Ice hockey at the 1932 Winter Olympics

The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was the fourth Olympic Championship, also serving as the sixth World Championships. Canada, represented by the Winnipeg Hockey Club, won its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal and sixth consecutive World Championship. The United States secured the silver medal and Germany claimed one of its three all-time hockey medals by taking the bronze (West Germany would win a bronze medal in 1976, and Germany's men's team would win silver in 2018).[1] Overall, four teams participated, with only two European associations (Germany and Poland) making the trip due to the worldwide Great Depression. The other European teams instead played at the 1932 European Championship.[2][3]

Ice hockey at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)2 venues in Lake Placid (indoors and outdoors)
Dates4–13 February 1932
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Canada (4th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Germany
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
Games played12
Goals scored69 (5.75 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Walter Monson 11 points

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  Canada (CAN)
William Cockburn
Clifford Crowley
Albert Duncanson
George Garbutt
Roy Henkel
Vic Lindquist
Norman Malloy
Walter Monson
Kenneth Moore
Romeo Rivers
Hack Simpson
Hugh Sutherland
Stanley Wagner
Alston Wise
  United States (USA)
Osborne Anderson
Johnny Bent
John Chase
John Cookman
Douglas Everett
Franklin Farrel
Joseph Fitzgerald
Edwin Frazier
John Garrison
Gerard Hallock
Robert Livingston
Francis Nelson
Winthrop Palmer
Gordon Smith
  Germany (GER)
Rudi Ball
Alfred Heinrich
Erich Herker
Gustav Jaenecke
Werner Korff
Walter Leinweber
Erich Römer
Martin Schröttle
Marquardt Slevogt
Georg Strobl

Participating nations

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The Polish national team during the Olympics.

A total of 48(*) ice hockey players from four nations competed at the Lake Placid Games:

(*) NOTE: Only players who participated in at least one game are counted.

Final tournament

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Canada 6 5 1 0 32 4 +28 11
2   United States 6 4 1 1 27 5 +22 9
3   Germany 6 2 0 4 7 26 −19 4
4   Poland 6 0 0 6 3 34 −31 0
Date Result P1 P2 P3 OT1 OT2 OT3 Stadium
04 Feb   Canada 2 - 1   United States 0 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 1 - 0 Olympic Stadium, Lake Placid[4]
04 Feb   Germany 2 - 1   Poland 0 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 0 Olympic Stadium, Lake Placid
05 Feb   United States 4 - 1   Poland 1 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 1 Olympic Stadium, Lake Placid
06 Feb   Canada 4 - 1   Germany 2 - 0 2 - 0 0 - 1 Olympic Stadium, Lake Placid
07 Feb   Canada 9 - 0   Poland 2 - 0 5 - 0 2 - 0 Olympic Arena, Lake Placid
07 Feb   United States 7 - 0   Germany 3 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0 Olympic Arena, Lake Placid
08 Feb   United States 5 - 0   Poland 1 - 0 1 - 0 3 - 0 Olympic Stadium, Lake Placid
08 Feb   Canada 5 - 0   Germany 2 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 0 Olympic Arena, Lake Placid
09 Feb   Canada 10 - 0   Poland 5 - 0 1 - 0 4 - 0 Olympic Stadium, Lake Placid
10 Feb   United States 8 - 0   Germany 2 - 0 2 - 0 4 - 0 Olympic Arena, Lake Placid
13 Feb   Germany 4 - 1   Poland 0 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 0 Olympic Arena, Lake Placid
13 Feb   Canada 2 - 2   United States 1 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 Olympic Arena, Lake Placid

Statistics

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Average age

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Team Germany was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 25 years and 6 months. Gold medalists team Canada was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 24 years and 5 months. Tournament average was 24 years and 9 months.[5]

Top scorer

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Team GP G A Pts
  Walter Monson 6 7 4 11

Final ranking

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1   Canada (CAN)
2   United States (USA)
3   Germany (GER)
4   Poland (POL)

References

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  1. ^ "Ice Hockey at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ "IIHF Epochs, 1914–1933". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  3. ^ "Ice Hockey, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Official Report, III Olympic Winter Games, Lake Placid, 1932". Retrieved 20 June 2022., p. 229 ff.
  5. ^ "Team Canada - Olympics - Lake Placid 1932 - Player Stats". QuantHockey. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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