There are minimums and maximums, but in between, you can size it any way you
want.

The Whit at present and several other NC$$ schools use the so-called
"Olympic" sheet at 200 x 100.  NC$$ "recommended" width is 100 feet (see the
rule book, it's actually in there !)  I'm not aware of anyone above possibly
the ECHL level of professional hockey in North America that, in an arena
they control, play on the larger surface -- certainly nowhere in the NHL.

One regulation brought in was, interestingly enough, that unless the rink
was "grandfathered" (built before enactment of the rule), that both teams'
benches have to be on the same side of the rink.  Referee has discretion to
have teams change ends in the middle of all or all three periods if it is
their opinion that "conditions are more favorable to play at one end of the
rink than at the other".

John G - do I have this right ?


On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 15:53:36 -0400, Jim Leinart <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Aren't the size of ice surfaces standard or controlled by regulatory
>agencies such as the NCAA?
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>"Never forget the legacy of Shawn Walsh".
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