The Hockey Player statue is a sculpture located at Championship Plaza, adjacent to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, home of the New Jersey Devils hockey team,[1] installed in 2009. Entitled Stanley by the artist[2] it has been colloquially known as Iceman, Man of Steel, and the Iron Man.[3]
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| Artist | Jon Krawczyk |
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| Year | 2008 Official opening September 29, 2009 |
| Type | Stainless steel |
| Dimensions | 22 ft (6.7 m) (height) |
| Location | Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey |
The stainless steel work of an anonymous hockey player taking a slapshot is 22 feet (6.7 m) tall and weighs 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg). It was created by Jon Krawczyk, a native of Boonton Township, New Jersey, and a lifelong Devils fan.[4] It was fabricated in his Malibu, California, studio and shipped cross country in three sections. A Prudential Center Opening Night hat and puck and a Scott Stevens jersey are encapsulated inside.[5]
Of the work, Krawczyk said that it was made in a way to appear like blocks of ice molded together. “Especially with the stainless steel-look with the grind marks, it gives it the look that ice has when it breaks, and you get an almost diamond quality. I wanted to do something where you had that movement, and with lights nearby, the statue changes as you move around it. I wanted to have as much motion in it as possible, with it still being a solid sculpture.”[5]
Krawczyk is also the creator of another statue at Prudential Center, The Salute, an homage to Martin Brodeur dedicated in 2016.[6][7][8]
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- ^ Santiago, Katherine (August 18, 2009). "22-foot-tall hockey player sculpture installed outside Prudential Center". nj.
- ^ "COMMISSIONS; KRAWCZYK SCULPTURE". www.jonkrawczyksculpture.com.
- ^ Marin, Eric (August 18, 2009). "Man of steel arrives at Championship Plaza". NHL.com.
- ^ "Sculpting a hockey legend". CC Magazine. Connecticut College. Winter 2016.
- ^ a b "The Prudential Center: Championship Plaza". www.njdevilspitchfork.com.
- ^ Miller, Randy (February 5, 2016). "Creator of Martin Brodeur statue is a Devils fanatic". nj.
- ^ Ryan, Chris (August 29, 2016). "Devils to dedicate Martin Brodeur statue on Oct 22". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Raskin, Alex (February 9, 2016). "The Art of Immortalizing Martin Brodeur" – via www.wsj.com.