Stadium
Centre Bell
NHL arena where a five-day, layer-by-layer ice build produces a rink rated among the league's best.
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Location
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About this audio guide
This guide to Centre Bell in Montreal follows Jean-Loup Barbeau, the arena's supervisor of technical services, through the five days he spends every autumn building the ice surface beneath the rink. You'll hear how the sheet goes down in careful layers, from a coat of white paint to the lines, faceoff circles and team logos, each sealed under another film of ice before play ever begins. It traces what officials and the visiting team check after every game, and how Barbeau's crew answers for it.
This audio guide was created using AI.