Canada Ice Hockey World Cup

The world cup has occurred thrice before on an irregular basis with the united states winning in 1996 and canada winning in 2004 and 2016.

Canada ice hockey world cup. The tournament was created to meet demand for a true world championship that allowed the best players from participating nations to compete regardless of their status as professional or amateur. Canada s ice hockey team did not participate in the 1972 and 1976 winter olympics. The canada cup was an invitational international ice hockey tournament held on five occasions between 1976 and 1991. The canada cup was an invitational international ice hockey tournament held on five occasions between 1976 and 1991.

The tournament was created to meet demand for a true world championship that allowed the best players from participating nations to compete regardless of their status as professional or amateur. The world cup of hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. Canada is the leading national ice hockey team in international play winners of the 1972 summit series against the soviet union four of five canada cups dating back to 1976 nine olympic gold medals the most in the world including three of the last five. Canada also waived their rights to host the 1970 world championship so it was held in stockholm sweden instead.

Salt lake city 2002 vancouver 2010 and sochi 2014. The games would be part of canada s selection camp for the world junior tournament which starts in edmonton on christmas day. Following the 2016 tournament it is uncertain if the series will continue with the. Hockey canada is the national governing body for hockey in canada working with its 13 member branches and local minor hockey associations to grow the game at all levels including minor hockey and canada s national teams.

It was sanctioned by the international ice hockey federation hockey canada and the national hockey league. Nhl the nhl shield the word mark and image of the stanley cup the stanley cup playoffs logo the stanley cup final logo center. Inaugurated in 1996 it is the successor to the canada cup which was held every 3 to 5 years from 1976 to 1991 and was the first international hockey championship to allow nations to field their top players. World junior hockey championship opens on christmas day.

Canada won the tournament four times while the soviet union captured the champi. The 2016 world cup of hockey abbreviated wch2016 was an international ice hockey tournament. Hockey canada s schedule of events lists dates locations venues and links to official websites for hockey events throughout the season. It was held from september 17 to september 29 at the air canada centre in toronto ontario.