Ice_hockey_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics_–_Men's_tournament
The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy, from 15 to 26 February. Twelve teams competed, with Sweden winning the gold medal, Finland winning silver, and the Czech Republic winning bronze. It was the third Olympic tournament to feature National Hockey League (NHL) players and the tenth best-on-best hockey tournament in history. United States defenseman Chris Chelios set a standard for longest time between his first Olympic ice hockey tournament and his last—he had competed twenty-two years earlier at the 1984 Olympics.[1] The old record was set by Swiss hockey player Bibi Torriani. who had played twenty years after his debut (1928 and 1948).
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Italy |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 15–26 February |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third place  |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place |  Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 206 (5.42 per game) |
| Attendance | 236,013 (6,211 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Teemu Selänne (11 points) |
| MVP | Antero Niittymäki |
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The tournament format was changed from the 1998 and 2002 tournaments to a format similar to the 1992 and 1994 tournaments. The number of teams was reduced from 14 to 12, which were split into two groups in the preliminary stage (which followed a round robin format). Each team played the other teams in their group once. The top four teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
The tournament is also notable for the lacklustre performance of defending champion Canada, which lost two group stage games (including a shock defeat to Switzerland) before being eliminated by Russia in the quarter-finals. There were allegations that Sweden intentionally lost their final group game against Slovakia to set up a quarterfinal against Switzerland.
In the semi-finals, Sweden defeated the Czech Republic 7–3, and Finland ousted Russia 4–0. Sweden won its second ice hockey gold, and first in a best-on-best competition, over Finland 3–2 and the Czech Republic won the bronze medal over Russia 3–0. Three months later, Sweden won the 2006 World Championships and became the first team to win the Olympic and World Championship gold in the same year.[2]
Canada, Sweden, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Finland, United States, Russia and Germany qualified as the top eight teams in the IIHF World Ranking in 2004. Italy qualified as host team. The remaining three teams qualified from qualification tournaments.
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| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host | 19 June 1999 |  Seoul |
1 | Italy |
| 2004 IIHF World Ranking[a] | 26 March 2001 – 9 May 2004 | Prague and Ostrava[b] |
8 |  Canada Sweden Slovakia Czech Republic Finland United States Russia Germany |
| Final qualification tournament | 10–13 February 2005 |  Kloten |
1 | Switzerland |
| Final qualification tournament | 10–13 February 2005 |  Riga |
1 | Latvia |
| Final qualification tournament | 10–13 February 2005 |  Klagenfurt |
1 |  Kazakhstan |
| Total | 12 | |||
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- Notes
- a 2004 IIHF World Ranking were comprising the following events: 2001 World Championship, 2002 Winter Olympic Games, 2002 World Championship, 2003 World Championship and 2004 World Championship
- b Prague and Ostrava were the sites for 2004 IIHF World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking were finalized with regards to the qualification slots.
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Finland |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Switzerland |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Canada |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Germany |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 | |
| 6 | Italy (H) |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 2 |
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| 15 February 2006 13:05 | Italy | 2–7 (0–1, 2–5, 0–1) | Canada | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,575 |
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| Jason Muzzatti | Goalies | Martin Brodeur | Referee: Thomas Andersson Linesmen: Miroslav Halecký Sergei Shelyanin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 15 February 2006 15:35 | Switzerland | 0–5 (0–1, 0–4, 0–0) | Finland | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,960 |
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| Martin Gerber (out 40:00) David Aebischer (in 40:00) | Goalies | Antero Niittymäki | Referee: Don Van Massenhoven Linesmen: Joacim Karlsson Thor Nelson | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||
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| 15 February 2006 17:05 | Germany | 1–4 (1–0, 0–2, 0–2) | Czech Republic | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 6,463 |
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| Olaf Kölzig | Goalies | Dominik Hašek (out 9:25) Tomáš Vokoun (in 9:25) | Referee: Dan Marouelli Linesmen: Kevin Redding Tony Sericolo | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||
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| 16 February 2006 12:05 | Finland | 6–0 (0–0, 4–0, 2–0) | Italy | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 7,776 |
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| Fredrik Norrena | Goalies | Günther Hell | Referee: Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Milan Mášik Kevin Redding | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 February 2006 13:05 | Czech Republic | 2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1) | Switzerland | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 3,400 |
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| Tomáš Vokoun | Goalies | David Aebischer | Referee: Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Tony Sericolo Sergei Shelyanin | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||||||||
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| 16 February 2006 20:05 | Canada | 5–1 (3–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Germany | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,554 |
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| Roberto Luongo | Goalies | Thomas Greiss | Referee: Christer Lärking Linesmen: Miroslav Halecký Thor Nelson | |||||||||||||||||
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| 24 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 February 2006 13:05 | Italy | 3–3 (1–0, 0–1, 2–2) | Germany | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,908 |
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| Jason Muzzatti | Goalies | Olaf Kölzig | Referee: Timo Favorin Linesmen: Joacim Karlsson Milan Mášik | |||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 February 2006 15:35 | Canada | 0–2 (0–1, 0–1, 0–0) | Switzerland | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,769 |
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| Martin Brodeur | Goalies | Martin Gerber | Referee: Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Miroslav Halecký Kevin Redding | |||||
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| 34 min | Penalties | 42 min | ||||||
| 49 | Shots | 18 | ||||||
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| 18 February 2006 21:05 | Czech Republic | 2–4 (1–1, 1–1, 0–2) | Finland | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,705 |
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| Tomáš Vokoun | Goalies | Antero Niittymäki | Referee: Thomas Andersson Linesmen: Tony Sericolo Sergei Shelyanin | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 39 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 19 February 2006 12:05 | Germany | 2–2 (0–0, 1–2, 1–0) | Switzerland | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,756 |
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| Olaf Kölzig | Goalies | David Aebischer | Referee: Don Van Massenhoven Linesmen: Kevin Redding Sergei Shelyanin | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||
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| 19 February 2006 20:05 | Czech Republic | 4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Italy | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,776 |
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| Tomáš Vokoun | Goalies | Günther Hell (out 27:32) Jason Muzzatti (in 27:32) | Referee: Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Miroslav Halecký Joacim Karlsson | ||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 58 min | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 16 | |||||||||||||||
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| 19 February 2006 21:05 | Finland | 2–0 (2–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Canada | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,420 |
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| Antero Niittymäki | Goalies | Roberto Luongo | Referee: Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Milan Mášik Thor Nelson | |||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
| 30 | Shots | 24 | ||||||
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| 21 February 2006 12:35 | Switzerland | 3–3 (2–1, 0–1, 1–1) | Italy | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,529 |
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| David Aebischer | Goalies | Jason Muzzatti | Referee: Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Milan Mášik Tony Sericolo | |||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 21 February 2006 15:35 | Finland | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Germany | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,430 |
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| Fredrik Norrena | Goalies | Robert Müller | Referee: Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Miroslav Halecký Kevin Redding | |||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||
| 25 | Shots | 18 | ||||||
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| 21 February 2006 16:35 | Canada | 3–2 (3–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 9,126 |
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| Martin Brodeur | Goalies | Tomáš Vokoun (out 20:00) Milan Hnilička (in 20:00) | Referee: Dan Marouelli Linesmen: Joacim Karlsson Thor Nelson | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Slovakia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 8 | |
| 3 | Sweden |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | United States |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 2 | |
| 6 | Latvia |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 1 |
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Source: IIHF
| 15 February 2006 11:35 | Kazakhstan | 2–7 (0–3, 1–4, 1–0) | Sweden | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,200 |
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| Vitali Yeremeyev | Goalies | Stefan Liv | Referee: Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Pierre Racicot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 15 February 2006 20:05 | Russia | 3–5 (2–1, 1–2, 0–2) | Slovakia | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 3,800 |
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| Ilya Bryzgalov | Goalies | Peter Budaj | Referee: Paul Devorski Linesmen: Derek Doucette Antti Hämäläinen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 15 February 2006 21:05 | Latvia | 3–3 (1–2, 2–0, 0–1) | United States | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 7,851 |
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| Artūrs Irbe | Goalies | John Grahame | Referee: Timo Favorin Linesmen: Thomas Gemeinhardt Steve Miller | |||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 15 February 2006 16:05 | Sweden | 0–5 (0–0, 0–3, 0–2) | Russia | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,545 |
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| Henrik Lundqvist | Goalies | Evgeni Nabokov | Referee: Don Van Massenhoven Linesmen: Petr Blümel Steve Miller | ||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||
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| 16 February 2006 17:05 | Slovakia | 6–3 (4–1, 1–2, 1–0) | Latvia | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,960 |
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| Ján Lašák | Goalies | Artūrs Irbe | Referee: Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Pierre Racicot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 February 2006 21:05 | United States | 4–1 (3–0, 0–0, 1–1) | Kazakhstan | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 3,400 |
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| Rick DiPietro | Goalies | Vitali Kolesnik | Referee: Thomas Andersson Linesmen: Derek Doucette Antti Hämäläinen | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 12 | |||||||||||||||
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| 18 February 2006 11:35 | Kazakhstan | 0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0) | Russia | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 3,660 |
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| Vitali Yeremeyev | Goalies | Evgeni Nabokov | Referee: Christer Lärking Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Thomas Gemeinhardt | ||
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| 26 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||
| 24 | Shots | 50 | |||
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| 18 February 2006 17:05 | Sweden | 6–1 (1–0, 4–0, 1–1) | Latvia | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,795 |
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| Henrik Lundqvist | Goalies | Sergejs Naumovs | Referee: Paul Devorski Linesmen: Derek Doucette Antti Hämäläinen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 February 2006 20:05 | Slovakia | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | United States | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,697 |
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| Peter Budaj | Goalies | Rick DiPietro | Referee: Dan Marouelli Linesmen: Petr Blümel Pierre Racicot | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||
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| 19 February 2006 13:05 | Russia | 9–2 (3–1, 3–0, 3–1) | Latvia | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,310 |
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| Evgeni Nabokov (out 40:00) Maxim Sokolov (in 40:00) | Goalies | Artūrs Irbe (out 27:58) Edgars Masaļskis (in 27:58) | Referee: Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Petr Blümel Stefan Fonselius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19 February 2006 16:05 | Slovakia | 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Kazakhstan | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 9,160 |
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| Karol Križan | Goalies | Vitali Kolesnik | Referee: Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Derek Doucette Antti Hämäläinen | ||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||
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| 19 February 2006 17:05 | United States | 1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Sweden | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,450 |
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| Rick DiPietro | Goalies | Henrik Lundqvist | Referee: Dan Marouelli Linesmen: Thomas Gemeinhardt Steve Miller | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||
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| 21 February 2006 11:35 | Latvia | 2–5 (1–1, 0–1, 1–3) | Kazakhstan | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,300 |
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| Sergejs Naumovs | Goalies | Vitali Yeremeyev | Referee: Christer Lärking Linesmen: Derek Doucette Thomas Gemeinhardt | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21 February 2006 20:05 | Sweden | 0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2) | Slovakia | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,250 |
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| Mikael Tellqvist | Goalies | Karol Križan | Referee: Timo Favorin Linesmen: Petr Blümel Pierre Racicot | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 31 | |||||||||
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Allegations have surfaced of Sweden throwing the game against Slovakia so the Swedes would face Switzerland in the quarterfinals instead of Canada or the Czech Republic. Shortly before the game, Sweden coach Bengt-Åke Gustafsson was reported to have publicly contemplated tanking in order to avoid those teams, saying about Canada and the Czechs, "One is cholera, the other the plague."[3] During the game itself, one reportedly suspect sequence came when Sweden had an extended five-on-three powerplay with five NHL stars on the ice—Peter Forsberg, Mats Sundin, Daniel Alfredsson, Nicklas Lidström and Fredrik Modin—and failed to put a shot on net. Sports Illustrated writer Michael Farber would say about this particular powerplay, "If the Swedes had passed the puck any more, their next opponent would have been the Washington Generals." "[They] were even afraid to shoot!", Russian coach Vladimir Krikunov said.
As part of a subsequent interview about the championship over five years later, Forsberg was interpreted to insinuate that Sweden lost their preliminary round game against Slovakia on purpose, so as to draw Switzerland as their quarterfinal opponent, rather than Canada or the Czech Republic. Swedish forward Henrik Sedin, who played alongside Forsberg on the 2006 team denied the notion while adding that Forsberg's comments in the interview were misconstrued.[4][5]
| 21 February 2006 20:35 | United States | 4–5 (1–2, 1–1, 2–2) | Russia | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 9,378 |
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| Robert Esche | Goalies | Evgeni Nabokov (out 20:00) Maxim Sokolov (in 20:00) | Referee: Paul Devorski Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Steve Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||
| 22 February | ||||||||||
| Finland | 4 | |||||||||
| 24 February | ||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| Finland | 4 | |||||||||
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| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Finland | 2 | |||||||||
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| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||
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| Sweden | 6 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 7 | |||||||||
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| Czech Republic | 3 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||
| Slovakia | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 February | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 22 February 2006 16:35 | Switzerland | 2–6 (1–2, 0–3, 1–1) | Sweden | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,970 |
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| Martin Gerber | Goalies | Henrik Lundqvist | Referee: Dan Marouelli Linesmen: Thor Nelson Sergei Shelyanin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 February 2006 17:35 | Finland | 4–3 (2–1, 2–1, 0–1) | United States | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 6,691 |
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| Antero Niittymäki | Goalies | Rick DiPietro | Referee: Paul Devorski Linesmen: Milan Mášik Steve Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 30 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 February 2006 20:35 | Russia | 2–0 (0–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Canada | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,130 |
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| Evgeni Nabokov | Goalies | Martin Brodeur | Referee: Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Joacim Karlsson Tony Sericolo | |||||
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| 41 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||
| 33 | Shots | 27 | ||||||
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| 22 February 2006 21:35 | Slovakia | 1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1) | Czech Republic | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 6,893 |
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| Peter Budaj | Goalies | Milan Hnilička | Referee: Don Van Massenhoven Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Pierre Racicot | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||
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Semifinals
| 24 February 2006 16:35 | Sweden | 7–3 (2–1, 4–2, 1–0) | Czech Republic | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,071 |
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| Henrik Lundqvist | Goalies | Milan Hnilička (out 27:54) Tomáš Vokoun (in 27:54) | Referee: Dan Marouelli Linesmen: Antti Hämäläinen Pierre Racicot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 February 2006 21:05 | Finland | 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Russia | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,702 |
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| Antero Niittymäki | Goalies | Evgeni Nabokov | Referee: Don Van Massenhoven Linesmen: Milan Mášik Tony Sericolo | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||
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Bronze medal game
| 25 February 2006 20:35 | Russia | 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Czech Republic  | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,379 |
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| Evgeni Nabokov | Goalies | Tomáš Vokoun | Referee: Thomas Andersson Linesmen: Joacim Karlsson Steve Miller | ||||||||
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| 41 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||
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Gold medal game
| 26 February 2006 14:05 |  Finland | 2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1) | Sweden  | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,274 |
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| Antero Niittymäki | Goalies | Henrik Lundqvist | Referee: Paul Devorski Linesmen: Milan Mášik Thor Nelson | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team |
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 | Sweden |
 | Finland |
 | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Slovakia |
| 6 | Switzerland |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | United States |
| 9 | Kazakhstan |
| 10 | Germany |
| 11 | Italy |
| 12 | Latvia |
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Average age
Team USA was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 31 years and 8 months. Team Germany was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 26 years and 7 months. Gold medalists team Sweden averaged 29 years and 7 months. Tournament average was 29 years and 2 months.[6]
Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| Teemu Selänne | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +7 | 4 | F |
| Saku Koivu | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +5 | 12 | F |
| Daniel Alfredsson | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +2 | 4 | F |
| Marián Hossa | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +9 | 4 | F |
| Ville Peltonen | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 6 | F |
| Olli Jokinen | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +5 | 2 | F |
| Jere Lehtinen | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Mats Sundin | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 4 | F |
| Martin Straka | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 6 | F |
| Pavel Datsyuk | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +5 | 10 | F |
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
More information Player, TOI ...
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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| Antero Niittymäki | 358:51 | 8 | 1.34 | 164 | 95.12 | 3 |
| Evgeni Nabokov | 359:27 | 8 | 1.34 | 134 | 94.03 | 3 |
| David Aebischer | 200:00 | 7 | 2.10 | 117 | 94.02 | 0 |
| Peter Budaj | 179:24 | 6 | 2.01 | 79 | 92.41 | 0 |
| Martin Brodeur | 238:40 | 8 | 2.01 | 104 | 92.31 | 0 |
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TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
- Media All-Stars
Source: IIHF
- Most Valuable Player:
Antero Niittymäki - Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Antero Niittymäki
- Best Defenceman:
Kenny Jönsson - Best Forward: Teemu Selänne
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
- Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew (2008). IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time. Bolton, Ontario, Canada: Fenn Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4.
- Farber, Michael (March 6, 2006). "Swede Success". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- "Report: Peter Forsberg Says Sweden Threw Game During 2006 Winter Olympics". NESN. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- "Forsberg shocker: admits Sweden may have tanked game in 2006 Olympics". Denver Post. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Szemberg, Szymon (2008). IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All-Time. H. B. Fenn & Company, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- "Turin 2006". International Olympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
- "Men's ice hockey". International Olympic Committee.