There are minimums and maximums, but in between, you can size it any way you want. The Whit at present and several other NC$$ schools use the so-called "Olympic" sheet at 200 x 100. NC$$ "recommended" width is 100 feet (see the rule book, it's actually in there !) I'm not aware of anyone above possibly the ECHL level of professional hockey in North America that, in an arena they control, play on the larger surface -- certainly nowhere in the NHL. One regulation brought in was, interestingly enough, that unless the rink was "grandfathered" (built before enactment of the rule), that both teams' benches have to be on the same side of the rink. Referee has discretion to have teams change ends in the middle of all or all three periods if it is their opinion that "conditions are more favorable to play at one end of the rink than at the other". John G - do I have this right ? On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 15:53:36 -0400, Jim Leinart <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Aren't the size of ice surfaces standard or controlled by regulatory >agencies such as the NCAA? > > >"Never forget the legacy of Shawn Walsh". > >