The ice hockey team rosters at the 1952 Winter Olympics consisted of the following players:
Canada Head coach: Louis Holmes No.Pos.NameBirthdateTeam -GRalph Hansch Edmonton Mercurys1GEric Paterson Edmonton Mercurys2DJohn Davies Edmonton Mercurys3DRobert "Bob" Meyers Edmonton Mercurys4DAllan Purvis Edmonton Mercurys5FBillie Dawe (C) Edmonton Mercurys6DDonald Gauf Edmonton Mercurys7FRobert "Bob" Watt Edmonton Mercurys8FGeorge Abel Edmonton Mercurys9FRobert "Bruce" Dickson Edmonton Mercurys10FDavid Miller Edmonton Mercurys11FFrancis Sullivan Edmonton Mercurys12FLouis Secco Edmonton Mercurys13FWilliam Gibson Edmonton Mercurys14FGordon Robertson Edmonton Mercurys15DThomas Pollock Edmonton Mercurys
Czechoslovakia Head coach: Jiří Tožička
Assistant coach: Josef Herman No.Pos.NameBirthdateTeam -GJan Richter ZJS GZ Kralovo pole -GJozef Záhorský ATK Praha1DJan Lidral ATK Praha2DKarel Gut (C) LTC Praha3DVáclav Bubník Sokol VŽKG4DMiloslav Ošmera ATK Praha5FSlavomír Bartoň ATK Praha6FBronislav Danda SK Zbrojovka Zidenice7FMiloslav Blažek Sokol VŽKG8DMiroslav Nový ATK Praha9FMiloslav Charouzd SK Smichov10FZdeněk Pýcha ATK Praha11FMiroslav Rejman ATK Praha12FVlastimil Bubnik ZJS GZ Kralovo pole13FJiří Sekyra ATK Praha14FVlastimil Hajšman ZSJ SKP JNV České Budějovice15FOldřich Sedlák SK Zbrojovka Zidenice
Finland Head coach: Risto Lindroos
Assistant coach: Joe Wirkkunen No.Pos.NameBirthdateTeam1GPekka Myllylä Ilves2GUnto Wiitala Karhu-Kissat3D/FEero Salisma HPK4DOssi Kauppi Ilves5DJukka Wuolio Ilves6D/FMatti Rintakoski TBK7FKauko Mäkinen Ilves8DPentti Isotalo Ilves9FLauri Silván TBK10FYrjö Hakala Ilves11FEero Saari Ilves12FMatti Karumaa Tarmo13FAarne Honkavaara (C) Ilves13FChristian Rapp HIFK15FKeijo Kuusela Tarmo 16FErkki Hytönen TBK 17FEsko Rekomaa HJK
Germany Head coach: Joe Aitken No.Pos.NameBirthdateTeam -GAlfred Hoffmann SC Riessersee -GHeinz Wackers KTSV Preussen Krefeld1F/DKarl Wild SC Riessersee2F/DHerbert Schibukat (C) KTSV Preussen Krefeld3FLudwig Kuhn EV Füssen4DKarl Bierschel Krefelder EV 19365FGeorg Guggemos1927 (aged 25 or 25) EV Füssen6FFritz Poitsch SC Riessersee7FMarkus Egen EV Füssen8FXaver Unsinn EV Füssen9FEngelbert Holderied EV Füssen10FWalter Kremershof KTSV Preussen Krefeld11FKarl Enzler SC Riessersee12FDieter Niess VfL Bad Nauheim13FHans-Georg Pescher Krefelder EV 1936
Norway Head coach: Bud McEachern No.Pos.NameBirthdateTeam1GPer DahlN/A2D/FJohnny Larntvet Gamlebyen3DRoar Pedersen (C) Gamlebyen4DArne Berg Stabæk IF5DGunnar KrogeN/A6FLeif SolheimN/A7F/DØivind SolheimN/A8F/DEgil Bjerklund Hasle AIL9DPer VoigtN/A10FRagnar RygelN/A11FBjørn Oscar GulbrandsenN/A12FFinn Gundersen Tigrene13FAnnar Petersen Gamlebyen14DBjørn GulbrandsenN/A15FJan Erik Adolfsen Hasle AIL 16FRoy StrandemN/A 17GArthur KristiansenN/A
Poland Head coach: Mieczysław Kasprzycki No.Pos.NameBirthdateTeam -GStanisław Szlendak Unia Krynica1F/DStefan Csorich (C) Unia Krynica2DKazimierz Chodakowski CWKS Warszawa3FEugeniusz Lewacki Unia Krynica4FAlfred WróbelN/A6FMarian Jeżak Unia Krynica7F/DAlfred Gansiniec Gornik Janów8FAntoni Wróbel Gornik Janów9FTadeusz Świcarz CWKS Warszawa10FHilary Skarżyński GKS Katowice11DHenryk Bromowicz CWKS Warszawa12FRoman Penczek Gornik Janów13FZdzisław Trojanowski CWKS Warszawa14DMichał Antuszewicz CWKS Warszawa15FRudolf Czech Budowlani Opole 16GJan Hampel Start Katowice
Sweden No.Pos.NameBirthdateTeam -DÅke Lassas Leksands IF1GThord Floqvist AIK2D/FÅke Andersson (C) Hammarby IF3DRune Johansson Hammarby IF4DSven Thunman Södertälje SK5DGöte Almqvist Skellefteå AIK6FGöte Blomqvist Södertälje SK7FGösta Johansson Djurgårdens IF8FErik Johansson Södertälje SK9FStig Andersson-Tvilling Djurgårdens IF10FHans Andersson-Tvilling Djurgårdens IF11FLars Pettersson AIK12FHans Öberg Gävle GIK13FSven Tumba Djurgårdens IF14FHolger Nurmela AIK 15GLars Svensson Matteuspojkarna16DLasse Björn Djurgårdens IF
Switzerland Head coach: Bibi Torriani No.Pos.NameBirthdateTeam 1GHans Bänninger Zürcher SC2FUlrich Poltera (C) EHC Arosa3DEmil Handschin EHC Basel4DPaul Hofer EHC Basel5DÉmile Golaz EHC Basel6FGian Bazzi Lausanne HC7FGebhard Poltera EHC Arosa8FFrancis Blank HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters9FWilly Pfister EHC Basel10FOtto Schubiger Grasshopper Club Zürich11DReto Delnon HC La Chaux-de-Fonds12F/DWalter Paul Dürst HC Davos13FOtto Schläpfer Lausanne HC14FHans-Martin Trepp EHC Arosa15FAlfred StreunN/A 16FBixio Celio HC Ambrì-Piotta17GPaul Wyss SC Bern
United States Head coach: Connie Pleban No.Pos.NameBirthdateTeam -GDon WhistonN/A1GDick DesmondN/A2DAllen Van St. Paul Saints3F/DRed CzarnotaN/A4D/FBob RompreN/A5FGerald KilmartinN/A6FKen Yackel Minnesota Golden Gophers7FLen CeglarskiN/A8FRuben Bjorkman St. Paul Saints9DJohn NoahN/A11FAndy Gambucci Colorado College Tigers12DJim Sedin St. Paul Saints14FClifford HarrisonN/A15D/FArnold Oss Minneapolis Millers16FJack MulhernN/A
References
Sources
Hockey Hall Of Fame page on the 1952 Olympics