An ice hockey player holds a trophy
Vsevolod Bobrov holding the championship trophy at the 1956 Winter Olympics; the Soviet Union made their Winter Olympic debut that year and won the gold medal.

Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced as a demonstration sport at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and made a permanent sport when the Winter Olympics began in 1924.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] In 1986, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to allow all athletes to compete in Olympic Games, starting in 1988.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6][7]

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.[8][9][a]

Key

Goaltenders

An ice hockey goaltender with small pads and no helmet leans over his stick
Nikolai Puchkov appeared in the first two Olympics for the Soviet Union.
An ice hockey goaltender wears a facemask and covers the right side of the goal, looking to his right
Grigory Mkrtychan played at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Goaltenders
Player Olympics Tournament(s) GP W L T Min SO GA GAA Medals Notes Ref(s)
Viktor Konovalenko 2 1964, 1968 11 10 1 0 640 3 19 1.78  Gold (1964)
 Gold (1968) 		IIHFHOF (2007)[9] [10]
Grigory Mkrtychan 1 1956 1 0 0 0 20 0 2 6.00  Gold (1956) [11]
Sergei Mylnikov 1 1988 8 7 1 0 480 2 13 1.63  Gold (1988) [11]
Vladimir Myshkin 2 1980, 1984 5 3 1 0 260 0 9 2.08  Silver (1980)
 Gold (1984) 		[11]
Alexander Pashkov 1 1972 1 1 0 0 60 0 3 3.00  Gold (1972) [12]
Nikolai Puchkov 2 1956, 1960 12 9 2 1 680 3 26 2.29  Gold (1956)
 Bronze (1960) 		[13]
Alexander Sidelnikov 1 1976 1 1 0 0 60 0 1 1.00  Gold (1976) [14]
Vladislav Tretiak 4 1972, 1976,
1980, 1984 		19 17 1 0 1060 2 33 1.87  Gold (1972)
 Gold (1976)
 Silver (1980)
 Gold (1984) 		HHOF (1989)[8]
IIHFHOF (1997)[9] 		[15]
Yevgeni Yorkin 1 1960 3 2 0 0 140 1 4 1.71  Bronze (1960) [16]
Boris Zaytsev 1 1964 2 1 0 0 80 1 0 0.00  Gold (1964) [16]
Viktor Zinger 1 1968 2 2 0 0 120 1 1 0.50  Gold (1968) [16]

Skaters

Skaters
Player Olympics Tournaments GP G A P PIM Medals Notes Ref(s)
Boris Alexandrov 1 1976 5 2 2 4 0  Gold (1976) IIHFHOF (2019)[9][b] [17]
Veniamin Alexandrov 3 1960, 1964, 1968 18 14 12 26 23  Bronze (1960)
 Gold (1964)
 Gold (1968) 		[17]
Alexander Almetov 2 1960, 1964 14 5 6 11 2  Bronze (1960)
 Gold (1964) 		[18]
Yevgeni Babich 1 1956 7 2 3 5 4  Gold (1956) [19]
Sergei Babinov 1 1976 5 2 2 4 15  Gold (1976) [19]
Helmuts Balderis 1 1980 7 5 4 9 5  Silver (1980) IIHFHOF (1998)[9][c] [20]
Yuri Baulin 1 1960 6 1 2 3 10  Bronze (1960) [21]
Zinetula Bilyaletdinov 2 1980, 1984 14 2 4 6 2  Silver (1980)
 Gold (1984) 		[22]
Viktor Blinov 1 1968 7 4 2 6 10  Gold (1968) [23]
Yuri Blinov 1 1972 5 3 3 6 0  Gold (1972) [23]
Vsevolod Bobrov 1 1956 7 9 2 11 4  Gold (1956) Team captain (1956)[5]
IIHFHOF (1997)[9] 		[23]
Ilya Byakin 1 1988 8 1 4 5 4  Gold (1988) [24]
Mikhail Bychkov 1 1960 7 1 3 4 4  Bronze (1960) [24]
Vyacheslav Bykov 1 1988 7 2 3 5 2  Gold (1988) IIHFHOF (2014)[9]
Played for Unified Team, 1992 		[24]
Alexander Chernykh 1 1988 8 2 2 4 4  Gold (1988) [25]
Vitali Davydov 3 1964, 1968, 1972 17 0 6 6 12  Gold (1964)
 Gold (1968)
 Gold (1972) 		IIHFHOF (2004)[9] [26]
Nikolai Drozdetsky 1 1984 7 10 2 12 2  Gold (1984) [27]
Viacheslav Fetisov 3 1980, 1984, 1988 22 12 21 33 24  Silver (1980)
 Gold (1984)
 Gold (1988) 		Team captain (1984, 1988)[5]
HHOF (2001)[8]
IIHFHOF (2005)[9] 		[28]
Anatoli Firsov 3 1964, 1968, 1972 19 18 12 30 6  Gold (1964)
 Gold (1968)
 Gold (1972) 		IIHFHOF (1998)[9] [29]
Alexander Geramisov 1 1984 7 2 3 5 6  Gold (1984) [30]
Alexander Golikov 1 1980 7 7 6 13 6  Silver (1980) [31]
Vladimir Golikov 1 1980 7 2 5 7 2  Silver (1980) [31]
Vladimir Grebennikov 1 1960 7 4 4 8 4  Bronze (1960) [32]
Yevgeni Groshev 1 1960 7 4 3 7 6  Bronze (1960) [33]
Alexei Guryshev 1 1956 7 7 2 9 0  Gold (1956) [34]
Alexei Gusarov 1 1988 8 1 3 4 6  Gold (1988) Played for Russia, 1998 [34]
Alexander Gusev 1 1976 5 1 2 3 2  Gold (1976) [34]
Anatoli Ionov 1 1968 6 1 2 3 2  Gold (1968) [35]
Eduard Ivanov 1 1964 7 5 1 6 6  Gold (1964) [35]
Valeri Kamensky 1 1988 8 4 2 6 4  Gold (1988) IIHFHOF (2016)[9]
Played for Russia, 1998 		[36]
Sergei Kapustin 1 1976 5 3 1 4 8  Gold (1976) [37]
Nikolai Karpov 1 1960 3 1 2 3 2  Bronze (1960) [38]
Alexei Kasatonov 3 1980, 1984, 1988 21 7 13 20 8  Silver (1980)
 Gold (1984)
 Gold (1988) 		IIHFHOF (2009)[9] [38]
Valeri Kharlamov 3 1972, 1976, 1980 17 14 22 36 10  Gold (1972)
 Gold (1976)
 Silver (1980) 		HHOF (2005)[8]
IIHFHOF (1998)[9] 		[39]
Nikolai Khlystov 1 1956 7 1 2 3 0  Gold (1956) [39]
Andrei Khomutov 2 1984, 1988 15 4 5 9 8  Gold (1984)
 Gold (1988) 		IIHFHOF (2014)[9]
Played for Unified Team, 1992 		[39]
Vladimir Kovin 1 1984 7 5 3 8 2  Gold (1984) [40]
Alexander Kozhevnikov 2 1984, 1988 9 5 5 10 6  Gold (1984)
 Gold (1988) 		[40]
Igor Kravchuk 1 1988 6 1 0 1 0  Gold (1988) Played for Unified Team, 1992
Played for Russia, 1998, 2002 		[41]
Vladimir Krutov 3 1980, 1984, 1988 22 16 15 31 6  Silver (1980)
 Gold (1984)
 Gold (1988) 		IIHFHOF (2010)[9] [42]
Yuri Krylov 1 1956 7 4 3 7 4  Gold (1956) [42]
Alfred Kuchevsky 2 1956, 1960 11 0 4 4 16  Gold (1956)
 Bronze (1960) 		[43]
Valentin Kuzin 1 1956 7 4 2 6 2  Gold (1956) [44]
Viktor Kuzkin 3 1964, 1968, 1972 19 4 1 5 4  Gold (1964)
 Gold (1968)
 Gold (1972) 		Team captain (1972)[5]
IIHFHOF (2005)[9] 		[44]
Igor Larionov 2 1984, 1988 14 5 13 18 10  Gold (1984)
 Gold (1988) 		HHOF (2008)[8]
IIHFHOF (2008)[9]
Played for Russia, 2002 		[45]
Yuri Lebedev 1 1980 7 3 5 8 4  Silver (1980) [46]
Konstantin Loktev 2 1960, 1964 13 10 8 18 16  Bronze (1960)
 Gold (1964) 		IIHFHOF (2007)[9] [47]
Andrei Lomakin 1 1988 8 1 3 4 2  Gold (1988) [47]
Vladimir Lutchenko 2 1972, 1976 10 0 3 3 6  Gold (1972)
 Gold (1976) 		[48]
Yuri Lyapkin 1 1976 5 1 3 4 2  Gold (1976) [48]
Sergei Makarov 3 1980, 1984, 1988 22 11 17 28 18  Silver (1980)
 Gold (1984)
 Gold (1988) 		HHOF (2016)[8]
IIHFHOF (2001)[9] 		[49]
Alexander Maltsev 3 1972, 1976, 1980 17 15 12 27 0  Gold (1972)
 Gold (1976)
 Silver (1980) 		IIHFHOF (1999)[9] [50]
Boris Mayorov 2 1964, 1968 14 8 7 15 2  Gold (1964)
 Gold (1968) 		Team captain (1964, 1968)[5]
IIHFHOF (1999)[9] 		[51]
Yevgeni Mayorov 1 1964 5 2 2 4 0  Gold (1964) [51]
Boris Mikhailov 3 1972, 1976, 1980 15 10 6 16 4  Gold (1972)
 Gold (1976)
 Silver (1980) 		Team captain (1976, 1980)[5]
IIHFHOF (2000)[9] 		[52]
Yevgeni Mishakov 2 1968, 1972 11 6 2 8 4  Gold (1968)
 Gold (1972) 		[53]
Alexander Mogilny 1 1988 6 3 2 5 2  Gold (1988) [54]
Yuri Moiseyev 1 1968 7 2 4 6 6  Gold (1968) [54]
Viktor Nikiforov 1 1956 1 0 0 0 00  Gold (1956) [55]
Yuri Pantyukhov 1 1956 7 2 1 3 2  Gold (1956) [56]
Vasili Pervukhin 2 1980, 1984 14 0 11 11 2  Silver (1980)
 Gold (1984) 		[57]
Vladimir Petrov 3 1972, 1976, 1980 16 8 7 15 14  Gold (1972)
 Gold (1976)
 Silver (1980) 		IIHFHOF (2006)[9] [58]
Stanislav Petukhov 2 1960, 1964 11 8 5 13 6  Bronze (1960)
 Gold (1964) 		[59]
Viktor Polupanov 1 1968 7 6 6 12 10  Gold (1964) [60]
Viktor Pryazhnikov 1 1960 3 2 0 2 0  Bronze (1960) [61]
Alexander Ragulin 3 1964, 1968, 1972 19 3 8 11 2  Gold (1964)
 Gold (1968)
 Gold (1972) 		IIHFHOF (1997)[9] [62]
Igor Romishevsky 2 1968, 1972 11 0 0 0 6  Gold (1968)
 Gold (1972) 		[63]
Anatoli Semenov 1 1988 8 2 4 6 6  Gold (1988) [64]
Vladimir Shadrin 2 1972, 1976 8 7 4 11 2  Gold (1972)
 Gold (1976) 		[65]
Viktor Shalimov 1 1976 5 5 5 10 2  Gold (1976) [65]
Sergei Shepelev 1 1984 7 2 4 6 0  Gold (1984) [66]
Viktor Shuvalov 1 1956 7 5 2 7 0  Gold (1956) [66]
Genrikh Sidorenkov 2 1956, 1960 13 1 2 3 14  Gold (1956)
 Bronze (1960) 		[67]
Alexander Skvortsov 2 1980, 1984 14 6 8 14 0  Silver (1980)
 Gold (1984) 		[68]
Nikolai Sologubov 2 1956, 1960 11 2 8 10 4  Gold (1956)
 Bronze (1960) 		Team captain (1960)[5]
IIHFHOF (2004)[9] 		[69]
Sergei Starikov 3 1980, 1984, 1988 19 2 9 11 6  Silver (1980)
 Gold (1984)
 Gold (1988) 		[70]
Vyacheslav Starshinov 2 1964, 1968 14 13 9 22 8  Gold (1964)
 Gold (1968) 		IIHFHOF (2007)[9] [70]
Igor Stelnov 2 1984, 1988 14 1 3 4 13  Gold (1984)
 Gold (1988) 		[71]
Sergei Svetlov 1 1988 8 2 3 5 4  Gold (1988) [72]
Ivan Tregubov 1 1956 7 2 2 4 8  Gold (1956) [73]
Yuri Tsitsinov 1 1960 7 5 4 9 4  Bronze (1960) [74]
Gennady Tsygankov 2 1972, 1976 10 4 4 8 6  Gold (1972)
 Gold (1976) 		[74]
Viktor Tyumenev 1 1984 6 0 9 9 2  Gold (1984) [75]
Dmitry Ukolov 1 1956 5 1 1 2 0  Gold (1956) [76]
Alexander Uvarov 1 1956 7 2 2 4 2  Gold (1956) [76]
Mikhail Vasiliev 1 1984 7 3 2 5 4  Gold (1984) [77]
Valeri Vasiliev 3 1972, 1976, 1980 14 3 3 6 4  Gold (1972)
 Gold (1976)
 Silver (1980) 		IIHFHOF (1998)[9] [77]
Vladimir Vikulov 2 1968, 1972 12 7 13 20 2  Gold (1968)
 Gold (1972) 		[78]
Leonid Volkov 1 1964 7 4 2 6 2  Gold (1964) [79]
Alexander Yakushev 2 1972, 1976 10 3 7 10 6  Gold (1972)
 Gold (1976) 		HHOF (2018)[8]
IIHFHOF (2003)[9] 		[80]
Viktor Yakushev 2 1960, 1964 14 8 7 15 0  Bronze (1960)
 Gold (1964) 		[80]
Sergei Yashin 1 1988 8 3 1 4 4  Gold (1988) [81]
Oleg Zaytsev 2 1964, 1968 11 1 3 4 6  Gold (1964)
 Gold (1968) 		[82]
Viktor Zhluktov 2 1976, 1980 12 5 13 18 2  Gold (1976)
 Silver (1980) 		[83]
Yevgeni Zimin 2 1968, 1972 5 4 2 6 8  Gold (1968)
 Gold (1972) 		[84]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Helmut Balderis is inducted with Latvia, while Boris Alexandrov is inducted with Kazakhstan, and not as a player but as a builder (an executive or coaching role).
  2. ^ Inducted with Kazakhstan, and as a builder
  3. ^ Inducted with Latvia

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