World Cup of Hockey
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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 Championships, an annual tournament played since 1930. In particular, the World Cup of Hockey is organized by the National Hockey League and not the International Ice Hockey Federation, with its games played under NHL rules and not those of the IIHF. The IIHF does sanction the competition, and it counts towards the world rankings (which determine who automatically qualifies for the Ice Hockey World Championships and the Winter Olympics).
The trophy for this tourament was designed by Frank Gehry, a world renowned architect.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|
| WCH 1996 |  United States |
 Canada |
 Russia and  Sweden |
| WCH 2004 | Canada |
 Finland |
 Czech Republic and United States |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links/ Sources
- Official site of the World Cup of Hockey 2004
- International Hockey Statistics Database
- Canada Versus the Soviet Union The heyday of the battle for world hockey supremacy (1972-1987)
- Müller, Stephan : International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904-2005 / BoD GmbH Norderstedt, 2005 ISBN 3-8334-4189-5
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