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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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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 CupFollowing the exciting 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union, interest in a world professional ice hockey championship increased substantially. The Canada Cup would bring together the top hockey-playing countries in the world. It was held was replaced by the World Cup of HockeyFor other hockey World Cups, see World Cup (hockey) for disambiguation 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 cham.
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 seasonThe 2004- 05 NHL season would be the 88th regular season of the National Hockey League. Regular Season The 2004-05 regular season has been delayed due to an announced lockout on September 15, by Commissioner Gary Bettman. The NHL and NHL Players Associati.

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
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
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