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The two most successful nations in olympic men s ice hockey history face off at lausanne 2020 on saturday 18 january.

Ice hockey canada russia. Superseriya sssr canada known at the time simply as the canada ussr series was an eight game series of ice hockey between the soviet union and canada held in september 1972. The incident resulted in the ejection of both nations and while the soviets had already been eliminated from medal contention the disqualification cost canada a medal potentially the gold. The punch up in piestany was a bench clearing brawl between canada and the soviet union during the final game of the 1987 world junior ice hockey championships in piešťany czechoslovakia now slovakia on january 4 1987. The summit series or super series in russian суперсерия ссср канада.

League tables goal sound alerts customizable leagues goal strikers and more live ice hockey info. 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. It was the first competition between the soviet national team and a canadian team represented by professional players of the national hockey league nhl known as team canada. The team has been competing internationally since 1992 and is recognized by the iihf as the successor to the soviet union team and cis team.

Canada and russia in the forms of the soviet union unified team and olympic athletes from russia at previous games meet in the opening match in group b. During the soviet union period the soviet championship league was the premier ice hockey league. 17 january 2020 6 54. Salt lake city 2002 vancouver 2010 and sochi 2014.

Ice hockey in russia is more than just ice hockey. It is the national sport victory in which has always supported the prestige of the state. The russian men s national ice hockey team is the national men s ice hockey team of russia overseen by the ice hockey federation of russia. Russia russian hockey league over 100 other hockey leagues and cups live.

After the fall of communism it was followed by the russian superleague and then the kontinental hockey league. With denmark completing the three team group both of the hockey heavyweights will be expected to reach the semi finals. Very fast real time live scores as well as partial and final livescore results. 01 29 canada beats russia for world junior hockey gold the world junior ice hockey championships ended with a furious comeback as team canada beat its russian rivals for the gold medal.

The russian team is a member of the so called big six the unofficial group of the six strongest men s ice hockey nations along with canada the czech re.