Tournament details | |
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Host country | Norway |
Venue(s) | Fjellhallen Håkons Hall (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 12–27 February |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Sweden (1st title) |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place | Finland |
Fourth place | Russia |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 46 |
Goals scored | 308 (6.7 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Žigmund Pálffy (10 points) |
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, was the 18th Olympic Championship. Sweden won its first gold medal, becoming the sixth nation to ever win Olympic ice hockey gold. The tournament, held from 12 February to 27 February, was played at the Fjellhallen in Gjøvik and the Håkons Hall in Lillehammer. There was no women's tournament at the Olympics until 1998.[1]