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Frammingatthejimjam t1_j1t071x wrote

Reply to comment by onowahoo in [OC] Every High School Baseball Field Used in the State of West Virginia by dvd5671

In the NHL they can control the speed of the game by the temperature of the ice. Fast team coming to town, slow the whole game down so that your leadfoots can keep up a little better.

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Quirky_Ad_8732 t1_j1tid10 wrote

It’s possible, but can you provide any evidence of this theory? I’ve been watching nhl for 30 years, and yes some rinks have shitty ice and some rinks are known for having good ice. I can’t imagine they do it on purpose to slow down another team, when every team in the league has fast players.

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tlryan92 t1_j1uvc4m wrote

It's negated when I enter the rink, since I'm cool enough to harden the ice.

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bostonhockey_80 t1_j1v1b1z wrote

I think is a big factor there. I've also never heard of a team manipulating ice temp for an advantage.

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