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1972 - XI Olympic Winter Games


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Sapporo, Japan February 4 - 13, 1972

# Name Position Hometown Team
16 Kevin Ahearn  F Milton, Mass.  Boston College
21 Larry Bader  F Hopkins, Minn.  Univ. of Pennsylvania
10 Henry Boucha  F Warroad, Minn.  Winnipeg Jr. Jets
5 Charles Brown  D Minneapolis, Minn.  Bemidji State Univ. 
8 Keith Christiansen F International Falls, Minn.  Univ. of Minn.-Duluth 
30 Mike Curran  G International Falls, Minn.  Univ. of N. Dakota
6 Rob Ftorek  F Needham, Mass. Needham HS
23 Mark Howe  F Detroit, Mich.  Detroit Wings
19 Stu Irving  F Beverly, Mass. Beverly High School
2 James McElmury  D St. Paul, Minn.  Bemidji State Univ.
20 Dick McGlynn  D Medford, Mass.  Colgate Univ. 
7 Bruce McIntosh  D Edina, Minn.  Univ. of Minnesota
4 Tom Mellor  D Cranston, R.I.  Boston College 
16 Ron Naslund  F Minneapolis, Minn.  Denver Univ.
3 Wally Olds  D Baudette, Minn.  Univ. of Minnesota 
Tim Regan  G Providence, R.I.  Boston Univ.
9 Frank Sanders  D North St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota 
17 Craig Sarner  F North St. Paul, Minn. Univ. of Minnesota
1 Peter Sears  G Lake Placid, N.Y.  Oswego State Univ. 
15 Tim Sheehy - C  F International Falls, Minn.  Boston College 

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FINAL STANDINGS

GOLD: Soviet Union
SILVER: United States
BRONZE: Czechoslovakia

U.S.A. Record

2nd (4-2-0)

RESULTS

USA 5
Switzerland 3

Sweden 5
USA 1

USA 5
Czechoslovakia 1

Soviet Union 7
USA 2

USA 4
Finland 1

USA 6
Poland 1


Hal Trumble

Hal Trumble

Manager - Excelsior, MN

Murray Williamson

Murray Williamson

Coach - Edina, MN

Dr. V.G. Nagobads

Dr. V.G. Nagobads

Physician - Edina, MN

Bud Kessel

Bud Kessel

Trainer - St. Paul, MN

Robert Fleming

Robert Fleming

Olympic Chairman