Building An Ice Rink | How Do They Do It?

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  • Watch a massive ice rink being built, and find out exactly how the whole complicated process is done.
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  • @raeisking181
    @raeisking181 Před 5 lety +924

    The narrator was very dramatic 10/10

    • @francescacaputo4834
      @francescacaputo4834 Před 5 lety +5

      Sarcastic Noodle nah he’s just australian

    • @TheAlphapuck5280
      @TheAlphapuck5280 Před 5 lety +11

      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
      @kizzjd9578 Před 5 lety +2

      @@francescacaputo4834 how tf is that aussie?

    • @0hninericky
      @0hninericky Před 5 lety +3

      He just trying to get that check

    • @knifeyspoony523
      @knifeyspoony523 Před 5 lety +1

      ​@@francescacaputo4834 he isnt aussie he's british

  • @rowanahedley9578
    @rowanahedley9578 Před 5 lety +550

    I always wondered how an ice rink was made

    • @usborn1
      @usborn1 Před 5 lety +10

      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
      @thomaspowers1487 Před 4 lety +3

      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
      @grahameverett2676 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @NickBirdManeS
      @NickBirdManeS Před 4 lety +1

      I heard they took water and froze it

    • @burnuts007
      @burnuts007 Před 4 lety +2

      Graham Everett concrete isn’t painted the ice is.

  • @avreyp
    @avreyp Před 5 lety +833

    "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.

  • @BobMcCoy
    @BobMcCoy Před 5 lety +872

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

  • @CD3MC
    @CD3MC Před 5 lety +516

    Meanwhile in Canada: people make rinks in the back yard

    • @TheJere213
      @TheJere213 Před 5 lety +26

      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
      @itchyboobers Před 4 lety +9

      They make rinks in backyards and in streets in Michigan too

    • @codythibeault4163
      @codythibeault4163 Před 3 lety +1

      Yep

    • @arlynnecumberbatch1056
      @arlynnecumberbatch1056 Před 3 lety +2

      _you guys have snow?_

    • @arlynnecumberbatch1056
      @arlynnecumberbatch1056 Před 3 lety +2

      @@marshallmerrick817 i-

  • @jacobwamsley7830
    @jacobwamsley7830 Před 4 lety +189

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

    • @greateagle2076
      @greateagle2076 Před 4 lety +7

      peanut butter

    • @averagedemographic8933
      @averagedemographic8933 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @Pionike
      @Pionike Před 3 lety

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

    • @jonathancook4022
      @jonathancook4022 Před 3 lety +1

      That’s some weird ass carpet

  • @lobetec314
    @lobetec314 Před 5 lety +409

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

    • @usborn1
      @usborn1 Před 5 lety +15

      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
      @chicohaze787 Před 5 lety +9

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

    • @chicohaze787
      @chicohaze787 Před 5 lety

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

    • @thiswillprobhrt
      @thiswillprobhrt Před rokem +2

      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.

  • @Ye4rZero
    @Ye4rZero Před 4 lety +51

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

  • @thilakrachamalla3363
    @thilakrachamalla3363 Před 5 lety +137

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

  • @haleyfranke6739
    @haleyfranke6739 Před 4 lety +12

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

    • @Swerv0.
      @Swerv0. Před 2 měsíci

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

  • @robertvalic6561
    @robertvalic6561 Před 3 lety +18

    "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
    @myblrapp9627 Před 2 lety +8

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

  • @nickdolce6498
    @nickdolce6498 Před 5 lety +44

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

  • @mrbeal2
    @mrbeal2 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @bean.3859
    @bean.3859 Před 5 lety +103

    Lmao I got an hour and 45 minute ad 💀

  • @throwmilly
    @throwmilly Před 4 lety +3

    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.

  • @addrix.3675
    @addrix.3675 Před 5 lety +472

    Why can’t the rink be pink huh?

    • @squidward_haz_a_gun6010
      @squidward_haz_a_gun6010 Před 5 lety +290

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

    • @doxielain2231
      @doxielain2231 Před 5 lety +53

      male ego fagility

    • @ryannejadian9795
      @ryannejadian9795 Před 5 lety +43

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

    • @Paruski546
      @Paruski546 Před 5 lety +5

      cuz sus

    • @theghostmachine
      @theghostmachine Před 5 lety +31

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

  • @rosemontelongo510
    @rosemontelongo510 Před 6 lety +8

    Selänne at the end DESERVES a huge LIKE!!

  • @chicohaze787
    @chicohaze787 Před 5 lety +14

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

  • @KosmikGawdess
    @KosmikGawdess Před 4 lety +3

    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

  • @g-bgcg
    @g-bgcg Před 4 lety +2

    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.

  • @JJordan1012
    @JJordan1012 Před 5 lety +3

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

  • @latoyam.1156
    @latoyam.1156 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @hmadz3112
    @hmadz3112 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @ronaldperry2115
    @ronaldperry2115 Před 6 lety +7

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

  • @RR-ph6zy
    @RR-ph6zy Před 4 lety +13

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

    • @throwmilly
      @throwmilly Před 4 lety

      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.

  • @leonardoaruca1
    @leonardoaruca1 Před 5 lety +4

    Very interesting thank you for making the video

  • @Maria-tk1hd
    @Maria-tk1hd Před 4 lety +8

    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
      @throwmilly Před 4 lety

      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.

  • @leoberget750
    @leoberget750 Před 5 lety +2

    Cant wait for winter classic

  • @YourLocalIceMan
    @YourLocalIceMan Před 4 lety +2

    Pretty cool to see the tubes fill with glycol.

  • @limitedhangoutlive
    @limitedhangoutlive Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @theSUICIDEfox
    @theSUICIDEfox Před 5 lety

    This is pretty *cool*

  • @sun4502
    @sun4502 Před 4 lety +8

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

    • @throwmilly
      @throwmilly Před 4 lety +1

      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.

  • @meganfisher831
    @meganfisher831 Před 5 lety +1

    That's. So. COOOL.

  • @andrewbarends1774
    @andrewbarends1774 Před měsícem

    That was very entertaining to watch

  • @georgep8429
    @georgep8429 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @philipmoore6833
    @philipmoore6833 Před 5 lety +7

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

    • @throwmilly
      @throwmilly Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @FBI-yi6rn
    @FBI-yi6rn Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @geneq9666
    @geneq9666 Před 6 lety +116

    And nearby Flint has no drinking water.

    • @rpminc4029
      @rpminc4029 Před 5 lety +23

      who said that the water was drinkable?

    • @gregsall5872
      @gregsall5872 Před 5 lety +5

      Its called move.

    • @erikacevedo1136
      @erikacevedo1136 Před 5 lety +2

      Good thing i live in Grand Rapids

    • @dylanwillis1473
      @dylanwillis1473 Před 5 lety +4

      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
      @hereforjhs7026 Před 4 lety

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

  • @usborn1
    @usborn1 Před 5 lety +1

    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.

  • @phil18751
    @phil18751 Před 3 měsíci

    Hard hats, just in case the sky falls 😂

  • @ElliottVeares
    @ElliottVeares Před 5 lety +18

    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
      @g.1600 Před 5 lety +1

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

    • @ElliottVeares
      @ElliottVeares Před 5 lety +1

      Yes, and I assumed the Celsius scale.

  • @bantehayes9973
    @bantehayes9973 Před 11 měsíci

    Respect.

  • @jillgreen2243
    @jillgreen2243 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @dianepracy2754
    @dianepracy2754 Před 4 lety +5

    Love to know the cost.

  •  Před 2 lety

    Selanne is golden at the end.

  • @derricklafrance9724
    @derricklafrance9724 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @Nagichan
    @Nagichan Před 5 lety +9

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

  • @bigdaddyproduction7266

    what an intersting job

  • @tacticalkyuubi8147
    @tacticalkyuubi8147 Před 5 lety +7

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

  • @dkahl2803
    @dkahl2803 Před 2 lety

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

  • @user-di3dm6ef7z
    @user-di3dm6ef7z Před 5 lety

    👏👏👏very good

  • @kathryncarter6143
    @kathryncarter6143 Před 4 lety

    Impressive

  • @sixpackkorkman8069
    @sixpackkorkman8069 Před 4 lety

    Hyvä Teukka!

  • @MediaBuster
    @MediaBuster Před 4 lety +3

    The stuff youtube recommends...

  • @zoechang5
    @zoechang5 Před 3 lety +1

    I would've liked pink ice lol

  • @lolimoka3654
    @lolimoka3654 Před 5 lety +1

    Damn Canadian space magic

  • @minns5515
    @minns5515 Před 6 lety +1

    Cool

  • @hellomynameishellomynameis5504

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

  • @aty1085
    @aty1085 Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @royfablooo2810
    @royfablooo2810 Před 3 lety +1

    Canadians: You guys make ice?

  • @hellohi304
    @hellohi304 Před 2 lety

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

  • @josea.r.avelino181
    @josea.r.avelino181 Před 6 lety +160

    Don't mind me, I'm just here waiting for the war in the comment section between the fahrenheit peasants and the celsius Master Race start to entertain myself reading it.
    GO CELSIUS !!!!!!

    • @kristapsb-d3401
      @kristapsb-d3401 Před 5 lety +7

      José A.R. Avelino celsius is the superior measurment

    • @whydoesyoutubeallowpeoplet6357
      @whydoesyoutubeallowpeoplet6357 Před 5 lety +14

      just accept that different countries use different measuring systems. Such a dumb thing to argue about, but then again this is the internet.

    • @fionacollie7627
      @fionacollie7627 Před 5 lety +2

      You realize that being the "master race" makes you wrong and evil? I couldn't agree more.

    • @saifullahfarooq2570
      @saifullahfarooq2570 Před 5 lety +7

      KELVIN!!!

    • @DonAmnesia
      @DonAmnesia Před 5 lety +2

      Scientist:: *adds 273 to the Celsius value* “Hey guys what about Kelv-“
      Me: we don’t do that here

  • @monimacer5769
    @monimacer5769 Před 5 lety

    Wow it's actual ice

  • @seanpair1382
    @seanpair1382 Před 2 lety

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

  • @user-yo5hb3yp3x
    @user-yo5hb3yp3x Před 3 lety

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

  • @antr7493
    @antr7493 Před 5 lety +2

    into....solid ice

  • @johnm6693
    @johnm6693 Před 6 lety +71

    Why didn't they just use white or clear glycol

    • @hughmungus2946
      @hughmungus2946 Před 5 lety +23

      because

    • @modelrc9500
      @modelrc9500 Před 5 lety +32

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

    • @johnanders8861
      @johnanders8861 Před 5 lety +46

      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
      @derek6115 Před 5 lety

      John M pink is cheaper

    • @johnanders8861
      @johnanders8861 Před 5 lety

      derek greyeyes yep

  • @andersborum9267
    @andersborum9267 Před 3 lety

    Inefficiencyat its finest.

  • @zacster311
    @zacster311 Před rokem

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

  • @dead0show
    @dead0show Před 3 lety

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

  • @FlyingFilmsHD
    @FlyingFilmsHD Před 4 lety

    Hometown

  • @drbelli
    @drbelli Před 4 lety

    try and make that in Brazil...

  • @gurmet_ak5662
    @gurmet_ak5662 Před 3 lety

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

  • @jklfds85
    @jklfds85 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @user-hm9mj1hc3j
    @user-hm9mj1hc3j Před 6 lety +7

    Gagarin On Ice

    • @garinallstar
      @garinallstar Před 5 lety +1

      Lol your word has my name which is Garin

  • @KiyokaMakibi
    @KiyokaMakibi Před 5 lety +33

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

    • @TayTayVideoGaming
      @TayTayVideoGaming Před 5 lety +4

      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
      @scaramouchelover Před 4 lety

      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
      @wowbruh2511 Před 4 lety

      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
      @wowbruh2511 Před 4 lety

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

  • @MindOfTheGemini
    @MindOfTheGemini Před 5 lety +1

    Go blue!!

  • @visualonestudio
    @visualonestudio Před 4 lety +1

    How did they make Olympic ice rinks before modern technology?

    • @AB-5482
      @AB-5482 Před rokem

      Water. Cold. Wait.

  • @embo4887
    @embo4887 Před 5 lety +1

    I went to that game.

  • @jessesinger4790
    @jessesinger4790 Před 4 lety

    Ah paint and then layer ice ontop, so smart

  • @gorditofeliz5405
    @gorditofeliz5405 Před 5 lety +1

    Hahahahahahahahhahaha I had a 104 minute ad

  • @YoungGun.
    @YoungGun. Před 4 lety +2

    I would thought they used a bigger hose

  • @atikajamilu5660
    @atikajamilu5660 Před 4 lety

    "It all looked pitch perfect "

  • @kothamaramnikhila4324
    @kothamaramnikhila4324 Před rokem +1

    Super ❄️

  • @wjejwjje9493
    @wjejwjje9493 Před 5 lety +1

    I always wondered how *ICE* was made

  • @averystreeter2935
    @averystreeter2935 Před 5 lety

    Go BLUE!!!!

  • @XX-ue6kj
    @XX-ue6kj Před rokem

    Cool, but how do you remove it!

  • @cmnieman1
    @cmnieman1 Před 5 lety

    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
      @faceripper77 Před rokem

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

  • @nateweingust8393
    @nateweingust8393 Před 4 lety

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

  • @Giggidygiggidy12
    @Giggidygiggidy12 Před 4 měsíci

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

  • @ItsJade17
    @ItsJade17 Před 4 lety

    Go Blue 💙💛

  • @Nuggetams
    @Nuggetams Před 5 lety +1

    And how do I get this job?

  • @frankw3606
    @frankw3606 Před 4 lety +1

    How do they remove it?

  • @kevinjamesstevens9149
    @kevinjamesstevens9149 Před 3 lety

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

  • @patrickm5217
    @patrickm5217 Před 5 lety +20

    _vanilla ice_
    ( *cringe* )

  • @igrojikku2212
    @igrojikku2212 Před 8 měsíci

    Now show me how they did it 100 years ago

  • @OGPigInASuit
    @OGPigInASuit Před 6 lety +3

    SKEWTAHS AEY TEEM

  • @joekind1
    @joekind1 Před 3 lety

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

    • @thiswillprobhrt
      @thiswillprobhrt Před rokem

      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.

  • @zenitsu.2333
    @zenitsu.2333 Před 3 lety

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