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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  France |
| Venue(s) | Méribel Ice Palace |
| Dates | 9–23 February |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Unified Team (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
Third place  |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 46 |
| Goals scored | 316 (6.87 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Joe Juneau 15 points |
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The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1992 Winter OlympicsinAlbertville, France, was the 17th Olympic Championship. The games were played at the Méribel Ice PalaceinMéribel, about 45 km from host city Albertville. The competition, held from 9 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.[1]
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.[2]
| 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
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Sweden
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Finland
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Germany
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Italy
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 2 | consolation round |
| 6 | Poland
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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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 8[a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Unified Team
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 8[a] | |
| 4 | France (H)
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Switzerland
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 2 | consolation round |
| 6 |  Norway
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 38 | −31 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 9–12th-place semifinals | 9th-place game | ||||
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| Italy | 3 | ||||
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| Norway | 5 | ||||
| Norway | 5 | ||||
| 19 February | |||||
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| Switzerland | 7 | ||||
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| Poland | 2 | ||||
| 11th-place game | |||||
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| 20 February | |||||
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| Italy | 1 | ||||
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| Poland | 4 | ||||
| 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 |
| 20 February 1992 | Italy | 1–4 (0–3, 1–0, 0–1) | Poland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| 21 February 1992 | Norway | 5–2 (2–0, 0–1, 3–1) | Switzerland | Méribel Ice Palace, Méribel |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold-medal game | |||||||
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| Canada (GWS) | 4 | ||||||||
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| Germany | 3 | ||||||||
| Canada | 4 | ||||||||
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| Czechoslovakia | 2 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | ||||||||
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| Czechoslovakia | 3 | ||||||||
| Canada | 1 | ||||||||
| February 19 | |||||||||
| Unified Team | 3 | ||||||||
| Unified Team | 6 | ||||||||
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| Finland | 1 | ||||||||
| Unified Team | 5 | ||||||||
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| United States | 2 | Bronze-medal game | |||||||
| United States | 4 | ||||||||
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| France | 1 | ||||||||
| United States | 1 | ||||||||
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| Czechoslovakia | 6 | ||||||||
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| 5–8th-place semifinals | Fifth-place game | ||||
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| Sweden | 3 | ||||
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| Finland | 2 | ||||
| Sweden | 4 | ||||
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| Germany | 5 | ||||
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| France | 4 | ||||
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| Finland | 4 | ||||
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| France | 1 | ||||
| February 18 |  Canada | 4–3 (GWS) (1–2, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) |  Germany |
| February 18 |  Sweden | 1–3 (1–1, 0–0, 0–2) |  Czechoslovakia |
| 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 |
| February 20 | Germany | 5–4 (1–0, 3–3, 1–1) | France |
| February 20 | Sweden | 3–2 (2–0, 1–1, 0–1) | Finland |
| February 21 | Canada | 4–2 (2–1, 0–1, 2–0) | Czechoslovakia |
| February 21 | Unified Team | 5–2 (2–1, 0–1, 3–0) | United States |
| February 22 | Finland | 4–1 (0–0, 2–0, 2–1) | France |
| February 22 | Sweden | 4–3 (0–2, 1–0, 3–1) | Germany |
| February 22 | Czechoslovakia | 6–1 (2–0, 1–0, 3–1) | United States |
| February 23 14:15 | Canada | 1–3 (0–0, 0–0, 1–3) | Unified Team | Méribel Ice Palace Attendance: 6,100 |
| Sean Burke | Goalies | Mikhail Shtalenkov | Referee: Sven Erik Sold | |||||||||||
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Team Germany was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 28 years and 6 months. Team USA was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 24 years. Gold medalists Unified Team averaged 24 years and 2 months. Tournament average was 26 years and 4 months.[3]
| Rk | Name | GP | G | A | Pts |
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| 1 | Joe Juneau
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8 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Andrei Khomutov
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8 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Robert Lang
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8 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Teemu Selänne
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8 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Eric Lindros
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8 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Hannu Järvenpää
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8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | Vyacheslav Bykov
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8 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | Yuri Khmylev
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8 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Mika Nieminen
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8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 10 | Nikolai Borschevskiy
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8 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Unified Team Canada Czechoslovakia United States Sweden Germany Finland France
Norway
Switzerland
Poland
ItalyRussian 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 returned to Khabibulin in a private medal ceremony during the 2002 Winter OlympicsinSalt Lake City, Utah.[4]
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