Finland men's national ice hockey team
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The Finland men's national ice hockey team is one of the world's top international hockey teams, known for its strong defensive play, disciplined structure, and multiple World Championship and Olympic medals.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Finland men's national ice hockey team canonical | 35 |
| Finland national ice hockey team | 10 |
| Finland men’s national ice hockey team | 4 |
| Finland national team | 1 |
| Finnish national ice hockey team | 1 |
| Suomen jääkiekkomaajoukkue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T108991 — 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: Finland men's national ice hockey team Context triple: [Slovakia men's national ice hockey team, hasRivalry, Finland men's national ice hockey team]
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Russia men's national ice hockey team
The Russia men's national ice hockey team is one of the sport’s most historically dominant and decorated international teams, known for its skilled play, deep talent pool, and legacy as successor to the Soviet hockey powerhouse.
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Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
The Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team is one of Europe's leading international hockey teams, known for its skilled play and multiple World Championship and Olympic medal successes.
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Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
The Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team was the former unified national team of Czechoslovakia and one of the world’s leading international ice hockey powers throughout much of the 20th century.
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Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
The Slovakia men's national ice hockey team is the country's top international ice hockey squad, known for competing in World Championships and Olympic Games and producing several NHL-caliber players.
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Canada men's national ice hockey team
The Canada men's national ice hockey team is one of the world's most successful and historically dominant international hockey teams, renowned for its deep talent pool and numerous Olympic and World Championship titles.
- 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: Finland men's national ice hockey team Target entity description: The Finland men's national ice hockey team is one of the world's top international hockey teams, known for its strong defensive play, disciplined structure, and multiple World Championship and Olympic medals.
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A.
Russia men's national ice hockey team
The Russia men's national ice hockey team is one of the sport’s most historically dominant and decorated international teams, known for its skilled play, deep talent pool, and legacy as successor to the Soviet hockey powerhouse.
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B.
Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
The Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team is one of Europe's leading international hockey teams, known for its skilled play and multiple World Championship and Olympic medal successes.
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C.
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
The Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team was the former unified national team of Czechoslovakia and one of the world’s leading international ice hockey powers throughout much of the 20th century.
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Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
The Slovakia men's national ice hockey team is the country's top international ice hockey squad, known for competing in World Championships and Olympic Games and producing several NHL-caliber players.
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E.
Canada men's national ice hockey team
The Canada men's national ice hockey team is one of the world's most successful and historically dominant international hockey teams, renowned for its deep talent pool and numerous Olympic and World Championship titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
men's national sports team
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national ice hockey team ⓘ |
| confederation | International Ice Hockey Federation ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important part of Finnish national identity ⓘ |
| developmentReputation | strong player development system ⓘ |
| fanBase | large national following in Finland ⓘ |
| federationMembership | member of IIHF since 1928 ⓘ |
| firstInternationalMatch | 1928 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governingBody | Finnish Ice Hockey Association ⓘ |
| hasYouthProgram |
Finland men's national junior ice hockey team
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Finland men's national under-18 ice hockey team ⓘ |
| homeVenue | various arenas in Finland ⓘ |
| IIHFCode | FIN ⓘ |
| medals |
multiple Olympic ice hockey medals
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multiple World Championship medals ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive coverage in Finnish sports media ⓘ |
| nickname |
Leijonat
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The Lions ⓘ |
| notableRival |
Canada men's national ice hockey team
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Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team ⓘ Russia men's national ice hockey team ⓘ Sweden men's national ice hockey team ⓘ |
| OlympicParticipation | regular participant in Winter Olympics ice hockey ⓘ |
| playingStyle |
disciplined structure
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strong defensive play ⓘ |
| playsInTournament |
World Cup of Hockey
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surface form:
Canada Cup
Euro Hockey Tour ⓘ IIHF World Championship ⓘ World Cup of Hockey ⓘ
surface form:
Ice Hockey World Cup
Winter Olympics ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic Games ice hockey tournament
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| represents | Finland in men's international ice hockey ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| strategyEmphasis |
goaltending strength
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structured team defense ⓘ |
| tacticalReputation | emphasis on team play over individual stars ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
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white ⓘ |
| trainingBase | various training centers in Finland ⓘ |
| usesEmblem | Finnish lion coat of arms motif ⓘ |
| wonTournament |
IIHF World Championship
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Olympic men's ice hockey tournament ⓘ |
| WorldChampionshipParticipation | regular participant in IIHF World Championships ⓘ |
| worldRankingStatus | one of the world's top international ice hockey teams ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Finland men's national ice hockey team Description of subject: The Finland men's national ice hockey team is one of the world's top international hockey teams, known for its strong defensive play, disciplined structure, and multiple World Championship and Olympic medals.
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Finland men’s national ice hockey team
Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
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hasRivalryWith
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Finland men's national ice hockey team
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this entity surface form:
Finland national ice hockey team
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Finland national ice hockey team
this entity surface form:
Finland national team
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Finland men’s national ice hockey team
Finland men's national junior ice hockey team
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developsPlayersFor
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Finland men's national ice hockey team
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this entity surface form:
Finland national ice hockey team
this entity surface form:
Finland national ice hockey team
Finland men's national under-18 ice hockey team
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developsPlayersFor
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Finland men's national ice hockey team
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this entity surface form:
Finland men’s national ice hockey team
this entity surface form:
Finland national ice hockey team
this entity surface form:
Suomen jääkiekkomaajoukkue
this entity surface form:
Finland national ice hockey team
this entity surface form:
Finland national ice hockey team
this entity surface form:
Finland national ice hockey team
subject surface form:
2006 IIHF World Championship
this entity surface form:
Finland national ice hockey team
subject surface form:
Teemu Selänne
this entity surface form:
Finland national ice hockey team
subject surface form:
Teemu Selänne