Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Rosters

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics

The ice hockey team rosters at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of the following players:[1]

Austria

Head coach: Udo Holfeld

Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
F Adolf Hafner - - (1926-01-05)January 5, 1926 (aged 30) N/A
F Wolfgang Jöchl - - (1930-05-10)May 10, 1930 (aged 25) N/A
D Hermann Knoll 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) - (1931-12-10)December 10, 1931 (aged 24) Austria EK Engelmann Wien
F Kurt Kurz - - (1927-09-30)September 30, 1927 (aged 28) N/A
D Hans Mössmer - - (1932-03-22)March 22, 1932 (aged 23) N/A
G Robert Nusser - - (1911-04-15)April 15, 1911 (aged 44) N/A
D Franz Potucek - - (1927-05-28)May 28, 1927 (aged 28) N/A
G Alfred Püls 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 168 lb (76 kg) (1933-08-12)August 12, 1933 (aged 22) N/A
D Hans Scarsini - - (1924-10-03)October 3, 1924 (aged 31) N/A
F Wilhelm Schmid - - (1921-03-30)March 30, 1921 (aged 34) N/A
F Max Singewald - - (1933-02-04)February 4, 1933 (aged 22) N/A
F Fritz Spielmann - - (1933-03-26)March 26, 1933 (aged 22) N/A
F Gerhard Springer - - (1927-02-06)February 6, 1927 (aged 28) N/A
F Conny Staudinger - - (1927-07-15)July 15, 1927 (aged 28) N/A
F Hans Wagner - - (1923-01-22)January 22, 1923 (aged 33) N/A
F Walter Znenahlik - - (1935-01-02)January 2, 1935 (aged 21) N/A
D Hans Zollner 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 176 lb (80 kg) (1929-11-14)November 14, 1929 (aged 26) N/A

Canada

Head coach: Bobby Bauer

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Denis Brodeur 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 154 lb (70 kg) (1930-10-12)October 12, 1930 (aged 25) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
1 G Keith Woodall - - (1926-08-04)August 4, 1926 (aged 29) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
2 D Byrle Klinck 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 209 lb (95 kg) (1934-06-20)June 20, 1934 (aged 21) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
3 F Floyd Martin 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 209 lb (95 kg) (1929-06-26)June 26, 1929 (aged 26) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
4 D Howie Lee 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 176 lb (80 kg) (1929-10-13)October 13, 1929 (aged 26) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
5 D Art Hurst 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 174 lb (79 kg) (1923-05-02)May 2, 1923 (aged 32) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
8 F Gerry Théberge 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 159 lb (72 kg) (1930-12-18)December 18, 1930 (aged 25) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
9 F Paul Knox 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 154 lb (70 kg) (1933-11-23)November 23, 1933 (aged 22) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
10 F Bill Colvin 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 165 lb (75 kg) (1934-12-03)December 3, 1934 (aged 21) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
12 F Jack McKenzie (C) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) (1922-07-30)July 30, 1922 (aged 33) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
14 D Donald Rope 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 154 lb (70 kg) (1929-02-02)February 2, 1929 (aged 26) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
15 F George Scholes 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) (1928-11-24)November 24, 1928 (aged 27) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
16 F Buddy Horne 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 174 lb (79 kg) (1933-10-04)October 4, 1933 (aged 22) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
17 F Ken Laufman 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 159 lb (72 kg) (1932-01-30)January 30, 1932 (aged 23) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
18 F Charlie Brooker 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 183 lb (83 kg) (1932-02-23)February 23, 1932 (aged 23) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
19 F Bob White 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 183 lb (83 kg) (1935-07-22)July 22, 1935 (aged 20) Canada Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen

Czechoslovakia

Head coach: Vladimír Bouzek

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Jan Vodička - - (1932-04-13)April 13, 1932 (aged 23) Czechoslovakia Tankista Praha
2 D Karel Gut (C) - - (1927-09-16)September 16, 1927 (aged 28) Czechoslovakia TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo
3 D Václav Bubník - - (1926-01-01)January 1, 1926 (aged 30) Czechoslovakia Baník VŽKG
4 D Jan Kasper 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 176 lb (80 kg) (1932-09-21)September 21, 1932 (aged 23) Czechoslovakia TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
5 F Slavomír Bartoň 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 181 lb (82 kg) (1926-01-12)January 12, 1926 (aged 30) Czechoslovakia TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
6 F Bronislav Danda 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 165 lb (75 kg) (1930-01-10)January 10, 1930 (aged 26) Czechoslovakia TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
7 F Zdeněk Návrat 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 159 lb (72 kg) (1931-05-25)May 25, 1931 (aged 24) Czechoslovakia TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
8 F Bohumil Prošek 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 161 lb (73 kg) (1931-03-26)March 26, 1931 (aged 24) Czechoslovakia TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
9 F František Vaněk 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 154 lb (70 kg) (1931-12-03)December 3, 1931 (aged 24) Czechoslovakia TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
10 D Stanislav Bacílek - - (1929-11-13)November 13, 1929 (aged 26) Czechoslovakia DSO Baník Kladno
11 F Václav Pantůček 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 168 lb (76 kg) (1934-11-24)November 24, 1934 (aged 21) Czechoslovakia TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo
12 F Vlastimil Bubník 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 154 lb (70 kg) (1931-03-18)March 18, 1931 (aged 24) Czechoslovakia TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno
13 D Jaromír Bünter - - (1930-04-03)April 3, 1930 (aged 25) Czechoslovakia Tankista Praha
14 F Miroslav Klůc - - (1922-12-01)December 1, 1922 (aged 33) Czechoslovakia TJ Banik Chomutov ZJF
15 F Vladimír Zábrodský - - (1923-03-07)March 7, 1923 (aged 32) Czechoslovakia TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo
16 F Otto Cimrman - - (1925-05-01)May 1, 1925 (aged 30) Czechoslovakia TJ Banik Chomutov ZJF
17 G Ján Jendek - - (1931-07-05)July 5, 1931 (aged 24) Czechoslovakia HC Slovan Bratislava

Germany

Head coach: Canada Frank Trottier

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Alfred Hoffmann - - (1914-12-20)December 20, 1914 (aged 41) West Germany SC Riessersee
1 G Ulli Jansen 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 168 lb (76 kg) (1931-06-05)June 5, 1931 (aged 24) West Germany Krefelder EV 1936
2 D Toni Biersack - - (1927-07-14)July 14, 1927 (aged 28) West Germany SC Riessersee
3 F/D Bruno Guttowski - - (1924-11-08)November 8, 1924 (aged 31) West Germany Mannheimer ERC
4 D Martin Beck - - (1933-10-25)October 25, 1933 (aged 22) West Germany EV Füssen
5 D Paul Ambros 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 168 lb (76 kg) (1933-06-22)June 22, 1933 (aged 22) West Germany EV Füssen
6 F Kurt Sepp - - (1935-09-14)September 14, 1935 (aged 20) West Germany EV Füssen
7 F Markus Egen (C) - - (1927-09-14)September 14, 1927 (aged 28) West Germany EV Füssen
8 F Ernst Trautwein - - (1936-04-08)April 8, 1936 (aged 19) West Germany EV Füssen
9 F Rudolf Pittrich - - (1935-06-19)June 19, 1935 (aged 20) West Germany SC Riessersee
10 F/D Hans Huber - - (1929-12-10)December 10, 1929 (aged 26) West Germany SC Riessersee
11 F Arthur Endreß - - (1932-02-06)February 6, 1932 (aged 23) West Germany SC Riessersee
12 F Reiner Kossmann - - (1927-05-01)May 1, 1927 (aged 28) West Germany KTSV Preussen Krefeld
14 F Hans Rampf - - (1931-02-02)February 2, 1931 (aged 24) West Germany EC Bad Tölz
15 F Martin Zach - - (1933-01-04)January 4, 1933 (aged 23) West Germany EC Bad Tölz
16 D Karl Bierschel - - (1932-03-01)March 1, 1932 (aged 23) West Germany Krefelder EV 1936
17 F/D Günter Jochems - - (1928-11-05)November 5, 1928 (aged 27) West Germany Krefelder EV 1936

Italy

Head coach: Switzerland Bibi Torriani

Pos. Name Birthdate Team
F Giancarlo Agazzi (1932-08-22)August 22, 1932 (aged 23) N/A
D Reno Alberton (1936-03-30)March 30, 1936 (aged 19) N/A
D Mario Bedogni (C) (1923-11-22)November 22, 1923 (aged 32) N/A
G Vittorio Bolla (1931-01-12)January 12, 1931 (aged 25) N/A
F Giampiero Branduardi (1936-08-28)August 28, 1936 (aged 19) N/A
F Ernesto Crotti (1936-07-18)July 18, 1936 (aged 19) N/A
D Gianfranco Da Rin (1935-06-15)June 15, 1935 (aged 20) N/A
F/D Aldo Federici (1920-09-06)September 6, 1920 (aged 35) N/A
G Giuliano Ferraris (1935-02-16)February 16, 1935 (aged 20) N/A
F Giovanni Furlani (1936-09-04)September 4, 1936 (aged 19) N/A
F Francesco Macchietto (1932-07-31)July 31, 1932 (aged 23) N/A
F Aldo Maniacco (1934-11-04)November 4, 1934 (aged 21) N/A
D Carlo Montemurro (1934-04-18)April 18, 1934 (aged 21) N/A
F Giulio Oberhammer (1935-12-14)December 14, 1935 (aged 20) N/A
F Bernardo Tomei (1933-09-10)September 10, 1933 (aged 22) N/A
F/D Carmine Tucci (1933-12-27)December 27, 1933 (aged 22) N/A

Poland

Coaches: Mieczysław Palus, Wladysław Wiro-Kiro

Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
D Henryk Bromowicz - - (1924-02-22)February 22, 1924 (aged 31) Poland CWKS Warszawa
F Kazimierz Bryniarski 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 154 lb (70 kg) (1934-10-11)October 11, 1934 (aged 21) Poland Podhale Nowy Targ
D Mieczysław Chmura 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 161 lb (73 kg) (1934-01-01)January 1, 1934 (aged 22) Poland Podhale Nowy Targ
D Kazimierz Chodakowski - - (1929-06-20)June 20, 1929 (aged 26) Poland CWKS Warszawa
F Rudolf Czech - - (1930-09-15)September 15, 1930 (aged 25) Poland CWKS Warszawa
F Bronisław Gosztyła 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) 154 lb (70 kg) (1935-10-11)October 11, 1935 (aged 20) Poland CWKS Warszawa
F/D Marian Herda - - (1933-10-01)October 1, 1933 (aged 22) Poland Gwardia Katowice
F/D Szymon Janiczko - - (1930-01-09)January 9, 1930 (aged 26) Poland CWKS Warszawa
G Edward Kocząb 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 141 lb (64 kg) (1928-08-02)August 2, 1928 (aged 27) Poland CWKS Warszawa
F Józef Kurek (C) 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 163 lb (74 kg) (1933-01-02)January 2, 1933 (aged 23) Poland CWKS Warszawa
F Zdzisław Nowak (C) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 159 lb (72 kg) (1928-02-25)February 25, 1928 (aged 27) Poland KTH Krynica
D Stanisław Olczyk 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 152 lb (69 kg) (1932-10-15)October 15, 1932 (aged 23) Poland CWKS Warszawa
G Władysław Pabisz 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 148 lb (67 kg) (1931-01-05)January 5, 1931 (aged 25) Poland KTH Krynica
F Hilary Skarżyński - - (1925-06-18)June 18, 1925 (aged 30) Poland Gornick 1920 Katowice
F Adolf Wróbel - - (1932-10-19)October 19, 1932 (aged 23) Poland CWKS Warszawa
F Alfred Wróbel - - (1927-11-29)November 29, 1927 (aged 28) Poland Gornick 1920 Katowice
D/F Janusz Zawadzki - - (1931-04-27)April 27, 1931 (aged 24) Poland Gornick 1920 Katowice

Soviet Union

Head coach: Arkady Chernyshev

Assistant coach: Vladimir Yegorov [ru]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Nikolai Puchkov 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 181 lb (82 kg) (1930-01-30)January 30, 1930 (aged 25) Soviet Union CSK MO Moskva
2 D Alfred Kuchevsky 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 174 lb (79 kg) (1931-05-07)May 7, 1931 (aged 24) Soviet Union Krylia Sovetov Moskva
3 D Nikolai Sologubov 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 176 lb (80 kg) (1924-08-08)August 8, 1924 (aged 31) Soviet Union CSK MO Moskva
4 D Ivan Tregubov 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 183 lb (83 kg) (1930-01-19)January 19, 1930 (aged 26) Soviet Union CSK MO Moskva
5 D Dmitri Ukolov 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) (1929-10-23)October 23, 1929 (aged 26) Soviet Union CSK MO Moskva
6 D Genrikh Sidorenkov 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) (1931-08-11)August 11, 1931 (aged 24) Soviet Union CSK MO Moskva
7 F Yevgeni Babich 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 161 lb (73 kg) (1921-01-07)January 7, 1921 (aged 35) Soviet Union CSK MO Moskva
8 F Viktor Shuvalov 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) (1923-12-15)December 15, 1923 (aged 32) Soviet Union CSK MO Moskva
9 F Vsevolod Bobrov (C) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 172 lb (78 kg) (1922-12-01)December 1, 1922 (aged 33) Soviet Union CSK MO Moskva
10 F Valentin Kuzin 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 174 lb (79 kg) (1926-09-23)September 23, 1926 (aged 29) Soviet Union Dynamo Moskva
11 F Alexander Uvarov 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 161 lb (73 kg) (1922-03-20)March 20, 1922 (aged 33) Soviet Union Dynamo Moskva
12 F Nikolai Khlystov 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 143 lb (65 kg) (1932-11-10)November 10, 1932 (aged 23) Soviet Union Krylia Sovetov Moskva
13 F Yuri Pantyukhov 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 165 lb (75 kg) (1931-03-15)March 15, 1931 (aged 24) Soviet Union CSK MO Moskva
14 F Alexei Guryshev 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 181 lb (82 kg) (1925-03-14)March 14, 1925 (aged 30) Soviet Union Krylia Sovetov Moskva
15 F Yuri Krylov - - (1930-03-11)March 11, 1930 (aged 25) Soviet Union Dynamo Moskva
16 F Viktor Nikiforov 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 187 lb (85 kg) (1931-12-04)December 4, 1931 (aged 24) Soviet Union Dynamo Moskva
17 G Grigori Mkrtychan - - (1925-01-03)January 3, 1925 (aged 31) Soviet Union CSK MO Moskva

Sweden

Head coach: Folke Jansson

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Lars Svensson - - (1926-06-30)June 30, 1926 (aged 29) Sweden Hammarby IF
2 D Bertz Zetterberg - - (1930-11-23)November 23, 1930 (aged 25) N/A
3 D Lasse Björn (C) 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 227 lb (103 kg) (1931-12-16)December 16, 1931 (aged 24) Sweden Djurgårdens IF
4 D Åke Lassas - - (1924-08-21)August 21, 1924 (aged 31) Sweden Leksands IF
5 D Vilgot Larsson - - (1932-05-03)May 3, 1932 (aged 23) Sweden Leksands IF
6 D Holger Nurmela (C) - - (1920-10-28)October 28, 1920 (aged 35) Sweden Hammarby IF
7 F Sven Tumba 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) (1931-08-27)August 27, 1931 (aged 24) Sweden Djurgårdens IF
8 F Sigurd Bröms - - (1932-01-10)January 10, 1932 (aged 24) Sweden Leksands IF
9 F Hans Öberg - - (1926-11-21)November 21, 1926 (aged 29) Sweden Gävle GIK
10 F/D Ronald Pettersson 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 181 lb (82 kg) (1935-04-16)April 16, 1935 (aged 20) Sweden Södertälje SK
11 F Nils Nilsson - - (1936-03-08)March 8, 1936 (aged 19) Sweden IK Göta
12 F Lars-Eric Lundvall 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 172 lb (78 kg) (1934-04-03)April 3, 1934 (aged 21) Sweden Södertälje SK
13 F Stig Andersson-Tvilling - - (1928-07-15)July 15, 1928 (aged 27) Sweden Djurgårdens IF
14 F Hans Andersson-Tvilling - - (1928-07-15)July 15, 1928 (aged 27) Sweden Djurgårdens IF
15 F Stig Carlsson - - (1924-01-17)January 17, 1924 (aged 32) Sweden Södertälje SK
16 D Ove Malmberg - - (1933-05-17)May 17, 1933 (aged 22) Sweden IK Göta
17 G Yngve Casslind - - (1932-06-28)June 28, 1932 (aged 23) Sweden IK Göta

Switzerland

Head coach: Heinrich Boller

Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
F Bernhard Bagnoud - - (1932-02-10)February 10, 1932 (aged 23) Switzerland HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
F Franz Berry 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 172 lb (78 kg) (1938-11-21)November 21, 1938 (aged 17) Switzerland HC Davos
G Christian Conrad - - (1931-11-17)November 17, 1931 (aged 24) Switzerland HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
F Rätus Frei - - (1932-09-08)September 8, 1932 (aged 23) Switzerland Zürcher SC
D Émile Golaz - - (1927-09-21)September 21, 1927 (aged 28) Switzerland HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters
D Emil Handschin (C) - - (1928-03-19)March 19, 1928 (aged 27) Switzerland EHC Basel
D Paul Hofer 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 194 lb (88 kg) (1928-11-19)November 19, 1928 (aged 27) Switzerland EHC Basel
D Rudolf Keller - - (1925-10-06)October 6, 1925 (aged 30) Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zürich
F Walter Keller - - (1933-10-26)October 26, 1933 (aged 22) Switzerland HC Davos
F Fritz Naef - - (1934-06-05)June 5, 1934 (aged 21) Switzerland Lausanne HC
F Hans Ott - - (1930-02-28)February 28, 1930 (aged 25) Switzerland SC Bern
F/D Hans Pappa - - (1936-07-26)July 26, 1936 (aged 19) Switzerland HC Davos
D Kurt Peter - - (1934-05-29)May 29, 1934 (aged 21) N/A
D Georg Riesch - - (1933-02-26)February 26, 1933 (aged 22) Switzerland Zürcher SC
G Martin Riesen - - (1926-07-08)July 8, 1926 (aged 29) Switzerland HC Davos
F Otto Schläpfer - - (1931-03-11)March 11, 1931 (aged 24) Switzerland Zürcher SC
D Sepp Weingärtner - - (1932-04-19)April 19, 1932 (aged 23) Switzerland HC Davos

United States

Head coach: John Mariucci

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Willard Ikola 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 146 lb (66 kg) (1932-07-28)July 28, 1932 (aged 23) N/A
1 G Don Rigazio - - (1934-07-03)July 3, 1934 (aged 21) N/A
2 F Dan McKinnon 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 209 lb (95 kg) (1922-04-21)April 21, 1922 (aged 33) N/A
3 D Ed Sampson 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) (1921-12-23)December 23, 1921 (aged 34) N/A
4 F John Matchefts 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 150 lb (68 kg) (1931-06-18)June 18, 1931 (aged 24) N/A
5 F Dick Meredith 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 150 lb (68 kg) (1932-12-22)December 22, 1932 (aged 23) N/A
6 F Dick Dougherty 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) (1932-08-05)August 5, 1932 (aged 23) N/A
7 F Ken Purpur 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 141 lb (64 kg) (1932-03-01)March 1, 1932 (aged 23) N/A
8 F/D John Mayasich 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 216 lb (98 kg) (1933-05-22)May 22, 1933 (aged 22) N/A
9 F Bill Cleary 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 174 lb (79 kg) (1934-08-19)August 19, 1934 (aged 21) N/A
10 F Wellington Burtnett 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 187 lb (85 kg) (1930-08-26)August 26, 1930 (aged 25) N/A
11 D Wendell Anderson 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) (1933-02-01)February 1, 1933 (aged 22) N/A
12 F Gene Campbell (C) - - (1932-08-17)August 17, 1932 (aged 23) N/A
14 F Weldon Olson 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 161 lb (73 kg) (1932-11-12)November 12, 1932 (aged 23) N/A
15 D John Petroske 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) (1934-08-06)August 6, 1934 (aged 21) United States Minnesota Golden Gophers
17 F Dick Rodenhiser - - (1932-10-17)October 17, 1932 (aged 23) N/A
18 F Gordy Christian 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 165 lb (75 kg) (1927-11-21)November 21, 1927 (aged 28) N/A

References

  1. ^ "Elite Prospects - Olympic Games (OG)". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-11-08.

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