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Canadian Men's Hockey Team at the Olympics

Canadian Men’s Hockey Teams at the Olympics 1920–60

Note 1: In 1920, hockey was played at the Olympic Summer Games. The first Olympic Winter Games were held in 1924.

Note 2: Canada did not have a national hockey team until 1964. From 1920 to 1963, the winner of the Allan Cup usually represented the country at the Olympics and world championships.

Year
Host Canadian Team Canadian Rank Champion
1920 Antwerp Winnipeg Falcons Gold Canada
1924 Chamonix Toronto Granites Gold Canada
1928 St. Moritz University of Toronto Grads Gold Canada
1932 Lake Placid Winnipeg Hockey Club Gold Canada
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Port Arthur Bear Cats Silver Great Britain
1948 St. Moritz RCAF Flyers Gold Canada
1952 Oslo Edmonton Mercurys Gold Canada
1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen Bronze USSR
1960 Squaw Valley Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen Silver United States


Canadian Men’s Hockey Team at the Olympics Since 1964


Year
Host Canadian Rank Champion
1964 Innsbruck 4th USSR
1968 Grenoble Bronze USSR
1972 Sapporo Canada did not participate.

Reason: Controversy over amateur/professional players.

USSR
1976 Innsbruck Canada did not participate.

Reason: Controversy over amateur/professional players.

USSR
1980 Lake Placid 6th United States
1984 Sarajevo 4th USSR
1988 Calgary 4th USSR
1992 Albertville Silver Unified Team

(athletes from former USSR)

1994 Lillehammer Silver Sweden
1998 Nagano 4th Czech Republic
2002 Salt Lake City Gold Canada
2006 Turin 7th Sweden
2010 Vancouver Gold Canada
2014 Sochi Gold Canada