Union Postgame

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote Josh '99][quote metaezra][quote marty]
From USCHO:

Achilles Center
Dimensions: 200x85
Capacity: 2,225[/quote]

For what it is worth, Wikipedia lists 201x86 ft. And the corner in the picture does seem a little bit shallow.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_Rink[/quote]Are we saying that the corners are very rounded - a large curve radius?[/quote]
Right.  Like the old Boston Arena was before Northeastern renovated it and turned it into Mathews Arena.  The old Boston Arena had an egg-shaped ice surface, with essentially no "corners" as we know them today.  Both Northeastern and BU played there back in the 60s.

[Dpperk29]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote Josh '99][quote metaezra][quote marty]
From USCHO:

Achilles Center
Dimensions: 200x85
Capacity: 2,225[/quote]

For what it is worth, Wikipedia lists 201x86 ft. And the corner in the picture does seem a little bit shallow.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_Rink[/quote]Are we saying that the corners are very rounded - a large curve radius?[/quote]
Right.  Like the old Boston Arena was before Northeastern renovated it and turned it into Mathews Arena.  The old Boston Arena had an egg-shaped ice surface, with essentially no "corners" as we know them today.  Both Northeastern and BU played there back in the 60s.[/quote]

you also need to remember that lynah has abnormally deep corners. You don't always realize it until you have skated on other rinks and then skate at Lynah. I haven't been to union in several years, but based on the picture shown in the wikipedia picture, Union's corners don't look that abnormal.

[marty]

[quote Dpperk29][quote Al DeFlorio][quote Josh '99][quote metaezra][quote marty]
From USCHO:

Achilles Center
Dimensions: 200x85
Capacity: 2,225[/quote]

For what it is worth, Wikipedia lists 201x86 ft. And the corner in the picture does seem a little bit shallow.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_Rink[/quote]Are we saying that the corners are very rounded - a large curve radius?[/quote]
Right.  Like the old Boston Arena was before Northeastern renovated it and turned it into Mathews Arena.  The old Boston Arena had an egg-shaped ice surface, with essentially no "corners" as we know them today.  Both Northeastern and BU played there back in the 60s.[/quote]

you also need to remember that lynah has abnormally deep corners. You don't always realize it until you have skated on other rinks and then skate at Lynah. I haven't been to union in several years, but based on the picture shown in the wikipedia picture, Union's corners don't look that abnormal.[/quote]

Well the ice does look a little rinky-dink from the stands.  I can't figure it out but the best theory I have heard in the last year or so is that TAEdison's ghost releases some form of flogiston in the area just before gametime which helps the Dutchmen - at least its working again this year.