Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Canada swept gold; Finland took both bronzes.
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Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Vancouver, Canada, at Rogers Arena (renamed Canada Hockey Place for the Games) and UBC Winter Sports Centre. Canada won both the men's and women's tournaments, defeating the United States in each final, while Finland won both bronze medal games.
Background
The tournament marked the first Olympic use of NHL-sized rinks (61 m × 26 m) instead of international dimensions, saving an estimated $10 million in construction costs. The men's event also debuted the four-official system (two referees, two linesmen), while the women's tournament retained the three-official system. The Vancouver Canucks undertook the longest road trip in NHL history—14 games over six weeks—to free their home arena for the Olympics.
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