Over the past eight months a prestigious Canadian group has been conducting extensive research to find the best synthetic ice to replace real ice at their facilities throughout Canada. Fifteen Synthetic Ice companies submitted bids for this major contract. Experts compiled information such as company backgrounds, types of assembly methods, quality of skating surface, durability and more.  Synthetic Ice surfaces from each of the companies were extensively tested, checked and double checked. All of this information was scrutinized, and in the end Global Synthetic Ice, producers of Super-Glide Synthetic Ice, won the bid to build the first full size rink at the Archie Simpson Arena. This once again proves the superiority of Super-Glide synthetic ice.

The 85' by 200' Super-Glide system will include patent pending inventions such as new goalie crease, embedded hockey lines and our new goal net holding devices. Located in the community of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, the Archie Simpson Arena will be the first fully functioning synthetic ice arena in the World!

Here's something you probably never thought you'd see: A mini-hockey rink (32' x 48') in someone's back yard, with appropriate Hockey Rink Markings, embedded right in the surface!

This week, Global Synthetic Ice installed the world's first fully marked backyard Super-Glide synthetic ice rink.  This rink belongs to the Shapiro family in New Jersey, and the installation was personally supervised by company president Perry Boskus.

We just received an email from the owner:

"Just a quick note to say THANK YOU for all of your help these past few days. The rink is AMAZING! We all LOVE it! The kids were out there until 4 pm yesterday, back out this morning and we have friends coming over to skate tonight. We are very, very excited about it and are so appreciative for everything you have done to help us with the process from start to finish. Thanks so much!

Thanks again and best wishes! We look forward to staying in touch.

Andy"

As soon at Perry returns from this trip to New England, we'll have photos, video and more information about this exciting new development in the world of synthetic ice hockey!

Our German distributor, Niki Warchola, today announces a new partnership with GDI (Goalie Development Institute), a world-leader in the development of hockey goaltenders. The tools and techniques developed by GDI have revolutionized the way that goalies play the game of hockey. Traditionally, GDI has conducted summer camps, in-season and off-season consulting programs and published an array of development resources and periodicals. Over the course of GDI's history, its reputation has grown due to exceptional knowledge of the goaltending position and the ability to consistently convey that knowledge to hockey coaches and goalies. GDI coaches the Top-Goalies of the German professional ice hockey leagues DEL and DNL.

We congratulate Niki and his team as they take this step to become the leader in Europe for hockey specific applications for synthetic ice, and we are excited to announce that GDI Hockey Goalie training camps will begin in May in our Super-Glide HockeyDOMEs in Schwenningen, Straubing and München, Germany!

Global Synthetic Ice will be continuing advertising in USA Hockey magazine and New England Hockey Journal this quarter.  We are pleased with how advertising in these magazines helps us spread the word about Super-Glide to the people who need to hear it!

To the right is a preview of our latest "Skate Without Limits" ad.