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18 / NOVEMBER.DECEMBER.2015 RINKMAGAZINE.COM IT'S FOR EVERYONE As much as Raymond J. Bourque Arena was built with the pur- pose of hosting Endicott College's hockey teams in mind, the facility is more than just a venue for NCAA competition. In addition to Endicott's teams, both Beverly and Danvers, Mass., will base high school hockey programs out of the arena, as will Beverly Youth Hockey. Director of arena operations Jay Lilly believes the latter gives the facility a chance to have a huge positive impact on the community. "I think it will trigger a lot more inter- est in the sport," Lilly said. "I think from Day One, when I started talking to all the organizations, everyone was excited. At the learn-to-skate level, that's where I think they're going to see the biggest jump, ini- tially. It'll get those kids involved at a place that's close to home. I think that's going to be huge. In time, this rink will help to grow every level of their programs." Wylie agrees with Lilly's assessment. "It's a rink, yes. But really, it's an activ- ity center," Wylie said. "We're also going to have intramurals going on there. We'll also have the Beverly High School boys' and girls' teams. We'll have anoth- er local high school team playing out of it. We have several of our figure skating youth programs as well. It fills the void, not only for Endicott, but for Beverly and the North Shore community." LIGHTING IN ARENA: T-5 TENANTS: Endicott College men's and women's teams (Division III and intramurals); Beverly Youth Hockey; Beverly High School Hockey; Danvers High School Hockey; figure skating and more 2015 O P E N E D S E P T E M B E R RINK BREAKDOWN ICE RESURFACER: ONE BATTERY POWERED , Continued from page 17 1 200' x 85' NHL-SIZE RINK CONCRETE TYPE OF RINK FLOOR PHOTOS: COURTESY OF ENDICOTT COLLEGE Featured Rink Raymond J. Bourque Arena | | Beverly, Mass. 4 community locker rooms 2 team locker rooms 2 officials locker rooms REFRIGERATION SYSTEM: Indirect R-134A with Glycol RINK FACT: Named after Hockey Hall of Famer Ray Bourque, the NHL's all-time leading scorer amongst defensemen 48,000 SQUARE FEET SPECIAL FEATURE: Seamless bleacher heating above each seat