How Arenas Transform Overnight

[@danirey425]

As tedious as this may seem it's probably better than building and operating a whole new stadium from scratch, a hockey and basketball ground under one roof

[@MysteryMii]

2:07 In case anyone is wondering, yes, they do remove the ice during the summer months as soon as the NHL season is over for the team (wether it be at the end of the regular season or after being eliminated during the playoffs). During that time, they use the bare concrete floor for concert/comedy setups, but they do lay down the ice again prior to the first preseason games.

[@matthewsung3014]

Damn, respect for Wendover to head down to get footage first-hand. You'd think this channel would stay with stock footage, but the quality has been improving, and so has the access!

[@carl6589]

I was once part of a Arena conversion crew as a forklift driver, it was really fun.

[@chrimony]

I love that the comment before you is about it being backbreaking working, while you were having fun tooling around in a forklift.

[@mikeyblaze]

The ice always being underneath blew my mind

[@adamleblanc5294]

That's awesome! I feel like that's something every Canadian from a small town just grows up knowing this, since so many of our venues are primarily hockey rinks and we all have an uncle or family friend that works on these conversions for things converting a rink for a concert or graduation. Cool to see other people learning about this.

[@Laurabeck329]

Although if the cooling system fails and the ice melts it's going to be a disaster

[@lukaszwodzynskiHNB]

I always thought that it wasn't possible to do this

[@beaniemac]

I live in Chicago and have been to the united center countless times for all types of events. This was fascinating.

[@wilmer007]

2 hrs for an arena conversion is very impressive. I was expecting an 8 hr shift.

[@kitti-kat]

i worked conversions at "climate pledge" arena (lol) and our procedure was a bit different. we didn't resurface before covering, just yeeted a bunch of MDF boards on top of the ice, and then once the ice was covered we'd come through to remove the glass (those suction cups are fun to play with). also the lower deck seating for the stage was on a mechanical system so nobody needed to physically move any of the seats. we were always min. 4hrs on union contract, but would often get an ice-to-stage setup done in under 2 hours. stage-to-ice was always way worse tho, we had cirque du soleil come thru and it took like 3 hours for loadout before we could even start pulling boards. we also had union stagehands to help with in-house stage setups and they were always chill af loved those guys. anyway idk how accurate this is still its been a bit since i worked there but it was fun and absolutely draining

[@mike51r]

Just went to a noon Hockey game in Cleveland, and by 7pm there was a basketball game. It was crazy. Thats less than 4 hours!

[@SensoryAlliance]

Please bring a video on fire fighting and fire protection

[@mio1260]

i’ve been waiting two whole years for a wendover hockey video. few would get it.

[@Mowntandewey]

I was on a changeover crew in Raleigh. It's backbreaking work.

[@MatthiaGryffine]

Props to you for getting to film this yourself.

[@metroidnerd9001]

I love how you showed every detail during the conversion. I saw a video a couple weeks back about converting Acrisure Stadium from the University of Pittsburgh Panthers to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it only talked about the switch without actually showing it, since it was released before the Pitt game. Thank you for going the extra mile!

[@colehanna4040]

There's something so satisfying about seeing a large group of people worked as a well-oiled machine. Every cog knows their single purpose, and it allows for something much bigger.

[@YoSomePerson]

Cool to see a portion of a video I suggested less than 2 weeks ago. :) Would still be cool to see how a stadium gets build (the city logistics) and how it commercially operates.

[@moldyrefrigerator]

It's not always overnight! I went to a Lakers game last weekend and the LA Kings just finished a playing an NHL game a few hours before the Lakers started!!!

[@blizzardwuffy]

9:00 love the video of the hockey fight visible on the far side in the concourse

[@stopdacap2991]

That's a helluva transformation in such a short amount of time. Pure amazement 😲👍🏾

[@bizmen81]

@6:44 FLUFFY! But wow, thanks for the in-depth video!

[@BensBrickDesigns]

Kinda surprised y'all didn't do the Pepsi center. Scheduling issues?

[@allawa]

really cool! the ice underneath I had no idea about. but makes total sense!

[@EliteSnake]

This is why I love Wendover productions, a video I’ve always wanted to see and we finally got one with details. It’s really crazy the magic arenas are setup for for various events

[@kylestrozinsky8497]

I love this info. Big into hockey, and the intricacies that go into different arena and stadium operations

[@BlackCeII]

You seemingly forgot to explain how the basketball court pieces stay together. You'd think with all that running and jumping that they could slide out of position. What keeps them together and keeps them in place?

[@CarbonSickle]

As an important point, once hockey season is over, they do melt the ice exposing the concrete underneath, however the boards will remain in place as they are permanently affixed to the concrete floor

[@caidendornsby1589]

United center is amazingly nice, glad you’re covering my local stadium!!

[@BenjamintheTortoise]

Great video! I've always wondered how arenas manage the changing set ups. Very cool.

[@marsgal42]

The last big concert I saw (Taylor Swift, Seattle) had so much stuff on the floor - stage, lighting, audio, etc. - that I gave up even trying to figure out how they set it up or how long it took them to do so. “Military precision” would be an understatement.

[@Orange_Pith]

Working in live event is such a unique industry. The hours can be long and the pace is fast but when you get a good crew, can be one of the best jobs!

[@CanadaMMA]

Ok, this was a cool video. Mostly because I used to work on the conversion team at Scotia Bank area in Toronto.

[@Echuu]

Awesome insights, thanks for taking the time and making this!

[@captainpoptarts]

They use the same arena for hockey and basketball games?!? I've never seen that here in Phoenix, probably bc air conditioning is required 24/7 for the arena to be covered in ice.

[@goisles29]

NHL rinks are actually cooled from underneath. It’s the humidity in an arena that can really make the ice bad. The Coyotes played their first few seasons in the Suns arena, and there also used to be a minor league hockey team that played there until 2009 I believe. The issue was that the seating wasn’t movable enough, and because it was designed for basketball it led to a lot of bad seats for hockey.

[@joe_del]

The Coyotes used to play at the Suns' arena when they first moved to Phoenix. The biggest issue there is the dimensions of the arena itself. The arena is designed to primarily accommodate basketball, which means that the arena is designed for seats to come much further down (the default state is closer to the basketball configuration shown in the video here). When put into hockey configuration, basketball-specific arenas like the Suns', Nets', and Jazz's arenas, all of which have hosted NHL hockey, have obstructed views, way fewer seats, and other quirks like an off-center scoreboard.

[@captainpoptarts]

@joe_del my dad was mentioning that. He said the hockey team (i believe not the Coyotes) used to play at the fairgrounds arena as well as the suns before that

[@Xelopheris]

It's very hard to take a purpose-built basketball arena and convert it into a hybrid arena like the one seen here. If it's built for it in the first place, it's much easier. The hardest problem is dealing with sight lines. Front row nosebleed level seats in a dedicated basketball arena can be pretty close to the play, if a larger hockey rink was underneath, they often have obstructed views.

[@SeanA099]

This is actually pretty common as far as I know. They do this in DC, Philly, Boston, New York, Salt Lake City, and probably way more

[@MrManafon]

God damn this is a good video :O thank you so much!

[@veronicavaes4581]

Pro tip to viewers. Don't look up how zambonis work or youtube'll never stop offering you videos about it.

[@onair6652]

Impressive, thanks for sharing

[@Scottagram]

I saw the length and thought this would be a short topic but it seems you've covered it as efficiently as the stadium staff did

[@floschy_1]

I have Sponsor Block installed, but yet i always watch nebular ads even though im already subscribed LOL

[@madimadisofian]

I bet this video will be used as an intoroduction video for future Arena workers 😅great Job

[@ye3637]

pnc arena/lenovo center is the only nhl arena that requires the opposing team to skate to a corner tunnel on the other side of the rink that has to be mind games right

[@rtomsa1]

thanks for this video

[@imfosher]

Let’s go a new video to watch while eating

[@nikroth]

Thank you !

[@gavinshickle1814]

As a former stage hand I can't tell you how man times we worked on top of the covered ice at (what is now) Capital One arena.

[@jemartin144]

This is Chicago, so no worries about playoffs scheduling issues.

[@AtlasBiggins]

Logistics, fuck yeah

[@AlexFlodder]

As a roadie (for a band) I showed up early some times just to watch the previous game before starting work.

[@Lumbago_47]

even if the plywood flr is insulated doesnt it feel cold? and doesnt the basketball flr boards have a tendency to break? since theyre all supported on small pieces of wood while huge basketball players running up and down them? or are they just that durable and high quality? why not just put them directly on the floor?

[@DOPES4MAGA]

Next video Sam tells us about how they make hockey rink ice.

[@monexpo86]

I remember old Chicago Stadium when Bulls played at noon and Hawks played at 7:30 . what a turn around back then

[@dcallan812]

Great video 2x👍

[@wschmrdr]

At least they don't do dog shows here, where the ice would have to be removed.

[@1.4142]

So when you dig straight down, it's ice

[@AngelLopez-hc2df]

❤ Toyota GR ♥️ Chargers overnight/Rams. Change up.

[@fleshreap]

Very cool.

[@chlcrk]

7:03 Unexpected Muse ha

[@robcravens9950]

Wait, but if the ice is always underneath, why doesn't it melt? How is it kept frozen during basketball games and concerts where the air temp in the arena is much higher? Surprised this wasnt explained!

[@MuddyRavine]

refrigeration for the rink is underneath the ice, in the floor.

[@colehanna4040]

Cooling pipes underneath the ice. And the layers between the ice and basketball floor insulate it pretty well

[@jeffersonricardo]

Now I wanna know how cold that basketball court gets

[@netsch20]

I doubt you could feel anything different. The court pieces seem to be a couple inches thick with an air gap below the actual surface, so between that and the mats below it's pretty well insulated. Also the ice is just cooled from below so no direct cooling is on the court. Add in the climate control of the arena itself and the cooling from the ice should be unnoticeable.

[@NotAJosh]

2 hours to get all that work done is sort of crazy to be honest… I think I seen it take longer to fix the glass during a game when it shatters

[@BMK2488]

That’s crazy especially because I was at that hockey game

[@albertodaniel2776]

WHEN DOES JET LAG S12 STARTING?

[@Tarkov.]

Dang, talk about job security.

[@willmarine1287]

Because they are transformers

[@Petch85]

How many times can they do this for the price of building one more stadium?

[@mirsch594]

Building, operating, and maintaining another building alongside its parking garages, box offices, and access roads will always be more expensive

[@spegeleisen]

This video feels like a short format content video as compared to the ~20 min videos that (I) have come to expect from Wendover!

[@stellacollector]

I'm gonna appreciate your hard work and enjoy this video, even though it is half as long as the usual videos of this channel.

[@dustincochran8314]

But it's TWICE AS INTERESTING 😂😅😂

[@satakrionkryptomortis]

not a single plane or brick in side..this is outraged.

[@bhaskard8405]

The planning and logistics behind sporting and concert events still amazes me. If only governments planned executed things this efficiently.

[@kabirkumar5815]

they don't get paid as well

[@qwertyuiopaaaaaaa7]

Governments do execute things this efficiently-but only when leaders in the government supply bureaucrats with adequate funding and clear processes. Government, like businesses or any community, is just a group of people. Groups of people can work together well or poorly. The outcome is determined by underlying institutions more so than intrinsic properties of the words we use to describe the group.

[@dirtydanoverland9083]

There has to be a more efficient way of doing this

[@NicholasHoward]

Ok ive fr wondered about how this works for so long

[@DJ88Masterchief]

I had no idea the rink boards stay during basketball games. You never see them on tv

[@FacterinoCommenterino]

Today's Fact: In 1997, a man in Colorado was struck by lightning and survived, only to be struck by lightning again six years later and also survive.

[@qwertyuiopaaaaaaa7]

One time I met a guy on a reservation in Arizona who had been struck by lightening 6+ times. He told me stories while limping around the desert. One time he was riding his horse in a thunder storm. Another time he was at sea in the navy during a storm. Each time he’d end by saying something like “that was the third… no, fourth time, I got struck by lightning...” always leaving it as a question as to how many more times he got hit. He would also point up to places in the rocks and say “That’s where my uncle lived, he died there in a fire. I believe that place is cursed and haunted by the ghosts of my ancestors, but you can go check it out if you want.” He was a cool dude, I hope he’s doing okay.

[@DonMarzzoni]

Ok but it's not relevant

[@nm_9_]

@@DonMarzzoniso what?

[@sam-rs8wg]

Shut up spammer

[@Cowskiman]

@@DonMarzzonijust like how I would rather get struck by lightning twice than live my whole life near Black people

[@mariolucero]

Lately they've not had "only one" court. For the NBA Cup (currently happening), they have an alternate court they use.

[@karlkirkwood6213]

The NCAA and B1G bring in their own brand new courts for their tournaments. After the tournaments, they're sold or donated to colleges and/or high schools.

[@Fr3nchFlag]

Damn the bots are fast

[@Meatball_Wizard]

Next video we’d love to see how clay transforms overnight into bricks 🙏

[@PikachuV4rS]

Videos of this length is perfect

[@bc-guy852]

Always informative and entertaining! Thank you for your fantastic work!

[@Thehandsomeliberal]

Yikes! And none of the workers are paid enough to actually attend a game.

[@Rajveer-kl7uk]

Yokoso

[@Quantum-Bullet]

Surely someone gets flown in, so plane logistics is also included.

[@firstnamelastname-li1cc]

All the first comments are bots wtf

[@laggypirates]

I see "logistics" I click video :)

[@imfosher]

Nice

[@john-red]

Lezgo

[@karlkirkwood6213]

Playoffs? 🤔

[@EvaChihi]

Your videos always stand out from many others. Thank you for your talent and hard work!🍁👌💴

[@Mozankey]

Amongst the first to post for this video. Nice. And looking forward to watching this video!

[@chemseddinenaimi8009]

3 minutes 704 views bro fell off

[@willtheprodigy3819]

How do people still find the planes/trains comment funny? It’s dumb. Also, how did everyone so quickly forgive and forget the failed roller coaster/theme park video? Y’all are weird. 😂

[@kabirkumar5815]

what?

[@Mia57b]

Watching your channel is always a fascinating and educational journey. Keep leading us into the world of your creativity and inspiring us!🎲🌽😸

[@yudish2006]

no views rn guess how much views if i refresh

[@yudish2006]

121

[@CLiss15]

It's kind of nuts that after doing this for so many years you're saying it was so expensive for you (and I assume maybe 2 other people?) to fly to Chicago (plus stay at a hotel, eat, etc.) to film this video. You should have some financial resources at this point to be able to have a bit of a travel budget or else you're just not managing your business properly.

[@radudeATL]

47 seconds ago

[@ihartmacz]

First

[@I_am_somebody_1234]

Im the 13th comment :0

[@mr.g4099]

Why are there next to no women in this process? We need more equity there.

[@AGMTB.]

KZbin budgets won't allow Wendover to visit every location to film... *Tom Scott has entered the chat*

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I don't know what I just watched, but it was beautiful. Shall we do it again💕

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