Falcon Hockey

After visiting the BGSU Ice Arena, I was not surprised at all.  I have been to the facility many times for hockey games and I knew that the facility was in a major need of a renovation.  Jamie, our tour guide kept saying that they are conducting a “face lift”. Personally, I think that the facility needs more than a “face lift”.  I think that the facility needs to be completely renovated.  I know that funding is hard to come by and renovating the facility completely is most likely not going to happen.  However, I was sure to make note of a lot of areas that are in need of that service.

For starters, Jamie pointed out that the rubber flooring that allows skaters to walk on is not throughout the building.  The rubber flooring is only in parts of the building, which poses a big inconvenience for those with skates on. It would be more efficient if the rubber flooring was throughout the rink area. 

The flooring in the locker rooms was adequate.  The flooring allowed for water absorption.  In my opinion, I would make the locker room more lively looking and add more colors.  Everything in the locker room and arena as a whole is very gloomy and dull.  The building is pretty old, and it is very evident.

Overall, I think the Ice Arena needs a major renovation. The locker rooms are shared by two division one teams (Baseball and Hockey) and I think that they each should be entitled to their own locker rooms. The tour allowed us to see behind the scenes areas that are a bit intimidating! I did not like the electrical room; the bold blue pipes and loud noises were enough for me to want to go back into the common areas! I think that the arena serves the intended purpose, but at a bare minimum. I would like to see the entire facility renovated.

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