Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Dates | February 13–28, 1988 |
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Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union (7th title) |
Runner-up | Finland |
Third place | Sweden |
Fourth place | Canada |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 42 |
Goals scored | 316 (7.52 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Vladimir Krutov (15 points) |
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The men's
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
The Canadian team had 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 prepared better for the Olympic tournament and won in a head-to-head match 5–0.[2]
Tournament changes
The
Doping
Polish ice-hockey player Jarosław Morawiecki tested positive for the banned substance Testosterone during the Games.[4] The 23 year old centre, who was considered Poland's best player,[4] exceeded the allowable limit of testosterone in random testing after a match which saw Poland defeat France 6–2.[4] Polish coach Leszek Lejczyk claimed Morawiecki was deliberately drugged for political reasons.[5]
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) banned Morawiecki from competition for 18 months and invalidated Poland's victory in the France match.[4][6] Poland finished 5th of 6th in the tournament Group A standings.[6]
Medalists
Qualification
The top eleven nations from the
- April 6, 1987, West Germany
- France 7–3 Japan
- April 7, 1987, West Germany
- France 1–3 Japan
First round
Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 7 |
Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 7 |
Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 7 |
Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 6 |
Poland | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 1 |
France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 47 | −37 | 2 |
- 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
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 10 |
West Germany
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 8 |
Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 6 |
United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 4 |
Austria | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 1 |
Norway | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 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.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 8 |
Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 7 |
Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 6 |
Canada | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 5 |
West Germany
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 2 |
Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 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.[11]
Leading scorers
Rk | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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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
Rank | Team |
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Soviet Union | |
Finland | |
Sweden | |
4 | Canada |
5 | West Germany
|
6 | Czechoslovakia |
7 | United States |
8 | Switzerland |
9 | Austria |
10 | Poland |
11 | France |
12 | Norway |
See also
References
- ^ "Ice Hockey at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Shitik, Ivan (16 December 2017). ""В московском отеле нас атаковали тараканы". Как состоялось канадское "Чудо на льду"" ["We were attacked by cockroaches in a Moscow hotel." How did the Canadian "Miracle on Ice"]. Sport-Express (in Russian).
- ^ a b c d OCO'88 1988, p. 421.
- ^ ProQuest 435721155.
- ProQuest 243683610.
- ^ a b OCO'88 1988, p. 587
- ^ "Team members Soviet Union". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "Team members FINLAND". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "Team members SWEDEN". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "Qualifications pour les Jeux Olympiques 1988 - Hockey sur glace".
- ^ "Team Canada - Olympics - Calgary 1988 - Player Stats".
- Works cited
- OCO'88 (1988), XV Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (in English and French), XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee, ISBN 0-921060-26-2)
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