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The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games program in 1924, in France. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes.
Ice hockey spread to Europe around the turn of the century, and the first Olympic Games to include ice hockey for men were 1920 Antwerp Games (in summer, predating the first Olympic Winter Games).
Before the Olympic Winter Games were established, ice hockey featured once on the Olympic Summer Games programme in Antwerp 1920 where seven teams participated. It has been on the Olympic Winter Games programme since the 1st Olympic Winter Games Chamonix 1924.
Ice hockey was contested at the 1920 Summer Olympics at Antwerpen, held in early April. These were also the first World Championships and were played by seven-man sides, the only time seven-man teams played in the Olympics.
1920 – The Olympic Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium host the first international ice hockey tournament with North American participation. The games are played on a very small rink, 56 x 18 meters. Canada (Winnipeg Falcons) wins gold. Teams play seven-men a side (the “extra” skater is the “rover”).
Feb 6, 2019 · That year, the first ice hockey world championship was held during the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. It was won by the Winnipeg Falcons , representing Canada, who outscored their opponents in three games by a combined total score of 29–1.
The sport was played for the first time at the Olympics during the 1920 Summer Games —today it is a mainstay at the Winter Olympics. In 1994, ice hockey was officially recognized as Canada's national winter sport. [3]
