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Ice Hockey, Men

Date2 – 14 February 1976
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympiaeisstadion, Innsbruck / Kunsteisbahn, Messehalle, Innsbruck
Participants217 from 12 countries
FormatQualifying round placed teams into final and consolation round-robin pools.

Seven months after the 1972 Winter Olympics, the world got the chance to see if the Soviet ice hockey leviathan was the equal of the best NHL teams. Canada and the Soviet Union played a summit series of eight games, four in Canada, and four in Moscow. After five games, the Canadian NHL stars were trailing, with only one win and one tie. To pull out the series they had to win the final three games in the Soviet’s rink. All Canadians from that era know where they were on September 28, 1972, when Paul Henderson scored the final goal of the eighth game, to allow Canada to defeat the USSR in the game, and the series.

But the IOC still did not allow professionals to compete and Canada again eschewed sending a team to the Innsbruck Winter Olympics. Led by forwards Valery Kharlamov and Aleksandr Yakushev, goalie Vladislav Tretyak, and the huge defenseman, Boris Mikhaylov, the Soviets again won the gold medal, defeating Czechoslovakia, 4-3, in the final game.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1Soviet UnionURSGold
Goalkeeper20Vladislav Tretyak
Goalkeeper1Aleksandr Sidelnikov
Defense2Aleksandr Gusev
3Vladimir Lutchenko
Defense4Sergey Babinov
Defense5Yury Lyapkin
6Valery Vasilyev
Defense7Gennady Tsygankov
Forward8Sergey Kapustin
9Viktor Shalimov
10Aleksandr Maltsev
11Boris Aleksandrov
Forward13Boris Mikhaylov
15Aleksandr Yakushev
Forward16Vladimir Petrov
Forward17Valery Kharlamov
19Vladimir Shadrin
22Viktor Zhluktov
CoachBoris Kulagin
2CzechoslovakiaTCHSilver
Goalkeeper1Jiří Holeček 1
Goalkeeper2Jiří Crha
4Oldřich Macháč
5Milan Chalupa
7František Pospíšil 2
Defense9Miroslav Dvořák
Defense17Milan Kajkl
19Jiří Bubla
Forward6Milan Nový
Forward10Vladimír Martinec
11Jiří Novák
12Bohuslav Šťastný
20Jiří Holík
21Ivan Hlinka
Forward22Eduard Novák
Forward23Jaroslav Pouzar
25Bohuslav Ebermann
Forward26Josef Augusta
Goalkeeper8Pavol Svitana
CoachKarel Gut
3West GermanyFRGBronze
Goalkeeper1Erich Weishaupt
Goalkeeper23Toni Kehle
Defense2Rudi Thanner
Defense3Josef Völk
Defense4Udo Kießling
Defense5Stefan Metz
Defense7Klaus Auhuber
Defense19Ignaz Berndaner
8Rainer Philipp
Forward9Lorenz Funk
Forward10Wolfgang Boos
Forward11Ernst Köpf, Sr.
Forward12Ferenc Vozar
13Walter Köberle
Forward14Erich Kühnhackl
Forward15Alois Schloder
Forward16Martin Hinterstocker
Forward18Franz Reindl
CoachXaver Unsinn
4FinlandFIN
Forward20Matti Hagman
Defense2Reijo Laksola
Goalkeeper18Antti Leppänen 3
Forward11Henry Leppä
Defense4Seppo Lindström
Defense7Pekka Marjamäki
Forward17Matti Murto
Defense3Timo Nummelin
Forward12Esa Peltonen
9Timo Saari
22Jorma Vehmanen
Goalkeeper1Urpo Ylönen 4
Defense6Hannu Haapalainen
10Seppo Ahokainen
Forward14Tapio Koskinen
Forward19Pertti Koivulahti
21Hannu Kapanen
Forward24Matti Rautiainen
CoachSeppo Liitsola
5United StatesUSA
11Steve Alley
21Dan Bolduc
Goalkeeper1Blane Comstock
17Bob Dobek
12Rob Harris
Defense24Jeffrey Hymanson
Defense6Paul Jensen
Forward10Steve Jensen
23Dick Lamby
Defense8Bob Lundeen
9Bobby Miller
Forward18Doug Ross
4Gary Ross
14Buzz Schneider
7Steve Sertich
Defense3John Taft
Forward16Ted Thorndike
Goalkeeper30Jim Warden
Jeff Boeser DNS
GoalkeeperDan Griffin DNS
ForwardMike Randolph DNS
CoachRobert Johnson
6PolandPOL
Forward9Tadeusz Obłój
Forward15Andrzej Zabawa
Forward12Walenty Ziętara
Forward10Karol Żurek
Forward8Wiesław Jobczyk
Forward11Leszek Kokoszka
Forward6Henryk Pytel
Forward17Mieczysław Jaskierski
Forward22Marian Kajzerek
Defense4Andrzej Iskrzycki
Defense25Marek Marcińczak
Defense19Kordian Jajszczok
Defense20Jerzy Potz
Defense3Andrzej Słowakiewicz
Defense5Robert Góralczyk
7Stefan Chowaniec
Goalkeeper1Andrzej Tkacz 5
Goalkeeper2Walery Kosyl
CoachJózef Kurek
7RomaniaROU
Forward6Doru Tureanu
Forward7Dumitru Axinte
Forward15Eduard Pană
Forward23Vasile Huțanu
Forward13Ioan Gheorghiu
Forward11Tibor Mikloș
Forward2Alexandru Hălăucă
Forward21Marian Pisaru
Forward18Nicolae Vișan
Forward10Marian Costea
Defense8Elöd Antal
Defense5Șandor Gal
Defense19Gheorghe Justinian
Defense3Ion Ioniță
Defense4Dezideriu Varga
Defense14Doru Moroșan
Goalkeeper1Valerian Netedu 6
Goalkeeper24Vasile Morar
CoachȘtefan Ionescu
8AustriaAUT
Goalkeeper1Daniel Gritsch 7
Goalkeeper20Franz Schilcher
Defense2Walter Schneider
Defense3Gerhard Hausner
Defense6Hans Schuller
Defense12Michael Herzog
Defense15Günther Oberhuber
Defense18Othmar Russ
Forward4Max Moser
Forward5Rudolf König
Forward7Sepp Puschnig
Forward9Franz Voves
Forward10Josef Schwitzer
Forward11Peter Zini
Forward14Sepp Kriechbaum
Forward16Alexander Sadjina
Forward17Herbert Pöck
Forward19Herbert Mörtl
CoachYury Baulin
9JapanJPN
Goalkeeper1Toshimitsu Otsubo
Goalkeeper2Minoru Misawa
Defense3Hiroshi Hori
Defense4Iwao Nakayama
Defense5Hitoshi Nakamura
9Kiyoshi Esashika
Defense11Takeshi Akiba
Defense22Koji Wakasa
Forward6Hideo Urabe
Forward7Yoshiaki Kyoya
Forward8Minoru Ito
Forward10Takeshi Azuma
Forward12Sadaki Honma
Forward13Hideo Sakurai
Forward16Tsutomu Hanzawa
Forward18Herb Wakabayashi
Forward21Yasushio Tanaka
Forward23Yoshio Hoshino
CoachYoshihiro Miyazaki
10YugoslaviaYUG
Goalkeeper1Marjan Žbontar
Goalkeeper20Janez Albreht
2Miroslav Lap
Defense3Drago Savić
Defense4Božidar Beravs
Defense7Bojan Kumar
10Ivan Ščap
15Bogdan Jakopič
Forward5Miroslav Gojanović
Forward8Eduard Hafner
Forward9Tomaž Lepša
Forward11Roman Smolej
12Ignac Kavec
14Franci Žbontar
Forward16Silvo Poljanšek
Forward17Janez Petač
Forward18Janez Puterle
Forward19Gorazd Hiti
CoachPřemysl Hajný
11SwitzerlandSUI
Goalkeeper1Alfio Molina 8
Goalkeeper20Andy Jorns
Defense2Charles Henzen
Defense3Andreas Meyer
Defense4Jakob Kölliker
Defense6Üli Hofmann
Defense7Ernst Lüthi
Defense8Aldo Zenhäusern
Forward9Nando Mathieu
Forward11Bernhard Neininger
Forward12Toni Neininger
Forward13Renzo Holzer
Forward17Walter Dürst
Forward14Guy Dubois
Forward15Jöri Mattli
Forward16Jürg Berger
Forward17Rolf Schiemer
Forward22Daniel Widmer
CoachRudi Killias
12BulgariaBUL
Goalkeeper1Petar Radev
Goalkeeper11Atanas Iliev
Defense2Ivan Markovski
Defense3Nikolay Petrov
Defense4Dimo Krastinov
Defense5Dimitar Lazarov
Defense6Ivan Penelov
Defense15Georgi Iliev
Defense20Ivaylo Kalev
Forward7Lyubomir Lyubomirov
Forward8Iliya Bachvarov
Forward9Bozhidar Minchev
10Milcho Nenov
Forward13Ivan Atanasov
Forward14Kiril Gerasimov
Forward16Marin Bachvarov
Forward18Malin Atanasov
Forward19Nikolay Mihaylov
CoachPantelei Pantev

Qualifying Round

Date2 – 3 February 1976
FormatWinners advanced to final round, losers to consolation round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #102 FebPolandPOL7 – 4RomaniaROU
Match #202 FebCzechoslovakiaTCH14 – 1BulgariaBUL
Match #302 FebWest GermanyFRG5 – 1SwitzerlandSUI
Match #403 FebFinlandFIN11 – 2JapanJPN
Match #503 FebUnited StatesUSA8 – 4YugoslaviaYUG
Match #603 FebSoviet UnionURS16 – 3AustriaAUT

Consolation Round

Date5 – 13 February 1976
FormatRound-robin pool.
PosCompetitorsNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsGoals
1RomaniaROU401823-15
2AustriaAUT302618-14
3JapanJPN302620-18
4YugoslaviaYUG302622-19
5SwitzerlandSUI203424-22
6BulgariaBUL005019-38
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #105 Feb 14:00YugoslaviaYUG6 – 4SwitzerlandSUI
Match #205 Feb 17:00RomaniaROU3 – 1JapanJPN
Match #305 Feb 20:00AustriaAUT6 – 2BulgariaBUL
Match #407 Feb 14:00YugoslaviaYUG4 – 3RomaniaROU
Match #507 Feb 17:00SwitzerlandSUI8 – 3BulgariaBUL
Match #607 Feb 20:00AustriaAUT3 – 2JapanJPN
Match #709 Feb 14:00YugoslaviaYUG8 – 5BulgariaBUL
Match #809 Feb 17:00JapanJPN6 – 4SwitzerlandSUI
Match #909 Feb 20:00RomaniaROU4 – 3AustriaAUT
Match #1011 Feb 14:00RomaniaROU9 – 4BulgariaBUL
Match #1111 Feb 17:00JapanJPN4 – 3YugoslaviaYUG
Match #1211 Feb 20:00SwitzerlandSUI5 – 3AustriaAUT
Match #1313 Feb 14:00JapanJPN7 – 5BulgariaBUL
Match #1413 Feb 17:00RomaniaROU4 – 3SwitzerlandSUI
Match #1513 Feb 20:00AustriaAUT3 – 1YugoslaviaYUG

Final Round

Date6 – 14 February 1976
FormatRound-robin pool.
PosCompetitorsNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsGoals
1Soviet UnionURS5001040-11
2CzechoslovakiaTCH301617-109
3West GermanyFRG203421-24
4FinlandFIN203419-18
5United StatesUSA203415-21
6PolandPOL00409-37
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #106 Feb 13:00West GermanyFRG7 – 4PolandPOL
Match #206 Feb 16:00Soviet UnionURS6 – 2United StatesUSA
Match #306 Feb 20:00CzechoslovakiaTCH2 – 1FinlandFIN
Match #408 Feb 13:00Soviet UnionURS16 – 1PolandPOL
Match #508 Feb 16:00FinlandFIN5 – 3West GermanyFRG
Match #608 Feb 20:00CzechoslovakiaTCH5 – 0United StatesUSA
Match #710 Feb 13:00United StatesUSA5 – 4FinlandFIN
Match #810 Feb 16:00PolandPOLCzechoslovakiaTCH
Match #910 Feb 20:00Soviet UnionURS7 – 3West GermanyFRG
Match #1012 Feb 13:00United StatesUSA7 – 2PolandPOL
Match #1112 Feb 16:00CzechoslovakiaTCH7 – 4West GermanyFRG
Match #1212 Feb 20:00Soviet UnionURS7 – 2FinlandFIN
Match #1314 Feb 13:00West GermanyFRG4 – 1United StatesUSA
Match #1414 Feb 16:00FinlandFIN7 – 1PolandPOL
Match #1514 Feb 20:00Soviet UnionURS4 – 3CzechoslovakiaTCH