Jarmo Sakari Wasama (December 2, 1943 in Elimäki , Finland – February 2, 1966 in Tampere , Finland) was an ice hockey player who played in the SM-sarja . He played for Ilves . He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985. Wasama won two championships (one after death), one silver and two bronzes. He was elected to all-star team 5 times (one after death).
21-509: Wasama possessed good skills for a defenseman in Finland and it is much speculated would Wasama have been the first Finnish player in the NHL. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Winter Olympics . In February 1966, Wasama lost his life in an automobile accident that resulted from foggy weather conditions. While on his way home from practice, Wasama's car struck a tractor which had stalled on
42-686: A clear definition of responsibilities was never established, and the CAHA's authority over amateur hockey in Canada and its membership within the International Ice Hockey Federation were questioned. In 1994, CAHA president Murray Costello and Hockey Canada president Bill Hay , negotiated a merger between the two organizations. Originally called the Canadian Hockey Association, it has operated as Hockey Canada since 1998. Combining
63-766: The Allan Cup , junior ice hockey leagues and the Memorial Cup , amateur minor ice hockey leagues in Canada, and choosing the representative of the Canada men's national ice hockey team . The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) was formed on December 4, 1914, at the Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa . The desire to set up a national body for hockey came from the Allan Cup trustees who were unable to keep up with organizing its annual challenges. The Allan Cup then became recognized as
84-607: The 1960 general meeting, to recognize an individual who "made outstanding contributions to Canadian amateur hockey". The first groups of recipients were named in January and May 1962. List of notable recipients of the Order of Merit: The CAHA established the Gordon Juckes Award in 1981, to recognize an individual for outstanding contribution to the development of amateur hockey at the national level in Canada. List of recipients of
105-559: The 1964 Winter Olympics The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck , Austria , was the tenth Olympic Championship , also serving as the 31st World Championships and the 42nd European Championships . The games were held at the Olympiahalle Innsbruck . The Soviet Union won its second Olympic gold medal, fourth World Championship and eighth European Championship. Canada , represented for
126-508: The IIHF was reported by The Canadian Press to have admitted to a mistake in 1964 and voted to retroactively award a bronze medal in the 1964 World Championship (but not the 1964 Olympics which had different rules) to Canada. In June 2005, the IIHF voted against the reversal. IIHF vice-president Murray Costello , stated had the reversal been carried out it would have set a precedent for other past decisions to be questioned. Originally Boris Mayorov
147-541: The NHL to sign a limited number of junior age players and began a regulated relationship between amateur and professional hockey. The CAHA filled the role of selecting the Canada men's national ice hockey team to represent the country in ice hockey at the Olympic Games and at the Ice Hockey World Championships . From 1920 until 1963, the CAHA usually chose the reigning Allan Cup champion to represent
168-573: The annual championship for amateur senior ice hockey in Canada. In 1919, the CAHA became trustees of the Memorial Cup , awarded as the annual championship for junior ice hockey in Canada. The CAHA negotiated an agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1940, which recognized junior hockey in Canada as a source of talent for the NHL and provided financial compensation to the CAHA for developing amateur players who were signed to professional contracts. The agreement included allowing
189-407: The country. For the 1964 Winter Olympics , the CAHA approved a proposal by Father David Bauer which established a permanent national men's team composed of student athletes reinforced with senior hockey players. Hockey Canada was formed in 1969 to operate the national team and oversee Canada's involvement in international competition. The CAHA and Hockey Canada had a troubled relationship since
210-599: The first time by a purpose-built national team organized and coached by Father David Bauer , was shut out of the medals for the first time in Olympic ice hockey history—still in contention for the gold medal on the last day until a loss to the Soviets, the Canadians placed fourth and were denied a bronze medal. Prior to the tournament it was determined that there would be a spot allocated for an Asia/Oceanic representative. Also, for
231-462: The game. Canada went on to win by a 3–1 score, and Bauer forgave Öberg for the incident. On the next day, Bauer invited Öberg to sit with him while watching the Soviet Union play Czechoslovakia. First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze. Teams in this group play for 9th–16th places. Team Sweden was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 27 years and 3 months. Team Canada
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#1733085650013252-517: The presentation of the Olympic medals, they were disappointed to learn they had finished in fourth place based on the Olympics tie-breaking procedure of goal differential from all seven games played. Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) president Art Potter and the Canadian players accused International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president Bunny Ahearne of making a last-minute decision to change
273-455: The road. Wasama's car also had a passenger, his father, who did suffer some injuries but survived the accident. Wasama's father, Matti was also a former Ilves-player. Wasama's jersey number 2 was immediately retired from use by Ilves. The trophy which is handed out to the best "rookie" player in SM-liiga is named as Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy in honour of Wasama. Despite his young age by
294-407: The rules and take away a medal from Canada, and The Canadian Press quoted Ahearne as stating that the IIHF decided on a tie-breaking procedure with 10 minutes remaining in the final game. Father Bauer was awarded a gold medal for his example of good sportsmanship in the stick-throwing incident. Later that night, the Canadian players gathered in his room where Marshall Johnston summarized
315-451: The team's feeling that, "The shepherd and his flock have been fleeced". At the CAHA general meeting in May 1964, Ahearne clarified that the decision to place Canada fourth in the standings was supported by the IIHF statutes and that no rules were changed. Former CAHA president and past IIHF president Robert Lebel agreed that the correct decision was made despite the accusations. In April 2005,
336-536: The third (and final time) East played West to decide the German representative in the Olympic hockey tournament. Winners (in bold) qualified for the Group A to play for 1st–8th places. Teams which lost their qualification matches, played in Group B for 9th–16th places. Countries were seeded (roughly) from their placement at the 1963 World Ice Hockey Championships . Switzerland was the only 'B' pool team to win, defeating Norway who
357-483: The time of his death Wasama had already played 74 times for national team including 3 World Championship tournaments and 1 Olympics. The list included the 1965 World Championship tournament which was the first one held in Finland International statistics This biographical article relating to a Finnish ice hockey defenceman is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ice hockey at
378-703: The two organizations allowed for the profits from the Canada Cup and the Summit Series to be invested into minor ice hockey in Canada, and also allowed professionals into international competition at the World Championships and eventually the Olympics. List of CAHA member branches from 1914 to 1994: List of CAHA presidents from 1914 to 1994: List of notable CAHA vice-presidents who did not serve as president: List of CAHA administrators from 1914 to 1979: The CAHA agreed to establish an Order of Merit at
399-410: Was also from the 'B' pool. During the Canada versus Sweden game, Swedish player Carl-Göran Öberg broke his stick and tossed it aside. The broken end of the stick went towards the Canadian bench, where it struck their coach Father David Bauer in the face and opened a bleeding wound. Bauer demanded for his players to remain on the bench and not retaliate, since he did not want to take penalties late in
420-535: Was selected as best forward, but the Soviet coaches chose to present the award to Ivanov despite the fact that he was actually a defenseman. Canadian Amateur Hockey Association The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ( CAHA ; French : Association canadienne de hockey amateur ) was the national governing body of amateur ice hockey in Canada from 1914 until 1994, when it merged with Hockey Canada . Its jurisdiction included senior ice hockey leagues and
441-415: Was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 22 years and 11 months. Gold medalists team USSR averaged 25 years and 8 months. Tournament average was 25 years and 1 months. Sweden, Czechoslovakia and Canada finished with identical records of five wins and two losses. Canada thought they had won the bronze medal based on the goal differential in the three games among the tied countries. When they attended
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