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.
Medalists
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
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
February 19
- Canada 5-2 Sweden
February 20
- Canada 19-1 Japan
February 21
- Sweden 19-0 Japan
Group B
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
February 19
- USSR 8-0 Germany (UTG)
February 20
- USSR 8-4 Finland
February 21
- Germany (UTG) 4-1 Finland
Group C
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
February 19
- USA 7-5 Czechoslovakia
February 20
- Czechoslovakia 18-1 Australia
February 21
- USA 12-1 Australia
Consolation round
Teams, which didn't qualify for the final round, played here.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Finland
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 7 |
 Japan
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 5 |
 Australia
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 0 |
February 22
- Finland 14-1 Australia
February 23
- Finland 6-6 Japan
February 24
- Japan 13-2 Australia
February 25
- Finland 19-2 Australia
February 26
- Finland 11-2 Japan
February 27
- Japan 11-3 Australia
Final round
First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 10 |
| 2 |  Canada
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 8 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 4 |
| 5 |  Sweden
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 6 |  Germany
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
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
Leading scorers
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fred Etcher
|
7 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Robert Attersley
|
7 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Bill Cleary
|
7 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Bill Christian
|
7 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 5 | George Samolenko
|
7 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 |  Lars-Eric Lundvall
|
7 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 |  Václav Pantůček
|
7 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | John Mayasich
|
7 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Nisse Nilsson
|
7 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 |  Veniamin Alexandrov
|
7 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | Floyd Martin
|
7 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 | Ronald Pettersson
|
7 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Final ranking
Team Photos
Game Ads
Team Photos
References
See Also
- 1960 Australia national ice hockey team
- 1960 Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team
- 1960 Finland national ice hockey team
- 1960 Germany national ice hockey team
- 1960 Japan national ice hockey team
- Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (Canada's representative)
- 1960 Soviet Union national ice hockey team
- 1960 Sweden national ice hockey team
- 1960 United States national ice hockey team
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