2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

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.

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]

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.

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.^[6] 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.^[7] On 3 September 2021, an agreement was made to allow NHL players to compete.^[8] 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.^[9]

Match officials

15 referees and 12 linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[10]^[11]

Referees

Maxim Sidorenko
Michael Campbell
Oliver Gouin
Martin Fraňo
Mikko Kaukokari
Kristian Vikman
André Schrader
Andris Ansons
Roman Gofman
Evgenii Romasko
Tobias Björk
Mikael Nord
Michael Tscherrig
Andrew Bruggeman
Stephen Reneau

Linesmen

Dustin McCrank
Daniel Hynek
Jiří Ondráček
Lauri Nikulainen
Gleb Lazarev
Nikita Shalagin
Dmitry Shishlo
Ludvig Lundgren
Andreas Malmqvist
David Obwegeser
William Hancock
Brian Oliver

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).^[12]

Tiebreak criteria

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

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);
In case two teams are tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match will determine the ranking;
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	15	4	11	9	Quarterfinals
2	Canada	3	2	0	0	1	12	5	7	6	Playoffs
3	Germany	3	1	0	0	2	6	10	−4	3
4	China (H)	3	0	0	0	3	2	16	−14	0

2/10/2022
21:10

United States

8–0
(1–0, 3–0, 4–0)

China

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 947


			Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Lauri Nikulainen Dmitri Shishlo

10 min	Penalties	10 min
55	Shots	29

2/10/2022
21:10

Canada

5–1
(3–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Germany

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 685


			Referees: Tobias Björk Andrew Bruggeman Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Gleb Lazarev

8 min	Penalties	4 min
27	Shots	24

2/12/2022
12:10

Canada

2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)

United States

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 948


			Referees: Andris Ansons Tobias Björk Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Dustin McCrank

4 min	Penalties	6 min
37	Shots	27

2/12/2022
16:40

Germany

3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)

China

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 804


			Referees: Stephen Reneau Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Brian Oliver Jiří Ondráček

12 min	Penalties	6 min
38	Shots	16

2/13/2022
21:10

China

0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)

Canada

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 904


			Referees: Andris Ansons Andrew Bruggeman Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Gleb Lazarev

10 min	Penalties	10 min
26	Shots	44

2/13/2022
21:10

United States

3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)

Germany

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 708


			Referees: Evgenii Romasko Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: David Obwegeser Jiří Ondráček

12 min	Penalties	10 min
32	Shots	26

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ROC	3	2	0	1	0	8	6	2	7	Quarterfinals
2	Denmark	3	2	0	0	1	7	6	1	6	Playoffs
3	Czech Republic	3	0	2	0	1	9	8	1	4
4	Switzerland	3	0	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1

2/9/2022
16:40

ROC

1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 934


			Referees: André Schrader Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Brian Oliver Jiří Ondráček

14 min	Penalties	10 min
30	Shots	33

2/9/2022
21:10

Czech Republic

1–2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)

Denmark

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 891


			Referees: Oliver Gouin Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Lauri Nikulainen

2 min	Penalties	6 min
40	Shots	17

2/11/2022
12:10

Denmark

0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

ROC

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 907


			Referees: Michael Campbell Martin Fraňo Linesmen: William Hancock Andreas Malmqvist

10 min	Penalties	2 min
16	Shots	33

2/11/2022
16:40

Czech Republic

2–1 GWS
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 834


			Referees: Andris Ansons Andrew Bruggeman Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Dustin McCrank

10 min	Penalties	4 min
36	Shots	25

2/12/2022
21:10

ROC

5–6 OT
(1–1, 1–2, 3–2)
(OT: 0–1)

Czech Republic

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 921


			Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Mikael Nord Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Lauri Nikulainen

33 min	Penalties	10 min
29	Shots	41

2/12/2022
21:10

Switzerland

3–5
(1–0, 0–3, 2–2)

Denmark

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 620


			Referees: Roman Gofman Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Nikita Shalagin

14 min	Penalties	6 min
31	Shots	30

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	3	2	1	0	0	13	6	7	8	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	0	10	7	3	7	Quarterfinals
3	Slovakia	3	1	0	0	2	8	12	−4	3	Playoffs
4	Latvia	3	0	0	0	3	5	11	−6	0	Playoffs

2/10/2022
12:10

Sweden

3–2
(1–0, 2–1, 0–1)

Latvia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 873


			Referees: Martin Fraňo Kristian Vikman Linesmen: William Hancock Nikita Shalagin

8 min	Penalties	10 min
26	Shots	17

2/10/2022
16:40

Finland

6–2
(3–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Slovakia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 929


			Referees: Stephen Reneau Evgenii Romasko Linesmen: David Obwegeser Brian Oliver

10 min	Penalties	6 min
30	Shots	33

2/11/2022
16:40

Sweden

4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Slovakia

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 653


			Referees: Evgenii Romasko André Schrader Linesmen: David Obwegeser Brian Oliver

12 min	Penalties	12 min
29	Shots	41

2/11/2022
21:10

Latvia

1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)

Finland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 904


			Referees: Oliver Gouin Mikael Nord Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Dmitry Shishlo

6 min	Penalties	4 min
20	Shots	38

2/13/2022
12:10

Slovakia

5–2
(1–1, 2–0, 2–1)

Latvia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 943


			Referees: Oliver Gouin Mikael Nord Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Dmitry Shishlo

4 min	Penalties	2 min
33	Shots	20

2/13/2022
16:40

Finland

4–3 OT
(0–0, 0–3, 3–0)
(OT: 1–0)

Sweden

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 963


			Referees: Michael Campbell Roman Gofman Linesmen: William Hancock Nikita Shalagin

37 min	Penalties	8 min
27	Shots	30

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:^[13]

higher position in the group
higher number of points
better goal difference
higher number of goals scored for
better IIHF World Ranking.

Team advanced directly to quarterfinals
Team participated in playoffs

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	GP	Pts	GD	GF	IIHF Rank
1D	United States	A	1	3	9	+11	15	4
2D	Finland	C	1	3	8	+7	13	2
3D	ROC	B	1	3	7	+2	8	3
4D	Sweden	C	2	3	7	+3	10	7
5D	Canada	A	2	3	6	+7	12	1
6D	Denmark	B	2	3	6	+1	7	12
7D	Czech Republic	B	3	3	4	+1	9	6
8D	Slovakia	C	3	3	3	−4	8	9
9D	Germany	A	3	3	3	−4	6	5
10D	Switzerland	B	4	3	1	−4	4	8
11D	Latvia	C	4	3	0	−6	5	10
12D	China	A	4	3	0	−14	2	32

Playoff round

First round

2/15/2022
12:10

Slovakia

4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Germany

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 926


			Referees: Tobias Björk Mikael Nord Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Lauri Nikulainen

8 min	Penalties	33 min
34	Shots	21

2/15/2022
12:10

Denmark

3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Latvia

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 726


			Referees: Andrew Bruggema André Schrader Linesmen: Dustin McCrank Dmitry Shishlo

8 min	Penalties	8 min
31	Shots	27

2/15/2022
16:40

Czech Republic

2–4
(1–2, 0–1, 1–1)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 990


			Referees: Roman Gofman Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Andreas Malmqvist

6 min	Penalties	4 min
33	Shots	18

2/15/2022
21:10

Canada

7–2
(2–1, 3–1, 2–0)

China

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 994


			Referees: Michael Tscherrig Kristian Vikman Linesmen: David Obwegeser Jiří Ondráček

15 min	Penalties	18 min
45	Shots	29

Quarterfinals

2/16/2022
12:10

United States

2–3 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)

Slovakia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,059


			Referees: Tobias Björk Roman Gofman Linesmen: Dustin McCrank Nikita Shalagin

2 min	Penalties	10 min
35	Shots	37

2/16/2022
14:00

ROC

3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Denmark

Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 727


			Referees: Michael Campbell Martin Fraňo Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Jiří Ondráček

4 min	Penalties	6 min
40	Shots	18

2/16/2022
16:40

Finland

5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 948


			Referees: Andris Ansons Oliver Gouin Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Brian Oliver

4 min	Penalties	4 min
23	Shots	34

2/16/2022
21:30

Sweden

2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Canada

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 950


			Referees: Andrew Bruggeman Evgenii Romasko Linesmen: William Hancock Gleb Lazarev

6 min	Penalties	6 min
26	Shots	22

Semifinals

2/18/2022
12:10

Finland

2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Slovakia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,071


			Referees: Tobias Björk Yevgeni Romasko Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Dustin McCrank

0 min	Penalties	6 min
27	Shots	28

2/18/2022
21:10

ROC

2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)

Sweden

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,161


			Referees: Andrew Bruggeman Oliver Gouin Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Jiří Ondráček

4 min	Penalties	4 min
41	Shots	35

Bronze medal game

2/19/2022
21:10

Sweden

0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)

Slovakia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,229


			Referees: Oliver Gouin Evgenii Romasko Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Nikita Shalagin

6 min	Penalties	4 min
28	Shots	43

Gold medal game

2/20/2022
12:10

Finland

2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

ROC

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,288


			Referees: Tobias Björk Andrew Bruggeman Linesmen: William Hancock Dustin McCrank

2 min	Penalties	6 min
31	Shots	17

References

↑ "Beijing 2022 Ice Hockey schedule". olympics.com. https://olympics.com/en/beijing-2022/schedule-by-sport/ice-hockey/.
↑ The team competed under the name of the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) in 2018 and under the name of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in 2022.
↑ "Swiss avenge group stage loss, advance to QF". iihf.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/32116/cze_sui.
↑ "Finns win historic gold in Beijing". iihf.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/32245/fin-roc-gmg.
↑ "Slovakia wins first ever Olympic medal". iihf.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/32222/slovakia_wins_first_ever_olympic_medal.
↑ "NHL, NHLPA ratify CBA extension through 2025–26 season" (in en-US). National Hockey League. https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-nhlpa-ratify-cba-extension-through-2025-26-season/c-317377214.
↑ "NHL announces 2021–22 regular-season schedule". https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-2021-22-regular-season-schedule/c-325741704.
↑ "NHL players are back". IIHF.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/28036/nhl_players_are_back.
↑ "NHL announces players will not participate in Beijing Winter Olympics" (in en-US). https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl-announces-players-not-participate-150440389.html.
↑ "Olympic game officials nominated". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/31501/olympic_game_officials_nominated.
↑ "Competition Officials". https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/static/owg2022/pdf/OWG2022/IHO/OWG2022_IHO_C35B_IHOMTEAM6-------------------------.pdf.
↑ "Olympic schedule announced". iihf.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/28518/olympic_schedule_announced.
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[1] "Beijing 2022 Ice Hockey schedule". olympics.com. https://olympics.com/en/beijing-2022/schedule-by-sport/ice-hockey/.

[2] The team competed under the name of the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) in 2018 and under the name of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in 2022.

[3] "Swiss avenge group stage loss, advance to QF". iihf.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/32116/cze_sui.

[4] "Finns win historic gold in Beijing". iihf.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/32245/fin-roc-gmg.

[5] "Slovakia wins first ever Olympic medal". iihf.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/32222/slovakia_wins_first_ever_olympic_medal.

[6] "NHL, NHLPA ratify CBA extension through 2025–26 season" (in en-US). National Hockey League. https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-nhlpa-ratify-cba-extension-through-2025-26-season/c-317377214.

[7] "NHL announces 2021–22 regular-season schedule". https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-2021-22-regular-season-schedule/c-325741704.

[8] "NHL players are back". IIHF.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/28036/nhl_players_are_back.

[9] "NHL announces players will not participate in Beijing Winter Olympics" (in en-US). https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl-announces-players-not-participate-150440389.html.

[10] "Olympic game officials nominated". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/31501/olympic_game_officials_nominated.

[11] "Competition Officials". https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/static/owg2022/pdf/OWG2022/IHO/OWG2022_IHO_C35B_IHOMTEAM6-------------------------.pdf.

[12] "Olympic schedule announced". iihf.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/28518/olympic_schedule_announced.

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2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Contents

Format

NHL participation

Match officials

Preliminary round

Tiebreak criteria

Group A

Group B

Group C

Ranking after preliminary round

Playoff round

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

References

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