Ice hockey has only local teams.
The 1920 Summer Olympics ( Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920 ) , officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad , were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp , Belgium . The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men 's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) . Ice hockey . In international competitions , the national teams of six countries ( the `` Big Six '' ) predominate : Canada , Czech Republic , Finland , Russia , Sweden and the United States . In the annual Ice Hockey World Championships , 177 of 201 medals have been awarded to the six nations .