William Sangrey writes:
 
>As I was driving around southern New England enjoying the nice sunny sauna
>(in my non-AC car), I noticed a sign on I-91 between New Haven and Hartford
>proclaiming the "Official Training site for the 1994 Team USA" (or some similar
>phrasing.)   It seems to me that Coach Taylor wants to stay at home while the
>team prepares for Norway.  My only thought is that someone is going to spend a
>lot of $$$ to keep ice for the team given the present weather patterns.
 
     Well, not really -- that's the rink at Cromwell, CT, with 200 x 100 ft.
ice.  It's pretty well booked year round w/ all the normal customers that
any other rink has -- especially in CT which has a shortage of available
ice (and not just this time of year:-)).  It just happens to be close to
Yale -- a *fortuitous* coincidence since you need Olympic ice to train
for international competition.  BTW, you too can rent the ice there for
around $225/hr.!
 
     -- Dick Tuthill