--- Eric Burton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Not to mention you have 15 seconds to get your line on the ice and get ready
> for the face offs. The game is not stopped for television time outs either.
> What a treat. I have watched a lot of the olympic hockey and Team USA looks
> good. Team USA has something like 18 former college hockey olympians.
Another very nice benefit is that the combination of the 15 second rule, the fewer stoppages, and
the lack of TV time outs means that the games are played in a little more than two hours. A lot
of the 15 minute period high school games I watch take that long.
Clay
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