Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | 4–13 February |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | Lake Placid (outdoors) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (6th title) |
Runner-up | United States |
Third place | Germany |
Fourth place | Poland |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 69 (5.75 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | Walter Monson 11 points |
The men's ice hockey tournament (women's was added in 1998) at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, U.S.A., was the 4th Olympic Championship, also serving as the 6th World Championships. Canada, represented by the Winnipeg Hockey Club, won its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal and sixth consecutive World Championship. The United States took the silver medal and Germany claimed one of its two all-time hockey medals by taking the bronze (West Germany would win a bronze medal in 1976).
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.