CalgaryLeaf*
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The players are getting bigger and faster every year...I think the NHL would be a more exciting product if all the teams had Olympic sized rinks.
My guess is that the ownwers are too cheap to retro-fit all the rinks to Olympic size...That would mean they'd have to remove a lot of seats to accomodate the bigger size...I'm not even sure if some of the rinks can be changed.
The league should mandate that all new arenas be capable of expanding to olympic size...I know here in Calgary the previously named "olympic" Saddledome can do it because it was home to the 1988 winter Olympics.
Vote:
1) Yes,I'd love the bigger ice surface
2) No,I'm old school and love the dinky sized rinks.
My guess is that the ownwers are too cheap to retro-fit all the rinks to Olympic size...That would mean they'd have to remove a lot of seats to accomodate the bigger size...I'm not even sure if some of the rinks can be changed.
The league should mandate that all new arenas be capable of expanding to olympic size...I know here in Calgary the previously named "olympic" Saddledome can do it because it was home to the 1988 winter Olympics.
Vote:
1) Yes,I'd love the bigger ice surface
2) No,I'm old school and love the dinky sized rinks.