NHL rinks are typically 15' narrower than the international rinks used in the olympics and that results in a more physical game.
That was one of the advantages the European olympians always had over the U.S.
Was good to see them get humiliated.
the 70’s Flyers were a bad bunch to mess with... then again, MOST NHL teams in the 70’s were a bad bunch to mess with, haha!!
I still remember when Al Arbour led his St Louis Blues charging up into the Spectrum stands after fans in the early 70’s, Cops swinging nightsticks, fans duking it out with them...
Now THAT’s HOCKEY!!!! Haha!