1920 Olympics

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Men's ice hockey at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Picture of the Gold Medal-winning Winnipeg Falcons taken en route to the 1920 Olympics (photo includes an unidentified ships' officer and a woman)
Venue	Palais de Glace d'Anvers
Dates	April 23–29
Competitors	60 from 7 nations
Medalists
Winnipeg Falcons Canada   United States national men's ice hockey team   Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team
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Ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The matches were played between April 23 and April 29, 1920. All matches took place in the Palais de Glace d'Anvers (ice palace of Antwerp). The rink measured 56 to 18 meters (165 to 58½ feet). All games were played with seven players on each side, with the rover position being used. The gold medalists were the Winnipeg Falcons, representing Canada. The silver went to the United States and Czechoslovakia took the bronze.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Canada Robert Benson Walter Byron Frank Fredrickson Chris Fridfinnson Magnus Goodman Haldor Halderson Konrad Johannesson Allan Woodman	United States Raymond Bonney Anthony Conroy Herbert Drury Edward Fitzgerald George Geran Frank Goheen Joseph McCormick Lawrence McCormick Frank Synott Leon Tuck Cyril Weidenborner	Czechoslovakia Karel Hartmann Vilém Loos Jan Palouš Jan Peka Karel Pešek Josef Šroubek Otakar Vindyš Karel Wälzer

Gold Medal Rounds

This was a single-elimination to determine the Gold Medal winner. With seven teams entered, France received a bye to the second round.

First Round

• Friday April 23 Sweden 8 Belgium 0
• Saturday April 24 United States 29 Switzerland 0
• Saturday April 24 Canada 15 Czechoslovakia 0

Second Round

• Sunday April 25 Sweden 4 France 0
• Sunday April 25 Canada 2 United States 0

Gold Medal Game

• Monday April 26 Canada 12 Sweden 1

Silver and Bronze Medal Games

The three teams defeated by Canada then played off for the Silver and Bronze medals. Czechoslovakia received a bye.

First Round

• Tuesday April 27 United States 7 Sweden 0

Silver Medal Game

• Wednesday April 28 United States 17 Czechoslovakia 0

Bronze Medal Game

• Thursday April 29 Czechoslovakia 1 Sweden 0

Matches - Gold medal rounds

[April 23

Quarter-Finals
Palais de Glace d'Anvers		8	-	0
	Teams:	Howander; Svensson, Lundell; Molander; Burman, Lindqvist (capt.), Johansson	(5	-	0)	Vergult; van Volckxsom, van Volxem; Goeminne; Loicq, Goossens, Deprez
	Goals:	1:0 Burman, 2:0 Johansson, 3:0 Burman, 4:0 Lindqvist, 5:0 Burman, 6:0 Johansson, 7:0 Molander, 8:0 Lindqvist
	Referee: W. A. Hewitt (CAN)
April 24	Palais de Glace d'Anvers		29	-	0
	Teams:	Bonney; Tuck, Fitzgerald (capt.); Goheen; J. McCormick, Drury, Conroy	(15	-	0)	Savoie; Jaccard, Lob; Dufour; Holsboer, Sillig, Cuendet
	Goals:	Conroy (8), J. McCormick (7), Goheen (6), Drury (6), Fitzgerald, Tuck
	Referee: Raoul Le Mat (USA)
April 24	Palais de Glace d'Anvers		15	-	0
	Teams:	Byron; Johannesson, Benson; Woodman; Goodman, Fredrickson (capt.), Halderson	(7	-	0)	Peka; Vindyš, Palouš; Hartmann; Pešek, Šroubek (capt.), Loos
	Goals:	Halderson (7), Fredrickson (4), Goodman (2), Woodman, Johannesson
	Referee: ?
Semi-Finals
April 25	Palais de Glace d'Anvers		4	-	0
	Teams:	Howander; Lindqvist (capt.), Lundell; Molander; Burman, Svensson, Johansson	(2	-	0)	Gaittet; Couttet, Chaland; Charpentier; de Rauch, Quaglia, Dary
	Goals:	1:0 Burman, 2:0 Svensson, 3:0 Molander, 4:0 Lindqvist
	Referee: Garon (CAN)
April 25	Palais de Glace d'Anvers		2	-	0
	Teams:	Byron; Johannesson, Benson; Woodman; Goodman, Fredrickson (capt.), Halderson	(0	-	0)	Bonney; Geran, Fitzgerald (capt.); Goheen; J. McCormick, Drury, Conroy
	Goals:	1:0 Fredrickson, 2:0 Johannesson
	Referee: Alfréd de Rauch (FRA)
Gold Medal Match
April 26	Palais de Glace d'Anvers		12	-	1
	Teams:	Byron; Johannesson, Benson; Fridfinnson; Goodman, Fredrickson (capt.), Halderson	(5	-	1)	Howander; Lindqvist (capt.), Arwe; Svensson; Burman, Mattsson, Johansson
	Goals:	1:0 (1:15) Halderson, 2:0 (1:55) Fridfinnson, 3:0 (5:20) Fredrickson, 3:1 (15:58) Svensson, 4:1 (16:00) Fredrickson, 5:1 (17:35) Fredrickson, 6:1 (23:47) Goodman, 7:1 (28:09) Benson, 8:1 (29:15) Fredrickson, 9:1 (29:30) Fredrickson, 10:1 (34:55) Fredrickson, 11:1 (36:20) Halderson, 12:1 (39:02) Fredrickson
	Referee: Joseph McCormick (USA)
Matches - Silver medal round
Semi-Finals
April 27	Palais de Glace d'Anvers		7	-	0
	Teams:	Weidenborner; Geran, Tuck; Goheen; Synott (capt.), Drury, Conroy	(5	-	0)	Howander; Lindqvist (capt.), Lundell; Arwe; Burman, Svensson, Johansson
	Goals:	Drury (4), Geran (3)
	Referee: ?
Silver Medal Match
April 28	Palais de Glace d'Anvers		16	-	0
	Teams:	Weidenborner; Fitzgerald, Goheen; Synott; J. McCormick (capt.), L. McCormick, Conroy	(7	-	0)	Peka; Vindyš, Palouš; Hartmann; Pešek, Šroubek (capt.), Loos
	Goals:	L. McCormick (7), Drury (4), Conroy (2), J. McCormick, Goheen, Synott
	Referee: Paul Loicq (BEL)
Matches - Bronze medal round
Semi-Finals
April 28	Palais de Glace d'Anvers		4	-	0
	Teams:	Jansson; Lindqvist (capt.), Lundell; Molander; Säfwenberg, Arwe, Johansson	(5	-	0)	Savoie; Jaccard, Lob; Dufour; Leuzinger, Sillig, Cuendet
	Goals:	1:0 Säfwenberg, 2:0 Johansson, 3:0 Arwe, 4:0 Arwe
	Referee: Frank Fredrickson (CAN)
Bronze Medal Match
April 29	Palais de Glace d'Anvers		1	-	0
	Teams:	Wälzer; Vindyš, Palouš; Hartmann; Pešek, Šroubek (capt.), Loos	(1	-	0)	Howander; Lindqvist (capt.), Lundell; Molander; Burman, Svensson, Johansson
	Goals:	1:0 Šroubek
	Referee: Frank Fredrickson (CAN)

Winners Canada

Top scorer

Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Herbert Drury	4	14	0	14

Participating nations

A total of 60 ice hockey players from 7 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:

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Summary

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA
1		3	3	0	29	1
	Coach: W. A. Hewitt Robert Benson (Winnipeg Falcons) Walter Byron (Winnipeg Falcons) Frank Fredrickson (Winnipeg Falcons) Chris Fridfinnson (Winnipeg Falcons) Magnus Goodman (Winnipeg Falcons) Haldor Halderson (Winnipeg Falcons) Konrad Johannesson (Winnipeg Falcons) Allan Woodman (Winnipeg Falcons)
2		4	3	1	52	2
	Coach: Cornelius Fellows Raymond Bonney (St. Paul A.C.) Anthony Conroy (St. Paul A.C.) Herbert Drury (Pittsburgh AA) Edward Fitzgerald (St. Paul A.C.) George Geran (Boston AA) Frank Goheen (St. Paul A.C.) Joseph McCormick (Pittsburgh AA) Lawrence McCormick (Pittsburgh AA) Frank Synott (Boston AA) Leon Tuck (Boston AA) Cyril Weidenborner (St. Paul A.C.)
3		3	1	2	1	31
	Coach: ? Karel Hartmann Vilém Loos Jan Palouš Jan Peka Karel Pešek Josef Šroubek Otakar Vindyš Karel Wälzer
4		6	3	3	17	20
	Coach: Raoul Le Mat (USA) Eric Burman (IK Göta) Seth Howander (IFK Uppsala) Albin Jansson (Järva IS) Georg Johansson (IK Göta) Einar Lindqvist (IFK Uppsala) Einar Lundell (IK Göta) Hansjacob Mattsson (England) Nils Molander (Berliner Schlittschuh Club) David Säfwenberg (Berliner Sport Club) Einar Svensson (IK Göta) Wilhelm Arwe (IK Göta)
—		2	0	2	0	33
	Coach: ? Rodolphe Cuendet Louis Dufour Max Holsboer Marius Jaccard Bruno Leuzinger Paul Lob René Savoie Max Sillig
—		1	0	1	0	8
	Coach: ? Maurice Deprez Paul Goeminne Jean-Maurice Goossens Paul Loicq Philippe van Volckxsom Gaston van Volxem François Vergult
—		1	0	1	0	4
	Coach: Garon (CAN) Jean Chaland Pierre Charpentier Henri Couttet Georges Dary Alfréd de Rauch Jacques Gaittet Léonhard Quaglia

Team Photos

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United States

Sweden

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Canada

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References

• 1920 Olympic Games report (digitized copy online)
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Ishockey VM OS 1920-1939