Wow! It requires a LOT of training, a lot of dedication, and since Olympic sports are actually EXTREME sports, it requires a development of your attitude that is exceptionally focused on success REGARDLESS of your perceptions! Almost all Olympic contenders start REALLY young! It is not uncommon for "gifted" athletes to start training as young as 6 years old before they are old enough to qualify. Usually, hopefully, this is because the parents notice an athletic interest in their child and NOT because the child is "herded" into the activity! A male child likes trains? Buy him childrens' train books and train toys and model trains and talk to him about trains! A child likes to run competitively as a natural pastime? Then challenge him or her to run with you for "the best time", the "best endurance", and encourage him or her to join a children's athletic club! The rest will follow. The first aspect is, and I do not know if your question is related to YOUR interest or if this is just a general interest question or if this question is related to someone you know, but, HOW GOOD are you / is your friend or relative ??? I mean, in whatever aspect of athletic prowess you are considering, is there something abnormally outstanding about this person or about you? Do you or someone else swim better, faster, with more stamina than anyone else you see around you/him/her ????? That is a clue as to whether to go further in this pursuit. The second aspect is, if this is a noticeable trait, have you or has this person sought a training advisor, a professional trainer, or an organization that nurtures Olympic hopefuls? Yes, there are groups... some of them FUNDED by donations, to develop private groups of Olympic hopefuls to the point that they are legitimate contenders. Then there are those athletes who just rise naturally in the high school and college system and come to the attention of Olympic scouts, or a coach may recommend a student who rises to state finals or beyond to the Olympic training committee. I do not know how else to answer your question.
www.saicehockey.org.za/SAIHA/Default.htm Hockey is played at a high enough level in South Africa that teams from that nation regularly play in the lower divisions of the IIHF world championships. The game is developing enough in Morocco and Algeria that they send teams to the Arab Cup hockey tournament. Also, according to Wikipedia, there is ice hockey played at a very amateur level in Tunisia, Kenya and Cote d'Ivoire.
They do not have an ice hockey team.۴ۥ
The Montreal Canadiens are widely regarded as the greatest ice hockey franchise of all time. They have won a record 24 Stanley Cup championships, including a stretch of five consecutive championships from 1956 to 1960. The Canadiens also have a rich history of success, with numerous Hall of Fame players and a strong legacy in the sport.
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If mean the original Hockey World Cup (first held in 1971), as in played on a turf, 11 a side, then Pakistan has won 4 times (1971, 1978, 1982 & 1994), followed by the Netherlands (3 times) and Germany (2 times). India and Australia have also won it. If you mean the Ice Hockey World Cup Tournament as sponsored by the NHL, Canada has won the most times. If you mean the official senior men's World Championships as operated by the IIHF, I also believe it is Canada. However, I suggest you check out the website at www.IIHF.com or simply Google World Hockey Championships to look for a list of gold medal winners.
IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was created in 1996.
Yes the Us does have a team for mens Ice hockey. In the Olympics and the international ice hockey Championships.
English Premier Ice Hockey League was created in 1997.
Ice hockey finals of what? World Chanpionships? NHL? KHL? for most leagues in Europe including KHL it's April for World Championships it's May, for NHL it's June
Dion Phaneuf is a professional Canadian hockey player. He plays a defenseman and is also a coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Dion has won a silver and gold medal in the World Junior Hockey Championships in 2004 and 2005 and also won a gold medal at the Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in 2007.
In the annual International Ice Hockey Federation competition, Canada has won 24 times, more than any other country. They have a total of 45 medals (gold, silver, or bronze).
There are over 60 countries that are members of the International Ice Hockey Federation, however, only 46 of these actually ice teams in sanctioned world hockey championships at various levels. The top hockey playing countries are Canada, United States, Sweden, Russia,Czech Republic,Finland, Switzerland, Slovakia and Germany. For a complete list of hockey playing nations, please check the International Ice Hockey Federation website at www.IIHF.com .
The University of Michigan has won 9 National Championships in Ice Hockey:NCAA Championships: 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998
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The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has won 9 national championships in Div I men's ice hockey. That's the most of any Div I school.
When you say "gold medal", I assume you mean the IIHF World Championships. If, so, the winner was Slovakia, the one and only time this nation has won.
Hockey Just hockey Hockey on ice is called ice hockey