Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics

The 1952 Olympic tournament, also the 1952 World Championship, “Category A,” was open to all teams assigned by the IIHF to Category A for 1952. This was the first Olympic tournament with any type of qualification procedure.

For the purpose of maximizing fan interest and minimizing lopsided games, the IIHF announced in September 1950 a new system to separate teams into Categories A and B for the World Championships, starting in 1951. If not otherwise qualified, the Olympic host nation was guaranteed assignment to Category A for 1951 and 1952.

Teams were assigned to Category A for 1951 that

• Earned a minimum of three points at both the 1949 and 1950 World Championships.
• Earned a minimum of three points at either the 1949 or 1950 World Championships and did not play in the other.
• Did not play at the 1949 and 1950 World Championships, but were selected at IIHF discretion upon entering the 1951 World Championship.

All other teams that played at any of the World Championships from 1949 to 1951 were assigned to Category B for 1951. Because of a rule that required a team to win two consecutive Category B tournaments to earn promotion to Category A, all of these 1951 Category B teams were eliminated from Olympic qualification.

Teams were assigned to Category A for 1952 that

• Earned a minimum of two points at the 1951 World Championship, Category A.
• Earned entry into the 1951 World Championship, Category A, but did not play.
• Did not play at the 1949, 1950 or 1951 World Championships, but were selected at IIHF discretion upon entering the 1952 World Championship.

Teams were assigned to Category B for 1952 that

• Were assigned to Category B for 1951.
• Earned less than two points at the 1951 World Championship, Category A.
• Did not play at the 1949, 1950 and 1951 World Championships and were not selected for Category A at IIHF discretion upon entering the 1952 World Championship.{{cite book |last1=Gordon |first1=David S. |last2=Harris |first2=Martin C. |title=Lion in Winter: A Complete Record of Great Britain at the Olympic, World and European Ice Hockey Championships 1910-1981 |page=275}}

Great Britain qualified for the 1952 Olympic tournament according to this procedure, but announced they would not play in late 1951, and instead requested entry into the Category B tournament. They planned to enter a team composed of English players only and did not expect them to be competitive at the Olympics.{{cite book |last1=Gordon |first1=David S. |last2=Harris |first2=Martin C. |title=Lion in Winter: A Complete Record of Great Britain at the Olympic, World and European Ice Hockey Championships 1910-1981 |page=299}}

{{see also|Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Rosters}}

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An additional game was played between Sweden and Czechoslovakia because they finished tied for a medal place on points (12) and goal difference (+29).

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Played in Liege 15–22 March 1952. British manager Johnny Murray won with a roster composed entirely with English players; no Scots or Canadians.[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/JO1952.htm Summary]

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Team Germany was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 27 years and 10 months. Team Norway was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 23 years and 9 months. Gold medalists Canada averaged 26 years and 5 months. Tournament average was 25 years and 8 months.{{cite web |title=Team Canada - Olympics - Oslo 1952 - Player Stats |url=https://www.quanthockey.com/olympics/en/teams/team-canada-players-1952-olympics-stats.html |website=QuantHockey |access-date=23 April 2020 |language=en}}

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• {{cite book |last=Duplacey |first=James |title=Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League |year=1998 |publisher=Total Sports |isbn=0-8362-7114-9 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/498 498–528] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/498 }}
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• {{Cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement|last1=Findling|first1=John E.|last2=Pelle|first2=Kimberly D.|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|location=Westport, United States|year=1996|url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio00find|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio00find/page/258 258]|quote=1956 winter olympics.|isbn=0-313-28477-6| access-date=25 July 2011 }}
• {{Cite book|title=Armed Forces Talk|publisher=US War Department|year=1952}}

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