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Post by doogster on Jul 22, 2004 20:28:49 GMT -5
I don't have an idea when they adopted that size, but the actual size is a little less than 200 x 100 if you do the exact conversion between feet and meters. The IIHF is behind the times in some rules because they have so many "developing" hockey nations as members.
Example, they don't mandate rinks have protective glass and many rinks don't have it in the smaller hockey nations. I worked a game as a linesman in February 2003 in the Belgian league and I couldn't believe there wasn't glass completely around the rink. That would never happen here in North America. You would have a law suit before the puck dropped!
And more players are injured in the neutral zone during NHL games than in the end zone on touch icing plays!
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Post by NyQuil on Jul 23, 2004 9:23:01 GMT -5
And more players are injured in the neutral zone during NHL games than in the end zone on touch icing plays! They also spend a lot more time in the neutral zone, and to be honest, how many full-blown races do you see for icings in a game? Usually the defenceman leisurely skates back and touches it.
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Post by doogster on Jul 23, 2004 9:47:34 GMT -5
I like touch icing. And the official international standard rink is 200 feet long, 98 feet wide
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Post by Graham on Jul 26, 2004 9:37:52 GMT -5
Example, they don't mandate rinks have protective glass and many rinks don't have it in the smaller hockey nations. I worked a game as a linesman in February 2003 in the Belgian league and I couldn't believe there wasn't glass completely around the rink. That would never happen here in North America. You would have a law suit before the puck dropped! My hometown team in the UK, the Fife Flyers, have never had any plexi around the rink. Just too expensive to do as the boards would also need replaced to be able to take the glass. Unfortunately, the boards are concreted into the ice pad, so the ice pad would have to come up. If Fife ever get told they must have plexi-glass, I think chances are that they will go out of business. The 2nd tier league in the UK did actually have a 5-year plan that all teams must have plexi, but that has been quietly dropped. Personally, I prefer it without. Far better atmosphere. Graham.
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Post by Jazz on Jul 26, 2004 13:22:22 GMT -5
Hey Graham.
Stupid question, but I assume they do have protective netting around the rink (or the end-boards at least)....is that correct?
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Post by doogster on Jul 26, 2004 13:33:13 GMT -5
If I was a barrister in the U.K. I would file a lawsuit before you could sneeze!
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Post by Graham on Jul 27, 2004 5:06:04 GMT -5
They have protective netting at each end of the rink that goes up to the ceiling. There is no protective netting down the sides. However, the front row of seats is higher than plexi glass would be anyway, and no one is allowed to walk down the walkway during play. Photos can be found at www.glenrothescougars.co.uk/fife_ice_arena.htm. Doogster, Although it is changing, you have to remember that it is harder to file a lawsuit in the UK than it is in the US. And to be honest, I have not seen any more pucks end up in the crowd in this rink than I have in rinks with full blown plexi glass. Ultimately, these smaller hockey nations have to make a decision, play in rinks without plexiglass, or close the rinks down without any replacement. It's not a hard decision to make... Graham.
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Post by Robert on Jul 27, 2004 6:47:08 GMT -5
There was a judgement about a spectator hit by a puck in Hamburg's Colorline Arena yesterday. There's a special standard for the nets around the rink, but Hamburg didn't stick to them so they have to pay now.
Robert
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