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

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2022 Winter Olympics
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates9–20 February
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
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The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held 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.

The Olympic Athletes from Russia team is the defending champion.[2]

Venue[edit]

Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 18,000 		Wukesong Arena
Capacity: 9,000
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Cadillac Arena
China Beijing China Haidian District

Qualified teams[edit]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification
Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Hosts 17 May 2018[3] Denmark Copenhagen 1  China
2019 IIHF World Ranking[a] 31 March 2016 – 26 May 2019 Slovakia Bratislava and Košice[b] 8[4]  Canada
 ROC
 Finland
 Sweden
 Czech Republic
 United States
 Germany
 Switzerland
Final qualification tournaments 26–29 August 2021 Slovakia Bratislava 1  Slovakia
Latvia Riga 1  Latvia
Norway Oslo 1  Denmark
Total 12
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[edit]

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.

NHL participation[edit]

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.[5] 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.[6] On 3 September 2021, an agreement was made to allow NHL players to compete.[7] On 22 December 2021, the NHL announced due to the rise in cases of COVID-19 worldwide the NHL players would not be released for the Olympics.[8]

Rosters[edit]

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

Match officials[edit]

14 referees and 12 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

Preliminary round[edit]

All times are local (UTC+8).[10]

Tiebreak criteria[edit]

In each group, teams will be 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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible quarterfinals
3  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification playoffs
4  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 February 2022. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
21:10
v		United States v ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
21:10
v		Canada v GermanyWukesong Arena, Beijing
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
12:10
v		Canada v United StatesBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
16:40
v		Germany v ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
21:10
v		China v CanadaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
21:10
v		United States v GermanyWukesong Arena, Beijing

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ROC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible quarterfinals
3   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification playoffs
4  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 February 2022. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
9 February 2022 (2022-02-09)
16:40
v		ROC v  SwitzerlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
9 February 2022 (2022-02-09)
21:10
v		Czech Republic v DenmarkBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
12:10
v		Denmark v ROCBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
16:40
v		Czech Republic v  SwitzerlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
21:10
v		ROC v Czech RepublicBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
21:10
v		Switzerland  v DenmarkWukesong Arena, Beijing

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible quarterfinals
3  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification playoffs
4  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 February 2022. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
12:10
v		Sweden v LatviaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
16:40
v		Finland v SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
16:40
v		Sweden v SlovakiaWukesong Arena, Beijing
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
21:10
v		Latvia v FinlandWukesong Arena, Beijing
13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
12:10
v		Slovakia v LatviaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
16:40
v		Finland v SwedenBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

Ranking after preliminary round[edit]

Following the completion of the preliminary round, all teams will be ranked 1D through 12D. To determine this ranking, the following criteria will be used in the order presented:

  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.

Playoff round[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
PlayoffsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal game
 
              
 
 
 
 
16 February
 
 
 
 
15 February
 
 
 
 
 
18 February
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16 February
 
 
 
 
15 February
 
 
 
 
 
20 February
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16 February
 
 
 
 
15 February
 
 
 
 
 
18 February
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bronze medal game
 
 
16 February19 February
 
 
  
 
15 February
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 

Playoffs[edit]

15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
12:10
v		TBDvTBDBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
14:00
v		TBDvTBDWukesong Arena, Beijing
15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
16:40
v		TBDvTBDBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
21:10
v		TBDvTBDBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

Quarterfinals[edit]

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
12:10
v		TBDvTBDBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
14:00
v		TBDvTBDWukesong Arena, Beijing
16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
16:40
v		TBDvTBDBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
21:30
v		TBDvTBDBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

Semifinals[edit]

18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
12:10
v		WQF1vWQF2Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
21:10
v		WQF3vWQF4Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

Bronze medal game[edit]

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19)
21:10
v		LSF1vLSF2Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

Gold medal game[edit]

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)
12:10
v		WSF1vWSF2Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Beijing 2022 Ice Hockey schedule". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ The team competed under the name of the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) in 2018 and will compete under the name of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in 2022.
  3. ^ "China set for Olympic ice hockey". IIHF. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Olympic Winter Games". IIHF. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. ^ "NHL, NHLPA ratify CBA extension through 2025–26 season". National Hockey League. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. ^ "NHL announces 2021-22 regular-season schedule". NHL.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ "NHL players are back". IIHF.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. ^ "NHL announces players will not participate in Beijing Winter Olympics". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Olympic game officials nominated". IIHF.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Olympic schedule announced". iihf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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