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2018 D E C E M B E R OPENED RINK BREAKDOWN 200' x 85' NHL-SIZE RINKS REFRIGERATION SYSTEM: Ammonia & Brine CONCRETE RINK FLOOR LIGHTING IN ARENA LED Nearly 50 high school teams will prac- tice and play games at Great Park, too, including the Anaheim Junior Ducks and Lady Ducks. The Lady Ducks calls itself the largest and most successful girls' hockey program in the West. To handle the load, the arena's created at least 150 new job openings. Trottier hopes everyone enjoys the new space. "It's great for the whole community of Southern California and the city of Irvine. It's not just for hockey play- ers," Trottier says. "There's so many things you'll be able to do in this facil- ity. You know, it's 280,000 square-feet. It's big." "There's not really a facility of this magni- tude anywhere in the United States," adds Hawkins. "There's obviously facilities with more sheets of ice than four, but...not a lot of people are building new arenas right now with the features this arena has." Great Park has a number of sleek design elements. For one, the building is SKATING/HOCKEY PROGRAMS: Learn-to-play hockey, Little Ducks Hockey Initiation, learn- to-skate program, youth in-house hockey league, adult hockey league, public skating, learn-to-curl program 14 / JANUARY.FEBRUARY.2019 USICERINKS.COM With four total sheets, there will be no shortage of ice in Irvine. 280,000 SQUARE FEET TENANTS: Anaheim Ducks, Anaheim Jr. Ducks, Anaheim Lady Ducks, Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League, Orange County Curling Club, All Year Figure Skating Club 1 200' x 100' OLYMPIC-SIZE RINK "You've seen the movie 'Independence Day,' when the aliens attack the base that they're all in? That's El Toro base [where Great Park Ice is now] where it's all set. It looks like it's in the middle of the desert, but it's actually in Irvine." –Eddie Hawkins (FivePoint Arena) 500-600 (others) LOCKER ROOMS 2,500 SEATING CAPACITY 3 Featured Rink Great Park Ice & Fivepoint Arena | | Irvine, Calif. FUN FACT: $525/hour ICE TIME ICE RESURFACERS: BATTERY-POWERED PHOTO: GREAT PARK ICE & FIVEPOINT ARENA , Anaheim Ducks dryland training space, full-service restaurant, concession stand and bar overlooking ice, pro shop, Ducks team store, four party rooms, high-tech classroom with video review capabilities, LED scoreboard with theater lighting, one fully sled-hockey- compatible rink, and an outdoor plaza, beach and amphitheater. SPECIAL FEATURES: