Canada won the first Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament at the 1924 Winter Olympics.
Canada’s Toronto Granites team represented the country at Chamonix and won the gold medal without losing a game. The team scored heavily during the tournament, reflecting Canada’s established hockey culture and the strength of its amateur representative teams at the time.
Ice hockey had appeared at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, but the 1924 competition was the first Olympic ice hockey tournament held as part of the Winter Games. The change reflected the sport’s close relationship with winter conditions and helped establish hockey as a central Winter Olympic event.
The United States won silver and Great Britain took bronze in 1924. This result is distinct from Canada’s later Olympic hockey records, including the famous women’s and men’s tournaments of the modern era. The 1924 tournament used rules and team formats that differ from today’s Olympic competition.