ENVIRONMENTAL FACTS OF A

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

GAMEBy: Shayne Thompson, Billy Jackson, Amanda Moss, Kurt

Pakenham

OUTLINE

We will explain the effect that each of these have on our environment….

The Fans

Facility

Players

THE FANS

Industrial

-It took 500 employees to build Scotia Bank Place

-There are approximately 8 restaurants along with 3 bars, not including canteen sales, 50/50, ticket sales

-Businesses like Palladium Insurance, Sports Medicine,YMCA

THE FANS

Social

Harassment can be a problem (rivalries) Attending games brings out a positive

environment Bringing our community together Examples include- Red Zone, Red Mile

THE FANS

Agriculture

Construction causes issues for environment

Massive parking lots take up agricultural space

Emissions from vehicles going to the game

OPERATING EQUIPMENT

Industrial

Millions of dollars to design and build facilities

Man hours Materials- steel use,

lighting, mechanical equipment,

Water- ex. Showers, sinks, zamboni

OPERATING EQUIPMENT

Social/ Cultural

“Go big or go home” Standards are continually increasing,

not about the game but rather the entertainment value

Ripple Effect- people expect high standards in minor hockey now

OPERATING EQUIPMENT

Water Average Zamboni = 700 litres of water

per fill Average Facility = 76 floods a week Times by 725 arenas in Ontario Would equal roughly 38,570,000 litres of

water used in Ontario per week

THE PLAYERS

Industrial

Massive Factories- producing sticks/equipment

Emissions polluting our air

Garbage- Kevlar, packaging, etc.

Positive Outcome- More jobs created

THE PLAYERS

Social/Cultural

Hockey brings our community together High percentage of our population have

played hockey at some point in their life Players have high living expectations

because of travel

THE PLAYERS

Agricultural

Hotels/Restaurants are able to survive because of recreation

Meaning that these areas will take up more agricultural space

Big Money= Big Property= Big Houses

RECOMMENDATIONS

All players join NHLPA Carbon Neutral Challenge

Plasma Gasification- Burning Garbage=Creating Energy

Automatic Sensors for lights, lower average water temperature in facility

Install low flow water toilets, hand dryers, energy efficient light bulbs

INTERESTING FACTS

9 Month Period at Scotia Bank Place- 238 Metric tonnes of waste was removed

Average NHL player uses 100 sticks per 82 games

Average NHL player carbon emissions= 10 tonnes per season

523 Players have signed up for the carbon neutral challenge

Since Scotia Bank Place has been built= housing has increased by 57000 in Kanata

VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgNvLQHAg2M