Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics


The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, was the 2nd Olympic Championship, also serving as the 2nd World Championships. The competition was held from Monday, January 28, 1924, to Sunday, February 3, 1924. Canada, represented by the Toronto Granites, defended its championship from the 1920 Summer Olympics. The United States and Great Britain took the silver and bronze respectively, while other contenders included Czechoslovakia, France, and Sweden.
The Bergvall system used in the 1920 Olympics was discarded in favor of a two-level round-robin tournament. Qualifying teams were placed in pools for the opening round, with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the final round. The medals were awarded based on the record in the final round. This format would remain in use until the 1992 Winter Olympics, when the final round-robin was replaced with a medal-round single-elimination tournament.

Medalists

Participating nations

A total of 82 ice hockey players from eight nations competed at the Chamonix Games:
NOTE: Only counts players who participated in at least one game. Not all reserve players are known.

Final tournament

First round

Group A

The top two teams advanced to the medal round.
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Group B

The top two teams advanced to the medal round.
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Final round

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Note: The CAN v SWE and USA v GBR games were carried forward from the previous round.
The decisive match between Canada and the United States was refereed by Paul Loicq, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Statistics

Average age

Team Czechoslovakia was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 31 years and 5 months. Team Belgium was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 24 years and 1 months. Gold medalists Canada averaged 25 years and 2 months. Tournament average was 27 years and 11 months.

Top scorer

Final ranking

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These standings are presented as the IIHF has them, however the IOC does not rank the teams below 4th