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The American team (in white) against the Canadian team (in red) at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and permanently added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924. Slovakia has participated in 21 of 22 tournaments, sending 42 goaltenders and 271 skaters.

For the first two tournaments, the United States sent club amateur teams with additional players from other squads. After sitting out the 1928 tournament, in 1932 they sent a team made up almost entirely of players attending college in the US. The early American teams were successful, winning three silvers and a bronze in the first five tournaments. In 1948, controversy struck when the US sent two teams to the Olympics. Two competing bodies, the American Hockey Association and the Amateur Athletic Union, each claimed that their team had the right to represent the United States. The AAU players were amateur, while the AHA players were professionals. Despite Olympic regulations at the time forbidding professional players, the AAU had been expelled from the International Ice Hockey Federation the year before. As a compromise, the AHA team was permitted to compete, but they would be prohibited from qualifying for a medal. In 1960, an unheralded American squad defeated the Canadian and Soviet squads on American soil en route to their first Olympic gold medal. Unfortunately, the next several years were not successful; when the United States won silver in 1972, it did so from the B Pool, becoming the first B Pool squad to medal in an Olympic tournament. In 1980, Herb Brooks, the last man cut from the team that won gold in 1960, was named coach, and selected a team of college hockey players. The Americans shocked the world by first upsetting the heavily favored Soviet team 4–3, and then they defeated Finland for the gold medal. The "Miracle on Ice", as the game against the Soviets came to be known, was later named as the greatest moment in international hockey history by the IIHF, and the story was later turned into two motion pictures, Miracle on Ice and Miracle.

The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes, so the players of the National Hockey League (NHL) and other professional leagues were not allowed to compete. Many of Canada's top players were professional, so the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) pushed for the ability to use professional and amateur players. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused, and Canada withdrew from the 1972 and 1976 Olympics in protest. In 1986, the IOC voted to allow all athletes to compete in Olympic Games, starting in 1988. The NHL decided not to allow all players to participate in 1988, 1992 or 1994, because doing so would force the league to halt play during the Olympics. An agreement was reached in 1995 that allowed NHL players to compete in the Olympics, starting with the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan. Since that time, the Americans have won two silver medals, losing both times to Canada in the gold medal game in North America (2002 in Salt Lake City and 2010 in Vancouver). National teams are co-ordinated by USA Hockey and players are chosen by the team's management staff.

The United States has won two gold medals, eight silver medals and one bronze medal in men's ice hockey; the Americans have won more silver medals than any other nation. Four players have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, seven into the IIHF Hall of Fame and sixty-two individuals into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. In addition, two teams have been inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame: the gold medal winning 1960 and 1980 teams. Two players—Chris Chelios and Keith Tkachuk—have played on four teams. According to the IOC database, 176 men have won medals; ten players—Bill Cleary, Chris Drury, Herbert Drury, John Garrison, John Mayasich, Dick Meredith, Weldon Olson, Brian Rafalski, Richard Rodenheiser, and Frank Synott—have won two medals. Keith Tkachuk holds the record for most games played, having dressed for 23 games in 1992, 1998, 2002, and 2006. Herbert Drury leads American Olympians in goals, having scored 33 goals in 1920 and 1924 (before assists were counted); Bruce Cunliffe scored 23 points (17 goals and 6 assists) in 1948, and Bill Christian recorded 12 assists in 1960 and 1964.

Key

General terms

Term	Definition
GP	Games played
HHOF	Hockey Hall of Fame
IIHFHOF	International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
USHHOF	United States Hockey Hall of Fame
USOHOF	United States Olympic Hall of Fame
Olympics	Number of Olympics Games tournaments
Ref(s)	Reference(s)

Goaltender statistical abbreviations

Abbreviation	Definition
W	Wins
L	Losses
T	Ties
Min	Minutes played
SO	Shutouts
GA	Goals against
GAA	Goals against average

Skater statistical abbreviations

Abbreviation	Definition
G	Goals
A	Assists
P	Points
PIM	Penalty minutes
—	Not applicable

Goaltenders

Goaltenders

Player	Olympics	Tournaments	GP	W	L	T	SO	GA	GAA	Medals	Notes	Ref(s)
Peter Budaj	1	2006	3	2	1	0	179	0	6	2.0099999999999998
Jaromir Dragan	1	1994	2	1	0	0	80	0	7	5.25
Jaroslav Halak	1	2010	7	4	3	0	423	1	17	2.4100000000000001
Eduard Hartmann	1	1994	6	2	2	2	310	0	17	3.29
Karol Krizan	1	2006	2	2	0	0	120	1	1	0.5
Jan Lasak	2	2002, 2006	3	1	1	1	154	0	9	3.5099999999999998
Miroslav Michalek	1	1994	2	1	0	0	100	0	5	3
Igor Murin	1	1998	4	1	2	1	240	0	13	3.25
Pavol Rybar	1	2002	2	0	1	0	85	0	5	3.54
Ratislav Stana	1	2002	1	1	0	0	60	0	1	1

Skaters

Skaters

Player	Olympics	Tournaments	GP	G	A	P	PIM	Medals	Notes	Ref(s)
Jergus Baca	1	1994	8	1	2	3	10
Ivan Baranka	1	2010	7	1	0	1	0
Lubos Bartecko	3	2002, 2006, 2010	17	0	2	2	6
Peter Bondra	2	1998, 2006	8	5	0	5	27
Vladimir Buril	1	1994	4	0	0	0	0
Zdeno Chara	2	2006, 2010	13	1	4	5	8
Martin Cibak	1	2010	7	0	0	0	6
Zdeno Ciger	1	1998	4	1	1	2	4
Jozef Dano	2	1994, 1998	12	4	5	9	10
Pavol Demitra	3	2002, 2006, 2010	15	6	14	20	6
Ivan Droppa	1	1998	4	0	0	0	0
Marian Gaborik	2	2006, 2010	13	7	5	12	10
Michal Handzus	2	2002, 2010	9	4	3	7	6
Oto Hascak	2	1994, 1998	9	1	6	7	8
Marcel Hossa	2	2006, 2010	13	0	1	1	0
Marian Hossa	3	2002, 2006, 2010	15	12	13	25	10
Branislav Janos	2	1994, 1998	12	2	4	6	6
Stanislav Jasecko	1	1998	4	0	0	0	4
Milan Jurcina	2	2006, 2010	13	0	1	1	10
Richard Kapus	2	2002, 2006	10	0	3	3	4
Lubomir Kolnik	2	1994, 1998	12	4	1	5	4
Roman Kontsek	2	1994, 1998	12	4	1	5	10
Tomas Kopecky	1	2010	7	1	0	1	2
Richard Lintner	1	2002	4	1	1	2	0
Ivan Majesky	2	2002, 2006	10	0	1	1	8
Miroslav Marcinko	1	1994	8	0	1	1	6
Stanislav Medrik	1	1994	8	0	0	0	4
Andrej Meszaros	2	2006, 2010	13	0	2	2	8
Dusan Milo	1	2002	2	0	2	2	2
Miroslav Mosnar	1	1998	3	0	0	0	6
Jaroslav Obsut	1	2002	4	0	0	0	2
Zigmund Palffy	3	1994, 2002, 2010	16	3	10	13	16
Jan Pardavy	2	1998, 2002	8	3	1	4	14
Rastislav Pavlikovsky	1	2002	4	2	3	5	6
Richard Pavlikovsky	1	2002	4	0	0	0	4
Robert Petrovicky	3	1994, 1998, 2002	16	4	8	12	20
Ronald Petrovicky	1	2006	6	1	0	1	2
Vlastimil Plavucha	2	1994, 1998	9	4	0	4	2
Dusan Pohorelec	1	1994	5	0	0	0	0
Peter Pucher	1	1998	2	0	0	0	0
Rene Pucher	1	1994	6	1	0	1	2
Branko Radivojevic	1	2010	7	0	0	0	6
Karol Rusznyak	1	1998	4	0	0	0	0
Miroslav Satan	4	1994, 2002, 2006, 2010	22	10	4	14	2
Richard Sechny	1	2002	4	0	0	0	6
Andrej Sekera	1	2010	7	1	0	1	0
Lubomir Sekeras	2	1994, 1998	12	0	4	4	12
Marian Smerciak	1	1994	8	0	1	1	12
Peter Smrek	1	2002	4	0	0	0	0
Roman Stantien	1	1998	3	0	0	0	0
Peter Stastny	1	1994	8	5	4	9	9
Martin Strbak	2	2006, 2010	13	0	1	1	4
Josef Stumpel	3	2002, 2006, 2010	12	3	5	8	0
Radoslav Suchy	1	2006	6	1	1	2	0
Tomas Surovy	1	2006	6	0	1	1	2
Marek Svatos	1	2006	6	0	0	0	0
Robert Svehla	2	1994, 1998	10	2	5	7	26
Jaroslav Torok	1	2002	4	0	0	0	0
Jan Varholik	2	1994, 1998	10	0	0	0	16
Lubomir Visnovsky	4	1998, 2002, 2006, 2010	19	4	4	8	2
Richard Zednik	2	2006, 2010	13	3	4	7	18

See also

• Slovakia men's national ice hockey team

References

• "2010 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Media Guide" (Document). USA Hockey. 2010. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
• "USA Player Statistics by Team-2010" (Document). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010. {{cite document}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
• "2010 Medallists" (Document). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010. {{cite document}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
• Podnieks, Andrew; Szemberg, Szymon (2008). IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All-Time. H. B. Fenn & Company, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4. Retrieved September 30, 2013. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Wallechinsky, David (2002). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics (2002 ed.). New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 1-58567-185-1. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
• "Results database". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

External links

• USA Hockey - Official website