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.
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.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze

  • 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
  • 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:
    The top eleven nations from the 1987 World Championships 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.

    Group A

    * 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

    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.
    11th place game
    9th place game
    7th place game

    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.

    Leading scorers

    Final ranking

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