The ice hockey team rosters at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of the following players:
Czechoslovakia Head coach: Vladimír Kostka
Assistant coach: Jaroslav Pitner No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GVladimír Dzurilla HC Slovan Bratislava2GJiří Holeček HC Košice3DJosef Horešovský TJ Sparta Praha4DOldřich Machač TJ Brno5FJaroslav Holík ASD Dukla Jihlava6DRudolf Tajcnár HC Slovan Bratislava7DFrantišek Pospíšil (C) TJ Kladno8FJiří Kochta TJ Sparta Praha9DKarel Vohralík TJ Pardubice10FVladimír Martinec TJ Pardubice11FRichard Farda TJ Brno12FBohuslav Šťastný TJ Pardubice14FVáclav Nedomanský HC Slovan Bratislava15FJosef Černý TJ Brno16FJan Havel TJ Sparta Praha18FEduard Novák TJ Kladno19DVladimír Bednář TJ Plzeň20FJiří Holík ASD Dukla Jihlava21FIvan Hlinka TJ Litvinov
Finland Head coach: Seppo Liitsola
Assistant coach: Rauli Virtanen No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GJorma Valtonen Ässät2DIlpo Koskela Jokerit3DSeppo Lindström TuTo4DJuha Rantasila HIFK5DHeikki Riihiranta HIFK6DHeikki Järn HJK7DPekka Marjamäki Tappara8FJorma Vehmanen HJK9FVeli-Pekka Ketola Ässät10FMatti Keinonen HJK11FHarri Linnonmaa HIFK12FMatti Murto HIFK13FJuhani Tamminen HJK14FLasse Oksanen (C) Ilves15FJorma Peltonen Ilves16FEsa Peltonen HJK17FSeppo Repo Karhu-Kissat18FLauri Mononen Karhu-Kissat19FTimo Turunen Jokerit20GStig Wetzell HJK
Japan Head coach: Nikolai Karpov
Assistant coach: Masami Tanabu No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam -FTakeshi Akiba Iwakura Tomakomai -FTsutomu Hanzawa Seibu Railway Team -FTakao Hikigi Oji Seishi -FTeruyasu Honma Oji Seishi -DHiroshi Hori Seibu Railway Team -FYoshio Hoshino Meiji University -FMinoru Ito Iwakura Tomakomai -FKoji Iwamoto (C) Iwakura Tomakomai -F/DIsao Kakihara Seibu Railway Team -FHideaki Kurokawa Oji Seishi -GMinoru Misawa Seibu Railway Team -DIwao Nakayama Seibu Railway Team -FToru Okajima Iwakura Tomakomai -GToshimitsu Otsubo Oji Seishi -FHideo Suzuki Seibu Railway Team -FYasushio Tanaka Seibu Railway Team -DTakashi Tsuburai Oji Seishi -FHerb Wakabayashi Seibu Railway Team -DFumio Yamazaki Seibu Railway Team
Norway Head coach: Åke Brask No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam -DRune MolbergN/A -DNils Nilsen Frisk Asker1GKåre Østensen Frisk Asker2DThor Martinsen Frisk Asker3DØivind Berg Frisk Asker4D/FTerje Steen Vålerenge5DSvein Norman Hasen Vålerenge7FBjørn Andressen Jar IL8FSteinar Bjølbakk Vålerenge10FBjørn Johansen Hasle-Løren11FMorten Sethereng Frisk Asker12DBirger Jansen Jar IL13FTom Røymark Frisk Asker14FTerje Thoen Hasle-Løren15FRoy Jansen Vålerenge16FTom Christensen Vålerenge17GThore Wålberg Frisk Asker18FArne Mikkelsen Vålerenge19FSvein Haagensen Hasle-Løren20DJan Kinder Hasle-Løren
Poland Head coach: Anatoli Yegorov
Assistant coach: Mieczysław Chmura No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GAndrzej Tkacz GKS Katowice2DLudwik Czachowski Pomorzanin Torun3FFeliks Góralczyk Baildon Katowice4D/FRobert Góralczyk Baildon Katowice5DAndrzej Szczepaniec Podhale Nowy Targ6FJózef Słowakiewicz Podhale Nowy Targ7FTadeusz Kacik Podhale Nowy Targ8FWalenty Ziętara Podhale Nowy Targ9FTadeusz Obłój Baildon Katowice10FKrzysztof Birula-Białynicki ŁKS Łódź11D/FStanisław Fryźlewicz Podhale Nowy Targ12FAdam Kopczyński ŁKS Łódź13FMarian Feter (C) Polonia Bydgoszcz14FWiesław Tokarz Podhale Nowy Targ15DJerzy Potz ŁKS Łódź16FStefan Chowaniec Podhale Nowy Targ17FJózef Batkiewicz Podhale Nowy Targ18FLeszek Tokarz Podhale Nowy Targ20GWalery Kosyl ŁKS Łódź
Soviet Union Head coach: Arkadi Chernyshyev
Assistant coach: Anatoly Tarasov, Boris Kulagin No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GAlexander Pashkov Dynamo Moskva2DVitali Davydov Dynamo Moskva3DVladimir Lutchenko CSKA Moskva4DViktor Kuzkin (C) CSKA Moskva5DAlexander Ragulin CSKA Moskva6DIgor Romishevsky CSKA Moskva7DGennady Tsygankov CSKA Moskva8DValeri Vasiliev Dynamo Moskva9FYuri Blinov CSKA Moskva10FAlexander Maltsev Dynamo Moskva11FAnatoli Firsov CSKA Moskva12FYevgeni Mishakov CSKA Moskva13FBoris Mikhailov CSKA Moskva14FYevgeni Zimin Spartak Moskva15FAlexander Yakushev Spartak Moskva16FVladimir Petrov CSKA Moskva17FValeri Kharlamov CSKA Moskva18FVladimir Vikulov CSKA Moskva19FVladimir Shadrin Spartak Moskva20GVladislav Tretiak CSKA Moskva
Sweden Head coach: Billy Harris
Assistant coach: Björn Norell No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GLeif Holmqvist AIK2GChrister Abrahamsson Leksands IF3DThommie Bergman Västra Frölunda IF4DStig Östling Brynäs IF5DBert-Ola Nordlander AIK6DThommy Abrahamsson Leksands IF7DLars-Erik Sjöberg Västra Frölunda IF8DKjell-Rune Milton Modo AIK9DKenneth Ekman Tingsryds AIF10FHåkan Wickberg Brynäs IF11FTord Lundström Brynäs IF12FStig-Göran Johansson Södertälje SK14FHans Hansson - - Mora IK15FLars-Göran Nilsson Brynäs IF16FMats Åhlberg Leksands IF17FMats Lindh Västra Frölunda IF18FBjörn Palmqvist Djurgårdens IF19FInge Hammarström Brynäs IF21FHåkan Pettersson Timrå IK23FHans Lindberg Brynäs IF
Switzerland Head coach: Gaston Pelletier
Assistant coach: Derek Holmes No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GGérald Rigolet HC La Chaux-de-Fonds2DRené Huguenin (C) HC La Chaux-de-Fonds3DPeter Aeschlimann HC Lugano4DGaston Furrer HC La Chaux-de-Fonds5DCharles Henzen HC La Chaux-de-Fonds6FRené Berra HC La Chaux-de-Fonds7FAnton Neininger HC La Chaux-de-Fonds8FJacques Pousaz HC La Chaux-de-Fonds9FFrancis Reinhard HC La Chaux-de-Fonds10FMichel Turler HC La Chaux-de-Fonds11DMarcel Sgualdo HC La Chaux-de-Fonds12FHeinz Jenni HC La Chaux-de-Fonds13F/DGuy Dubois HC La Chaux-de-Fonds14DPeter Lehmann SC Langau16FPaul Probst HC La Chaux-de-Fonds17FHans Keller Zürcher SC19FGérard Dubi Lausanne HC22GAlfio Molina HC Lugano
United States Head coach: Murray Williamson No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam -GTim Regan Boston University Terriers1GPete Sears SUNY Oswego Lakers2DJim McElmury Bemidji State Beavers3DWally Olds Minnesota Golden Gophers4DTom Mellor Boston College Eagles5DCharlie Brown Bemidji State Beavers7DBruce McIntosh Minnesota Golden Gophers8FKeith Christiansen (C)9DFrank Sanders Minnesota Golden Gophers10FHenry Boucha11FRobbie Ftorek Halifax Atlantics12FTim Cutter - - - Penn Quakers15FTim Sheehy (C)16FKevin Ahearn17F/DCraig Sarner Minnesota Golden Gophers18FRon Naslund SC Luzern19FStu Irving20DDick McGlynn21FLarry Bader Penn Quakers23DMark Howe Detroit Jr. Red Wings30GMike Curran Green Bay Bobcats
West Germany Head coach: Gerhard Kießling No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam1GAnton Kehle EV Füssen2DOtto Schneitberger Düsseldorfer EG3DJosef Völk EV Füssen4DRudolf Thanner EV Füssen5DPaul Langner VfL Bad Nauheim6DWerner Modes EV Füssen7DHeiko Antons Düsseldorfer EG8F/DKarl-Heinz Egger EV Füssen9FLorenz Funk EC Bad Tölz10DHans Rothkirch EC Bad Tölz11FAnton Hofherr SC Riessersee12FReinhold Bauer Augsburger EV14FErich Kühnhackl EV Landshut15FAlois Schloder (C) EV Landshut16DGeorg Kink Augsburger EV17D/FRainer Philipp VfL Bad Nauheim18FBernd Kuhn EV Füssen19FJohann Eimansberger EC Bad Tölz20GRainer Makatsch Düsseldorfer EG21FMartin Wild SC Riessersee
Yugoslavia Head coach: Miroslav Klůc No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam -F/DBožidar BeravsN/A -FSlavko BeravsN/A -FAlbin Felc EHC Olten -GAnton Jože Gale Olimpija Ljubljana -FGorazd HitiN/A -FRudi Hiti Olimpija Ljubljana -F/DBogo JanN/A -DIvo JanN/A -GRudi KnezN/A -DBojan Kumar Olimpija Ljubljana -FSilvo PoljanšekN/A -FJanez PuterleN/A -DIvo Ratej Medveščak Zagreb -DViktor Ravnik (C)N/A -FBoris Renaud Medveščak Zagreb -DDrago SavićN/A -FŠtefan Seme Olimpija Ljubljana -FRoman SmolejN/A -FViktor Tišler Olimpija Ljubljana -FFranci ŽbontarN/A
References
Sources
Hockey Hall Of Fame page on the 1972 Olympics