Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced as at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and added to the Winter Olympics when they began in 1924. 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. 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. In 1986, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to allow all athletes to compete in the Olympic Games, starting in 1988.

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. 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.

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.

__TOC__

Key

+General termsTermDefinitionGPGames playedHHOFHockey Hall of FameIIHFHOFInternational Ice Hockey Federation Hall of FameOlympicsNumber of Olympic Games tournamentsRef(s)Reference(s)

+Goaltender statistical abbreviationsAbbreviationDefinitionWWinsLLossesTTiesMinMinutes playedSOShutoutsGAGoals againstGAAGoals against average

+Skater statistical abbreviationsAbbreviationDefinitionGGoalsAAssistsPPointsPIMPenalty minutes

Goaltenders

+GoaltendersPlayerOlympicsTournament(s)GPWLTMinSOGAGAAMedalsNotesRef(s)21964, 1968 11 10 1 0 640 3 19 1.78IIHFHOF (2007)11956 1 0 0 0 20 0 2 6.0011988 8 7 1 0 480 2 13 1.6321980, 1984 5 3 1 0 260 0 9 2.0811972 1 1 0 0 60 0 3 3.0021956, 1960 12 9 2 1 680 3 26 2.2911976 1 1 0 0 60 0 1 1.0041972, 1976, 1980, 1984 19 17 1 0 1060 2 33 1.87HHOF (1989) IIHFHOF (1997)11960 3 2 0 0 140 1 4 1.7111964 2 1 0 0 80 1 0 0.0011968 2 2 0 0 120 1 1 0.50

Skaters

+SkatersPlayerOlympicsTournamentsGPGAPPIMMedalsNotesRef(s) 11976 5 2 2 4 0IIHFHOF (2019) 31960, 1964, 1968 18 14 12 26 23 21960, 1964 14 5 6 11 2 11956 7 2 3 5 4 11976 5 2 2 4 15 11980 7 5 4 9 5IIHFHOF (1998) 11960 6 1 2 3 10 21980, 1984 14 2 4 6 2 11968 7 4 2 6 10 11972 5 3 3 6 0 11956 7 9 2 11 4Team captain (1956) IIHFHOF (1997) 11988 8 1 4 5 4 11960 7 1 3 4 4 11988 7 2 3 5 2IIHFHOF (2014) Played for Unified Team, 1992 11988 8 2 2 4 4 31964, 1968, 1972 17 0 6 6 12IIHFHOF (2004) 11984 7 10 2 12 2 31980, 1984, 1988 22 12 21 33 24Team captain (1984, 1988) HHOF (2001)IIHFHOF (2005) 31964, 1968, 1972 19 18 12 30 6IIHFHOF (1998) 11984 7 2 3 5 6 11980 7 7 6 13 6 11980 7 2 5 7 2 11960 7 4 4 8 4 11960 7 4 3 7 6 11956 7 7 2 9 0 11988 8 1 3 4 6Played for Russia, 1998 11976 5 1 2 3 2 11968 6 1 2 3 2 11964 7 5 1 6 6 11988 8 4 2 6 4IIHFHOF (2016) Played for Russia, 1998 11976 5 3 1 4 8 11960 3 1 2 3 2 31980, 1984, 1988 21 7 13 20 8IIHFHOF (2009) 31972, 1976, 1980 17 14 22 36 10HHOF (2005) IIHFHOF (1998) 11956 7 1 2 3 0 21984, 1988 15 4 5 9 8IIHFHOF (2014) Played for Unified Team, 1992 11984 7 5 3 8 2 21984, 1988 9 5 5 10 6 11988 6 1 0 1 0Played for Unified Team, 1992Played for Russia, 1998, 2002 31980, 1984, 1988 22 16 15 31 6IIHFHOF (2010) 11956 7 4 3 7 4 21956, 1960 11 0 4 4 16 11956 7 4 2 6 2 31964, 1968, 1972 19 4 1 5 4Team captain (1972) IIHFHOF (2005) 21984, 1988 14 5 13 18 10HHOF (2008) IIHFHOF (2008) Played for Russia, 2002 11980 7 3 5 8 4 21960, 1964 13 10 8 18 16IIHFHOF (2007) 11988 8 1 3 4 2 21972, 1976 10 0 3 3 6 11976 5 1 3 4 2 31980, 1984, 1988 22 11 17 28 18HHOF (2016) IIHFHOF (2001) 31972, 1976, 1980 17 15 12 27 0IIHFHOF (1999) 21964, 1968 14 8 7 15 2Team captain (1964, 1968) IIHFHOF (1999) 11964 5 2 2 4 0 31972, 1976, 1980 15 10 6 16 4Team captain (1976, 1980) IIHFHOF (2000) 21968, 1972 11 6 2 8 4 11988 6 3 2 5 2 11968 7 2 4 6 6 11956 1 0 0 0 00 11956 7 2 1 3 2 21980, 1984 14 0 11 11 2 31972, 1976, 1980 16 8 7 15 14IIHFHOF (2006) 21960, 1964 11 8 5 13 6 11968 7 6 6 12 10 11960 3 2 0 2 0 31964, 1968, 1972 19 3 8 11 2IIHFHOF (1997) 21968, 1972 11 0 0 0 6 11988 8 2 4 6 6 21972, 1976 8 7 4 11 2 11976 5 5 5 10 2 11984 7 2 4 6 0 11956 7 5 2 7 0 21956, 1960 13 1 2 3 14 21980, 1984 14 6 8 14 0 21956, 1960 11 2 8 10 4Team captain (1960) IIHFHOF (2004) 31980, 1984, 1988 19 2 9 11 6 21964, 1968 14 13 9 22 8IIHFHOF (2007) 21984, 1988 14 1 3 4 13 11988 8 2 3 5 4 11956 7 2 2 4 8 11960 7 5 4 9 4 21972, 1976 10 4 4 8 6 11984 6 0 9 9 2 11956 5 1 1 2 0 11956 7 2 2 4 2 11984 7 3 2 5 4 31972, 1976, 1980 14 3 3 6 4IIHFHOF (1998) 21968, 1972 12 7 13 20 2 11964 7 4 2 6 2 21972, 1976 10 3 7 10 6HHOF (2018) IIHFHOF (2003) 21960, 1964 14 8 7 15 0 11988 8 3 1 4 4 21964, 1968 11 1 3 4 6 21976, 1980 12 5 13 18 2 21968, 1972 5 4 2 6 8

References Notes

Citations

References