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  • Philagape
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    • Jul 2002
    • 19432
    #1

    Teams will switch ends in middle of third period at Classic

    off AP at work, no link:

    ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Stiff winds earlier this week delayed the transformation of Ralph Wilson Stadium into a hockey rink, and the NHL doesn't want them to play a significant role in Tuesday's Winter Classic outdoor game between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins.
    In an attempt to nullify any advantages or adversities created by weather conditions during the game, the league on Saturday decided the two teams will switch ends halfway through the third period of the New Year's Day game. If the contest should go into overtime, the teams will switch ends again at the 2 1/2 minute mark.
    "It is better to be divided by truth than to be united by error." -- Martin Luther

    "Those who appease the crocodile will simply be eaten last." -- Winston Churchill

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  • Ebenezer
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    • Jul 2002
    • 73867
    #2
    Re: Teams will switch ends in middle of third period at Classic

    there was also talk of switching at the 10 minute mark of each period.




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    • im4bflo
      the EPITOMY of PATHETIC
      • Sep 2003
      • 7000
      #3
      Re: Teams will switch ends in middle of third period at Classic

      With all these changes, are we really showing everyone the real game?
      Hope it doesn't ruin momentum or play any part in some stupid controversy!

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      • G Wolly
        Registered User
        • Mar 2004
        • 9387
        #4
        Re: Teams will switch ends in middle of third period at Classic

        Might as well just play 6 10-minute periods then.


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        • G. Host
          Banned
          • Jul 2002
          • 10298
          #5
          Re: Teams will switch ends in middle of third period at Classic

          Link:
          MyWay
          http://sports.myway.com/news/12292007/v9169.html


          Additional change:
          If the game goes to a shootout, the goalies will choose which net they want to defend, creating a situation in which both teams could end up shooting at the same goal.
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          • RockStar36
            Dude's Little Ignorant Crony
            • Sep 2004
            • 24761
            #6
            Re: Teams will switch ends in middle of third period at Classic

            Any advantages? Last time I checked neither team played any games outdoors recently.

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            • ShipHockey7
              Registered User
              • Sep 2007
              • 9
              #7
              Re: Teams will switch ends in middle of third period at Classic

              The only thing that I dislike is the fact that no matter what the play is going on when the 10:00 mark of the 3rd period comes they will blow the whistle and the play will be dead, there could be a shot in the air that goes in that wouldn't count, but I suppose that this is the most fair way of going about it
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