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An ice hockey game. Two referees in black and white striped shirts are visible, as are four players from each team. One team is wearing red jerseys with a maple leaf on the front, and the other is wearing white jerseys with blue accents and the letters "U-S-A" on the front.
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.[1] 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.[2] In 1960, an unheralded American squad defeated the Canadian and Soviet squads on American soil en route to their first Olympic gold medal.[3] 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.[4] 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,[5] and the story was later turned into two motion pictures, Miracle on Ice and Miracle.[6][7]

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.[8] 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.[9][10] In 1986, the IOC voted to allow all athletes to compete in Olympic Games, starting in 1988.[11][12] 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.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15] 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.[16]

Key

Goaltenders

Goaltenders
Player Olympics Tournaments GP W L T Min SO GA GAA Medals Notes Ref(s)
Peter Budaj 1 2006 3 2 1 0 179 0 6 2.01 [21]
Jaromír Dragan 1 1994 2 1 0 0 80 0 7 5.25 [22]
Jaroslav Halák 1 2010 7 4 3 0 423 1 17 2.41 [23]
Eduard Hartmann 1 1994 6 2 2 2 310 0 17 3.29 [24]
Karol Križan 1 2006 2 2 0 0 120 1 1 0.50 [25]
Ján Lašák 2 2002, 2006 3 1 1 1 154 0 9 3.51 [26]
Miroslav Michalek 1 1994 2 1 0 0 100 0 5 3.00 [27]
Igor Murín 1 1998 4 1 2 1 240 0 13 3.25 [28]
Pavol Rybár 1 2002 2 0 1 0 85 0 5 3.54 [29]
Rastislav Staňa 1 2002 1 1 0 0 60 0 1 1.00 [30]

Skaters

Skaters[31]
Player Olympics Tournaments GP G A[33] P PIM Medals Notes Ref(s)
Jerguš Bača 1 1994 8 1 2 3 10 [34]
Ivan Baranka 1 2010 7 1 0 1 0 [35]
Ľuboš Bartečko 3 2002, 2006, 2010 17 0 2 2 6 [36]
Peter Bondra 2 1998, 2006 8 5 0 5 27 [37]
Vladimír Búřil 1 1994 4 0 0 0 0 [38]
Zdeno Chára 2 2006, 2010 13 1 4 5 8 Team Captain (2010) [39][40]
Martin Cibák 1 2010 7 0 0 0 6 [41]
Zdeno Cíger 1 1998 4 1 1 2 4 Team Captain (1998) [39][42]
Jozef Daňo 2 1994, 1998 12 4 5 9 10 [43]
Pavol Demitra 3 2002, 2006, 2010 15 6 14 20 6 Team Captain (2006) [39][44]
Ivan Droppa 1 1998 4 0 0 0 0 [45]
Marián Gáborík 2 2006, 2010 13 7 5 12 10 [46]
Michal Handzuš 2 2002, 2010 9 4 3 7 6 [47]
Oto Haščák 2 1994, 1998 9 1 6 7 8 [48]
Marcel Hossa 2 2006, 2010 13 0 1 1 0 [49]
Marián Hossa 3 2002, 2006, 2010 15 12 13 25 10 [50]
Branislav Jánoš 2 1994, 1998 12 2 4 6 6 [51]
Stanislav Jasečko 1 1998 4 0 0 0 4 [52]
Milan Jurčina 2 2006, 2010 13 0 1 1 10 [53]
Richard Kapuš 2 2002, 2006 10 0 3 3 4 [54]
Ľubomír Kolník 2 1994, 1998 12 4 1 5 4 [55]
Roman Kontšek 2 1994, 1998 12 4 1 5 10 [56]
Tomáš Kopecký 1 2010 7 1 0 1 2 [57]
Richard Lintner 1 2002 4 1 1 2 0 [58]
Ivan Majeský 2 2002, 2006 10 0 1 1 8 [59]
Miroslav Marcinko 1 1994 8 0 1 1 6 [60]
Stanislav Medrik 1 1994 8 0 0 0 4 [61]
Andrej Meszároš 2 2006, 2010 13 0 2 2 8 [62]
Dušan Milo 1 2002 2 0 2 2 2 [63]
Miroslav Mosnar 1 1998 3 0 0 0 6 [64]
Jaroslav Obšut 1 2002 4 0 0 0 2 [65]
Žigmund Pálffy 3 1994, 2002, 2010 16 3 10 13 16 [66]
Ján Pardavý 2 1998, 2002 8 3 1 4 14 [67]
Rastislav Pavlikovský 1 2002 4 2 3 5 6 [68]
Richard Pavlikovsky 1 2002 4 0 0 0 4 [69]
Róbert Petrovický 3 1994, 1998, 2002 16 4 8 12 20 Team Captain (2002) [39][70]
Ronald Petrovický 1 2006 6 1 0 1 2 [71]
Vlastimil Plavucha 2 1994, 1998 9 4 0 4 2 [72]
Dusan Pohorelec 1 1994 5 0 0 0 0 [73]
Peter Pucher 1 1998 2 0 0 0 0 [74]
Rene Pucher 1 1994 6 1 0 1 2 [75]
Branko Radivojevič 1 2010 7 0 0 0 6 [76]
Karol Rusznyák 1 1998 4 0 0 0 0 [77]
Miroslav Šatan 4 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010 22 10 4 14 2 [78]
Richard Šechný 1 2002 4 0 0 0 6 [79]
Andrej Sekera 1 2010 7 1 0 1 0 [80]
Ľubomír Sekeráš 2 1994, 1998 12 0 4 4 12 [81]
Marián Smerčiak 1 1994 8 0 1 1 12 [82]
Peter Smrek 1 2002 4 0 0 0 0 [83]
Roman Stantien 1 1998 3 0 0 0 0 [84]
Peter Šťastný 1 1994 8 5 4 9 9 Team Captain (1994) [39][85]
Martin Štrbák 2 2006, 2010 13 0 1 1 4 [86]
Jozef Stümpel 3 2002, 2006, 2010 12 3 5 8 0 [87]
Radoslav Suchý 1 2006 6 1 1 2 0 [88]
Tomáš Surový 1 2006 6 0 1 1 2 [89]
Marek Svatoš 1 2006 6 0 0 0 0 [90]
Róbert Švehla 2 1994, 1998 10 2 5 7 26 [91]
Jaroslav Török 1 2002 4 0 0 0 0 [92]
Ján Varholík 2 1994, 1998 10 0 0 0 16 [93]
Ľubomír Višňovský 4 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 19 4 4 8 2 [94]
Richard Zedník 2 2006, 2010 13 3 4 7 18 [95]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Ice hockey". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ Podnieks & Szemberg 2008, Story #82-USA Sends Two Teams to the 1948 Olympics
  3. ^ Podnieks & Szemberg 2008, Story #16-USA's Original But Unheralded "Miracle on Ice"
  4. ^ Podnieks & Szemberg 2008, Story #97-B Pool Americans Win Silver in 1972
  5. ^ Podnieks & Szemberg 2008, Story #1-Miracle on Ice
  6. ^ "Miracle on Ice (1981)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "Miracle (2004)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ Schantz, Otto. "The Olympic Ideal and the Winter Games Attitudes Towards the Olympic Winter Games in Olympic Discourses—from Coubertin to Samaranch" (PDF). Comité International Pierre De Coubertin. Retrieved September 30, 2013. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ Podnieks & Szemberg 2008, Story #17–Protesting amateur rules, Canada leaves international hockey.
  10. ^ Litsky, Frank (1984-01-25). "Eagleson upset over hockey dispute". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Monsebraaten, Laurie (1986-10-15). "Players in NHL are now eligible in the Olympics". Toronto Star.
  12. ^ "Amateurism". USA Today. 2009-03-30. Retrieved September 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ Lapointe, Joe (1997-09-16). "The N.H.L.'s Olympic Gamble; Stars' Participation in Nagano Could Raise Sport's Profile". The New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ USA Hockey 2010, p. 3
  15. ^ "Olympic Ice Hockey Tournaments, Men". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved September 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ^ USA Hockey 2010, p. 103
  17. ^ "List of honored Players". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  18. ^ "IIHF Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved September 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  19. ^ "Past Inductees". USA Hockey. Retrieved September 25, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ "U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 1, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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