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TV ratings for Canada vs USA gold medal matchup were the highest in Olympic history to that time. [6] In the United States, NBC's live coverage of the gold medal hockey game drew a 10.7 rating, the highest-rated hockey game, Olympic or NHL, since the 1980 Winter Olympics and was the largest network hockey audience in the U.S. in 22 years. [7]
Picture of the gold medal-winning Winnipeg Falcons (representing Canada) taken en route to the 1920 Summer Olympics Ice hockey is a sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games . A men's ice hockey tournament has been held every Winter Olympics (starting in 1924 ); an ice hockey tournament was also held at the 1920 Summer Olympics . [ 1 ]
At Vancouver 2010, Canada won the gold medal with a 3–2 win against the United States in the final. Sidney Crosby 's overtime goal secured Canada the final gold medal awarded at the Games. [ 12 ] At the 2012 World Championship in Finland and Sweden, Ryan Murray became the first draft eligible prospect to represent Canada at the Ice Hockey ...
The gold medal game was a rematch of the men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, United States. In addition, Chris Pronger , Scott Niedermayer , Martin Brodeur and Jarome Iginla of Team Canada were returnees from the 2002 gold-winning squad and collected their second gold medal.
In the gold medal game, Canada and the United States ended regulation play with a 2–2 tie, making it only the second Olympic gold medal match to go into overtime. Canadian player Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal 7:40 into overtime play to give Canada its eighth gold medal in men's hockey. [94]
Canada hosted and participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada previously hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Canada sent a team of 206 athletes (116 men, 90 women), including participants in all 15 sports, and finished with 14 gold medals and 26 in total ...
Canada surrendered only three goals in six games, the fewest allowed by a gold medallist since 1928 when Canada shut out the opposition in a three-game tournament. Canada also scored only seventeen goals, the fewest by a gold medal-winning team in Olympic history, although Great Britain averaged fewer goals per game at the 1936 Winter Olympics ...
Bellamy announced her retirement from USA Hockey in September 2021 after her heartbreaking loss to Team Canada in a gold medal game in 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship. She settled for Silver for the first time since 2012 and in her last hockey career.