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VENDOR News Updates from U.S. Ice Rink Association Vendor Members All-American Arena Products Named Official Ice Rink and Arena Equipment with Related Supplies Partner of Black Bear Sports Group , All-American Arena Products will be the exclusive supplier for rinks owned and operated by Black Bear Sports Group. "We are excited to partner with Black Bear Sports Group to facilitate the success of their rinks," said Sean Passingham, All- American President. "Black Bear Sports Group's mission is a credit to the industry, and we are proud to be part of their team, bringing new energy to ice arenas." Black Bear Sports Group is a Bethesda, Maryland-based private company founded in 2015. Black Bear's goal is to save older rinks by investing capital to bring their facilities up to modern standards and provide great programming for its hockey and figure skating communities. The largest owner/operator of ice rinks in the U.S., Black Bear's footprint totals 25 facilities across the United States. All-American Arena Products, founded by Sean Passingham in 2013, provides exceptional customer service to clients in the ice arena industry by meeting the needs of rinks large and small throughout the United States. All-American Arena Products supplies ice arena building materials, equipment, and accessories. Stellar Completes Ice Rink Renovation, Refrigeration System Installation at Florida Panthers IceDen Facility , The Florida Panthers IceDen has resumed full operation after a five-month renovation conducted by Stellar, a fully integrated firm focused on design, engineering, construction, refrigeration and mechanical services worldwide. The Jacksonville-based firm renovated one of the facility's three ice sheets and fully replaced its corresponding refrigeration system. Stellar crews demolished and replaced the floor pad of the facility's mezzanine ice sheet and removed an existing ammonia refrigeration system that served two sheets, including the mezzanine pad. Rather than converting the existing refrigeration system, Stellar installed a new air-cooled system powered by Opteon ™ , the NHL's official refrigerant solution developed by The Chemours Company, a Stellar partner. Opteon ™ is a sustainable, reliable and cost-effective refrigerant offering for ice refrigeration chiller systems. In addition to demolishing the old floor pad, Stellar self-performed the engineering, design and installation of the new floor pad and refrigeration system. Two rinks remained open at all times during construction. Resurfice Corporation Announces Changes to Dealer Network in the United States , Effective immediately, Complete Ice Arena Services (CIAS) will take over representation in the following states: Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. This will allow CIAS to expand their service department thereby better servicing all clients in their territory. Please contact CIAS by reaching out to Brandon Klement at 612-685-6506 or via e-mail at Brandon@CompleteIceArenaServices.com. A new dealer covering the northeastern United States will be appointed shortly. In the interim, all current and new Olympia clients may contact Resurfice directly or CTM Services operating out of Minnesota. They can be reached at 612-532-9188 or via e-mail at ctmservices@lonstel.com. We thank LSK Enterprises for their years of service and wish them the best going forward. J 20 / JULY.AUGUST.2021 USICERINKS.COM WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING? WE'RE JUST WISHING WE WERE OUTSIDE IN THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER INSTEAD OF IN THIS COLD RINK. WISHING TIME IS OVER. I NEED ONE OF YOU TO GO TO THE HARDWARE STORE TO GET PARTS TO REPAIR A RESTROOM FAUCET. WHERE'S OTIS? HE'S BEEN GONE A WHILE. WHAT CONVERTIBLE? HE SAID HE'D TAKE A SLOW DRIVE IN THE CONVERTIBLE TO THE HARDWARE STORE. RINK RANGERS by Mike Curti