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Between 1920 and 1952, seven Olympic ice hockey tournaments were held and Canada won six gold medals and a silver in 1936. [4] The Soviet Union began competing in 1956 and frequently defeated the Canadian team. The Soviets won seven gold medals in nine tournaments; during that period Canada won a silver and two bronze medals. [5] The Olympic ...
Picture of the gold medal-winning Winnipeg Falcons (representing Canada) taken en route to the 1920 Summer Olympics. Ice hockey is a sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games. A men's ice hockey tournament has been held every Winter Olympics (starting in 1924); an ice hockey tournament was also held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. [1]
The Canada men's national ice hockey team (popularly known as Team Canada; French: Équipe Canada) is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior amateur club teams.
Representing Canada, the Winnipeg Falcons (pictured en route to the 1920 Summer Olympics) were the first Olympic champions in ice hockey. The first Olympic ice hockey tournament took place at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. [4] At the time, organized international ice hockey was still relatively new. [5]
The games used the Canadian ice hockey rules, and the Bergvall system to determine medal winning teams. [ 5 ] The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) chose the Winnipeg Falcons as the 1920 Allan Cup champions to represent the Canada men's national team , instead of forming a national all-star team on short notice.
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, was the second Olympic Championship, also serving as the second World Championships. The competition was held from Monday, January 28, 1924, to Sunday, February 3, 1924. Canada, represented by the Toronto Granites, defended its championship from the 1920 Summer ...
In 2004, the Canada men's national ice sledge hockey team was welcomed into the Hockey Canada fold, [3] and Mark Aubry was named the Chief Medical Officer of Hockey Canada. [4] [5] In 2006, the Canadian women won gold at the 2006 Olympics and the sledge team conquered gold at the 2006 Winter Paralympics.
The gold medal-winning Canadian women's ice hockey team celebrates at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Women's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1998. [1] Nine goaltenders and sixty-one skaters have played for Canada. Men's ice hockey had been introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and added to the Winter Olympic ...