Ice Hockey Olympics Wiki

It was played between the hosting united states and the soviet union on february 22 1980 during the medal round of the men s hockey tournament.

Ice hockey olympics wiki. At the time organized international ice hockey was still relatively new. Ice hockey is a sport that is contested at the winter olympic games. Games were held at the palais des sports the soviet union won their third olympic gold medal eighth world. A men s ice hockey tournament has been held every winter olympics starting in 1924.

The men s ice hockey tournament at the 1968 winter olympics held in grenoble france was the 11th olympic championship also serving as the 35th world championships and the 46th european championships this was the last olympic tournament to include the world and european titles. From 1920 until 1984 only amateur athletes were allowed to compete in the tournament and players from the national hockey league nhl were not. Ice hockey at the 2006 winter olympics. The women s tournament was first held at the 1998 winter olympics.

The soviet union had won the gold medal in five of the six previous winter olympic games and they were the favorites. Ice hockey was first featured during the 1920 summer olympics and it is one of two sports to have been featured in both the winter olympic games and the summer olympic games. The wukesong arena seating 10 000 will also be used with both arenas was constructed for the 2008 summer olympics. The men s competition held from 15 to 26 february was won by sweden and the women s competition held from 11 to 20 february was won by canada.

4 the international ice hockey federation iihf the sport s governing body was created on 15 may 1908 and was known as the ligue internationale de hockey sur glace lihg until 1947. The miracle on ice was an ice hockey game during the 1980 winter olympics in lake placid new york. An ice hockey tournament was also held at the 1920 summer olympics. Canada is the definite record holder in ice hockey winning 21 medals of which 13 gold.

The first olympic ice hockey tournament took place at the 1920 summer olympics in antwerp belgium. The ice hockey competitions of the 2022 winter olympics will be played at two venues located in the beijing cluster. Olympic games ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the olympic games since 1920. The men s tournament was introduced at the 1920 summer olympics and was transferred permanently to the winter olympic games programme in 1924.

The men s ice hockey tournament at the 1960 winter olympics in squaw valley united states was the 9th 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. From 1920 to 1968 the olympics also acted as the ice hockey world championships and the two events occurred concurrently. Canada represented for the second time by the kitchener waterloo dutchmen won the silver and canada s. The beijing national indoor stadium which seats 18 000 is one of what are being called olympic green venues.

Ice hockey at the 2006 winter olympics was held at the torino palasport olimpico and the torino esposizioni in turin italy.