Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Gold Medal Winners: Complete List of Every Champion, Since 1920

Olympic Men's Hockey Gold Medal Winners: Complete List of Every ChampionMen's ice hockey has been a core Winter Olympics sport since the inaugural Games in 1920 (Antwerp, as a summer event) and every Winter Olympics since 1924.

The tournament features the world's top nations, with NHL players participating in most modern editions (except 2018 and 2022 due to various reasons; they return for Milano Cortina 2026).As of February 11, 2026, the Milano Cortina Games are underway, with Canada favored to reclaim gold thanks to its loaded NHL roster. Team USA, led by captain Auston Matthews, is a strong contender and seeks its first gold since the legendary 1980 "Miracle on Ice" victory.

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Here is the complete list of every men's Ice hockey gold medal winner by year:

2026 (Milano Cortina):

2022 (Beijing): Finland

2018 (PyeongChang): Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)

2014 (Sochi): Canada

2010 (Vancouver): Canada

2006 (Turin): Sweden

2002 (Salt Lake City): Canada

1998 (Nagano): Czech Republic

1994 (Lillehammer): Sweden

1992 (Albertville): Unified Team (post-Soviet Union)

1988 (Calgary): Soviet Union

1984 (Sarajevo): Soviet Union

1980 (Lake Placid): United States ("Miracle on Ice" – amateurs beat Soviet Union, then Finland)

1976 (Innsbruck): Soviet Union

1972 (Sapporo): Soviet Union

1968 (Grenoble): Soviet Union

1964 (Innsbruck): Soviet Union

1960 (Squaw Valley): United States

1956 (Cortina d'Ampezzo): Soviet Union

1952 (Oslo): Canada

1948 (St. Moritz): Canada

1936 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen): Great Britain

1932 (Lake Placid): Canada

1928 (St. Moritz): Canada

1924 (Chamonix): Canada

1920 (Antwerp, Summer Olympics): Canada

Key Notes on Olympic Hockey History

Canada holds the most golds with 9 (all pre-1956 plus 2002, 2010, 2014).

Soviet Union / Successors lead the modern era with 7 golds (1956–1988, plus Unified Team in 1992 and OAR in 2018).

United States has 2 golds (1960 and the iconic 1980 Miracle on Ice).

Other nations: Sweden (2), Finland (1), Czech Republic (1), Great Britain (1).

No team has won back-to-back golds since Canada's three-peat (1920–1932) until recent decades saw repeats (Canada 2010–2014).

Finland is the defending champion (2022), beating Russia in the final.

For 2026, the men's tournament runs through February 22, with NHL stars back in action. Canada faces tough competition from USA, Finland, Sweden, and others in what promises to be a high-stakes quest for gold.Stay tuned to Olympics.com, IIHF.com, or NHL.com for live updates from Milano Cortina. Hockey fans in Pakistan can often stream via Olympic Channel or local broadcasters—check your TV guide!

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