Outside of players returning to Pittsburgh for the start of training camp, there may be no more sure sign the new NHL season is on the horizon than the following video posted this afternoon by the Penguins official Twitter account.
Thanks to time lapse capabilities, you can watch the rink at PPG Paints Arena be transformed from a gray slab of concrete to a fresh sheet of ice in just 71 (hehe) seconds. After a long summer of waiting, it is refreshing to see the ice surface back and ready to go for the new season that is rapidly approaching.