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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] From 1920 to 1968, the Olympics also acted as the Ice Hockey World Championships, and the two events occurred ...
The team qualified for the 1972 Olympics and won silver, making it the first Pool B team to win an Olympic medal. [60] Czechoslovakia won the bronze medal in 1972. [61] In 1976, Czechoslovakia won the silver and West Germany won bronze. [62] Along with Canada, the Swedish team did not participate in the 1976 tournament joining the boycott. [63]
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States, was the ninth Olympic Championship, also serving as the 27th World Championships and the 38th European Championships. The United States won its first Olympic gold medal and second World Championship.
There are three components of the Triple Gold Club (clockwise from top left): an Olympic Games gold medal, the Stanley Cup and a World Championship gold medal.. The Triple Gold Club is the group of ice hockey players and coaches who have won an Olympic Games gold medal, a World Championship gold medal, and the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was the 14th Olympic Championship. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to 24, 1980. The United States won its second gold medal, including a win over the heavily favored Soviet Union that became known as the "Miracle ...
Ken Morrow won the Stanley Cup in 1980 as a member of the New York Islanders, becoming the first hockey player to win an Olympic gold medal and the Cup in the same year. [68] He played 550 NHL games and won three more Cups, all with the Islanders. [69] Morrow later worked for the Islanders as Director of Pro Scouting. [70]
The win represented Canada's second consecutive men's gold in ice hockey, and the third time in four Olympics that Canada won both men's and women's gold in hockey. [ 10 ] The game was a national phenomenon in Canada, with more than 15 million Canadians watching at least part of the game. [ 13 ]
For Germany, winning the silver medal was the greatest achievement in the history of German ice hockey and the first medal win since the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, when West Germany won the bronze medal. Defending champion Canada secured third place and bronze, defeating Czech Republic 6–4 in the bronze medal game.