<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by GeorgeSSSS:
The problem for the Americans and Canucks is that Olympic ice hockey is played on an Olympic sized sheet of ice, which is substantially larger than an NHL sheet. The larger ice puts a premium on speed and passing while the smaller NHL ice increases the importance of checking. In Europe and Scandinavia, hockey is played on Olympic sized ice, giving the European players an advantage in the Olympics.
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Excuses excuses excuses......
95% of the players of the european nationateams that are in the quarterfinals of the olympics play in the NHL. So they are used to the same rink.
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