The Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail may have closed last week, but organizers are still talking about it.
The Forks has released a list of the top 25 facts surrounding the record-breaking frozen ice rink.
- Number of days ACURT was open — 65
- Distance of ACURT (in km) for 2009-2010 — 6
- Number of hours worked on creating and maintaining the ACURT — 3000
- Estimated number of skaters on the ACURT — 450,000
- Estimated number of skate blades cutting into the ice — 900,000
- Number of Warming Huts in the new exposition — 5
- Amount of graffiti and tagging on the Warming Huts — 0 (Way to Go Winnipeg!)
- Number of rogue Warming Huts — 1
- Number of Eagles skating the trail — 1
- Number of kilometres driven by the veggie Zamboni — 600
- Litres of waste vegetable oil used in the veggie Zamboni — 400
- Top speed achieved (in km) while drag racing the veggie Zamboni — 80
- Number of feet ACU President Al Morin drove the veggie Zamboni — 19
- Number of extreme mushers traveling from Churchill, MB, to The Forks — 1
- Number of old time hockey games played at Forks port — 70
- Number of Christmas trees used to decorate the ACURT — 750
- Number of hockey pucks found on the ACURT — 140
- Total career goals of former NHL players who played in the Port — 594
- Number of curling games played at The Forks Historic Port — 76
- Number of River Trailers re-enacting Sidney Crosby’s goal after the Gold Medal Game — 250
- Number of kilometres ridden in Ice Bike Race — 2000
- Ounces of hot chocolate served in Voyageur forts — 12,400
- Number of pairs of skates rented at The Forks Market — 3500
- Number of gallons of river water used to flood trail — 320,000
- Number of gallons of coffee drank by ACURT Crew — 320,000
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