It's still pretty mind blowing that somehow the rink dimensions were adjusted and approved without it leaking. From a project standpoint you'd think that the 101 would be the size of the rink has to be x, then everything else is adjusted accordingly. It sounds pretty insignificant but it's weird that it flew under the radar. Once again the IIHF and the IOC look like idiots who approve things behind the scenes just to get it done. I think that's what's most annoying. You'd think the NHL would be consulted as a main stakeholder.
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I believe the dimensions are within the parameters allowed by the IIHF.
Under IIHF rules, the standard rink is 60m long, which is 196.85 feet. This is the reported size of the rink for the Olympics, so I'm not really sure why this was even brought up.
The IIHF rules also specify the width of the rink to be between 26 and 30 metres, and the Olympic rink is set to be 26.
You're right getbak. I think the players are looking back to the 2014 games in Sochi, the last time the NHL players participated, where the dimensions are 60m X 30m
What happened to the Italians for these Olympics? The Palasport Olimpico ice rink for the 2006 Winter Games had its construction completed on Dec. 3, 2005 with the Olympic hockey games starting on Feb. 11 for the women and Feb. 15 for the men. The NHL players didn't participate, but, there was no concern for the arena's timeline or its dimensions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inalpi_Arena
NHL.com doing an all-time Olympic Roster thing for each country. Today is Sweden, and the feature video is none other than the most complete player to ever completely play the game... completely. (Coincidentally, my favourite player of all time.)
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The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will feature something the world hasn't seen in 12 years, NHL players.
For the first time since the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the best hockey players in the world will be back on biggest of international stages, with 12 countries vying for the gold medal.
NHL players first went to the Winter Olympics in 1998 (Nagano), and returned in 2002 (Salt Lake City, 2006 (Turin), 2010 (Vancouver) and 2014.
All of those Olympics featured incredible players, but what if the countries had to pare down all the NHL players from those five Olympics into one team?
That's what NHL.com has done, putting together all-time Olympic rosters of NHL players for select countries.
Today, NHL.com senior writers Amalie Benjamin and Tom Gulitti and NHL.se writer Janne Bengtsson present their all-time roster for Team Sweden:
Any all-time Swedish team without Hakan Loob is bogus
If you actually read the article of the team they were generating
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NHL players first went to the Winter Olympics in 1998 (Nagano), and returned in 2002 (Salt Lake City, 2006 (Turin), 2010 (Vancouver) and 2014.
All of those Olympics featured incredible players, but what if the countries had to pare down all the NHL players from those five Olympics into one team?
If you actually read the article of the team they were generating
Yeah, I noticed that too. It says "all-time" but then says "those specific 5 olympics." I guess it makes sense that only the teams built from NHL players would need to be looked at... but there were some NHLers (mostly Euro) who played in the Olympics before the NHL ever did.
There is currently only one French player in the NHL, Texier. Bellemare played 700 NHL games, but has been playing in Switzerland the last two seasons (and he's 40).
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Da Costa played 47 game withe Sens previously, but he is now 38. Kevin Bozon is the son of former NHLer Philippe Bozon, who played 144 games with the Blues. Auvitu played 58 games between the Devils and Oilers.
I thought Auvitu sounded vaguely familiar- but not familiar enough to in fact realize he played 33 games for the McDavid/Nurse/Drai/Tenderness era Oilers but he did in 2018!
Yeah, I noticed that too. It says "all-time" but then says "those specific 5 olympics." I guess it makes sense that only the teams built from NHL players would need to be looked at... but there were some NHLers (mostly Euro) who played in the Olympics before the NHL ever did.
I think if they are going to call it all-time, they need to look at all the players who played in the Olympics. Limiting it to just the last five Olympics means it is not all-time. Maybe they should call it all recent-time.
Da Costa played 47 game withe Sens previously, but he is now 38. Kevin Bozon is the son of former NHLer Philippe Bozon, who played 144 games with the Blues. Auvitu played 58 games between the Devils and Oilers.
The more famous brother Tim Bozon didn't make it. Beef with the coach
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