Professional ice hockey world championships Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

As of 2004, there have been only 9 professional hockey world championships in history:

Year	First	Second	Third	Tournament
1972	Canada	USSR		Summit Series
1974	USSR	Canada		Summit Series
1976	Canada	Czechoslovakia	USSR	Canada Cup
1981	USSR	Canada	Czechoslovakia	Canada Cup
1984	Canada	Sweden	USSR	Canada Cup
1987	Canada	USSR	Sweden	Canada Cup
1991	Canada	USA	Finland	Canada Cup
1996	USA	Canada	Russia and Sweden	World Cup
2004	Canada	Finland	USA and Czech Republic	World Cup

Year	Gold First	Silver Second	Bronze Semifinalists	Tournament
unofficial major Professional Championships
1975-1976				75-76 midseason Super Series
1979				Challenge Cup '79
1987				Rendez Vous '87
1998	Czech Republic	Russia	Finland	Nagano Olympics
2002	Canada	USA	Russia	Salt Lake City Olympics
2006				Turin Olympics

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1 Notes 2 See also 3 External link

Notes

• In 1972 and 1974, only Canada and the Soviet Union played in the Summit Series.
• In 1977, the IIHF World Championships finally allowed professional players, but this series typically occurs during the Stanley Cup playoffs, so most major professional players do not attend, rendering them a minor unofficial professional championship.
• In 1996, the Canada Cup was replaced by the World Cup of Hockey.
• In 1998, NHL players were given the opportunity to play in the Olympics for the first time.
• 2006 Turin Olympics may not be a major professional championship, as the NHL may prohibit players from attending due to labor strife in the 2004-05 NHL season.

See also

• International Ice Hockey Federation
• National Hockey League
• Ice Hockey World Championships

External link

• International Hockey Statistics Database

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