2018 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification
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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
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 19 September 2014[2] |  Tenerife
|
1 |  South Korea
|
| 2015 IIHF World Rankinga | 2 April 2012 – 17 May 2015 |  Prague and Ostravab
|
8[1] |  Canada Russiac 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
To 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 | ... |
| Qualified directly to Olympic Tournament | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Three nations were not listed who have achieved ranking points but were not participating in IIHF tournaments: Ireland, Greece, and Mongolia.
- Nations with no seeding chose not to participate in Olympic qualifying.
Preliminary round 1
The 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
| 10 October 2015 19:30 |
Bulgaria
|
9–1 (2–1, 3–0, 4–0) |
Georgia
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 581 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Tomáš OrolinLinesmen:  Kiril Peychinov Matúš Stanzel
| ||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 51 | Shots | 11 | ||
Group K
Games were played at Tallinn, Estonia.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 |
| 5 November 2015 15:00 |
Mexico
|
8–2 (1–0, 3–2, 4–0) |
Bulgaria
|
Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 238 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Dean SmithLinesmen:  Jacques Riisom-Birker Toivo Tilku
| ||||
| 22 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 5 November 2015 19:00 |
Israel
|
1–19 (0–6, 0–5, 1–8) |
Estonia
|
Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 850 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Lassi HeikkinenLinesmen:  Anže Bergant Óli Þór Gunnarsson
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 9 | Shots | 87 | ||
| 6 November 2015 15:00 |
Mexico
|
5–0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0) |
Israel
|
Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 237 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen: Anže Bergant Toivo Tilku
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 53 | Shots | 31 | ||
| 6 November 2015 19:00 |
Estonia
|
26–0 (10–0, 8–0, 8–0) |
Bulgaria
|
Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 647 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Dean Smith Linesmen: Māris Locāns Jacques Riisom-Birker
| ||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 102 | Shots | 9 | ||
| 8 November 2015 13:00 |
Bulgaria
|
2–5 (1–0, 0–1, 1–4) |
Israel
|
Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 205 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen: Māris Locāns Toivo Tilku
| ||||
| 30 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 8 November 2015 17:00 |
Estonia
|
13–3 (3–1, 3–2, 7–0) |
Mexico
|
Tallinn Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 1,150 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Anže Bergant Óli Þór Gunnarsson
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 58 | Shots | 10 | ||
Group L
Games were played in Valdemoro, Spain.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Damien BliekLinesmen: Tomáš Brejcha Gwilherm Margry
| ||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Luka Kamšek Linesmen:  Andreas Kowert Martin Smeibidlo
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Luka Kamšek Linesmen: Tomáš Brejcha Martin Smeibidlo
| ||||
| 0 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 48 | Shots | 18 | ||
| 7 November 2015 19:30 |
Spain
|
5–3 (2–1, 2–1, 1–1) |
Iceland
|
Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro Attendance: 850 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Andrea MoschenLinesmen: Andreas Kowert Federico Stefenelli
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 39 | Shots | 29 | ||
| 8 November 2015 16:00 |
China
|
3–11 (0–7, 1–2, 2–2) |
Iceland
|
Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro Attendance: 150 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Andrea Moschen Linesmen: Gwilherm Margry Federico Stefenelli
| ||||
| 16 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Andreas Kowert Martin Smeibidlo
| ||||
| 18 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 29 | Shots | 39 | ||
Preliminary round 2
Three 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
Games were played at Cortina, Italy.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 |
| 11 February 2016 17:00 |
Great Britain
|
6–5 (2–1, 2–2, 2–2) |
Netherlands
|
Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo Attendance: 302 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: Marcus Brill Andreas HarnebringLinesmen: Matthias Cristeli Simon Wust
| ||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Petri Lindqvist Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Grega Markizeti Wojciech Moszczyński
| ||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 70 | Shots | 4 | ||
| 13 February 2016 17:00 |
Great Britain
|
6–2 (2–1, 2–1, 2–0) |
Serbia
|
Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo Attendance: 489 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Andreas Harnebring Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Matthias Cristeli Simon Wust
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 52 | Shots | 16 | ||
| 13 February 2016 20:45 |
Netherlands
|
2–4 (1–2, 1–1, 0–1) |
Italy
|
Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo Attendance: 862 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Marcus Brill Petri Linqvist Linesmen: Grega Markizeti Eduard Metalnikov
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 19 | Shots | 32 | ||
| 14 February 2016 17:00 |
Serbia
|
3–7 (0–2, 2–2, 1–3) |
Netherlands
|
Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo Attendance: 428 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Andreas Harnebring Petri Lindqvist Linesmen: Matthias Cristeli Grega Markizeti
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 59 | ||
| 14 February 2016 20:45 |
Italy
|
6–2 (3–0, 1–1, 2–1) |
Great Britain
|
Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo Attendance: 781 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Marcus Brill Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Eduard Metalnikov Wojciech Moszczyński
| ||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 27 | ||
Group H
Games 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 |
| 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 |
| 11 February 2016 16:00 |
Poland
|
6–2 (3–0, 2–1, 1–1) |
Estonia
|
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 858 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Pavel Hodek Daniel Stricker Linesmen:  Botond Pálkövi Nikolaj Ponomarjow
| ||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 64 | Shots | 16 | ||
| 11 February 2016 19:30 |
Lithuania
|
0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2) |
Hungary
|
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,110 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Michael Hicks Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Remi Aasum Michael Hofstätter
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 19 | Shots | 60 | ||
| 12 February 2016 14:30 |
Poland
|
9–1 (2–0, 5–0, 2–1) |
Lithuania
|
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 640 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Linus Öhlund Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Michael Hofstätter Botond Pálkövi
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 56 | Shots | 39 | ||
| 12 February 2016 18:00 |
Hungary
|
7–1 (2–0, 2–1, 3–0) |
Estonia
|
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 8,100 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Michael Hicks Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Raivis Jučers Nikolaj Ponomarjow
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Michael Hicks Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Remi Aasum Botond Pálkövi
| ||||
| 16 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 56 | ||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Linus Öhlund Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Raivis Jučers Nikolaj Ponomarjow
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 27 | ||
Group J
Games were played in Sapporo, Japan.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 |
| 11 February 2016 14:30 |
Ukraine
|
3–0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0) |
Romania
|
Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo Attendance: 1,020 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Péter Gebei Alexey Ravodin Linesmen:  Shinobu Kawai Jani Pesonen
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees:  Stephen Reneau Gordon SchukiesLinesmen: Cedric Borga Dana Penkivech
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Alexey Ravodin Gordon Schukies Linesmen:  Benoit Martineau Dana Penkivech
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Peter Gebei Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Cedric Borga Jani Pesonen
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Péter Gebei Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Shinobu Kawai Dana Penkivech
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 25 | Shots | 41 | ||
| 14 February 2016 18:00 |
Japan
|
2–1 |
Ukraine
|
Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo Attendance: 2,000 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Alexey Ravodin Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Benoit Martineau Jani Pesonen
| ||||
| 22 min | Penalties | 35 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 33 | ||
Final qualification
Three 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
Games were played in Minsk, Belarus.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 |
| 1 September 2016 15:00 |
Slovenia
|
6–1 (2–0, 3–0, 1–1) |
Poland
|
Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 1,800 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Stefan Fonselius Daniel Konc Linesmen: Dmitry Golyak Yury Ivanov
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Martin Korba Anton Semjonov
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Daniel Konc Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Dmitry Golyak Lukas Kohlmüller
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Stefan Fonselius Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Yury Ivanov Anton Semjonov
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Daniel Konc Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Lukas Kohlmüller Anton Semjonov
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Stefan Fonselius Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Yury Ivanov Martin Korba
| ||||
| 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 |
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 29 | Shots | 32 | ||
Group E
Games were played in Riga, Latvia.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 |
| 1 September 2016 15:30 |
Germany
|
5–0 (2–0, 3–0, 0–0) |
Japan
|
Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 979 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Peter Gebei Mikael Nord Linesmen: Maksims Bogdanovs Andrew Dalton
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Martin Fraňo Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Rene Jensen Rudolf Tošenovjan
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Mikael Nord Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Maksims Bogdanovs Rudolf Tošenovjan
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Martin Fraňo Peter Gebei Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Gašper Zganc
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Peter Gebei Mikael Nord Linesmen: Maksims Bogdanovs Gašper Zganc
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Martin Fraňo Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Rene Jensen Rudolf Tošenovjan
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 28 | Shots | 27 | ||
Group F
Games were played in Oslo, Norway.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Italy
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
| 1 September 2016 16:00 |
France
|
2–1 OT (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) (OT 1–0) |
Italy
|
Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 643 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Stephen Reneau Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen:  Joep Leermakers Alexander Waldejer
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Jozef Kubuš Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Stanislav Raming
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Gordon Schukies Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Alexander Waldejer
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Jozef Kubuš Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Balázs Kovács Joep Leermakers
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Jozef Kubuš Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Balázs Kovács Alexander Waldejer
| ||||
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Stephen Reneau Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Stanislav Raming
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 24 min | ||
| 22 | Shots | 22 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2018 Olympic Winter Games". IIHF.com. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/olympics/.
- ↑ Steiss, Adam (19 September 2014). "Korea headed to the Olympics". IIHF.com. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9122&cHash=2c97e4185e1bbeb22d592cba80b33af4.
- ↑ Template:Cite press release
- ↑ "Olympic Qualification set". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015. http://www.iihfworlds2015.com/en/news/olympic-qualification-set/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Katowice confirmed as host". IIHF.com. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=10020&cHash=b38afa580e26f159cbc23cf0a947a126.
- ↑ "Budapest hosts in February". IIHF.com. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9935&cHash=8da87a17490876310bbe95eb61ffee9d.
- ↑ "Sapporo selected". IIHF.com. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9906&cHash=46a7e01b26ff6bbc0aecbb9ce3b9114c.
- ↑ "Minsk preparing for OQ". IIHF.com. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/olympics/news-singleview-olympics/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=10500&cHash=1a5f20d9783da65ce850a3f9b17588d6.
- ↑ "Gegner am Weg zu Olympia 2018". eishockey.at. http://www.eishockey.at/nationalteams/news/datum/2016/02/17/gegner-am-weg-zu-olympia-2018/.