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Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London with six teams. Ice hockey first became an Olympic sport at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp. Canada won the first gold medal in Olympic ice hockey.
Dave Peterson, who was also the head coach of the 1992 U.S. Men's Olympic ice hockey team.
1924
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.
He didn't coach any team. He was the general manager of sorts and assembled both the 2002 Olympic Canadian men's ice hockey team and the 2006 Olympic Canadian men's ice hockey team.