Olympic Ice Hockey Media Guide 2006 Torino International Ice Hockey Federation The XX Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006 Players named to 4th Olympics Czech Republic: Dominik Hasek, G, 1988, 1998, 2002 Robert Lang, F, 1992, 1998, 2002 Finland: Teppo Numminen, D, 1988, 1998, 2002 Photo: Al Behrman, Associated Press Teemu Selanne, F, 1992, 1998, 2002 Sami Kapanen, F, 1994, 1998, 2002 Jere Lehtinen, F, 1994, 1998, 2002 Germany: U.S. defenseman Chris Chelios Jan Benda, D/F, 1994, 1998, 2002 Stefan Ustorf, F, 1994, 1998, 2002 Italy: Lucio Topatigh, F, 1992, 1994, 1998 Russia: Darius Kasparaitis, D, 1992, 1998, 2002 Alexei Zhamnov, F,1992, 1998, 2002* Sweden: Jorgen Jonsson, F, 1994, 1998, 2002 USA: Stamp: Swedish Post, Chris Chelios, D, 1984, 1998, 2002 Photo: Gary Hershorn, Reuters Keith Tkachuk, F, 1992, 1998, 2002 *named to initial roster, but injured Did you know? Did you know? Fourteen players who were named to their Olympic rosters on December 22 will, The only time an Olympic gold medal was decided in a game winning shot barring injuries, participate in their fourth Olympic ice hockey tournament. competition (“shootout”) was in 1994 in Lillehammer. A brave Team Canada, This group of international hockey veterans is lead by 44-year old U.S. defenseman comprised mostly of minor leaguers and amateurs, held a 2 – 1 lead until 18.11 Chris Chelios who will also set another Olympic record, becoming the first to of the third period when Sweden scored a power-play goal to even it up. play in an Olympic hockey tournament 22 years after taking part in his first, Canada also had a 2-0 lead in the shootout competition, but with the score 1984 in Sarajevo. Chelios will break the previous record set by Swiss star tied 2 – 2, Peter Forsberg gave Sweden its first Olympic gold by netting the Richard "Bibi" Torriani who started his Olympic career in 1928 and finished it game winning shot on Canadian goalie Corey Hirsch (see photo above). 20 years later in 1948. Forsberg’s incredibly daring move, where he faked to the left and slid the puck Russia's Darius Kasparaitis, 33, and Alexei Zhamnov, 35, also named to their with one hand under Hirsch’s glove on the right side, is replayed as often on fourth Olympics, can become only the fourth and fifth players to win four Swedish television as Paul Henderson’s 1972 goal is shown in Canada. Olympic hockey medals after Soviet goalie Vladislav Tretiak (three gold and one The picture of the goal was eventually reproduced as a postage stamp in silver), Soviet/Russian defenseman Igor Kravchuk (two gold, one silver, one Sweden. The postal authorities got permission from Peter Forsberg, but were bronze) and Czechoslovak forward Jiri Holik (two silver, two bronze). Both declined by Corey Hirsch. The art designer had to change the goalie’s shirt Kasparaitis and Zhamnov have one gold (1992), one silver (1998) and one colour and number so Hirsch would no longer be identified. On the stamp, the bronze (2002). jersey is blue instead of red and his number 1 is changed to 11. INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION The XX Olympic Winter Games Winter The XX Olympic Torino, Italy 2006 The world governing body of ice hockey since 1908 Organizers of: IIHF World Championships Olympic Winter Games Ice Hockey Tournaments IIHF World Women Championships IIHF World (Junior) U20 Championships IIHF World U18 Championships International Ice Hockey Federation Brandschenkestrasse 50 8039 Zurich Switzerland Phone: +41-1-562 2200 Fax: +41-1-562 2229 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.iihf.com President: René Fasel General Secretary: Jan-Ake Edvinsson IIHF Turin 2006 Olympic Media Guide Editor-in-chief: Kimmo Leinonen Managing editor: Szymon Szemberg Layout: Jenny Wiedeke Statistics contributor: Birger Nordmark Production editor: Romain Golay Graphic design & print: Digital Type AG, Zurich Special thanks to: Andrew Podnieks Photo credits: IOC Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Sports Illustrated, Hockey Hall of Fame, Dave Sandford The IIHF 2006 Olympic Media Guide is published by the PR & Marketing Department of the International Ice Hockey Federation in Zurich. This publication is provided as a reference document and may be used only for personal or editorial purposes. Any commercial use or reproduction of contents or photographs is prohibited without the consent of the IIHF. 3 IIHF Olympic Media Guide Contents Foreword, René Fasel, IIHF President 6 Foreword, Jacques Rogge, IOC President 7 Ice Hockey Directorate in Torino 8 IIHF Staff in Torino 10 IIHF Council 11 IIHF Hotels in Torino 12 IIHF Medical and Referee Supervisors 13 Olympic on-ice officials 14 Player entry protocol 20 Competition format 20 Tie breaking formula & overtime precedure 21 Game winning shots (shootoout) procedure 22 Video goal judge procedure 23 IIHF Eligibility Regulations 23 International vs. NHL rules comparison 24 Torino 2006 Information Game schedule, men’s tournament 26 Game schedule, women’s tournament 27 Practice schedule, men 28 Practice schedule, women 31 Ice hockey venues, Palasport Olympico 34 Ice hockey venues, Torino Esposizioni 36 Olympic Qualification System, men 38 The XX Olympic Winter Games Winter The XX Olympic Torino, Italy 2006 Olympic Qualification System, women 39 IIHF World Ranking System 40 Map of Torino & Ice Hockey Venues 42 Media Specific Information Palasport Media Information 44 Esposizioni Media Information 45 Media Access Guidelines 46 Olympic History All-time Olympic Medallists 49 Antwerp, 1920 50 Chamonix, 1924 54 St. Moritz 1928 58 Lake Placid 1932 62 Garmisch-P. 1936 66 St. Moritz 1948 70 Oslo 1952 74 Cortina D’A. 1956 78 Squaw Valley 1960 82 Innsbruck 1964 86 Grenoble 1968 90 Sapporo 1972 94 Innsbruck 1976 98 Lake Placid 1980 102 Sarajevo 1984 106 Calgary 1988 110 Albertville 1992 116 Lillehammer 1994 122 Nagano 1998 128 Salt Lake City, 2002 136 4 IIHF Olympic Media Guide The Triple Gold Club – Hockey’s exclusive company 144 Games Winter The XX Olympic Torino, Italy 2006 Overtime in IIHF major tournaments 146 Previous Olympic participation and placement 148 Ice Hockey medals by nation 149 Women with two Olympic medals 150 Olympic multi-medallists, men 151 Individual Olympic hockey records 152 Team Olympic hockey records 154 Youngest & Oldest in Olympic hockey 156 Most National team games 157 European Stanley Cup winners 158 Team Information Canada, men 160 Czech Republic, men 161 Finland, men 162 Germany, men 163 Italy, men 164 Kazakhstan, men 165 Latvia, men 166 Russia, men 167 Slovakia, men 168 Sweden, men 169 Switzerland, men 170 United States, men 171 Canada, women 172 Finland, women 173 Germany, women 174 Italy, women 175 Russia, women 176 Sweden, women 177 Switzerland, women 178 United States, women 179 2006 Olympic Winter Games medals 180 Medical Glossary 181 IOC/WADA Anti-Doping Protocol 185 2006 IIHF World Championship Schedule 186 Did you know? The Salt Lake City 2002 broadcast was the most successful in Olympic Winter Games history. n 2.1 millard (billion) viewers in 160 countries n 13.1 millard (billion) viewer hours n Coverage double that of the 1998 Nagano Games The Ice Hockey tournament sold 95.3% of all available tickets. There were 379,403 tickets available for ice hockey games and 361,724 were sold, which made ice hockey the most watched sport in Salt Lake. CBC’s coverage of the men’s gold medal game achieved Canada’s all-time high television rating of 36.A peak audience of 10.5 million viewers was the all-time highest television audience for a single program in Canada. 5 IIHF Olympic Media Guide René Fasel President, International Ice Hockey Federation The Olympic ice hockey tournaments have an inner strength that goes beyond individual participation. Heroes are made in the Olympics, regardless of what merit you bring with you coming into the games and regardless of how your career looked afterwards. The Herb Brooks-led group of collegians was virtually unknown when they arrived in Lake Placid 26 years ago and none of the 1980 gold medalists ever became superstars, but their careers will always be measured by what they accomplished in the Olympics. Twenty-two years later that very team was bestowed the highest honor, lighting the Olympic torch in Salt Lake City 2002. Olympic heroes don’t become bigger than Peter Forsberg in Lillehammer 1994 and Olympic miseries don’t get any deeper than Paul Kariya’s in the same Gold Medal Game between Sweden and Canada. While Forsberg executed his penalty shot into immortality, Kariya’s subsequent attempt was thwarted and Sweden won its first ever Olympic hockey gold. The XX Olympic Winter Games Winter The XX Olympic Torino, Italy 2006 Canadians from coast to coast were dancing in the streets in 2002 as their women’s and men’s teams won, stopping a 50-year gold medal draught. Whether you win or lose, you have to wait four years to get another shot at the biggest prize in sport. The hockey tournament at the Salt Lake City Olympics four years ago was a eye opener for a vast sports audience in North America and the world. “The best hockey ever displayed” was exposed to 2.1 billion viewers in 160 countries as the coverage doubled from Nagano 1998. As international hockey and the NHL have joined forces in stricter rules enforcement to promote the skillful players and the finer parts of our game, we have another historic opportunity to showcase hockey as the fastest and most skill-filled team game in the world. This Olympic Media Guide reflects the wonderful and rich history of the oldest winter Olympic team sport, dating back to Antwerp in 1920. It is designed to help media with both historic and current references as you cover the XX Olympic Winter Games.