Ice hockey at the 1932 Winter Olympics
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was the 4th Olympic Championship, also serving as the 6th World Championships. Canada, represented by the Winnipeg Hockey Club, won its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal and sixth consecutive World Championship. The United States took the silver medal and Germany claimed one of its three all-time hockey medals by taking the bronze (West Germany would win a bronze medal in 1976, and Germany's men's team would win silver in 2018).[1]
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| Dates | 4–13 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | Lake Placid (outdoors) |
| Final positions | |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 69 (5.75 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
Planning
Several disagreements arose between the planners of the hockey games and Paul Loicq, the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The International Society of Olympic Historians felt the dispute came from the Amateur Athletic Union controlling the selection of American teams for the Olympics on behalf of the United States Olympic Committee, and the ensuing power struggle with the IIHF. There was also a disagreement in the number of players on hockey teams.[2] When the 1932 tournament was played, four teams participated, with only two European associations making the trip due to the worldwide Great Depression. The other European teams instead played at the Ice Hockey European Championship 1932.[3]
Medalists
Participating nations
A total of 48(*) ice hockey players from four nations competed at the Lake Placid Games:
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(*) NOTE: Only players who participated in at least one game are counted.
Final tournament
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 34 |
| 4 Feb | | 1:2 OT (0:0,0:1,1:0,0:0,0:1) | |
| 4 Feb | | 2:1 (0:0,1:1,1:0) | |
| 5 Feb | | 4:1 (1:0,2:0,1:1) | |
| 6 Feb | | 4:1 (2:0,2:0,0:1) | |
| 7 Feb | | 9:0 (2:0,5:0,2:0) | |
| 7 Feb | | 7:0 (3:0,2:0,2:0) | |
| 8 Feb | | 5:0 (1:0,1:0,3:0) | |
| 8 Feb | | 5:0 (2:0,1:0,2:0) | |
| 9 Feb | | 10:0 (5:0,1:0,4:0) | |
| 10 Feb | | 8:0 (2:0,2:0,4:0) | |
| 13 Feb | | 4:1 (0:0,2:1,2:0) | |
| 13 Feb | | 2:2 OT (1:1,1:0,0:1,0:0,0:0,0:0) | |
Statistics
Average age
Team Germany was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 25 years and 6 months. Gold medalists team Canada was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 24 years and 5 months. Tournament average was 24 years and 9 months.[4]
Top scorer
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Final ranking
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References
- "Ice Hockey at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- Renson, Roland; Ameye, Thomas (2012). "Stepping out of Coubertin's Shadow: The Count and the 1932 Winter Olympics" (PDF). International Society of Olympic Historians. pp. 20, 22. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- "IIHF Epochs, 1914–1933". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- "Team Canada - Olympics - Lake Placid 1932 - Player Stats". QuantHockey. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
External links
- 1932 Olympic Games report (digitized copy online)
- International Olympic Committee results database
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| Women's events | ||
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