Leigh Torbin wrote:
 
>         Another thing that will help doom the overhead lighting system is
> the fact that new arenas are being built with higher roofs.
 
        Actually, that's the "problem" at New Hampshire.  The roof is low,
especially when compared to the Mullins Center.  Also, at the
Whittemore Center you enter at ground level and descend to your
seats, which are all below ground level.  So while the roof is high
over the ice surface, which is well below ground level, the banks of
lights are not very high above the seats.
 
        Furthermore, unlike the Mullins Center, which has the seating go
well back from the ice surface, the Whittemore Center is very
compact, and thelight banks are basically directly over the seats on
either side of the ice.  It makes a huge difference to the fans in
the seats.
 
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