1964 Winter Olympics

1964 Winter Olympics
Tournament details
Host nation	Austria
Dates	29 January – 9 February
Teams	16
Champions	Soviet Union (2 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	56
Goals scored	469  (8.38 per game)
Attendance	199,450  (3,562 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Konstantin Loktev 15 points

The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, was the 10th Olympic Championship, also serving as the 31st World Championships and the 42nd European Championships. The games were held at the Olympiahalle Innsbruck. The Soviet Union won its second Olympic gold medal, fourth World Championship and eighth European Championship. Canada, represented for the first time by a purpose built national team organized and coached by Father David Bauer, was shut out of the medals for the first time in Olympic ice hockey history—still in contention for the gold medal on the last day until a loss to the Soviets, the Canadians were controversially denied a bronze medal as the rules were hastily changed by the IIHF late in the final period of the final game, where the Czechoslovakians were being dramatically outscored by Sweden just minutes prior to the medals presentation.

Medalists

Medal	Team
Gold	Soviet Union
Silver	Sweden
Bronze	Czechoslovakia¹

¹The tie-breaking procedures for the Olympics were changed in the few minutes between the end of the final game and the medals presentation. By the rules that were being used until the end of the final game (goal difference between the top four teams), Canada was the bronze medal winner, but just before the medal ceremony this was changed, and Czechoslovakia won bronze by the new rules (goal difference in all games of the Olympics). In 2005, the International Ice Hockey Federation attempted to alter the results of World Championship, awarding Canadians a bronze medal, but then it changed its mind, and in September 2005 the IIHF finally rejected Canada's appeal to be awarded 3rd place.

Qualification

Prior to the tournament it was determined that there would be a spot allocated for an Asia/Oceanic representative. Also, for the third (and final time) East played West to decide the German representative in the Olympic hockey tournament.

• November 23, 1963
  • Japan 17–1 Australia
• November 26, 1963
  • Japan 17–6 Australia

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• December 6, 1963
  • West Germany 4–4 East Germany
• December 8, 1963
  • East Germany 3–4 West Germany

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First Round (A/B)

Winners (in bold) qualified for the Group A to play for 1st–8th places. Teams which lost their qualification matches, played in Group B for 9th–16th places. Countries were seeded (roughly) from their placement at the 1963 World Ice Hockey Championships. Switzerland was the only 'B' pool team to win, defeating Norway who was also from the 'B' pool.

• January 27
  • Switzerland 5–1 Norway
  • Canada 14–1 Yugoslavia

• January 28
  • USSR 19–1 Hungary
  • Czechoslovakia 17–2 Japan
  • Sweden 12–2 Italy
  • USA 7–2 Romania
  • Germany (UTG) 2–1 Poland
  • Austria 2–8 Finland

World Championship Group A (Austria)

Final Round

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

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Soviet Union	7	7	0	0	54	10	14
2	Sweden	7	5	2	0	47	16	10
3	Czechoslovakia	7	5	2	0	38	19	10
4	Canada	7	5	2	0	32	17	10
5	United States	7	2	5	0	29	33	4
6	Finland	7	2	5	0	10	31	4
7	Germany	7	2	5	0	13	49	4
8	Switzerland	7	0	7	0	9	57	0

• January 29
  • USSR 5–1 USA
  • Czechoslovakia 11–1 Germany (UTG)
  • Canada 8–0 Switzerland

• January 30
  • Finland 4–0 Switzerland
  • Canada 3–1 Sweden

• January 31
  • USA 8–0 Germany (UTG)
  • USSR 7–5 Czechoslovakia

• February 1
  • Czechoslovakia 4–0 Finland
  • USSR 15–0 Switzerland
  • Sweden 7–4 USA

• February 2
  • Canada 4–2 Germany (UTG)
  • Sweden 7–0 Finland

• February 3
  • Canada 8–6 USA

• February 4
  • USSR 10–0 Finland
  • Czechoslovakia 5–1 Switzerland
  • Sweden 10–2 Germany (UTG)

• February 5
  • Canada 6–2 Finland
  • USSR 10–0 Germany (UTG)
  • Sweden 12–0 Switzerland
  • Czechoslovakia 7–1 USA

• February 7
  • Germany (UTG) 6–5 Switzerland
  • Finland 3–2 USA
  • USSR 4–2 Sweden
  • Czechoslovakia 3–1 Canada

• February 8
  • Germany (UTG) 2–1 Finland
  • USA 7–3 Switzerland
  • USSR 3–2 Canada
  • Sweden 8–3 Czechoslovakia

World Championship Group B (Austria)

Consolation Round

Teams in this group play for 9th–16th places.

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
9	Poland	7	6	1	0	40	13	12
10	Norway	7	5	2	0	40	19	10
11	Japan	7	4	2	1	35	31	9
12	Romania	7	3	3	1	31	28	7
13	Austria	7	3	3	1	24	28	7
14	Yugoslavia	7	3	3	1	29	37	7
15	Italy	7	2	5	0	24	42	4
16	Hungary	7	0	7	0	14	39	0

• January 30
  • Austria 6–2 Yugoslavia
  • Poland 6–1 Romania
  • Italy 6–4 Hungary
  • Japan 4–3 Norway

• January 31
  • Poland 4–2 Norway
  • Japan 6–4 Romania

• February 1
  • Austria 3–0 Hungary
  • Yugoslavia 5–3 Italy

• February 2
  • Norway 9–2 Italy
  • Romania 5–5 Yugoslavia

• February 3
  • Poland 6–2 Hungary
  • Austria 5–5 Japan

• February 4
  • Yugoslavia 6–4 Japan

• February 5
  • Poland 7–0 Italy
  • Austria 2–5 Romania
  • Norway 6–1 Hungary

• February 6
  • Austria 5–3 Italy
  • Yugoslavia 4–2 Hungary
  • Japan 4–3 Poland
  • Norway 4–2 Romania

• February 8
  • Austria 2–8 Norway
  • Poland 9–3 Yugoslavia
  • Romania 6–2 Italy
  • Japan 6–2 Hungary

• February 9
  • Austria 1–5 Poland
  • Norway 8–4 Yugoslavia
  • Romania 8–3 Hungary
  • Italy 8–6 Japan

Final ranking

1. Soviet Union
2. Sweden
3. Czechoslovakia
4. Canada
5. United States
6. Finland
7. Germany
8. Switzerland
9. Poland
10. Norway
11. Japan
12. Romania
13. Austria
14. Yugoslavia
15. Italy
16. Hungary

European Championship final ranking

1. Soviet Union
2. Sweden
3. Czechoslovakia
4. Germany
5. Finland
6. Switzerland

Tournament awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: Seth Martin
  • Best Defenceman: František Tikal
  • Best Forward: Eduard Ivanov

Originally Boris Mayorov was selected as best forward, but the Soviet coaches chose to present the award to Ivanov despite the fact that he was actually a defenseman.

Team Photos

Canada

Sweden

United States

Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia

References

• Olympic summary (in french)
• Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. 
• Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 108–9. 
• Hockey Hall Of Fame page on the 1964 Olympics
• Wallechinsky, David (1988). The Complete Book of the Olympics. Penguin Books, 613. ISBN 0-14-010771-1.