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Management Services. The Santa Monica and Walnut Creek, Calif. seasonal ice rinks providing ice skating, lessons and party venues for their local communities. The Ice at Santa Monica will be a holiday feature as downtown Santa Monica and the prestigious Third Street Promenade transforms into a winter wonderland. Walnut Creek on Ice, which originally began as a volunteer project, will celebrate its fifth season, anticipating over 40,000+ skaters this season. Rink Management Services Corporation currently operates 29 recre- ational facilities in 18 states and has $137 million in assets under management. The company has more than 1,600 employees. For more information log on to rinkmanagement.com. Battle Of The Blades Features Icemat T he Canadian broadcast of Battle Of The Blades for CBC-TV in Toronto features an Icemat rink. The rink was fully assembled in just one day and includes custom-shaped corners to match the building. It is sitting on the obsolete concrete rink floor in legendary Maple Leaf Gardens, which has not seen a public audience inside its doors since it was abandoned 10 years ago. There is a 300-ton chiller covered with soundproofing sit- ting on the street outside. Battle Of The Blades pairs NHL hockey veterans with Canadian top- name figure skaters, in a "dancing-with- the-stars" concept. For more information log on to icerinkevents.com Sniper's Edge Brings Solution For Dryland Shooting Area to Arenas I t's a challenge as old as indoor hock- ey. Players want to practice their shot in the arena when they are not on the ice. Arena managers cringe at the thought of pucks flying off the cross bar of that net sitting in the corner. Now there's a solution for players, coaches and arena managers. Sniper's Edge has been partnering with arenas to provide custom shooting area tarps. The shooting tarps are heavy duty, easy to install, provide a safe environment for players and elimi- nate puck damage. From the Hockey Academy at Ralph Engelstad Arena on the University of North Dakota campus to the local municipal rink, Sniper's Edge shooting tarp systems have changed the way players, coaches and arena managers think about off-ice training. For infor- mation or to discuss a custom install, please call 763-458-0345 or visit snipersedge.com. ★ Rink rangers by Mike Curti Industry news ■ DO YOU HAVE NEWS? Send us your industry news and we will consider it for publication in the next issue. Please email a high-resolution company logo or photo to info@rinkmagazine.com. 10 R INK MAGAZ INE november/december 2009 STARrinks.com Custom tarps can provide a safe environment for dryland training.

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