11.   Turek also has learned to deal with the smaller rink size of the NHL and the increased traffic in front of the net.

12.   Although age has caught up with Nilsson, the smaller rinks in Canada and the United States suit a player like him, Sather said.

13.   Canadians accustomed to smaller NHL rinks found themselves out of position on wider Olympic ice and victimized by long passes to opposing blue lines not allowed in the NHL.