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The World Cup of Hockey is the successor to the Canada Cup ice hockey tournament.

It was first held in 1996, when the national team of the United States defeated Canada to win the championship. The other competitors were the national teams of the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, and Sweden. In the 2004 World Cup of Hockey tournament Canada won the championship, after it defeated Finland in the final match and the Czech Republic in the semifinals.

The World Cup of Hockey is not to be confused with the Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsThe Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual event put together by the IIHF, the International Ice Hockey Federation, since 1930. Originally, in Olympic Years, the Championships were decided at the Winter Olympics, except for 1972 and 1976. The last W, an annual tournament played since 19301930 is the common year starting on Wednesday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 6 The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed ( Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City). January 27 Miguel Primo de Rivera resigns January 30 G. In particular, the World Cup of Hockey is organized by the National Hockey LeagueNHL can also denote Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma The National Hockey League (French: Ligue Nationale de Hockey is a professional sports organization composed of ice hockey teams in Canada and the United States. History The National Hockey League, as it exists t and not the International Ice Hockey FederationFounded in 1908, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), is a federation of member national hockey associations governing the sport of ice hockey and in-line hockey for both men and women. See also International Ice Hockey Federation World Champio, with its games played under NHL rules and not those of the IIHF.


Year Winner Runner-up Semi-finalists
WCH 1996The first World Cup of Hockey ( WCH), or 1996 World Cup of Hockey replaced the Canada Cup as the premier championship for professional ice hockey. This first edition of the Cup featured the United States of America, Canada, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Finla Team USA Team Canada Team Russia and Team Sweden
WCH 2004 Team Canada Team Finland Team Czech Republic and Team USA


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