The ice hockey team rosters at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of the following players:

Austria Head coach: Udo Holfeld Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeamFAdolf Hafner - -N/AFWolfgang Jöchl - -N/ADHermann Knoll - EK Engelmann WienFKurt Kurz - -N/ADHans Mössmer - -N/AGRobert Nusser - -N/ADFranz Potucek - -N/AGAlfred PülsN/ADHans Scarsini - -N/AFWilhelm Schmid - -N/AFMax Singewald - -N/AFFritz Spielmann - -N/AFGerhard Springer - -N/AFConny Staudinger - -N/AFHans Wagner - -N/AFWalter Znenahlik - -N/ADHans ZollnerN/A

Canada Head coach: Bobby Bauer No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GDenis Brodeur Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen1GKeith Woodall - - Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen2DByrle Klinck Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen3FFloyd Martin Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen4DHowie Lee Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen5DArt Hurst Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen8FGerry Théberge Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen9FPaul Knox Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen10FBill Colvin Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen12FJack McKenzie (C) Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen14DDonald Rope Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen15FGeorge Scholes Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen16FBuddy Horne Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen17FKen Laufman Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen18FCharlie Brooker Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen19FBob White Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen

Czechoslovakia Head coach: Vladimír Bouzek No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GJan Vodička - - Tankista Praha2DKarel Gut (C) - - TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo3DVáclav Bubník - - Baník VŽKG4DJan Kasper TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno5FSlavomír Bartoň TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno6FBronislav Danda TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno7FZdeněk Návrat TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno8FBohumil Prošek TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno9FFrantišek Vaněk TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno10DStanislav Bacílek - - DSO Baník Kladno11FVáclav Pantůček TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo12FVlastimil Bubník TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno13DJaromír Bünter - - Tankista Praha14FMiroslav Klůc - - TJ Banik Chomutov ZJF15FVladimír Zábrodský - - TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo16FOtto Cimrman - - TJ Banik Chomutov ZJF17GJán Jendek - - HC Slovan Bratislava

Germany Head coach: Frank Trottier No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GAlfred Hoffmann - - SC Riessersee1GUlli Jansen Krefelder EV 19362DToni Biersack - - SC Riessersee3F/DBruno Guttowski - - Mannheimer ERC4DMartin Beck - - EV Füssen5DPaul Ambros EV Füssen6FKurt Sepp - - EV Füssen7FMarkus Egen (C) - - EV Füssen8FErnst Trautwein - - EV Füssen9FRudolf Pittrich - - SC Riessersee10F/DHans Huber - - SC Riessersee11FArthur Endreß - - SC Riessersee12FReiner Kossmann - - KTSV Preussen Krefeld14FHans Rampf - - EC Bad Tölz15FMartin Zach - - EC Bad Tölz16DKarl Bierschel - - Krefelder EV 193617F/DGünter Jochems - - Krefelder EV 1936

Italy Head coach: Bibi Torriani Pos.NameBirthdateTeamFGiancarlo AgazziN/ADReno AlbertonN/ADMario Bedogni (C)N/AGVittorio BollaN/AFGiampiero BranduardiN/AFErnesto CrottiN/ADGianfranco Da RinN/AF/DAldo FedericiN/AGGiuliano FerrarisN/AFGiovanni FurlaniN/AFFrancesco MacchiettoN/AFAldo ManiaccoN/ADCarlo MontemurroN/AFGiulio OberhammerN/AFBernardo TomeiN/AF/DCarmine TucciN/A

Poland Coaches: Mieczysław Palus, Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeamDHenryk Bromowicz - - CWKS WarszawaFKazimierz Bryniarski Podhale Nowy TargDMieczysław Chmura Podhale Nowy TargDKazimierz Chodakowski - - CWKS WarszawaFRudolf Czech - - CWKS WarszawaFBronisław Gosztyła CWKS WarszawaF/DMarian Herda - - Gwardia KatowiceF/DSzymon Janiczko - - CWKS WarszawaGEdward Kocząb CWKS WarszawaFJózef Kurek (C) CWKS WarszawaFZdzisław Nowak (C) KTH KrynicaDStanisław Olczyk CWKS WarszawaGWładysław Pabisz KTH KrynicaFHilary Skarżyński - - Gornick 1920 KatowiceFAdolf Wróbel - - CWKS WarszawaFAlfred Wróbel - - Gornick 1920 KatowiceD/FJanusz Zawadzki - - Gornick 1920 Katowice

Soviet Union Head coach: Arkady Chernyshev

Assistant coach: No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GNikolai Puchkov CSK MO Moskva2DAlfred Kuchevsky Krylia Sovetov Moskva3DNikolai Sologubov CSK MO Moskva4DIvan Tregubov CSK MO Moskva5DDmitri Ukolov CSK MO Moskva6DGenrikh Sidorenkov CSK MO Moskva7FYevgeni Babich CSK MO Moskva8FViktor Shuvalov CSK MO Moskva9FVsevolod Bobrov (C) CSK MO Moskva10FValentin Kuzin Dynamo Moskva11FAlexander Uvarov Dynamo Moskva12FNikolai Khlystov Krylia Sovetov Moskva13FYuri Pantyukhov CSK MO Moskva14FAlexei Guryshev Krylia Sovetov Moskva15FYuri Krylov - - Dynamo Moskva16FViktor Nikiforov Dynamo Moskva17GGrigori Mkrtychan - - CSK MO Moskva

Sweden Head coach: Folke Jansson No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GLars Svensson - - Hammarby IF2DBertz Zetterberg - -N/A3DLasse Björn (C) Djurgårdens IF4DÅke Lassas - - Leksands IF5DVilgot Larsson - - Leksands IF6DHolger Nurmela (C) - - Hammarby IF7FSven Tumba Djurgårdens IF8FSigurd Bröms - - Leksands IF9FHans Öberg - - Gävle GIK10F/DRonald Pettersson Södertälje SK11FNils Nilsson - - IK Göta12FLars-Eric Lundvall Södertälje SK13FStig Andersson-Tvilling - - Djurgårdens IF14FHans Andersson-Tvilling - - Djurgårdens IF15FStig Carlsson - - Södertälje SK16DOve Malmberg - - IK Göta17GYngve Casslind - - IK Göta

Switzerland Head coach: Heinrich Boller Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeamFBernhard Bagnoud - - HC La Chaux-de-FondsFFranz Berry HC DavosGChristian Conrad - - HC La Chaux-de-FondsFRätus Frei - - Zürcher SCDÉmile Golaz - - HC Neuchâtel Young SprintersDEmil Handschin (C) - - EHC BaselDPaul Hofer EHC BaselDRudolf Keller - - Grasshopper Club ZürichFWalter Keller - - HC DavosFFritz Naef - - Lausanne HCFHans Ott - - SC BernF/DHans Pappa - - HC DavosDKurt Peter - -N/ADGeorg Riesch - - Zürcher SCGMartin Riesen - - HC DavosFOtto Schläpfer - - Zürcher SCDSepp Weingärtner - - HC Davos

United States Head coach: John Mariucci No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GWillard Ikola N/A1GDon Rigazio - -N/A2FDan McKinnon N/A3DEd Sampson N/A4FJohn Matchefts N/A5FDick Meredith N/A6FDick DoughertyN/A7FKen Purpur N/A8F/DJohn Mayasich N/A9FBill Cleary N/A10FWellington Burtnett N/A11DWendell Anderson N/A12FGene Campbell (C) - -N/A14FWeldon Olson N/A15DJohn Petroske Minnesota Golden Gophers17FDick Rodenhiser - -N/A18FGordy Christian N/A

References

Sources

Hockey Hall Of Fame page on the 1956 Olympics