Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Rosters

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics

The ice hockey team rosters at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of the following players: ^[1]

Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Vladimír Kostka

Assistant coach: Jaroslav Pitner

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Vladimír Dzurilla	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	205 lb (93 kg)	(1942-08-02)August 2, 1942 (aged 29)	HC Slovan Bratislava
2	G	Jiří Holeček	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	163 lb (74 kg)	(1944-03-18)March 18, 1944 (aged 27)	HC Košice
3	D	Josef Horešovský	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	196 lb (89 kg)	(1946-07-18)July 18, 1946 (aged 25)	TJ Sparta Praha
4	D	Oldřich Machač	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	198 lb (90 kg)	(1946-04-18)April 18, 1946 (aged 25)	TJ Brno
5	F	Jaroslav Holík	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	183 lb (83 kg)	(1942-08-03)August 3, 1942 (aged 29)	ASD Dukla Jihlava
6	D	Rudolf Tajcnár	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	201 lb (91 kg)	(1948-04-17)April 17, 1948 (aged 23)	HC Slovan Bratislava
7	D	František Pospíšil ( C )	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	(1944-04-02)April 2, 1944 (aged 27)	TJ Kladno
8	F	Jiří Kochta	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	183 lb (83 kg)	(1946-10-11)October 11, 1946 (aged 25)	TJ Sparta Praha
9	D	Karel Vohralík	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1945-02-22)February 22, 1945 (aged 26)	TJ Pardubice
10	F	Vladimír Martinec	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	(1949-12-22)December 22, 1949 (aged 22)	TJ Pardubice
11	F	Richard Farda	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	(1945-11-18)November 18, 1945 (aged 26)	TJ Brno
12	F	Bohuslav Šťastný	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	183 lb (83 kg)	(1949-04-23)April 23, 1949 (aged 22)	TJ Pardubice
14	F	Václav Nedomanský	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	205 lb (93 kg)	(1944-03-14)March 14, 1944 (aged 27)	HC Slovan Bratislava
15	F	Josef Černý	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	(1939-10-18)October 18, 1939 (aged 32)	TJ Brno
16	F	Jan Havel	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1942-11-10)November 10, 1942 (aged 29)	TJ Sparta Praha
18	F	Eduard Novák	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	(1946-11-27)November 27, 1946 (aged 25)	TJ Kladno
19	D	Vladimír Bednář	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1948-10-01)October 1, 1948 (aged 23)	TJ Plzeň
20	F	Jiří Holík	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1944-07-09)July 9, 1944 (aged 27)	ASD Dukla Jihlava
21	F	Ivan Hlinka	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	183 lb (83 kg)	(1950-01-26)January 26, 1950 (aged 22)	TJ Litvinov

Finland

Head coach: Seppo Liitsola

Assistant coach: Rauli Virtanen

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Jorma Valtonen	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	161 lb (73 kg)	(1946-12-22)December 22, 1946 (aged 25)	Ässät
2	D	Ilpo Koskela	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	163 lb (74 kg)	(1945-01-29)January 29, 1945 (aged 27)	Jokerit
3	D	Seppo Lindström	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	187 lb (85 kg)	(1941-05-16)May 16, 1941 (aged 30)	TuTo
4	D	Juha Rantasila	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1945-06-05)June 5, 1945 (aged 26)	HIFK
5	D	Heikki Riihiranta	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	192 lb (87 kg)	(1948-10-04)October 4, 1948 (aged 23)	HIFK
6	D	Heikki Järn	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1941-09-23)September 23, 1941 (aged 30)	HJK
7	D	Pekka Marjamäki	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	207 lb (94 kg)	(1947-12-18)December 18, 1947 (aged 24)	Tappara
8	F	Jorma Vehmanen	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(1945-09-18)September 18, 1945 (aged 26)	HJK
9	F	Veli-Pekka Ketola	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	238 lb (108 kg)	(1948-03-28)March 28, 1948 (aged 23)	Ässät
10	F	Matti Keinonen	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	163 lb (74 kg)	(1941-11-06)November 6, 1941 (aged 30)	HJK
11	F	Harri Linnonmaa	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	168 lb (76 kg)	(1946-07-30)July 30, 1946 (aged 25)	HIFK
12	F	Matti Murto	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	(1949-04-09)April 9, 1949 (aged 22)	HIFK
13	F	Juhani Tamminen	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	(1950-05-26)May 26, 1950 (aged 21)	HJK
14	F	Lasse Oksanen ( C )	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1942-12-07)December 7, 1942 (aged 29)	Ilves
15	F	Jorma Peltonen	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1944-01-11)January 11, 1944 (aged 28)	Ilves
16	F	Esa Peltonen	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1947-02-25)February 25, 1947 (aged 24)	HJK
17	F	Seppo Repo	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1947-09-21)September 21, 1947 (aged 24)	Karhu-Kissat
18	F	Lauri Mononen	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1950-03-22)March 22, 1950 (aged 21)	Karhu-Kissat
19	F	Timo Turunen	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)	143 lb (65 kg)	(1948-04-08)April 8, 1948 (aged 23)	Jokerit
20	G	Stig Wetzell	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	(1945-10-07)October 7, 1945 (aged 26)	HJK

Japan

Head coach: Nikolai Karpov

Assistant coach: Masami Tanabu

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
-	F	Takeshi Akiba	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	154 lb (70 kg)	(1944-05-04)May 4, 1944 (aged 27)	Iwakura Tomakomai
-	F	Tsutomu Hanzawa	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	139 lb (63 kg)	(1948-08-28)August 28, 1948 (aged 23)	Seibu Railway Team
-	F	Takao Hikigi	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	159 lb (72 kg)	(1944-10-30)October 30, 1944 (aged 27)	Oji Seishi
-	F	Teruyasu Honma	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	159 lb (72 kg)	(1949-03-07)March 7, 1949 (aged 22)	Oji Seishi
-	D	Hiroshi Hori	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	148 lb (67 kg)	(1949-09-19)September 19, 1949 (aged 22)	Seibu Railway Team
-	F	Yoshio Hoshino	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1950-11-02)November 2, 1950 (aged 21)	Meiji University
-	F	Minoru Ito	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	159 lb (72 kg)	(1948-03-26)March 26, 1948 (aged 23)	Iwakura Tomakomai
-	F	Koji Iwamoto ( C )	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	148 lb (67 kg)	(1942-01-22)January 22, 1942 (aged 30)	Iwakura Tomakomai
-	F/D	Isao Kakihara	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	148 lb (67 kg)	(1944-05-01)May 1, 1944 (aged 27)	Seibu Railway Team
-	F	Hideaki Kurokawa	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)	141 lb (64 kg)	(1944-05-08)May 8, 1944 (aged 27)	Oji Seishi
-	G	Minoru Misawa	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)	137 lb (62 kg)	(1949-05-01)May 1, 1949 (aged 22)	Seibu Railway Team
-	D	Iwao Nakayama	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)	148 lb (67 kg)	(1949-07-02)July 2, 1949 (aged 22)	Seibu Railway Team
-	F	Toru Okajima	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	143 lb (65 kg)	(1943-01-21)January 21, 1943 (aged 29)	Iwakura Tomakomai
-	G	Toshimitsu Otsubo	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	148 lb (67 kg)	(1945-04-04)April 4, 1945 (aged 26)	Oji Seishi
-	F	Hideo Suzuki	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	148 lb (67 kg)	(1949-10-21)October 21, 1949 (aged 22)	Seibu Railway Team
-	F	Yasushio Tanaka	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	(1945-08-18)August 18, 1945 (aged 26)	Seibu Railway Team
-	D	Takashi Tsuburai	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	134 lb (61 kg)	(1951-09-12)September 12, 1951 (aged 20)	Oji Seishi
-	F	Herb Wakabayashi	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	154 lb (70 kg)	(1944-12-23)December 23, 1944 (aged 27)	Seibu Railway Team
-	D	Fumio Yamazaki	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	139 lb (63 kg)	(1947-08-07)August 7, 1947 (aged 24)	Seibu Railway Team

Norway

Head coach: Åke Brask

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
-	D	Rune Molberg	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	(1952-11-21)November 21, 1952 (aged 19)	N/A
-	D	Nils Nilsen	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	163 lb (74 kg)	(1952-12-29)December 29, 1952 (aged 19)	Frisk Asker
1	G	Kåre Østensen	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1943-12-05)December 5, 1943 (aged 28)	Frisk Asker
2	D	Thor Martinsen	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1945-07-12)July 12, 1945 (aged 26)	Frisk Asker
3	D	Øivind Berg	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	(1946-07-13)July 13, 1946 (aged 25)	Frisk Asker
4	D/F	Terje Steen	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(1944-01-13)January 13, 1944 (aged 28)	Vålerenge
5	D	Svein Norman Hasen	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	187 lb (85 kg)	(1943-04-18)April 18, 1943 (aged 28)	Vålerenge
7	F	Bjørn Andressen	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	(1946-09-08)September 8, 1946 (aged 25)	Jar IL
8	F	Steinar Bjølbakk	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1946-09-06)September 6, 1946 (aged 25)	Vålerenge
10	F	Bjørn Johansen	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1944-02-03)February 3, 1944 (aged 28)	Hasle-Løren
11	F	Morten Sethereng	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	157 lb (71 kg)	(1953-01-15)January 15, 1953 (aged 19)	Frisk Asker
12	D	Birger Jansen	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1948-01-07)January 7, 1948 (aged 24)	Jar IL
13	F	Tom Røymark	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1950-04-23)April 23, 1950 (aged 21)	Frisk Asker
14	F	Terje Thoen	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1944-04-23)April 23, 1944 (aged 27)	Hasle-Løren
15	F	Roy Jansen	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	(1950-05-06)May 6, 1950 (aged 21)	Vålerenge
16	F	Tom Christensen	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1944-08-01)August 1, 1944 (aged 27)	Vålerenge
17	G	Thore Wålberg	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1953-08-19)August 19, 1953 (aged 18)	Frisk Asker
18	F	Arne Mikkelsen	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	168 lb (76 kg)	(1944-07-23)July 23, 1944 (aged 27)	Vålerenge
19	F	Svein Haagensen	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	(1939-11-23)November 23, 1939 (aged 32)	Hasle-Løren
20	D	Jan Kinder	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(1944-05-26)May 26, 1944 (aged 27)	Hasle-Løren

Poland

Head coach: Anatoli Yegorov

Assistant coach: Mieczysław Chmura

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Andrzej Tkacz	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	148 lb (67 kg)	(1946-09-20)September 20, 1946 (aged 25)	GKS Katowice
2	D	Ludwik Czachowski	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1944-05-05)May 5, 1944 (aged 27)	Pomorzanin Torun
3	F	Feliks Góralczyk	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1950-06-16)June 16, 1950 (aged 21)	Baildon Katowice
4	D/F	Robert Góralczyk	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	159 lb (72 kg)	(1943-03-21)March 21, 1943 (aged 28)	Baildon Katowice
5	D	Andrzej Szczepaniec	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	163 lb (74 kg)	(1952-05-10)May 10, 1952 (aged 19)	Podhale Nowy Targ
6	F	Józef Słowakiewicz	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	159 lb (72 kg)	(1945-02-17)February 17, 1945 (aged 26)	Podhale Nowy Targ
7	F	Tadeusz Kacik	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	170 lb (77 kg)	(1946-10-06)October 6, 1946 (aged 25)	Podhale Nowy Targ
8	F	Walenty Ziętara	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	159 lb (72 kg)	(1948-10-27)October 27, 1948 (aged 23)	Podhale Nowy Targ
9	F	Tadeusz Obłój	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(1950-08-29)August 29, 1950 (aged 21)	Baildon Katowice
10	F	Krzysztof Birula-Białynicki	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	205 lb (93 kg)	(1944-08-15)August 15, 1944 (aged 27)	ŁKS Łódź
11	D/F	Stanisław Fryźlewicz	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(194-04-08)April 8, 194 (aged 1777)	Podhale Nowy Targ
12	F	Adam Kopczyński	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1948-08-02)August 2, 1948 (aged 23)	ŁKS Łódź
13	F	Marian Feter ( C )	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(1946-03-13)March 13, 1946 (aged 25)	Polonia Bydgoszcz
14	F	Wiesław Tokarz	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	159 lb (72 kg)	(1951-08-10)August 10, 1951 (aged 20)	Podhale Nowy Targ
15	D	Jerzy Potz	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	187 lb (85 kg)	(1953-02-01)February 1, 1953 (aged 19)	ŁKS Łódź
16	F	Stefan Chowaniec	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	148 lb (67 kg)	(1953-04-21)April 21, 1953 (aged 18)	Podhale Nowy Targ
17	F	Józef Batkiewicz	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	161 lb (73 kg)	(1950-02-22)February 22, 1950 (aged 21)	Podhale Nowy Targ
18	F	Leszek Tokarz	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	148 lb (67 kg)	(1953-07-09)July 9, 1953 (aged 18)	Podhale Nowy Targ
20	G	Walery Kosyl	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1944-03-17)March 17, 1944 (aged 27)	ŁKS Łódź

Soviet Union

Head coach: Arkadi Chernyshyev

Assistant coach: Anatoly Tarasov, Boris Kulagin

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Alexander Pashkov	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1944-08-28)August 28, 1944 (aged 27)	Dynamo Moskva
2	D	Vitali Davydov	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	161 lb (73 kg)	(1939-04-01)April 1, 1939 (aged 32)	Dynamo Moskva
3	D	Vladimir Lutchenko	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	203 lb (92 kg)	(1949-01-02)January 2, 1949 (aged 23)	CSKA Moskva
4	D	Viktor Kuzkin ( C )	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	194 lb (88 kg)	(1940-07-06)July 6, 1940 (aged 31)	CSKA Moskva
5	D	Alexander Ragulin	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	220 lb (100 kg)	(1941-05-05)May 5, 1941 (aged 30)	CSKA Moskva
6	D	Igor Romishevsky	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	(1940-03-25)March 25, 1940 (aged 31)	CSKA Moskva
7	D	Gennady Tsygankov	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	209 lb (95 kg)	(1947-08-16)August 16, 1947 (aged 24)	CSKA Moskva
8	D	Valeri Vasiliev	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	(1949-08-03)August 3, 1949 (aged 22)	Dynamo Moskva
9	F	Yuri Blinov	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1949-01-13)January 13, 1949 (aged 23)	CSKA Moskva
10	F	Alexander Maltsev	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	170 lb (77 kg)	(1949-04-20)April 20, 1949 (aged 22)	Dynamo Moskva
11	F	Anatoli Firsov	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	154 lb (70 kg)	(1941-02-01)February 1, 1941 (aged 31)	CSKA Moskva
12	F	Yevgeni Mishakov	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	194 lb (88 kg)	(1941-02-22)February 22, 1941 (aged 30)	CSKA Moskva
13	F	Boris Mikhailov	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	163 lb (74 kg)	(1944-06-10)June 10, 1944 (aged 27)	CSKA Moskva
14	F	Yevgeni Zimin	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1947-08-06)August 6, 1947 (aged 24)	Spartak Moskva
15	F	Alexander Yakushev	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	201 lb (91 kg)	(1947-01-02)January 2, 1947 (aged 25)	Spartak Moskva
16	F	Vladimir Petrov	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	196 lb (89 kg)	(1947-06-30)June 30, 1947 (aged 24)	CSKA Moskva
17	F	Valeri Kharlamov	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	161 lb (73 kg)	(1948-01-14)January 14, 1948 (aged 24)	CSKA Moskva
18	F	Vladimir Vikulov	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1946-07-20)July 20, 1946 (aged 25)	CSKA Moskva
19	F	Vladimir Shadrin	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	187 lb (85 kg)	(1948-06-06)June 6, 1948 (aged 23)	Spartak Moskva
20	G	Vladislav Tretiak	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	201 lb (91 kg)	(1952-04-25)April 25, 1952 (aged 19)	CSKA Moskva

Sweden

Head coach: Billy Harris

Assistant coach: Björn Norell

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Leif Holmqvist	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1942-11-12)November 12, 1942 (aged 29)	AIK
2	G	Christer Abrahamsson	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(1947-04-08)April 8, 1947 (aged 24)	Leksands IF
3	D	Thommie Bergman	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	201 lb (91 kg)	(1947-12-10)December 10, 1947 (aged 24)	Västra Frölunda IF
4	D	Stig Östling	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(1948-12-31)December 31, 1948 (aged 23)	Brynäs IF
5	D	Bert-Ola Nordlander	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	187 lb (85 kg)	(1938-08-12)August 12, 1938 (aged 33)	AIK
6	D	Thommy Abrahamsson	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	(1947-04-08)April 8, 1947 (aged 24)	Leksands IF
7	D	Lars-Erik Sjöberg	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	(1944-05-04)May 4, 1944 (aged 27)	Västra Frölunda IF
8	D	Kjell-Rune Milton	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	183 lb (83 kg)	(1948-05-26)May 26, 1948 (aged 23)	Modo AIK
9	D	Kenneth Ekman	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1945-05-05)May 5, 1945 (aged 26)	Tingsryds AIF
10	F	Håkan Wickberg	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(1943-02-03)February 3, 1943 (aged 29)	Brynäs IF
11	F	Tord Lundström	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	179 lb (81 kg)	(1945-03-04)March 4, 1945 (aged 26)	Brynäs IF
12	F	Stig-Göran Johansson	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	154 lb (70 kg)	(1943-07-18)July 18, 1943 (aged 28)	Södertälje SK
14	F	Hans Hansson	-	-	(1949-11-26)November 26, 1949 (aged 22)	Mora IK
15	F	Lars-Göran Nilsson	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	(1944-03-09)March 9, 1944 (aged 27)	Brynäs IF
16	F	Mats Åhlberg	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(1947-05-16)May 16, 1947 (aged 24)	Leksands IF
17	F	Mats Lindh	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1947-09-12)September 12, 1947 (aged 24)	Västra Frölunda IF
18	F	Björn Palmqvist	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1944-03-15)March 15, 1944 (aged 27)	Djurgårdens IF
19	F	Inge Hammarström	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(1948-01-20)January 20, 1948 (aged 24)	Brynäs IF
21	F	Håkan Pettersson	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	183 lb (83 kg)	(1949-05-11)May 11, 1949 (aged 22)	Timrå IK
23	F	Hans Lindberg	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	163 lb (74 kg)	(1945-01-16)January 16, 1945 (aged 27)	Brynäs IF

Switzerland

Head coach: Gaston Pelletier

Assistant coach: Derek Holmes

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Gérald Rigolet	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	157 lb (71 kg)	(1941-03-26)March 26, 1941 (aged 30)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
2	D	René Huguenin ( C )	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	161 lb (73 kg)	(1944-08-09)August 9, 1944 (aged 27)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
3	D	Peter Aeschlimann	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	(1946-12-07)December 7, 1946 (aged 25)	HC Lugano
4	D	Gaston Furrer	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	168 lb (76 kg)	(1945-05-10)May 10, 1945 (aged 26)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
5	D	Charles Henzen	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1945-10-04)October 4, 1945 (aged 26)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
6	F	René Berra	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	170 lb (77 kg)	(1942-02-13)February 13, 1942 (aged 30)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
7	F	Anton Neininger	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	141 lb (64 kg)	(1950-08-10)August 10, 1950 (aged 21)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
8	F	Jacques Pousaz	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	170 lb (77 kg)	(1947-08-05)August 5, 1947 (aged 24)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
9	F	Francis Reinhard	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	146 lb (66 kg)	(1944-05-20)May 20, 1944 (aged 27)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
10	F	Michel Turler	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1944-05-14)May 14, 1944 (aged 27)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
11	D	Marcel Sgualdo	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	192 lb (87 kg)	(1944-12-18)December 18, 1944 (aged 27)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
12	F	Heinz Jenni	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	187 lb (85 kg)	(1951-07-05)July 5, 1951 (aged 20)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
13	F/D	Guy Dubois	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1950-01-14)January 14, 1950 (aged 22)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
14	D	Peter Lehmann	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1946-01-28)January 28, 1946 (aged 26)	SC Langau
16	F	Paul Probst	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	198 lb (90 kg)	(1950-05-03)May 3, 1950 (aged 21)	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
17	F	Hans Keller	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	159 lb (72 kg)	(1944-03-24)March 24, 1944 (aged 27)	Zürcher SC
19	F	Gérard Dubi	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	152 lb (69 kg)	(1943-11-27)November 27, 1943 (aged 28)	Lausanne HC
22	G	Alfio Molina	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	154 lb (70 kg)	(1948-04-20)April 20, 1948 (aged 23)	HC Lugano

United States

Head coach: Murray Williamson

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
-	G	Tim Regan	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	201 lb (91 kg)	(1949-12-28)December 28, 1949 (aged 22)	Boston University Terriers
1	G	Pete Sears	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1947-03-14)March 14, 1947 (aged 24)	SUNY Oswego Lakers
2	D	Jim McElmury	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	(1949-10-03)October 3, 1949 (aged 22)	Bemidji State Beavers
3	D	Wally Olds	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	203 lb (92 kg)	(1949-08-17)August 17, 1949 (aged 22)	Minnesota Golden Gophers
4	D	Tom Mellor	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	183 lb (83 kg)	(1950-01-27)January 27, 1950 (aged 22)	Boston College Eagles
5	D	Charlie Brown	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	196 lb (89 kg)	(1947-10-26)October 26, 1947 (aged 24)	Bemidji State Beavers
7	D	Bruce McIntosh	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	174 lb (79 kg)	(1949-03-17)March 17, 1949 (aged 22)	Minnesota Golden Gophers
8	F	Keith Christiansen ( C )	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)	154 lb (70 kg)	(1944-07-14)July 14, 1944 (aged 27)
9	D	Frank Sanders	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	216 lb (98 kg)	(1949-03-08)March 8, 1949 (aged 22)	Minnesota Golden Gophers
10	F	Henry Boucha	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	(1951-06-01)June 1, 1951 (aged 20)
11	F	Robbie Ftorek	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	154 lb (70 kg)	(1952-01-02)January 2, 1952 (aged 20)	Halifax Atlantics
12	F	Tim Cutter	-	-	-	Penn Quakers
15	F	Tim Sheehy ( C )	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	(1948-09-03)September 3, 1948 (aged 23)
16	F	Kevin Ahearn	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	168 lb (76 kg)	(1948-06-20)June 20, 1948 (aged 23)
17	F/D	Craig Sarner	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	(1949-06-20)June 20, 1949 (aged 22)	Minnesota Golden Gophers
18	F	Ron Naslund	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	(1943-02-28)February 28, 1943 (aged 28)	SC Luzern
19	F	Stu Irving	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	154 lb (70 kg)	(1949-02-02)February 2, 1949 (aged 23)
20	D	Dick McGlynn	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	(1948-06-19)June 19, 1948 (aged 23)
21	F	Larry Bader	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	201 lb (91 kg)	(1949-09-12)September 12, 1949 (aged 22)	Penn Quakers
23	D	Mark Howe	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	(1955-05-28)May 28, 1955 (aged 16)	Detroit Jr. Red Wings
30	G	Mike Curran	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1944-04-14)April 14, 1944 (aged 27)	Green Bay Bobcats

West Germany

Head coach: Gerhard Kießling

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Anton Kehle	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	176 lb (80 kg)	(1947-11-08)November 8, 1947 (aged 24)	EV Füssen
2	D	Otto Schneitberger	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	161 lb (73 kg)	(1939-09-29)September 29, 1939 (aged 32)	Düsseldorfer EG
3	D	Josef Völk	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	163 lb (74 kg)	(1948-12-03)December 3, 1948 (aged 23)	EV Füssen
4	D	Rudolf Thanner	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1944-08-20)August 20, 1944 (aged 27)	EV Füssen
5	D	Paul Langner	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	(1949-10-15)October 15, 1949 (aged 22)	VfL Bad Nauheim
6	D	Werner Modes	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1949-09-12)September 12, 1949 (aged 22)	EV Füssen
7	D	Heiko Antons	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	159 lb (72 kg)	(1951-11-08)November 8, 1951 (aged 20)	Düsseldorfer EG
8	F/D	Karl-Heinz Egger	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	(1949-10-02)October 2, 1949 (aged 22)	EV Füssen
9	F	Lorenz Funk	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	198 lb (90 kg)	(1947-03-17)March 17, 1947 (aged 24)	EC Bad Tölz
10	D	Hans Rothkirch	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	170 lb (77 kg)	(1951-04-18)April 18, 1951 (aged 20)	EC Bad Tölz
11	F	Anton Hofherr	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	194 lb (88 kg)	(1947-12-20)December 20, 1947 (aged 24)	SC Riessersee
12	F	Reinhold Bauer	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	209 lb (95 kg)	(1950-07-20)July 20, 1950 (aged 21)	Augsburger EV
14	F	Erich Kühnhackl	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	214 lb (97 kg)	(1950-10-01)October 1, 1950 (aged 21)	EV Landshut
15	F	Alois Schloder ( C )	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1947-08-11)August 11, 1947 (aged 24)	EV Landshut
16	D	Georg Kink	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	168 lb (76 kg)	(1949-08-26)August 26, 1949 (aged 22)	Augsburger EV
17	D/F	Rainer Philipp	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	194 lb (88 kg)	(1950-03-08)March 8, 1950 (aged 21)	VfL Bad Nauheim
18	F	Bernd Kuhn	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	(1944-08-17)August 17, 1944 (aged 27)	EV Füssen
19	F	Johann Eimansberger	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	194 lb (88 kg)	(1946-09-13)September 13, 1946 (aged 25)	EC Bad Tölz
20	G	Rainer Makatsch	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	(1946-07-01)July 1, 1946 (aged 25)	Düsseldorfer EG
21	F	Martin Wild	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	183 lb (83 kg)	(1952-12-02)December 2, 1952 (aged 19)	SC Riessersee

Yugoslavia

Head coach: Miroslav Klůc

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
-	F/D	Božidar Beravs	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	163 lb (74 kg)	(1949-12-24)December 24, 1949 (aged 22)	N/A
-	F	Slavko Beravs	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1946-06-19)June 19, 1946 (aged 25)	N/A
-	F	Albin Felc	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	150 lb (68 kg)	(1941-05-17)May 17, 1941 (aged 30)	EHC Olten
-	G	Anton Jože Gale	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	181 lb (82 kg)	(1944-03-26)March 26, 1944 (aged 27)	Olimpija Ljubljana
-	F	Gorazd Hiti	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	201 lb (91 kg)	(1947-04-06)April 6, 1947 (aged 24)	N/A
-	F	Rudi Hiti	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1946-11-04)November 4, 1946 (aged 25)	Olimpija Ljubljana
-	F/D	Bogo Jan	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	161 lb (73 kg)	(1944-02-20)February 20, 1944 (aged 27)	N/A
-	D	Ivo Jan	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	159 lb (72 kg)	(1942-04-10)April 10, 1942 (aged 29)	N/A
-	G	Rudi Knez	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	198 lb (90 kg)	(1944-09-12)September 12, 1944 (aged 27)	N/A
-	D	Bojan Kumar	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	(1950-08-03)August 3, 1950 (aged 21)	Olimpija Ljubljana
-	F	Silvo Poljanšek	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	(1951-12-25)December 25, 1951 (aged 20)	N/A
-	F	Janez Puterle	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	161 lb (73 kg)	(1952-02-21)February 21, 1952 (aged 19)	N/A
-	D	Ivo Ratej	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	163 lb (74 kg)	(1941-09-11)September 11, 1941 (aged 30)	Medveščak Zagreb
-	D	Viktor Ravnik ( C )	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	205 lb (93 kg)	(1941-10-19)October 19, 1941 (aged 30)	N/A
-	F	Boris Renaud	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	168 lb (76 kg)	(1946-01-02)January 2, 1946 (aged 26)	Medveščak Zagreb
-	D	Drago Savić	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	183 lb (83 kg)	(1949-05-04)May 4, 1949 (aged 22)	N/A
-	F	Štefan Seme	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	161 lb (73 kg)	(1947-08-20)August 20, 1947 (aged 24)	Olimpija Ljubljana
-	F	Roman Smolej	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1946-09-06)September 6, 1946 (aged 25)	N/A
-	F	Viktor Tišler	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	187 lb (85 kg)	(1941-11-30)November 30, 1941 (aged 30)	Olimpija Ljubljana
-	F	Franci Žbontar	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	172 lb (78 kg)	(1952-06-12)June 12, 1952 (aged 19)	N/A

References

1. "Ice Hockey at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

Sources

• Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. ISBN   0-8362-7114-9.
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