Short answer
Czechia beat Russia 1-0 in the final. Finland won bronze, beating Canada 3-2.
What happened
Nagano was the first Olympics with NHL players: the league paused for 17 days, from February 8 to 24, so national teams could use their NHL stars. The tournament grew to 14 teams, with the "Big Six" given byes to the final round.
The Czech Republic, formed when Czechoslovakia split in 1993, won its first gold by beating Russia 1-0 in the final. Finland beat Canada 3-2 for bronze.
Read next: How NHL players got to the Olympics.
Key facts
- Host
- Nagano, Japan
- Dates
- 7 to 22 February 1998
- Venues
- Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena
- Teams
- 14
- Games
- 35
- Goals
- 210 (6.0 a game)
- Top scorer
- Teemu Selänne (Finland), 10 points
Final standings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| Gold | Czechia |
| Silver | Russia |
| Bronze | Finland |
| 4th | Canada |
| 5th | Sweden |
| 6th | United States |
| 7th | Belarus |
| 8th | Kazakhstan |
| 9th | Germany |
| 10th | Slovakia |
| 11th | France |
| 12th | Italy |
| 13th | Japan |
| 14th | Austria |
More men’s tournaments
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See every podium in the complete results list, or how each country did in the medal finder.
Source for this page
Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics: Men's tournament (results, standings, scoring leader and awards, read October 29, 2026).
Questions people ask
Who won the 1998 Olympic men’s hockey gold?
Czechia. Russia won silver and Finland bronze.
Who led the 1998 tournament in scoring?
Teemu Selänne of Finland, with 10 points.
Sources
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