Olympics: 'No such thing as a clean hit to the head'
The IIHF issued a clear reminder that they outlawed all hits to the head in 2002, so expect zero-tolerance enforcement at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
Of course, if it's a game officiated by NHL refs...
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