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Ice Hockey at the Winter Olympics: A Timeline

When did men’s ice hockey first appear at the Olympic Games?

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Men’s ice hockey first appeared at the Olympic Games during the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium. This inclusion actually predated the establishment of the Winter Olympics, which began in 1924.1