Although the National Hockey League pulled out of allowing its players to participate, the Olympic men’s hockey tournament went on as scheduled. Each team played three games, Canada finished in second place in Group A.
Group A
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | -14 |
Team Canada is stacked with former Montreal Canadiens players.