query: since when has hockey been a regular feature in the olympic games

pos: Field hockey at the Summer Olympics Field hockey at the Summer Olympics Field hockey, was introduced at the Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London, with six teams, including four from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Field hockey was removed from the Summer Olympic Games at the 1924 Paris Games because of the lack of an international sporting structure. The International Hockey Federation (FIH, "Fédération Internationale de Hockey") was founded in Paris that year as a response to field hockey's omission. Men's field hockey became a permanent feature at the next Olympic Games, the 1928 Gamesin Amsterdam. For

neg: Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre Paralympics, the Olympic Hockey Centre was the venue for Football 5-a-side and Football 7-a-side competitions. The hockey centre has since fallen into disuse and disrepair. No hockey has been played at the centre since the end of the 2004 Olympic Games. Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre The Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre was the site of the field hockey events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Located in the Hellinikon Olympic Complex, the facility consists of two hockey fields. The larger stadium seats 7,200 fans – though only 5,200 seats were made publicly available during the Games, and the smaller stadium

neg: Olympic medal design for all Olympic medals, including the Summer Games, Winter Games, and Paralympic Games. There has been a greater variety of design for the Winter Games; unlike with the Summer Games, the IOC never mandated one particular design. The medal at the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France did not even feature the Olympic rings. Nike was featured on the medals of the 1932 and 1936 Games but has only appeared on one medal design since then. One regular motif is the use of the snowflake, while laurel leaves and crowns appear on several designs. The Olympic motto "Citius,

neg: Sami Kapanen has played three times for Finland at the Winter Olympics. In 18 Olympic games he scored 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points. In the NHL, Kapanen has played 831 regular season games, scoring 189 goals and 269 assists for 458 points. He has also played in 87 playoff games, scoring 13 goals and 22 assists for 35 points. Kapanen also won a gold medal at the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships. Since 2003, Kapanen has also been the majority owner of the Finnish hockey team KalPa Kuopio, the same club that gave him his start as a professional.

neg: University of Calgary in 12 varsity sports: basketball, cross-country, field hockey, football, golf, hockey, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. The Dinos also have club teams: Men's Baseball, Men's Rugby as well as Men's and Women's Rowing. The men's hockey team plays at Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, while the women's hockey team's schedule is split between the Olympic Oval and Father David Bauer Olympic Arena. In the rare case of scheduling conflicts, both men's and women's hockey have used the Max Bell Centre for games. The University of Calgary has been associated with the Olympics since 1972 when enrolled

neg: Turkish Ice Hockey Super League and 500) in Erzurum. Another olympic-sized ice hockey rink is Kocaeli B.B. Ice Arena (3,600) in İzmit. Ice hockey rinks in Turkey follow the IIHF specifications for ice surface dimensions of , and a corner radius of . Since 1992–93, a regular Turkish national league is staged. In the first ever edition, six teams competed and B.B. Ankara crowned themselves the champion, by winning all five games. This team has earned the most titles – seven in all. They battled out their last championship in the 2002–03 season. Polis Akademisi ve Koleji (Police Academy) won five championships and has been

neg: Dan Dunleavy over the Sabres announcing duties for all games when Jeanneret eventually retires; this was originally slated for 2016 but has since been postponed indefinitely. In 2010, Dunleavy called his first Olympic hockey games, including the men's bronze medal game and the women's gold medal game at Canada Hockey Place (GM Place) in Vancouver. Dunleavy was the host for every Team Canada game on the FAN radio Network. Dan has also called Canadian Hockey League, American Hockey League, and National Lacrosse League games on Rogers Sportsnet. Dunleavy was the radio play by play voice for the Toronto Rock from 2000 to

neg: Al Morganti area. Originally from Boston and a product of Boston University College of Communication, Morganti started his journalism career there, writing for "The Boston Globe". He then became "The Atlanta Constitution" hockey beat writer, covering the "Atlanta Flames". Before joining the Flyers' broadcast crew, he was previously a regular hockey analyst for ESPN from 1993–2005 and a hockey writer for "The Philadelphia Inquirer". He has been a co-host for "The Morning Show" on WIP since the early 1990s. He has also covered several Olympic Games, Canada Cups, World Cups, Wimbledon, and America's Cup competitions. Al Morganti Michael "Al" Morganti is a

neg: Field hockey at a free-hit situation, and outlawed it. The biggest two field hockey tournaments are the Olympic Games tournament, and the Hockey World Cup, which is also held every 4 years. Apart from this, there is the Champions Trophy held each year for the six top-ranked teams. Field hockey has also been played at the Commonwealth Games since 1998. Amongst the men, India lead in Olympic competition, having won 8 golds (6 successive in row). Amongst the women, Australia and Netherlands have 3 Olympic golds while Netherlands has clinched the World Cup 6 times. The Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament and

neg: Olympic Games Athens. These Games were, but are not now, officially recognised by the IOC and no Intercalated Games have been held since. The Games attracted a broad international field of participants and generated great public interest. This marked the beginning of a rise in both the popularity and the size of the Olympics. The Winter Olympics was created to feature snow and ice sports that were logistically impossible to hold during the Summer Games. Figure skating (in 1908 and 1920) and ice hockey (in 1920) were featured as Olympic events at the Summer Olympics. The IOC desired to expand this list

neg: Women's Hockey World Cup Women's Hockey World Cup The Women's Hockey World Cup is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and final tournament is similar to the men's. It has been held since 1974. The tournament has been organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) since they merged with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) in 1982. Since 1986, it has been held regularly once every four years, in the same year as the men's competition, which is mid cycle between Summer Olympic games. Of the fourteen tournaments held so far, only four teams have won

neg: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games Ice hockey at the Olympic Games Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games program in 1924, in France. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes. However, the advent of the state-sponsored "full-time amateur athlete" of the Eastern Bloc countries further eroded the ideology of the pure amateur, as it put the self-financed amateurs of the Western countries at a disadvantage. The Soviet Union

neg: Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics were played with seven players per side, with the rover position being used. This was the first ice hockey tournament at an Olympic Games, and the only ever instance of it at a Summer Olympics. An ice hockey tournament was part of the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924 and has been part of every Winter programme since then. A total of 60 ice hockey players from 7 nations competed at the Antwerp Games: Seven nations entered teams in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The tournament format used the Bergvall system, starting with an elimination round to determine the gold

neg: Ross King (ice hockey) only twelve players, King was a used as a reserve and did not get into game play during the 1948 Olympics. Nonetheless, King was a member of the team that won Canada’s first gold medal in Olympic hockey since 1932, and he was given an Olympic Gold Medal. After the Olympic Games, the Ottawa RCAF Flyers went on an extensive exhibition tour of Europe, playing in front of crowds reaching 20,000 (as they did in Paris). King became the regular goalie during the post-Olympics exhibition tour, and the RCAF Flyers won 31 of the 42 games played. Upon returning to

neg: New England Sports Center has served as a practice rink for Olympic medal winners Ilia Kulik, Evgeny Platov, and Pasha Grishuk. The proximity to Worcester and the regular availability of ice time made the New England Sports Center an alternate practice area for the AHL Worcester Sharks, (relocated in 2015 to San Jose, CA and renamed San Jose Barracuda). The New England Sports Center has hosted the Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Association annual Garrett Reagan High School Hockey Summit since 2008 (the Hockey Summit pits as many as sixty high school teams against each other in 30-minute mini-games). The 2003 USA Hockey Tier III

neg: Reed Larson in 1994–95. He also played six games in Roller Hockey International for the Minnesota Arctic Blast in 1994. Reed Larson has mostly been working for the insurance business since his retirement. He has also been active in Oldtimers' charity hockey and has played in Heroes of Hockey games at several NHL All-Star weekends. He was elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996. Reed Larson Reed David Larson (born July 30, 1956) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman and former captain of the Detroit Red Wings who played 904 regular season games in the National Hockey

neg: Green Bay Gamblers to see game five of the USHL Playoff championship, a game the Gamblers won resulting in franchises third Clark Cup. The record has since been broken multiple times. Green Bay Gamblers The Green Bay Gamblers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). They play in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the Resch Center. The history of organized hockey in Green Bay has been dated as far back as 1916 when the first regular amateur hockey team in Green Bay started playing games on the Fox River against a similar

neg: Tim Dellor to Dellor may have been indicative of his imminent dismissal. He is one of the countries most accomplished rowing commentators, having covered recent World Championships, World Cups and Olympic Games. He covers rowing for BBC 5 Live. For his coverage of the Olympic Games he won the Gold Frank Gillard Award for best radio sports coverage in 2012. He is also a regular commentator at big flat horse racing meetings, and has covered every Royal Ascot over the past decade. He covered hockey for the BBC at the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow. Dellor also reports on Championship football for

neg: Sport in Latvia the all-time top scorer among those Soviet ice hockey forwards who played for the national team but had never been awarded the Olympic gold medal. Goaltenders Vitālijs Samoilovs and Artūrs Irbe also starred for the Soviet team in the 1980s, Irbe was the best goaltender of the 1990 Ice Hockey World Championship. Samoilovs was the backup goaltender on the gold-medal winning Soviet team at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. The best season for Dinamo Rīga came in 1987/1988, the first season when the Soviet Elite League instituted an NHL-style playoff system. Dinamo Rīga finished third in the regular season and

neg: 2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier (girls' field hockey) 2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier (girls' field hockey) The 2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier for girls' field hockey, also known as 2018 Youth Pan American Championship was the third edition of the Youth Pan American Championship, an international field hockey competition held from 12 – 17 March 2018 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, with the winner and runner-up qualifying. However, since Argentina has already qualified as the hosts, but also won this competition, the second and third-placed teams (Uruguay and Mexico) qualified for the

neg: 2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier (boys' field hockey) 2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier (boys' field hockey) The 2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier for boys' field hockey, also known as 2018 Youth Pan American Championship, was an international field hockey competition which served as a qualification for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. The event was held from 12 – 17 March 2018 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The winner and runner-up of this tournament will qualify for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Argentina and Mexico became the winner and runner-up. However, since Argentina had already qualified at the host nation, the third placed team (Canada) has also

neg: Sport in Latvia Its professional league is the Latvian Hockey Higher League, held since 1931. In Latvia there are also several amateur hockey leagues. Ice hockey has been played in Latvia since the 1920s. Latvia is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), its national team has participated in several World Championships and the 1936 Winter Olympic Games. After Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, its membership in the IIHF was interrupted. Latvians had a significant role in establishing ice hockey in the Soviet Union. Latvia's Dinamo Rīga team was one of eleven teams which played in the

neg: Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey including a number of current and former NHL players: The Wildcats play at the 3,902-seat Berry Events Center on the NMU campus in Marquette, Michigan. The arena has been the home of the Wildcats since 1999, replacing Lakeview Arena which had been the home to NMU hockey since the program began in 1976. The Berry Events Center is one of four Olympic-regulation sized ice surfaces in the WCHA. The Puckheads are a group of fans of the Wildcats hockey team, made up of students as well as community residents. In the words of a "Michigan Daily" feature article, "The Puckheads

neg: Malaysia men's national ice hockey team Malaysia men's national ice hockey team The Malaysian national ice hockey team () is the national men's ice hockey team of Malaysia. The team is controlled by the Malaysia Ice Hockey Federation and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 28 September 2006. Malaysia is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Rankings and have not entered in any World Championship tournaments or at any Olympic Games, but have played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia. Ice hockey was part of the 2017 SEA Games

neg: Mark Pavelich Mark Pavelich Mark Thomas Pavelich (born February 28, 1958 in Eveleth, Minnesota) is a retired US professional ice hockey forward who played 355 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks between 1981 and 1992, and was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal in what has been called the "Miracle on Ice". The son of Croatian immigrants, Pavelich grew up in rural Eveleth, Minnesota. A star performer on his high school hockey team, Eveleth High School. He attended the

neg: Pakistan at the Olympics Pakistan at the Olympics Pakistan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948 in London, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Soviet Union. Pakistan's first ever participation in the Winter Olympic Games was at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics when Mohammad Abbas became Pakistan's first athlete to qualify in the Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom) category. Pakistani athletes have won a total of ten medals, all in the Summer Olympics with eight of those from men's field hockey. In 1996

neg: Sport in India Olympic Games, and India's first gold medal since 1980, when the men's field hockey team won the gold. India has won very few Olympic medals, despite a population exceeding one billion, around half of them under the age of 25. Numerous explanations have been offered for the dearth, including poverty, malnutrition, neglected infrastructure, the lack of sponsorship, the theft of money and equipment, political corruption, institutional disorganisation, social immobility, the predominance of cricket, and other cultural factors. According to several informal statistics, India is the country with the lowest number of total Olympic medals per capita (out of those countries

neg: Hockey Weekend Across America highest ratings for a non-Winter Classic regular season game since NBC took over the broadcast contract. All 30 AHL teams played on February 19, but no outdoor games were scheduled at any level. The 2013 Hockey Day in America, held on February 17, featured three nationally televised games: Pittsburgh at Buffalo and the Los Angeles Kings at Chicago on NBC, and Washington at the NY Rangers on NBCSN. NBC headquartered its coverage from Wollman Rink in New York City. The 2014 Hockey Weekend Across America was scheduled on March 1–2, later than previous years due to the Winter Olympic hockey

neg: Bay State Games to 62. Events The Summer Games is Massachusetts' own Olympic-style athletic competition that has been held since 1982 and features more than 7,000 athletes in 26 sports. Athletes represent over 300 Massachusetts communities, and participants range in age from 6 to 86. The Bay States Games reached it popularity in the 1990s when the number of participants increased to over 10,000 athletes. Over the years, the Bay State Games has expanded and focused more on individual sports such as swimming and track and field. The Bay State Games consists of competitions with archery, baseball, basketball, diving, fencing, field hockey, ice

neg: Australia–India relations other on the hockey field. India dominated world hockey between 1928 and 1956, with the men's team winning six consecutive Olympic gold medals. The women's team won world titles in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Australia has found success mainly since the late 1970s, with the men's and women's teams winning gold medals at Olympic Games, World Cup, Champion's Trophy and Commonwealth Games meets. The first international match between the two countries and the first international match played in Australia was at Richmond Cricket Ground in 1935, when the world champion team from India beat Australia 12 goals to one. The

neg: NHL outdoor games NHL outdoor games The National Hockey League (NHL) first held a regular season outdoor ice hockey game in 2003, and since 2008 the league has scheduled at least one per year. The NHL primarily uses three brands for outdoor games: the Heritage Classic, Winter Classic, and Stadium Series. The Heritage Classic has been infrequently held four times, and has thus far featured match-ups between Canadian teams. The 2003 Heritage Classic between the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens was the first outdoor regular season game in NHL history. This led to the annual Winter Classic, held on New Year's Day in

neg: Culture of Belarus during the 1994 Lillehammer Games. Belarus has won a total of 52 Olympic medals; 6 gold, 17 silver and 29 bronze. Belarus's National Olympic Committee has been headed by President Lukashenko since 1997; he is the only head of state in the world to hold this position.. The national football team has never qualified for a major tournament; however, BATE Borisov has played in the Champions League. Receiving heavy sponsorship from the government, ice hockey is the nation's most popular sport. The national hockey team finished fourth at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics following a memorable upset win over

neg: Imre Taveter 1996. Since then he continued to practice sailing sport as an amateur. He has been selected to compete for Estonia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and has trained on years 1999-2004 at Pärnu Yacht Club. Taveter made his Olympic debut, as a 33-year-old yachtsman, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he finished twenty-second in the Finn class with a grade of 102. In 2001 he started as a co-founder and CEO a company Frontier Hockey OÜ producing sports equipment for ice hockey players. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Taveter had been

neg: Sport in India and out of funds. Following is a list of international sports events held in India: A single athlete, Norman Pritchard, represented India in the 1900 Olympics, winning two silver medals. India sent its first national team to the Olympics in 1920, and has participated in every Summer Olympic Games ever since. India has also competed at several Winter Olympic Games since 1964. India has won a total of 26 Olympic medals. India won its first gold medal in men's field hockey in the 1928 Olympic Games. Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the

neg: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games run amateur hockey in the United States since 1930, was expelled by the IIHF in 1947 when it refused to support a team composed of players from the AHA. The AAU stated that the AHA players were "openly paid salaries"; at the time, the Olympics were strictly for amateur players. The Swiss Olympic Organizing Committee (SOOC) had accepted the AHA's application, but Avery Brundage of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) threatened to withdraw the entire American team if the AHA participated in the Olympics. The IIHF countered by threatening to withdraw hockey from the Games if the AHA were

neg: Czechoslovakia at the Olympics mostly in gymnastics. The nation also won 25 medals at the Winter Games, with ski jumping and ice hockey as the top medal-producing sports. "This table of summer sports does not include the bronze medal won in ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics." "This table includes the bronze medal won in ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics." Czechoslovakia at the Olympics Czechoslovakia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920, after having competed as Bohemia from 1900 to 1912. The nation sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1984 Games when

neg: Singaporean participation in international games Commonwealth Games at Cardiff, Wales in 1958 and the inaugural Southeast Asian Games (then known as the SEAP Games) in 1959. Since then, Singapore has been a regular participant in these games. Singaporean participation in international games The Singapore Olympic and Sports Council, the predecessor of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), was established in 1947. It became an affiliate of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1948. The same year, Singapore sent its first two-men team to the Olympics in London. The late Lloyd Valberg became the first Singaporean ever to participate in the Olympic Games. He was accompanied

neg: Francis Moore (ice hockey) the Ontario Hockey Association in 1962. Since 1976, the F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy has been given annually to the Ontario Hockey League rookie goaltender with the best regular season goals against average. In 1987, Moore was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 1936 Olympic team. Francis Moore (ice hockey) Francis William "Dinty" Moore (October 29, 1900 – January 21, 1976) was a Canadian goaltender who competed in ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was born in Port Colborne, Ontario and died in Morgan's Point, Ontario. Moore was a member

neg: Daniel Sproule Champions Trophy held in Brisbane. Daniel Sproule Daniel Sproule (born 25 January 1974 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former field hockey defender from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Four years earlier, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Games, he won his first bronze medal at the Olympics. Sproule has been a regular member of "The Kookaburras" team since missing the 1994 Hockey World Cup in Sydney. He won the gold medal with Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, and did the same a

neg: Daniel Sproule Daniel Sproule Daniel Sproule (born 25 January 1974 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former field hockey defender from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Four years earlier, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Games, he won his first bronze medal at the Olympics. Sproule has been a regular member of "The Kookaburras" team since missing the 1994 Hockey World Cup in Sydney. He won the gold medal with Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, and did the same a year later at the 1999

neg: Jim Maxwell (commentator) edited the "ABC Cricket Magazine" since 1988, and is the author of four cricket books, including: The Sound of Summer, a memoir published in 2016. Maxwell is a frequent member of the BBC's "Test Match Special" team when Australia play England for the Ashes. He has also covered a number of other sports, including rugby union, rugby league, golf, hockey and table tennis. He has been involved in radio coverage of at least three Olympic Games. He also provided commentary for the EA Sports games Cricket 2004 and Cricket 2005, alongside fellow commentator Richie Benaud. Maxwell has two sons from

neg: Vladimír Růžička two gold medals. Vladimír Růžička Vladimír Růžička (; born 6 June 1963) is a Czech ice hockey coach and former professional player. Růžička was twice named the top player in the Czechoslovak Elite League, and was on the gold medal team in the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1985 and 1998 Olympic Games. He also played 233 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Since 2008, Růžička has been the head coach of both HC Slavia Praha and the Czech national ice hockey team. Růžička started his career with Czechoslovak side Litvínov, making his first appearance at the age of

neg: Vladimír Růžička Vladimír Růžička Vladimír Růžička (; born 6 June 1963) is a Czech ice hockey coach and former professional player. Růžička was twice named the top player in the Czechoslovak Elite League, and was on the gold medal team in the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1985 and 1998 Olympic Games. He also played 233 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Since 2008, Růžička has been the head coach of both HC Slavia Praha and the Czech national ice hockey team. Růžička started his career with Czechoslovak side Litvínov, making his first appearance at the age of 16 and scoring

neg: Homebush Bay a area to the south west of Homebush Bay (and within the former suburb of Homebush Bay) which was notable as the site of the 2000 Olympic Games. Since then, there has been much development in the area including office buildings and apartments in the centre of Sydney Olympic Park. Three completed residential developments in the area are Newington, The Waterfront and Mariners Cove. The Sydney Showground relocated from Moore Park in 1998, in preparation for the Olympic Games. The Sydney Showground provided Olympic venues along with Stadium Australia, Sydney Super Dome, Athletics Centre, Aquatic Centre, Tennis Centre, Hockey Stadium

neg: Canada–United States sports rivalries games are among the most important in international hockey. Since the decline of the Soviet Union in 1991, this rivalry has certainly been one of the most passionate of all. Ice hockey is by far the most competitive sport between the two countries. The two teams have been close rivals since the early days of international hockey, facing each other for the gold medal at the first Olympic hockey tournament in 1920. The US was not able to defeat Canada until the 1960 Winter Olympics, and achieved their most recent victory at the 1980 Olympics. However, during the 1991 Canada

neg: Australia women's national field hockey team the sharpest shooter in international women's hockey during the 1990s which was acknowledged when she won the World Hockey Player of the Year in 1999. Annan represented Australia 228 times, and was part of the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Gold Medal winning teams. Annan remains the Hockeyroos highest goal scorer. As a highly recognised Hockeyroo, Nikki Hudson has become one of the most identifiable Australian athletes. Retiring in 2009, the striker has already become the highest capped player in the history of the Hockeyroos, finishing on 303 games (the only Hockeyroo to play over 300 games). Since her debut in

neg: Millfield Millfield is known for its sporting prowess and has produced many international and Olympic athletes; its campus houses a wide range of sports facilities. 130 staff sports coaches oversee the 28 different sports on offer, including athletics, badminton, basketball, chess, clay shooting, cricket, cross country, dance, equestrian, fencing, football, golf, hockey, karate, modern pentathlon, netball, outdoor activities, rowing, rugby, ski racing, squash, swimming, tennis and trampolining. Millfield has been represented at every Olympic Games since 1956. At the London 2012 Games, Millfield was the most represented UK school. At the Rio Games in 2016, eight Millfieldians took part and won

neg: Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey defenseman Aaron Miller (2002, 2006) and Ryan Gunderson (2018). St. Louis skated for Canada in the 2006 and 2014 Olympics, while Sharp was named to Canada's 2014 Olympic squad. Viktor Stalberg also represented Sweden at the 2018 Olympics. Vermont was one of just five college hockey programs to have at least one alumnus participating in every Olympic games since NHL players began competing in 1998 until 2018 when NHL players did not compete in Olympic competition. Single-season points record: Single-season goals record: Single-season assists record: Career save percentage leaders (min. 40 games): Single-season save record: All games are broadcast on

neg: Kate Richardson-Walsh Hockey Club in Manchester followed by Hightown Hockey club, where she was coached by Maggie Souyave. Richardson-Walsh was selected to play for the under 16 Great Britain team when she was 14. It took Richardson-Walsh just nine years to go from starting hockey at her school aged 11 to playing for her country at the Sydney Olympic Games. Richardson-Walsh made both her England and Great Britain debuts in 1999 and has since gone on to play at the full range of international tournaments including four Summer Olympics, four Hockey World Cups and four Commonwealth Games. Between 2013 and 2016 she

neg: Field hockey at the Summer Olympics the tournament was invitational but FIH introduced a qualification system since the 1992 games. India is the leading team in overall medal tally with 11 medals (8 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze). India also lead in most number of gold medals. 45 teams have competed in at least one Olympic Games. Australia and the Netherlands are the only teams to have competed at almost every Olympic Games, except for only one edition; 21 teams have competed in at least one Olympic Games. Field hockey at the Summer Olympics Field hockey, was introduced at the Olympic Games as a men's

neg: Ray Castoldi and several Winter Olympic Hockey games. Castoldi has contributed to the Jock Jams and Jock Rock series of albums, as well as Hallmark Cards. Castoldi also wrote Slapshot, the song that is played after the Rangers score a goal at Madison Square Garden. Ray Castoldi Ray Castoldi has been the organist at Madison Square Garden since 1989. During the summer, when the New York Rangers and New York Knicks are spending their offseasons, Castoldi can be heard at the organ at New York Mets games at Citi Field (and previously Shea Stadium). Because of this, he is the only person

neg: Football at the Pacific Games Football at the Pacific Games Football has been a regular event at the Pacific Games, the multi-sports event for Pacific nations, territories and dependencies, since 1963. Until 2011 the tournament was known as the "South Pacific Games". Since 1971 the competition has been held every four years, but was not played in 1999 due to contract issues. In 2007, the men's competition doubled as OFC's preliminary qualifying competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. A women's tournament was first introduced in 2003, and has doubled up as the preliminary qualifying competition for the Olympic Games since 2007. The men's tournament

neg: Football at the Pacific Games also became the Olympic qualifier for Oceania for the 2015 edition. Football has also been held at several editions of the Pacific Mini Games, starting with the first tournament in 1981. Results Medalists Top goalscorers Results Medalists Top goalscorers Results Results Football at the Pacific Games Football has been a regular event at the Pacific Games, the multi-sports event for Pacific nations, territories and dependencies, since 1963. Until 2011 the tournament was known as the "South Pacific Games". Since 1971 the competition has been held every four years, but was not played in 1999 due to contract issues. In 2007,

neg: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games 20 years that the United States took home a gold medal in women's hockey. They previously won in 1998 in Nagano, Japan, which was also against Canada. Canada's loss effectively ended their winning streak of four consecutive winter games, having won since 2002. The 2022 edition will be played with ten teams. Since 1976, 12 teams have participated in the men's tournament, except in 1998 and 2002, when the number was raised to 14. The number of teams has ranged from 4 (in 1932) to 16 (in 1964). After the NHL allowed its players to compete at the 1998 Winter

neg: Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum the 1932 Olympic Games which had been missing for more than sixty years prior to being donated to the museum, the skates used by Jack Shea in the same games, as well as memorabilia from the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey team. The museum also hosted the Olympic torch when it traveled the United States prior to the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. In addition to hosting the Lake Placid film forum, the museum's collection also provided materials for the 2004 movie "Miracle", which focused on the 1980 hockey team. The museum was the recipient of the 2005

neg: Sport in Western Australia Bash domestic competition and have been the most successful franchise since the competition's inception. The WACA also hosts international Test and One Day International cricket matches. The Western Fury represent WA in the Women's National Cricket League. Perth has a strong regional field hockey competition. There are many field hockey clubs for children, men, women and veterans (over 40 year of age). Western Australia contributes significantly to the national Australian men's and ladies' hockey teams which have both been winners of Olympic Gold Medals. The Australian Institute of Sport hockey unit has been based in Perth since 1984, when it

neg: India at the Olympics India at the Olympics India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete (Norman Pritchard) winning two medals- both silver- in athletics. The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and has participated in every Summer Games since then. India has also competed at several Winter Olympic Games beginning in 1964. Indian athletes have won a total of 28 medals so far, all at the Summer Games. For a period of time, India national field hockey team was dominant in Olympic competition, winning eleven medals in twelve Olympics between 1920 and

neg: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games seen for hockey". The typical NBA season is held in the winter and spring, so the Summer Olympics do not conflict with the regular season schedule. Bettman "floated a concept of moving hockey to the Summer Games", but this was rejected because of the Olympic Charter. In March 1995, Bettman, René Fasel, IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch and NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow met in Geneva, Switzerland. They reached an agreement that allowed NHL players to participate in the Olympics, starting with the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan. The deal was officially announced by the NHL on 2 October 1995.

neg: 2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey) in the regular season. The games was all played in Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall. 2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey) The 2015–16 First Division was the 26th season of Norway's second highest ice hockey league, First Division. The regular season began play on September 26, 2015, and was concluded on March 2, 2016. The promotional and relegational playoffs began March 10, and ended March 22, 2016. After the regular season has ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the 2015–16 GET-ligaen and the two highest ranked teams in the First Division competed for the right to play in the 2016–17

neg: Stefanie Marty Stefanie Marty Stefanie Andrea Marty (born 16 April 1988) is a member of the Swiss Olympic women's hockey team and also plays for Syracuse University in the United States. She has been a member of the Swiss National Team since 2003. While at New Hampshire, she appeared in the Wildcats' 2008 Frozen Four appearance. Prior to the NCAA, she was nominated to be Swiss Hockey Woman of the Year in 2005. Her Swiss team placed eighth in the 2004 World Championship at Halifax. Marty appeared in the 2006 Olympic games in Torino where her team earned seventh place. From 2003–2007,

neg: Russia men's national ice hockey team United States. The European nations of the Big Six participate in the Euro Hockey Tour, which Russia won seven times since 2005. Russia has 84,270 ice hockey players registered with its ice hockey federation. The head coach is Ilya Vorobiev, who has been coach since 2018. Since the establishment of the team, Russia has participated in every IIHF World Championships tournament and every Olympic ice hockey tournament, winning five world championships and one Olympic gold. The Allrussian Hockey League was founded by some clubs in the Russian Empire and entered the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1911. However, probably

neg: Qatar men's national ice hockey team Qatar men's national ice hockey team The Qatari national ice hockey team () is the national men's ice hockey team of Qatar. They are controlled by the Qatar Winter Sports Committee and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 18 May 2012. Qatar is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and have not entered in any World Championship tournaments or at any Olympic Games, but have only played once in the Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament in 2016, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia. The sport was mostly

neg: Olympic Rink the Knights of Columbus league played at the Olympic and contained junior and senior players. In 1955, it was acquired by the owners of the Winnipeg Warriors to provide a home for junior hockey following the construction of the new Winnipeg Arena and demolition of the Shea's Amphitheatre on Broadway. The ice plant from the Amphitheatre was purchased and relocated to the Olympic. The Winnipeg Braves and the St. Boniface Canadians, both teams associated with the Warriors organization, played regular season games at the Olympic. In the 1960s, the Olympic was converted to a curling rink. When this use no

neg: Colton Orr in just 10 regular season games. With the diminishing role of enforcers, at season's end, Orr announced his retirement from professional hockey on April 28, 2016. Orr has been married to wife Sabrina (née Gecaj) since 2009 and has a daughter named Charlotte. Orr is not related to Bobby Orr, though the Hall of Famer has served as his agent. During the 2001 Canada Games Colton Orr represented Manitoba as a soccer goalkeeper. Colton Orr Colton "Bobby" Douglas Orr (born March 3, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Having played nearly 500 games in the NHL, Orr

neg: Hungary men's national ice hockey team Hungary men's national ice hockey team The Hungarian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Hungary. They have participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games since 1928. A consistent participant of the annual World Championship, Hungary has played at the Olympics three times, most recently in 1964. They are currently ranked 19th in the world by the IIHF. The team is controlled by the Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség. There are no Hungarian players currently playing in North America's National Hockey League; however, three have been selected in the

neg: Melissa Gonzalez in Johannesburg, South Africa. Gonzalez's Olympic experience includes the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In addition to playing, she has been a volunteer assistant coach at UConn, Yale and the University of Massachusetts. Melissa Gonzalez Melissa Gonzalez (born January 24, 1989) is an American field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the United States women's national field hockey team in the women's event. She was born in Peekskill. She attended Lakeland High School. Gonzalez completed her collegiate field hockey career at the University of Connecticut.

neg: Green Bay Gamblers Green Bay Gamblers The Green Bay Gamblers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). They play in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the Resch Center. The history of organized hockey in Green Bay has been dated as far back as 1916 when the first regular amateur hockey team in Green Bay started playing games on the Fox River against a similar team from De Pere. The team only ever played games against the team from De Pere and in 1917 the team broke up when the First World War

neg: Sandra Pisani Head Selector during the peak of their success when the team won two Olympic Gold medals in Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament under coach Ric Charlesworth. She has been a National Youth Selector since 2012 - a role where she has worked alongside fellow South Australian Craig Victory. In 2014, she was the Team Manager for the Women’s Australia A development tour to China and Japan August 2014. She is recognized on the South Australian Sports Institute Hockey Honour Roll for her 1988 Olympic

neg: David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1961) David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1961) David Henry Jensen (born May 3, 1961 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who appeared in 18 NHL regular season games between 1984 and 1986. He is the younger brother of Paul Jensen, who was a member of the 1976 United States Olympic ice hockey team. Drafted no.100 overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars, David H. Jensen played with the U.S. National Team in 1983–84 as an amateur and was a member of the Olympic team that played in the 1984 Winter Olympic

neg: CC Amfi in 2004. The arena was formerly known as Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre ( or ) until October 2015, when CC bought the naming rights for the arena. A new media cube was also installed as part of the deal. Adjacent to the Olympic venue lays Storhamar Ishall. Solely used for ice hockey, it opened in 1981 and has a capacity for 1,200. Since the opening of the Olympic venue, Storhamar Ishall has been used for training, and the two rinks share common dressing rooms and other facilities. The sport of ice hockey was taken up by Storhamar IL after the 1952

neg: Scott Smith (ice hockey) has a summer cottage on Chaleur Bay. He considers himself fortunate to have a career in hockey, and grateful for its experiences, highlighted by the gold medals wins by the men's and women's ice hockey teams at the Winter Olympic Games from 2002 to 2014. Scott Smith (ice hockey) Scott Smith (born November 27, 1966) is a Canadian ice hockey executive, administrator, and businessman, who has worked for Hockey Canada since 1995. He served as Vice-President and chief operating officer (COO) of Hockey Canada from 2007 to 2016, and as President and COO since 2016. Smith has overseen rapid growth

neg: McGill University League. McGill alumnus James Naismith invented basketball in early December 1891. Norwegian Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen (later the coach of Canada's 1932 Olympic team) popularized cross-country skiing in North America from McGill's Gault Estate in Mont St. Hilaire. There has been a McGill alumnus or alumna competing at every Olympic Games since 1908. Swimmer George Hodgson won two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics, ice hockey goaltender Kim St-Pierre won gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Other 2006 gold medalists are Jennifer Heil (women's freestyle mogul) and goaltender Charline Labonté (women's ice hockey).

neg: Olympic Hymn edition of the games. The anthem by Samaras and Palamas was declared the official Olympic Anthem by the International Olympic Committee in 1958 at the 54th Session of the IOC in Tokyo, Japan. Since 1960, it has been played at each Olympic Games: during the opening ceremony when the Olympic flag is hoisted, and during the closing ceremony when the Olympic flag is lowered. If the anthem is to be performed in English, then the English sung version is used, which has been usually in English-speaking countries. If it is to be performed in a language other than English or

neg: Stephen Walkom of officiating, who resigned under controversy in mid-July 2004. He has a bachelor's degree in commerce from Laurentian University. As a referee, he was hired in 1990 after a successful amateur career that included obtaining Level VI certification - the highest in Hockey Canada's Officiating Program - and refereeing in the Memorial Cup tournament. In the NHL (where he wore uniform number 24 from the 1994–95 NHL season until his retirement), he officiated more than 600 regular season games, 84 Stanley Cup playoff games, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, 2004 World Cup of Hockey, and two Stanley Cup Finals. Walkom

neg: Penn State Nittany Lions both nationally and throughout the globe and often has a number of highly touted international fencers. The women's field hockey team is coached by Char Morett, a former Penn State field hockey player herself and 1984 Olympic bronze medalist. Penn State is one of the premier programs in the nation with 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, the third most in the nation. Since joining the Big Ten in 1992, the Nittany Lions have been dominant with more Big Ten Tournament titles than any other team and the second most regular season titles behind Michigan. In 2007, the women's Field Hockey team

neg: David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1965) David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1965) David Allan Jensen (born August 19, 1965 in Newton, Massachusetts and raised in Needham, Massachusetts) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who appeared in 69 NHL regular season games between 1984 and 1987. Selected in 1983 by the Hartford Whalers, Jensen played with the U.S. National Team in 1983–84 as an amateur and was a member of the Olympic team that played in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo. Jensen entered Belmont Hill as a Freshman and transferred to Lawrence Academy his Junior year graduating in 1984. Here are some of

neg: Billy Taylor (ice hockey, born 1919) has since matched that record. After only one season in Motown, he was dealt to the Boston Bruins for his last NHL season, 1947–48. That last season saw him play 39 games for the Bruins and two games for the Rangers. His career was cut short when Clarence Campbell expelled him (and Don Gallinger) for gambling violations similar to the Black Sox scandal in baseball. In 323 career regular season games, Taylor scored 87 goals and 267 points. His son also played professional hockey, Billy Taylor (ice hockey b. 1942) Billy Taylor Sr. was finally reinstated by the NHL in

neg: Winter sport in Australia individual from the Southern Hemisphere, to win a Winter Olympic gold medal and was also part of the short track relay team that won Australia's first Winter Olympic medal (a bronze in 1994). Australia first competed in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936 and has taken part in every Winter Olympics since 1952. Australia first entered an ice hockey team in the 1960 Winter Olympics. It won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, in 1994, and became the only southern hemisphere country to win Winter Olympic gold in 2002. Australia has competed in every Winter Paralympic Games, and has

neg: Teeratep Winothai and win 6–0 and Police United promoted to Thai Premier League. On 24 January 2016, Winothai joined Bangkok United. Leesaw has been included in the national team setup since a very young age and is a very versatile player, playing either on the wing or as striker. Leesaw first came to the fore in the King's Cup in 2005 and has been a squad regular since, only being rested when called up to represent the nation in Olympic qualifying matches or in SEA Games. He represented Thailand in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand. In the final

neg: England Hockey in the Olympics. This has created tensions between the governing bodies and those responsible for the Great Britain teams. However the women's team have been performing well, winning a bronze at the Olympic Games in London 2012 and most recently the gold at the Olympic Games on Rio in 2016. The current England Men and England Women Hockey teams train at Bisham Abbey National Sport Centre just outside Marlow. Over 841 clubs across England and the Channel Islands affiliate to England Hockey. The Hockey seasons for clubs are split into the Winter season running from mainly from September to April

neg: Sport in Portugal competed at the Summer Olympic Games in 1912, in Stockholm. It has participated uninterruptedly since, building up a total of 21 presences (18th most assiduous, as of 2004), of which it has collected 22 Olympic medals, divided into 4 golds, 7 silvers and 11 bronzes. The Winter Olympic Games saw Portugal's first participation in 1952, in Oslo. However, being a poorly mountainous country and possessing a Mediterranean climate, together with the absence of a winter sporting tradition, explains Portugal's weaker Winter Olympic history, with only 5 (interspersed) presences and no medals. Portugal has a successful roller hockey team, with 15

neg: Marc Joannette Marc Joannette Marc Joannette (born November 3, 1968) is a National Hockey League referee, who wears uniform number 25. As of the end of the 2007–08 NHL season, he has officiated 470 regular season and 28 playoff games. His first game was on October 1, 1999. He officiated on April 6, 2007 when Martin Brodeur broke Bernie Parent's single season wins record with his 48th win of the season. He was selected to officiate the 2008 and 2009 Stanley Cup Finals. He was selected to officiate the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games in Canada. On October 5, 2008, Joannette was involved

neg: Terrassa in the introduction of basketball. The most important sport in the city is field hockey. During the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, Terrassa was the city where the field hockey competition was played. The great number of hockey players from Terrassa who have participated in the Olympic Games over the years has led to Terrassa's being referred to as the "most Olympic city in the world". Between 1928 and 2004, Terrassa sent 124 athletes to the Olympic Games, the majority of whom were hockey players. Three local field hockey clubs play in the main Spanish league championship: Atlètic Terrassa and

neg: India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry India and Pakistan have played against each other several times in field hockey. They participate in Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Hockey Asia Cup, Hockey Champions Trophy, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and Summer Olympic Games. India and Pakistan have a record of facing each other in the first seven Asian games hockey finals. They have played a total of nine finals against each other in which Pakistan has won seven and India has won two gold. Both nations have played each other from 1956 to 1964 in three successive Olympic Hockey finals. India won gold twice while

neg: Bill McCreary (referee) game won by the Capitals 5-4. On June 23, 2014, the Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee announced that McCreary would be enshrined in the Hall of Fame with the 2014 class of inductees. Bill McCreary (referee) William McCreary (born November 17, 1955 in Guelph, Ontario) is a former National Hockey League referee. Before retiring in 2011, McCreary officiated 1,737 regular season games, 282 playoff games, and one NHL All-Star Game. McCreary has been wearing uniform number 7 since the 1994–95 NHL season and has been wearing a helmet for most of his refereeing career. He worked fifteen Stanley Cup

neg: Culture of India Golden Pagoda and Akshardham, and the various modern urban developments of India like Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh, are notable. Field hockey was considered to be the national game of India, but this has been recently denied by the Government of India, clarifying on a Right to Information Act (RTI) filed that India has not declared any sport as the national game. At a time when it was especially popular, the India national field hockey team won the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup, and 8 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals at the Olympic Games. However, field hockey in India no

neg: Mark Aubry Nicklas Backstrom's positive test for pseudoephedrine was a result of Zyrtec-D taken to treat sinusitis, and it should not be considered a doping infraction. Since Aubry became CMO, IIHF competitions and the Winter Olympic Games, ice hockey officials have been instructed to penalize all hits to the head, and are critiqued for any such missed calls. Aubry was one of the authors of the 2017 report "Concussions in international ice hockey championships and olympic winter games between 2006 and 2015". He later spoke at a CASEM conference, discussing how the faults in how the IIHF reports injuries, and the lessons

neg: Bill McCreary (referee) Bill McCreary (referee) William McCreary (born November 17, 1955 in Guelph, Ontario) is a former National Hockey League referee. Before retiring in 2011, McCreary officiated 1,737 regular season games, 282 playoff games, and one NHL All-Star Game. McCreary has been wearing uniform number 7 since the 1994–95 NHL season and has been wearing a helmet for most of his refereeing career. He worked fifteen Stanley Cup Finals, the 1991 Canada Cup, the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and the 1998 Nagano Olympics, where he officiated the Gold Medal game won by the Czech Republic. McCreary refereed his first NHL game

neg: Hockey except for 1912 and 1924, while women's field hockey has been played at the Summer Olympic Games since 1980. Modern field hockey sticks are constructed of a composite of wood, glass fibre or carbon fibre (sometimes both) and are J-shaped, with a curved hook at the playing end, a flat surface on the playing side and a curved surface on the rear side. All sticks are right-handed – left-handed sticks are not permitted. While field hockey in its current form appeared in mid-18th century England, primarily in schools, it was not until the first half of the 19th century that

neg: Michael Lyster In 1984 Lyster took over as presenter of "The Sunday Game", a post he held for 34 years. That same year he was one of the main presenters for RTÉ's television coverage of the Olympic Games, co-hosting with Moya Doherty on "Daybreak LA". This was RTÉ's first venture into breakfast television. In 1988, Lyster won a Jacob's Award for his work on "The Sunday Game". Since then Lyster has covered a number of sports for RTÉ across all codes and has been an ever-present feature on RTÉ's coverage of Olympic Games. He remains, however, mostly associated with Gaelic games and

neg: Kristofer Ottosson Kristofer Ottosson Jan Kristofer Ottosson (born January 9, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Ottosson began playing hockey in Djurgården's youth organization and was later promoted to the J20-team. He made his Elitserien debut on 22 September 1994, and has since then been a regular member of the senior team, with the exception of a two-season stint at Huddinge IK. He was also on loan to Haninge HF in the 1994–95 season and Arlanda Wings in the 1996–97 season. He took a break from hockey in 2005, missing the first 18 regular season games due to family

neg: Hockey the world play in the Bandy World Cup every year. Field hockey is played on gravel, natural grass, or sand-based or water-based artificial turf, with a small, hard ball approximately 73 mm (2.9 in) in diameter. The game is popular among both males and females in many parts of the world, particularly in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Argentina. In most countries, the game is played between single-sex sides, although they can be mixed-sex. The governing body is the 126-member International Hockey Federation (FIH). Men's field hockey has been played at each Summer Olympic Games since 1908

neg: Czech Republic at the Olympics in cross-country skiing, speed skating and ultimately popular ice hockey. In terms of medal count the most decorated Czech Olympian within the post-Czechoslovak period is cross-country skier Kateřina Neumannová (6 medals between 1998 and 2006). The National Olympic Committee for the Czech Republic is the Czech Olympic Committee, which was founded in 1899 and recognized in its current form by the International Olympic Committee in 1993. Czech Republic at the Olympics The Czech Republic first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has competed in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then.

neg: CBS Olympic broadcasts game in men's hockey between Sweden and Canada, won by Sweden in a shootout. It should also be noted when the construction of the Lysgårdsbakken jumping hills started in 1992, the hills had to be moved some meters north so that television broadcasters (including CBS) could get the best pictures available from their pre-chosen location. The 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan did feature some live prime time coverage in the Eastern and Central Time Zones (the Opening Ceremonies and some alpine skiing events), since these events were being held in the morning local time in Japan, which corresponded to

neg: England men's national hockey team England men's national hockey team The England men's national field hockey team competes in most major international tournaments except the Olympic Games. England's only appearance at the Olympics was at London 1908 when they won gold; since then English players have competed at the Olympics as part of the combined Great Britain national field hockey team. England's best finish in the Hockey World Cup was as runners-up to champions Australia in 1986, which was also held in London. They won the bronze medal at the inaugural Commonwealth Games hockey tournament in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, as well as in 2014

neg: Olympic sports the IOC decided to cap the number of sports in the Summer Olympics at 28. The only summer sports that have never been absent from the Olympic program are athletics, aquatics (the discipline of swimming has been in every Olympics), cycling, fencing, and gymnastics (the discipline of artistic gymnastics has been in every Olympics). The only winter sports that were included in all Winter Olympic Games are skiing (only nordic skiing), skating (figure skating and speed skating), and ice hockey. Figure skating and ice hockey were also included in the Summer Olympics before the Winter Olympics were introduced in 1924.

neg: John Tripp (ice hockey) the 2016-17 season. In May 2017, Tripp agreed a deal to become the new head coach of Braehead Clan in the UK's EIHL. He guided the Clan to a ninth-place finish in the regular season, his tenure ended in late March 2018. Since January 2016, Tripp has been serving as co-host and analyst of CHL Centre Ice, a show dedicated to the Champions Hockey League (CHL), and as color commentator of CHL games. He was a member of the TSN broadcast crew at the 2017 IIHF World Championships. He has been friends since his childhood with Jayna Hefford both went

neg: History of the New York Rangers at the 2002 Winter Olympics, when Canada won its first Olympic ice hockey gold medal since the 1952 Winter Olympics). CBC commentator Bob Cole said Game 7 was one of his most memorable TV games. Despite having coached the Rangers to a regular season first-place finish and the Stanley Cup, head coach Mike Keenan left after a dispute with general manager Neil Smith. During the 1994–95 lockout-shortened season, the Rangers struggled to find their form and lost in the second round of the playoffs. They snuck in with the eighth seed and defeated the Quebec Nordiques in the first round,

neg: Shane Heyer Shane Heyer Shane Heyer (born February 7, 1964) is a retired National Hockey League linesman, who wears uniform number 55. He has worked the 2010 Olympics, two World Cup of Hockey tournaments, one NHL All-Star Game, and six Stanley Cup Finals. His career started in the 1988–89 NHL season. His first Regular Season NHL game was Winnipeg Jets verse Vancouver Canucks on October 6, 1988. Since then, he has worked 1411 regular NHL season games. His first Playoff NHL game was Minnesota Wild verse Chicago Blackhawks on April 18, 1990. Since then, he has worked 144 post-season/ playoff games as

neg: Canada at the Summer Olympics Shewfelt in Athens. Lori Fung won a gold in rhythmic gymnastics in Los Angeles and Canadians have also won medals in trampolining. Canada has never won an Olympic medal in handball. Their best finish was sixth in the women's tournament at the 1976 games. Canada has never won an Olympic medal in field hockey. Their best finish was fifth in the women's tournament at the 1984 games. Canada won the gold medal when ice hockey was introduced in the program of the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. The sport was moved to the Winter Olympics program for the first winter games