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54 / JULY.AUGUST.2015 RINKMAGAZINE.COM ASK STAR You have rink questions, STAR has rink answers Send your rink questions to: INFO@STARRINKS.COM WHERE CAN I FIND A DOCUMENT THAT SHOWS THE ICE MARKING WITH DIMENSIONS SO WE CAN REFERENCE IT DURING OUR INSTALL? USA Hockey produces a new rulebook every few years. The current rulebook falls under the 2013- 2017 Official Rules of Ice Hockey. Section One of the rulebook is titled "The Rink." In this section you will find the language specifying the rink dimensions and hockey markings. In the appendices, Section IV provides the graphic interpretation (rink diagram) of the language in Section One. This resource is free on the USA Hockey website at USAHockey.com under the Officials tab nested in the Educational Resources submenu. If you are a current Facility, Individual or Vendor member of STAR, you will find all of the above information and a full-color detailed diagram of the ice rink, including sections for the face-off locations, goal creases and face-off dots. The diagrams are downloadable to STAR members on our site, STARRinks.com. STAR serves on the USA Hockey Rules Committee in an advisory role for any rules that may affect the ice rink or the ice markings for the game of hockey in the U.S. Should you have any suggestions or ideas for changes, please contact STAR at info@starrinks.com. HOW DO I DETERMINE THE COST OF EACH TIME WE USE THE ICE RESURFACER? Many facilities will conduct research to determine the overall costs associated with ice rentals. The ice resurfacer can be a major role in this price structure. Several factors will account for cost methods of pricing out the dollar tag associated with each ice resurface. What was the cost of the IR? What is the expected lifecycle of the IR in your facility? Divide the cost of the IR by the number of years in the life cycle to determine a yearly cost. Use this number to divide the yearly cost into the hourly cost. To apply the actual dollar amount, try to determine an average number of ice makes over an average timeframe for your facility. Use those numbers to get a cost- per-resurface closer to the actual repre- sentation of ice usage at your building. How much do you pay for the IR blade to be sharpened? How many ice makes do you get out of each blade? How much water do you use for a typical ice resurface at your facility? What is the cost of the water per gallon? Do you heat the water? Calculate a per-resurface cost based on these numbers and add this to your total cost. Use this cost to determine the total cost of water per resurface. How much do you pay your staff to operate the IR? How many ice makes do they perform per hour on average? Use these numbers to determine a cost-per- resurface for labor. Add all of the numbers together to get a total cost for each resurface. Other factors will be added to this calculation, including utilities and overhead, cost of mechanical depreciation and more. J Official USA Hockey Ice Markings 2013/2014 - 2016/2017 ! Produced by: Serving The American Rinks, 1775 Bob Johnson Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, info@starrinks.com, 719-538-1149 Colors: Red PMS 186, Blue PMS 286, Goal Crease Blue PMS 298 Official USA Hockey Ice Markings 2013/2014 - 2016/2017 Produced by: Serving The American Rinks, 1775 Bob Johnson Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, info@starrinks.com, 719-538-1149 Center Ice Face-Off Circle Attacking/Defending Zone Face-Off Circle Goal Crease Referee Crease Player Restraint Lines Face-Off Spot Colors: Red PMS 186, Blue PMS 286, Goal Crease Blue PMS 298 A: A: Q: Q: , Find this resource and more at STARrinks.com , Several factors must be considered when measuring your IR costs.