Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics

The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was the 14th Olympic Championship. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to 24. The United States won its second gold medal, including a win over the heavily favored Soviet Union that became known as the "Miracle on Ice".[1][2] Games were held at the Olympic Fieldhouse (8,000) and the Olympic Arena (2,500).[3]

Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Tournament details
Host country United States
DatesFebruary 12–24
Teams12
Venue(s)Olympic Fieldhouse,
Olympic Arena
Lake Placid, New York
Final positions
Champions  United States (2nd title)
Runner-up  Soviet Union
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored308 (8.8 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Milan Nový
(15 points)
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Format

The IIHF ceased running a championship in Olympic years. Nations that did not participate in the Lake Placid Olympics were invited to compete in the inaugural Thayer Tutt Trophy in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.

Going into the games, the teams were ranked and divided into two groups. Teams were ranked based on performance during the 1979 World Ice Hockey Championships. Included were the eight teams in the 1979 top Championship Division (Pool "A") as well as the top four teams in the 1979, second-tier, "B" Pool tournament. While Poland finished 8th place in Pool A, the Netherlands, winners of Pool B, were ranked 8th while Poland was ranked 9th going into the Olympics. The total ranking was: Soviet Union (1), Czechoslovakia (2), Sweden (3), Canada (4), Finland (5), West Germany (6), United States (7), Netherlands (8), Poland (9), Romania (10), Norway (11), Japan (12). East Germany was originally ranked tenth but declined to participate, with Japan filling their spot.

Overview
The "Miracle on Ice" on a Paraguayan stamp

The Soviet Union had won the gold medal in five of the six previous Winter Olympic Games, and were the favorites to win once more in Lake Placid. The team consisted primarily of professional players with significant experience in international play. By contrast, the United States' team—led by head coach Herb Brooks—consisted exclusively of amateur players, and was the youngest team in the tournament and in U.S. national team history. In the group stage, both the Soviet and U.S. teams were unbeaten; the U.S. achieved several notable results, including a 2–2 draw against Sweden, and a 7–3 upset victory over second-place favorites Czechoslovakia.

For the first game in the medal round, the United States played the Soviets. Finishing the first period tied at 2–2, and the Soviets leading 3–2 following the second, the U.S. team scored two more goals to take their first lead during the third and final period, winning the game 4–3. Following the game, the U.S. went on to clinch the gold medal by beating Finland in their last game. Likewise, the Soviet Union took the silver medal by beating Sweden.

The victory became one of the most iconic moments of the Games and in U.S. sports. Equally well-known was the television call of the final seconds of the game by Al Michaels for ABC, in which he declared: "Do you believe in miracles?! YES!" In 1999, Sports Illustrated named the "Miracle on Ice" the top sports moment of the 20th century.[4] As part of its centennial celebration in 2008, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) named the "Miracle on Ice" as the best international ice hockey story of the past 100 years.[5]

Medalists
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Rosters
Gold: Silver: Bronze:
 United States (USA)

Bill Baker
Neal Broten
Dave Christian
Steve Christoff
Jim Craig
Mike Eruzione
John Harrington
Steve Janaszak
Mark Johnson
Rob McClanahan
Ken Morrow
Jack O'Callahan
Mark Pavelich
Mike Ramsey
Buzz Schneider
Dave Silk
Eric Strobel
Bob Suter
Phil Verchota
Mark Wells

  Soviet Union (URS)

Helmuts Balderis
Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
Viacheslav Fetisov
Aleksandr Golikov
Vladimir Golikov
Alexei Kasatonov
Valeri Kharlamov
Vladimir Krutov
Yuri Lebedev
Sergei Makarov
Aleksandr Maltsev
Boris Mikhailov
Vladimir Myshkin
Vasili Pervukhin
Vladimir Petrov
Aleksandr Skvortsov
Sergei Starikov
Vladislav Tretiak
Valeri Vasiliev
Viktor Zhluktov

  Sweden (SWE)

Mats Åhlberg
Sture Andersson
Bo Berglund
Håkan Eriksson
Jan Eriksson
Thomas Eriksson
Leif Holmgren
Tomas Jonsson
Pelle Lindbergh
William Löfqvist
Harald Lückner
Bengt Lundholm
Per Lundqvist
Lars Molin
Mats Näslund
Lennart Norberg
Tommy Samuelsson
Dan Söderström
Mats Waltin
Ulf Weinstock

First round

Blue Division
     Team advanced to the Final Round
     Team advanced to Consolation Round
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Sweden 54012679
 United States 540125109
 Czechoslovakia 532034166
 Romania 513113293
 West Germany 514021302
 Norway 50419361

All times are local (UTC–5).

February 12, 1980
13:16		Czechoslovakia 11–0
(0–0, 5–0, 6–0)		 NorwayOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 12, 1980
16:30		Romania 6–4
(1–1, 2–3, 3–0)		 West GermanyOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 12, 1980
17:21		Sweden 2–2
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)		 United StatesOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 14, 1980
13:00		Romania 0–8
(0–3, 0–4, 0–1)		 SwedenOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 14, 1980
13:30		Norway 4–10
(2–5, 1–3, 1–2)		 West GermanyOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 14, 1980
20:30		United States 7–3
(2–2, 2–0, 3–1)		 CzechoslovakiaOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 16, 1980
13:00		United States 5–1
(0–1, 3–0, 2–0)		 NorwayOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 16, 1980
13:00		Romania 2–7
(0–2, 1–3, 1–2)		 CzechoslovakiaOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 16, 1980
20:00		Sweden 5–2
(1–0, 4–1, 0–1)		 West GermanyOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 18, 1980
13:30		Norway 1–7
(0–2, 0–4, 1–1)		 SwedenOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 18, 1980
20:00		West Germany 3–11
(1–5, 0–5, 2–1)		 CzechoslovakiaOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 18, 1980
20:30		United States 7–2
(2–0, 2–1, 3–1)		 RomaniaOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 20, 1980
13:00		Norway 3–3
(1–1, 0–1, 2–1)		 RomaniaOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 20, 1980
13:30		Czechoslovakia 2–4
(0–2, 0–1, 2–1)		 SwedenOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 20, 1980
20:30		West Germany 2–4
(2–0, 0–2, 0–2)		 United StatesOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

Red Division
Canada vs. the Netherlands
     Team advanced to the Final Round
     Team advanced to Consolation Round
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 Soviet Union 5500511110
 Finland 532026186
 Canada 532028126
 Poland 523015234
 Netherlands 513116433
 Japan 50417361

All times are local (UTC–5).

February 12, 1980
13:30		Netherlands 1–10
(1–2, 0–2, 0–6)		 CanadaOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 12, 1980
20:00		Poland 5–4
(1–0, 4–3, 0–1)		 FinlandOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 12, 1980
20:40		Japan 0–16
(0–8, 0–5, 0–3)		 Soviet UnionOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 14, 1980
16:30		Netherlands 4–17
(1–8, 1–7, 2–2)		 Soviet UnionOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 14, 1980
17:00		Poland 1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)		 CanadaOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 14, 1980
20:00		Japan 3–6
(0–2, 2–2, 1–2)		 FinlandOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 16, 1980
16:30		Japan 3–3
(3–1, 0–1, 0–1)		 NetherlandsOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 16, 1980
16:30		Soviet Union 8–1
(5–1, 1–0, 2–0)		 PolandOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 16, 1980
20:30		Canada 3–4
(1–2, 0–1, 2–1)		 FinlandOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 18, 1980
13:00		Canada 6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 JapanOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 18, 1980
16:30		Netherlands 5–3
(3–1, 2–1, 0–1)		 PolandOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 18, 1980
17:00		Finland 2–4
(1–0, 0–1, 1–3)		 Soviet UnionOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 20, 1980
16:30		Poland 5–1
(3–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 JapanOlympic Arena, Lake Placid
February 20, 1980
17:00		Soviet Union 6–4
(1–1, 1–2, 4–1)		 CanadaOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 20, 1980
20:00		Finland 10–3
(2–1, 2–1, 6–1)		 NetherlandsOlympic Arena, Lake Placid

Consolation round

The third-placed teams in each division played each other to determine fifth place.

February 22, 1980
13:30		Czechoslovakia 6–1
(5–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 CanadaOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

Final round
Main article: Miracle on Ice

The top two teams from each group play the top two teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over, excluding teams who failed to make the medal round. First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 United States 32011075
 Soviet Union 32101684
 Sweden 30127142
 Finland 30217111

Head-to-head results carried forward from group matches:

  • February 12: Sweden 2–2 USA
  • February 18: Finland 2–4 USSR

Final round matches:

February 22, 1980
17:00		United States 4–3
(2–2, 0–1, 2–0)		 Soviet UnionOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 22, 1980
20:42		Finland 3–3
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2)		 SwedenOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 24, 1980
11:00		United States 4–2
(0–1, 1–1, 3–0)		 FinlandOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid
February 24, 1980
14:30		Sweden 2–9
(0–4, 0–5, 2–0)		 Soviet UnionOlympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid

Statistics

Average age

Team Japan was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 30 years. Gold medalists team USA was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 22 years and 5 months. Silver medalists team USSR averaged 26 years and 5 months. Tournament average was 25 years and 5 months.[6]

Leading scorers
Rank Player GP G A Pts
1 Milan Nový 67815
2 Peter Šťastný 67714
3 Jaroslav Pouzar 68513
4 Aleksandr Golikov 77613
5 Jukka Porvari 77411
6 Boris Mikhailov 76511
6 Vladimir Krutov 76511
8 Marián Šťastný 65611
9 Sergei Makarov 75611
9 Mark Johnson 75611

Hat trick scorers

Leading goaltenders

Goaltenders with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.

Rank Goaltender TOI GA SV GAA SV%
1  Jim Craig (USA) 419:36151632.1491.57
2  Antero Kivelä (FIN) 180:0010903.3390.00
3  Vladimir Myshkin (URS) 260:009772.0889.53
4  Paul Pageau (CAN) 236:5011822.7988.17
5  Pelle Lindbergh (SWE) 300:00181243.6087.32

Shutouts

Final ranking
1 United States
2 Soviet Union
3 Sweden
4 Finland
5 Czechoslovakia
6 Canada
7 Poland
8 Romania
9 Netherlands
10 West Germany
11 Norway
12 Japan

These standings are presented as the IIHF has them,[7] however the IOC maintains that Poland and Romania tied for 7th, the Netherlands and West Germany tied for 9th, and Norway and Japan tied for 11th[8]

References
  1. Brown, Frank (February 11, 1990). "Debacle on ice: Lake Placid ghosts still haunt Soviets". Beaver County Times. (New York Daily News). p. C14.
  2. Swift, E.M. (March 3, 1980). "The Golden Goal". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  3. "Ice Hockey at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  4. "The 20th Century Awards: Sports Illustrated honors world's greatest athletes". Sports Illustrated. December 3, 1999. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  5. "Top Story of the Century". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  6. https://www.quanthockey.com/olympics/en/teams/team-canada-players-1980-olympics-stats.html
  7. IIHF Media Guide and Record Book (2011) p. 113
  8. IOC database of results
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