Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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Canada's 1928 Olympic Gold Medal team, the Toronto Varsity Blues | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Switzerland |
| Dates | 11–19 February |
| Teams | 11 |
| Venue(s) | St. Moritz (outdoors) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Canada (3rd title) |
Runner-up  |
 Sweden |
Third place  |
Switzerland |
| Fourth place |
 Great Britain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 89 (4.94 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
David Trottier 15 points |
The men's ice hockey tournament (women's was added in 1998) 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.
Medalists
Participating nations
A total of 128(*) ice hockey players from eleven nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
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Austria (12) -
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Belgium (12) - Canada (12)
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Czechoslovakia (11) -
France (12) -
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Germany (11) - Great Britain (12)
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Hungary (11) -
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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. The other 10 teams were placed in three groups for the first round.
Group A
The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
 Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| February 11 | Great Britain | 7:3 (3:1,2:0,2:2) | Belgium |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Trottier |
3 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
Final ranking
European Championship medal table
 | Sweden |
 | Switzerland |
 | Great Britain |
| 4 | Austria |
| 4 | France |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
| 7 | Belgium |
| 7 | Germany |
| 7 | Poland |
| 10 | Hungary |
References
- 1928 Olympic Games report (digitized copy online)
- International Olympic Committee results database
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