Ice To Hardwood United Center

The united center in chicago hosted the blackhawks on march 1 2013 and the bulls the night after.

Ice to hardwood united center.

Once a blackhawks game ends the crew of 45 springs to action changing the playing surface in about two hours. Before the bulls take to the hardwood at the united center. How the united center is converted from ice to hardwood. Watch as aac transitions from mavericks to stars game in same day duration.

Transforming it back to ice takes a little less time. United center the uc the madhouse on madison the house that jordan built is an indoor arena on the near west side of chicago illinois united states it is home to the chicago bulls of the national basketball association and the chicago blackhawks of the national hockey league nhl named after its corporate sponsor united airlines which is based in chicago since 2007. Once a blackhawks game ends the crew of 45 springs to action changing the playing surface in. Preparing for the sellout crowd that fills the structure at 1901 west madison to watch the bulls takes an extensive game plan.

Timelapse photos by tribune photojournalist e. 18 1994 as its opening day. Chicago tribune 289 984 views. Find 23 594 traveler reviews 50 908 candid photos and prices for 30 hotels near united center in chicago il.

For the bulls and blackhawks to share the floor at the united center it takes a choreographed conversion from ice to hardwood and back again something that will happen 26 times this season. Inside the guests danced to the dick judson orchestra. United center photo timelapse duration. The united center marks aug.

You are specifying a 2 layer insulated wood product to be applied directly on top of the united center s ice rink surface which the chicago blackhawks hockey team plays on to convert it to a hardwood surface for basketball games for the chicago bulls basketball team to play on.