Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics

The men's ice hockey tournament 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 tournament, held from February 12 to February 27, was played at the Fjellhallen in Gjøvik and the Håkons Hall in Lillehammer. There was no women's tournament at the Olympics until 1998.[1]

1994 Winter Olympics
Ice Hockey
Tournament details
Host country Norway
Dates12–27 February
Teams12
Venue(s)Fjellhallen
Håkons Hall (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (1st title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored308 (6.7 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Žigmund Pálffy
(10 points)
1992
1998

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's  Sweden (SWE)
Håkan Algotsson
Charles Berglund
Jonas Bergqvist
Andreas Dackell
Christian Due-Boje
Niklas Eriksson
Peter Forsberg
Roger Hansson
Roger Johansson
Jörgen Jönsson
Kenny Jönsson
Tomas Jonsson
Patrik Juhlin
Patric Kjellberg
Håkan Loob
Mats Näslund
Stefan Örnskog
Leif Rohlin
Daniel Rydmark
Tommy Salo
Fredrik Stillman
Michael Sundlöv
Magnus Svensson
 Canada (CAN)
Mark Astley
Adrian Aucoin
David Harlock
Corey Hirsch
Todd Hlushko
Greg Johnson
Fabian Joseph
Paul Kariya
Chris Kontos
Manny Legace
Ken Lovsin
Derek Mayer
Petr Nedvěd
Dwayne Norris
Greg Parks
Allain Roy
Jean-Yves Roy
Brian Savage
Brad Schlegel
Wally Schreiber
Chris Therien
Todd Warriner
Brad Werenka
 Finland (FIN)
Mika Alatalo
Erik Hämäläinen
Raimo Helminen
Timo Jutila
Sami Kapanen
Esa Keskinen
Marko Kiprusoff
Saku Koivu
Pasi Kuivalainen
Janne Laukkanen
Tero Lehterä
Jere Lehtinen
Mikko Mäkelä
Jarmo Myllys
Mika Nieminen
Janne Ojanen
Marko Palo
Ville Peltonen
Pasi Sormunen
Mika Strömberg
Jukka Tammi
Petri Varis
Hannu Virta

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.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 4 3 1 0 25 8 +17 7 1994 Winter Olympics
2  Latvia 4 3 0 1 22 14 +8 6
3  Poland 4 1 2 1 14 16 2 4
4  Japan 4 1 0 3 11 22 11 2
5  Great Britain (H) 4 0 1 3 9 21 12 1
Source:
(H) Host.
28 August 1993Great Britain 2–2
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)
 PolandSheffield
29 August 1993Slovakia 7–2
(3–1, 2–1, 2–0)
 JapanSheffield
30 August 1993Latvia 6–2
(3–0, 1–0, 2–2)
 PolandSheffield
30 August 1993Great Britain 2–4
(0–1, 1–2, 1–1)
 JapanSheffield
1 September 1993Slovakia 4–4
(2–0, 1–1, 1–3)
 PolandSheffield
1 September 1993Great Britain 4–8
(2–1, 2–4, 0–3)
 LatviaSheffield
2 September 1993Latvia 1–7
(1–2, 0–3, 0–2)
 SlovakiaSheffield
2 September 1993Poland 6–4
(0–1, 5–1, 1–2)
 JapanSheffield
4 September 1993Japan 1–7
(0–3, 1–0, 0–4)
 LatviaSheffield
4 September 1993Great Britain 1–7
(0–2, 1–3, 0–2)
 SlovakiaSheffield

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 5 5 0 0 25 4 +21 10 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 5 3 0 2 11 14 3 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Czech Republic 5 3 0 2 16 11 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Russia 5 3 0 2 20 14 +6 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  Austria 5 1 0 4 13 28 15 2 9–12th place semifinals
6  Norway (H) 5 0 0 5 5 19 14 0
Source:
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Germany 2Pts, +1GD; Czech Republic 2Pts, 0GD; Russia 2Pts, –1GD
12 February 1994
12:00
Finland 3–1
(2–1, 1–0, 0–0)
 Czech RepublicHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 5,200
12 February 1994
18:30
Russia 5–1
(2–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 NorwayGjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik
Attendance: 5,200
12 February 1994
21:00
Austria 3–4
(1–1, 0–0, 2–3)
 GermanyHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 3,300

14 February 1994
15:00
Germany 2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
 NorwayHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,245
14 February 1994
17:30
Czech Republic 7–3
(2–2, 4–1, 1–0)
 AustriaGjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik
Attendance: 4,340
14 February 1994
20:00
Russia 0–5
(0–1, 0–4, 0–0)
 FinlandHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 8,751

16 February 1994
15:00
Austria 1–9
(0–1, 1–7, 0–1)
 RussiaHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 6,343
16 February 1994
17:30
Czech Republic 1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 GermanyGjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik
Attendance: 5,150
16 February 1994
20:00
Norway 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)
 FinlandHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,250

18 February 1994
15:00
Germany 4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 RussiaHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 8,600
18 February 1994
17:30
Finland 6–2
(1–0, 2–1, 3–1)
 AustriaGjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik
Attendance: 4,945
18 February 1994
20:00
Czech Republic 4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)
 NorwayHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,245

20 February 1994
15:00
Russia 4–3
(2–2, 2–0, 0–1)
 Czech RepublicHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,140
20 February 1994
17:30
Germany 1–7
(0–3, 0–2, 1–2)
 FinlandGjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik
Attendance: 5,261
20 February 1994
20:00
Norway 2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)
 AustriaHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,225

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 5 3 2 0 26 14 +12 8 Quarterfinals
2  Canada 5 3 1 1 17 11 +6 7[lower-alpha 1]
3  Sweden 5 3 1 1 23 13 +10 7[lower-alpha 1]
4  United States 5 1 3 1 21 17 +4 5
5  Italy 5 1 0 4 15 31 16 2 9–12th place semifinals
6  France 5 0 1 4 11 27 16 1
Source:
Notes:
  1. Sweden 2–3 Canada
13 February 1994
15:00
Sweden 4–4
(2–1, 0–2, 2–1)
 SlovakiaHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,213
13 February 1994
17:30
Italy 2–7
(1–2, 0–4, 1–1)
 CanadaGjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik
Attendance: 5,170
13 February 1994
20:00
France 4–4
(1–2, 1–0, 2–2)
 United StatesHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 8,145

15 February 1994
15:00
Sweden 4–1
(1–0, 1–1, 2–0)
 ItalyHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 8,731
15 February 1994
17:30
United States 3–3
(1–1, 0–1, 2–1)
 SlovakiaGjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik
Attendance: 5,200
15 February 1994
20:00
Canada 3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)
 FranceHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 6,445

17 February 1994
15:00
Slovakia 10–4
(6–2, 3–1, 1–1)
 ItalyHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 5,123
17 February 1994
17:30
France 1–7
(0–3, 1–2, 0–2)
 SwedenGjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik
Attendance: 5,150
17 February 1994
20:00
Canada 3–3
(1–0, 1–2, 1–1)
 United StatesHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,245

19 February 1994
15:00
Canada 1–3
(1–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 SlovakiaHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,245
19 February 1994
17:30
Italy 7–3
(2–1, 3–2, 2–0)
 FranceGjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik
Attendance: 5,050
19 February 1994
20:00
United States 4–6
(1–2, 0–2, 3–2)
 SwedenHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,245

21 February 1994
15:00
Sweden 2–3
(1–1, 1–2, 0–0)
 CanadaHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,245
21 February 1994
17:30
Slovakia 6–2
(4–1, 2–0, 0–1)
 FranceGjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik
Attendance: 4,698
21 February 1994
20:00
United States 7–1
(5–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 ItalyHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,243

Consolation round

 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
22 February
 
 
 Austria4
 
24 February
 
 France (GWS)5
 
 France2
 
22 February
 
 Italy3
 
 Italy6
 
 
 Norway3
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
24 February
 
 
 Norway3
 
 
 Austria1

9–12th place semifinals

22 February
16:30
Austria 4–5 GWS
(2–2, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 FranceHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,136
22 February
21:00
Italy 6–3
(3–2, 1–1, 2–0)
 NorwayHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,228

Eleventh place game

24 February
16:00
Norway 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 AustriaHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,245

Ninth place game

24 February
15:00
France 2–3
(1–1, 1–0, 0–2)
 ItalyGjøvik, Fjellhallen
Attendance: 3,770

Playoff round

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal game
 
          
 
23 February
 
 
 Finland6
 
25 February
 
 United States1
 
 Finland3
 
23 February
 
 Canada5
 
 Canada (OT)3
 
27 February
 
 Czech Republic2
 
 Canada2
 
23 February
 
 Sweden (GWS)3
 
 Slovakia2
 
25 February
 
 Russia (OT)3
 
 Russia3
 
23 February
 
 Sweden4 Bronze medal game
 
 Germany0
 
26 February
 
 Sweden3
 
 Russia0
 
 
 Finland4
 
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
24 February
 
 
 Czech Republic5
 
26 February
 
 United States3
 
 Czech Republic7
 
24 February
 
 Slovakia1
 
 Germany5
 
 
 Slovakia (OT)6
 
Seventh place game
 
 
26 February
 
 
 Germany4
 
 
 United States3

Quarterfinals

23 February
15:00
Canada 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT 1–0)
 Czech RepublicGjøvik, Fjellhallen
Attendance: 4,180
23 February
16:30
Finland 6–1
(2–0, 2–1, 2–0)
 United StatesLillehammer, Håkons Hall
Attendance: 9,046
23 February
19:30
Germany 0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
 SwedenGjøvik, Fjellhallen
Attendance: 5,175
23 February
21:00
Slovakia 2–3 OT
(2–1, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 RussiaLillehammer, Håkons Hall
Attendance: 9,095

5–8th place semifinals

24 February
19:30
Czech Republic 5–3
(3–2, 1–0, 1–1)
 United StatesGjøvik, Fjellhallen
Attendance: 5,078
24 February
21:00
Germany 5–6 OT
(3–0, 0–3, 2–2)
(OT: 0–1)
 SlovakiaHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 8,925

Semifinals

25 February
19:30
Finland 3–5
(0–0, 2–2, 1–3)
 CanadaGjøvik, Fjellhallen
Attendance: 5,237
25 February
21:00
Russia 3–4
(1–2, 0–1, 2–1)
 SwedenHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,245

Seventh place game

26 February
16:30
Germany 4–3
(1–1, 1–1, 2–1)
 United StatesHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,045

Fifth place game

26 February
19:30
Czech Republic 7–1
(4–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 SlovakiaGjøvik, Fjellhallen
Attendance: 4,465

Bronze medal game

26 February
21:00
Russia 0–4
(0–2, 0–2, 0–0)
 FinlandHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,215

Gold medal game

27 February
15:15
Canada 2–3 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 SwedenHåkons Hall, Lillehammer
Attendance: 9,245

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.[3]

Commemorative Swedish stamp

In 1995, the Swedish postal service memorialized Forsberg's game winning shootout goal by issuing a commemorative stamp. Because goaltender Corey 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.[4]

Final ranking

RankTeam
 Sweden
 Canada
 Finland
4 Russia
5 Czech Republic
6 Slovakia
7 Germany
8 United States
9 Italy
10 France
11 Norway
12 Austria

Statistics and awards

Average age

Team France was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 28 years. Team USA was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 22 years and 11 months. Gold medalists team Sweden averaged 26 years and 6 months. Tournament average was 26 years and 3 months.[5]

Leading scorers

#PlayerGPGAPtsPIMPOS
1 Žigmund Pálffy837108F
2 Miroslav Šatan89090F
3 Peter Šťastný85499F
4 Håkan Loob84592F
5 Gaetano Orlando73694F
6 Patrik Juhlin871816F
7 Jiří Kučera86284F
8 Marty Dallman74488F
9 Mika Nieminen83580F
9 David Sacco835812F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: eliteprospects.com

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