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1956 - VII Olympic Winter Games
Photos supplied and used by permission from USA Hockey
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy January 26 - February 4, 1956
| # | Name | Hometown | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Wendell Anderson | St. Paul, Minn. | Univ. of Minnesota |
| 10 | F.W. Burtnett | Cambridge, Mass. | Boston College |
| 12 | Eugene Campbell - C | Minneapolis, Minn. | Univ. of Minnesota |
| 18 | Gordon Christian | Warroad, Minn. | Univ. of N. Dakota |
| 9 | William Cleary | Cambridge, Mass. | Harvard Univ. |
| 6 | Dick Dougherty | International Falls, Minn. | Univ. of Minnesota |
| 1 | Willard Ikola | Eveleth, Minn. | Univ. of Michigan |
| 4 | John Matchefts | Eveleth, Minn. | Univ. of Michigan |
| 8 | John Mayasich | Eveleth, Minn. | Univ. of Minnesota |
| 2 | Dan McKinnon | Williams, Minn. | Univ. of N. Dakota |
| 5 | Richard Meredith | Minneapolis, Minn. | Univ. of Minnesota |
| Francis O’Grady | Stoneham, Mass. | Boston College | |
| 14 | Weldon Olson | Marquette, Mich. | Michigan State Univ. |
| 15 | Jack Petroske | Hibbing, Minn. | Univ. of Minnesota |
| 7 | Kenneth Purpur | Grand Forks, N.D. | Univ. of N. Dakota |
| 1 | Donald Rigazio | Cambridge, Mass. | Cambridge |
| 17 | Dick Rodenhiser | Malden, Mass. | Boston Univ. |
| 3 | Ed Sampson | International Falls, Minn. | Ft. Frances Canadians |
VII Winter Olympics Logo
FINAL STANDINGS
GOLD: Soviet Union
SILVER: United States
BRONZE: Canada
U.S.A. Record
2nd (5-2-0)
RESULTS
Czechoslovakia 4
USA 3
USA 4
Poland 0
USA 7
Germany 2
USA 4
Canada 1
USA 6
Sweden 1
Soviet Union 4
USA 0
USA 9
Czechoslovakia 4
1956 U.S. Pre-Olympic Logo - Duluth Curling Club
Robert Ridder
Manager - St. Paul, MN
John Mariucci
Coach - Eveleth, MN
Ben Bertini
Trainer - Lexington, MA
Extremely RARE footage (no sound) of USA warm-ups, and behind the scenes footage of Italy. (Footage digitized from reel-to-reel from Walter Bush Jr. personal archives)
