What is the difference between Olympic hockey and traditional hockey?

Answer 1

I assume you mean olympic and nhl.
There are lots of differences, but the NHL has changed there rules recently to be a lot more like olympic hockey.
Some of the differences are size of rink, olympic is larger.
Icing is automatic if a team dumps it in from there side of center it is blown down once it crosses the icing line, where as in the NHL it has to be touched by the other team first to be whistled.
Fighting in NHL gets you a 5 minute major, Olympics you get booted from the game.
NHL if a team ices the puck they are not allowed to make line change, all current players on the ice must remain on the ice for the next face off.
In the NHL the goalies have a certain area where they can play the puck behind there net, in the olympics they can play it anywhere.

Answer 2

The biggest difference is that traditional hockey uses a ball and a shorter stick like the ones used in field hockey. Skates worn are the "traditional" model with 2 wheels in front and 2 in the back. Olympic hockey is played on ice so the skates are obviously different. The stick is longer and a puck, not a ball is used. Rules, equipment, net dimensions and rink size are also different but the objectives of the 2 games are the same. Get the ball/puck and put it into the net.

The rink size is larger in Olympic hockey and the offside rules and lines are different. There are likely other rule variations but the main differences are the rink sizes and the offside rules.
In olympic hockey the time counts up from 0:00 to 20:00 while NHL and NCAA counts down from 20:00 to 0:00. The olympic rink is 100 feet wide while the NHL and NCAA rink is only 85 feet wide. In olympic and NCAA hockey there is no touch up icing unlike the NHL meaning when a player shoots the puck from his side of the redline to past the opposing teams goal line he may race down and if he (or the opposing teams goalie) is the first to touch the puck icing is waved off. This is not allowed in Olympic or NCAA for safety reasons, but is allowed in the NHL for more excitement.

Answer 3

The biggest difference is that traditional hockey uses a ball and a shorter stick like the ones used in field hockey. Skates worn are the "traditional" model with 2 wheels in front and 2 in the back. Olympic hockey is played on ice so the skates are obviously different. The stick is longer and a puck, not a ball is used. Rules, equipment, net dimensions and rink size are also different but the objectives of the 2 games are the same. Get the ball/puck and put it into the net.

Answer 4

Just gonna mention the stuff that hasnt been mentioned: NHL ice is 200 ft by 85 ft with the goal line being 11ft from the end boards Official Olympic ice is 210ft by 98 ft with the goal line being 13 ft from the end boards The extra room can sometimes lead a team to play a more passive "positional" defense, angling attackers away from the goal rather than pursuing the puck carrier. International rules also permit teams to dress 20 players and 2 goalies while NHL rules allow 18 players and 2 goalies. On the penelty shot there is also a minor rule change: NHL - the player fouled MUST take the penelty shot unless injured International - Any player on the shooting team may take the penelty shot A fight in international hockey is automaticaly given a fighting major and a game misconduct International referees will blow the whistle and move the faceoff out of the attacking zone if an attacking player is standing in the crease. while in the NHL, players are allowed to stand in the goal crease as long as they don't interfere with the goaltender.

Answer 5

Olympic ice is bigger than most regulation rinks.
Olympic hockey has a no-touch icing meaning if the puck is iced and it crosses the line the whistle is automatically blown, whereas in the NHL and some other leagues, touch up is allowed by the team who has iced the puck. but if icing is called in the NHL, the team who iced it cannot change lines.
Olympic hockey you can be kicked out of the game for fighting or misconduct play, in regualtion leagues they are penalties.
Olympic hockey time runs forward, regulation uses a countdown time. Olympic hockey, round robin or exhibition games stop after regulation and tie is awarded, regualtion leagues including the nhl now, use overtime and shootout to determine a winner with no ties awarded.
Olympic hockey elimination rounds will use shootout after a 5 minute overtime, whereas regualtion leagues such as the nhl will use sudden death over time, or continous overtime.

Answer 6

The two most important differences are these: 1) Olympic hockey ice surface is larger than NHL
2) Olympic hockey has no touch icing which means once the puck crosses the goal line, the whistle is blown, no player has to touch it.

Answer 7

Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world; it is the second most popular team sport after football (soccer)[citation needed]. Its official name and the one by which it is usually known is hockey [1][2]. However in some countries [3] and in some encyclopedic references by way of distinguishing it from other sports with the same name it is formally known as Field hockey.

Hockey has several regular and prestigious international tournaments for both men and women. These events include the Olympic Games, the quadrennial World Hockey Cups, the annual Champions Trophies and World Cups for juniors.

Indian and Pakistani national teams dominated men's hockey until the early 1980s, winning four of the first five world cups, but have become less prominent recently with The Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Spain gaining importance since the late 1980s. Other strong hockey playing nations include Argentina, England and South Korea. The Netherlands was the predominant international women's team before hockey was added to Olympic events. In the early 1990s Australia emerged as the strongest women's country although retirement of a number of key players has weakened the team. Other important women's teams are China, Korea, Argentina and Germany.

Many countries have extensive club competitions for both junior and senior players. Despite the large number of participants, club hockey is not a particularly large spectator sport and few players can afford to play professionally.

In North America field hockey is widely regarded as a girls' and women's sport, especially as many schools and universities field teams. However, there are many men's and mixed leagues, especially in Canada.

In those countries where winter conditions prevent play outdoors field hockey is played indoors during the off-season. This indoor variant, known as indoor field hockey, differs from its outdoor parent in a number of respects. For example, it is 6-a-side rather than 11, the field of play is vastly reduced to approximately 40m x 20m; the shooting circles are 9m not 14.4m; players may not raise the ball outside the circle nor hit it. The first Indoor World Cup was held in Leipzig, Germany in 2003, where the home nation won both men's and women's gold medals. They defend their championships in Vienna, Austria in 2007.