Ice Hockey World Cup Trophy

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Ice hockey world cup trophy. The stanley cup was first awarded in the 1892 93 season and is the oldest trophy that can be won by professional athletes in north america. Authentic 1947 ice hockey world cup cut bohemian crystal glass trophy awarded to czechoslovakia for your consideration is the original and authentic trophy from the 1947 ice hockey world championship which took place between 15 23 february in 1947. It was originally intended to go to the outstanding canadian. Iihf home 2018 iihf ice hockey world championship.

The vezina trophy is an annual award given to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position as. Inaugural world cup of hockey. Complete guide to nhl trophies and all time winners vezina trophy. Iihf home 2018 iihf ice hockey world championship.

Selke trophy is an annual award given to the forward who best excels in the. The world cup has occurred thrice before on an irregular basis with the united states winning in 1996 and canada. Canada won the championship defeating team europe in the best of. The entire stanley family supported the sport the sons and daughters all playing and promoting the game.

The world cup of hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. It was the third installment of the national hockey league nhl sanctioned competition 12 years after the second world cup of hockey in 2004. The cup s donor was a governor general of canada frederick arthur lord stanley of preston for whom it is named. The first edition of the cup featured eight teams divided into two groups.

The trophy was commissioned in 1892 as the dominion hockey challenge cup and is named after lord stanley of preston the governor general of canada who donated it as an award to canada s top ranking amateur ice hockey club. The european group whose games were all played in europe included the czech republic finland germany and sweden the north american group played in north american cities and included canada russia slovakia and the united states some of the best players in the world were missing in. More en dk swe sui. It was held from september 17 to september 29 at the air canada centre in toronto ontario.

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.