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building, the West sheet is also on the second floor above an indoor parking garage, and also houses a pro shop and Stanley Club Bar and Grill on the mezza- nine level. The West rink is environmen- tally friendly with a green roof and sev- eral energy efficient elements. This rink is also the home practice rink of the Chicago Blackhawks, which have 6,500 square feet of private space, including a locker room, training room, exercise facilities and players lounge and a coaches/video room. The rink hosts the Blackhawks' annual Prospect Camp, all home practices (when not at the United Center), as well as practices for visiting NHL teams. The opening of Johnny's West has allowed the expansion of all hockey pro- grams. "Since 2004, we've seen the adult league go from 60 teams to almost 130 teams," Tom Moro said. "The Chicago Jets organi- zation went from a house program to a travel program and now has a AA team at every level, mite through bantam. We are here to serve the great sport of hockey and its players. Hopefully we can continue to improve and build upon the past successes we have had for many years to come." 14 R INK MAGAZ INE july/August 2011 STARrinks.com • Year building opened: East, 1997 — West, 2010. • Square footage of building and land: East: 45,000 building, land 24,000 — West: 67,000 building, land 43,000. • Tenants: Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Jets Hockey Club, St. Ignatius High School, Latin School of Chicago, Gunzo's Pro Shop. • Size and number of ice/inline surfaces: East: 190' x 85' — West: 200' x 85'. • Number of locker rooms/party rooms: East: Four locker rooms and the Stanley Club Bar and Grill — West: Five locker rooms and the Stanley Club Bar and Grill. • Type of rink floors (sand/concrete): Concrete. • Type & manufacturer of refrigeration system: East Commercial Refrigeration, Ammonia Brine — West Ice Builders, Ammonia Glycol. • Manufacturer of dasher boards: East Becker Arena Products — West Athletica. • Height of glass & netting: East: Glass 60 inches high, netting approximately 12 feet — West: 75 inches high, netting approximately 20 feet. • Type of lighting in arena: East: 8 lamp fluorescent fixtures, 90 above the rink — West: 8 lamp fluorescent fixtures, 110 above the rink. • Year, model, fuel source and manufacture of ice resurfacer(s): East: 1997 Olympia, Natural Gas — West: 1996 Zamboni, Natural Gas. • Seating capacity: East: bleachers 275, Stanley Club 33 — West: bleachers 350, S. Club 50. • Hourly rate of ice time during prime time: $290. • Listing of all skating programs: 110-team Adult League, 10-team Elite Adult League, 6-team Beginner Federal Hockey League, 4-team Over Forty Elite League, 4-on-4 Summer League, Adult Rat Hockey and Fitness Skate, Hockey 101, 102, and Instructional League for beginner adults, Weekly Adult Clinics, Summer Focused Skills Clinics for Adults, Craig Anderson Youth and Adult Goalie Camps, End of Summer Youth Pre-Tryout Camp, Chicago Blackhawks Youth Camp, Chicago Jets Hockey Club, Icicle Club, Youth Learn to Skate, Youth Skates and Sticks Hockey Skating Class, Youth Mino r Mite Program, Denny Pratt Memorial Cup – Adult Memorial Day Tournament, Turkey Tournament – Youth Thanksgiving Tournament, Santa Shootout – Youth Christmas Tournament, Summer Day Camp – Youth Rat Hockey, St. Ignatius and Latin High School games and practices, numerous weekly private rentals. • Other features: The Stanley Club Bar and Grill overlooking the ice, Gunzo's Pro Shop. • Any national ranked athletes training at facility: Home practice rink of the Chicago Blackhawks, Practice Rink to visiting NHL teams. • Number of STAR-trained employees: 3. • Interesting tidbit or fact about facility: Teams from the Elite league at JIH have won four national championships. The land that the West rink was built on used to be an old trolley car station at the turn of the century, and was also a roller rink in the 1950s. Johnny's IceHouse West is the home practice facility for the Chicago Blackhawks. Johnny's IceHouse CHARLES CHERNEY featured rink info

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