Ted Weiler says: >The boards are,... backed by concrete so the boards don't give much. He's right. It was determined, I don't know how, that the boards were too hard. To soften them up, cuts were sawn into the steel supports to allow the boards to give a little more on impact. About the size of the ice surface, it is the usual NHL size. I can't remember the numbers. The first game in the new arena will be against Boston College during Parents' Fall Weekend. I'm gad that Clarkson is playing BC, especially since it is Coach Len Ceglarski's last year. Ceglarski was coach at Clarkson for a long time, in the late 60's and early 70's I think. Mike Zak Clarkson '87, '91,...