Hockey in the Olympics

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Hockey in the Olympics


Summary table All teams

Individual trophies Most Valuable Player Best players Symbolic team Snipers Scorers

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

VII winter - 26 January - 5 February

www.olympic.org/cortina-d-ampezzo-1956


  1. the USSR

  2. USA

  3. Canada


Best players Willard Ikola - goalkeeper
Nikolai Sologubov - defender
Jack McKenzie - forward

Scorers Jim Logan - 12 (7+5)

Snipers Vsevolod Bobrov - 9 goals
Gerry Théberge - 9 goals

gold

RUSSIA

GOALKEEPERS

1 Grigory Mkrtychan (goalkeeper)
1 Nikolai Puchkov (goalkeeper)

DEFENDERS

6 Alfred Kuchevsky (defender)
3 Genrikh Sidorenkov (defender)
5 Dmitry Ukolov (defender)
2 Ivan Tregubov (defender)
2 Nikolai Sologubov (defender)

FORWARDS

9 Alexei Guryshev (center forward)
9 Alexander Uvarov (forward)
Victor Nikiforov (forward)
8 Viktor Shuvalov (forward)
Vladimir Egorov (forward)
8 Nikolai Khlystov (forward)
8 Valentin Kuzin (right forward)
9 Vsevolod Bobrov (right forward)
7 Evgeny Babich (right forward)
10 Yuri Krylov (right forward)
13 Yuri Pantyukhov (right forward)
silver

USA

FORWARDS

Wellington Burtnett
John Petroske
5 Ken Purpur
Gene Campbell

GOALKEEPERS

1 Don Rigazio (goalkeeper)
1 Willard Ikola (goalkeeper)

DEFENDERS

3 Dan McKinnon (defender)
12 Wendell Anderson (defender)
Ed Sampson (defender)
7 Bill Cleary jr (forward)
Gordy Christian (forward)
10 John Matchefts (forward)
18 Dick Meredith (forward)
17 Dick Rodenheiser (forward)
16 Weldy Olson (forward)
6 Dick Dougherty (left forward)
4 John Mayasich (defender/forward)
bronze

CANADA

FORWARDS

Art Hurst
Byrle Klinck
Bob White
Jim Logan
Ken Laufman
Charlie Brooker

GOALKEEPERS

33 Denis Brodeur (goalkeeper)
Keith Woodall (goalkeeper)

DEFENDERS

Donald Rope (defender)
Floyd Martin (defender)
Howard Lee (defender)
Gerry Théberge (left forward)
George Scholes (left forward)
Jack McKenzie (defender/forward)
Paul Knox (right forward)
Buddy Horne (right forward)