About two years ago I had the chance to play at the Civic Center when the clear boards were in use and as a goaltender the puck is very hard to pick up coming off the boards. When I played the stands were empty so I'm not sure how the crowd comes into play when trying to picking up the puck, but it would seem to me that it would be awful confusing. Also the boards at the Civic center have a lot of places were the boards are uneven which causes the puck to take some weird hops. If you've never been there to watch a game it's one of the best places around though. Cameron Maxwell [log in to unmask] GO GOPHERS! WCHA Champions 1994