1968 Olympics At the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble , France , one ice hockey event was held : men ' s ice hockey . This tournament also counted as " IIHF World Championship " and " IIHF European Championship " . Games were held at the Palais des Sports . Highlights . This was the last IIHF tournament where three titles ( Olympic , World and European ) were contested . In their penultimate match of the tournament , the USSR team lost to the Czechoslovakian team , which gave a tie - breaking advantage to the latter as each team had a record of 5 wins , 1 loss ( 10 points ) with one game remaining . Yet the USSR team was also tied with Canada and would play the Canadians for the final game of the tournament . For teams finishing with identical records , it is games between the tied teams that determines placings . In their final matches of the tournament , Sweden tied with Czechoslovakia , while the USSR won its game that day against Canada , and the triple championship . To win the championship , Czechoslovakia needed to win its game against Sweden and for Canada to lose or tie its match with USSR . Had Canada won against USSR and Czechoslovakia won its game over Sweden , Canada would have tied Czechoslovakia with 12 points but prevailed in the tie breaker to win the championship . Qualification matches . Winners ( in bold ) qualify for the Group A to play for 1st - 8th places . Teams , which lost their qualification matches , played in Group B for 9th - 14th places . Group A . First place team wins gold , second silver and third bronze . Group B . Teams in this group play for 9th - 14th places . Team Rosters . 1 . USSR Goaltenders : Viktor Konovalenko , Viktor Zinger . Defence : Viktor Blinov , Vitalij Davidov , Viktor Kuzkin , Alexandr Ragulin , Oleg Zajcev , Igor Romiševskij . Forwards : Anatolij Firsov , Vjačeslav Staršinov , Viktor Populanov , Vladimir Vikulov , Venjamin Alexandrov , Jurij Mojsejev , Jevgenij Mišakov , Jevgenij Zimin , Anatolij Ionov , Boris Majorov . Coaches : Arkadij Černyšev , Anatolij Tarasov . 2 . CZECHOSLOVAKIA Goaltenders : Vladimír Nadrchal , Vladimír Dzurilla . Defence : Josef Horešovský , Jan Suchý , Karel Masopust , František Pospíšil , Oldřich Machač . Forwards : Jozef Golonka , Jan Hrbatý , Václav Nedomanský , Jan Havel , Jaroslav Jiřík , Josef Černý , František Ševčík , Petr Hejma , Jiří Holík , Jiří Kochta , Jan Klapáč . Coaches : Jaroslav Pitner , Vladimír Kostka . 3 . CANADA Goaltenders : Ken Broderick , Wayne Stephenson . Defence : Marshall Johnston , Terry O ' Malley , Barry MacKenzie , Brian Glennie , Paul Conlin . Forwards : Fran Huck , Morris Mott , Ray Cadieux , Roger Bourbonnais , Danny O ' Shea , Bill MacMillan , Gary Dineen , Ted Hargreaves , Herb Pinder , Steve Monteith , Gerry Pinder . Coach : Jackie McLeod . 4 . SWEDEN Goaltenders : Leif Holmqvist , Hans Dahllöf . Defence : Arne Carlsson , Nils Johansson , Bert - Olov Nordlander , Lars - Erik Sjöberg , Roland Stoltz , Lennart Svedberg . Forwards : Folke Bengtsson , Svante Granholm , Henric Hedlund , Leif Henriksson , Tord Lundström , Lars - Göran Nilsson , Roger Olsson , Björn Palmqvist , Håkan Wickberg , Carl - Göran Öberg . Coach : Arne Strömberg . 5 . FINLAND Goaltenders : Urpo Ylönen , Pentti Koskela . Defence : Paavo Tirkkonen , Pekka Kuusisto , Ilpo Koskela , Seppo Lindström , Lalli Partinen , Juha Rantasila . Forwards : Lasse Oksanen , Jorma Peltonen , Veli - Pekka Ketola , Matti Keinonen , Matti Harju , Pekka Leimu , Juhani Wahlsten , Matti Reunamäki , Esa Peltonen . Coach : Augustin Bubník . 6 . USA Goaltenders : Pat Rupp , James Logue . Defence : Lou Nanne , Bob Paradise , Paul Hurley , Donald Ross , Bruce Riutta , Robert Gaudreau . Forwards : Herb Brooks , Larry Pleau , John Cunniff , Doug Volmar , Leonard Lilyholm , Craig Falkman , Jack Morrison , Tom Hurley , Larry Stordahl , Jack Dale . Coach : Murray Williamson . 7 . WEST GERMANY Goaltenders : Josef Schramm , Günther Knauss . Defence : Leonhard Eaitl , Johannes Schichtl , Rudolf Thanner , Otto Schneitberger , Josef Völk , Heinz Bader . Forwards : Josef Reif , Ernst Köpf , Bernd Kuhn , Lorenz Funk , Alois Schloder , Gustav Hanig , Horst Meindl , Heinz Weisenbach , Manfred Gmeiner , Peter Lax . Coach : Ed Riegle . 8 . EAST GERMANY Goaltenders : Dieter Pürschel , Klaus Hirche . Defence : Dieter Voigt , Manfred Buder , Helmut Novy , Dieter Kratzch , Wolfgang Plotka , Wilfried , Sock , Ulrich Noack . Forwards : Bernd Karenbauer , Hartmut Nickel , Lothar Fuchs , Peter Prusa , Joachim Ziesche , Bernd Poindl , Dietmar Peters , Bernd Hiler , Rüdiger Noack . Coach : Rudi Schmieder . 9 . YUGOSLAVIA Goaltenders : Anton Jože Gale , Rudolf Knez . Defence : Franc - Rado Razinger , Ivo Jan , Ivan Rataj , Viktor Ravnik , Lado Jug . Forwards : Franc Smolej , Bogomir Jan , Boris Renaud , Albin Felc , Viktor Tišler , Rudi Hiti , Slavko Beravs , Miroslav Gojanovič , Roman Smolej , Janez Mlakar , Ciril Klinar . 10 . JAPAN Goaltenders : Kazudži Morišima , Tošimitsu Ótsubo Defence : Isao Asai , Mičihiro Sató , Hisaši Kasai , Toru Itabaši , Takaaki Kaneiri , Kendži Toriyanbe . Forwards : Mamoru Takašima , Kimihisa Kudó , Kodži Iwamoto , Takao Hikigi , Toru Okadžima , Minoru Itó , Takeši Akiba , Yutaka Ebina , Kazuo Matsuda , Nobuhiro Araki . 11 . NORWAY Goaltenders : Kare Östensen , Morten Brathen Defence : Svein Hansen , Thor Martinsen , Terje Steen , Odd Syversen Forwards : Tor Gundersen , Christian Petersen , Per Skjaerwen Olsen , Georg Smefjell , Olav Dalsören , Arne Mikkelsen , Steinar Bjölbakk , Svein Haagensen , Terje Thoen , Björn Johansen , Rodney Riise , Trygve Bergeid 12 . ROMANIA Goaltenders : Constantin Dumitras , Mihai Stoiculescu Defence : Ion Stefan Ionescu , Zoltan Czaka , Dezideriu Varga , Zoltan Fogaras , Razvan Schiau Forwards : Geza Szabo , Iulian Florescu , Alexandru Kalamar , Gyula Szabo , Eduard Pana , Ion Gheorghiu , Stefan Texe , Ion Basa , Aurel Mois , Valentin Stefanov 13 . AUSTRIA Goaltenders : Franz Schilcher , Karl Pregl Defence : Gerd Schager , Gerhard Felfernig , Josef Mössmer , Hermann Erhard , Gerhard Hausner Forwards : Dieter Kalt , Adelbert St . John , Josef Puschnig , Josef Schwitzer , Heinz Schupp , Walter König , Heinz Knoflach , Klaus Weingartner , Klaus Kirchbaumer , Günter Burkhart , Paul Samonig 14 . FRANCE Goaltenders : Jean - Claude Sozzi , Bernard Deschamps Defence : Joel Godeau , Claude Blanchard , Philippe Lacarriere , René Blanchard , Joel Gauvin Forwards : Bernard Cabanis , Gerard Faucomprez , Alain Mazza , Olivier Prechac , Gilbert Lepre , Patrick Pourtanel , Michel Caux , Gilbert Itzicsohn , Daniel Grando , Patrick Francheterre , Charles Liberman .