The Olympic Hockey Centre was the site of the field hockey events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The facility consists of two hockey fields located at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The larger stadium seats 7,200 fans - though only 5,200 seats are being made publicly available during the games - and the smaller stadium seats 2,100 spectators - though only 1,200 seats are being made publicly available during the games. The facility was completed on February 29, 2004 and officially opened on August 11, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the games.
At the 1998 Winter Olympics, an agreement was made to stop the NHL for a few weeks to allow the professional players to compete in the Olympics.
Hockey is also played by colleges in the United States as a part of the NCAA culminated in the Frozen Four.
The Canadian Hockey League or CHL is a major Canadian junior (under 21) league, and is the parent group of the Ontario Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League.
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