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 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
1 	G 	Eric Paterson 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
2 	D 	John Davies 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
3 	D 	Robert "Bob" Meyers 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
4 	G 	Allan Purvis 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
5 	D 	Billie Dawe (C) 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
6 	F 	Donald Gauf 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
7 	F 	Robert "Bob" Watt 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
8 	F 	George Abel 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
9 	F 	Robert "Bruce" Dickson	 	Edmonton Mercurys
10 	F 	David Miller 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
11 	F 	Francis Sullivan 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
12 	F 	Louis Secco 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
13 	F 	William Gibson 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
14 	F 	Gordon Robertson 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
15 	F 	Thomas Pollock 	 	Edmonton Mercurys
==Czechoslovakia==
Head coach: Jiří Tožička 
Assistant coach: Josef Herman
No.	Pos.	Name 	Birthdate	Team
- 	G 	Jan Richter 	 	ZJS GZ Kralovo pole
- 	G 	Jozef Záhorský 	 	ATK Praha
1 	D 	Jan Lidral 	 	ATK Praha
2 	D 	Karel Gut (C) 	 	LTC Praha
3 	D 	Václav Bubník 	 	Sokol VŽKG
4 	D 	Miloslav Ošmera 	 	ATK Praha
5 	F 	Slavomír Bartoň 	 	ATK Praha
6 	F 	Bronislav Danda 	 	SK Zbrojovka Zidenice
7 	F 	Miloslav Blažek 	 	Sokol VŽKG
8 	D 	Miroslav Nový 	 	ATK Praha
9 	F 	Miloslav Charouzd	 	SK Smichov
10 	F 	Zdeněk Pýcha 	 	ATK Praha
11 	F 	Miroslav Rejman 	 	ATK Praha
12 	F 	Vlastimil Bubnik 	 	ZJS GZ Kralovo pole
13 	F 	Jiří Sekyra 	 	ATK Praha
14 	F 	Vlastimil Hajšman	 	ZSJ SKP JNV České Budějovice
15 	F 	Oldřich Sedlák 	 	SK Zbrojovka Zidenice
==Finland==
Head coach: Risto Lindroos 
Assistant coach: Viljo Wirkkunen
No.	Pos.	Name 	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Pekka Myllylä 	 	Ilves
2 	G 	Unto Wiitala 	 	Karhu-Kissat
3 	D/F 	Eero Salisma 	 	HPK
4 	D 	Ossi Kauppi 	 	Ilves
5 	D 	Jukka Wuolio 	 	Ilves
6 	D/F 	Matti Rintakoski 	 	TBK
7 	F 	Kauko Mäkinen 	 	Ilves
8 	D 	Pentti Isotalo 	 	Ilves
9 	F 	Lauri Silván 	 	TBK
10 	F 	Yrjö Hakala 	 	Ilves
11 	F 	Eero Saari 	 	Ilves
12 	F 	Matti Karumaa 	 	Tarmo
13 	F 	Aarne Honkavaara (C)	 	Ilves
13 	F 	Christian Rapp 	 	HIFK
15 	F 	Keijo Kuusela 	 	Tarmo
16 	F 	Erkki Hytönen 	 	TBK
17 	F 	Esko Rekomaa 	 	HJK
==Germany==
Head coach: Joe Aitken
No.	Pos.	Name 	Birthdate 	Team
- 	G 	Alfred Hoffmann 	 	SC Riessersee
- 	G 	Heinz Wackers 	 	KTSV Preussen Krefeld
1 	F/D 	Karl Wild 	 	SC Riessersee
2 	F/D 	Herbert Schibukat (C)	 	KTSV Preussen Krefeld
3 	F 	Ludwig Kuhn 	 	EV Füssen
4 	D 	Karl Bierschel 	 	Krefelder EV 1936
5 	F 	Georg Guggemos 	1927 (aged 25 or 25)	EV Füssen
6 	F 	Fritz Poitsch 	 	SC Riessersee
7 	F 	Markus Egen 	 	EV Füssen
8 	F 	Xaver Unsinn 	 	EV Füssen
9 	F 	Engelbert Holderied 	 	EV Füssen
10 	F 	Walter Kremershof 	 	KTSV Preussen Krefeld
11 	F 	Karl Enzler 	 	SC Riessersee
12 	F 	Dieter Niess 	 	VfL Bad Nauheim
13 	F 	Hans-Georg Pescher 	 	Krefelder EV 1936
==Norway==
Head coach: Bud McEachern
No.	Pos.	Name 	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Per Dahl 	 	N/A
2 	D/F 	Johnny Larntvet 	 	Gamlebyen
3 	D 	Roar Pedersen (C) 	 	Gamlebyen
4 	D 	Arne Berg 	 	Stabæk IF
5 	D 	Gunnar Kroge 	 	N/A
6 	F 	Leif Solheim 	 	N/A
7 	F/D 	Øivind Solheim 	 	N/A
8 	F/D 	Egil Bjerklund 	 	Hasle AIL
9 	D 	Per Voigt 	 	N/A
10 	F 	Ragnar Rygel 	 	N/A
11 	F 	Bjørn Oscar Gulbrandsen	 	N/A
12 	F 	Finn Gundersen 	 	Tigrene
13 	F 	Annar Petersen 	 	Gamlebyen
14 	D 	Bjørn Gulbrandsen 	 	N/A
15 	F 	Jan Erik Adolfsen 	 	Hasle AIL
16 	F 	Roy Strandem 	 	N/A
17 	G 	Arthur Kristiansen 	 	N/A
==Poland==
Head coach: Mieczysław Kasprzycki
No.	Pos.	Name 	Birthdate	Team
- 	G 	Stanisław Szlendak 	 	Unia Krynica
1 	F/D 	Stefan Csorich (C) 	 	Unia Krynica
2 	D 	Kazimierz Chodakowski	 	CWKS Warszawa
3 	F 	Eugeniusz Lewacki 	 	Unia Krynica
4 	F 	Alfred Wróbel 	 	N/A
6 	F 	Marian Jeżak 	 	Unia Krynica
7 	F/D 	Alfred Gansiniec 	 	Gornik Janów
8 	F 	Antoni Wróbel 	 	Gornik Janów
9 	F 	Tadeusz Świcarz 	 	CWKS Warszawa
10 	F 	Hilary Skarżyński 	 	GKS Katowice
11 	D 	Henryk Bromowicz 	 	CWKS Warszawa
12 	F 	Roman Penczek 	 	Gornik Janów
13 	F 	Zdzisław Trojanowski 	 	CWKS Warszawa
14 	D 	Michał Antuszewicz 	 	CWKS Warszawa
15 	F 	Rudolf Czech 	 	Budowlani Opole
16 	G 	Jan Hampel 	 	Start Katowice
==Sweden==
No.	Pos.	Name 	Birthdate	Team
- 	D 	Åke Lassas 	 	Leksands IF
1 	G 	Thord Floqvist 	 	AIK
2 	D/F 	Åke Andersson (C) 	 	Hammarby IF
3 	D 	Rune Johansson 	 	Hammarby IF
4 	D 	Sven Thunman 	 	Södertälje SK
5 	D 	Göte Almqvist 	 	Skellefteå AIK
6 	F 	Göte Blomqvist 	 	Södertälje SK
7 	F 	Gösta Johansson 	 	Djurgårdens IF
8 	F 	Erik Johansson 	 	Södertälje SK
9 	F 	Stig Andersson-Tvilling	 	Djurgårdens IF
10 	F 	Hans Andersson-Tvilling	 	Djurgårdens IF
11 	F 	Lars Pettersson 	 	AIK
12 	F 	Hans Öberg 	 	Gävle GIK
13 	F 	Sven Tumba 	 	Djurgårdens IF
14 	F 	Holger Nurmela 	 	AIK
15 	G 	Lars Svensson 	 	Matteuspojkarna
16 	D 	Lars Björn 	 	Djurgårdens IF
==Switzerland==
Head coach: Bibi Torriani
No.	Pos.	Name 	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	Hans Bänninger 	 	Zürcher SC
2 	F 	Ulrich Poltera (C)	 	EHC Arosa
3 	D 	Emil Handschin 	 	EHC Basel
4 	D 	Paul Hofer 	 	EHC Basel
5 	D 	Émile Golaz 	 	EHC Basel
6 	F 	Gian Bazzi 	 	Lausanne HC
7 	F 	Gebhard Poltera 	 	EHC Arosa
8 	F 	Francis Blank 	 	HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters
9 	F 	Willy Pfister 	 	EHC Basel
10 	F 	Otto Schubiger 	 	Grasshopper Club Zürich
11 	D 	Reto Delnon 	 	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
12 	F/D 	Walter Paul Dürst 	 	HC Davos
13 	F 	Otto Schläpfer 	 	Lausanne HC
14 	F 	Hans-Martin Trepp 	 	EHC Arosa
15 	F 	Alfred Streun 	 	N/A
16 	F 	Bixio Celio 	 	HC Ambrì-Piotta
17 	G 	Paul Wyss 	 	SC Bern
==United States==
Head coach: Connie Pleban
No.	Pos.	Name 	Birthdate	Team
- 	G 	Don Whiston 	 	N/A
1 	G 	Dick Desmond 	 	N/A
2 	D 	Allen Van 	 	St. Paul Saints
3 	F/D 	Red Czarnota 	 	N/A
4 	D/F 	Bob Rompre 	 	N/A
5 	F 	Gerald Kilmartin 	 	N/A
6 	F 	Ken Yackel 	 	Minnesota Golden Gophers
7 	F 	Len Ceglarski 	 	N/A
8 	F 	Ruben Bjorkman 	 	St. Paul Saints
9 	D 	John Noah 	 	N/A
11 	F 	Andy Gambucci 	 	Colorado College Tigers
12 	D 	Jim Sedin 	 	St. Paul Saints
14 	F 	Clifford Harrison	 	N/A
15 	D/F 	Arnold Oss 	 	Minneapolis Millers
16 	F 	Jack Mulhern 	 	N/A
==References==
==Sources==
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*Hockey Hall Of Fame page on the 1952 Olympics
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rosters
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