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During the Olympic hockey tournament, the majority of the punches thrown were between Finland and Sweden in the womenÆs bronze medal game. á The menÆs hockey was fast, even on the NHL size rink. Some teams played a defensive style of hockey, trying to use the size to their advantage, and some played a wide open game. á Each had its share of success. á The battles in the corners and in front of the net were no less intense, and when Alexander Ovechkin hit Jaromir Jagr in the open ice, he was not jumped foráthe clean check. á Though there was the odd scuffle around the net, the minor raucous subsided within moments. á The Olympic hockey flowed and moved at a quick pace in part due to the lack of TV timeouts for beer commercials. à ...

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