Word: ices
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...year ago, the heavy cost of keeping ice in both the Garden and the Arena 24 hours a day led to an announcement by Brown that a curtailment in practice time for both high school and college teams would be necessary. He also intimated at the time that, if the financial situation grew worse, the Arena and Garden would be able to take in only traditionally paying games, such as Harvard vs. Dartmouth or Boston College vs. Boston University...
...ice palace owner managed to eliminate the crackdown this winter by moving most of his special events (Bruins, Celtics, Olympics, and Ice Capades) into the Garden, and keeping high school and college hockey in the Arena. All Harvard home contests this year are scheduled for the Arena...
...Schools and colleges would still have to pay for ice time," he added, "but the elimination of 'special events' would give them better times and longer hours for practice...
Chief reason for the increase was a decision by varsity Coach Cooney Welland to abolish morning practices. This freed the ice of the Boston Skating Club for use by the Houses. Welland has also eliminated Thursday afternoon practice--to allow for labs and late exams--so that additional time at the Arena will be available to the Houses...
...told, House hockey will have 33 percent more ice time than last year...