Steve Gallichio writes:
>Two Zambonis (Zambona? Zamboni?) circling at the same time has been often
>suggested as a method of cutting down the time needed to resurface the ice
>between periods.
 
But with the way some of these 'Boni drivers handle the beast, we'd
probably see quite a few collisions. :-)
 
>As for the ice getting too choppy after a thirty minute half, I doubt that
>halves would actually be 30 minutes long would that come to pass...(perish
>the thought...fewer intermissions in which to pop out and grab beer).
 
I think that's a big reason why going to just one intermission is unlikely
(HE's recent attempt to move to 2 25-min periods notwithstanding)...it cuts
in half the time the home team has to sell refreshments, souvenirs, etc.
not to mention the ads that tv/radio would lose out on.  Yet, the 50-min
game came close to happening in HE, so you never know.
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