World Cup of Hockey
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The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams and elite professional players, organized primarily by the NHL and NHLPA.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T137488 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: World Cup of Hockey Context triple: [Olaf Kölzig, competitionParticipatedIn, World Cup of Hockey]
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IIHF World Championship
The IIHF World Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that features top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
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2000 IIHF World Championship
The 2000 IIHF World Championship was an international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, notable for featuring many of the world's top national teams competing for the annual world title.
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C.
IIHF Hall of Fame
The IIHF Hall of Fame is an international institution that recognizes and commemorates players, builders, and officials who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of ice hockey worldwide.
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D.
NHL playoffs
The NHL playoffs are the National Hockey League’s annual postseason elimination tournament that determines the winner of the Stanley Cup.
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E.
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff winner and is one of the most iconic and historic trophies in professional sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: World Cup of Hockey Target entity description: The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams and elite professional players, organized primarily by the NHL and NHLPA.
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A.
IIHF World Championship
The IIHF World Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that features top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
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B.
2000 IIHF World Championship
The 2000 IIHF World Championship was an international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, notable for featuring many of the world's top national teams competing for the annual world title.
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C.
IIHF Hall of Fame
The IIHF Hall of Fame is an international institution that recognizes and commemorates players, builders, and officials who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of ice hockey worldwide.
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D.
NHL playoffs
The NHL playoffs are the National Hockey League’s annual postseason elimination tournament that determines the winner of the Stanley Cup.
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E.
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff winner and is one of the most iconic and historic trophies in professional sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | international ice hockey tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | WCH ⓘ |
| broadcastScope | international television coverage ⓘ |
| category |
NHL-related competitions
ⓘ
international ice hockey competitions ⓘ |
| commercialNature | NHL-operated commercial event ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | senior international ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| distinctionFrom |
IIHF World Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
Olympic men's ice hockey tournament ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament
|
| editionYear |
1996
ⓘ
2004 ⓘ 2016 ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| format | best-on-best national teams ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Hockey League
ⓘ
surface form:
NHL
National Hockey League Players’ Association ⓘ
surface form:
NHLPA
|
| hasFeature |
final series or final game
ⓘ
knockout phase ⓘ round-robin phase ⓘ |
| mediaRightsHolder | NHL-controlled broadcasters ⓘ |
| notableEditionHostCity | Toronto ⓘ |
| notableEditionHostCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| organizer |
National Hockey League
ⓘ
National Hockey League Players’ Association ⓘ |
| participantLevel | elite professional players ⓘ |
| participantType | national ice hockey teams ⓘ |
| prize |
World Cup of Hockey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
World Cup of Hockey trophy
|
| purpose | showcase best-on-best international ice hockey ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
World Cup of Hockey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Canada Cup
|
| relatedOrganization | International Ice Hockey Federation ⓘ |
| replaced |
World Cup of Hockey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Canada Cup
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| ruleSet | NHL rules ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | national team selection by hockey federations in cooperation with NHL players ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | intermittent tournament ⓘ |
| teamEligibility | players under NHL contract ⓘ |
| teamRepresentation | countries ⓘ |
| teamType | senior men’s national teams ⓘ |
| typicalTiming | preseason period before NHL regular season ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World Cup of Hockey Description of subject: The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams and elite professional players, organized primarily by the NHL and NHLPA.
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Canada Cup
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2016 World Cup of Hockey
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2016 World Cup of Hockey
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2004 World Cup of Hockey
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1996 World Cup of Hockey
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Canada Cup
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Canada Cup
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1996 World Cup of Hockey
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1996 World Cup of Hockey
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Pat Quinn
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2004 World Cup of Hockey
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Canada Cup
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1997 World Cup of Hockey
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World Cup of Hockey 2004
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World Cup of Hockey 2016
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World Cup of Hockey championship
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Canada Cup
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1996 World Cup of Hockey
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World Cup of Hockey 2016
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World Cup of Hockey 2016 championship
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2016 World Cup of Hockey
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World Cup of Hockey 2016
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Canada Cup
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2004 World Cup of Hockey
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World Cup of Hockey gold medal
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Canada Cup games
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2004 World Cup of Hockey
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World Cup of Hockey 2016
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1996 World Cup of Hockey
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1996 World Cup of Hockey
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Auston Matthews
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2016 World Cup of Hockey
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Pat LaFontaine
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Canada Cup
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Pat LaFontaine