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**Peptobismol** · 02-25-2006, 08:46 AM

Question to the North Americans: Are all your hockey rings NHL-sized? I mean, in school, etc, do you play on NHL sized rings or international sized rings. It seems quite obvious to me, that the European teams, while they may not be as good technicly, are far more comfortable with moving and passing on the big rink, while especially the US are still trying to force it past the opponent, rather than play it past.

All NHL rinks are NHL-sized rinks. There are a lot of ice skating rinks in the US and not all of them are NHL-sized. High-school and university rinks are sometimes a bit smaller. Same thing in Canada.

European teams are as good technically as North American teams. The difference is they are used to playing on a larger rink. The US and Canadian teams have to adjust their "game". It's kind of like going from indoor soccer (football) to outdoor soccer. You have more field to play so you let distance work for you.

02-25-2006, 08:46 AM	#17
Peptobismol Join Date Oct 2005 Age 59 Posts 4,386 Senior Member	Question to the North Americans: Are all your hockey rings NHL-sized? I mean, in school, etc, do you play on NHL sized rings or international sized rings. It seems quite obvious to me, that the European teams, while they may not be as good technicly, are far more comfortable with moving and passing on the big rink, while especially the US are still trying to force it past the opponent, rather than play it past. All NHL rinks are NHL-sized rinks. There are a lot of ice skating rinks in the US and not all of them are NHL-sized. High-school and university rinks are sometimes a bit smaller. Same thing in Canada. European teams are as good technically as North American teams. The difference is they are used to playing on a larger rink. The US and Canadian teams have to adjust their "game". It's kind of like going from indoor soccer (football) to outdoor soccer. You have more field to play so you let distance work for you.
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