Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification
Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. The host along with the top eight teams in the world ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics.[1] This was the fourth time world rankings were used but the first time that the championships three years prior was used as the final determination.
Qualified teams
editEvent | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Hosts | 19 September 2014[2] | Tenerife | 1 | South Korea |
2015 IIHF World Ranking[a] | 2 April 2012 – 17 May 2015 | Prague and Ostrava[b] | 8[1] | Canada Russia[c] Sweden Finland United States Czech Republic Switzerland Slovakia |
Final qualification tournament | 1–4 September 2016 | Minsk | 1 | Slovenia |
Final qualification tournament | 1–4 September 2016 | Riga | 1 | Germany |
Final qualification tournament | 1–4 September 2016 | Oslo | 1 | Norway |
Total | 12 |
- Notes
- a 2015 IIHF World Ranking were comprising the following events: 2012 World Championship, 2013 World Championship, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 2014 World Championship and 2015 World Championship
- b Prague and Ostrava were the sites for 2015 IIHF World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking were finalized with regards to the qualification slots.
- c In December 2017, the IOC suspended Russia from competing at the Winter Olympics as part of its sanctions following state-sponsored doping allegations. Russian athletes deemed clean were permitted to compete as Olympic Athletes from Russia.[3]
Qualification seeding
editTo qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top eight following the 2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[1] Using the IIHF World Ranking points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less. Teams that wished to compete had to apply in April 2015. The following is a ranking based on points already accumulated toward Olympic qualification of all countries participating in 2015.
Points were earned based on overall finish in 2015:
Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ... |
Points | 1200 | 1160 | 1120 | 1100 | 1060 | 1040 | 1020 | 1000 | 960 | 940 | 920 | 900 | 880 | 860 | 840 | 820 | 800 | 780 | 760 | 740 | ... |
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Entered qualifying in the final round | |
Entered qualifying in the preliminary round 2 | |
Entered qualifying in the preliminary round 1 |
Qualifying seed | Team | WC 2015 | WC 2014 | OLY 2014 | WC 2013 | WC 2012 | Total |
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1 | Canada | 1200 | 795 | 900 | 530 | 265 | 3690 |
2 | Russia | 1160 | 900 | 795 | 520 | 300 | 3675 |
3 | Sweden | 1060 | 840 | 870 | 600 | 260 | 3630 |
4 | Finland | 1040 | 870 | 840 | 550 | 275 | 3575 |
5 | United States | 1120 | 780 | 825 | 560 | 255 | 3540 |
6 | Czech Republic | 1100 | 825 | 780 | 510 | 280 | 3495 |
7 | Switzerland | 1000 | 705 | 720 | 580 | 230 | 3235 |
8 | Slovakia | 960 | 720 | 690 | 500 | 290 | 3160 |
9 | Belarus | 1020 | 765 | 645 | 430 | 215 | 3075 |
10 | Latvia | 880 | 690 | 750 | 460 | 235 | 3015 |
11 | Norway | 920 | 675 | 675 | 470 | 250 | 2990 |
12 | France | 900 | 750 | 600 | 440 | 240 | 2930 |
13 | Germany | 940 | 645 | 630 | 480 | 225 | 2920 |
14 | Slovenia | 820 | 600 | 765 | 410 | 200 | 2795 |
15 | Denmark | 860 | 660 | 585 | 450 | 220 | 2775 |
16 | Austria | 840 | 585 | 705 | 420 | 195 | 2745 |
17 | Kazakhstan | 800 | 615 | 660 | 400 | 205 | 2680 |
18 | Italy | 720 | 630 | 615 | 390 | 210 | 2565 |
19 | Hungary | 780 | 540 | 525 | 380 | 190 | 2415 |
20 | Japan | 740 | 570 | 480 | 370 | 185 | 2345 |
21 | Ukraine | 700 | 555 | 540 | 340 | 175 | 2310 |
22 | Poland | 760 | 510 | 510 | 330 | 165 | 2275 |
Hosts | South Korea | 680 | 525 | 495 | 360 | 170 | 2230 |
23 | Great Britain | 660 | 465 | 570 | 350 | 180 | 2225 |
24 | Netherlands | 580 | 450 | 555 | 320 | 160 | 2065 |
25 | Lithuania | 640 | 480 | 465 | 300 | 150 | 2035 |
26 | Croatia | 620 | 495 | 405 | 280 | 130 | 1930 |
27 | Romania | 560 | 435 | 435 | 310 | 155 | 1895 |
28 | Estonia | 600 | 420 | 420 | 290 | 140 | 1870 |
29 | Serbia | 520 | 390 | 375 | 240 | 120 | 1645 |
30 | Spain | 500 | 330 | 450 | 230 | 135 | 1645 |
31 | Mexico | 400 | 315 | 390 | 200 | 95 | 1400 |
32 | Israel | 360 | 345 | 360 | 220 | 90 | 1375 |
Belgium | 540 | 360 | 0 | 270 | 110 | 1280 | |
33 | Iceland | 480 | 405 | 0 | 260 | 125 | 1270 |
Australia | 460 | 375 | 0 | 250 | 145 | 1230 | |
New Zealand | 420 | 300 | 0 | 210 | 115 | 1045 | |
34 | China | 440 | 285 | 0 | 190 | 105 | 1020 |
35 | Bulgaria | 380 | 240 | 0 | 170 | 100 | 890 |
South Africa | 340 | 270 | 0 | 160 | 85 | 855 | |
Turkey | 300 | 255 | 0 | 180 | 80 | 815 | |
North Korea | 320 | 225 | 0 | 150 | 75 | 770 | |
Luxembourg | 280 | 210 | 0 | 140 | 70 | 700 | |
United Arab Emirates | 220 | 180 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 510 | |
36 | Georgia | 240 | 165 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 495 |
Hong Kong | 260 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Preliminary round 1
editThe two lowest ranked participants played off for the right to compete in this round on 10 October 2015, in Sofia, Bulgaria. The round itself was played from 5 to 8 November 2015. The winner of each group advanced to the pre-qualification tournaments as qualifiers seven and eight ranked according their seeding.[4]
Playoff game
edit10 October 2015 19:30 | Bulgaria | 9–1 (2–1, 3–0, 4–0) | Georgia | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 581 |
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Group K
editGames were played at Tallinn, Estonia.[5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Estonia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 4 | +54 | 9 | Pre-qualification |
2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 3 | |
4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 39 | −35 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
All times are local (UTC+2).
5 November 2015 15:00 | Mexico | 8–2 (1–0, 3–2, 4–0) | Bulgaria | Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 238 |
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5 November 2015 19:00 | Israel | 1–19 (0–6, 0–5, 1–8) | Estonia | Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 850 |
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6 November 2015 15:00 | Mexico | 5–0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Israel | Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 237 |
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6 November 2015 19:00 | Estonia | 26–0 (10–0, 8–0, 8–0) | Bulgaria | Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 647 |
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Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | Dimitar Dimitrov Nikola Nikolov | Referee: Dean Smith Linesmen: Māris Locāns Jacques Riisom-Birker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 November 2015 13:00 | Bulgaria | 2–5 (1–0, 0–1, 1–4) | Israel | Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 205 |
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8 November 2015 17:00 | Estonia | 13–3 (3–1, 3–2, 7–0) | Mexico | Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 1,150 |
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Roman Šumihhin | Goalies | Alfonso de Alba | Referee: Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Anže Bergant Óli Þór Gunnarsson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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58 | Shots | 10 |
Group L
editGames were played in Valdemoro, Spain.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 8 | Pre-qualification |
2 | Spain (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 6 | |
3 | Iceland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 4 | |
4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
All times are local (UTC+1).
6 November 2015 16:00 | Iceland | 4–5 GWS (2–2, 0–1, 2–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Serbia | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro Attendance: 125 |
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Snorri Sigurbergsson | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković | Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Tomáš Brejcha Gwilherm Margry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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52 | Shots | 30 |
6 November 2015 19:30 | Spain | 10–1 (2–0, 6–1, 2–0) | China | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro Attendance: 750 |
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Ander Alcaine | Goalies | Liu Zhiwei | Referee: Luka Kamšek Linesmen: Andreas Kowert Martin Smeibidlo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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56 | Shots | 11 |
7 November 2015 16:00 | Serbia | 5–1 (4–0, 1–1, 0–0) | China | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro Attendance: 120 |
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Arsenije Ranković Petar Stepanović | Goalies | Liu Zhiwei | Referee: Luka Kamšek Linesmen: Tomáš Brejcha Martin Smeibidlo | |||||||||||||||||
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7 November 2015 19:30 | Spain | 5–3 (2–1, 2–1, 1–1) | Iceland | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro Attendance: 850 |
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Ander Alcaine | Goalies | Snorri Sigurbergsson | Referee: Andrea Moschen Linesmen: Andreas Kowert Federico Stefenelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 November 2015 16:00 | China | 3–11 (0–7, 1–2, 2–2) | Iceland | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro Attendance: 150 |
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22 | Shots | 46 |
8 November 2015 20:00 | Serbia | 5–3 (0–2, 2–0, 3–1) | Spain | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro Attendance: 950 |
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Arsenije Ranković | Goalies | Ander Alcaine | Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Andreas Kowert Martin Smeibidlo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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29 | Shots | 39 |
Preliminary round 2
editThree round robins were played from 11 to 14 February 2016. The teams seeded 18th, 19th, and 20th reserved the right to host these tournaments. The winners of each advanced to the final qualification tournaments as qualifiers four, five, and six, ranked according to their seeding.
Group G
editGames were played at Cortina, Italy.[5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 9 | Final qualification |
2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
All times are local (UTC+1).
11 February 2016 17:00 | Great Britain | 6–5 (2–1, 2–2, 2–2) | Netherlands | Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo Attendance: 302 |
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Ben Bowns | Goalies | Martijn Oosterwijk | Referees: Marcus Brill Andreas Harnebring Linesmen: Matthias Cristeli Simon Wust | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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35 | Shots | 33 |
11 February 2016 20:45 | Italy | 8–0 (3–0, 3–0, 2–0) | Serbia | Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo Attendance: 814 |
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13 February 2016 17:00 | Great Britain | 6–2 (2–1, 2–1, 2–0) | Serbia | Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo Attendance: 489 |
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Steven Lyle | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković | Referees: Andreas Harnebring Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Matthias Cristeli Simon Wust | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 February 2016 20:45 | Netherlands | 2–4 (1–2, 1–1, 0–1) | Italy | Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo Attendance: 862 |
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Martijn Oosterwijk | Goalies | Thomas Tragust | Referees: Marcus Brill Petri Linqvist Linesmen: Grega Markizeti Eduard Metalnikov | |||||||||||||||||
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14 February 2016 17:00 | Serbia | 3–7 (0–2, 2–2, 1–3) | Netherlands | Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo Attendance: 428 |
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Arsenije Ranković | Goalies | Martijn Oosterwijk Ruud Leeuwesteijn | Referees: Andreas Harnebring Petri Lindqvist Linesmen: Matthias Cristeli Grega Markizeti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 February 2016 20:45 | Italy | 6–2 (3–0, 1–1, 2–1) | Great Britain | Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo Attendance: 781 |
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Andreas Bernard | Goalies | Ben Bowns | Referees: Marcus Brill Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Eduard Metalnikov Wojciech Moszczyński | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Group H
editGames were played at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena at Budapest, Hungary.[6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 8 | Final qualification |
2 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 | |
3 | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | |
4 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
All times are local (UTC+1).
11 February 2016 16:00 | Poland | 6–2 (3–0, 2–1, 1–1) | Estonia | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 858 |
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Kamil Kosowski | Goalies | Roman Sumikhin | Referees: Pavel Hodek Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Botond Pálkövi Nikolaj Ponomarjow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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11 February 2016 19:30 | Lithuania | 0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2) | Hungary | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,110 |
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Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Miklós Rajna | Referees: Michael Hicks Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Remi Aasum Michael Hofstätter | |||||||||||
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12 February 2016 14:30 | Poland | 9–1 (2–0, 5–0, 2–1) | Lithuania | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 640 |
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Przemysław Odrobny | Goalies | Mantas Armalis Artur Pavliukov | Referees: Linus Öhlund Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Michael Hofstätter Botond Pálkövi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 February 2016 18:00 | Hungary | 7–1 (2–0, 2–1, 3–0) | Estonia | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 8,100 |
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Zoltán Hetényi | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referees: Michael Hicks Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Raivis Jučers Nikolaj Ponomarjow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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62 | Shots | 19 |
14 February 2016 14:30 | Estonia | 4–1 (3–1, 0–0, 1–0) | Lithuania | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 950 |
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Henrik-Villem Koitmaa | Goalies | Mantas Armalis | Referees: Michael Hicks Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Remi Aasum Botond Pálkövi | ||||||||||||||
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14 February 2016 18:00 | Hungary | 0–1 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Poland | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 9,000 |
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Miklós Rajna | Goalies | Przemysław Odrobny | Referees: Linus Öhlund Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Raivis Jučers Nikolaj Ponomarjow | |
Vas Sarauer Banham | Shootout | Zapala Chmielewski | ||
8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
38 | Shots | 27 |
Group J
editGames were played in Sapporo, Japan.[7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Japan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Final qualification |
2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
All times are local (UTC+9).
11 February 2016 14:30 | Ukraine | 3–0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Romania | Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo Attendance: 1,020 |
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Eduard Zakharchenko | Goalies | Attila Adorján | Referees: Péter Gebei Alexey Ravodin Linesmen: Shinobu Kawai Jani Pesonen | ||||||||
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22 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
48 | Shots | 27 |
11 February 2016 18:00 | Croatia | 0–3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2) | Japan | Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo Attendance: 1,828 |
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Mate Tomljenović | Goalies | Yutaka Fukufuji | Referees: Stephen Reneau Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Cedric Borga Dana Penkivech | ||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
8 | Shots | 43 |
13 February 2016 14:30 | Ukraine | 6–0 (3–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Croatia | Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo Attendance: 1,227 |
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Eduard Zakharchenko | Goalies | Vilim Rosandić | Referees: Alexey Ravodin Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Benoit Martineau Dana Penkivech | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
57 | Shots | 26 |
13 February 2016 18:00 | Japan | 7–0 (0–0, 5–0, 2–0) | Romania | Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo Attendance: 2,265 |
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Takuto Onoda | Goalies | Gellért Ruczuj | Referees: Peter Gebei Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Cedric Borga Jani Pesonen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 14 |
14 February 2016 14:30 | Romania | 1–4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1) | Croatia | Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo Attendance: 1,003 |
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Attila Adorján | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referees: Péter Gebei Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Shinobu Kawai Dana Penkivech | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 41 |
14 February 2016 18:00 | Japan | 2–1 (0–0, 0–0, 2–1) | Ukraine | Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo Attendance: 2,000 |
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Yutaka Fukufuji | Goalies | Eduard Zakharchenko | Referees: Alexey Ravodin Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Benoit Martineau Jani Pesonen | ||||||||
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22 min | Penalties | 35 min | |||||||||
30 | Shots | 33 |
Final qualification
editThree round robins were played from 1 to 4 September 2016. The teams seeded 9th, 10th, and 11th reserved the right to host these tournaments. The top two seeded group winners qualified for the Olympic tournament Group C, and the third seeded group winner qualified for Group B.
Group D
editGames were played in Minsk, Belarus.[8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 8 | 2018 Winter Olympics |
2 | Belarus (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
All times are local (UTC+3).
1 September 2016 15:00 | Slovenia | 6–1 (2–0, 3–0, 1–1) | Poland | Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 1,800 |
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Gašper Krošelj | Goalies | Przemysław Odrobny | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Daniel Konc Linesmen: Dmitry Golyak Yury Ivanov | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 20 |
1 September 2016 19:00 | Denmark | 2–5 (1–2, 0–0, 1–3) | Belarus | Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 15,086 |
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Frederik Andersen | Goalies | Kevin Lalande | Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Martin Korba Anton Semjonov | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 22 |
2 September 2016 15:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Denmark | Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 2,090 |
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Gašper Krošelj | Goalies | Frederik Andersen Sebastian Dahm | Referees: Daniel Konc Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Dmitry Golyak Lukas Kohlmüller | ||||||||
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29 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
21 | Shots | 32 |
2 September 2016 19:00 | Belarus | 5–3 (4–2, 1–0, 0–1) | Poland | Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 10,820 |
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Kevin Lalande Mikhail Karnaukhov | Goalies | Rafał Radziszewski | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Yury Ivanov Anton Semjonov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 15 |
4 September 2016 13:00 | Poland | 2–5 (1–1, 0–2, 1–2) | Denmark | Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 2,390 |
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Przemysław Odrobny | Goalies | Sebastian Dahm | Referees: Daniel Konc Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Lukas Kohlmüller Anton Semjonov | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 26 |
4 September 2016 17:00 | Belarus | 2–3 GWS (0–0, 1–2, 1–0) OT (0–0) SO (0–1) | Slovenia | Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 15,086 |
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Mikhail Karnaukhov | Goalies | Gašper Krošelj | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Yury Ivanov Martin Korba | |||||||||||
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Kulakov Stepanov A. Kostitsyn | Shootout | Sabolič Kopitar Tičar | ||||||||||||
6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 32 |
Group E
editGames were played in Riga, Latvia.[9]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 | 2018 Winter Olympics |
2 | Latvia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
All times are local (UTC+3).
1 September 2016 15:30 | Germany | 5–0 (2–0, 3–0, 0–0) | Japan | Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 979 |
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Philipp Grubauer | Goalies | Yutaka Fukufuji Takuto Onoda | Referees: Peter Gebei Mikael Nord Linesmen: Maksims Bogdanovs Andrew Dalton | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
51 | Shots | 13 |
1 September 2016 19:30 | Austria | 1–8 (1–2, 0–3, 0–3) | Latvia | Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 4,210 |
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David Kickert David Madlener | Goalies | Kristers Gudļevskis | Referees: Martin Fraňo Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Rene Jensen Rudolf Tošenovjan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 31 |
2 September 2016 15:30 | Germany | 6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Austria | Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 1,062 |
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Philipp Grubauer | Goalies | David Kickert | Referees: Mikael Nord Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Maksims Bogdanovs Rudolf Tošenovjan | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 25 |
2 September 2016 19:30 | Latvia | 3–1 (0–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Japan | Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 3,851 |
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Elvis Merzļikins | Goalies | Yutaka Fukufuji | Referees: Martin Fraňo Peter Gebei Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Gašper Zganc | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
41 | Shots | 18 |
4 September 2016 14:00 | Japan | 0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2) | Austria | Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 727 |
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Yutaka Fukufuji | Goalies | David Kickert | Referees: Peter Gebei Mikael Nord Linesmen: Maksims Bogdanovs Gašper Zganc | ||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
24 | Shots | 40 |
4 September 2016 18:00 | Latvia | 2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1) | Germany | Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 10,035 |
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Kristers Gudļevskis Elvis Merzļikins | Goalies | Philipp Grubauer | Referees: Martin Fraňo Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Rene Jensen Rudolf Tošenovjan | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 27 |
Group F
editGames were played in Oslo, Norway.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Norway (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | 2018 Winter Olympics |
2 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5[a] | |
3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5[a] | |
4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
All times are local (UTC+2).
1 September 2016 16:00 | France | 2–1 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT 1–0) | Italy | Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 643 |
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Cristobal Huet | Goalies | Andreas Bernard | Referees: Stephen Reneau Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Joep Leermakers Alexander Waldejer | ||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
31 | Shots | 24 |
1 September 2016 20:00 | Kazakhstan | 4–3 OT (0–0, 3–1, 0–2) (OT 1–0) | Norway | Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 2,714 |
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Vitali Kolesnik Dmitri Malgin | Goalies | Lars Haugen | Referees: Jozef Kubuš Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Stanislav Raming | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 41 |
2 September 2016 16:00 | France | 4–1 (2–1, 0–0, 2–0) | Kazakhstan | Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 378 |
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Cristobal Huet | Goalies | Vitali Kolesnik | Referees: Gordon Schukies Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Alexander Waldejer | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 25 |
2 September 2016 20:00 | Norway | 4–1 (2–0, 0–1, 2–0) | Italy | Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 3,751 |
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Lars Haugen | Goalies | Frederic Cloutier | Referees: Jozef Kubuš Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Balázs Kovács Joep Leermakers | ||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 13 |
4 September 2016 11:30 | Italy | 2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1) | Kazakhstan | Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 386 |
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Frédéric Cloutier Andreas Bernard | Goalies | Vitali Kolesnik | Referees: Jozef Kubuš Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Balázs Kovács Alexander Waldejer | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
15 | Shots | 21 |
4 September 2016 15:00 | Norway | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | France | Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 4,277 |
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Lars Haugen | Goalies | Cristobal Huet | Referees: Stephen Reneau Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Stanislav Raming | ||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||
22 | Shots | 22 |
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