Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  France |
| Dates | 8–23 February |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | Méribel Ice Palace |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Unified Team (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
Third place  |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 46 |
| Goals scored | 316 (6.87 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Joe Juneau 15 points |
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The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, was the 16th Olympic Championship. The games were played at the Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, about 45 km from host city Albertville. The competition, held from 8 to 23 February, was won by the Unified Team in its only appearance. The team was composed of some newly emerged nations from the former Soviet Union, which had dissolved just weeks before the Games began. Canada won the silver medal, its first hockey medal since 1968 and 11th Olympic ice hockey medal.
Contents
1 Medalists
2 Qualification
3 First round
3.1 Group A
3.2 Group B
4 Consolation round
4.1 Bracket
4.2 9–12th place semifinals
4.3 11th place game
4.4 9th place game
5 Consolation Round 5th-8th Places
5.1 7th Place Match
5.2 5th Place Match
6 Final round
6.1 Quarter-finals
6.2 Semi-finals
6.3 Bronze Medal Game
6.4 Gold Medal Game
7 Leading scorers
8 Final Rankings
9 Unified Medal controversy
10 References
Medalists
Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| Unified Team (EUN) Sergei Bautin |  Canada (CAN)Dave Archibald |  Czechoslovakia (TCH)Patrik Augusta |
Qualification
The Olympic tournament was to be contested by twelve nations. The top eleven nations from the 1991 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.[1]
| 14 April 1991 | Denmark  | 4–6 (0–5, 2–1, 2–0) |  Poland | Copenhagen |
| 16 April 1991 | Poland | 9–5 (4–2, 2–2, 3–1) | Denmark | Oświęcim |
Poland qualified in final tournament
First round
Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the Consolation Round for the 9th to 12th places.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Sweden | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 2 | Consolation round |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 0 |
| 9 February 1992 | Sweden | 7–2 (2–1, 3–0, 2–1) | Poland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 9 February 1992 | Finland | 5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1) | Germany | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 9 February 1992 | United States | 6–3 (2–1, 0–2, 4–0) | Italy | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 11 February 1992 | Finland | 9–1 (4–0, 1–0, 4–1) | Poland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 11 February 1992 | United States | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Germany | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 11 February 1992 | Sweden | 7–3 (2–0, 4–1, 1–2) | Italy | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 13 February 1992 | Italy | 7–1 (5–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Poland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 13 February 1992 | United States | 4–1 (1–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Finland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 13 February 1992 | Sweden | 3–1 (3–1, 0–0, 0–0) | Germany | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 15 February 1992 | Italy | 2–5 (0–2, 2–0, 0–3) | Germany | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 15 February 1992 | Sweden | 2–2 (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Finland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 15 February 1992 | United States | 3–0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Poland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 17 February 1992 | Germany | 4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Poland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 17 February 1992 | Finland | 5–3 (3–0, 0–1, 2–2) | Italy | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 17 February 1992 | Sweden | 3–3 (0–1, 0–1, 3–1) | United States | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 8[a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Unified Team | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 8[a] | |
| 4 | France (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 2 | Consolation round |
| 6 |  Norway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 38 | −31 | 0 |
(H) Host.
Notes:
^ abc Canada 2 Pts, +3GD; United Team 2 Pts 0GD; Czechoslovakia 2 Pts, –3GD
| 8 February 1992 | Canada | 3–2 (1–1, 2–0, 0–1) | France | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 8 February 1992 | Czechoslovakia | 10–1 (4–0, 5–1, 1–0) | Norway | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 8 February 1992 | Unified Team | 8–1 (3–0, 3–0, 2–1) | Switzerland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 10 February 1992 | Unified Team | 8–1 (3–0, 2–0, 3–1) | Norway | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 10 February 1992 | Czechoslovakia | 6–4 (0–2, 4–1, 2–1) | France | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 10 February 1992 | Canada | 6–1 (1–0, 4–0, 1–1) | Switzerland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 12 February 1992 | Canada | 10–0 (3–0, 3–0, 4–0) | Norway | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 12 February 1992 | Switzerland | 3–4 (2–1, 1–2, 0–1) | France | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 12 February 1992 | Unified Team | 3–4 (1–2, 1–0, 1–2) | Czechoslovakia | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 14 February 1992 | Unified Team | 8–0 (2–0, 4–0, 2–0) | France | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 14 February 1992 | Switzerland | 6–3 (0–1, 1–1, 5–1) | Norway | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 14 February 1992 | Canada | 5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Czechoslovakia | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 16 February 1992 | Norway | 2–4 (0–1, 0–0, 2–3) | France | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 16 February 1992 | Czechoslovakia | 4–2 (1–1, 1–1, 2–0) | Switzerland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 16 February 1992 | Canada | 4–5 (2–3, 0–1, 2–1) | Unified Team | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
Consolation round
Bracket
| 9–12th place semifinals | 9th place game | |||||
| 18 February | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| 21 February | ||||||
| Norway | 5 | |||||
| Norway | 5 | |||||
| 19 February | ||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | |||||
| Switzerland | 7 | |||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||
| 11th place game | ||||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| Poland | 4 | |||||
9–12th place semifinals
| 18 February 1992 | Italy | 3–5 (1–1, 1–2, 1–2) | Norway | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 19 February 1992 | Switzerland | 7–2 (1–0, 2–2, 4–0) | Poland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
11th place game
| 20 February 1992 | Italy | 1–4 (0–3, 1–0, 0–1) | Poland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
9th place game
| 21 February 1992 | Norway | 5–2 (2–0, 0–1, 3–1) | Switzerland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
Consolation Round 5th-8th Places
- February 20
 France | 4:5 |  Germany |
 Sweden | 3:2 |  Finland |
7th Place Match
- February 22
| France | 1:4 | Finland |
5th Place Match
- February 22
| Sweden | 4:3 | Germany |
Final round
Quarter-finals
| February 18 | Canada | 4:3 (SO) (1-2, 1-0, 1-1) | Germany |
| February 18 | Czechoslovakia | 3:1 (1-1, 0-0, 2-0) | Sweden |
| February 19 | France | 1:4 (1-0, 0-3, 0-1) |  United States |
| February 19 | Unified Team | 6:1 (2-1, 2-0, 2-0) | Finland |
Semi-finals
| February 21 | Unified Team | 5:2 (2-1, 0-1, 3-0) | United States |
| February 21 | Canada | 4:2 (2-1, 0-1, 2-0) | Czechoslovakia |
Bronze Medal Game
| February 22 | Czechoslovakia | 6:1 (2-0, 1-0, 3-1) | United States |
Gold Medal Game
| February 23 14:15 | Unified Team | 3:1 (0-0, 0-0, 3-1) | Canada | Méribel Ice Palace Attendance: 6,100 |
| Mikhail Shtalenkov | Goalies | Sean Burke | Referee: Sven Erik Sold | |||||||||||
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Leading scorers
| Rk | Name | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Juneau | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Andrei Khomutov | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Robert Lang | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Teemu Selänne | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Eric Lindros | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Hannu Järvenpää | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | Vyacheslav Bykov | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | Yuri Khmylev | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Mika Nieminen | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 10 | Nikolai Borschevskiy | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Final Rankings
Unified Team
Canada
Czechoslovakia
United States
Sweden
Germany
Finland
France
Norway
Switzerland
Poland
Italy
Norway
Switzerland
Poland
Italy
Unified Medal controversy
Russian goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin was the third on the depth chart and never played when the Unified Team won gold in Albertville, France. Instead of giving the gold to someone who did not play, coach Viktor Tikhonov kept it. Only players are given Olympic medals; coaches and management are not. The medal was finally returned to Khabibulin in a private medal ceremony during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]
References
^ 1992 olympic qualifier
^ Genessy, Jody; Buckley, Tim (February 16, 2002). "Russian gets his gold back". Deseret News. Retrieved February 16, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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