From the Harvard website: "While Harvard's men's and women's teams played out of local 
rinks in 1978-79, the 'renovation' of Watson Rink took place. The concrete walls of Watson's 
sides were knocked down and the new borders extended 10 feet in each direction. The 
wooden ceiling of Watson remained, but a new roof topped it."

That sound to me like they left the ice surface in place. The website also states Watson Rink 
was "loved by hockey players for its good, hard ice," which would also lead one to think that it 
was left intact. That would mean the ice surface was originally sized in 1956.

Sean Pickett

On 26 Jan 2011 at 17:47, Mike Abegg wrote:

> IIRC, the old rink at Boston/Mathews was about 185x83, same as (old)
> Boston Garden. And I wonder (the Cleary statement notwithstanding) if
> Harvard is an odd size dating from its original construction
> pre-Bright Center. 
> 
> Mike Abegg