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United Center Ice Gets Ready for the Blackhawks

By Prescott Carlson in Miscellaneous on Sep 4, 2010 4:30PM

As if the chill in the air over the holiday weekend weren't enough of a reminder that fall is unofficially here, then add the fact that the Chicago Blackhawks are returning to the ice in less than three weeks and we're adding the task of grabbing the box of sweaters out of storage to our to-do list. To get you in the mood for the Blackhawks first preseason game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on September 22, here's a time lapse video of the massive amount of work that goes into getting the United Center ice ready for the season.