NHL to NBA in 3 mins - the transformation of the ACC

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Published by TorontoStarVideo at 03/19/2008 13:32 Like

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The Air Canada Centre can switch from NHL ice to NBA hardwood in as little as 8 hours. We've compressed it to 3 mins.

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Jason DUSTER, at 05/14/2013 22:55, says:
this video's worth it, we just got to watch 2 professional sports games!!!
Paula ReBe, at 05/11/2013 19:58, says:
Amazing piece of engineering!
Sean Dodson, at 05/07/2013 16:04, says:
Great but what's with the music
tjbingham55, at 05/05/2013 04:55, says:
I never realized how much bigger a hockey playing surface is than basketball.
Clifford Chen, at 04/30/2013 21:47, says:
They'll do anything for the fans right? That's how much Toronto teams care about us.
AK47Pro25, at 04/30/2013 04:23, says:
I feel bad for Staples Centre. LA Kings Clippers Lakers
clydenon, at 04/28/2013 18:21, says:
With my correct use of the semi-colon, I'd say so. Every arena is different. The sooner you realize that this happens, very successfully I might add, in a lot of places, the sooner you'll take a step off your high horse. When it's converted to an NBA court, it's an NBA court. It's YOUR NBA court. It doesn't matter what's under the floor or what adaptations are made. Also, Toronto's biggest money maker in sports are the Toronto Maple Leafs. It would be weird for them not to cater to them a bit.
StanBennet, at 04/28/2013 18:36, says:
Did you pass the fifth grade?
clydenon, at 04/28/2013 17:28, says:
Alright, so we'll just put the ice on top of your flooring; we'll see how it holds up.
aaahbentabarnak, at 04/28/2013 17:29, says:
screw you toronto! but that video was pretty interesting..
sneepers100, at 04/28/2013 03:17, says:
that was black squares they were putting down over the ice then the floor goes over those squares
BruinsRock8, at 04/23/2013 16:17, says:
How is the ice coming out in squares? Do they put the squares down and run over it with the Zamboni before games or...?
TheParapala23, at 04/21/2013 13:50, says:
ahahahah
basvanderwiel, at 04/16/2013 07:48, says:
Amazing stuff! How many times do they have to transform this from basketball to icehockey and back? These season schedules run during the same months, right?
johmedis, at 04/11/2013 07:30, says:
I know right, he was FLYIN'
bluecarrot34, at 04/08/2013 23:49, says:
im supprised the zambony didnt crash!
cookieyy, at 04/02/2013 02:52, says:
MLSE(owner of the Leafs and Raptors) owns the ACC.
Darren Lames, at 04/01/2013 03:46, says:
i'm only impressed in how they put the stands
HondaBender, at 02/27/2013 18:51, says:
@Keith Doman haha
mcwattersm, at 02/24/2013 06:33, says:
Eat no less than 8 dicks.
Dav Bo, at 02/24/2013 05:57, says:
They actually fly in the LA crew to do the Toronto changeover.
Benedict Harris, at 02/24/2013 04:52, says:
V I N C E C A R T E R
Keith Doman, at 02/15/2013 22:04, says:
And then all the work to put it back for the maple leafs to lose
Grrrrtt, at 02/01/2013 07:24, says:
It's way cheaper to modify a stadium than to buy an entirely new piece of land and build a new stadium. Plus stadium owners make a hell of a lot more money having one venue for multiple events than trying to compete with other venues.
John19182004, at 01/26/2013 04:23, says:
8 hours?? wtf? the Boston Garden crew does it in 3 hours. better shape up, Toronto!