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Propane heat plays key role in NFL playoff
game
Quality Propane, an Energy Distribution Partners
(EDP) company based in Burnsville, Minn.,
played a key role Sunday in heating the field and
keeping the sidelines warm for the NFL playoff
game between the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle
Seahawks at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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With negative game-time temperatures anticipated
for the noon kickoff, the host Vikings partnered
with Quality Propane to prepare the frozen field
and keep players, coaches and others on the
sidelines warm. The Quality Propane team
worked around the clock to help create a
playable, non-frozen surface, according to
General Manager Russ Head.
propane heat was also needed to prevent
moisture from icing on the playing surface.
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Heat is already piped underneath the stadium turf
as needed, Head says. In Sunday’s instance,
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Vikings running back Adrian Peterson
warms his hands in front of a propane
heater.
“It’s an honor to partner with the Minnesota
Vikings to provide warmth against the cold winds of winter,” Head says. “Of course, this
is the same energy and service we provide all the time to families and businesses, but
the opportunity to play a small role in the Vikings’ game-day preparations is special.
We’re all big Vikings fans, and we look forward to a long relationship.”
When kickoff arrived Sunday, the game temperature was measured at minus-6 degrees.
The wind chill was measured at minus-25. The recorded air temperature made the
game the coldest in Vikings history and the third-coldest in league history.
Sunday’s game, which Seattle won, 10-9, wasn’t the first time Quality Propane served
the Vikings. Quality Propane was asked on short notice in December 2010 to heat TCF
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Propane heat plays key role in NFL playoff game : LP Gas
Bank Stadium for a playoff game following a roof collapse at the Metrodome, the
Vikings’ former home. Quality Propane has provided heat to TCF Bank Stadium over
the last five years.
“We consider Quality Propane to be a valued member of our family of EDP companies,”
says Mark Zimora, director of U.S. operations at EDP. “The high level of expertise and
exceptional customer service that the Quality Propane team brings to these types of
special events is ‎the same dedication and level of commitment that all of our EDP
operations bring to their customers and their communities.”
For more propane-related photos from Sunday’s game, visit LP Gas on Facebook.
This article is tagged with EDP, Energy Distribution Partners, event, proapne retailers, propane heaters,
propane heating, Quality Propane and posted in Featured, News
About the Author: Kevin Yanik
Kevin Yanik is the managing editor of LP Gas Magazine. Contact him
at [email protected] or 216-706-3724.
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