they all were already playing pro hockey before they goined the olymics.
9 out of the 23 players are non-NHL'ers.
they don't get paid to play in the olympics. it is a privalege to play
Every member of the 2010 Canadian Olympic Men's Ice Hockey team currently plays for an NHL team. For more on the roster, check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_-_Men's_team_rosters#.C2.A0Canada
You don't have to just play on ice,you can play street hockey,Toledo Ohio has a huge street hockey i play in and its real fun. and you can do field hockey,so there are many ways.
as of today april 6, 18.
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yes you can you have to play the olympic hockey game till you see it say you have earned to play fever hockey and i know this because i have the game
yes
5-5 is played with 20 minute period of overtime. this is sudden-death, however.
yes, hockey players do play with a hard ball. It is smooth depending on the brand e.g - kookaburra
Only two players went on to play in the NHL. Tommy Williams became one of the best American born players ever to play in the NHL and goalie Jack McCartan played in 12 games for the New York Rangers. A third player, Herb Brooks, never played in the NHL but gained great fame as the coach of the 1980 Olympic team and as a coach in the NHL.
Wayne Gretzky did not show a major interest to play in Olympic Hockey.