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USICERINKS.COM MARCH.APRIL.2023 / 19 esting thing I've noticed through reading a lot of his memoirs and biographies is that he was an incredibly humble and modest person." Like Baker, the rink's modest stature speaks for itself. The original structure contained the ice, player benches and seating for spec- tators. It's undergone a handful of ren- ovations and updates since it opened, like a new sound system in 2016 and a new scoreboard in 2018. The men's and women's locker rooms were completely renovated in 2017, and an updated LED lighting system was installed in 2019. Through the years, there was space added for four locker rooms, offices, training rooms and a press box area. A new dehumidification system was installed in the 2000s to help improve ice conditions. "There are also some plans in the works for the future," Sherman said. "We're planning to update much of the equip- ment downstairs, like the compressors, the ice plant and other equipment. The idea is we want to make sure this facility is up to date with the times, and keep it a great rink." Sherman takes care of the rink from top to bottom—from carpentry and elec- trical work to the ice surface and the dehumidification systems. "It can be quite a learning experience," Sherman said. "In an older building, if, say, we get a leak in the wall, you open up the wall and you find how they built the place 100 years ago. The construction methods and techniques are different. p Hobey Baker Rink was built in 1923, just five years after he died tragically on a test flight during World War I.