Ice Hockey At The 1948 Winter Olympics
In Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Team Canada returned to its dominance, winning their fourth Gold Medal out of the first five Olympic Games. Additionally it marked team Canada's twelfth World Championship, and Czechoslovakia's eighth European Championship.
Read more about Ice Hockey At The 1948 Winter Olympics: Rival United States Teams, Final Tournament, Results, Top Scorer, European Championship Medal Table
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