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Originally Posted by EastCoastFlamesFan
Yeah, I noticed that Game 1 of the '87 Canada Cup at the Forum, the benches were on opposite sides, but fast forward to the '89 Cup, and the benches at the Forum are on the same side.
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It must have been mandated for the 1988-89 season. I found some clips from the 1988 playoffs and some arenas still had the benches on opposite sides.
It looks like the last game played with benches on opposite sides of the rink would have been the cancelled Game 4 of the 1988 Final at the Boston Garden.
Later that fall, the Garden had its benches on the same side of the ice.