Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics
 Canada's 1928 Olympic Gold Medal team, the Toronto Varsity Blues | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Venue(s) | St. Moritz (outdoors) |
| Dates | 11–19 February |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (3rd title) |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  | Switzerland |
| Fourth place |  Great Britain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 89 (4.94 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Dave Trottier 15 points |
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, was the 3rd Olympic Championship, also serving as the 3rd World Championships and the 13th European Championships. Canada, represented by the Conn Smythe-coached Toronto Varsity Blues, won its third consecutive gold medal. Highest finishing European team Sweden won the silver medal and its third European Championship.[1]
Medalists
Participating nations
A total of 128(*) ice hockey players from eleven nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Austria (12)
Belgium (12)
Canada (12)
Czechoslovakia (11)
France (12)
Germany (11)
Great Britain (12)
Hungary (11)
Poland (11)
Sweden (12)
Switzerland (12)
(*) NOTE: Only counts players who participated in at least one game. Not all reserve players are known.
Final tournament
Defending champion Canada, which outscored its opponents 132–3 in the previous competition, was granted a bye to the medal round, after officials realised how superior they were to all of the other teams.[2] The other 10 teams were placed in three groups for the first round.
First round
Group A
The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
 Belgium |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
 Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| February 11 | Great Britain |
7:3 (3:1,2:0,2:2) |
Belgium
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| February 11 | France |
2:0 (0:0,2:0,0:0) |
Hungary
|
| February 12 | France |
3:2 (0:1,3:1,0:0) |
Great Britain
|
| February 12 | Belgium |
3:2 (0:1,3:1,0:0) |
Hungary
|
| February 13 | Belgium |
3:1 (2:0,0:0,1:1) |
France
|
| February 15 | Great Britain |
1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0) |
Hungary
|
Group B
The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Czechoslovakia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
 Poland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| February 11 | Sweden |
3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0) |
Czechoslovakia
|
| February 12 | Sweden |
2:2 (1:0,1:2,0:0) |
Poland
|
| February 13 | Czechoslovakia |
3:2 (1:1,1:1,1:0) |
Poland
|
Group C
The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
 Austria |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
 Germany |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| February 11 | Switzerland |
4:4 (2:4,1:0,1:0) |
Austria
|
| February 11 | Austria |
0:0 - |
Germany
|
| February 16 | Switzerland |
1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0) |
Germany
|
Final round
The top teams from each of the three groups were joined by defending champion Canada in the medal round, playing a 3-game round-robin to determine the medal winners.
The match between Canada and Sweden was refereed by Paul Loicq, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.[3]
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6 |
| Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
| Great Britain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| February 17 | Canada |
11:0 (4:0,4:0,3:0) |
Sweden
|
| February 17 | Switzerland |
4:0 (0:0,2:0,2:0) |
Great Britain
|
| February 18 | Canada |
14:0 (6:0,4:0,4:0) |
Great Britain
|
| February 18 | Switzerland |
0:4 (0:1,0:0,0:3) |
Sweden
|
| February 19 | Sweden |
3:1 (2:1,0:0,1:0) |
Great Britain
|
| February 19 | Switzerland |
0:13 (0:2,0:6,0:5) |
Canada
|
Top scorer
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Trottier
|
3 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
Final ranking
| 1 | Canada (CAN)
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| 2 | Sweden (SWE)
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| 3 | Switzerland (SUI)
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| 4 | Great Britain (GBR)
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| 5 | Austria (AUT)
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| 5 | France (FRA)
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| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH)
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| 8 | Belgium (BEL)
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| 8 | Poland (POL)
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| 8 | Germany (GER)
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| 11 | Hungary (HUN)
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The IIHF Guide and Record Book has two different rankings for this tournament,[4] however the IOC does not rank the teams below 4th[5]
European Championship medal table
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Great Britain
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| 4 | Austria
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| 4 | France
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| 4 | Czechoslovakia
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| 7 | Belgium
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| 7 | Germany
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| 7 | Poland
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| 10 | Hungary
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References
- ^ "Ice Hockey at the 1928 St. Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 564. ISBN 0140066322.
- ^ "Varsity Grads Defeat Sweden In First Of Final Series For Title". Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. 17 February 1928. p. 3.
- ^ IIHF Media Guide and Record Book (2011) pgs. 17 and 104
- ^ IOC database of results
Sources
- 1928 Olympic Games report (digitized copy online)
- International Olympic Committee results database
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