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High Efficiency Lighting = Low Costs Faced with escalating power costs, owners of ice arenas have been searching for ways to reduce their electrical usage. Schiller Energy Solutions focuses on helping rinks achieve lower energy costs by installing high efficiency lighting. By retrofitting rinks with state-of-the-art flourescent light fixtures, arenas can cut their lighting electrical usage by 50% each month. In one specific case, an arena now saves $1,000 per month and has an estimated payback of one year. Annual savings will exceed $12,000. For a free electrical savings analysis for your arena, log on to SchillerEnergySolutions.com or call 888-964-4788. Bumping Into Cash Bumper Cars on Ice is a new and innovative way for ice skating rinks to increase their revenues with a minimum investment. A lot of ice skating rinks find themselves in a struggle during the summer due to the off-season period for their hockey programs. Bumper Cars on Ice allows managers to fill in those empty time slots with a fun and exciting activity that many kids and adults love. Get an edge on the competition by offering clients a birthday party package which will include Bumper Cars on Ice. Ice rinks usually charge between $200-$350 per hour for private ice time, the bumper cars will allow you to rent this same time for $500-$750 and up, depending on the amount of cars on the ice. Many rinks are already doing this and are cashing in on the profits. For more information, visit bumpercarsonice.com. Pink Ice! The Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, Minnesota, painted six sheets of ice pink for the Stick It to Cancer Hockey Tournament, April 18-20. The tournament's mission is to raise funds to help combat breast cancer. The tournament featured a total of 96 girls' and women's hockey teams from around the Midwest. "It's probably safe to say that this was the first breast cancer benefit tournament anywhere in the world to feature six rinks of pink ice," said NSC Chief Communications Officer Barclay Kruse. "We had fun with it, but the pink ice carried a serious message. We're hoping it generated momentum to set a tournament record for fundraising." For more information, visit pointstreak.com. Stadium Sports "Tomorrow's Player, Better Today" Stadium Sports is responding to the outcry for help from coaches and rink professionals looking for innovative and cost-effective ways to train their athletes, from Peewee through NHL. With three new training products available to the market in mid-May, players of all levels can finally get the kind of training usually reserved for specialty camps. Stadium Sports offers the Stick N Stance Pad for goalie form improvement, the Shuck Buddy for creating special teams drills and mimicking game-type situations, and the Technique Training Mirror, a shooting tool for individual improvement and team training. Engineered for maximum durability, Stadium Sports' product line is cost- efficient and will last far past your playing season. Stadium Sports' "Tomorrow's Player, Better Today" is not just a tag line but a promise to help players of all levels be the players they strive to become. For more product information, log on to www.stadiumsports.us. New From Munters Munters has introduced two new products to the market: FreeDry and IceAire Heat Pump. Both combine desiccant dehumidification with refrigeration to offer the most innovative and efficient arena dehumidifiers available and are applicable as new or replacement systems. Humidity Control Helps: • Build and maintain a great ice surface • Decrease resurfacing requirements • Reduce condensation from overhead structures • Reduce mold growth • Provide a comfortable environment for skaters and spectators Email drycoolinfo@munters.com or call 800-229-8557. 8 R INK MAGAZ INE may/June 2008 Industry news ■ News & notes from around the rink industry. RINK PHOTO SCHWAN'S SUPER RINK

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