New Year League Schedule

After 2 weeks off, we’re finally back on Sunday, February 22nd. This week is Team Vild’s bye week. I have Andy, Deb and Dewey listed as absent that day, and there’s two teams of three in the league, so the remaining players on Team Vild (Mike, Kevin, Cheryl) have the ability to sub if they’d like to, so please come on out! If your availability has changed, please let us know so we can get the right number of subs out to fill the ice. 

Unfortunately, due to injury, Dewey is going to be out for a few weeks. He is often one of the first people to show up at the arena, and so one of the first to start prepping the ice. While he is gone, there’s a couple things we need to make sure get started by the first few people there so we can maintain our quick ice prep, and get as much playing in as possible.
The Kettles *IMPORTANT* – When starting the kettles, make sure they are not on the same circuit. Plug one into an outlet to the left of the door, and one into an outlet on the right of the door. If they are in the same outlet, they will trip the circuit and the martial arts people upstairs will be unhappy. We need to run the kettles to warm up the pebble water, and they can take a while to heat up, so it’s important to do this first thing. Warmer pebble water creates a stronger pebble. Fill each kettle to the max line and turn them on, pour the room temperature water into each pebble can, then when the kettles are done pour the hot water onto the cold water in the pebbler. It’s not a good idea to pour the hot water in first.
The Hacks – When the zamboni is done, someone should be ready to install the hacks as one of the first on-ice tasks. Warm the hacks under the bathroom sink, then place them on the ice on top of the hack decals frozen in the ice. It is important to install hacks first so they have time to freeze in. If the hacks have not frozen in by the time we are ready to start, you can force them to freeze with a blast of cold air from an upside down spray of canned air. However, slower freezing ice is stronger than ice that is frozen quickly, so if they can freeze on their own it’s better, that’s why it’s important to do this as soon as the ice is ready.

Of course, many hands make light work, so all the other prep can happen in parallel, but it’s important to track these two things.

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Alright everyone, see you back on the ice on this Sunday!
 
Good Curling,
Brian Hufe
League Coordinator