Who’s got our dasher boards?

NCAA schools such as Bemidji State University, University of Minnesota Duluth, Boston University (Agganis and Walter Brown Arenas), Colgate University, Boston College, Yale University, Dartmouth College, University of Notre Dame, The Pennsylvania State University – and many, many more.

Our dasher boards are prominently featured in both the National Hockey League and American Hockey League along with a growing number of arenas in the Kontinental Hockey League, including arenas in Minsk, Moscow, Chelyabinsk.

The Crystaplex® 6A Series is the only dasher board system in the world approved for use in the NHL, the AHL, the KHL and NCAA arenas.

6A Overview

Who’s got our dasher boards? 
Widely regarded as the gold standard in dasher boards, the PRO Series™ dasher boards by Athletica Sport Systems are now installed in more than 1,000 rinks and arenas in North America, and around the world.

How They’re Made:
Lightweight, flexible and durable, these are the dasherboards that changed the industry.  The PRO Series™ frames, both the 3” Inline model, and the 5” Ice Hockey model, are built from T-5 tempered aluminum alloy box extrusions, available with an anodized finish. Anodized aluminum will never rust or pit, and it’s always easy to clean, with just water and mild detergent – so your boards will always look great.

Using state-of-the-art concealed mechanical-fastening techniques (not welded), the PRO Series™ provides a more flexible board system than old-fashioned steel boards. No exposed brackets or anchors, no collection areas for debris and dirt.

5″ PRO Series
The 5” PRO Series™ aluminum dasher board system is the right choice for indoor and outdoor hockey and skating facilities ranging from community centers to the pro’s. Especially in arenas and rinks where the boards are left in permanently, the 5″ PRO Series suits perfectly. Also suited for non-ice applications.  Available with tempered glass (seamless or posted), acrylic and fence shielding. These boards are great for ice hockey, inline hockey, ball hockey – any activity within the confines of a rink surface, with or without ice.

3” PRO Series
The 3″ PRO Series™ is a slimmer version, built to the same standards as the 5” model, but suited for inline (non-ice) applications, both indoor and outdoor. The 3” system suited for glass or acrylic shielding (with some limitations), and is well-suited for fence shielding. These boards are great for inline hockey, dek hockey, ball hockey – any activity within the confines of a rink surface, without ice.

Independently Tested for Maximum Performance You Can Count On

The PRO Series™ boards have been independently tested by an engineering firm, and did not fail at 2 ½ times the prescribed engineering standards. A copy of the complete test report is available upon request.

All exposed hardware (e.g., hinges, gate-latches) is available in stainless steel, for maintenance-free durability.

The puck board, top plate and kick plate are all ½” High Density Polyethylene (available in 5 Standard colors: White, Yellow, Red, Blue and Gold); other colors available upon request at an extra charge. We use UV Stabilized HDPE for outdoor applications.

ALUMINUM—A Lifetime of Durability
Our dasher board systems are crafted from tubular extrusions of T-5 tempered aluminum alloy, engineered and designed by us specifically for our dasher board systems. These extrusions are proprietary to Athletica Sport Systems.  Aluminum frame construction gives you the strength and durability you need for permanent installations, yet its light weight makes it ideal for ease of handling where changeovers are required.

MECHANICAL FASTENING—Simple Strength and Flexibility
A critical factor in the strength and flexibility of our boards systems lies in our concealed mechanically fastened joints. By mechanically fastening our frames we ensure that our boards will ‘give’ upon player or machine impact and come right back into position every time.

ANODIZED FINISH—The Best Look for Your Facility
Our aluminum is available with an anodized finish, to resist scratching. Aluminum will never rust or oxidize, and always look superb. An anodized finish is harder than the surface hardness of the aluminum (almost the surface hardness of diamond). Our board systems have a clean, ‘high-tech’ appearance that constantly receives acclaim for looking noticeably well made.
Combining our available anodized finish with our industry-leading concealed mechanical fastening techniques means your boards will look this great, every day…forever.

STAINLESS STEEL HARDWARE—Longevity & Value
For longevity, all of our exposed hardware—latches, door handles, hinges, anchor rods—even our cast-in-place anchors are available in stainless steel. Athletica Sport Systems hinges (and all exposed hardware) are also available in stainless steel. Every hinge is laser cut, so they never need grease, and precision crafted to ensure an exact fit in case of replacement.

SoftCap®
When we talk about “Safety Through Innovation”, we mean leading-edge safety options that provide both improved player safety and reduced liability and risk for owners and operators of rinks. Options such as SoftCap® our industry-first, impact absorbing cap rail system.
Now protected by Canadian Patent # 2,552,340 and other patents internationally, SoftCap® is 96% more compressive than the standard High Density Polyethylene cap rail every other dasher board company in the world uses.  Think about that: SoftCap® is nearly twice as forgiving upon impact as standard cap rail.

SoftCap® is the only safety cap rail system approved by both the National Hockey League and the Kontinental Hockey League, and is now used in more than half of all NHL rinks, as well an ever-growing list of AHL, KHL, NCAA, and community rinks.

Soft Cap®

PRO Series™

PRO Series™ Seamless

Divide and Conquer – Even on a Budget!

Today, many hockey leagues and associations across North America are stressing the benefits of providing an increased ratio of practice-to-game time on the ice, and the value of ‘shrinking’ the space players have to work with, in order to increase the number of touches each player gets during practice, thus developing player skills at an accelerated rate.

Designed specifically for use with Cross-Ice training, Border Patrol® Portable Foam Rink Dividers help you make the most of ice time. The BP Rink dividers can be made as big or small as you need them to be, and because they’re so super light, there is no easier product of its kind to use.

Panels come in 12, 22 and 42 inch heights, and are constructed of open-cell, high-density foam pads covered with tear-resistant and puncture-resistant vinyl. Heavy-duty Velcro straps connect the panels, allowing fast and easy set-up and take-down. BP pads can be set up on ice, or any other level indoor or outdoor playing surface.

BP foam pads can be fitted with clear vinyl ‘windows’ to accept advertising as well, so you can turn your rink dividers into an income stream. And, BP pads are also available with custom screened logos, giving you the option to advertise for your own facility or another way to sell ad space to sponsors. Standard color is black; some custom colors are available at extra cost.

BP 12” set of divider pads ship in 2 packages, measuring 12” x 17” x 128” at 70 lbs. per package.

It’s all there: lightweight, durable, safe, and easy to set-up – BP Portable Foam Rink Dividers give you the biggest bang for the buck!

Protective netting is being installed in more and more arenas around the world as another way to ensure the safety of spectators and non-participants.  Many arena managers follow guidelines similar to those laid out in the document “Guidelines For Ice Arena Safety Netting“, issued in 2013 by Ontario Recreation Facilities Association (ORFA).

Advantages of the Sportster vertical lift gate:

Sportster Lift Gate

Standard Built in Safety Devices:

1. An infrared safety beam is mounted between the towers at 18” off the floor. If someone is standing between the towers, then the down button will not function. If someone presses the down button and then walks between the towers, the door will stop and then reverse up. The door will not come down if someone enters the approach area of the door.
2. A flexible electric safety switch is mounted continuously on the underside of the door. If the door gently touches an object on the way down, it will stop and reverse up again. This electric switch is also heated with an internal heating cable, so that it cannot freeze to the threshold and get torn off when the door is raised. This is to ensure that the safety switch is not damaged under normal use.
3. The lifting cables are 3/16” diameter stainless steel. This design has twice the lifting capacity of the design load of the door. It will not deteriorate due to rust.
4. Both carriages inside the towers are equipped with mechanical “fail safe” brakes. A slack in a cable will cause the brake to engage. If one lifting cable is cut, the brake locks into the side of the tower at 5” intervals. Maximum fall from any height equals five inches on that side. If both cables are cut, both brakes lock into the towers. Maximum fall from any height equals 5” on both sides. Once a broken cable is replaced, the brakes retract again automatically, when the door is lifted again by the cables.
5. It is unusual for a #50 motor drive chain to break. But if it were to break, the door would creep down slowly until about half way and then stop. This is due to the near-weightlessness of the doors. Further, if both cables were cut and the drive chainbroken at the same time, then the mechanical brakes will engage and stop the door within a 5” interval from any height.
6. If the spring tension is disengaged, the weight of the door is held by the motor brake
   and the motor chain drive.
   

This lifting device is fully integrated and precisely built to ensure its longevity and reliable service. It is specifically designed for this application and is superior to any other Machine Gate Lifting Device developed to this date. With a yearly inspection and service by Athletica Sport Systems, you can expect no liabilities or down time. Yearly servicing involves our inspection of the electrical components, safety devices, cables, gears, door alignment, lubrication and the replacement of worn components. If any work is done on this device by other than Athletica Sport Systems, it should be inspected by Athletica as soon as possible afterwards.