Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Rosters

The ice hockey team rosters at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of the following players:
==Austria==
Head coach: Udo Holfeld
Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
F 	Adolf Hafner 	- 	- 	 	N/A
F 	Wolfgang Jöchl 	- 	- 	 	N/A
D 	Hermann Knoll 	 	- 	 	EK Engelmann Wien
F 	Kurt Kurz 	- 	- 	 	N/A
D 	Hans Mössmer 	- 	- 	 	N/A
G 	Robert Nusser 	- 	- 	 	N/A
D 	Franz Potucek 	- 	- 	 	N/A
G 	Alfred Püls 	 	 	 	N/A
D 	Hans Scarsini 	- 	- 	 	N/A
F 	Wilhelm Schmid 	- 	- 	 	N/A
F 	Max Singewald 	- 	- 	 	N/A
F 	Fritz Spielmann 	- 	- 	 	N/A
F 	Gerhard Springer	- 	- 	 	N/A
F 	Conny Staudinger	- 	- 	 	N/A
F 	Hans Wagner 	- 	- 	 	N/A
F 	Walter Znenahlik	- 	- 	 	N/A
D 	Hans Zollner 	 	 	 	N/A
==Canada==
Head coach: Bobby Bauer
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Denis Brodeur 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
1 	G 	Keith Woodall 	- 	- 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
2 	D 	Byrle Klinck 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
3 	F 	Floyd Martin 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
4 	D 	Howie Lee 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
5 	D 	Art Hurst 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
8 	F 	Gerry Théberge 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
9 	F 	Paul Knox 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
10 	F 	Bill Colvin 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
12 	F 	Jack McKenzie (C)	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
14 	D 	Donald Rope 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
15 	F 	George Scholes 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
16 	F 	Buddy Horne 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
17 	F 	Ken Laufman 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
18 	F 	Charlie Brooker 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
19 	F 	Bob White 	 	 	 	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
==Czechoslovakia==
Head coach: Vladimír Bouzek
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Jan Vodička 	- 	- 	 	Tankista Praha
2 	D 	Karel Gut (C) 	- 	- 	 	TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo
3 	D 	Václav Bubník 	- 	- 	 	Baník VŽKG
4 	D 	Jan Kasper 	 	 	 	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
5 	F 	Slavomír Bartoň 	 	 	 	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
6 	F 	Bronislav Danda 	 	 	 	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
7 	F 	Zdeněk Návrat 	 	 	 	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
8 	F 	Bohumil Prošek 	 	 	 	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
9 	F 	František Vaněk 	 	 	 	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
10 	D 	Stanislav Bacílek 	- 	- 	 	DSO Baník Kladno
11 	F 	Václav Pantůček 	 	 	 	TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo
12 	F 	Vlastimil Bubník 	 	 	 	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
13 	D 	Jaromír Bünter 	- 	- 	 	Tankista Praha
14 	F 	Miroslav Klůc 	- 	- 	 	TJ Banik Chomutov ZJF
15 	F 	Vladimír Zábrodský	- 	- 	 	TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo
16 	F 	Otto Cimrman 	- 	- 	 	TJ Banik Chomutov ZJF
17 	G 	Ján Jendek 	- 	- 	 	HC Slovan Bratislava
==Germany==
Head coach: Frank Trottier
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Alfred Hoffmann	- 	- 	 	SC Riessersee
1 	G 	Ulli Jansen 	 	 	 	Krefelder EV 1936
2 	D 	Toni Biersack 	- 	- 	 	SC Riessersee
3 	F/D 	Bruno Guttowski	- 	- 	 	Mannheimer ERC
4 	D 	Martin Beck 	- 	- 	 	EV Füssen
5 	D 	Paul Ambros 	 	 	 	EV Füssen
6 	F 	Kurt Sepp 	- 	- 	 	EV Füssen
7 	F 	Markus Egen (C)	- 	- 	 	EV Füssen
8 	F 	Ernst Trautwein	- 	- 	 	EV Füssen
9 	F 	Rudolf Pittrich	- 	- 	 	SC Riessersee
10 	F/D 	Hans Huber 	- 	- 	 	SC Riessersee
11 	F 	Arthur Endreß 	- 	- 	 	SC Riessersee
12 	F 	Reiner Kossmann	- 	- 	 	KTSV Preussen Krefeld
14 	F 	Hans Rampf 	- 	- 	 	EC Bad Tölz
15 	F 	Martin Zach 	- 	- 	 	EC Bad Tölz
16 	D 	Karl Bierschel 	- 	- 	 	Krefelder EV 1936
17 	F/D 	Günter Jochems 	- 	- 	 	Krefelder EV 1936
==Italy==
Head coach: Bibi Torriani
Pos.	Name 	Birthdate	Team
F 	Giancarlo Agazzi 	 	N/A
D 	Reno Alberton 	 	N/A
D 	Mario Bedogni (C) 	 	N/A
G 	Vittorio Bolla 	 	N/A
F 	Giampiero Branduardi	 	N/A
F 	Ernesto Crotti 	 	N/A
D 	Gianfranco Da Rin 	 	N/A
F/D 	Aldo Federici 	 	N/A
G 	Giuliano Ferraris 	 	N/A
F 	Giovanni Furlani 	 	N/A
F 	Francesco Macchietto	 	N/A
F 	Aldo Maniacco 	 	N/A
D 	Carlo Montemurro 	 	N/A
F 	Giulio Oberhammer 	 	N/A
F 	Bernardo Tomei 	 	N/A
F/D 	Carmine Tucci 	 	N/A
==Poland==
Coaches: Mieczysław Palus, Wladysław Wiro-Kiro
Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
D 	Henryk Bromowicz 	- 	- 	 	CWKS Warszawa
F 	Kazimierz Bryniarski 	 	 	 	Podhale Nowy Targ
D 	Mieczysław Chmura 	 	 	 	Podhale Nowy Targ
D 	Kazimierz Chodakowski	- 	- 	 	CWKS Warszawa
F 	Rudolf Czech 	- 	- 	 	CWKS Warszawa
F 	Bronisław Gosztyła 	 	 	 	CWKS Warszawa
F/D 	Marian Herda 	- 	- 	 	Gwardia Katowice
F/D 	Szymon Janiczko 	- 	- 	 	CWKS Warszawa
G 	Edward Kocząb 	 	 	 	CWKS Warszawa
F 	Józef Kurek (C) 	 	 	 	CWKS Warszawa
F 	Zdzisław Nowak (C) 	 	 	 	KTH Krynica
D 	Stanisław Olczyk 	 	 	 	CWKS Warszawa
G 	Władysław Pabisz 	 	 	 	KTH Krynica
F 	Hilary Skarżyński 	- 	- 	 	Gornick 1920 Katowice
F 	Adolf Wróbel 	- 	- 	 	CWKS Warszawa
F 	Alfred Wróbel 	- 	- 	 	Gornick 1920 Katowice
D/F 	Janusz Zawadzki 	- 	- 	 	Gornick 1920 Katowice
==Soviet Union==
Head coach: Arkady Chernyshev
Assistant coach: Vladimir Yegorov
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Nikolai Puchkov 	 	 	 	CSK MO Moskva
2 	D 	Alfred Kuchevsky 	 	 	 	Krylia Sovetov Moskva
3 	D 	Nikolai Sologubov 	 	 	 	CSK MO Moskva
4 	D 	Ivan Tregubov 	 	 	 	CSK MO Moskva
5 	D 	Dmitri Ukolov 	 	 	 	CSK MO Moskva
6 	D 	Genrikh Sidorenkov 	 	 	 	CSK MO Moskva
7 	F 	Yevgeni Babich 	 	 	 	CSK MO Moskva
8 	F 	Viktor Shuvalov 	 	 	 	CSK MO Moskva
9 	F 	Vsevolod Bobrov (C)	 	 	 	CSK MO Moskva
10 	F 	Valentin Kuzin 	 	 	 	Dynamo Moskva
11 	F 	Alexander Uvarov 	 	 	 	Dynamo Moskva
12 	F 	Nikolai Khlystov 	 	 	 	Krylia Sovetov Moskva
13 	F 	Yuri Pantyukhov 	 	 	 	CSK MO Moskva
14 	F 	Alexei Guryshev 	 	 	 	Krylia Sovetov Moskva
15 	F 	Yuri Krylov 	- 	- 	 	Dynamo Moskva
16 	F 	Viktor Nikiforov 	 	 	 	Dynamo Moskva
17 	G 	Grigori Mkrtychan 	- 	- 	 	CSK MO Moskva
==Sweden==
Head coach: Folke Jansson
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Lars Svensson 	- 	- 	 	Hammarby IF
2 	D 	Bertz Zetterberg 	- 	- 	 	N/A
3 	D 	Lars Björn (C) 	 	 	 	Djurgårdens IF
4 	D 	Åke Lassas 	- 	- 	 	Leksands IF
5 	D 	Vilgot Larsson 	- 	- 	 	Leksands IF
6 	D 	Holger Nurmela (C) 	- 	- 	 	Hammarby IF
7 	F 	Sven Tumba 	 	 	 	Djurgårdens IF
8 	F 	Sigurd Bröms 	- 	- 	 	Leksands IF
9 	F 	Hans Öberg 	- 	- 	 	Gävle GIK
10 	F/D 	Ronald Pettersson 	 	 	 	Södertälje SK
11 	F 	Nils Nilsson 	- 	- 	 	IK Göta
12 	F 	Lars-Eric Lundvall 	 	 	 	Södertälje SK
13 	F 	Stig Andersson-Tvilling	- 	- 	 	Djurgårdens IF
14 	F 	Hans Andersson-Tvilling	- 	- 	 	Djurgårdens IF
15 	F 	Stig Carlsson 	- 	- 	 	Södertälje SK
16 	D 	Ove Malmberg 	- 	- 	 	IK Göta
17 	G 	Yngve Casslind 	- 	- 	 	IK Göta
==Switzerland==
Head coach: Heinrich Boller
Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
F 	Bernhard Bagnoud 	- 	- 	 	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
F 	Franz Berry 	 	 	 	HC Davos
G 	Christian Conrad 	- 	- 	 	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
F 	Rätus Frei 	- 	- 	 	Zürcher SC
D 	Émile Golaz 	- 	- 	 	HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters
D 	Emil Handschin (C)	- 	- 	 	EHC Basel
D 	Paul Hofer 	 	 	 	EHC Basel
D 	Rudolf Keller 	- 	- 	 	Grasshopper Club Zürich
F 	Walter Keller 	- 	- 	 	HC Davos
F 	Fritz Naef 	- 	- 	 	Lausanne HC
F 	Hans Ott 	- 	- 	 	SC Bern
F/D 	Hans Pappa 	- 	- 	 	HC Davos
D 	Kurt Peter 	- 	- 	 	N/A
D 	Georg Riesch 	- 	- 	 	Zürcher SC
G 	Martin Riesen 	- 	- 	 	HC Davos
F 	Otto Schläpfer 	- 	- 	 	Zürcher SC
D 	Sepp Weingärtner 	- 	- 	 	HC Davos
==United States==
Head coach: John Mariucci
No.	Pos.	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Willard Ikola 	 	 	 	N/A
1 	G 	Don Rigazio 	- 	- 	 	N/A
2 	F 	Dan McKinnon 	 	 	 	N/A
3 	D 	Ed Sampson 	 	 	 	N/A
4 	F 	John Matchefts 	 	 	 	N/A
5 	F 	Dick Meredith 	 	 	 	N/A
6 	F 	Dick Dougherty 	 	 	 	N/A
7 	F 	Ken Purpur 	 	 	 	N/A
8 	F/D 	John Mayasich 	 	 	 	N/A
9 	F 	Bill Cleary 	 	 	 	N/A
10 	F 	Wellington Burtnett	 	 	 	N/A
11 	D 	Wendell Anderson 	 	 	 	N/A
12 	F 	Gene Campbell (C) 	- 	- 	 	N/A
14 	F 	Weldon Olson 	 	 	 	N/A
15 	D 	John Petroske 	 	 	 	Minnesota Golden Gophers
17 	F 	Dick Rodenhiser 	- 	- 	 	N/A
18 	F 	Gordy Christian 	 	 	 	N/A
==References==
==Sources==
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*Hockey Hall Of Fame page on the 1956 Olympics
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rosters
1956