| Depending on how into ice hockey you are you might | | | | without lots of snow on it and in the south you get ices |
| or might not have heard the terms "slow ice" and "fast | | | | with more snow on them because of the warm |
| ice". You hear them talk about it a lot on TV. | | | | weather and humidity. |
| What you know for sure though is that the game of | | | | In hockey the players most often want to play on fast |
| ice hockey is being played with a puck and what the | | | | ice surfaces, because that makes them feel more in |
| terms refer to is the pucks ability to move on the ice. | | | | control of the puck. |
| Not everyone knows that. | | | | The ice gets slow because of the snow that is being |
| On fast rinks the puck moves fast and on slow rinks | | | | created during the game and it makes the puck |
| the puck move slow. That is logic, but why is this and | | | | bounce. |
| can it be considered a problem? | | | | One thing that is funny to hear though is when hockey |
| The main reason why the problem with slow and fast | | | | players complain about that it is the ice's fault when |
| ices arises is that hockey is played both up in Canada | | | | they lose a game. |
| as well in southern USA and it is because of the | | | | Don't they realize that both teams are playing on the |
| difference in climate. | | | | same ice? |
| Up north where it is cold and dry you get fast ices | | | | |