1956 Men's Olympic Hockey

Host: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

Date Started: January 26, 1956
Date Ended: February 4, 1956

Format: Round-robin pools, followed by medal and consolation rounds.

Table
◉ Gold:	Soviet Union
◉ Silver:	United States
◉ Bronze:	Canada

Final Standings

Final Standings Table
Rank	Team	W	L	T	G	GA	PTS	SRS	SOS	Medal
1	su Soviet Union	7	0	0	40	9	14	5.0	0.6	◉ Gold
2	us United States	5	2	0	33	16	10	3.5	1.1	◉ Silver
3	ca Canada	6	2	0	53	12	12	4.7	-0.4	◉ Bronze
4	se Sweden	2	4	1	17	27	5	0.5	1.9
5	cs Czechoslovakia	3	4	0	32	36	6	1.1	1.7
6	de Germany	1	5	2	15	41	4	-2.0	1.3
7	it Italy	3	1	2	26	14	8	-1.4	-3.4
8	pl Poland	2	3	0	15	22	4	-3.2	-1.8
9	ch Switzerland	1	4	0	20	34	2	-4.2	-1.4
10	at Austria	0	5	1	11	51	1	-7.9	-1.2

Schedule & Results

Schedule & Results Table
Rk	Date			Team		Opponent		Notes
1	Thu, Jan 26, 1956	Box Score	Group A	Canada	4	Germany	0
2	Thu, Jan 26, 1956	Box Score	Group A	Austria	2	Italy	2
Rk	Date			Team		Opponent		Notes
3	Fri, Jan 27, 1956	Box Score	Group A	Canada	23	Austria	0
4	Fri, Jan 27, 1956	Box Score	Group A	Germany	2	Italy	2
5	Fri, Jan 27, 1956	Box Score	Group B	Czechoslovakia	4	United States	3
6	Fri, Jan 27, 1956	Box Score	Group C	Soviet Union	5	Sweden	1
Rk	Date			Team		Opponent		Notes
7	Sat, Jan 28, 1956	Box Score	Group A	Canada	3	Italy	1
8	Sat, Jan 28, 1956	Box Score	Group B	United States	4	Poland	0
9	Sat, Jan 28, 1956	Box Score	Group C	Sweden	6	Switzerland	5
Rk	Date			Team		Opponent		Notes
10	Sun, Jan 29, 1956	Box Score	Group A	Germany	7	Austria	0
11	Sun, Jan 29, 1956	Box Score	Group B	Czechoslovakia	8	Poland	3
12	Sun, Jan 29, 1956	Box Score	Group C	Soviet Union	10	Switzerland	3
Rk	Date			Team		Opponent		Notes
13	Mon, Jan 30, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	Soviet Union	4	Sweden	1
14	Mon, Jan 30, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	United States	7	Germany	2
15	Mon, Jan 30, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	Canada	6	Czechoslovakia	3
Rk	Date			Team		Opponent		Notes
16	Tue, Jan 31, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	Soviet Union	8	Germany	0
17	Tue, Jan 31, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	United States	4	Canada	1
18	Tue, Jan 31, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	Sweden	5	Czechoslovakia	0
19	Tue, Jan 31, 1956	Box Score	Consolation Round	Switzerland	7	Austria	4
Rk	Date			Team		Opponent		Notes
20	Wed, Feb 1, 1956	Box Score	Consolation Round	Italy	8	Austria	2
21	Wed, Feb 1, 1956	Box Score	Consolation Round	Poland	6	Switzerland	2
Rk	Date			Team		Opponent		Notes
22	Thu, Feb 2, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	Soviet Union	7	Czechoslovakia	4
23	Thu, Feb 2, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	United States	6	Sweden	1
24	Thu, Feb 2, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	Canada	10	Germany	0
25	Thu, Feb 2, 1956	Box Score	Consolation Round	Italy	8	Switzerland	3
26	Thu, Feb 2, 1956	Box Score	Consolation Round	Poland	4	Austria	3
Rk	Date			Team		Opponent		Notes
27	Fri, Feb 3, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	Soviet Union	4	United States	0
28	Fri, Feb 3, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	Canada	6	Sweden	2
29	Fri, Feb 3, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	Czechoslovakia	9	Germany	3
30	Fri, Feb 3, 1956	Box Score	Consolation Round	Italy	5	Poland	2
Rk	Date			Team		Opponent		Notes
31	Sat, Feb 4, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	Soviet Union	2	Canada	0
32	Sat, Feb 4, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	United States	9	Czechoslovakia	4
33	Sat, Feb 4, 1956	Box Score	Final Round	Germany	1	Sweden	1

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