[4] The Canadian team, despite a strong start in the round robin, lost their semifinal match against the Czech Republic in a shootout.

In the final, the Czech Republic beat Russia 1–0 to win the gold medal, as goaltender Dominik Hašek shutout the Russian squad.

[7] Rob Zamuner was a surprise pick, while Mark Messier, Adam Oates, Ron Francis, Doug Gilmour and Scott Niedermayer were omitted.

The Czech National Olympic Committee felt that Sweden should lose the points and filed a protest with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which was rejected.

[14][15] The United States team, loaded with 17 NHL stars, was eliminated in the first game of the knockout round, and responded by trashing their rooms in the Olympic Village.