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Ice Hockey, Men

Date13 – 28 February 1988
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympic Saddledome, Calgary / Stampede Corral, Calgary / Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Calgary
Participants265 from 12 countries
FormatRound-robin pools, followed by round-robin medal round.

The Soviet Union was still considered the world’s best team, including the NHL, but the level of ice hockey internationally was rising to their challenge. Although they won the European Championships in 1985, 1986, and 1987, they had won only one World Championship since the Sarajevo Winter Olympics – that in 1986. Sweden was World Champion in 1987 and Czechoslovakia in 1985. Further, Finland now also boasted a competitive team. Canada and the United States were actually now second-rate internationally, hampered by being unable to use their best skaters, all in the NHL. But in October 1986, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) opened up the game, allowing all professionals to compete in the Olympics. This was similar to many other Olympic sports, which under IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, were opened to professionals in the 1980s. Unfortunately for the United States and Canada, no NHL team allowed their players to leave their rosters for the 2 weeks of the Olympic tournament in February. Thus the path was clear for another Soviet gold medal and they did not disappoint, clinching the gold medal prior to their final game against Finland. Finland won that game, which was not meaningless to them, as it clinched them the silver medal.

PosNrTeamNOCWTLPtsGoalsGPMPGLSSOGASSPTS+/-PIMSVSSV%GAA
1Soviet UnionURS7011445–13Gold
2FinlandFIN5121134–14Silver
3SwedenSWE4311133–21Bronze
4CanadaCAN5121131–21
5West GermanyFRG404822–31
6CzechoslovakiaTCH404833–28
7United StatesUSA303635–31
8SwitzerlandSUI303623–18
9AustriaAUT114315–31
10PolandPOL01515–16
11FranceFRA204416–47
12NorwayNOR015117–38

Preliminary Round (13 – 22 February 1988)

Group A (14 – 22 February 1988)

Round-robin pool. First three qualified for final round.

PosNOCWTLPtsGoals
1FIN311722–8Q
2SWE230723–10Q
3CAN311717–12Q
4SUI302619–10
5POL01413–13
6FRA104010–41

Match #1 14 Feb 10:30SWE 13 – 2FRA
Match #2 14 Feb 14:30CAN 1 – 0POL
Match #3 14 Feb 18:30SUI 2 – 1FIN
Match #4 16 Feb 10:00POL 1 – 1SWE
Match #5 16 Feb 14:00CAN 4 – 2SUI
Match #6 16 Feb 18:15FIN 10 – 1FRA
Match #7 218 Feb 14:00FRA 2 – 6POL
Match #8 18 Feb 14:15SWE 4 – 2SUI
Match #9 18 Feb 18:15FIN 3 – 1CAN
Match #10 20 Feb 13:00FIN 3 – 3SWE
Match #11 20 Feb 14:15CAN 9 – 5FRA
Match #12 20 Feb 18:15SUI 4 – 1POL
Match #13 22 Feb 10:00FIN 5 – 1POL
Match #14 22 Feb 14:00CAN 2 – 2SWE
Match #15 22 Feb 18:30SUI 9 – 0FRA

Group B (13 – 21 February 1988)

Round-robin pool. First three qualified for final round.

PosNOCWTLPtsGoals
1URS5001032–10Q
2FRG401819–12Q
3TCH302623–14Q
4USA203427–27
5AUT014112–29
6NOR014111–32

Match #1 13 Feb 14:30FRG 2 – 1TCH
Match #2 13 Feb 16:30URS 5 – 0NOR
Match #3 13 Feb 18:30USA 10 – 6AUT
Match #4 15 Feb 14:15FRG 7 – 3NOR
Match #5 15 Feb 18:00URS 8 – 1AUT
Match #6 15 Feb 18:15TCH 7 – 5USA
Match #7 17 Feb 14:00FRG 3 – 1AUT
Match #8 17 Feb 14:15TCH 10 – 1NOR
Match #9 17 Feb 18:15URS 7 – 5USA
Match #10 19 Feb 14:00TCH 4 – 0AUT
Match #11 19 Feb 14:15URS 6 – 3FRG
Match #12 19 Feb 18:15USA 6 – 3NOR
Match #13 21 Feb 13:30URS 6 – 1TCH
Match #14 21 Feb 17:00AUT 4 – 4NOR
Match #15 21 Feb 18:15FRG 4 – 1USA

Classification Round (23 – 25 February 1988)

Classification matches.

Match 7/8 25 Feb 13:30USA 8 – 4SUI
Match 9/10 23 Feb 18:15AUT 3 – 2POL
Match 11/12 23 Feb 14:15FRA 6 – 6
AET, 2-0 PS
NOR

Final Round (23 – 28 February 1988)

Round-robin pool. Results from preliminary round carried over.

PosNOCWTLPtsGoals
1URS401825–7
2FIN311718–10
3SWE221615–16
4CAN212517–14
5FRG10428–26
6TCH104212–22

Match #1 24 Feb 10:30SWE 6 – 2TCH
Match #2 24 Feb 18:30FIN 8 – 0FRG
Match #3 24 Feb 14:30URS 5 – 0CAN
Match #4 26 Feb 10:30CAN 8 – 1FRG
Match #5 26 Feb 14:30TCH 5 – 2FIN
Match #6 26 Feb 18:30URS 7 – 1SWE
Match #7 27 Feb 13:00CAN 6 – 3TCH
Match #8 28 Feb 10:00SWE 3 – 2FRG
Match #9 28 Feb 14:00FIN 2 – 1URS

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