Blue Ice on Hockey rinks?

[Kelemvor]

Article:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s...ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_blue_ice_experiment

Pic:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050315/483/nydh10103152157

If the ice is colored a soft shade of blue, what does that make hockey's blue lines? Orange of course. Don't adjust your TV sets ? the Buffalo Sabres (news) are using Rochester, their AHL farm club, to try out a new colored ice surface that could become the standard once the NHL resumes playing.
Quinn said the test came after NHL officials discussed whether changing the ice color from white would enhance how the game is viewed by fans in arenas and on television.

 

[Zim Hosein]

NHL officials discussed whether changing the ice color from white would enhance how the game is viewed by fans in arenas and on television.

😕

 

[yobarman]

anything that looks like NHL 95 for Genesis is good for me!

 

[rh71]

heh it reminded me of games in the last decade too.

But I don't think it's a bad idea. White is pretty boring to look at from some n00b fan's perspective. All they really do is paint underneath so it's not much effort.

 

[mugs]

what the hell?

 

[meltdown75]

well what do ya know. hmm. good post OP.

 

[MrCodeDude]

The ice should be hot pink.

 

[intogamer]

doesn't make a difference to me....

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
The ice should be hot pink.

that would make the ice full of oxymorons.

Oops, too late.

 

[MrCodeDude]

They should get rid of the red line too.

 

[CTrain]

How about the NHL worry about more important stuff......like.......actually playing hockey again ??

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: CTrain
How about the NHL worry about more important stuff......like.......actually playing hockey again ??

for real.

there's a lot of things being tried at lower levels, which is nice. if they come back with a more marketable product, I guess all the experimentation was worth it.