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Old 11-18-2009, 05:13 AM   #2
jj
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Default Re: Lightfoot-NewYears Eve-Banff,Alberta

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Originally Posted by charlene View Post
The rink size for the Vancouver Games will use NHL dimensions (200 feet long by 85 feet wide) instead of the normal international rink size (200 feet long by 98 feet wide).
this is the first i heard of that...that's unfortunate for the viewer who enjoys open ice play and skating vs trapping (although a disadvantage to European teams...it's like having CFL players constrained to an NFL field, which is about the size of a squash court )

umm, won't they be just naming it the usual? Team Canada
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