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My friend just started a cool NHL Videos website. also here are the new rules for hockey If you are a new hockey fan, you may not be aware of the differences between Olympic hockey and NHL hockey. Even though these two organizations were founded at around the same time in the early 1900’s and the essential principles of the game are the same, the rules for the two are not exactly the same. If you understand the differences between Olympic hockey and NHL hockey, when you watch you will be able to enjoy the games more because you will not be confused by the differences.

Here are some of the key differences between Olympic hockey and the NHL: 1. The ice size: The Olympic hockey rink is over 3,000 square feet bigger. It is longer, wider, and has more space between the goal and the end boards. This minimizes the amount of checking that occurs in Olympic matches.

2. Penalty shots: In Olympic hockey, any player from the team can shoot a penalty shot whether they were the penalty victim or not. However, the victim must shoot the penalty shot in the NHL.

3. Fighting: Although this seems to be an important part of any hockey game, in Olympic hockey those who fight are given a match penalty and are ejected. In the NHL, players are put in a penalty box for 5 minutes and then they are allowed to play again.

4. Shootout: A shootout is only used in regular season play in the NHL-they choose three players from each team to break the tie. During the playoffs, however, the teams play in overtime until one team scores the winning goal. In Olympic hockey, if the score is tied, there is a sudden death overtime period of 10 minutes. If the score remains tied, then a shootout is held with 5 players from each team.

5. Icing: In the NHL, icing is only called after a player shoots down the ice from their team’s side of the center line and it crosses the goal line and an opposing team’s player touches it. Meanwhile, in the Olympics, no player from any team has to touch the puck before icing is called.

6. Obstruction: While the NHL rules on fighting are more lenient than the Olympics, their rules on things like holding, hooking and interference are tougher. The international hockey community is implementing stricter rules as well in order to better protect players.

Now you’re ready to watch some hockey!

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It's possible that Alex Rodriguez and Randy Johnson will never be "true" Yankees, whatever that means exactly, unless they one day take a ride on a parade float down the Canyon of Heroes after winning a world championship.

They certainly aren't always fan favorites; A-Rod and The Big Unit often find themselves one bad moment away from hearing the wrath of Yankees fans.

That's why it was unusual to hear an outpouring of affection for the grumpy Johnson and a display of support for the fragile Rodriguez last night at Yankee Stadium.

And both highly paid, highly significant Yankees returned the favor, doing just enough to lead the team to a 7-2 win over the Angels. Simmons, Jannace & Stagg

"It was a good win," owner George Steinbrenner said after the Yankees regained a two-game lead in the American League East over the Red Sox, who lost to the Tigers, 7-4.

Johnson (13-9) pitched seven innings, allowing two runs, and Rodriguez drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly that was nearly a grand slam.

Go ahead, it's OK to say it: A-Rod got a big RBI in a clutch situation.

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SAN DIEGO -- His eyes were filled with tears when he departed Shea Stadium, and 10 months later, Mike Piazza fears the same emotion could overwhelm him again tonight in his return.

The standing ovations, the curtain calls, the video tribute. Few players own New York as Piazza did during his seven-plus years on the Mets, and he remembers that Oct. 2 afternoon like it happened yesterday. In his mind's eye, Piazza sees himself bowing to every corner of Shea, thanking the fans for a sendoff he wished could have been postponed a few more years.

"That was an amazing day," said Piazza, now dressed in a Padres uniform, standing in a clubhouse 3,000 miles away. "It just kind of took on a life of its own. It was pretty special."

As for tonight, Piazza is curious to see what happens when he steps to the plate for the first time. There's little doubt that his three-day visit will be a rekindled lovefest between the Flushing fans and the likely first-ballot Hall of Famer, but Piazza doesn't want to take anything for granted.

"I hope it's good," Piazza said. "You just never know. Once the game starts, there's always that die-hard contingent that will pull for the Mets. That's fine. I understand that. I'm going to try not to get too emotional and get through it."

Mike Cameron was Piazza's teammate for two seasons with the Mets, and has the locker next to him in San Diego. He even lives about five miles down the road from him in their beachfront community on the fringe of La Jolla, Calif.