Does Hockey Need A Bigger Net?

June, 2016

With towering goalies and shrinking scores, the NHL confronts a crisis Last November, Chicago Blackhawks backup goaltender Scott Darling, a bearlike 27-year- old who stands six feet, six inches tall, offered a simple yet thorny truth to the Chicago Sun- Times: "Fans want to see goals." With the average goalie height exceeding six-foot-two, up almost three inches from the 1994-1995 season, and the cage remaining at its standard 48 by 72 inches, the National Hockey League is staring down...

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