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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.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1Soviet UnionURSGold
Goalkeeper1Sergey Mylnikov
Defense6Ilya Byakin
Defense4Igor Stelnov
Defense2Vyacheslav Fetisov
Defense5Aleksey Gusarov
Defense7Aleksey Kasatonov
Defense12Sergey Starikov
Forward27Vyacheslav Bykov
Forward25Sergey Yashin
Forward13Valery Kamensky
Forward16Sergey Svetlov
Forward21Aleksandr Chernykh
Forward15Andrey Khomutov
Forward11Igor Larionov
Forward23Andrey Lomakin
Forward24Sergey Makarov
Forward10Aleksandr Mogilny
Forward30Anatoly Semyonov
Forward22Aleksandr Kozhevnikov
Forward29Igor Kravchuk
Forward9Vladimir Krutov
GoalkeeperVitālijs Samoilovs DNS
CoachViktor Tikhonov
2FinlandFINSilver
Goalkeeper19Jarmo Myllys
Goalkeeper30Jukka Tammi
Defense3Timo Blomqvist
Defense9Kari Eloranta
Defense4Jyrki Lumme
Defense16Jukka Virtanen
Defense6Arto Ruotanen
Defense29Reijo Ruotsalainen
Defense7Simo Saarinen
Forward11Kai Suikkanen
Forward14Raimo Helminen
Forward15Iiro Järvi
Forward26Esa Keskinen
Forward17Erkki Laine
Forward27Kari Laitinen
Forward21Erkki Lehtonen
Forward24Reijo Mikkolainen
Forward20Janne Ojanen
Forward10Timo Susi
Forward18Pekka Tuomisto
Defense2Teppo Numminen
Forward13Jari Torkki
GoalkeeperSakari Lindfors DNS
CoachPentti Matikainen
3SwedenSWEBronze
Goalkeeper1Peter Lindmark
Goalkeeper35Peter Åslin
Defense19Peter Andersson
Defense2Anders Eldebrink
Defense3Lars Ivarsson
Defense6Lars Karlsson
Defense5Mats Kihlström
Defense7Tommy Samuelsson
Forward12Mikael Andersson
Forward20Bo Berglund
Forward18Jonas Bergqvist
Forward23Peter Eriksson
Forward14Michael Hjälm
Forward25Mikael Johansson
Forward26Lars Molin
Forward21Lars-Gunnar Pettersson
Forward9Thomas Rundqvist
Forward15Ulf Sandström
Forward22Håkan Södergren
Forward11Jens Öhling
Forward27Thomas Eriksson
Forward4Thom Eklund
GoalkeeperAnders Bergman DNS
CoachTommy Sandlin
4CanadaCAN
Defense23Chris Felix
Defense21Randy Gregg
Defense2Tim Watters
Forward4Tony Stiles
Defense5Trent Yawney
Defense25Zarley Zalapski
Forward18Claude Vilgrain
Forward9Ken Berry
Forward12Serge Boisvert
Forward8Brian Bradley
Forward13Ken Yaremchuk
Forward14Marc Habscheid
Forward15Bob Joyce
Forward19Vaughn Karpan
Forward16Merlin Malinowski
Forward11Steve Tambellini
Forward7Wally Schreiber
Defense10Gord Sherven
Defense3Serge Roy
Forward24Jim Peplinski
Goalkeeper1Sean Burke
Goalkeeper35Andy Moog
GoalkeeperRick Kosti DNS
CoachDave King
5West GermanyFRG
Defense7Ron Fischer
Defense4Udo Kießling
Defense15Horst-Peter Kretschmer
Defense6Dieter Medicus
Defense19Andreas Niederberger
Defense3Harold Kreis
Defense5Manfred Schuster
Forward11Manfred Wolf
Forward10Christian Brittig
Forward13Peter Draisaitl
Forward28Georg Franz
Forward23Dieter Hegen
Forward16Georg Holzmann
Forward9Peter Obresa
Forward22Roy Roedger
Forward26Peter Schiller
Forward24Helmut Steiger
Forward17Gerd Truntschka
Forward14Bernd Truntschka
Forward18Joachim Reil
Goalkeeper1Helmut de Raaf
Goalkeeper27Karl Friesen
Goalkeeper30Beppo Schlickenrieder
CoachXaver Unsinn
6CzechoslovakiaTCH
Defense9Jaroslav Benák
Defense28Mojmír Božík
Defense5Rudolf Suchánek
Defense4Miloslav Hořava
Defense7Bedřich Ščerban
Defense16Antonín Stavjaňa
Forward22Jiří Šejba
Forward15Jiří Doležal
Forward26Oto Haščák
Forward24Jiří Hrdina
Forward27Rostislav Vlach
Forward20Jiří Lála
Forward11Igor Liba
Forward23Petr Vlk
Forward8Eduard Uvíra
Forward19David Volek
Forward21Dušan Pašek
Forward10Petr Rosol
Forward17Vladimír Růžička
Forward25Radim Raděvič
Goalkeeper2Dominik Hašek
Goalkeeper29Jaromír Šindel
GoalkeeperPetr Bříza DNS
CoachJano Starší
7United StatesUSA
Forward3Greg Brown
Defense4Guy Gosselin
Defense26Peter Laviolette
Defense6Jeff Norton
Defense5Eric Weinrich
Forward22Dave Snuggerud
Forward20Allen Bourbeau
Forward18Kevin Stevens
Forward17Clark Donatelli
Forward9Scott Fusco
Forward21Tony Granato
Forward15Craig Janney
Forward24Jim Johannson
Forward14Scott Young
Forward28Stephen Leach
Forward19Lane MacDonald
Forward10Corey Millen
Forward8Kevin Miller
Defense2Brian Leetch
Forward11Todd Okerlund
Goalkeeper1Mike Richter
Goalkeeper31Chris Terreri
Goalkeeper29John Blue DNS
CoachDave Peterson
8SwitzerlandSUI
Defense14Patrice Brasey
Defense3André Künzi
Defense17Jakob Kölliker
Defense2Fausto Mazzoleni
Defense4Andreas Ritsch
Defense20Bruno Rogger
Forward21Philipp Neuenschwander
Forward18Gaëtan Boucher
Forward29Manuele Celio
Forward13Thomas Vrabec
Forward24Jörg Eberle
Forward11Felix Hollenstein
Forward19Peter Jaks
Forward25Roman Wäger
Forward15Markus Leuenberger
Forward22Fredy Lüthi
Forward8Gil Montandon
Forward27Peter Schlagenhauf
Forward12Urs Burkart
Forward10Pietro Cunti
Goalkeeper1Olivier Anken
Goalkeeper30Richard Bucher
GoalkeeperRenato Tosio DNS
CoachSimon Schenk
9AustriaAUT
Goalkeeper1Robert Mack
Goalkeeper25Brian Stankiewicz
Goalkeeper23Andreas Salat
Defense8Konrad Dorn
Defense14Bernie Hutz
Defense19Martin Platzer
Defense7Robin Sadler
Defense24Mike Shea
Defense6Hans Sulzer
Defense4Gert Kompajn
Forward22Peter Znenahlik
Forward12Thomas Cijan
Forward10Kelly Greenbank
Forward16Kurt Harand
Forward26Werner Kerth
Forward5Rudolf König
Forward27Günter Koren
Forward11Ed Lebler
Forward9Manfred Mühr
Forward17Herbert Pöck
Forward20Gerhard Pusnik
Forward15Peter Raffl
Forward21Silvio Szybisti
CoachLuděk Bukač
10PolandPOL
Goalkeeper30Andrzej Hanisz
Goalkeeper25Gabriel Samolej
Goalkeeper1Franciszek Kukla
7Robert Szopiński
5Marek Cholewa
6Henryk Gruth
2Andrzej Kądziołka
28Jerzy Potz
10Andrzej Świątek
16Jacek Szopiński
14Janusz Adamiec
17Roman Steblecki
19Jerzy Christ
12Mirosław Copija
18Leszek Jachna
24Marek Stebnick
21Piotr Kwasigroch
22Ireneusz Pacuła
29Krzysztof Podsiadło
11Krystian Sikorski
4Jan Stopczyk
9Jarosław Morawiecki 1
DefenseZbigniew Bryjak DNS
CoachLeszek Lejczyk
11FranceFRA
Goalkeeper30Patrick Foliot
Goalkeeper1Daniel Maric
Goalkeeper29Jean-Marc Djian
Defense19Stéphane Botteri
Defense5Steven Woodburn
Defense24Michel Leblanc
Defense16Jean-Philippe Lemoine
Defense14Denis Perez
Defense4Pierre Schmitt
Defense18Jean-Christophe Lerondeau
Forward11Peter Almasy
Forward17Paulin Bordeleau
Forward12Philippe Bozon
Forward7Guy Dupuis
Forward13Derek Haas
Forward22Stéphane Lessard
Forward27Franck Pajonkowski
Forward9André Peloffy
Forward26Christian Pouget
Forward25Antoine Richer
Forward21Christophe Ville
ForwardFrançois Ouimet DNS
CoachKjell Larsson
12NorwayNOR
Goalkeeper2Jarl Eriksen
Goalkeeper25Vern Mott
Forward24Cato Tom Andersen
Defense9Morgan Andersen
Defense26Tor Helge Eikeland
Defense4Åge Ellingsen
Goalkeeper1Tommy Skaarberg
Defense6Truls Kristiansen
Forward23Kim Søgaard
Defense3Petter Salsten
Defense7Jørgen Salsten
Forward19Arne Billkvam
Forward22Stephen Foyn
Forward16Jarle Friis
Forward8Rune Gulliksen
Forward10Geir Hoff
Forward13Roy Johansen
Forward20Erik Kristiansen
Forward12Ørjan Løvdal
Forward17Sigurd Thinn
Forward18Petter Thoresen
Forward11Marius Voigt
Forward15Lars Bergseng
CoachLennart Åhlberg

Preliminary Round

Date13 – 22 February 1988

Group A

Date14 – 22 February 1988
FormatRound-robin pool. First three qualified for final round.
PosCompetitorsNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsGoals
1FinlandFIN311722-8Q
2SwedenSWE230723-10Q
3CanadaCAN311717-12Q
4SwitzerlandSUI302619-10
5PolandPOL01413-13
6FranceFRA104010-41
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #114 Feb 10:30SwedenSWE13 – 2FranceFRA
Match #214 Feb 14:30CanadaCAN1 – 0PolandPOL
Match #314 Feb 18:30SwitzerlandSUI2 – 1FinlandFIN
Match #416 Feb 10:00PolandPOL1 – 1SwedenSWE
Match #516 Feb 14:00CanadaCAN4 – 2SwitzerlandSUI
Match #616 Feb 18:15FinlandFIN10 – 1FranceFRA
Match #718 Feb 14:00FranceFRAPolandPOL
Match #818 Feb 14:15SwedenSWE4 – 2SwitzerlandSUI
Match #918 Feb 18:15FinlandFIN3 – 1CanadaCAN
Match #1020 Feb 13:00FinlandFIN3 – 3SwedenSWE
Match #1120 Feb 14:15CanadaCAN9 – 5FranceFRA
Match #1220 Feb 18:15SwitzerlandSUI4 – 1PolandPOL
Match #1322 Feb 10:00FinlandFIN5 – 1PolandPOL
Match #1422 Feb 14:00CanadaCAN2 – 2SwedenSWE
Match #1522 Feb 18:30SwitzerlandSUI9 – 0FranceFRA

Group B

Date13 – 21 February 1988
FormatRound-robin pool. First three qualified for final round.
PosCompetitorsNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsGoals
1Soviet UnionURS5001032-10Q
2West GermanyFRG401819-12Q
3CzechoslovakiaTCH302623-14Q
4United StatesUSA203427-27
5AustriaAUT014112-29
6NorwayNOR014111-32
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #113 Feb 14:30West GermanyFRG2 – 1CzechoslovakiaTCH
Match #213 Feb 16:30Soviet UnionURS5 – 0NorwayNOR
Match #313 Feb 18:30United StatesUSA10 – 6AustriaAUT
Match #415 Feb 14:15West GermanyFRG7 – 3NorwayNOR
Match #515 Feb 18:00Soviet UnionURS8 – 1AustriaAUT
Match #615 Feb 18:15CzechoslovakiaTCH7 – 5United StatesUSA
Match #717 Feb 14:00West GermanyFRG3 – 1AustriaAUT
Match #817 Feb 14:15CzechoslovakiaTCH10 – 1NorwayNOR
Match #917 Feb 18:15Soviet UnionURS7 – 5United StatesUSA
Match #1019 Feb 14:00CzechoslovakiaTCH4 – 0AustriaAUT
Match #1119 Feb 14:15Soviet UnionURS6 – 3West GermanyFRG
Match #1219 Feb 18:15United StatesUSA6 – 3NorwayNOR
Match #1321 Feb 13:30Soviet UnionURS6 – 1CzechoslovakiaTCH
Match #1421 Feb 17:00AustriaAUT4 – 4NorwayNOR
Match #1521 Feb 18:15West GermanyFRG4 – 1United StatesUSA

Classification Round

Date23 – 25 February 1988
FormatClassification matches.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 7/825 Feb 13:30United StatesUSA8 – 4SwitzerlandSUI
Match 9/1023 Feb 18:15AustriaAUT3 – 2PolandPOL
Match 11/1223 Feb 14:15FranceFRA6 – 6NorwayNORAET, 2-0 PS

Final Round

Date23 – 28 February 1988
FormatRound-robin pool. Results from preliminary round carried over.
PosCompetitorsNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsGoals
1Soviet UnionURS401825-7
2FinlandFIN311718-10
3SwedenSWE221615-16
4CanadaCAN212517-14
5West GermanyFRG10428-26
6CzechoslovakiaTCH104212-22
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #124 Feb 10:30SwedenSWE6 – 2CzechoslovakiaTCH
Match #224 Feb 18:30FinlandFIN8 – 0West GermanyFRG
Match #324 Feb 14:30Soviet UnionURS5 – 0CanadaCAN
Match #426 Feb 10:30CanadaCAN8 – 1West GermanyFRG
Match #526 Feb 14:30CzechoslovakiaTCH5 – 2FinlandFIN
Match #626 Feb 18:30Soviet UnionURS7 – 1SwedenSWE
Match #727 Feb 13:00CanadaCAN6 – 3CzechoslovakiaTCH
Match #828 Feb 10:00SwedenSWE3 – 2West GermanyFRG
Match #928 Feb 14:00FinlandFIN2 – 1Soviet UnionURS