I was talking with a buddy of mine about the size and skill level of the players today. We concluded that the rink is just too darn small; given these increases. Hockey used to be skating up and down the rink rather than “grinding” in the corners. Make the rink bigger; make the players skate. Make hockey what it was meant to be: a skill game with skating and shooting rather than a strength game with grinding and grabbing.
“Old Time Hockey, like Eddie Shore.”