the first olympic hockey game was held at 1932 winter olympics.
the first olympic hockey game was held at 1932 winter olympics.
where was the first olympic hockey game held?
1932 winter olympics
the first olympic ice hockey tournament took place at the 1920 summer olympics in antwerp, belgium. at the time, organized international ice hockey was still relatively new. the international ice hockey federation (iihf), the sport's governing body, was created on 15 may 1908, under the name "ligue internationale de hockey sur glace". at the 1914 olympic congress in paris, ice hockey was added to the list of optional sports that olympics organizers could include. the decision to include ice hockey for the 1920 summer olympics was made in january, three months before the start of the games. several occurrences led to the sport's inclusion in the programme. five european nations had committed to participating in the tournament and the managers of antwerp's palais de glace stadium refused to allow the building to be used for figure skating unless ice hockey was included. the iihf considers the 1920 tournament to be the first ice hockey world championship. from then on, the two events occurred concurrently, and every olympic tournament until 1968 is counted as the world championship. the olympic games were originally intended for amateur athletes, so the players of the national hockey league (nhl) and other professional leagues were not allowed to play.
ice hockey at the olympic games
olympic hockey 98, known in japan as is an ice hockey game for the nintendo 64 that was released in 1998. it is a re-release of "wayne gretzky's 3d hockey", but this time not endorsed by wayne gretzky and featuring the license for the 1998 winter olympics that were celebrated in nagano, japan. it is also a video game developer debut of treyarch besides the box art, in-game titles, and some minor graphic changes (such as team logos and colors), every single aspect of the game is practically identical to "wayne gretzky's 3d hockey". ign rated "olympic hockey nagano '98" a zero, the lowest rated ign game of all time, due to this fact.
olympic hockey nagano '98