See you in Finland soon to a NHL rink? Kalervo Kummola, is negotiating Ilves and Tappara with already this week

Finnish world cup 2022 and Beijing in the same year the winter olympics is played already in the NHL in a familiar in a narrow rink.Kalervo Kummola, it is almost certain that, in Finland, moving to the smaller rink. Ville-Veikko Enso

the International ice hockey federation IIHF's government show the value of the race transfers to the narrower trough may alter the domestic league, I troughs 26 meters in width.

the International ice hockey federation vice-president of Kalervo Kummola according to the narrowest trough was discussed in December, already a national ice hockey association in the government, and at least the president Harri Nummela was inspired by Kummola, according to the idea.

I'm almost sure that in finland, too, moving to the smaller rink. I'm going to negotiate this week in tampere clubs, i.e. Ilves and Tappara. Under Cover arena, plans can still change. Trough narrowing could bring up to 300 additional seats in the arena, evaluate Kummola.

IIHF:the president René Fasel confirm weekend in Vancouver to play the youth world cup in the context that the association's goal is to play in Finland the world cup 2022 and Beijing in the same year the winter olympics the NHL in a familiar in a narrow rink.

IIHF's board of directors presented to the spring congress to change the value of the race to the trough solution.

Trough width can now be a 26 to 30 meters

the value of the championships were played until 2010 in the european trough scale, but in the Vancouver olympics, the tradition was lost. Sochi and Pyeongchangin winter games were played in the so-called olympic rink.

the NHL-the players were out of the South Korea winter olympics, but the IIHF hopes to get NHL stars to the Beijing games in 2022.

Kummola, the transition to a narrower, 26-foot rink would not require even the IIHF's changing the rules because the current rules define the trough width broadly 26-30 meters.

–Finnish league ice hockey is played täysleveän lived in a 30-foot rink only in Kuopio, Kouvola and Hämeenlinna. Most of the troughs are 28 meters wide, to know Kummola.

the value of the race of the trough narrowing may be reflected in SM-league arenas and also other European series.

the Finnish halls closest to the NHL-rink is the Helsinki ice hall rink, which is less than 28 feet wide.

the Tampere Deck arena of the hockey audience capacity is designed for 13 500 spectators.