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.
==Medalists==
Pos 	Team
Gold 	Soviet Union
Silver	Czechoslovakia
Bronze	Canada
==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.
*February 4
**Finland 11-2 Yugoslavia
**GDR 3-1 Norway
**West Germany 7-0 Romania
==Group A==
First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.
Rank	Team 	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1 	Soviet Union 	7 	6	1	0	48	10	12
2 	Czechoslovakia	7 	5	1	1	33	17	11
3 	Canada 	7 	5	2	0	28	15	10
4 	Sweden 	7 	4	2	1	23	18	9
5 	Finland 	7 	3	3	1	17	23	7
6 	United States 	7 	2	4	1	23	28	5
7 	West Germany 	7 	1	6	0	13	39	2
8 	East Germany 	7 	0	7	0	13	48	0
*February 6
**USSR 8-0 Finland
**Czechoslovakia 5-1 USA
**Canada 6-1 West Germany
*February 7
**Sweden 4-3 USA
**USSR 9-0 East Germany
*February 8
**Czechoslovakia 5-1 West Germany
**Finland 5-2 Canada
*February 9
**Sweden 5-4 West Germany
**USSR 10-2 USA
**Canada 11-0 East Germany
*February 10
**Czechoslovakia 4-3 Finland
**Sweden 5-2 East Germany
*February 11
**Canada 3-2 USA
**USSR 9-1 West Germany
*February 12
**Czechoslovakia 10-3 East Germany
**Sweden 5-1 Finland
**USA 8-1 West Germany
*February 13
**USSR 3-2 Sweden
**Canada 3-2 Czechoslovakia
*February 14
**Finland 3-2 East Germany
*February 15
**USA 6-4 East Germany
**Canada 3-0 Sweden
**Czechoslovakia 5-4 USSR
*February 16
**Finland 4-1 West Germany
*February 17
**Czechoslovakia 2-2 Sweden
**Finland 1-1 USA
**West Germany 4-2 East Germany
**USSR 5-0 Canada
==Group B==
Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places.
Rank	Team 	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
9 	Yugoslavia	5 	5	0	0	33	9 	10
10 	Japan 	5 	4	1	0	27	12	8
11 	Norway 	5 	3	2	0	15	15	6
12 	Romania 	5 	2	3	0	22	23	4
13 	Austria 	5 	1	4	0	12	27	2
14 	France 	5 	0	5	0	9 	32	0
*February 7
**Yugoslavia 5-1 Japan
**Romania 3-2 Austria
*February 8
**France 1-4 Norway
*February 9
**Yugoslavia 6-0 Austria
**France 3-7 Romania
*February 10
**Japan 4-0 Norway
*February 11
**France 2-5 Austria
*February 12
**Japan 5-4 Romania
**Norway 5-4 Austria
*February 13
**France 1-10 Yugoslavia
*February 14
**Norway 4-3 Romania
*February 15
**Japan 11-1 Austria
*February 16
**Yugoslavia 9-5 Romania
*February 17
**Yugoslavia 3-2 Norway
**France 2-6 Japan
==Leading scorers==
Rk	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts
1 	Anatoli Firsov 	7 	12	4 	16
2 	Victor Polulanov 	7 	6 	6 	12
2 	Vyacheslav Starshinov	7 	6 	6 	12
4 	Vladimir Vikulov 	7 	2 	10	12
5 	Jozef Golonka 	7 	4 	6 	10
6 	Fran Huck 	7 	4 	5 	9
7 	Jan Hrbaty 	7 	2 	7 	9
8 	Marshall Johnston 	7 	2 	6 	8
8 	John Morrison 	7 	2 	6 	8
10	Václav Nedomanský 	7 	5 	2 	7
==IIHF Awards==
 	
Best Goaltender	Ken Broderick
Best Defenceman	Jan Suchy
Best Forward 	Anatolij Firsov
===All-Star Team===
*Goaltender: Ken Broderick, Canada
*Defenceman: Jan Suchý, Czechoslovakia
*Defenceman: Lennart Svedberg, Sweden
*Center: Fran Huck, Canada
*Left Winger: Anatoli Firsov, Soviet Union
*Right Winger: František Ševčík, Czechoslovakia
===Medal-Winning Rosters===
Gold	Silver	Bronze
Soviet Union (URS)
Veniamin Alexandrov
Viktor Blinov
Vitaly Davydov
Anatoli Firsov
Anatoly Ionov
Viktor Konovalenko
Viktor Kuzkin
Boris Mayorov
Yevgeni Mishakov
Yury Moiseev
Victor Polulanov
Alexander Ragulin
Igor Romishevsky
Vyacheslav Starshinov
Vladimir Vikulov
Oleg Zaytsev
Yevgeni Zimin
Victor Zinger	Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Josef Černý
Kutlik Frantisek
Vladimír Dzurilla
Jozef Golonka
Jan Havel
Petr Hejma
Jiří Holík
Josef Horesovsky
Jan Hrbaty
Jaroslav Jirik
Jan Klapac
Jiří Kochta
Oldrich Machac
Karel Masopust
Vladimír Nadrchal
Václav Nedomanský
Frantisek Pospisil
František Ševčík
Jan Suchy	Canada (CAN)
Roger Bourbonnais
Ken Broderick
Ray Cadieux
Paul Conlin
Gary Dineen
Brian Glennie
Ted Hargreaves
Fran Huck
Marshall Johnston
Barry MacKenzie
Bill MacMillan
Steve Monteith
Morris Mott
Terry O'Malley
Danny O'Shea
Gerry Pinder
Herb Pinder
Wayne Stephenson
==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.
==Officials==
Zdenek Korinek
==Final ranking==
# Soviet Union
# Czechoslovakia
# Canada
# Sweden
# Finland
# United States
# West Germany
# East Germany
# Yugoslavia
# Japan
# Norway
# Romania
# Austria
# France
==Team Photos==
67-68CanOly.jpg|Canada
68SovOly.jpg|Soviet Union
1968USAOly.jpg|United States
==Game Ads==
68OlympicMontrealRadioAd.jpg|Montreal Radio Ad
==References==
*Jeux Olympiques 1968
==See Also==
*1968 Austria national ice hockey team
*1967-68 Canada men's national ice hockey team
*1968 Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team
*1968 East Germany national ice hockey team
*1968 Finland national ice hockey team
*1968 France national ice hockey team
*1968 Japan national ice hockey team
*1968 Norway national ice hockey team
*1968 Romania national ice hockey team
*1968 Soviet Union national ice hockey team
*1968 Sweden national ice hockey team
*1968 United States national ice hockey team
*1968 West Germany national ice hockey team
*1968 Yugoslavia national ice hockey team
Olympics, Winter
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