Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics

The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was the 16th Olympic Championship. The Soviet Union won its seventh gold medal. The silver medal was won by Finland, marking its first ever Olympic ice hockey medal. Sweden won the bronze medal. Games were held in the Olympic Saddledome, the Stampede Corral, and Father David Bauer Olympic Arena. This is so far the only Olympic tournament held on North American soil that was not won by either Canada or United States.[1]

1988 Winter Olympics
Ice Hockey

Soviet stamp for the Olympic ice hockey tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	February 13–28, 1988
Teams	12
Venue(s)	Olympic Saddledome Stampede Corral Father David Bauer Olympic Arena (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (7th title)
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	316 (7.52 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Vladimir Krutov (15 points)
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The IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time. Nations that did not participate in the Calgary Olympics were invited to compete in the final Thayer Tutt Trophy.

Background

Canadian team has defeated the favoured Soviets twice in the run-up to the Olympics and was considered a gold medal contender for the first time since 1968. The first win over the Soviet squad was particularly significant as it happened in the annual Izvestia tournament which was held in 1987 in Moscow and was considered a final shot before the Olympics. Unfortunately for the Canadians, these victories backfired as the Soviets better prepared for the Olympic tournament and won in a head-to-head match 5-0.[2]

Medalists

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Rosters

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Soviet Union (URS) Ilya Byakin Vyacheslav Bykov Alexander Chernykh Viacheslav Fetisov Alexei Gusarov Valeri Kamensky Alexei Kasatonov Andrei Khomutov Vladimir Krutov Igor Larionov Aleksandr Kozhevnikov Igor Kravchuk Andrei Lomakin Sergei Makarov Alexander Mogilny Sergei Mylnikov Vitali Samoilov Anatoly Semenov Sergei Starikov Igor Stelnov Sergei Svetlov Sergei Yashin	Finland (FIN) Timo Blomqvist Kari Eloranta Raimo Helminen Iiro Järvi Esa Keskinen Erkki Laine Kari Laitinen Erkki Lehtonen Jyrki Lumme Reijo Mikkolainen Jarmo Myllys Teppo Numminen Janne Ojanen Arto Ruotanen Reijo Ruotsalainen Simo Saarinen Kai Suikkanen Timo Susi Jukka Tammi Jari Torkki Pekka Tuomisto Jukka Virtanen	Sweden (SWE) Mikael Andersson Peter Åslin Peter Andersson Bo Berglund Jonas Bergqvist Thom Eklund Anders Eldebrink Peter Eriksson Thomas Eriksson Michael Hjälm Lars Ivarsson Mikael Johansson Lars Karlsson Mats Kihlström Peter Lindmark Lars Molin Jens Öhling Lars-Gunnar Pettersson Thomas Rundqvist Tommy Samuelsson Ulf Sandström Håkan Södergren

Source:

• Gold – "Team members Soviet Union". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
• Silver – "Team members FINLAND". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
• Bronze – "Team members SWEDEN". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-07-29.

Qualification

The top eleven nations from the 1987 World Championships (eight from pool A, top three from pool B) qualified directly, while the twelfth ranked nation had to play off against the winner of that year's pool C. France beat Japan 8 goals to 6.[3]

• April 6, 1987, West Germany
  • France 7–3 Japan
• April 7, 1987, West Germany
  • France 1–3 Japan

First round

Group A

	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Finland	5	3	1	1	22	8	7
Sweden	5	2	0	3	23	10	7
Canada	5	3	1	1	17	12	7
Switzerland	5	3	2	0	19	10	6
Poland	5	0	4	1	9	13	1
France	5	1	4	0	10	47	0

• February 14
  • Canada 1–0 Poland
  • Sweden 13–2 France
  • Switzerland 2–1 Finland
• February 16
  • Canada 4–2 Switzerland
  • Sweden 1–1 Poland
  • Finland 10–1 France
• February 18
  • Finland 3–1 Canada
  • Poland 6–2 France*
  • Sweden 4–2 Switzerland
• February 20
  • Canada 9–5 France
  • Finland 3–3 Sweden
  • Switzerland 4–1 Poland
• February 22
  • Canada 2–2 Sweden
  • Finland 5–1 Poland
  • Switzerland 9–0 France

* The Polish team was stripped of its victory after Jarosław Morawiecki tested positive for testosterone. France was recorded as having a 2-nil win, but received no points in the standings.

Group B

	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Soviet Union	5	5	0	0	32	10	10
West Germany	5	4	1	0	19	12	8
Czechoslovakia	5	3	2	0	23	14	6
United States	5	2	3	0	27	27	4
Austria	5	0	4	1	12	29	1
Norway	5	0	4	1	11	32	1

• February 13
  • West Germany 2–1 Czechoslovakia
  • Soviet Union 5–0 Norway
  • USA 10–6 Austria
• February 15
  • West Germany 7–3 Norway
  • Soviet Union 8–1 Austria
  • Czechoslovakia 7–5 USA
• February 17
  • Austria 1–3 West Germany
  • Czechoslovakia 10–1 Norway
  • Soviet Union 7–5 USA
• February 19
  • Austria 0–4 Czechoslovakia
  • West Germany 3–6 Soviet Union
  • USA 6–3 Norway
• February 21
  • Soviet Union 6–1 Czechoslovakia
  • Austria 4–4 Norway
  • West Germany 4–1 USA

Final round

The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over, excluding teams who failed to make the medal round. First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.

	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Soviet Union	5	4	1	0	25	7	8
Finland	5	3	1	1	18	10	7
Sweden	5	2	1	2	15	16	6
Canada	5	2	2	1	17	14	5
West Germany	5	1	4	0	8	26	2
Czechoslovakia	5	1	4	0	12	22	2

• February 24
  • Soviet Union 5–0 Canada
  • Sweden 6–2 Czechoslovakia
  • Finland 8–0 West Germany
• February 26
  • Canada 8–1 West Germany
  • Czechoslovakia 5–2 Finland
  • Soviet Union 7–1 Sweden
• February 27
  • Canada 6–3 Czechoslovakia
• February 28
  • Sweden 3–2 West Germany
  • Finland 2–1 Soviet Union

11th place game

• February 23
  • France 7–6(SO) Norway

9th place game

• February 23
  • Austria 3–2 Poland

7th place game

• February 25
  • United States 8–4 Switzerland

Statistics

Average age

Team Germany was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 28 years and 1 months. Team USA was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 22 years and 4 months. Gold medalists team USSR averaged 26 years. Tournament average was 26 years and 1 months.[4]

Leading scorers

Rk		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1	Vladimir Krutov	8	6	9	15	0
2	Igor Larionov	8	4	9	13	4
3	Vyacheslav Fetisov	8	4	9	13	6
4	Corey Millen	8	6	5	11	4
5	Dusan Pasek	8	6	5	11	8
6	Sergei Makarov	8	3	8	11	10
7	Erkki Lehtonen	8	4	6	10	2
8	Anders Eldebrink	8	4	6	10	4
9	Igor Liba	8	4	6	10	8
10	Gerd Truntschka	8	3	7	10	10

Final ranking

1.  Soviet Union
2.  Finland
3.  Sweden
4.  Canada
5.  West Germany
6.  Czechoslovakia
7.  United States
8.   Switzerland
9.  Austria
10.  Poland
11.  France
12.  Norway

See also

• Calgary Cup

References

1. "Ice Hockey at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
2. https://www.sport-express.ru/hockey/europe/reviews/v-moskovskom-otele-nas-atakovali-tarakany-kak-sostoyalos-kanadskoe-chudo-na-ldu-1349368/
3. http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/QualifJO1988.htm
4. https://www.quanthockey.com/olympics/en/teams/team-canada-players-1988-olympics-stats.html

External links

• Jeux Olympiques 1988