glycol is 10 degrees? That's 10 degrees above the melting point of water!

[@g.1600]

Elliott Veares you mean 10 degrees above to freezing point of water

[@ElliottVeares]

Yes, and I assumed the Celsius scale.

[@derricklafrance9724]

Love the opening shot. Make a bunch of out of shape guys walk down from the top of a football stadium.

[@tacticalkyuubi8147]

I kinda thought they just got a couple hoses and filled it for like a week straight

[@hellohi304]

Watching this video while thinking to create one in my room located in a tropical country....

[@hellomynameishellomynameis5504]

Did anybody else thought that those tubes looked like light up straws that you would bend as a kid because it sounded cool

[@andersborum9267]

Inefficiencyat its finest.

[@FlyingFilmsHD]

Hometown

[@geneq9666]

And nearby Flint has no drinking water.

[@rpminc4029]

who said that the water was drinkable?

[@gregsall5872]

Its called move.

[@erikacevedo1136]

Good thing i live in Grand Rapids

[@dylanwillis1473]

Ok we get it flint has bad water. Now how about you go and remove almost 50-100 years worth of plumbing infrastructure and work on locating water for the entire population and changing the water source of the town. Because that's what their doing. It takes time to change an entire fucking populations infrastructure.

[@hereforjhs7026]

ok go and do smth about it if you care so much

[@antr7493]

into....solid ice

[@MediaBuster]

The stuff youtube recommends...

[@user-hm9mj1hc3j]

Gagarin On Ice

[@garinallstar]

Lol your word has my name which is Garin

[@gorditofeliz5405]

Hahahahahahahahhahaha I had a 104 minute ad

[@averystreeter2935]

Go BLUE!!!!

[@drbelli]

try and make that in Brazil...

[@gurmet_ak5662]

Very nice 👍 .. is this company can came to INDIA for make a same ice hockey 🏒 rink ???

[@aty1085]

IT'LL "FREEZE INTO SOLID ICE!!!" As opposed to what other kind of ice?

[@doitallneverknowitall9509]

Gel ice lol

[@kothamaramnikhila4324]

Super ❄️

[@embo4887]

I went to that game.

[@dead0show]

Would love to hear Bill Burr's rant on a Pink Hockey Rink

[@Nagichan]

Although the most important and real ice sport is not shown here, salutes to all the people that make perfect ice

[@ItsJade17]

Go Blue 💙💛

[@johnm6693]

Why didn't they just use white or clear glycol

[@hughmungus2946]

because

[@modelrc9500]

John M makes it easier to tell if it’s flowing

[@johnanders8861]

It also notifies you if there is a leak somewhere, as once the glycol leaks, then dries, it leaves pink powder where it was. If it was clear there could be a huge leak on the ice surface, and no one would know until the ice had a giant hole in it.

[@derek6115]

John M pink is cheaper

[@johnanders8861]

derek greyeyes yep

[@wjejwjje9493]

I always wondered how *ICE* was made

[@urkmisns4333]

Wjej Wjje my dude

[@atikajamilu5660]

"It all looked pitch perfect "

[@jessesinger4790]

Ah paint and then layer ice ontop, so smart

[@jklfds85]

Hey! I wouldn't mind a pink ice rink! They didn't have to paint it in white!

[@YoungGun.]

I would thought they used a bigger hose

[@XX-ue6kj]

Cool, but how do you remove it!

[@visualonestudio]

How did they make Olympic ice rinks before modern technology?

[@AB-5482]

Water. Cold. Wait.

[@KiyokaMakibi]

Making an ice rink in a dessert.... Okay o_O

[@TayTayVideoGaming]

KiyokaMakibi pretty sure they’re talking about the coyotes in the nhl, could also be the golden knights but I think this video was probably before they were even thought of existing

[@scaramouchelover]

Hey, I know I'm 1 year late but you should check out the ice rink in Dubai, since Dubai is a desert. Really cool stuff

[@wowbruh2511]

Mr. Lonely the coyotes are really bad so their attendance is too low. The Vegas golden knights could get an outdoor game soon, probably a few years after the raiders play

[@wowbruh2511]

KiyokaMakibi the nhl has plenty of teams In hot places, like Arizona Vegas Dallas

[@RAV1PRASAD]

What it costs and is there any service provider in india????😂😂 reply me if anyone here 😂

[@zenitsu.2333]

And me to

[@zenitsu.2333]

​​​A MAN 👨 HAS FALLEN INTO A RIVER 🌊 IN LEGO CITY 🌃 START THE NEW RESCUE HELICOPTER 🚁

[@cmnieman1]

Towards the end of the video did he say it was, "pitch perfect"? I've never heard that term before. Obviously , "Picture Perfect" makes sense and is used more commonly, but unsure if the other term is used in other countries more regularly. I know it's kind of a nit-picky observation and question. I'm just curious.

[@faceripper77]

Might mean perfectly even. Pitch as in tilt not the tone of your voice

[@nateweingust8393]

I know you didn’t search for this video! Well maybe lol🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

[@joekind1]

How to build the perimeter of the rink so that the water doesn't leak out?

[@thiswillprobhrt]

The cooling mats to a decent job of retaining the water and you don’t lose a lot if you’re doing small layers. You can use liner also, basically a tarp.

[@AneudiD78]

Can the plastic sheet be black?

[@Nuggetams]

And how do I get this job?

[@iLikeC00kieDough]

Andres Sandoval study refrigeration

[@xoxoii1037]

Can anyone contact me for builder or contractor of ice rink construction?

[@Giggidygiggidy12]

I don't know what I expected the process to be, but I can say it wasn't this

[@kevinjamesstevens9149]

1:11 - 1:13 Did this answer the question on your mind?

[@frankw3606]

How do they remove it?

[@jygb7092]

Burn it down

[@intergalacticthoughtcrimin9763]

I'm #3