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SpotSee Brings Expertise in Thermochromics to the NHL

Pucks perform best when below 22°F, and thermochromic coatings alert referees when the pucks have become too warm.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

The National Hockey League (NHL) brings together the best hockey players in the world, and the NHL relies on cutting-edge technologies to help protect the players and ensure that the sport is played at the highest levels. That is certainly the case with players’ equipment, the care of the rink, and other aspects of the game. What hockey fans probably don’t know is that the NHL uses color-changing thermochromic coatings on the pucks. Before the game, the pucks, which are made of vulcanized rub...

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