Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics


The men's ice hockey tournament 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:
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, after officials realised how superior they were to all of the other teams. The other 10 teams were placed in three groups for the first round.

First round

Group A

The top team advanced to the medal round.
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Group B

The top team advanced to the medal round.
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Group C

The top team advanced to the medal round.
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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.
The match between Canada and Sweden was refereed by Paul Loicq, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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Statistics

Average age

Team Hungary was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 31 years and 6 months. Team Belgium was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 21 years and 6 months. Gold medalists Canada averaged 24 years and 10 months. Tournament average was 26 years and 9 months.

Top scorer

Final ranking

The IIHF Guide and Record Book has two different rankings for this tournament, however the IOC does not rank the teams below 4th

European Championship medal table