# Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Rosters

The ice hockey team rosters at the 1952 Winter Olympics consisted of the following players:

## Canada

Head coach: Louis Holmes
| No. | Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
| - | G | Ralph Hansch | (1924-05-20)May 20, 1924 (aged 27) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 1 | G | Eric Paterson | (1929-09-11)September 11, 1929 (aged 22) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 2 | D | John Davies | (1928-07-14)July 14, 1928 (aged 23) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 3 | D | Robert "Bob" Meyers | (1924-08-11)August 11, 1924 (aged 26) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 4 | D | Allan Purvis | (1929-01-09)January 9, 1929 (aged 23) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 5 | F | Billie Dawe (C) | (1924-06-18)June 18, 1924 (aged 27) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 6 | D | Donald Gauf | (1927-01-01)January 1, 1927 (aged 25) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 7 | F | Robert "Bob" Watt | (1917-06-07)June 7, 1917 (aged 34) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 8 | F | George Abel | (1916-02-25)February 25, 1916 (aged 35) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 9 | F | Robert "Bruce" Dickson | (1931-04-22)April 22, 1931 (aged 20) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 10 | F | David Miller | (1925-12-15)December 15, 1925 (aged 26) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 11 | F | Francis Sullivan | (1917-06-07)June 7, 1917 (aged 34) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 12 | F | Louis Secco | (1927-01-18)January 18, 1927 (aged 25) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 13 | F | William Gibson | (1927-04-22)April 22, 1927 (aged 24) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 14 | F | Gordon Robertson | (1926-06-25)June 25, 1926 (aged 25) | Edmonton Mercurys |
| 15 | D | Thomas Pollock | (1925-08-01)August 1, 1925 (aged 26) | Edmonton Mercurys |

## Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Jiří Tožička
Assistant coach: Josef Herman
| No. | Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
| - | G | Jan Richter | (1923-03-29)March 29, 1923 (aged 28) | ZJS GZ Kralovo pole |
| - | G | Jozef Záhorský | (1929-01-06)January 6, 1929 (aged 23) | ATK Praha |
| 1 | D | Jan Lidral | (1929-03-19)March 19, 1929 (aged 22) | ATK Praha |
| 2 | D | Karel Gut (C) | (1927-09-16)September 16, 1927 (aged 24) | LTC Praha |
| 3 | D | Václav Bubník | (1926-01-01)January 1, 1926 (aged 26) | Sokol VŽKG |
| 4 | D | Miloslav Ošmera | (1924-01-21)January 21, 1924 (aged 28) | ATK Praha |
| 5 | F | Slavomír Bartoň | (1926-01-12)January 12, 1926 (aged 26) | ATK Praha |
| 6 | F | Bronislav Danda | (1930-01-10)January 10, 1930 (aged 22) | SK Zbrojovka Zidenice |
| 7 | F | Miloslav Blažek | (1922-06-22)June 22, 1922 (aged 29) | Sokol VŽKG |
| 8 | D | Miroslav Nový | (1930-10-01)October 1, 1930 (aged 21) | ATK Praha |
| 9 | F | Miloslav Charouzd | (1928-08-15)August 15, 1928 (aged 23) | SK Smichov |
| 10 | F | Zdeněk Pýcha | (1926-05-29)May 29, 1926 (aged 25) | ATK Praha |
| 11 | F | Miroslav Rejman | (1925-10-27)October 27, 1925 (aged 26) | ATK Praha |
| 12 | F | Vlastimil Bubnik | (1931-03-18)March 18, 1931 (aged 20) | ZJS GZ Kralovo pole |
| 13 | F | Jiří Sekyra | (1929-04-21)April 21, 1929 (aged 22) | ATK Praha |
| 14 | F | Vlastimil Hajšman | (1926-02-26)February 26, 1926 (aged 25) | ZSJ SKP JNV České Budějovice |
| 15 | F | Oldřich Sedlák | (1922-09-03)September 3, 1922 (aged 29) | SK Zbrojovka Zidenice |

## Finland

Head coach: Risto Lindroos
Assistant coach: Joe Wirkkunen
| No. | Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
| 1 | G | Pekka Myllylä | (1932-07-07)July 7, 1932 (aged 19) | Ilves |
| 2 | G | Unto Wiitala | (1925-07-05)July 5, 1925 (aged 26) | Karhu-Kissat |
| 3 | D/F | Eero Salisma | (1916-12-16)December 16, 1916 (aged 35) | HPK |
| 4 | D | Ossi Kauppi | (1929-04-19)April 19, 1929 (aged 22) | Ilves |
| 5 | D | Jukka Wuolio | (1927-03-05)March 5, 1927 (aged 24) | Ilves |
| 6 | D/F | Matti Rintakoski | (1924-09-18)September 18, 1924 (aged 27) | TBK |
| 7 | F | Kauko Mäkinen | (1927-07-20)July 20, 1927 (aged 24) | Ilves |
| 8 | D | Pentti Isotalo | (1927-02-17)February 17, 1927 (aged 24) | Ilves |
| 9 | F | Lauri Silván | (1932-03-13)March 13, 1932 (aged 19) | TBK |
| 10 | F | Yrjö Hakala | (1932-04-20)April 20, 1932 (aged 19) | Ilves |
| 11 | F | Eero Saari | (1928-09-18)September 18, 1928 (aged 23) | Ilves |
| 12 | F | Matti Karumaa | (1924-11-25)November 25, 1924 (aged 27) | Tarmo |
| 13 | F | Aarne Honkavaara (C) | (1924-06-07)June 7, 1924 (aged 27) | Ilves |
| 13 | F | Christian Rapp | (1928-05-22)May 22, 1928 (aged 23) | HIFK |
| 15 | F | Keijo Kuusela | (1921-01-06)January 6, 1921 (aged 31) | Tarmo |
| 16 | F | Erkki Hytönen | (1933-05-27)May 27, 1933 (aged 18) | TBK |
| 17 | F | Esko Rekomaa | (1932-12-24)December 24, 1932 (aged 19) | HJK |

## Germany

Head coach: Joe Aitken
| No. | Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
| - | G | Alfred Hoffmann | (1914-12-20)December 20, 1914 (aged 37) | SC Riessersee |
| - | G | Heinz Wackers | (1925-09-20)September 20, 1925 (aged 26) | KTSV Preussen Krefeld |
| 1 | F/D | Karl Wild | (1917-11-23)November 23, 1917 (aged 34) | SC Riessersee |
| 2 | F/D | Herbert Schibukat (C) | (1914-10-24)October 24, 1914 (aged 37) | KTSV Preussen Krefeld |
| 3 | F | Ludwig Kuhn | (1918-05-26)May 26, 1918 (aged 33) | EV Füssen |
| 4 | D | Karl Bierschel | (1932-03-01)March 1, 1932 (aged 19) | Krefelder EV 1936 |
| 5 | F | Georg Guggemos | 1927 (aged 25 or 25) | EV Füssen |
| 6 | F | Fritz Poitsch | (1926-10-15)October 15, 1926 (aged 25) | SC Riessersee |
| 7 | F | Markus Egen | (1927-09-14)September 14, 1927 (aged 24) | EV Füssen |
| 8 | F | Xaver Unsinn | (1929-11-29)November 29, 1929 (aged 22) | EV Füssen |
| 9 | F | Engelbert Holderied | (1924-06-26)June 26, 1924 (aged 27) | EV Füssen |
| 10 | F | Walter Kremershof | (1922-12-23)December 23, 1922 (aged 29) | KTSV Preussen Krefeld |
| 11 | F | Karl Enzler | (1925-03-29)March 29, 1925 (aged 26) | SC Riessersee |
| 12 | F | Dieter Niess | (1926-03-19)March 19, 1926 (aged 25) | VfL Bad Nauheim |
| 13 | F | Hans-Georg Pescher | (1931-04-25)April 25, 1931 (aged 20) | Krefelder EV 1936 |

## Norway

Head coach: Bud McEachern
| No. | Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
| 1 | G | Per Dahl | (1916-03-21)March 21, 1916 (aged 35) | N/A |
| 2 | D/F | Johnny Larntvet | (1916-10-27)October 27, 1916 (aged 35) | Gamlebyen |
| 3 | D | Roar Pedersen (C) | (1927-11-24)November 24, 1927 (aged 24) | Gamlebyen |
| 4 | D | Arne Berg | (1931-09-15)September 15, 1931 (aged 20) | Stabæk IF |
| 5 | D | Gunnar Kroge | (1930-10-18)October 18, 1930 (aged 21) | N/A |
| 6 | F | Leif Solheim | (1932-07-14)July 14, 1932 (aged 19) | N/A |
| 7 | F/D | Øivind Solheim | (1928-05-28)May 28, 1928 (aged 23) | N/A |
| 8 | F/D | Egil Bjerklund | (1933-09-05)September 5, 1933 (aged 18) | Hasle AIL |
| 9 | D | Per Voigt | (1931-02-12)February 12, 1931 (aged 21) | N/A |
| 10 | F | Ragnar Rygel | (1930-05-25)May 25, 1930 (aged 21) | N/A |
| 11 | F | Bjørn Oscar Gulbrandsen | (1925-09-17)September 17, 1925 (aged 26) | N/A |
| 12 | F | Finn Gundersen | (1933-04-16)April 16, 1933 (aged 18) | Tigrene |
| 13 | F | Annar Petersen | (1931-11-23)November 23, 1931 (aged 20) | Gamlebyen |
| 14 | D | Bjørn Gulbrandsen | (1927-01-09)January 9, 1927 (aged 25) | N/A |
| 15 | F | Jan Erik Adolfsen | (1930-06-01)June 1, 1930 (aged 21) | Hasle AIL |
| 16 | F | Roy Strandem | (1932-04-05)April 5, 1932 (aged 19) | N/A |
| 17 | G | Arthur Kristiansen | (1923-07-18)July 18, 1923 (aged 28) | N/A |

## Poland

Head coach: Mieczysław Kasprzycki
| No. | Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
| - | G | Stanisław Szlendak | (1920-05-21)May 21, 1920 (aged 31) | Unia Krynica |
| 1 | F/D | Stefan Csorich (C) | (1921-09-25)September 25, 1921 (aged 30) | Unia Krynica |
| 2 | D | Kazimierz Chodakowski | (1929-06-20)June 20, 1929 (aged 22) | CWKS Warszawa |
| 3 | F | Eugeniusz Lewacki | (1926-01-24)January 24, 1926 (aged 26) | Unia Krynica |
| 4 | F | Alfred Wróbel | (1927-11-29)November 29, 1927 (aged 24) | N/A |
| 6 | F | Marian Jeżak | (1928-09-26)September 26, 1928 (aged 23) | Unia Krynica |
| 7 | F/D | Alfred Gansiniec | (1919-10-29)October 29, 1919 (aged 32) | Gornik Janów |
| 8 | F | Antoni Wróbel | (1923-02-11)February 11, 1923 (aged 29) | Gornik Janów |
| 9 | F | Tadeusz Świcarz | (1920-06-25)June 25, 1920 (aged 31) | CWKS Warszawa |
| 10 | F | Hilary Skarżyński | (1925-06-18)June 18, 1925 (aged 26) | GKS Katowice |
| 11 | D | Henryk Bromowicz | (1924-02-22)February 22, 1924 (aged 27) | CWKS Warszawa |
| 12 | F | Roman Penczek | (1929-12-10)December 10, 1929 (aged 22) | Gornik Janów |
| 13 | F | Zdzisław Trojanowski | (1928-05-28)May 28, 1928 (aged 23) | CWKS Warszawa |
| 14 | D | Michał Antuszewicz | (1909-10-01)October 1, 1909 (aged 42) | CWKS Warszawa |
| 15 | F | Rudolf Czech | (1930-09-15)September 15, 1930 (aged 21) | Budowlani Opole |
| 16 | G | Jan Hampel | (1933-04-25)April 25, 1933 (aged 18) | Start Katowice |

## Sweden

| No. | Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
| - | D | Åke Lassas | (1924-08-21)August 21, 1924 (aged 27) | Leksands IF |
| 1 | G | Thord Floqvist | (1926-08-05)August 5, 1926 (aged 25) | AIK |
| 2 | D/F | Åke Andersson (C) | (1918-06-08)June 8, 1918 (aged 33) | Hammarby IF |
| 3 | D | Rune Johansson | (1920-08-23)August 23, 1920 (aged 31) | Hammarby IF |
| 4 | D | Sven Thunman | (1920-04-20)April 20, 1920 (aged 31) | Södertälje SK |
| 5 | D | Göte Almqvist | (1921-06-25)June 25, 1921 (aged 30) | Skellefteå AIK |
| 6 | F | Göte Blomqvist | (1928-01-11)January 11, 1928 (aged 24) | Södertälje SK |
| 7 | F | Gösta Johansson | (1929-03-02)March 2, 1929 (aged 22) | Djurgårdens IF |
| 8 | F | Erik Johansson | (1929-09-29)September 29, 1929 (aged 22) | Södertälje SK |
| 9 | F | Stig Andersson-Tvilling | (1928-07-15)July 15, 1928 (aged 23) | Djurgårdens IF |
| 10 | F | Hans Andersson-Tvilling | (1928-07-15)July 15, 1928 (aged 23) | Djurgårdens IF |
| 11 | F | Lars Pettersson | (1925-03-19)March 19, 1925 (aged 26) | AIK |
| 12 | F | Hans Öberg | (1926-11-21)November 21, 1926 (aged 25) | Gävle GIK |
| 13 | F | Sven Tumba | (1931-08-27)August 27, 1931 (aged 20) | Djurgårdens IF |
| 14 | F | Holger Nurmela | (1920-10-28)October 28, 1920 (aged 31) | AIK |
| 15 | G | Lars Svensson | (1926-06-30)June 30, 1926 (aged 25) | Matteuspojkarna |
| 16 | D | Lasse Björn | (1931-12-16)December 16, 1931 (aged 20) | Djurgårdens IF |

## Switzerland

Head coach: Bibi Torriani
| No. | Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
| 1 | G | Hans Bänninger | (1924-03-17)March 17, 1924 (aged 27) | Zürcher SC |
| 2 | F | Ulrich Poltera (C) | (1922-07-17)July 17, 1922 (aged 29) | EHC Arosa |
| 3 | D | Emil Handschin | (1928-03-19)March 19, 1928 (aged 23) | EHC Basel |
| 4 | D | Paul Hofer | (1928-11-19)November 19, 1928 (aged 23) | EHC Basel |
| 5 | D | Émile Golaz | (1927-09-21)September 21, 1927 (aged 24) | EHC Basel |
| 6 | F | Gian Bazzi | (1931-04-03)April 3, 1931 (aged 20) | Lausanne HC |
| 7 | F | Gebhard Poltera | (1923-12-14)December 14, 1923 (aged 28) | EHC Arosa |
| 8 | F | Francis Blank | (1930-12-30)December 30, 1930 (aged 21) | HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters |
| 9 | F | Willy Pfister | (1928-03-01)March 1, 1928 (aged 23) | EHC Basel |
| 10 | F | Otto Schubiger | (1925-01-06)January 6, 1925 (aged 27) | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
| 11 | D | Reto Delnon | (1924-05-01)May 1, 1924 (aged 27) | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 12 | F/D | Walter Paul Dürst | (1927-02-28)February 28, 1927 (aged 24) | HC Davos |
| 13 | F | Otto Schläpfer | (1931-03-11)March 11, 1931 (aged 20) | Lausanne HC |
| 14 | F | Hans-Martin Trepp | (1922-11-09)November 9, 1922 (aged 29) | EHC Arosa |
| 15 | F | Alfred Streun | (1925-06-17)June 17, 1925 (aged 26) | N/A |
| 16 | F | Bixio Celio | (1928-06-06)June 6, 1928 (aged 23) | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
| 17 | G | Paul Wyss | (1928-07-28)July 28, 1928 (aged 23) | SC Bern |

## United States

Head coach: Connie Pleban
| No. | Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
| - | G | Don Whiston | (1927-06-19)June 19, 1927 (aged 24) | N/A |
| 1 | G | Dick Desmond | (1927-03-02)March 2, 1927 (aged 24) | N/A |
| 2 | D | Allen Van | (1915-03-30)March 30, 1915 (aged 36) | St. Paul Saints |
| 3 | F/D | Red Czarnota | (1925-03-25)March 25, 1925 (aged 26) | N/A |
| 4 | D/F | Bob Rompre | (1929-04-11)April 11, 1929 (aged 22) | N/A |
| 5 | F | Gerald Kilmartin | (1926-07-07)July 7, 1926 (aged 25) | N/A |
| 6 | F | Ken Yackel | (1930-03-05)March 5, 1930 (aged 21) | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 7 | F | Len Ceglarski | (1926-06-27)June 27, 1926 (aged 25) | N/A |
| 8 | F | Ruben Bjorkman | (1929-02-27)February 27, 1929 (aged 22) | St. Paul Saints |
| 9 | D | John Noah | (1927-11-21)November 21, 1927 (aged 24) | N/A |
| 11 | F | Andy Gambucci | (1928-11-12)November 12, 1928 (aged 23) | Colorado College Tigers |
| 12 | D | Jim Sedin | (1930-06-25)June 25, 1930 (aged 21) | St. Paul Saints |
| 14 | F | Clifford Harrison | (1927-10-30)October 30, 1927 (aged 24) | N/A |
| 15 | D/F | Arnold Oss | (1928-04-18)April 18, 1928 (aged 23) | Minneapolis Millers |
| 16 | F | Jack Mulhern | (1927-07-18)July 18, 1927 (aged 24) | N/A |