Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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Picture of the 1922 Toronto Granites, including 5 players from the 1924 Olympic gold-medal Granites | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 France |
| Dates | January 28–February 3 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | Chamonix (outdoors) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Canada (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |
 United States |
Third place  |
 Great Britain |
| Fourth place |
 Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 310 (19.38 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Harry Watson 46 points |
The men's ice hockey tournament (women's was added in 1998) at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, was the 2nd Olympic Championship, also serving as the 2nd World Championships. The competition was held from Monday, January 28, 1924, to Sunday, February 3, 1924. Canada, represented by the Toronto Granites, defended its championship from the 1920 Summer Olympics. The United States and Great Britain took the silver and bronze respectively, while other contenders included Czechoslovakia, France, and Sweden.
The Bergvall system used in the 1920 Olympics was discarded in favor of a two-level round-robin tournament. Qualifying teams were placed in pools for the opening round, with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the final round. The medals were awarded based on the record in the final round. This format would remain in use until the 1992 Winter Olympics, when the final round-robin was replaced with a medal-round single-elimination tournament.
Medalists
Participating nations
A total of 82(*) ice hockey players from eight nations competed at the Chamonix Games:
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Belgium (10) - Canada (10)
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Czechoslovakia (11) - France (12)
- Great Britain (10)
- Sweden (10)
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Switzerland (11) - United States (9)
(*) NOTE: Only counts players who participated in at least one game. Not all reserve players are known.
Final tournament
Group A
The top two teams (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
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| Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 25 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 41 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 53 |
| 28 Jan | Sweden | 9:0 (3:0,3:0,3:0) | Switzerland |
| 28 Jan | Canada | 30:0 (8:0,14:0,8:0) | Czechoslovakia |
| 29 Jan | Canada | 22:0 (5:0,7:0,10:0) | Sweden |
| 30 Jan | Canada | 33:0 (8:0,11:0,14:0) | Switzerland |
| 31 Jan | Sweden | 9:3 (5:1,1:1,3:1) | Czechoslovakia |
| 1 Feb | Czechoslovakia | 11:2 (4:0,3:2,4:0) | Switzerland |
Group B
The top two teams (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 42 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 45 |
| 28 Jan | United States | 19:0 (9:0,6:0,4:0) | Belgium |
| 29 Jan | France | 2:15 (1:5,1:3,0:7) | Great Britain |
| 30 Jan | Great Britain | 19:3 (8:1,6:1,5:1) | Belgium |
| 30 Jan | France | 0:22 (0:12,0:1,0:9) | United States |
| 31 Jan | France | 7:5 (3:3,3:1,1:1) | Belgium |
| 31 Jan | United States | 11:0 (6:0,2:0,3:0) | Great Britain |
Final round
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 6 |
| Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 33 |
| Sweden |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
Note: The CAN v SWE and USA v GBR games were carried forward from the previous round.
| 1 Feb | Canada | 19:2 (6:2,6:0,7:0) | Great Britain |
| 1 Feb | United States | 20:0 (5:0,7:0,8:0) | Sweden |
| 2 Feb | Great Britain | 4:3 (0:1,2:2,2:0) | Sweden |
| 3 Feb | Canada | 6:1 (2:1,3:0,1:0) | United States |
Top scorer
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Watson |
5 | 37 | 9 | 46 |
Final ranking
References
- 1924 Olympic Games report (digitized copy online)
- International Olympic Committee results database
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