1.   After playing six seasons in Europe on bigger rinks, he said the transition was difficult.

2.   He seems to enjoy colliding with opponents against the boards and prefers the rugged style of North America to the flowing approach of the bigger rinks of Europe.

3.   Modano talks earnestly about things like the bigger rink and about the forwards not getting back in time.

4.   With his tremendous speed, Niedermayer would be very effective in the bigger rinks used in the Olympics.