The hockey rink at the Delta Center is seen with the "NHL in Utah" logos appearing on the signage on April 19, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The NHL has allowed the sale of the Arizona Coyotes and the team will relocate to Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – With just over a week until the Utah Hockey Club begins their preseason training camp, the inaugural ice sheet has been laid down at the Delta Center. On Sunday afternoon, the club gave fans their first look of the team’s new home on social media.
A look at our inaugural season ice. 🧊😍#UtahHC | @deltacenter pic.twitter.com/wzAobxnA9I
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) September 8, 2024
Featuring the same inaugural logo found on the practice sheet at the Olympic oval, the video illustrates how the ice is carefully constructed by using a collection of fabrics and paints to create all the logos, lines and face-off circles. Thin layers of water are then repeatedly applied over the top until the ice reaches a thickness of about two inches.
The inaugural logo is looking real nice 😮💨
Yes, I can still skate. pic.twitter.com/M4VlsVHOTu
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) September 7, 2024
Most NHL ice sheets are kept at a temperature of about 19 F to 24 F by using a system of pipes that contains either a salt brine, antifreeze mixture or refrigerant in order to keep the ice cold enough throughout the event. The temperature inside the arena is kept between 50 F to 60 F.
The ice is then maintained on game nights by the use of a Zamboni to resurface the sheet in between periods. Meanwhile, an ice crew with shovels enters the ice during timeouts to remove any of the snow that was created by players stopping on their skates.
Fans will be able to see this new ice sheet during the Utah Hockey Club’s first game on October 8 against Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks. Click here for the full schedule.
