About the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL and Hockey in General.
The Triple Gold Club is the very apotheosis of success in world hockey. Indeed, in the long history of the Stanley Cup (est. 1893), the Olympics (1920), and the World Championship (1930), only 29 players have won the Stanley Cup and gold in the IOC and IIHF events. That number could increase by two in … Read more
History and achievements For two teams, the upcoming Olympics will be a debut: for the Chinese hosts, and for Team Denmark, which for the first time in history managed to qualify to this tournament. In the qualifying round, they won the Norway group, defeating the hosts in the deciding game. The Danes made their international … Read more
Their participation more than matched the Pierre de Coubertin’s principle, which puts participation above winning. In the first game, the Swiss lost to Team USA 0:29, and two 20-minute periods were enough for that. At the next Olympics, Canada took over the record in a win over Czechoslovakia (30:0), but it didn’t last long — … Read more