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20 / SEPTEMBER.OCTOBER.2015 RINKMAGAZINE.COM are creating a buzz around the program. That in turn has generated plenty of reve- nue from ticket sales, which swelled under the new building. "This past year we doubled our ticket sales from the previous two years combined, and our student ticket sales increased 104 percent," said Mekker. "It has a lot to do with the game on the ice, and the brand new building." NEISMA Exposure In addition to sponsorship and sales, the Polisseni Center has opened itself up for more exposure with other rink manag- ers across the nation. This September the year-old arena will be hosting one of four North East Ice Skating Managers Association's annual fall meetings. Hughes was approached about hosting the event during NARCE 2015. "I said absolutely. We like to do as much as we can with different arenas, just to kind of pick each other's brains," said Hughes. TENANTS: RIT Division I Men's and Women's Hockey 2014 YEAR OPENED RINK BREAKDOWN ICE RESURFACER: TWO 556 ZAMBONIS REFRIGERATION SYSTEM: Ammonia with Glycol RINK FACT: One orange seat (Section 107, Row K, Seat 8, Orange) in honor of Green B. Williams, a former RIT goaltender. After graduating, Williams enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, when he was killed in a pilot-training accident in 1984. When raising money for the Polisseni Center, it was decided the seat directly behind the net that RIT will defend twice would be dedicated to Williams. , Continued from page 19 112,000 SQUARE FEET 1 200' x 85' NHL-SIZE RINK TYPE OF RINK FLOOR CONCRETE W H I C H I N C L U D E S T H E S U I T E S A N D S TA N D I N G R O O M . SEATING CAPACITY LOCKER ROOMS , FOUR VARSITY (TWO HOME LOCKER ROOMS) & TWO OFFICIALS ROOMS TOTAL LIGHTING: 1000w metal halide Featured Rink Gene Polisseni Center | | Rochester, N.Y. FALL 4,300 SPECIAL FEATURE: A brand new RIT Athletics Hall of Fame, highlighting the hall's inductees and RIT's proud athletics history.