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Ice Hockey, Men

Date	19 – 28 February 1960
Status	Olympic
Location	Blyth Memorial Arena, Squaw Valley, California / Eastern Rink, Squaw Valley, California
Participants	152 from 9 countries
Format	Round-robin pools, followed by medal and consolation rounds.

Many people look back at the 1960 Winter Olympic ice hockey event, and assume the Soviet Union was a heavy favorite. But that belied recent tournament history. Sweden had won the 1957 World Championship, with the USSR second. Canada had won the 1958 and 1959 World Championships. With Czechoslovakia, it was thought that any one of four teams could have won the 1960 Olympic ice hockey gold medal. The Canadian team was again the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen as the Allan Cup champions, the Whitby Dunlops, declined the invitation to skate in the Olympics.

The United States was represented by a young team of players from Boston and Minnesota and was not expected to challenge for the gold medal. They played an 18-game tour prior to the Squaw Valley Games, winning 10, tying 4, and losing 4 games, hardly scaring anyone. But in their first Olympic match, they upset Czechoslovakia, 7-5, and advanced to the medal round. On February 27, the Americans faced the Soviets, and prevailed 3-2, led by the goaltending of Jack McCartan. The next day the Americans again met the Czechoslovak team, and trailed 4-3, after two periods. In the US locker room between periods, Soviet player Nikolay Sologubov came in and showed the US players that they should take oxygen to give them more stamina for the final period. They did so, and trounced the Czechs in the 3rd period, winning 7-5.

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	W	T	L	Pts	Goals	GP	MP	GLS	SOG	ASS	PTS	+/-	PIM	SVS	SV%	GAA
1		United States	USA	7	0	0	14	48–17												Gold
GK	2	Jack McCartan							7	418:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	189	91.7%	2.44
GK	1	Larry Palmer							1	2:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	1	100.0%	0.00
D	5	Bob Owen							7	–	1	–	2	3	–	4	–	–	–
D	3	Jack Kirrane, Jr.							7	–	1	–	3	4	–	2	–	–	–
D	4	John Mayasich							7	–	7	–	5	12	–	2	–	–	–
D	9	Rod Paavola							7	–	0	–	1	1	–	4	–	–	–
F	17	Dick Rodenhiser							5	–	1	–	1	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	15	Paul Johnson							7	–	5	–	3	8	–	2	–	–	–
F	16	Weldy Olson							7	–	2	–	0	2	–	4	–	–	–
F	10	Rog Christian							6	–	8	–	3	11	–	12	–	–	–
F	6	Billy Christian							7	–	2	–	11	13	–	2	–	–	–
F	12	Tom Williams							7	–	4	–	6	10	–	2	–	–	–
F	11	Gene Grazia							2	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	18	Dick Meredith							2	–	2	–	2	4	–	0	–	–	–
F	7	Bill Cleary, Jr.							7	–	7	–	7	14	–	0	–	–	–
D	14	Bobby Cleary							7	–	6	–	4	10	–	6	–	–	–
F	8	Bob McVey							6	–	2	–	4	6	–	12	–	–	–
Coach		Jack Riley, Jr.
2		Canada	CAN	6	0	1	12	55–15												Silver
GK	1	Boat Hurley							2	85:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	39	88.6%	3.53
GK	1	Don Head							6	335:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	136	93.2%	1.79
D	2	Harry Sinden							7	–	4	–	5	9	–	6	–	–	–
D	5	Jack Douglas							7	–	3	–	2	5	–	6	–	–	–
D	4	Darryl Sly							7	–	1	–	1	2	–	9	–	–	–
D	6	Moe Benoit							7	–	1	–	3	4	–	18	–	–	–
F	10	George Samolenko							7	–	8	–	4	12	–	0	–	–	–
F	7	Bob Attersley							7	–	6	–	12	18	–	4	–	–	–
F	14	Fred Etcher							7	–	9	–	12	21	–	0	–	–	–
F	8	Cliff Pennington							4	–	0	–	2	2	–	6	–	–	–
F	9	Bob Forhan							6	–	1	–	5	6	–	0	–	–	–
F	12	Bob McKnight							2	–	2	–	2	4	–	2	–	–	–
F	15	Butch Martin							7	–	6	–	6	12	–	14	–	–	–
F	17	Ken Laufman							4	–	0	–	4	4	–	0	–	–	–
F	16	Don Rope							7	–	4	–	4	8	–	0	–	–	–
F	18	Jim Connelly							7	–	5	–	3	8	–	14	–	–	–
F	20	Bobby Rousseau							7	–	5	–	4	9	–	2	–	–	–
Coach		Bobby Bauer
3		Soviet Union	URS	4	1	2	9	40–23												Bronze
GK	1	Nikolay Puchkov							5	280:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	150	88.8%	4.07
GK	1	Yevgeny Yorkin							3	140:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	40	90.9%	1.71
F	2	Nikolay Sologubov							5	–	1	–	8	9	–	2	–	–	–
D	4	Yury Baulin							6	–	1	–	2	3	–	10	–	–	–
D	3	Nikolay Karpov							3	–	1	–	2	3	–	2	–	–	–
D	5	Genrikh Sidorenkov							7	–	1	–	2	3	–	8	–	–	–
D	6	Alfred Kuchevsky							7	–	0	–	3	3	–	8	–	–	–
F	8	Veniamin Aleksandrov							7	–	7	–	6	13	–	16	–	–	–
F	9	Aleksandr Almetov							7	–	2	–	3	5	–	2	–	–	–
F	7	Konstantin Loktev							6	–	6	–	2	8	–	8	–	–	–
F	10	Mikhail Bychkov							7	–	1	–	3	4	–	4	–	–	–
F	11	Vladimir Grebennikov							7	–	4	–	4	8	–	4	–	–	–
F	12	Yury Tsitsinov							7	–	5	–	4	9	–	4	–	–	–
F	16	Stanislav Petukhov							6	–	4	–	4	8	–	4	–	–	–
F	15	Yevgeny Groshev							7	–	4	–	3	7	–	6	–	–	–
F	14	Viktor Yakushev							7	–	1	–	4	5	–	0	–	–	–
	19	Viktor Pryazhnikov							3	–	2	–	0	2	–	0	–	–	–
Coach		Anatoly Tarasov
4		Czechoslovakia	TCH	3	0	4	6	44–31
F	12	Vlastimil Bubník							7	–	5	–	4	9	–	6	–	–	–
F	15	Josef Černý							7	–	4	–	3	7	–	6	–	–	–
F	6	Bronislav Danda							4	–	0	–	2	2	–	0	–	–	–
GK	17	Vladimír Dvořáček							2	49:29	0	–	0	0	–	0	20	87.0%	3.64
F	19	Jozef Golonka							7	–	5	–	4	9	–	4	–	–	–
	2	Karel Gut							6	–	1	–	6	7	–	2	–	–	–
F	16	Jaroslav Jiřík							4	–	1	–	3	4	–	2	–	–	–
D	4	Jan Kasper							7	–	1	–	3	4	–	8	–	–	–
	20	František Mašlán							2	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
GK	1	Vladimír Nadrchal							7	370:31	0	–	0	0	–	0	173	86.1%	4.53
F	11	Václav Pantůček							7	–	7	–	5	12	–	0	–	–	–
D	5	Rudolf Potsch							7	–	3	–	3	6	–	4	–	–	–
F	8	Jano Starší							7	–	4	–	5	9	–	6	–	–	–
D	3	František Tikal							6	–	1	–	2	3	–	6	–	–	–
F	9	František Vaněk							5	–	3	–	3	6	–	2	–	–	–
F	7	Miroslav Vlach							7	–	8	–	3	11	–	6	–	–	–
F	13	Jaroslav Volf							6	–	1	–	3	4	–	0	–	–	–
Coach		Eduard Farda
5		Sweden	SWE	2	1	4	5	40–24
F	–	Anders Andersson							6	–	3	–	4	7	–	2	–	–	–
D	–	Lars Björn							1	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
D	–	Gert Blomé							6	–	4	–	1	5	–	0	–	–	–
F	–	Sigurd Bröms							7	–	1	–	1	2	–	2	–	–	–
F	–	Einar Granath							5	–	1	–	2	3	–	2	–	–	–
F	–	Sven Johansson							6	–	6	–	1	7	–	5	–	–	–
GK	–	Bengt Lindqvist							3	81:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	35	89.7%	2.96
F	–	Lars-Eric Lundvall							7	–	8	–	4	12	–	2	–	–	–
F	–	Nils Nilsson							7	–	7	–	5	12	–	4	–	–	–
D	–	Bert-Ola Nordlander							7	–	0	–	2	2	–	4	–	–	–
F	–	Carl-Göran Öberg							6	–	4	–	4	8	–	6	–	–	–
F	–	Ronald Pettersson							7	–	4	–	8	12	–	2	–	–	–
F	–	Ulf Sterner							5	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
D	–	Roland Stoltz							7	–	0	–	2	2	–	7	–	–	–
D	–	Hans Svedberg							7	–	2	–	2	4	–	8	–	–	–
GK	–	Kjell Svensson							6	339:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	167	89.3%	3.54
F	–	Sune Wretling							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
Coach		Ed Reigle
6		Unified Team of Germany	GER	1	0	6	2	9–54
F	1	Paul Ambros							7	–	0	–	0	0	–	16	–	–	–
F	12	Georg Eberl							7	–	1	–	2	3	–	2	–	–	–
F	7	Markus Egen							5	–	1	–	1	2	–	8	–	–	–
D	2	Ernst Eggerbauer							7	–	0	–	0	0	–	4	–	–	–
GK	1	Michael Hobelsberger							6	360:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	200	81.6%	7.50
F	3	Hans Huber							7	–	1	–	0	1	–	2	–	–	–
GK	1	Ulli Jansen							1	60:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	27	75.0%	9.00
F	6	Hans Rampf							6	–	1	–	0	1	–	9	–	–	–
F	16	Sepp Reif							7	–	1	–	0	1	–	4	–	–	–
F	5	Otto Schneitberger							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	8	Siegfried Schubert							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	15	Horst Schuldes							7	–	1	–	1	2	–	6	–	–	–
F	9	Kurt Sepp							7	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	–	–
F	11	Ernst Trautwein							7	–	0	–	2	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	10	Xaver Unsinn							7	–	0	–	2	2	–	2	–	–	–
F	4	Leonhard Waitl							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	16	–	–	–
	–	Horst Metzer (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Karl Wild
7		Finland	FIN	3	1	2	7	55–23
D	–	Yrjö Hakala							6	–	0	–	3	3	–	0	–	–	–
F	–	Raimo Kilpiö							6	–	9	–	3	12	–	2	–	–	–
	–	Erkki Koiso							5	–	0	–	2	2	–	11	–	–	–
GK	–	Juhani Lahtinen							3	180:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	64	90.1%	2.33
D	–	Matti Lampainen							6	–	2	–	0	2	–	4	–	–	–
	–	Esko Luostarinen							6	–	5	–	4	9	–	4	–	–	–
GK	–	Esko Niemi							3	180:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	71	81.6%	5.33
F	–	Pertti Nieminen							6	–	8	–	2	10	–	8	–	–	–
D	–	Kalevi Numminen							6	–	5	–	1	6	–	12	–	–	–
	–	Heino Pulli							6	–	6	–	4	10	–	0	–	–	–
F	–	Kalevi Rassa							4	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
F	–	Teppo Rastio							5	–	4	–	2	6	–	4	–	–	–
F	–	Jorma Salmi							4	–	1	–	2	3	–	0	–	–	–
	–	Jouni Seistamo							5	–	8	–	4	12	–	4	–	–	–
F	–	Voitto Soini							4	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	–	–
	–	Seppo Vainio							2	–	0	–	0	0	–	4	–	–	–
F	–	Juhani Wahlsten							6	–	4	–	2	6	–	6	–	–	–
Coach		Joe Wirkkunen
8		Japan	JPN	2	1	3	5	33–60
	17	Shikashi Akazawa							2	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	10	Shinichi Honma							6	–	0	–	1	1	–	8	–	–	–
GK	1	Toshiei Honma							6	322:04	0	–	0	0	–	0	200	80.0%	9.31
F	13	Hidenori Inatsu							5	–	2	–	0	2	–	8	–	–	–
F	6	Atsuo Irie							5	–	3	–	3	6	–	4	–	–	–
F	12	Yuji Iwaoka							4	–	3	–	0	3	–	0	–	–	–
D	4	Takashi Kakihara							6	–	3	–	1	4	–	12	–	–	–
D	3	Yoshihiro Miyazaki							6	–	2	–	1	3	–	10	–	–	–
F	9	Masao Murano							4	–	1	–	1	2	–	4	–	–	–
F	15	Isao Ono							6	–	6	–	2	8	–	10	–	–	–
F	8	Akiyoshi Segawa							6	–	2	–	8	10	–	2	–	–	–
D	11	Shigeru Shimada							6	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
D	16	Kunito Takagi							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	4	–	–	–
	7	Mamoru Takashima							6	–	4	–	3	7	–	2	–	–	–
D	14	Masami Tanabu							6	–	1	–	4	5	–	12	–	–	–
GK	2	Shoichi Tomita							2	37:56	0	–	0	0	–	0	36	78.3%	15.82
F	5	Toshihiko Yamada							6	–	5	–	2	7	–	2	–	–	–
Coach		Kiyoshi Yoshijima
9		Australia	AUS	0	0	6	0	10–87
GK	1	Robert Reid							5	220:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	168	73.7%	16.36
GK	18	Noel McLoughlin							4	140:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	72	72.7%	11.57
D	10	Basil Hansen							4	–	1	–	0	1	–	4	–	–	–
D	11	Ken Wellman							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	6	–	–	–
D	2	John Nicholas							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	16	–	–	–
D	3	Vic Ekberg							6	–	0	–	2	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	15	Russell Jones							6	–	2	–	3	5	–	4	–	–	–
F	9	Ivo Vesely							3	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	12	John Thomas							6	–	1	–	0	1	–	6	–	–	–
F	14	Clive Hitch							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	6	Noel Derrick							6	–	2	–	1	3	–	2	–	–	–
F	5	Dave Cunningham							6	–	4	–	2	6	–	4	–	–	–
F	16	Peter Parrott							4	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	8	Ben Acton							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	11	–	–	–
F	7	Ken Pawsey							3	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	4	Ron Amess							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	19	Steve Tikal							1	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
Coach		Bud McEachern

Preliminary Round (19 – 21 February 1960)

Group A (19 – 21 February 1960)

Round-robin pool. First two qualified for final round, other teams to consolation round.

Pos	NOC	W	L	Pts	Goals
1	CAN	2	0	4	24–3	Q
2	SWE	1	1	2	21–5	Q
3	JPN	0	2	0	1–38

Match #1	19 Feb	CAN	5 – 2	SWE
Match #2	20 Feb	CAN	19 – 1	JPN
Match #3	21 Feb	SWE	19 – 0	JPN

Group B (19 – 21 February 1960)

Round-robin pool. First two qualified for final round, other teams to consolation round.

Pos	NOC	W	L	Pts	Goals
1	URS	2	0	4	16–4	Q
2	GER	1	1	2	4–9	Q
3	FIN	0	2	0	5–12

Match #1	19 Feb	URS	8 – 0	GER
Match #2	20 Feb	URS	8 – 4	FIN
Match #3	21 Feb	GER	4 – 1	FIN

Group C (19 – 21 February 1960)

Round-robin pool. First two qualified for final round, other teams to consolation round.

Pos	NOC	W	L	Pts	Goals
1	USA	2	0	4	19–6	Q
2	TCH	1	1	2	23–8	Q
3	AUS	0	2	0	2–30

Match #1	19 Feb	USA	7 – 5	TCH
Match #2	20 Feb	TCH	18 – 1	AUS
Match #3	21 Feb	USA	12 – 1	AUS

Consolation Round (22 – 27 February 1960)

Double round-robin pool.

Pos	NOC	W	T	L	Pts	Goals
1	FIN	3	1	0	7	50–11
2	JPN	2	1	1	5	32–22
3	AUS	0	0	4	0	8–57

Match #1	22 Feb 11:00	FIN	14 – 1	AUS
Match #2	23 Feb 11:00	FIN	11 – 2	JPN
Match #3	24 Feb 11:00	JPN	13 – 2	AUS
Match #4	25 Feb 11:00	FIN	19 – 2	AUS
Match #5	26 Feb 11:00	FIN	6 – 6	JPN
Match #6	27 Feb 11:00	JPN	11 – 3	AUS

Final Round (22 – 28 February 1960)

Round-robin pool.

Pos	NOC	W	T	L	Pts	Goals
1	USA	5	0	0	10	29–11
2	CAN	4	0	1	8	31–12
3	URS	2	1	2	5	24–19
4	TCH	2	0	3	4	21–23
5	SWE	1	1	3	3	19–19
6	GER	0	0	5	0	5–45

Match #1	22 Feb 13:00	URS	8 – 5	TCH
Match #2	22 Feb 15:30	USA	6 – 3	SWE
Match #3	22 Feb 18:00	CAN	12 – 0	GER
Match #4	24 Feb 13:00	USA	9 – 1	GER
Match #5	24 Feb 15:30	SWE	2 – 2	URS
Match #6	24 Feb 18:00	CAN	4 – 0	TCH
Match #7	25 Feb 13:00	URS	7 – 1	GER
Match #8	25 Feb 15:30	USA	2 – 1	CAN
Match #9	25 Feb 18:00	TCH	3 – 1	SWE
Match #10	27 Feb 11:00	TCH	9 – 1	GER
Match #11	27 Feb 13:30	USA	3 – 2	URS
Match #12	27 Feb 16:00	CAN	6 – 5	SWE
Match #13	28 Feb 8:00	USA	9 – 4	TCH
Match #14	28 Feb 10:30	SWE	8 – 2	GER
Match #15	28 Feb 13:30	CAN	8 – 5	URS

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