Things You Thought You Knew – Why Size Matters
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How Many More Goals Are Scored in Hockey Than in Soccer?
The available space, all other things, forget the talent of the goalie. Ignore that for the moment. How much area is available for you to score in? And if you run these numbers, it's 770 for the hockey player and it's 385 for the soccer player. So there's about twice as much available area to score in hockey as there is to score in soccer.
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