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Canada did not participate in Ice Hockey at the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo or the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck in protest over the use of professional players by some of the other countries. Canada petitioned the International Olympic Committee to be allowed to use paid players from the National Hockey League since other countries were using players that were paid by their government to play. The petition was denied and Canada refused to send ice hockey teams to the 1972 and 1976 Games.

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Which team won the hockey gold medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics?

Soviet Union. Canada did not compete in hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics to protest the perceived professionalism of teams from Communist countries.


Who introduced hockey into the Olympics?

The first time Ice Hockey was included in the Olympics was in 1920 at the summer games in Antwerp, Belgium. In 1924, at the first Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix, France, Ice Hockey became an official, permanent sport in the Winter Olympics. At both games Canada won the gold medal. They went on to win 6 out of the 7 first ice hockey medals in the Olympics. Women's Ice Hockey was later introduced in 1998 in Nagano, Japan where the United States women's hockey team won the gold medal.


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Sweden won their semifinal match against Finland Canada won their semifinal match against the USA The match for the gold medal was not today. Canada and Sweden will compete for the gold and silver medal, and the USA and Finland will compete for the bronze medal. The USA/Finland match will be tomorrow (2/22), and the gold medal match will be on Sunday, the 23rd.


Was ice hockey ever a summer olympic event?

Yes, ice hockey debuted at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp because, at the time, there were no Winter Olympics. Ice hockey has been a Winter Olympic event since the first Winter Olympics in 1924.


What are two traditionally Winter Olympic games that at one time were in the Summer Olympics?

Figure skating and ice hockey. Figure skating and ice hockey debuted in the Olympics before the creation of the Winter Games. Figure skating's first Olympics was 1908 and ice hockey's was 1920. The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924.

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Which team won the hockey gold medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics?

Soviet Union. Canada did not compete in hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics to protest the perceived professionalism of teams from Communist countries.


What year did ice hockey start to compete in the winter Olympics?

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Where can one find the hockey match between USA and Canada from the 2010 Winter Olympics?

When looking to find out information on where it may be possible to find a hockey match between USA and Canada from the 2010 Winter Olympics then it might be worth checking out the 2010 Winter Olympics article feature listed on the Sports ESPN website.


Did the Canadian women's hockey team win at the 2018 Olympics?

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