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Resolute 14 · 02-13-2010, 01:54 PM

Yup. The Saddledome was the first major North American arena designed to support Olympic sized ice surfaces.

They went with NA ice for these games because VANOC didn't want to eat the cost of renovating GM Place.

02-13-2010, 01:54 PM	#7
Resolute 14 In the Sin Bin Join Date: Jan 2003 Exp:	Yup. The Saddledome was the first major North American arena designed to support Olympic sized ice surfaces. They went with NA ice for these games because VANOC didn't want to eat the cost of renovating GM Place.