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HOW DO I GET THE NCAA NEWLY REQUIRED LONG GOAL POST INSERTS INTO MY CONCRETE FLOOR? This summer, the NCAA passed the following rule: Longer Goal Pegs: 10" goal pegs that are anchored into the ice or floor must be in place at all NCAA levels by the 2016-17 season. There are a lot of rinks that will be affected by this. These goal posts and inserts are available from most rink supply companies in the U.S. and Canada. A decision has to be made regarding who installs these Marsh Pegs. Most rink supply companies will do this work for you or you can do it yourself if you have a handy person on your staff to complete this task. We contacted several of our vendor members and received ballpark quotes of anywhere from $2,000 to $3,000 for labor and materials to install these goal-post inserts. This does not include any travel expenses, if required. It is estimated that it will take two people one full day to complete the job. If you decide to take on this project yourself or with your staff, the most important and critical tool will be patience! It is not a quick job and should be completed using hand tools only. Allow at least one full day and maybe longer depending on the skill of your staff. Before you start the job, be prepared to repair a broken pipe. This is a critical step. Make sure your refrigeration engineer or mechanic is available and on-site if needed. This is something that you want to avoid, but precautions should be taken ahead of time. Before you begin digging into the concrete floor, you need to know where the goal line will be located. How far off the end boards will it be? NCAA currently has a range of 10' to 15' off the end boards. Other leagues have different requirements. Once you determine your measurement off the end boards, you need to find center of the rink at that point. Stretch a string or 100' tape measure across the rink at this point and determine the center spot. Permanently mark this spot. The inside of the goal frame is 6' apart. The goal frame posts are 3" in diameter. So from the center mark, measure 3' and 1.5" out to each side and make a mark. This will be the center of the goal post and goal-post insert. This will give you your starting point to begin the process. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Secure and put on all personal protective equipment. 2. On most floors, only the top surface of the concrete has had any hardening process done to strengthen it. This is normally only on about the top 1/8". With your concrete chisel and hammer, begin to break the concrete surface in the areas of the goal posts that you have marked. Don't worry about how big the hole will be. The final location of the goal-post inserts will be determined by where your refrigeration pipes are located. Take your time and break through this 44 / SEPTEMBER.OCTOBER.2014 RINKMAGAZINE.COM PHOTOS: COURTESY OF MARSH PEGS ASK STAR You have rink questions, STAR has rink answers Send your rink questions to: INFO@STARRINKS.COM A: Q: THE NHL PEG CREATED FOR THE 2002-03 SEASON WAS 1 7 ⁄ 8 " BY 10" INCHES LONG , Marsh Peg concrete floor inserts. Used in the NHL since 1991 and Winter Olympics since 1998. FACT: Fred Marsh invented and patented the Marsh Goal Peg System in 1984. FACT: