1960 Olympics



At the 1960 Olympics held in Squaw Valley, California, United States, one ice hockey' event was held: men's Ice Hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. Games were held at Blyth Arena.

Preliminary round
Top two teams (shaded ones) from each group advanced to the final round and played for 1st-6th places, other teams played in the consolation round.

Group A
February 19 February 20 February 21
 * Canada 5-2 Sweden
 * Canada 19-1 Japan
 * Sweden 19-0 Japan

Group B
February 19 February 20 February 21
 * USSR 8-0 Germany (UTG)
 * USSR 8-4 Finland
 * Germany (UTG) 4-1 Finland

Group C
February 19 February 20 February 21
 * USA 7-5 Czechoslovakia
 * Czechoslovakia 18-1 Australia
 * USA 12-1 Australia

Consolation round
Teams, which didn't qualify for the final round, played here.

February 22 February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26 February 27
 * Finland 14-1 Australia
 * Finland 6-6 Japan
 * Japan 13-2 Australia
 * Finland 19-2 Australia
 * Finland 11-2 Japan
 * Japan 11-3 Australia

Final round
First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.

February 22
 * USSR 8-5 Czechoslovakia
 * USA 6-3 Sweden
 * Canada 12-0 Germany (UTG)

February 24
 * USA 9-1 Germany (UTG)
 * USSR 2-2 Sweden
 * Canada 4-0 Czechoslovakia

February 25
 * USSR 7-1 Germany (UTG)
 * USA 2-1 Canada
 * Czechoslovakia 3-1 Sweden

February 27
 * Czechoslovakia 9-1 Germany (UTG)
 * USA 3-2 USSR
 * Canada 6-5 Sweden

February 28
 * USA 9-4 Czechoslovakia
 * Sweden 8-2 Germany (UTG)
 * Canada 8-5 USSR

Leading Players

 * Top Goaltender: Jack McCartan, United States
 * Top Defenceman: Nikolai Sologubov, Soviet Union
 * Top Forward: Nisse Nilsson, Sweden

Final ranking

 * 1) 🇺🇸 United States
 * 2) 🇨🇦 Canada
 * 3) Soviet Union
 * 4) Czechoslovakia
 * 5) 🇸🇪 Sweden
 * 6) 🇩🇪 Germany
 * 7) 🇫🇮 Finland
 * 8) Japan
 * 9) 🇦🇺 Australia