# Any Doper Olympic hockey fans - what has changed...far less whistle blowing. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 19, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doper-olympic-hockey-fans-what-has-changed-far-less-whistle-blowing/460547 "2008-08-19T13:07:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doper-olympic-hockey-fans-what-has-changed-far-less-whistle-blowing/460547/1 "2008-08-19T13:07:18Z")
Title says it all really. Because the Aussie teams are always a chance and my eldest son played hockey as a kid, I watch all the Olympic hockey. Up to the last games it just seemed that every game was a whistle-a-thon and no matter how exciting the game was the officiating ruined it. Now the games seem to flow much more. What has changed? ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doper-olympic-hockey-fans-what-has-changed-far-less-whistle-blowing/460547/2 "2008-08-19T14:47:32Z")
Are we talking field hockey here? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doper-olympic-hockey-fans-what-has-changed-far-less-whistle-blowing/460547/3 "2008-08-19T19:37:04Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] Are we talking field hockey here? [/QUOTE] Yes, in Beijing. I’ve noticed smoother flow in the games as well. I’m not sure what the cause is. I don’t see any rule changes anywhere. I guess they just aren’t calling everything.