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Ice Hockey - Winter Olympic Sport
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Ice Hockey

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Ice hockey is a fast, fluid and exciting team sport. It draws big crowds at the Olympic Games thanks to the drama and tension of the matches.

A Canadian past

Ice hockey originated in Canada in the early 19th century, based on several similar sports played in Europe, although the word “hockey” comes from the old French word “hocquet”, meaning “stick”. Around 1860, a puck was substituted for a ball, and in 1879 two McGill University students, Robertson and Smith, devised the first rules.

Stanley Cup

The first recognised team, the McGill University Hockey Club, was formed in 1880 as hockey became the Canadian national sport and spread throughout the country. In 1892 the Governor General of Canada donated the Stanley Cup, which was first won by a team representing the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association.

International growth

The sport migrated south to the United States during the 1890s, and games are known to have taken place there between Johns Hopkins and Yale Universities in 1895. Ice hockey spread to Europe around the turn of the century, and the first Olympic Games to include ice hockey for men were the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games.

Olympic history

Six-a-side men’s ice hockey has been on the programme of every edition of the Winter Games since 1924 in Chamonix. Women’s ice hockey was accepted as an Olympic sport in 1992, and made its official debut in 1998 in Nagano.

Unsurprisingly, Canada dominated the first tournaments. However, in 1956, and until its dissolution, the Soviet Union took over and became the number one team. It was interrupted only by USA victories in 1960 in Squaw Valley and in 1980 in Lake Placid.

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Ice Hockey - Men's Gold Medal Final - Sweden v Canada

Highlights from the Bolshoy Ice Dome as Sweden take on Finland in the Gold Medal Final of the Men's Ice Hockey event at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. Final Score: Sweden 0-3 Canada

Medals
Gold - Canada
Silver - Sweden

IOC
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Home nation ice hockey joy

Canada's women go all the way to the ice hockey final where they meet their great rivals, the US.
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Ice hockey highlights from Turin 2006

Enjoy the highlights of the men's and women's ice hockey tournaments in Turin!

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Salt Lake 2002 Ice Hockey Men Final

Any team performing under the tutelage of the greatest ice hockey player the game has ever known understands that the pressure is on to win gold. Such was the prospect facing the Canada ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City with Wayne Gretzky, or the Great One as he was affectionately known, their executive director. In the final they met host nation USA...

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Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Ice Hockey Men

The Soviet Union dominated the ice hockey competition at the 1956 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo and remained undefeated throughout the tournament. Watch the best scenes from their final round matches against the USA and Canada.
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St.Moritz 1928 Ice Hockey Men

At the Olympic Winter Games in St.Moritz 1928, Canada defended its title obtained four years earlier. In the three matches of the final round, they scored 38 goals - without ceding even one to their opponents.

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