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Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held at the Torino Palasport Olimpico and the Torino Esposizioni in Turin, Italy. The men's competition, held from 15 to 26 February, was won by Sweden , and the women's competition, held from 11 to 20 February, was won by Canada .
It was the third Olympic tournament to feature National Hockey League (NHL) players and the tenth best-on-best hockey tournament in history. United States defenseman Chris Chelios set a standard for longest time between his first Olympic ice hockey tournament and his last—he had competed twenty-two years earlier at the 1984 Olympics. [1]
The following is the Canadian roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics. [2] Head coach: Pat Quinn. Assistant coaches: Wayne Fleming, Marc Habscheid, Ken Hitchcock, Jacques Martin
The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy from 11 to 20 February 2006. Eight countries qualified for the tournament.
The women's team managed to advance to the medal round in the Olympic tournament, but an 8–1 loss to Canada only seemed to enhance the perception that women's hockey had few competitive teams. [18] In the semifinals, the Swedes faced the United States , and fell behind 2–0 early in the second period.
The 2005–06 Canada men's national ice hockey team represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy. The ice hockey matches were played in Torino, Italy. Team Canada, coached by Pat Quinn, placed seventh in the Olympic tournament. It was the lowest position that a Canadian men's Olympic ice hockey team had ever achieved. [1]
Ice hockey is a sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games. A men's ice hockey tournament has been held every Winter Olympics (starting in 1924); an ice hockey tournament was also held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. [1] From 1920 to 1968, the Olympics also acted as the Ice Hockey World Championships, and the two events occurred ...
A. Russian biathlete Olga Pyleva was the only 2006 Winter Olympics medalist to be stripped of their medal. [15] She won a silver medal in the 15 km race, but tested positive for carphedon and was thus stripped of her medal. Germany's Martina Glagow was given the silver medal and fellow Russian Albina Akhatova won the bronze. [16]