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There are a few differences between the two, most having to do with rules: * In Olympic hockey, the rink is longer and wider. * Goaltenders in the NHL are only allowed to play the puck behind the goal line within an octagonal shape marked by a visible line out from the back of the net. Olympic goaltenders can play the puck anywhere behind the net.
* In the NHL when a player shoots the puck down the ice from his own half of the center line an opposing player must touch the puck first before icing is called. Olympic hockey uses "no touch" icing which means play is whistled dead as soon as the puck crosses the goal line. * If an Olympic player fights he is ejected from the game, whereas NHL players just serve a 5 minute penalty.
These are just a few key examples, as naturally there are other differences. Basically, NHL play is more aggressive while Olympic hockey is more passive and positional.
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What year did professional NHL hockey players first participate in olympic hockey 1998 1994 or 2002?
1998
How did Olympic hockey start?
Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London with six teams. Ice hockey first became an Olympic sport at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp. Canada won the first gold medal in Olympic ice hockey.
When was the Men's Field Hockey introduced in the Olympic?
The Men's Field Hockey was introduced in the Olympic first time in the Summer Olympic of 1908 held in London.
When did the Olympic Ice Hockey begin?
1920.
When did WOMEN'S ice hockey become an olympic sporting event?
In July of 1992, it was deciedd that women's hockey should take place in the olympics. The first games of women's olympic hockey started in the 1998 winter olympics.
