2022 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification
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Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2019 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 have an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics.[1]
Qualified teams
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 17 May 2018[2] |  Copenhagen
|
1 |  China
|
| 2019 IIHF World Rankinga | 31 March 2016 – 26 May 2019 |  Bratislava and Košiceb
|
8[1] |  Canada Russia Finland Sweden Czech Republic United States Germany Switzerland
|
| Final qualification tournaments | 26–29 August 2021 | Bratislava
|
1 |  Slovakia
|
 Riga
|
1 |  Latvia
| ||
 Oslo
|
1 |  Denmark
| ||
| Total | 12 | |||
- Notes
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. 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.
Qualification seeding
To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top eight following the 2019 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. The following is a ranking based on points that were accumulated toward Olympic qualification of all countries participating in 2019.
Points were earned based on overall finish in 2019:
| 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 pre-qualification round 3 | |
| Entered qualifying in the pre-qualification round 2 | |
| Entered qualifying in the pre-qualification round 1 |
| Qualifying seed | Team | WC 2019 (100%) |
WC 2018 (75%) |
OLY 2018 (75%) |
WC 2017 (50%) |
WC 2016 (25%) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
1160 | 1100 | 1120 | 1160 | 1200 | 3705 |
| 2 |  Russia |
1120 | 1040 | 1200 | 1120 | 1120 | 3640 |
| 3 |  Finland |
1200 | 1060 | 1040 | 1100 | 1160 | 3615 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
1060 | 1200 | 1060 | 1200 | 1040 | 3615 |
| 5 |  Czech Republic |
1100 | 1020 | 1100 | 1020 | 1060 | 3465 |
| 6 |  United States |
1020 | 1120 | 1020 | 1060 | 1100 | 3430 |
| 7 |  Germany |
1040 | 920 | 1160 | 1000 | 1020 | 3355 |
| 8 |  Switzerland |
1000 | 1160 | 940 | 1040 | 920 | 3325 |
| 9 |  Slovakia |
960 | 960 | 920 | 860 | 960 | 3040 |
| 10 |  Latvia |
940 | 1000 | 860 | 940 | 880 | 3025 |
| 11 |  Norway |
900 | 880 | 1000 | 920 | 940 | 3005 |
| 12 |  Denmark |
920 | 940 | 800 | 900 | 1000 | 2925 |
| 13 |  France |
840 | 900 | 840 | 960 | 860 | 2840 |
| 14 |  Belarus |
780 | 840 | 880 | 880 | 900 | 2735 |
| 15 |  Austria |
820 | 860 | 780 | 800 | 740 | 2635 |
| 16 |  Italy |
860 | 780 | 760 | 820 | 780 | 2620 |
| 17 |  South Korea |
760 | 820 | 900 | 780 | 720 | 2620 |
| 18 |  Slovenia |
740 | 720 | 960 | 840 | 800 | 2620 |
| 19 |  Kazakhstan |
800 | 760 | 820 | 760 | 820 | 2570 |
| 20 |  Great Britain |
880 | 800 | 660 | 680 | 660 | 2480 |
| 21 |  Hungary |
720 | 740 | 700 | 720 | 840 | 2370 |
| 22 |  Poland |
660 | 700 | 740 | 740 | 760 | 2300 |
| 23 |  Japan |
640 | 660 | 720 | 660 | 700 | 2180 |
| 24 |  Lithuania |
700 | 680 | 560 | 640 | 640 | 2110 |
| 25 |  Ukraine |
600 | 620 | 680 | 700 | 680 | 2095 |
| 26 |  Estonia |
620 | 640 | 600 | 620 | 600 | 2010 |
| 27 |  Romania |
680 | 600 | 580 | 560 | 580 | 1990 |
| 28 |  Netherlands |
580 | 560 | 640 | 580 | 560 | 1910 |
| 29 |  Croatia |
540 | 580 | 620 | 600 | 620 | 1895 |
| 30 |  Serbia |
560 | 520 | 540 | 520 | 500 | 1740 |
| 31 |  Spain |
500 | 440 | 520 | 460 | 540 | 1585 |
| Host |  China |
480 | 500 | 440 | 440 | 460 | 1520 |
| 32 |  Iceland |
420 | 460 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 1485 |
| 33 |  Israel |
440 | 400 | 460 | 400 | 400 | 1385 |
 Australia |
520 | 540 | – | 540 | 440 | 1305 | |
| 34 |  Mexico |
360 | 360 | 500 | 360 | 420 | 1290 |
 Belgium |
460 | 480 | – | 500 | 520 | 1200 | |
| 35 |  Bulgaria |
320 | 300 | 420 | 300 | 340 | 1095 |
 Georgia |
380 | 320 | 400 | 280 | 0 | 1060 | |
 New Zealand |
400 | 420 | – | 420 | 380 | 1020 | |
 North Korea |
340 | 380 | – | 380 | 360 | 905 | |
| 36 |  Turkey |
300 | 280 | – | 340 | 320 | 760 |
| 37 |  Luxembourg |
260 | 340 | – | 320 | 280 | 745 |
 South Africa |
220 | 240 | – | 240 | 300 | 595 | |
| 38 |  Chinese Taipei |
240 | 260 | – | 220 | – | 545 |
| 39 |  Hong Kong |
180 | 220 | – | 260 | 240 | 535 |
 Turkmenistan |
280 | 200 | – | – | – | 430 | |
| 40 |  United Arab Emirates |
200 | 160 | – | 200 | – | 420 |
| 41 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
140 | 180 | – | 0 | 260 | 340 |
| 42 |  Kuwait |
120 | 140 | – | – | – | 225 |
| 43 |  Thailand |
160 | – | – | – | – | 160 |
| 44 |  Kyrgyzstan |
100 | – | – | – | – | 100 |
- Teams with no seeding chose not to participate in Olympic qualifying.
Pre-qualification Round 1
Eight teams began the qualification process in two tournaments. The winners of each tournament advanced to round 2 as qualifiers ten and eleven, where qualifier ten was the winner with the higher qualification seeding.
Group N
Games were played in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 8 to 10 November 2019.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 9 | Pre-qualification Round 2 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg (H)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 0 |
| 8 November 2019 15:45 |
United Arab Emirates
|
4–9 (2–1, 2–3, 0–5) |
Kyrgyzstan
|
Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer Attendance: 200 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Li Ho ChingLinesmen: Espen Olsvik Chris Van Grinsven
| ||||
| 34 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 25 | Shots | 45 | ||
| 8 November 2019 19:15 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1–10 (0–4, 0–5, 1–1) |
Luxembourg
|
Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer Attendance: 676 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Vytautas LukoševičiusLinesmen:  Sidor Krytski Tobias Schwenk
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 14 | Shots | 50 | ||
| 9 November 2019 15:45 |
United Arab Emirates
|
6–3 (3–1, 2–1, 1–1) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer Attendance: 179 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Vytautas Lukoševičius Linesmen: Espen Olsvik Tobias Schwenk
| ||||
| 22 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 42 | Shots | 14 | ||
| 9 November 2019 19:15 |
Luxembourg
|
3–5 (1–0, 0–4, 2–1) |
Kyrgyzstan
|
Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer Attendance: 734 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Cemal KayaLinesmen: Sidor Krytski Chris Van Grinsven
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 21 | Shots | 35 | ||
| 10 November 2019 15:45 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
15–3 (5–2, 2–0, 8–1) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer Attendance: 232 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Li Ho Ching Linesmen: Sidor Krytski Espen Olsvik
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 49 | Shots | 12 | ||
| 10 November 2019 19:15 |
Luxembourg
|
4–5 (2–2, 2–2, 0–1) |
United Arab Emirates
|
Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer Attendance: 403 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Cemal Kaya Linesmen: Tobias Schwenk Chris Van Grinsven
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 24 | Shots | 32 | ||
Group O
Due to unrest in Hong Kong this tournament was moved to Sanya, China, and was played from 7 to 10 November 2019.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 9 | Pre-qualification Round 2 |
| 2 | Thailand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 6 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Kuwait
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | −30 | 0 |
| 7 November 2019 13:00 |
Chinese Taipei
|
5–3 (1–1, 0–0, 4–2) |
Thailand
|
TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Attendance: 301 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  François GautierLinesmen:  Attila Nagy Yeung Ting Kwan
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 29 | Shots | 46 | ||
| 7 November 2019 17:00 |
Kuwait
|
0–12 (0–4, 0–3, 0–5) |
Hong Kong
|
TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Attendance: 250 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Mohamad YusoffLinesmen:  Omar Al-Yassi Tam Weng Leong
| ||||
| 28 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 13 | Shots | 54 | ||
| 8 November 2019 13:00 |
Chinese Taipei
|
8–0 (0–0, 5–0, 3–0) |
Kuwait
|
TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Attendance: 230 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Lee Joo-hyunLinesmen: Tam Weng Leong Yeung Ting Kwan
| ||||
| 29 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 60 | Shots | 13 | ||
| 8 November 2019 17:00 |
Hong Kong
|
2–7 (0–3, 1–1, 1–3) |
Thailand
|
TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Attendance: 255 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: François Gautier Linesmen: Omar Al-Yassi Attila Nagy
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 55 | ||
| 10 November 2019 13:00 |
Thailand
|
11–1 (2–0, 4–0, 5–1) |
Kuwait
|
TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Attendance: 318 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Mohamad Yusoff Linesmen: Tam Weng Leong Yeung Ting Kwan
| ||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 24 min | ||
| 64 | Shots | 9 | ||
| 10 November 2019 17:00 |
Hong Kong
|
5–7 (1–2, 2–2, 2–3) |
Chinese Taipei
|
TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya Attendance: 333 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Lee Joo-hyun Linesmen: Omar Al-Yassi Attila Nagy
| ||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 22 | Shots | 50 | ||
Pre-qualification Round 2
Twelve countries played in three tournaments to determine qualifiers for the next round. Each tournament winner was ranked by their qualification seeding and entered the next round as qualifier seven, eight, or nine.
Group K
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 40 | 9 | Pre-qualification Round 3 |
| 2 | Iceland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Israel
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 1 |
| 12 December 2019 15:00 |
Iceland
|
9–4 (2–0, 2–2, 5–2) |
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 100 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Tomasz RadzikLinesmen:  Attila André Sem Ramírez
| ||||
| 18 min | Penalties | 61 min | ||
| 46 | Shots | 26 | ||
| 12 December 2019 19:00 |
Israel
|
0–15 (0–1, 0–4, 0–10) |
Romania
|
Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 300 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Ramon SterkensLinesmen:  Alejandro García Nicholas Verbruggen
| ||||
| 24 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 6 | Shots | 92 | ||
| 13 December 2019 15:00 |
Iceland
|
5–0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0) |
Israel
|
Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 50 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Ramon Sterkens Linesmen: Attila André Alejandro García
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 64 | Shots | 9 | ||
| 13 December 2019 19:00 |
Romania
|
18–2 (3–0, 7–1, 8–1) |
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 601 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Jørn McCall Linesmen: Sem Ramírez Nicholas Verbruggen
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 69 | Shots | 32 | ||
| 15 December 2019 15:00 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
4–5 OT (3–1, 1–1, 0–2) (OT: 0–1) |
Israel
|
Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 50 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Jørn McCall Linesmen: Attila André Nicholas Verbruggen
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 44 | Shots | 32 | ||
| 15 December 2019 19:00 |
Romania
|
10–1 (4–0, 4–0, 2–1) |
Iceland
|
Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov Attendance: 1,200 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Tomasz Radzik Linesmen: Alejandro García Sem Ramírez
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 54 | Shots | 22 | ||
Group L
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 31 | 9 | Pre-qualification Round 3 |
| 2 | Spain (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mexico
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | −36 | 0 |
| 13 December 2019 16:00 |
Mexico
|
1–17 (1–6, 0–5, 0–6) |
Netherlands
|
Palau de Gel, Barcelona Attendance: 103 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee:  Tilen PahorLinesmen: Csaba Bándi Carlos Trobajo
| ||||
| 18 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 7 | Shots | 88 | ||
| 13 December 2019 20:00 |
Spain
|
11–0 (3–0, 4–0, 4–0) |
Chinese Taipei
|
Palau de Gel, Barcelona Attendance: 348 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Gergely Kincses Linesmen: Knut Bråten Gil Tichon
| ||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 65 | Shots | 8 | ||
| 14 December 2019 16:00 |
Netherlands
|
14–1 (4–1, 7–0, 3–0) |
Chinese Taipei
|
Palau de Gel, Barcelona Attendance: 433 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Tilen Pahor Linesmen: Knut Bråten Carlos Trobajo
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 60 | Shots | 11 | ||
| 14 December 2019 20:00 |
Spain
|
15–1 (4–1, 4–0, 7–0) |
Mexico
|
Palau de Gel, Barcelona Attendance: 612 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen: Csaba Bándi Gil Tichon
| ||||
| 37 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 85 | Shots | 12 | ||
| 15 December 2019 16:00 |
Chinese Taipei
|
7–1 (3–0, 3–0, 1–1) |
Mexico
|
Palau de Gel, Barcelona Attendance: 210 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen: Gil Tichon Carlos Trobajo
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 34 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 8 January 2020 12:00 |
Netherlands
|
5–3 (1–1, 2–2, 2–0) |
Spain
|
Palau de Gel, Barcelona Attendance: 274 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Gergely Kincses Linesmen: Csaba Bándi Knut Bråten
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 17 | ||
Note: The Netherlands-Spain game was originally supposed to be played on 15 December 2019 but was stopped after a scoreless first period because of problems with the ice surface.[4][5]
Group M
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 9 | Pre-qualification Round 3 |
| 2 | Serbia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Turkey
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
| 13 December 2019 15:00 |
Serbia
|
8–3 (6–0, 1–3, 1–0) |
Turkey
|
Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak Attendance: 106 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Miha Bajt Linesmen:  Martin Boyadjiev Marko Saković
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 14 | ||
| 13 December 2019 19:00 |
Bulgaria
|
1–12 (0–3, 0–2, 1–7) |
Croatia
|
Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak Attendance: 289 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Krzysztof Kozłowski Linesmen:  Tibor Fazekas Daniel Sparer
| ||||
| 34 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 14 | Shots | 62 | ||
| 14 December 2019 15:00 |
Serbia
|
7–0 (1–0, 4–0, 2–0) |
Bulgaria
|
Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak Attendance: 80 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Vladimír Snášel Linesmen: Marko Saković Daniel Sparer
| ||||
| 18 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 54 | Shots | 7 | ||
| 14 December 2019 19:00 |
Croatia
|
10–2 (2–1, 4–0, 4–1) |
Turkey
|
Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak Attendance: 380 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Krzysztof Kozłowski Linesmen: Martin Boyadjiev Tibor Fazekas
| ||||
| 18 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 8 | ||
| 15 December 2019 15:00 |
Turkey
|
4–1 (1–0, 3–1, 0–0) |
Bulgaria
|
Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak Attendance: 50 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Miha Bajt Linesmen: Tibor Fazekas Marko Saković
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 102 min | ||
| 45 | Shots | 19 | ||
| 15 December 2019 19:00 |
Croatia
|
2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0) |
Serbia
|
Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak Attendance: 989 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee: Vladimír Snášel Linesmen: Martin Boyadjiev Daniel Sparer
| ||||
| 26 min | Penalties | 28 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 29 | ||
Pre-qualification Round 3
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovenia (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 9 | Final qualification |
| 2 | Japan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | |
| 3 | Lithuania
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 | |
| 4 | Croatia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| 6 February 2020 15:30 |
Japan
|
9–0 (4–0, 2–0, 3–0) |
Croatia
|
Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice Attendance: 100 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Andris Ansons Lasse Kopitz Linesmen:  Nicolas Constantineau Matjaž Hribar
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 56 | Shots | 15 | ||
| 6 February 2020 19:00 |
Lithuania
|
2–12 (0–4, 1–3, 1–5) |
Slovenia
|
Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice Attendance: 500 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees:  Joris Müller Trpimir PiragićLinesmen: Håvar Dahl Mihail Stupak
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 9 | Shots | 61 | ||
| 7 February 2020 15:30 |
Japan
|
4–0 (4–0, 0–0, 0–0) |
Lithuania
|
Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice Attendance: 150 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Geoffrey Barcelo Trpimir Piragić Linesmen: Dominik Altmann Matjaž Hribar
| ||||
| 26 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 27 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 7 February 2020 19:00 |
Slovenia
|
7–0 (1–0, 4–0, 2–0) |
Croatia
|
Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice Attendance: 900 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Lasse Kopitz Joris Müller Linesmen: Nicolas Constantineau Mihail Stupak
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 67 | Shots | 4 | ||
| 9 February 2020 15:30 |
Croatia
|
1–3 (0–2, 0–0, 1–1) |
Lithuania
|
Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice Attendance: 150 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Geoffrey Barcelo Joris Müller Linesmen: Dominik Altmann Mihail Stupak
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 22 | Shots | 33 | ||
| 9 February 2020 19:00 |
Slovenia
|
6–2 (0–1, 1–0, 5–1) |
Japan
|
Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice Attendance: 1,700 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Andris Ansons Lasse Kopitz Linesmen: Nicolas Constantineau Håvar Dahl
| ||||
| 20 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 13 | ||
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 9 | Final qualification |
| 2 | Kazakhstan (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ukraine
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | Netherlands
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
| 6 February 2020 15:00 |
Poland
|
8–0 (3–0, 4–0, 1–0) |
Netherlands
|
Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 228 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees:  Pavel Halas Jr. Miroslav IaretsLinesmen: Martin Boyajiev Andrew Dalton
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 51 | Shots | 6 | ||
| 6 February 2020 19:30 |
Ukraine
|
1–8 (1–5, 0–2, 0–1) |
Kazakhstan
|
Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 3,584 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: Miklós Haszonits Adam KikaLinesmen: Paweł Kosidło Dániel Soós
| ||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 13 | Shots | 60 | ||
| 7 February 2020 15:00 |
Poland
|
6–1 (1–1, 2–0, 3–0) |
Ukraine
|
Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 242 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Adam Kika Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Andreas Malmqvist
| ||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 40 | Shots | 18 | ||
| 7 February 2020 19:30 |
Kazakhstan
|
7–1 (3–0, 1–1, 3–0) |
Netherlands
|
Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 2,975 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Pavel Halas Jr. Miklós Haszonits Linesmen: Martin Boyajiev Paweł Kosidło
| ||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 57 | Shots | 10 | ||
| 9 February 2020 13:00 |
Netherlands
|
0–3 (0–1, 0–2, 0–0) |
Ukraine
|
Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 372 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Pavel Halas Jr. Miroslav Iarets Linesmen: Paweł Kosidło Dániel Soós
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 19 | Shots | 31 | ||
| 9 February 2020 17:00 |
Kazakhstan
|
2–3 (0–1, 2–1, 0–1) |
Poland
|
Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Attendance: 5,622 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Adam Kika Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Andrew Dalton Andreas Malmqvist
| ||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 53 | Shots | 17 | ||
Group J
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | Final qualification |
| 2 | Great Britain (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Romania
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Estonia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
| 6 February 2020 15:30 |
Hungary
|
4–1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0) |
Estonia
|
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham Attendance: 861 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Alex DiPietro Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Vladimir Suslov
| ||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 20 | ||
| 6 February 2020 19:30 |
Great Britain
|
4–3 (2–1, 2–1, 0–1) |
Romania
|
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham Attendance: 2,788 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees:  Jonathan Alarie Vladimir YefremovLinesmen:  Joona Elonen Frederic Monnaie
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 34 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 8 February 2020 14:00 |
Hungary
|
3–2 OT (1–1, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 1–0) |
Romania
|
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham Attendance: 1,998 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: Alex DiPietro Anton HladchenkoLinesmen: Daniel Beresford Frederic Monnaie
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 43 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 8 February 2020 18:00 |
Estonia
|
1–7 (0–0, 1–4, 0–3) |
Great Britain
|
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham Attendance: 4,465 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Jonathan Alarie Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Josef Špůr Vladimir Suslov
| ||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 38 | ||
| 9 February 2020 14:00 |
Romania
|
7–3 (2–2, 2–0, 3–1) |
Estonia
|
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham Attendance: 1,561 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Anton Hladchenko Vladimir Yefremov Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Frederic Monnaie
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 39 | Shots | 31 | ||
| 9 February 2020 18:00 |
Great Britain
|
1–4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2) |
Hungary
|
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham Attendance: 4,544 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Jonathan Alarie Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Joona Elonen Josef Špůr
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 24 min | ||
| 48 | Shots | 20 | ||
Final qualification
The tournaments were scheduled to take place from 27 to 30 August 2020, but were moved to 26 to 29 August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7]
Group D
The tournament was held at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2022 Winter Olympics |
| 2 | Belarus
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Austria
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Poland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
| 26 August 2021 15:15 |
Belarus
|
0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) |
Poland
|
Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 150 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Riku Brander Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Jonas Merten Jiří Ondráček
| ||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 46 | Shots | 19 | ||
| 26 August 2021 19:15 |
Austria
|
1–2 (0–1, 0–1, 1–0) |
Slovakia
|
Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 4,241 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Roy Hansen Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Andreas Kroyer
| ||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 21 | Shots | 32 | ||
| 27 August 2021 15:15 |
Belarus
|
5–2 (0–2, 5–0, 0–0) |
Austria
|
Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 148 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Andris Ansons Roy Hansen Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Jonas Merten
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 28 | Shots | 18 | ||
| 27 August 2021 19:15 |
Slovakia
|
5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) |
Poland
|
Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 3,685 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Linus Öhlund Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Andreas Kroyer Dāvis Zunde
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 48 | Shots | 17 | ||
| 29 August 2021 13:30 |
Poland
|
1–4 (1–2, 0–1, 0–1) |
Austria
|
Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 182 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Andris Ansons Riku Brander Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Jonas Merten
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 10 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 29 August 2021 17:30 |
Slovakia
|
2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0) |
Belarus
|
Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 7,105 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Linus Öhlund Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Jiří Ondráček Dāvis Zunde
| ||||
| 36 min | Penalties | 39 min | ||
| 39 | Shots | 22 | ||
Group E
The tournament was played at the Arēna Rīga in Riga, Latvia.[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Latvia (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2022 Winter Olympics |
| 2 | France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Hungary
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 | Italy
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| 26 August 2021 15:30 |
France
|
5–3 (0–2, 3–0, 2–1) |
Hungary
|
Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 200 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: André Schrader Christoph Sternat Linesmen: Simon Riecken Alexander Waldejer
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 33 | ||
| 26 August 2021 19:30 |
Italy
|
0–6 (0–2, 0–2, 0–2) |
Latvia
|
Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 4,100 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Mads Frandsen Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Dmitry Golyak Lauri Nikulainen
| ||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 16 | Shots | 36 | ||
| 27 August 2021 16:00 |
France
|
2–0 (0–0, 2–0, 0–0) |
Italy
|
Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 197 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Mads Frandsen Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Dmitry Golyak Alexander Waldejer
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 22 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 27 August 2021 20:00 |
Latvia
|
9–0 (1–0, 0–0, 8–0) |
Hungary
|
Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 3,250 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Christoph Sternat Linesmen: Simon Riecken Dmitri Shishlo
| ||||
| 0 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 45 | Shots | 17 | ||
| 29 August 2021 13:00 |
Hungary
|
2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) |
Italy
|
Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 460 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: André Schrader Christoph Sternat Linesmen: Simon Riecken Alexander Waldejer
| ||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 24 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 29 August 2021 17:00 |
Latvia
|
2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1) |
France
|
Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 7,954 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Lauri Nikulainen Dmitri Shishlo
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 30 | ||
Group F
The tournament was played at the Jordal Amfi in Oslo, Norway.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 2022 Winter Olympics |
| 2 | Norway (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Slovenia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Korea
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 |
| 26 August 2021 15:00 |
Denmark
|
4–3 (3–0, 1–1, 0–2) |
Slovenia
|
Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 174 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Sergey Yudakov Linesmen: Knut Bråten David Obwegeser
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 21 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 26 August 2021 19:00 |
South Korea
|
1–4 (1–2, 0–1, 0–1) |
Norway
|
Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 1,483 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Christoffer Holm Peter Stano Linesmen: Niolas Constantineau Ludvig Lundgren
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 9 | Shots | 49 | ||
| 27 August 2021 17:00 |
Denmark
|
11–1 (1–1, 7–0, 3–0) |
South Korea
|
Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 207 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Geoffrey Barcelo Sergey Yudakov Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Simon Synek
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 48 | Shots | 8 | ||
| 27 August 2021 21:00 |
Norway
|
7–4 (3–2, 3–0, 1–2) |
Slovenia
|
Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 2,490 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Peter Stano Linesmen: Niolas Constantineau David Obwegeser
| ||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 21 | ||
| 29 August 2021 12:00 |
Slovenia
|
4–1 (0–1, 3–0, 1–0) |
South Korea
|
Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 97 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Geoffrey Barcelo Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Knut Bråten Simon Synek
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 43 | Shots | 18 | ||
| 29 August 2021 16:00 |
Norway
|
0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) |
Denmark
|
Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 2,500 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Christoffer Holm Sergey Yudakov Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren David Obwegeser
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 19 | ||
Graphical summary
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Olympic Winter Games". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/static/5478/olympic. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ↑ "China set for Olympic ice hockey", IIHF, 17 May 2018. Retrieved on 26 May 2019.
- ↑ "Olympic Qualification group moved to Hainan", IIHF, 14 October 2019. Retrieved on 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "Group L showdown abandoned". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ogqp1l/news/16740/group-l-showdown-postponed. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ↑ "Netherlands-Spain on 8 January". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ogqp1l/news/16778/netherlands-spain-on-8-january. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ↑ "Olympic qualifiers moved", IIHF, 6 May 2020. Retrieved on 6 May 2020.
- ↑ "Dates for Olympic Qualification", IIHF, 10 March 2021. Retrieved on 10 March 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Olympic Qualification in Bratislava", IIHF, 6 March 2020. Retrieved on 6 March 2020.