How the 1980 Miracle Team Was Significant. Because of the rules of the Olympics, NHL players have to change the way they play and like 135 NHL players they will have to change their playing style. The Russians are expected to win with home-court advantage in 2014. According to Bleacher Report columnist Lyle Richardson, the 12-team rosters have been announced and a sizable number of NHL players have been selected. In fact, some of these teams are entirely made up of NHL stars. Every NHL team has players headed to Sochi, and some teams see a significant number of stars competing in the tournament. Russia expected to beat Sweden for gold in the championship match, but the Swedes won't go away easily. Each men's Olympic hockey team has at least one NHL player on its team, with the United States team having twenty-five and Canada having twenty-five. (Richardson) NHL hockey and Olympic hockey are very different because each league has its own style of play. In Olympic hockey fighting is frowned upon, those who fight receive a penalty and will be ejected from the game. In NHL fights, is what most fans come to watch allowed and once the fight is over will all players involved in the fight be penalized and put in the penalty box? The penalty box is where players must sit after fighting and other behavioral infractions for a certain period of time. NHL players were not allowed to play in the Olympics until 1998, the Olympics were intended for amateur athletes. In 2002, Team USA made it to the championship game and lost 5-2 to Canada, Herb Brooks was still the head coach of Team USA at the time this defeat ended its run of two gold medals, twenty-two years after his miracle. .....half of paper ......document for rent.Lozo Dave. “Medal Predictions for Men's Ice Hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics.” http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1912309-medal-predictions-for-ice-hockey-at-the-2014-winter-olympics/page/3. Np, 9 January 2014. Web. 26 February 2014Usatoday. "Lists of Olympic men's hockey teams". United States today. Gannett, Feb. 9, 2014. Web. Feb. 27, 2014. “Canada captures first hockey gold medal in 50 years.” http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/ice_hockey/news/2002/02/24/usa_canada_ap/. Np, Feb. 24, 2002. Web. Feb. 27, 2014. “Origins, Growth, and Changes of Ice Hockey in the Game.” History of ice hockey from its beginnings to today. Np, nd Web. February 27, 2014. Brough, Jason. “NHL Questions Sending Players to 2018 Olympics.” PC2018 All about South Korean culture Food People Cities and the next Olympic Games. Np, 12 February 2014. Web. 27 February. 2014.