--- "J. Michael Neal" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> > I think that the wider home rink is a disadvantage to UNH when the
> > postseason is predominantly on
> > NHL rinks, and the Frozen Four almost certainly is and will continue to
> > be.
>
>
> As a Minnesota fan, I don't think that this is true at all.  Back-to-back
> titles on the small rink.  And, while we did lose to Duluth an a small rink
> in Grand Rapids last year, our only vistory over them all season was in the
> Xcel Center.
>
Fair enough, though the back end title was against UNH, a "big ice" team, so whatever effect the
NHL sized rink had, it was evened out.  Minny was the beter team that day.

> Is there some advantage to playing on the size rink you're used to?  Sure.
> But most of the time I see it hauled out as a reason for poor postseason
> performance.  . . .

No argument from me on that point.

Clay



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