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IHLC Classics – Canada 12-1 Sweden – 26 Apr 1920

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From time to time, TheIHLC.com will feature detailed recaps and boxscores of some of the most legendary games in international hockey history, considered to be “IHLC Classics.” This feature, showcasing the inaugural Olympic Gold Medal Game from 1920, is the first such Classic feature. Enjoy!

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🇨🇦 Canada 12-1 Sweden 🇸🇪
Olympic Gold Medal Game
Palais de Glace d’Anvers, Antwerp 🇧🇪
Monday, 26 April 1920

It was certainly a strange anomaly to begin with: a winter game being played in the springtime as an exhibition sport at the Summer Olympics.

But despite the semantics of their surroundings, the Winnipeg Falcons, representing Canada at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, won ice hockey’s first ever Olympic Gold with a 12-1 drubbing of Sweden, to retain the International Hockey Lineal Championship held since 1912.
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IHLC Results – Canada 2-0 United States – 25 Apr 1920

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🇨🇦 Canada 2-0 United States 🇺🇸
Olympic Semifinal
Palais de Glace d’Anvers, Antwerp 🇧🇪
Sunday, 25 April 1920

BOXSCORE
1st Period
none

2nd Period
30:00 – 🇨🇦 GOAL – Fredrickson
35:00 – 🇨🇦 GOAL – Johannesson

GOALTENDERS
W: 🇨🇦 Byron
L: 🇺🇸 Bonney

ROSTERS
🇨🇦 Goaltender: Walter Byron. Defence: Robert Benson, Konrad Johannesson. Forwards: Frank Fredrickson (C), Magnus Goodman, Haldor Halderson, Allan Woodman.
🇺🇸 Goaltender: Raymond Bonney. Defence: Gerry Geran, Edward Fitzgerald (C). Forwards: Anthony Conroy, Herb Drury, Francis Goheen, Joseph McCormick.

🇨🇦 CANADA (C) vs. UNITED STATES 🇺🇸
current champion
(since 22 Mar 1912)		 Last Title
 none
15 All-Time Wins
 0
1 win Head-To-Head
 0 wins
First IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA)
none
Previous IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA)
none
Last IHLC Game
🇨🇦 CAN 15-0 TCH 🇨🇿 – 24 Apr 1920 – OG – Antwerp 🇧🇪
Next IHLC Game
🇨🇦 CAN 12-1 SWE 🇸🇪 – 26 Apr 1920 – OG – Antwerp 🇧🇪 🏅