Michael Bohler writes:
>What is the size of the ice surface at the Fleet Center? On my TV
>screen it appeared a little wider than most I've seen. Does that
>account for why OSU couldn't get its trap set up, as the commentators
>mentioned all night? And to me, the BC-OSU game seemed a little
>slow and chippy - not a lot of flow. Anyone else notice this? Seems like a
>trap won't work without the other team establishing an up ice flow.
I believe the ice surface is an NHL standard 200x85. The ice surface
appeared to be soft and slow during both games. Not as bad as at the
Cincinatti Riverfront Coliseum :-), but I've seen better.
--- Erik
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