Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced as a demonstration sport at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and made a permanent sport when the Winter Olympics began in 1924.[1] The Soviet Union participated in nine tournaments, the first in 1956 and the last in 1988. A total of 11 goaltenders and 95 skaters represented the Soviet Union at the Olympics.
The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes, so the players of the National Hockey League (NHL) and other professional leagues were not allowed to compete.[2] The countries that benefited most were the Soviet Bloc countries of Eastern Europe, where top athletes were state-sponsored while retaining their status as amateurs. In protest at this policy, Canada withdrew from the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.[3] In 1986, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to allow all athletes to compete in Olympic Games, starting in 1988.[4]
Throughout its existence, the Soviet Union was one of the most dominant teams at the Olympics: it won a medal in each of the nine tournaments it participated in, winning seven gold medals, one silver, and one bronze.[5] When the Soviet Union dissolved, it was replaced in subsequent tournaments by the Unified Team (1992) and Russia (since 1994). Six players would play for both the Soviet Union and either the Unified Team or Russia at the Olympics.[6][7]
Goaltender Vladislav Tretiak played in four tournaments, the most among all Soviet players. Three players – Viacheslav Fetisov, Vladimir Krutov, and Sergei Makarov – played in the most games, with 22 each across three Olympics. Anatoli Firsov scored the most goals (18), while Valeri Kharlamov had the most assists (22) and the most total points (36). Six players have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, while 28 have been inducted into the International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.[8][9][a]
Key
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| T | Ties |
| Min | Minutes played |
| SO | Shutouts |
| GA | Goals against |
| GAA | Goals against average |
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| G | Goals |
| A | Assists |
| P | Points |
| PIM | Penalty minutes |
Goaltenders
| Player | Olympics | Tournament(s) | GP | W | L | T | Min | SO | GA | GAA | Medals | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Konovalenko | 2 | 1964, 1968 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 640 | 3 | 19 | 1.78 |  Gold (1964) Gold (1968) | IIHFHOF (2007)[9] | [10] |
| Grigory Mkrtychan | 1 | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | Gold (1956) | [11] | |
| Sergei Mylnikov | 1 | 1988 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 480 | 2 | 13 | 1.63 | Gold (1988) | [11] | |
| Vladimir Myshkin | 2 | 1980, 1984 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 9 | 2.08 |  Silver (1980) Gold (1984) | [11] | |
| Alexander Pashkov | 1 | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | Gold (1972) | [12] | |
| Nikolai Puchkov | 2 | 1956, 1960 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 680 | 3 | 26 | 2.29 | Gold (1956) Bronze (1960) | [13] | |
| Alexander Sidelnikov | 1 | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | Gold (1976) | [14] | |
| Vladislav Tretiak | 4 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1060 | 2 | 33 | 1.87 | Gold (1972) Gold (1976) Silver (1980) Gold (1984) | HHOF (1989)[8] IIHFHOF (1997)[9] | [15] |
| Yevgeni Yorkin | 1 | 1960 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 1 | 4 | 1.71 | Bronze (1960) | [16] | |
| Boris Zaytsev | 1 | 1964 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | Gold (1964) | [16] | |
| Viktor Zinger | 1 | 1968 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | Gold (1968) | [16] |
Skaters
| Player | Olympics | Tournaments | GP | G | A | P | PIM | Medals | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Alexandrov | 1 | 1976 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Gold (1976) | IIHFHOF (2019)[9][b] | [17] |
| Veniamin Alexandrov | 3 | 1960, 1964, 1968 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 23 | Bronze (1960) Gold (1964) Gold (1968) | [17] | |
| Alexander Almetov | 2 | 1960, 1964 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | Bronze (1960) Gold (1964) | [18] | |
| Yevgeni Babich | 1 | 1956 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Gold (1956) | [19] | |
| Sergei Babinov | 1 | 1976 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | Gold (1976) | [19] | |
| Helmuts Balderis | 1 | 1980 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | Silver (1980) | IIHFHOF (1998)[9][c] | [20] |
| Yuri Baulin | 1 | 1960 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | Bronze (1960) | [21] | |
| Zinetula Bilyaletdinov | 2 | 1980, 1984 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | Silver (1980) Gold (1984) | [22] | |
| Viktor Blinov | 1 | 1968 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | Gold (1968) | [23] | |
| Yuri Blinov | 1 | 1972 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | Gold (1972) | [23] | |
| Vsevolod Bobrov | 1 | 1956 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | Gold (1956) | Team captain (1956)[5] IIHFHOF (1997)[9] | [23] |
| Ilya Byakin | 1 | 1988 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Gold (1988) | [24] | |
| Mikhail Bychkov | 1 | 1960 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Bronze (1960) | [24] | |
| Vyacheslav Bykov | 1 | 1988 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Gold (1988) | IIHFHOF (2014)[9] Played for Unified Team, 1992 | [24] |
| Alexander Chernykh | 1 | 1988 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Gold (1988) | [25] | |
| Vitali Davydov | 3 | 1964, 1968, 1972 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Gold (1964) Gold (1968) Gold (1972) | IIHFHOF (2004)[9] | [26] |
| Nikolai Drozdetsky | 1 | 1984 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | Gold (1984) | [27] | |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 3 | 1980, 1984, 1988 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 24 | Silver (1980) Gold (1984) Gold (1988) | Team captain (1984, 1988)[5] HHOF (2001)[8] IIHFHOF (2005)[9] | [28] |
| Anatoli Firsov | 3 | 1964, 1968, 1972 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 6 | Gold (1964) Gold (1968) Gold (1972) | IIHFHOF (1998)[9] | [29] |
| Alexander Geramisov | 1 | 1984 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | Gold (1984) | [30] | |
| Alexander Golikov | 1 | 1980 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | Silver (1980) | [31] | |
| Vladimir Golikov | 1 | 1980 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | Silver (1980) | [31] | |
| Vladimir Grebennikov | 1 | 1960 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | Bronze (1960) | [32] | |
| Yevgeni Groshev | 1 | 1960 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | Bronze (1960) | [33] | |
| Alexei Guryshev | 1 | 1956 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | Gold (1956) | [34] | |
| Alexei Gusarov | 1 | 1988 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Gold (1988) | Played for Russia, 1998 | [34] |
| Alexander Gusev | 1 | 1976 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Gold (1976) | [34] | |
| Anatoli Ionov | 1 | 1968 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Gold (1968) | [35] | |
| Eduard Ivanov | 1 | 1964 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Gold (1964) | [35] | |
| Valeri Kamensky | 1 | 1988 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Gold (1988) | IIHFHOF (2016)[9] Played for Russia, 1998 | [36] |
| Sergei Kapustin | 1 | 1976 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | Gold (1976) | [37] | |
| Nikolai Karpov | 1 | 1960 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Bronze (1960) | [38] | |
| Alexei Kasatonov | 3 | 1980, 1984, 1988 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | Silver (1980) Gold (1984) Gold (1988) | IIHFHOF (2009)[9] | [38] |
| Valeri Kharlamov | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 10 | Gold (1972) Gold (1976) Silver (1980) | HHOF (2005)[8] IIHFHOF (1998)[9] | [39] |
| Nikolai Khlystov | 1 | 1956 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Gold (1956) | [39] | |
| Andrei Khomutov | 2 | 1984, 1988 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | Gold (1984) Gold (1988) | IIHFHOF (2014)[9] Played for Unified Team, 1992 | [39] |
| Vladimir Kovin | 1 | 1984 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | Gold (1984) | [40] | |
| Alexander Kozhevnikov | 2 | 1984, 1988 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | Gold (1984) Gold (1988) | [40] | |
| Igor Kravchuk | 1 | 1988 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Gold (1988) | Played for Unified Team, 1992 Played for Russia, 1998, 2002 | [41] |
| Vladimir Krutov | 3 | 1980, 1984, 1988 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 6 | Silver (1980) Gold (1984) Gold (1988) | IIHFHOF (2010)[9] | [42] |
| Yuri Krylov | 1 | 1956 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | Gold (1956) | [42] | |
| Alfred Kuchevsky | 2 | 1956, 1960 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | Gold (1956) Bronze (1960) | [43] | |
| Valentin Kuzin | 1 | 1956 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Gold (1956) | [44] | |
| Viktor Kuzkin | 3 | 1964, 1968, 1972 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Gold (1964) Gold (1968) Gold (1972) | Team captain (1972)[5] IIHFHOF (2005)[9] | [44] |
| Igor Larionov | 2 | 1984, 1988 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | Gold (1984) Gold (1988) | HHOF (2008)[8] IIHFHOF (2008)[9] Played for Russia, 2002 | [45] |
| Yuri Lebedev | 1 | 1980 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | Silver (1980) | [46] | |
| Konstantin Loktev | 2 | 1960, 1964 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16 | Bronze (1960) Gold (1964) | IIHFHOF (2007)[9] | [47] |
| Andrei Lomakin | 1 | 1988 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Gold (1988) | [47] | |
| Vladimir Lutchenko | 2 | 1972, 1976 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Gold (1972) Gold (1976) | [48] | |
| Yuri Lyapkin | 1 | 1976 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Gold (1976) | [48] | |
| Sergei Makarov | 3 | 1980, 1984, 1988 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 18 | Silver (1980) Gold (1984) Gold (1988) | HHOF (2016)[8] IIHFHOF (2001)[9] | [49] |
| Alexander Maltsev | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 0 | Gold (1972) Gold (1976) Silver (1980) | IIHFHOF (1999)[9] | [50] |
| Boris Mayorov | 2 | 1964, 1968 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | Gold (1964) Gold (1968) | Team captain (1964, 1968)[5] IIHFHOF (1999)[9] | [51] |
| Yevgeni Mayorov | 1 | 1964 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Gold (1964) | [51] | |
| Boris Mikhailov | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | Gold (1972) Gold (1976) Silver (1980) | Team captain (1976, 1980)[5] IIHFHOF (2000)[9] | [52] |
| Yevgeni Mishakov | 2 | 1968, 1972 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | Gold (1968) Gold (1972) | [53] | |
| Alexander Mogilny | 1 | 1988 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Gold (1988) | [54] | |
| Yuri Moiseyev | 1 | 1968 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Gold (1968) | [54] | |
| Viktor Nikiforov | 1 | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | Gold (1956) | [55] | |
| Yuri Pantyukhov | 1 | 1956 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Gold (1956) | [56] | |
| Vasili Pervukhin | 2 | 1980, 1984 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Silver (1980) Gold (1984) | [57] | |
| Vladimir Petrov | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | Gold (1972) Gold (1976) Silver (1980) | IIHFHOF (2006)[9] | [58] |
| Stanislav Petukhov | 2 | 1960, 1964 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | Bronze (1960) Gold (1964) | [59] | |
| Viktor Polupanov | 1 | 1968 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | Gold (1964) | [60] | |
| Viktor Pryazhnikov | 1 | 1960 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Bronze (1960) | [61] | |
| Alexander Ragulin | 3 | 1964, 1968, 1972 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | Gold (1964) Gold (1968) Gold (1972) | IIHFHOF (1997)[9] | [62] |
| Igor Romishevsky | 2 | 1968, 1972 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Gold (1968) Gold (1972) | [63] | |
| Anatoli Semenov | 1 | 1988 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Gold (1988) | [64] | |
| Vladimir Shadrin | 2 | 1972, 1976 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | Gold (1972) Gold (1976) | [65] | |
| Viktor Shalimov | 1 | 1976 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | Gold (1976) | [65] | |
| Sergei Shepelev | 1 | 1984 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | Gold (1984) | [66] | |
| Viktor Shuvalov | 1 | 1956 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | Gold (1956) | [66] | |
| Genrikh Sidorenkov | 2 | 1956, 1960 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | Gold (1956) Bronze (1960) | [67] | |
| Alexander Skvortsov | 2 | 1980, 1984 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | Silver (1980) Gold (1984) | [68] | |
| Nikolai Sologubov | 2 | 1956, 1960 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | Gold (1956) Bronze (1960) | Team captain (1960)[5] IIHFHOF (2004)[9] | [69] |
| Sergei Starikov | 3 | 1980, 1984, 1988 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | Silver (1980) Gold (1984) Gold (1988) | [70] | |
| Vyacheslav Starshinov | 2 | 1964, 1968 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 8 | Gold (1964) Gold (1968) | IIHFHOF (2007)[9] | [70] |
| Igor Stelnov | 2 | 1984, 1988 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | Gold (1984) Gold (1988) | [71] | |
| Sergei Svetlov | 1 | 1988 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Gold (1988) | [72] | |
| Ivan Tregubov | 1 | 1956 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Gold (1956) | [73] | |
| Yuri Tsitsinov | 1 | 1960 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | Bronze (1960) | [74] | |
| Gennady Tsygankov | 2 | 1972, 1976 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | Gold (1972) Gold (1976) | [74] | |
| Viktor Tyumenev | 1 | 1984 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Gold (1984) | [75] | |
| Dmitry Ukolov | 1 | 1956 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Gold (1956) | [76] | |
| Alexander Uvarov | 1 | 1956 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Gold (1956) | [76] | |
| Mikhail Vasiliev | 1 | 1984 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Gold (1984) | [77] | |
| Valeri Vasiliev | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1980 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Gold (1972) Gold (1976) Silver (1980) | IIHFHOF (1998)[9] | [77] |
| Vladimir Vikulov | 2 | 1968, 1972 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2 | Gold (1968) Gold (1972) | [78] | |
| Leonid Volkov | 1 | 1964 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Gold (1964) | [79] | |
| Alexander Yakushev | 2 | 1972, 1976 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | Gold (1972) Gold (1976) | HHOF (2018)[8] IIHFHOF (2003)[9] | [80] |
| Viktor Yakushev | 2 | 1960, 1964 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | Bronze (1960) Gold (1964) | [80] | |
| Sergei Yashin | 1 | 1988 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Gold (1988) | [81] | |
| Oleg Zaytsev | 2 | 1964, 1968 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Gold (1964) Gold (1968) | [82] | |
| Viktor Zhluktov | 2 | 1976, 1980 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | Gold (1976) Silver (1980) | [83] | |
| Yevgeni Zimin | 2 | 1968, 1972 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Gold (1968) Gold (1972) | [84] |
References
Notes
Citations
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