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Crystaplex® 6A dasher board system

THE LAST NAME IN RINK SAFETY

The Crystaplex® 6A System is a high quality dasher board system that meets the current safety standards of the National Hockey League, and incorporates more safety features than any other dasher board system on the market. Crystaplex® seamless acrylic is also uniquely designed to provide optimal viewership for spectators and broadcast giving the best possible experience to fans. Athletica dasher board systems are installed in 30 of 31 NHL buildings, the majority of AHL arenas and dozens of NCAA facilities. It’s not just for hockey. From figure skaters to speed skaters and leisure skaters, all ice sports benefit from a safer environment.

Crystaplex® 590 Plus

SoftCap®

GlassFlex®

HDM Divider Sleeves™

CheckFlex®

InFlex™

Crystaplex® Ice Dam

Flush Mount Kick Plate

Who’s got our dasher boards?

NCAA schools such as Bemidji State University, University of Minnesota Duluth, Boston University (Agganis and Walter Brown Arenas), Colgate University, Boston College, Yale University, Dartmouth College, University of Notre Dame, The Pennsylvania State University – and many, many more.

Our dasher boards are prominently featured in both the National Hockey League and American Hockey League along with a growing number of arenas in the Kontinental Hockey League, including arenas in Minsk, Moscow, Chelyabinsk.

The Crystaplex® 6A Series is the only dasher board system in the world approved for use in the NHL, the AHL, the KHL and NCAA arenas.

Evolution of the Crystaplex® 6A board system

Crystaplex® is the innovator of the following product developments, created to maximize the enjoyment and safety of the great game of hockey for players, coaches, spectators and facility operators.

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Crystaplex® Ice Dam
Introduced 1997

Facilitates quicker conversions.

CheckFlex®
Introduced 1997

Dasher board impact absorption.

Flush Mount Kick Plate
Introduced 2002

Uniformity & strength provides consistent puck rebound.

GlassFlex®
Introduced 2002

Allows glass channel to slide back and forth upon impact.

SoftCap®
Introduced 2006

Flexible caprail system.

Crystaplex® 590 Plus
Introduced 2011

Seamless, flexible acrylic shielding.
Crystaplex® 6A

HDM Divider Sleeves™
Introduced 2011

Flexes with Crystaplex® acrylic shielding
HDM Divider Sleeves

InFlex®
Introduced 2021

Flexible board facing.
InFlex

Crystaplex® 6A Series Dashers:
Preferred Rink Equipment Supplier to the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League

NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks and the NHL Preferred Rink Equipment Supplier logo is a trademark of the National Hockey League. © NHL. All Rights Reserved.

It’s like anything – you can always find something cheaper, but is it better, is it the right choice? What’s important to us is balance of cost and functionality. We’re very pleased with our decision to go with Athletica.

Jim White, Assistant General Manager & Operations ManagerWesterner Park, Red Deer, Alberta
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