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.

Ice hockey at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Qualification
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Tournament
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Rosters
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Qualified teams
Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
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
Total12
Notes
  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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:

Place1234567891011121314151617181920...
Points12001160112011001060104010201000960940920900880860840820800780760740...
     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 Canada12007959005302653690
2 Russia11609007955203003675
3 Sweden10608408706002603630
4 Finland10408708405502753575
5 United States11207808255602553540
6 Czech Republic11008257805102803495
7  Switzerland10007057205802303235
8 Slovakia9607206905002903160
9 Belarus10207656454302153075
10 Latvia8806907504602353015
11 Norway9206756754702502990
12 France9007506004402402930
13 Germany9406456304802252920
14 Slovenia8206007654102002795
15 Denmark8606605854502202775
16 Austria8405857054201952745
17 Kazakhstan8006156604002052680
18 Italy7206306153902102565
19 Hungary7805405253801902415
20 Japan7405704803701852345
21 Ukraine7005555403401752310
22 Poland7605105103301652275
Hosts South Korea6805254953601702230
23 Great Britain6604655703501802225
24 Netherlands5804505553201602065
25 Lithuania6404804653001502035
26 Croatia6204954052801301930
27 Romania5604354353101551895
28 Estonia6004204202901401870
29 Serbia5203903752401201645
30 Spain5003304502301351645
31 Mexico400315390200951400
32 Israel360345360220901375
 Belgium54036002701101280
33 Iceland48040502601251270
 Australia46037502501451230
 New Zealand42030002101151045
34 China44028501901051020
35 Bulgaria3802400170100890
 South Africa340270016085855
 Turkey300255018080815
 North Korea320225015075770
 Luxembourg280210014070700
 United Arab Emirates22018001100510
36 Georgia2401650900495
 Hong Kong260195000455
 Bosnia and Herzegovina2000000200
  • 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)		 GeorgiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 581

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
Source: IIHF
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)		 BulgariaTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 238
5 November 2015
19:00		Israel 1–19
(0–6, 0–5, 1–8)		 EstoniaTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 850
6 November 2015
15:00		Mexico 5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 IsraelTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 237
6 November 2015
19:00		Estonia 26–0
(10–0, 8–0, 8–0)		 BulgariaTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 647
8 November 2015
13:00		Bulgaria 2–5
(1–0, 0–1, 1–4)		 IsraelTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 205
8 November 2015
17:00		Estonia 13–3
(3–1, 3–2, 7–0)		 MexicoTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,150

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
Source: IIHF
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)		 SerbiaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 125
6 November 2015
19:30		Spain 10–1
(2–0, 6–1, 2–0)		 ChinaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 750
7 November 2015
16:00		Serbia 5–1
(4–0, 1–1, 0–0)		 ChinaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 120
7 November 2015
19:30		Spain 5–3
(2–1, 2–1, 1–1)		 IcelandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 850
8 November 2015
16:00		China 3–11
(0–7, 1–2, 2–2)		 IcelandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 150
8 November 2015
20:00		Serbia 5–3
(0–2, 2–0, 3–1)		 SpainFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 950

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
Source: IIHF
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)		 NetherlandsStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 302
11 February 2016
20:45		Italy 8–0
(3–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 SerbiaStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 814
13 February 2016
17:00		Great Britain 6–2
(2–1, 2–1, 2–0)		 SerbiaStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 489
13 February 2016
20:45		Netherlands 2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)		 ItalyStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 862
14 February 2016
17:00		Serbia 3–7
(0–2, 2–2, 1–3)		 NetherlandsStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 428
14 February 2016
20:45		Italy 6–2
(3–0, 1–1, 2–1)		 Great BritainStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 781

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
Source: IIHF
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)		 EstoniaLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 858
11 February 2016
19:30		Lithuania 0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)		 HungaryLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 7,110
12 February 2016
14:30		Poland 9–1
(2–0, 5–0, 2–1)		 LithuaniaLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 640
12 February 2016
18:00		Hungary 7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)		 EstoniaLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 8,100
14 February 2016
14:30		Estonia 4–1
(3–1, 0–0, 1–0)		 LithuaniaLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 950
14 February 2016
18:00		Hungary 0–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 PolandLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 9,000

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
Source: IIHF
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)		 RomaniaTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,020
11 February 2016
18:00		Croatia 0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)		 JapanTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,828
13 February 2016
14:30		Ukraine 6–0
(3–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 CroatiaTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,227
13 February 2016
18:00		Japan 7–0
(0–0, 5–0, 2–0)		 RomaniaTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 2,265
14 February 2016
14:30		Romania 1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 CroatiaTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,003
14 February 2016
18:00		Japan 2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 UkraineTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 2,000

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
Source: IIHF
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)		 PolandMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,800
1 September 2016
19:00		Denmark 2–5
(1–2, 0–0, 1–3)		 BelarusMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 15,086
2 September 2016
15:00		Slovenia 3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 DenmarkMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 2,090
2 September 2016
19:00		Belarus 5–3
(4–2, 1–0, 0–1)		 PolandMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 10,820
4 September 2016
13:00		Poland 2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)		 DenmarkMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 2,390
4 September 2016
17:00		Belarus 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
OT (0–0)
SO (0–1)		 SloveniaMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 15,086

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
Source: IIHF
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)		 JapanArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 979
1 September 2016
19:30		Austria 1–8
(1–2, 0–3, 0–3)		 LatviaArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 4,210
2 September 2016
15:30		Germany 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 AustriaArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 1,062
2 September 2016
19:30		Latvia 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 JapanArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,851
4 September 2016
14:00		Japan 0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)		 AustriaArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 727
4 September 2016
18:00		Latvia 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)		 GermanyArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 10,035

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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 1 0 1 8 9 −1 5[lower-alpha 1]
4  Italy 3 0 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: IIHF
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:
  1. France 4–1 Kazakhstan

All times are local (UTC+2).

1 September 2016
16:00		France 2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT 1–0)		 ItalyJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 643
1 September 2016
20:00		Kazakhstan 4–3 OT
(0–0, 3–1, 0–2)
(OT 1–0)		 NorwayJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 2,714
2 September 2016
16:00		France 4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)		 KazakhstanJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 378
2 September 2016
20:00		Norway 4–1
(2–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 ItalyJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 3,751
4 September 2016
11:30		Italy 2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 KazakhstanJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 386
4 September 2016
15:00		Norway 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 FranceJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 4,277

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  2. Steiss, Adam (19 September 2014). "Korea headed to the Olympics". IIHF.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. "IOC suspends Russian NOC and creates a path for clean individual athletes to compete in Pyeongchang 2018 under the Olympic Flag" (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. "Olympic Qualification set". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015.
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