Ponkapoag Ice Rink Roof Collapse

Matt sampson explains how a youth hockey team their parents and ice rink employees all escaped safely and why the.

Ponkapoag ice rink roof collapse.

Nearly two years after the catastrophic roof collapse at canton s beloved metropolis skating rink the state design wheels are finally in motion with the goal of building a new regional ice rink. Otherwise canton would have had to borrow up to 5 million. Nuggets coach chris sharkey says his only concern was making sure his players escaped the rink safely after the rear part of the roof caved in and collapsed onto the ice making a thunderous sound. It was like an explosion snap.

Three in canton and one in. Residents officials push for canton rink option. Zapustas ice arena in randolph closed on saturday afternoon and will remain. In canton near the ponkapoag golf course was the site of a dramatic roof collapse at the metropolis ice hockey ring.

The roof of an ice rink in canton massachusetts collapsed under heavy snow. The following is taken from the article by the new england cable news necn. It came crashing down with little notice. At 7 a m the team had just started practicing inside when the coaches heard loud unusual noises coming from above.

The roof collapse in canton has caused at least one other local rink to close as a precautionary measure. A youth hockey team escaped injury during a major roof collapse at a massachusetts skating rink saturday reports cbs boston. Basically we knew something was wrong so they knew to get out of the building he said. The vote will allow the board of selectmen to use all of the insurance money that was previously approved at town meeting to restore.

Police in canton said the rear portion of the roof at.