between query in mysql code example

Example 1: mysql between date range

select * from hockey_stats 
where game_date between '2012-03-11 00:00:00' and '2012-05-11 23:59:00' 
order by game_date desc;

Example 2: sql BETWEEN

/*the BETWEEN operator is used to filter the result set within 
a certain range. the values can be numbers, texts or dates */
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
WHERE column_name BETWEEN value1 AND value2;