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Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

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The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics took place in Beijing, China between 9 and 20 February 2022.[1] Twelve countries qualified for the tournament; eight of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation, one, China, automatically qualified as hosts, while the three others took part in a qualification tournament.

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The Olympic Athletes from Russia team won in 2018. The Russian Olympic Committee, representing Russia at the 2022 Games, were the defending champions.[2]

For the first time in history, the Czech Republic did not qualify for the quarter-finals and finished in ninth place, their worst placement in history.[3]

Finland won their first ever ice hockey Olympic gold medal after going undefeated and beating the Russian Olympic Committee in the final.[4]

Slovakia claimed their first ever ice hockey medal at the Olympics after defeating Sweden 4–0 and finishing third.[5]

Venues

More information Beijing National Indoor Stadium Capacity: 19,418, Wukesong Arena Capacity: 15,384 ...

Qualified teams

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification
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Notes
  1. a 2019 IIHF World Ranking were comprising the following events: 2016 World Championship, 2017 World Championship, 2018 Winter Olympic Games, 2018 World Championship and 2019 World Championship
  2. b Bratislava and Košice were the sites for 2019 IIHF World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking were finalized with regards to the qualification slots.

Format

The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams each, in which they will play against each team once. The top team of each group and the best second-ranked team will advance to the quarterfinals, while all other teams play a qualification round. A knockout system will be used after the group stage.

Rosters

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's team rosters

Due to the lack of ice hockey talent in China, players had to be recruited from abroad. The men's hockey team is composed of eleven Canadians, nine Chinese, three Americans, and a Russian.[8] Neither the Chinese Olympic Committee, International Ice Hockey Federation nor the IOC commented on how it was possible for foreign players to compete for China, as the Olympic Charter requires competitors to be citizens of the country they represent. According to the nationality law of China, anyone who were naturalized as Chinese citizens, or those who resumed their Chinese nationality, must renounce all the other nationalities, as China does not recognize dual-nationality. The IOC Executive Board has the authority to make certain exceptions of a "general or individual nature", though it is unclear whether this was the case. When asked whether he had naturalized as a Chinese citizen, athlete Jake Chelios refused to comment, though he confirmed that he still has his American passport.[9]

NHL participation

On 10 July 2020, the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and National Hockey League agreed to a renewed collective bargaining agreement, which includes a provision opening the possibility for the NHL to explore participation at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.[10] On 22 July 2021, the NHL released a 2021–22 schedule that included an Olympic break, but the league also announced that a final agreement had not yet been reached regarding Olympic participation of NHL players in 2022.[11] On 3 September 2021, an agreement was made to allow NHL players to compete.[12] In December 2021, many NHL players started contracting COVID-19 and several teams temporarily suspended operations while their players were in quarantine. This forced the NHL to postpone some regular season games and due to the rise in cases of COVID-19 worldwide; on 22 December 2021, the NHL announced that NHL players would not be released for participation in the Olympics.[13]

Match officials

15 referees and 12 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[14][15]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).[16]

Tiebreak criteria

In each group, teams ranked according to the following criteria:

  1. Number of points (three points for a regulation-time win, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for an overtime or shootout defeat, no points for a regulation-time defeat);
  2. In case two teams are tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match will determine the ranking;
  3. In case three or four teams are tied on points, the following criteria will apply (if, after applying a criterion, only two teams remain tied, the result of their head-to-head match will determine their ranking):
    1. Points obtained in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
    2. Goal differential in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
    3. Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
    4. If three teams remain tied, result of head-to-head matches between each of the teams concerned and the remaining team in the group (points, goal difference, goals scored);
    5. Place in 2021 IIHF World Ranking.

Group A

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Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
21:10
v		United States 8–0
(1–0, 3–0, 4–0)		 ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 947
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10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
21:10
v		Canada 5–1
(3–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 GermanyWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 685
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12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
12:10
v		Canada 2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)		 United StatesBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 948
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12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
16:40
v		Germany 3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)		 ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 804
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13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
21:10
v		China 0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)		 CanadaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 904
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13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
21:10
v		United States 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 GermanyWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 708
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Group B

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Source: IIHF
9 February 2022 (2022-02-09)
16:40
v		ROC 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		  SwitzerlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 934
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9 February 2022 (2022-02-09)
21:10
v		Czech Republic 1–2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)		 DenmarkBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 891
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11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
12:10
v		Denmark 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 ROCBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 907
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11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
16:40
v		Czech Republic 2–1 GWS
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		  SwitzerlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 834
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12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
21:10
v		ROC 5–6 OT
(1–1, 1–2, 3–2)
(OT: 0–1)		 Czech RepublicBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 921
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12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
21:10
v		Switzerland 3–5
(1–0, 0–3, 2–2)		 DenmarkWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 620
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Group C

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Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
12:10
v		Sweden 3–2
(1–0, 2–1, 0–1)		 LatviaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 873
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10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
16:40
v		Finland 6–2
(3–1, 1–1, 2–0)		 SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 929
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11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
16:40
v		Sweden 4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 SlovakiaWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 653
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11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
21:10
v		Latvia 1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)		 FinlandWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 904
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13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
12:10
v		Slovakia 5–2
(1–1, 2–0, 2–1)		 LatviaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 943
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13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
16:40
v		Finland 4–3 OT
(0–0, 0–3, 3–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 SwedenBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 963
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Ranking after preliminary round

Following the completion of the preliminary round, all teams were ranked 1D through 12D. The semifinals were then reseeded according to this ranking. To determine this ranking, the following criteria were used in the order presented:[17]

  1. higher position in the group
  2. higher number of points
  3. better goal difference
  4. higher number of goals scored for
  5. better IIHF World Ranking.
Team advanced directly to quarterfinals
Team participated in playoffs
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Playoff round

Bracket

Teams were reseeded based on the preliminary round ranking after the quarterfinals.

 
PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal game
 
              
 
 
 
 
16 February
 
 
 Finland5
 
15 February
 
  Switzerland1
 
 Czech Republic2
 
18 February
 
  Switzerland4
 
 Finland2
 
 
 Slovakia0
 
 
16 February
 
 
 United States2
 
15 February
 
 Slovakia (GWS)3
 
 Slovakia4
 
20 February
 
 Germany0
 
 Finland2
 
 
 ROC1
 
 
16 February
 
 
 ROC3
 
15 February
 
 Denmark1
 
 Denmark3
 
18 February
 
 Latvia2
 
 ROC (GWS)2
 
 
 Sweden1 Bronze medal game
 
 
16 February19 February
 
 
 Sweden2 Sweden0
 
15 February
 
 Canada0  Slovakia4
 
 Canada7
 
 
 China2
 

Playoffs

15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
12:10
v		Slovakia 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 GermanyBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 926
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15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
12:10
v		Denmark 3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)		 LatviaWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 726
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15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
16:40
v		Czech Republic 2–4
(1–2, 0–1, 1–1)		  SwitzerlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 990
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15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
21:10
v		Canada 7–2
(2–1, 3–1, 2–0)		 ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 994
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Quarterfinals

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
12:10
v		United States 2–3 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,059
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16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
14:00
v		ROC 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 DenmarkWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 727
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16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
16:40
v		Finland 5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 948
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16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
21:30
v		Sweden 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 CanadaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 950
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Semifinals

18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
12:10
v		Finland 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,071
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18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
21:10
v		ROC 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 SwedenBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,161
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Bronze medal game

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19)
21:10
v		Sweden 0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)		 SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,229
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Gold medal game

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)
12:10
v		Finland 2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 ROCBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,288
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Final ranking

The places five to twelve are ranked by their preliminary round group placement and then points and goal difference.

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Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The list shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

The list shows the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.

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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.com

Awards

The all-star team was announced on 20 February 2022.[18]

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