Save Olympic Ice For The Olympians

I caught some of the overtimes in Friday's Minnesota vs. Mankato State game. It reminded me of those hockey exhibitions between periods where they throw those little kids teams out there to skate and everybody thinks it's so cute ... it was a bunch of players on a huge sheet of ice skating after a puck hoping for something good to happen. The result? Two overtimes and finally somebody managed to score a goal. There was way too much ice and not enough playmakers in that Gophers vs. Mavericks game.

Even when college teams are great, when they play on Olympic ice the game is a tic-tac-toe passing game instead of the better game on regulation ice that rewards forechecking. I know it's a radical proposition in the WCHA where seven teams have Olympic ice in their home arenas, but I think we should save Olympic ice for the Olympic (i.e. pro) players who are worthy of it. College hockey should be played on regulation ice.