Ford Field in Detroit, home of the football Lions, hosted
the Frozen Four. STAR's Dave Wescott assisted with the
rink set up, which he shares in these images.
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The NHL's rink and refrigeration unit
used for the rink install at Ford Field
arrived fresh from the Winter Classic at
Fenway Park!
The biggest refrigeration challenge for the
rink install at Ford Field was the 2000 feet of
header pipe that was used to go from the
refrigeration truck at street level down to the
rink over 50 feet below! This is only half of
the header run going up the tunnel.
This is the first press conference. William
Clay Ford Jr is talking, and he is an avid
hockey player.
On his left is Christopher
Ilitch, vice president of the Redwings and
also an avid hockey player. Next to him is
Dan Craig, NHL facility operations manager.
Ford and Ilitch were co-chairmen of the
event and Dan Craig was responsible for
the rink installation. Without
these three guys the event
could not happen.
STARrinks.com
text & images by
DAVE WESCOTT
Right after the press conference there was a
celebrity/press hockey game — the first skate on
the ice at Ford Field. The celebrity team included
the first female NHL player, Manon Rheaume.
The catwalk was
about 150 feet
above the rink.
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