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Did Canada send its hockey team to compete in the 1972 Winter Olympics?
No. 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.
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.
Can an olympic hockey player play for two different countries?
Not at the same time. However, it is possible for an athlete to change Nationalities. Peter Stastny has played internationally for 3 countries. Czechoslovakia first, Canada second after he took out Canadian citizenship, and finally Slovakia, after it had split from Czechoslovakia. Bryan Trottier played for Canada in the 1981 Canada Cup, and for the USA in the 1984 Canada Cup Mark Howe played for the US in the 1972 Olympics; for Canada in the 1974 Canada-USSR Series, and the USA again in the1981 Canada CUp.
Who won the olympic gold medal for hockey in the years 1964 1968 1972 1976?
The Soviet Union
Which animal was the national animal of India before 1972?
Lion was the national animal of India before 1972.
