they don't get paid to play in the olympics. it is a privalege to play
NBA players first Olympics was the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona and NHL players first Olympics was the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.
no
Players usually going from juniors either move to the pros or they go on to play college
In most cases you have to be selected by the National team GM, which means you have to play good enough to belong to top players of your country.
yes
Then why would it be called "College BOYS hockey"?
yes, hockey players do play with a hard ball. It is smooth depending on the brand e.g - kookaburra
Yep.
nothing...they play naked
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.
Yes. At the Winter Games, almost all of the players participating in men's ice hockey play in a professional league somewhere around the world. Same with men's basketball and football at the Summer Games. Many of the tennis players that participate at the Summer Olympics are professionals.