1994 Winter Olympics
| 1994 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Norway
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| Dates | 12–27 February |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | Fjellhallen Håkons Hall (in 2 host cities) |
| Champions |  Sweden (1 title)
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 46 |
| Goals scored | 308 (6.7 per game) |
| Attendance | 334,373 (7,269 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Zigmund Palffy 10 points
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The men's ice hockey tournament (women's was added in 1998) at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, was the 18th Olympic Championship. Sweden won its first gold medal, becoming the sixth nation to ever win Olympic ice hockey gold. The silver medal win by Canada extended its all-time Olympic ice hockey lead to 12 medals (extended to 15 medals, for the men's team, as of the 2014 Winter Olympics). The tournament, held from February 12 to February 27, was played at the Fjellhallen in Gjøvik and the Håkons Hall in Lillehammer.
Qualification
The top eleven nations from the 1993 World Championships qualified directly. To fill the twelfth spot, five nations were selected to compete: The top two from Group B (Great Britain and Poland), the top nation from Group C (Latvia), the best Asian nation (Japan), and Slovakia. This was the first IIHF event for Slovakia.[1]
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovakia
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 |
 Latvia
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 6 |
 Poland
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4 |
 Japan
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 2 |
 Great Britain
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 1 |
- August 28, 1993, Great Britain
| Great Britain |
2:2 | Poland
|
- August 29, 1993, Great Britain
| Slovakia |
7:2 | Japan
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- August 30, 1993, Great Britain
| Latvia |
6:2 | Poland
|
| Great Britain |
2:4 | Japan
|
- September 1, 1993, Great Britain
| Slovakia |
4:4 | Poland
|
| Great Britain |
4:8 | Latvia
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- September 2, 1993, Great Britain
| Latvia |
1:7 | Slovakia
|
| Poland |
6:4 | Japan
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- September 4, 1993, Great Britain
| Japan |
1:7 | Latvia
|
| Great Britain |
1:7 | Slovakia
|
First round
Twelve participating teams were placed in the two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the Consolation Round for the 9th to 12th places.
| Team advanced to the Final Round | |
| Team sent to compete in the Consolation Round |
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Finland
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 10 |
 Germany
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
 Czech Republic
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 6 |
 Russia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
 Austria
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 2 |
| Norway
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
- February 12
| Finland |
3:1 | Czech Republic
|
| Norway |
1:5 | Russia
|
| Germany |
4:3 | Austria
|
- February 14
| Norway |
1:2 | Germany
|
| Czech Republic |
7:3 | Austria
|
| Finland |
5:0 | Russia
|
- February 16
| Czech Republic |
1:0 | Germany
|
| Russia |
9:1 | Austria
|
| Norway |
0:4 | Finland
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- February 18
| Germany |
4:2 | Russia
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| Finland |
6:2 | Austria
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| Norway |
1:4 | Czech Republic
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- February 20
| Norway |
2:4 | Austria
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| Finland |
7:1 | Germany
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| Russia |
4:3 | Czech Republic
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Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 8 |
 Canada
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Sweden
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 7 |
 United States
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 5 |
 Italy
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 2 |
 France
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5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 1 |
- February 13
| Sweden |
4:4 | Slovakia
|
| Canada |
7:2 | Italy
|
| United States |
4:4 | France
|
- February 15
| Sweden |
4:1 | Italy
|
| Canada |
3:1 | France
|
| United States |
3:3 | Slovakia
|
- February 17
| Sweden |
7:1 | France
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| Slovakia |
10:4 | Italy
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| United States |
3:3 | Canada
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- February 19
| Slovakia |
3:1 | Canada
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| Sweden |
6:4 | United States
|
| Italy |
7:3 | France
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- February 21
| United States |
7:1 | Italy
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| Canada |
3:2 | Sweden
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| Slovakia |
6:2 | France
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Consolation Round (9th to 12th places)
- 11th place game
- 9th place game
Final round
All times are local.
Quarter-finals
| February 23 15:00 |
Canada
|
3–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 1–1 (OT 1–0) |
Czech Republic
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Gjøvik, Fjellhallen Attendance: 3,500 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23 16:30 |
Finland
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6–1 (2–0, 2–1, 2–0) |
United States
|
Lillehammer, Håkons Hall Attendance: 8,585 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23 19:30 |
Germany
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0–3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2) |
Sweden
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Gjøvik, Fjellhallen Attendance: 4,500 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23 21:00 |
Slovakia
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2–3 OT (2–1, 0–1, 0–0) (OT 0–1) |
Russia
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Lillehammer, Håkons Hall Attendance: 9,400 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi-finals
| February 25 19:30 |
Finland
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3–5 (0–0, 2–2, 1–3) |
Canada
|
Gjøvik, Fjellhallen Attendance: 5,237 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 25 21:00 |
Sweden
|
4–3 (2–1, 1–0, 1–2) |
Russia
|
Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 8,528 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze Medal Game
| February 26 21:00 |
Finland
|
4–0 (2–0, 2–0, 0–0) |
Russia
|
Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 9,215 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
Gold Medal Game
| February 27 15:15 |
Sweden
|
3–2 SO (1–0, 0–0, 1–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0) |
Canada
|
Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 9,187 |
| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
Gold Medal Game
An exciting Gold Medal game saw Sweden force overtime by tying the score with less than two minutes to go. After a scoreless overtime, the winner was determined by a shootout. The first five rounds saw two players for each side make their penalty shots (Nedved and Kariya for Canada and Forsberg and Svensson for Sweden). In the sixth round, both Nedved and Svensson missed their shots. Forsberg then scored on Canadian goaltender Hirsch to start the seventh round. Kariya took Canada's seventh round shot and was stopped by Swedish goaltender Salo—giving the Swedes the gold medal.[2]
Commemorative Swedish Stamp
In 1995, the Swedish postal service memorialized Forsberg's game winning shootout goal. Because Hirsch would not grant permission for his likeness to be used on the stamp he was 'disguised' by means of changing the color of his sweater and his player number.[3]
Consolation Round (5th to 8th places)
- Czech Republic 5 - United States 3
- Slovakia 6 - Germany 5
- 7th place game
- Germany 4 - United States 3
- 5th place game
- Czech Republic 7 - Slovakia 1
References
- ↑ Qualifying tournament at passionhockey.com
- ↑ "Jeux Olympiques de Lillehammer 1994". HockeyArchives.info. http://www.hockeyarchives.info/JO1994.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ↑ "Hirsch Stung By Forsberg Again". GreatestHockeyLegends.com. http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2007/12/hirsch-stung-by-forsberg-again.html. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- Jeux Olympiques 1994
- Results
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 25–6, 117–8.
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