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In the attached comments from Bemidji's coach and player concerning this weekend's games at BG, they both referred to our "small rink". Is it just a matter of where the blue and goal lines are, or are the radii of the corners different from other rinks? Has changing things ever been considered?

Isn't the placement of the goal lines and blue lines standard? I can understand the bit about the corners but the neutral zone seems like it should be same in every rink that's 200 feet long.

"Standard" rinks are 200'x85'. The difference comes in the severity of the curve of the "corners." Going back to the CCHA days BG's rink was always called egg-shaped for it's severe curves at the goal line.

The NCAA doesn't have a standard for the goal line and areas behind it. Its only rule be that it be between 10'-15' from the back dashers to the goal line. My guess without having measured it is that we are at 10 feet given their "comments."

BGDrew wrote:"Standard" rinks are 200'x85'. The difference comes in the severity of the curve of the "corners." Going back to the CCHA days BG's rink was always called egg-shaped for it's severe curves at the goal line.

The NCAA doesn't have a standard for the goal line and areas behind it. Its only rule be that it be between 10'-15' from the back dashers to the goal line. My guess without having measured it is that we are at 10 feet given their "comments."

There's only ONE person from the CCHA that ever referred to BG's rink as having "egg-shaped boards."

Come on people....I thought you were college hockey fans? The majority of d1 rinks out west are Olympic sheets. Thus to the Bemidiji player, our rink is "small".

I've been to Bemidji. Their rink is 200 x 85, same as ours.

apollo wrote:Come on people....I thought you were college hockey fans? The majority of d1 rinks out west are Olympic sheets. Thus to the Bemidiji player, our rink is "small".

Obviously they never played at 0$U pre-Schott

Sounds to me that they are looking for an excuse to LOSE! We'll be glad to accommodate them.

apollo wrote:Come on people....I thought you were college hockey fans? The majority of d1 rinks out west are Olympic sheets. Thus to the Bemidiji player, our rink is "small".

By "out west" I assume you are referring to those schools that were in the WCHA before the re-alignment. Of those 12 schools only 5 (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Anchorage, Colorado Col., and St Cloud) play on Olympic size sheets. 5 out of 12 is only a "majority" if you reside in the White House or an insane asylum.

White House? Dang man why you have to do ole George W. that way? Cold-blooded man.

bgsufalcon24 wrote:White House? Dang man why you have to do ole George W. that way? Cold-blooded man.

For all we know, he's talking about the guy who believes there are 57 US states.