Ice hockey at the Olympic Games

Ice hockey tournaments have been played at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was first played at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but was moved to the Winter Olympics in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Canada holds the record for the most Gold medals, with 11.

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Representing Canada, the Winnipeg Falcons (pictured en route to the 1920 Summer Olympics) were the first Olympic champions in ice hockey.
A game between Canada and Sweden during the 1928 Winter Olympics
Vladislav Tretiak of the USSR is the only male athlete to have won three gold medals and one silver in ice hockey.
The 1980 gold medal-winning American team had the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Finnish centre Raimo Helminen, a six-time Olympian, won a silver in 1988 and bronze medals in 1994 and 1998.
The 1998 gold medal game between Russia and the Czech Republic was the first played between teams consisting mainly of NHL players.
With 43 points, Teemu Selänne of Finland is the all-time leading scorer in the men's tournament.
Members of the Canadian team celebrate moments after Sidney Crosby's gold medal-winning overtime goal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.