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Canada has won 53 medals overall and 28 gold, the most of any nation. The Soviet Union, which began competing in the year of 1954 and last competed in 1991, captured a medal in each of 34 tournaments they entered. [1] In winning the 2006 World Championships, Sweden became the first nation in ice hockey history to win an Olympic gold as well as ...
Canada has participated in 70 of 79 Ice Hockey World Championships, an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). During the first 40 years of the tournament (1920–1961), Canada did not have a national team, instead choosing to send a club team, typically the Allan Cup winner.
Canada is the leading national ice hockey team in international play, having won the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, a record four Canada Cups dating back to 1976, a record two World Cups of Hockey, a record nine Olympic gold medals, and a record 28 World Championship titles. Canada is one of the most successful national ice hockey ...
However, the Olympics also counted as the World Championships, and under IIHF rules, Canada should have won a World Championship bronze. [44] In April 2005, the IIHF admitted that a mistake had occurred and announced that they had reviewed the decision and would award the 1964 Canadian team a World Championship bronze medal. [45]
IIHF World U18 Championship, for ice-hockey; IIHF World Women Championship, for ice-hockey; IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, for ice hockey; IIHF World U20 Championship (World Junior Hockey Championship), for ice-hockey; Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics had world championship status until 1976
It was the nation's first World Championship won on European ice in 24 years. [26] With 5–0 records, Canada and the Soviet Union again faced off for the gold medal in their match-up at the 1986 in Hamilton. The Soviets emerged 4–1 victors and won the gold, while Canada finished as silver medalists. [27]
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Historically, the tournament has been dominated by Canada (20 gold medals) and the Soviet Union/CIS/Russia (13 gold medals). The USSR won the first four official tournaments, while the Canadians put together five straight championships between 1993 and 1997 , and another five straight from 2005 to 2009 .