The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , United States , was the fourth Olympic Championship , also serving as the sixth World Championships . Canada , represented by the Winnipeg Hockey Club , won its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal and sixth consecutive World Championship. The United States secured the silver medal and Germany claimed one of its three all-time hockey medals by taking the bronze (West Germany would win a bronze medal in 1976 , and Germany's men's team would win silver in 2018 ).[ 1] Overall, four teams participated, with only two European associations (Germany and Poland ) making the trip due to the worldwide Great Depression . The other European teams instead played at the 1932 European Championship .[ 2] [ 3]
Medalists
Participating nations
The Polish national team during the Olympics.
A total of 48(*) ice hockey players from four nations competed at the Lake Placid Games:
(*) NOTE: Only players who participated in at least one game are counted.
Final tournament
Date
Result
P1
P2
P3
OT1
OT2
OT3
Stadium
04 Feb
Canada
2 - 1
United States
0 - 0
1 - 0
0 - 1
0 - 0
1 - 0
Olympic Stadium , Lake Placid [ 4]
04 Feb
Germany
2 - 1
Poland
0 - 0
1 - 1
1 - 0
Olympic Stadium , Lake Placid
05 Feb
United States
4 - 1
Poland
1 - 0
2 - 0
1 - 1
Olympic Stadium , Lake Placid
06 Feb
Canada
4 - 1
Germany
2 - 0
2 - 0
0 - 1
Olympic Stadium , Lake Placid
07 Feb
Canada
9 - 0
Poland
2 - 0
5 - 0
2 - 0
Olympic Arena , Lake Placid
07 Feb
United States
7 - 0
Germany
3 - 0
2 - 0
2 - 0
Olympic Arena , Lake Placid
08 Feb
United States
5 - 0
Poland
1 - 0
1 - 0
3 - 0
Olympic Stadium , Lake Placid
08 Feb
Canada
5 - 0
Germany
2 - 0
1 - 0
2 - 0
Olympic Arena , Lake Placid
09 Feb
Canada
10 - 0
Poland
5 - 0
1 - 0
4 - 0
Olympic Stadium , Lake Placid
10 Feb
United States
8 - 0
Germany
2 - 0
2 - 0
4 - 0
Olympic Arena , Lake Placid
13 Feb
Germany
4 - 1
Poland
0 - 0
2 - 1
2 - 0
Olympic Arena , Lake Placid
13 Feb
Canada
2 - 2
United States
1 - 1
0 - 1
1 - 0
0 - 0
0 - 0
0 - 0
Olympic Arena , Lake Placid
Statistics
Average age
Team Germany was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 25 years and 6 months. Gold medalists team Canada was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 24 years and 5 months. Tournament average was 24 years and 9 months.[ 5]
Top scorer
Final ranking
References
External links
Overview Men's events Women's events