Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics — 1924 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games
Canada's Toronto Granites dominated the 1924 Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament, establishing the two-pool round-robin format used in Olympic hockey for nearly seven decades.
Key Facts
- Tournament dates
- January 28 – February 3, 1924
- Gold medalist
- Canada (Toronto Granites)
- Silver medalist
- United States
- Bronze medalist
- Great Britain
- Format adopted
- Two-level round-robin tournament
- Also served as
- 2nd Ice Hockey World Championships
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following Canada's victory at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association selected the Toronto Granites, winners of the 1923 Allan Cup, to defend the national title at the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix. Austria withdrew just before competition began due to the ineligibility of three international players.
Six nations competed in the men's ice hockey tournament from January 28 to February 3, 1924, using a new two-pool round-robin format that replaced the Bergvall system of 1920. Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Czechoslovakia, France, and Sweden participated, with Canada dominant throughout, claiming the gold medal ahead of the United States and Great Britain.
Canada's gold medal victory confirmed its dominance in early international ice hockey, and the two-level round-robin tournament format introduced at these Games became the standard for Olympic ice hockey competition, remaining in use until the 1992 Winter Olympics when a single-elimination medal round was adopted.
Result
at Chamonix, France (outdoor natural ice rink)