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24 / SEPTEMBER.OCTOBER.2021 USICERINKS.COM A Look to the Future The return of Tucker Road gives hope for future growth. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission's Department of Parks and Recreation approved the decommission of a baseball field next to the rink to allow for expan- sion of Tucker Road Ice Rink with a sec- ond sheet of ice. Approximately 31,110 gross-square feet is available for a second, 26,220 net square-foot sheet of ice that has been pre- designed to include four locker rooms, a fitness room and support spaces. "We have to prove and demonstrate that we can sell ice Monday through Thursdays," said Smith. "That will come over time. The matrix comes with outside ice sales and growing your own youth programs. If you can keep cultivating that, you'll grow and grow and grow. PHOTOS: GRIMM + PARKER ARCHITECTS, TUCKER ROAD ICE RINK RINK BREAKDOWN 200' x 85' NHL-SIZE RINK 1 8 LOCKER ROOMS 48,860 SQUARE FEET TENANTS: Tucker Road Ducks (with hopes to adding more) $325/hr $425/hr ICE TIME 2021 OPENED AUGUST 28 World-class architecture, café, dance studio, ceiling-mounted dual-rotation training skate jump harness for figure skating jump practice on the ice rink. (2 for officials) (But plans for 1 more) Resident Non-resident SPECIAL FEATURES: SKATING/HOCKEY PROGRAMS: U.S. Figure Skating Learn to Skate and USA Hockey's Learn to Play LIGHTING IN ARENA LED PROJECT TIMELINE: Jan. 4, 2017: Fire destroys original Tucker Road Ice Rink August 2019: Permit obtained for demolition September 2019: Onsite mobilization September 10, 2019: Farewell, Tucker Road event October 2019: Demolition and new construction begins August 28, 2021: Tucker Road Reopens Featured Rink Tucker Road Ice Rink | | Fort Washington, Maryland REFRIGERATION SYSTEM: Ammonia & Glycol Spacious lobby includes cafe and skate rentals. Dance studio RINK FLOOR CONCRETE 2 ICE RESURFACERS: BATTERY-POWERED