The Denver Curling Club is trying to determine whether there are any teams in Colorado, Texas, Kansas or Nebraska that want to play down for our region's entry...
You got it! A lighting company made "gobos" for us. The houses are projected on the ice. Unfortunately, the lights couldn't be placed directly above where...
Pretty cool. I assume it is not natural ice, but is assisted by a mini compressor unit. I found a webcam on this site too. How big is the surface? 120' x ...
Speaking of projecting houses. I've been toying with the idea of doing a curling demonstration in between periods at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins game....
I would suggest you dispense with the wet cut. For our arena curling, we just dry cut (twice), sweep, pebble, rock box and sweep again with the lamb's wool...
I did this at a SAlt Lake Hockey game a few years ago. They tend to lay down a lot of water, and the arena was warm, so you'll definitely need a dry shave...
Iain is right, the arena will insist on a wet cut. Usually, the fun intermission events take place before the wet cut. Karen ... From: Karen Tait To:...
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Dec 20, 2007 5:40 am
In Portland, Oregon, we did a curling demo in 4 minutes in between periods of a Winterhawk game. We were done in 3 min 56 seconds and were one of the few demos...
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Dec 20, 2007 5:43 am
Skip the pebble and do only one cut and a light flood at the same time. Hockey does not like a pebble on the ice. Arnie...
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Dec 20, 2007 5:47 am
We were on the ice right after the wet cut. We were throwing rocks as soon as the water froze. There was some liquid water still on the ice in some areas. a...
Great, So you got 12min to curl between periods on a hockey game. All you want is the Exposure, so why not go get it in 12 min!! You will not have time to...
We experimented with another hack design with good results: put 20-30 drywall screws into a piece of plywood so that they stick out approx 1/4" (must all be...
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Dec 21, 2007 7:51 pm
Great idea Rupert. This is definitely a marketing gig. Choreograph it, practise it, and maximize your exposure for the 12 minutes. Arnie...
You might have heard about the New Hollywood Curling Club. (www.hollywoodcurling.com <http://www.hollywoodcurling.org/> ) Up and running. But you might not...
Karen - Did you know that there is a LOT of curling in Denver now? The Ice Ranch, a new ice arena in Littleton, CO (a suburb of Denver) started Curling...
Thanks for posting this very interesting topic! I recently heard they are curling in Palm Desert, CA, though they do not have a club. Keep up the great work! ...
Is anyone in this group part of the cool new arena in New Mexico? It's 2 NHL arenas connected at each end by a curling sheet. They can open it all up to skate...
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Jonathan Penney
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Jan 31, 2008 12:12 pm
The OutPost Arena has to be the strangest thing I've ever seen. http://www.outposticearena.com/images/pages/04_modelLevel2_JPG.htm It sure is inovative. Does...
Here in Kansas City, we had a minor league hockey team in 2006 We had 6 minutes on the ice between periods. After the period, the Zamboni Drive did a quick...
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Feb 5, 2008 5:12 am
Looks pretty slick. Arnie Evergreen Curling Portland, OR 503-345-4516...
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Feb 5, 2008 5:25 am
Great feedback Bill. We did a similar event a few years back with the Portland Winterhawks. Fun exposure! Had ~4000 in the audience. Great applause etc. but...
Hi everyone, I am gathering in information on the various types of contracts that curling clubs have with arenas to help start up club have a better ...
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Mar 15, 2008 12:34 pm
Here in Logan we pay $145/hour. We rent 2 hour blocks once a week for a 10 week season (once in fall, once in spring). Our contract requires us to have our...
