The Winnipeg Falcons were a senior men's amateur ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Winnipeg Falcons won the 1920 Allan Cup. That team went on to represent Canada in the 1920 Olympic games held in Antwerp, Belgium. There the Falcons, soundly beating all their opponents, won for Canada the first Olympic gold medal in ice hockey.
Winnipeg Falcons on route to the 1920 Olympics (photo includes an unidentified ships' officer and a woman)
Winnipeg Falcons at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Winnipeg Free Press, April 27th, 1920 on the Olympic win.
Unveiling of prominent display at MTS Centre, Winnipeg
Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The tournament also served as the first World Championships. The matches were played between April 23 and April 29, 1920. Canada, represented by the Winnipeg Falcons, won the gold medal. The silver went to the United States and Czechoslovakia took the bronze.
Picture of the Gold Medal-winning Winnipeg Falcons taken en route to the 1920 Olympics (photo includes an unidentified ships' officer and a woman)
Palais de Glace d'Anvers ice rink where the ice hockey tournament was held.
Winnipeg Falcons team photo at the 1920 Summer Olympics
