Thread: Possible outdoor game in LA next year?

outdoor ice rink they have right across the street from Staples Center is impressive.............yeah if you like to play ix 20x20 space.

Originally Posted by ilovela

only thing I worry about. They plan this Months-year in advance, and the weather for the day they choose turns out to be 70+

The Las Vegas strip provided the background for the first ever NHL exhibition game to be held outdoors. The Kings and the Rangers battled under the lights outside Caesars Palace - the first hockey game played in Las Vegas since 1968 - in mid-80 degree temperatures. The game drew a crowd of 13,000, most of whom wore shorts and t-shirts to take it all in. "We were a little bit in awe and I'm sure (the Rangers) were too," said Wayne Gretzky, who tallied a goal, about the outdoor game. "We kept looking at each other and couldn't believe we were playing hockey in 80-degree weather. But it was real nice."

Kings History in Las Vegas - Los Angeles Kings - Team

Originally Posted by SmytheKing

Kings History in Las Vegas - Los Angeles Kings - Team

And then the grasshoppers came and froze when they hit they ice.

I hope this happens. If they can play an outdoor game in Vegas,they can do it in LA.

Originally Posted by Rawley19

And then the grasshoppers came and froze when they hit they ice.

And then they became Icehoppers. That's the only FF game that I didn't go to in Vegas.

Originally Posted by Vargsmal

TheFourthPeriod BREAKING: Expect multiple outdoor games next season, starting with WC. NHL exploring diff cities, including NYC & LA. The Fourth Period :: David Pagnotta :: NHL considering multiple outdoors games in 2014

They talked about it on the Hot Stove on Hockey Night in Canada too.

I would really like this:


Next to Santa Monica Pier. Is there such thing as portable 18k stands? Have the end stands and city side stands and leave the bench side open to ocean. That would be epic.

The warmth is definitely not prohibitive, but ... I think to do it in LA, it comes down to this: you have to spend more money than anybody else on refrigeration systems (i.e. use more than one), get into the stadium to start prepping a lot sooner, innovate some new ways to keep the rink insulated from the elements up until game time, and just basically work harder at it. What do they do usually? Lay the ice on Christmas Eve? **** that. Choose a venue that will allow you to spend the entire month of December getting the rink dialed in - preferably a football stadium. That all might sound like a pipe dream, but to Robitaille and Leiweke I say this - how bad do you want it?

If they were really serious about it, they would have the game on top of an Aircraft Carrier parked off of Santa Monica Beach! The beauty of it is every time a player commits an infraction they lock him in the brig AND if they get a game misconduct, we can just throw them overboard!