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2016 OPENED RINK BREAKDOWN ICE RESURFACERS: BATTERY POWERED 58,000 SQUARE FEET 2 200' x 85' NHL-SIZE RINKS $375/hour ICE TIME 500 300 SEATING CAPACITY RED RINK BLUE RINK , Ice House Café, glass-walled mezzanine-level eating and viewing area overlooking both rinks, access to balcony standing area in each rink, off-ice training center, golf simulator room, bar, efficient ice plant with heat recovery and reuse system. REFRIGERATION SYSTEM: Indirect R134a/Glycol SAND RINK FLOOR LIGHTING IN ARENA LED FUN FACT: Dave McNeil (general manager) performs our National Anthem on solo guitar before some Canton High School home games. maintenance during the regular season. He sometimes wishes he had help. He's written a detailed operating procedure for night staff about operating the ice resurfacers. The morning he talked to RINK, he was in at 1 a.m. to prepare for summer hockey camp. Carboni wants people to go to Canton Ice House because the ice is better than everywhere else. It can't just be hard ice or fast ice; the edges must be flawless. He runs an edger on the ice five times per week, Monday through Friday. "I'm just known for being really picky and conscientious and getting perfect ice," Carboni says. Carboni fell into ice maintenance after 15 years in landscaping and construction. To him, ice is like a perfectly level grading plan that he must complete every day. He joined Canton Ice House a few months after its opening. Unlike other arenas he worked at, both sheets remained open year-round. This past summer was busier than ever. He saw more groups book ice time per day than in September and October. Local Attractions In a short two years, the arena has established its place in the Canton community. An upstairs viewing space looks out on both rinks, which host various levels of hockey and figure skating programs. A café there has a counter run by a person who operated an Italian restaurant for years in town. He makes food to order, including pizza, burgers, chicken tenders and drinks. The arena's golf simulator room has been operating full scale since last year. Golf enthusiasts can virtually play on courses around the world. As of recently, spectators can also enjoy a bar during tournaments. The arena has finally gotten the opportunity to get a one-day alcohol permits for tournaments. LOCKER ROOMS SKATING/HOCKEY PROGRAMS: public skate, skate and shoot (stick and puck), adult women's and men's leagues Featured Rink Canton Ice House | | Canton, Mass. 16 / SEPTEMBER.OCTOBER.2018 USICERINKS.COM PHOTOS: CANTON ICE HOUSE OFF-ICE TRAINING CENTER SPECIAL FEATURES: TENANTS: Canton High School, Westwood High School, Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School, Xaverian Brothers High School, Canton Youth Hockey, Norwood Youth Hockey, Jr. Huskies Hockey, Crimson Hockey, Neponset River Rats, Canton Crusaders, East Coast Militia, Bear Cubs Hockey, Commonwealth Figure Skating Club and various skills groups and summer camps.