the arena is going through a massive rebuild. the ice was last skated on the afternoon of march 8 just before the cadets left for huntsville for the cha tournament. as of today, the area is fenced off, the nets are gone. the glass is gone, the boards are gone and the benches are gone. they are in the process of sawing the concrete into about 3-4 foot squares (i'd guess 6 to 8 inches thick) and are pulling them out with fork lifts. below that is some black stuff that looks like it might be mud (including the liquid that keeps the concrete saw blade cool) charlie shub University of Colorado at Colorado Springs [log in to unmask] -or- [log in to unmask] -or- [log in to unmask] (719) 262-3492 (fax) 262-3369 http://cs.uccs.edu/~cdash HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.