Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics

At the 1988 Winter Olympics one ice hockey event was held, men's ice hockey. Games were played at the Olympic Saddledome, the Stampede Corral, and Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Source:

• Gold - "Team members USSR". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/team_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=109899. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
• Silver - "Team members FINLAND". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/team_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=109891. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
• Bronze - "Team members SWEDEN". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/team_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=109897. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 

Qualification

The top eleven nations from the 1987 World Championships (eight from pool A, top three from pool B) qualified directly, while the twelfth ranked nation had to play off against the winner of that years pool C. France beat Japan 8 goals to 6.^[1]

• April 6, 1987, West Germany
  • France 7-3 Japan
• April 7, 1987, West Germany
  • France 1-3 Japan

First round

Group A

• February 14
  • Canada 1-0 Poland
  • Sweden 13-2 France
  • Switzerland 2-1 Finland

• February 16
  • Canada 4-2 Switzerland
  • Sweden 1-1 Poland
  • Finland 10-1 France

• February 18
  • Finland 3-1 Canada
  • Poland 6-2 France*
  • Sweden 4-2 Switzerland

• February 20
  • Canada 9-5 France
  • Finland 3-3 Sweden
  • Switzerland 4-1 Poland

• February 22
  • Canada 2-2 Sweden
  • Finland 5-1 Poland
  • Switzerland 9-0 France

* The Polish team was stripped of its victory after Jarosław Morawiecki tested positive for testosterone. France was recorded as having a 2-nil win, but received no points in the standings.

Group B

• February 13
  • West Germany 2-1 Czechoslovakia
  • Soviet Union 5-0 Norway
  • USA 10-6 Austria

• February 15
  • West Germany 7-3 Norway
  • Soviet Union 8-1 Austria
  • Czechoslovakia 7-5 USA

• February 17
  • Austria 1-3 West Germany
  • Czechoslovakia 10-1 Norway
  • Soviet Union 7-5 USA

• February 19
  • Austria 0-4 Czechoslovakia
  • West Germany 3-6 Soviet Union
  • USA 6-3 Norway

• February 21
  • Soviet Union 6-1 Czechoslovakia
  • Austria 4-4 Norway
  • West Germany 4-1 USA

Final round

The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over, excluding teams who failed to make the medal round. First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.

• February 24
  • Soviet Union 5-0 Canada
  • Sweden 6-2 Czechoslovakia
  • Finland 8-0 West Germany

• February 26
  • Canada 8-1 West Germany
  • Czechoslovakia 5-2 Finland
  • Soviet Union 7-1 Sweden

• February 27
  • Canada 6-3 Czechoslovakia

• February 28
  • Sweden 3-2 West Germany
  • Finland 2-1 Soviet Union

11th place game

• February 23
  • France 7-6(SO) Norway

9th place game

• February 23
  • Austria 3-2 Poland

7th place game

• February 25
  • United States 8-4 Switzerland

Leading scorers

Final ranking

1.  Soviet Union
2.  Finland
3.  Sweden
4.  Canada (host nation)
5.  West Germany
6.  Czechoslovakia
7.  United States
8.  Switzerland
9.  Austria
10.  Poland
11.  France
12.  Norway

See also

• Calgary Cup

References

• Jeux Olympiques 1988