Ice hockey at the 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.

2022 Winter Olympics
Tournament details
Host country China
Venue(s)Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Wukesong Arena
Dates9–20 February
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  Finland (1st title)
Runner-up  ROC
Third place  Slovakia
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Goals scored152 (5.07 per game)
Attendance27,437 (915 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Slovakia Juraj Slafkovský (7 points)
MVPSlovakia Juraj Slafkovský
← 2018
2026 →

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]

Venues edit

Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 19,418
Wukesong Arena
Capacity: 15,384
   
Beijing Beijing

Qualified teams edit

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Hosts 17 May 2018[6]   Copenhagen 1   China
2019 IIHF World Ranking[a] 31 March 2016 – 26 May 2019   Bratislava and Košice[b] 8[7]   Canada
  ROC
  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
  1. 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.

Format edit

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.

Rosters edit

Due to the lack of ice hockey talent in China, players had to be recruited from abroad. The men's hockey team is composed of eleven Canadians, nine Chinese, three Americans, and a Russian.[8] Neither the Chinese Olympic Committee, International Ice Hockey Federation nor the IOC commented on how it was possible for foreign players to compete for China, as the Olympic Charter requires competitors to be citizens of the country they represent. According to the nationality law of China, anyone who were naturalized as Chinese citizens, or those who resumed their Chinese nationality, must renounce all the other nationalities, as China does not recognize dual-nationality. The IOC Executive Board has the authority to make certain exceptions of a "general or individual nature", though it is unclear whether this was the case. When asked whether he had naturalized as a Chinese citizen, athlete Jake Chelios refused to comment, though he confirmed that he still has his American passport.[9]

NHL participation edit

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.[10] 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.[11] On 3 September 2021, an agreement was made to allow NHL players to compete.[12] 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.[13]

Match officials edit

15 referees and 12 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[14][15]

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+8).[16]

Tiebreak criteria edit

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

  1. 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);
  2. In case two teams are tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match will determine the ranking;
  3. 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 edit

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
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
21:10
v
United States  8–0
(1–0, 3–0, 4–0)
  ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 947
Game reference
Drew CommessoGoaliesShimisi JieruimiReferees:
  Mikko Kaukokari
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Lauri Nikulainen
  Dmitri Shishlo
Brisson (Knies) (PP) – 10:381–0
Cates (Farrell, Meyers) – 25:322–0
O'Neill (Miele, Faber) – 31:133–0
Farrell (Abruzzese) – 38:074–0
Farrell (Kampfer, Meyers) – 41:065–0
Meyers (Farrell) – 50:196–0
Beniers (Abruzzese, Cooper) – 52:007–0
Farrell (Abdelkader, Helleson) (PP) – 58:278–0
10 minPenalties10 min
55Shots29
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
21:10
v
Canada  5–1
(3–0, 1–1, 1–0)
  GermanyWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 685
Game reference
Edward PasqualeGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  Gleb Lazarev
Grant (Johnson, Street) – 04:431–0
Street (O'Dell, Johnson) – 09:472–0
Winnik (Cracknell, Desharnais) – 10:193–0
3–130:45 – Rieder (Pföderl)
Noreau (O'Dell, Staal) (PP) – 32:584–1
Weal (Tambellini, Knight) – 51:225–1
8 minPenalties4 min
27Shots24

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
12:10
v
Canada  2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)
  United StatesBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 948
Game reference
Edward PasqualeGoaliesStrauss MannReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Tobias Björk
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  Dustin McCrank
Robinson (Ho-Sang, Staal) – 01:241–0
1–102:34 – Miele (O'Neill, Kampfer)
1–218:44 – Meyers (Farrell, Sanderson)
1–322:37 – Brisson (Shore)
Knight (Winnik) (SH) – 34:132–3
2–446:13 – Agostino (Miele)
4 minPenalties6 min
37Shots27
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
16:40
v
Germany  3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)
  ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 804
Game reference
Mathias NiederbergerGoaliesShimisi JieruimiReferees:
  Stephen Reneau
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  Jiří Ondráček
Brandt – 13:331–0
Holzer (Kahun) – 16:242–0
Kahun (Müller, Rieder) – 24:413–0
3–139:14 – Fu S. (Jieke, Ruian)
3–249:00 – Wang (Ye, Ruian) (PP)
12 minPenalties6 min
38Shots16

13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
21:10
v
China  0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)
  CanadaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 904
Game reference
Ouban YongliGoaliesMatt TomkinsReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  Gleb Lazarev
0–102:09 – Street (Johnson, O'Dell)
0–206:44 – Tambellini (Grant, Wotherspoon)
0–310:06 – O'Dell (Ho-Sang, Wotherspoon)
0–438:03 – Johnson (Demers, Weal)
0–546:23 – Knight (Power, Ho-Sang) (PP)
10 minPenalties10 min
26Shots44
13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
21:10
v
United States  3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)
  GermanyWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 708
Game reference
Drew CommessoGoaliesDanny aus den BirkenReferees:
  Evgenii Romasko
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  David Obwegeser
  Jiří Ondráček
0–102:00 – Hager (Plachta, Kahun) (PP)
Kampfer (Miele, O'Neill) (PP) – 04:261–1
Knies (Abruzzese, Ness) – 24:502–1
Smith – 42:473–1
3–257:31 – Kühnhackl (Bergmann, Müller)
12 minPenalties10 min
32Shots26

Group B edit

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
Source: IIHF
9 February 2022 (2022-02-09)
16:40
v
ROC  1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
   SwitzerlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 934
Game reference
Ivan FedotovGoaliesReto BerraReferees:
  André Schrader
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Brian Oliver
  Jiří Ondráček
Slepyshev (Semyonov) – 19:571–0
14 minPenalties10 min
30Shots33
9 February 2022 (2022-02-09)
21:10
v
Czech Republic  1–2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)
  DenmarkBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 891
Game reference
Šimon HrubecGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
  Oliver Gouin
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Lauri Nikulainen
0–111:21 – Lauridsen
0–217:23 – Nielsen (PS)
Červenka (Kovář) – 23:451–2
2 minPenalties6 min
40Shots17

11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
12:10
v
Denmark  0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
  ROCBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 907
Game reference
Frederik DichowGoaliesIvan FedotovReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Martin Fraňo
Linesmen:
  William Hancock
  Andreas Malmqvist
0–128:18 – Karnaukhov (Slepyshev, Voronkov)
0–259:54 – Semyonov (ENG)
10 minPenalties2 min
16Shots33
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
16:40
v
Czech Republic  2–1 GWS
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
   SwitzerlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 834
Game reference
Šimon HrubecGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Dustin McCrank
Smejkal (Klok, Zohorna) – 04:331–0
1–108:34 – Haas (Andrighetto) (PP)
Krejčí  
Sedlák  
Kovář  
Řepík  
Shootout  Ambühl
  Andrighetto
  Corvi
  Bertschy
  Haas
10 minPenalties4 min
36Shots25

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
21:10
v
ROC  5–6 OT
(1–1, 1–2, 3–2)
(OT: 0–1)
  Czech RepublicBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 921
Game reference
Ivan FedotovGoaliesŠimon HrubecReferees:
  Mikko Kaukokari
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Lauri Nikulainen
Tkachyov (Gusev, Nesterov) – 04:511–0
1–112:37 – Kundrátek (Červenka, Stránský) (PP)
Nesterov (Gusev, Plotnikov) (PP) – 32:192–1
2–238:41 – Krejčí (Červenka, Kundrátek) (PP)
2–339:16 – Špaček (Šulák, Sobotka) (PP)
2–443:14 – Klok (T. Zohorna, H. Zohorna)
Semyonov (Plotnikov, Andronov) – 43:503–4
Gritsyuk (Gusev, Tkachyov) – 46:434–4
Chibisov (Voynov, Shipachyov) – 48:225–4
5–548:57 – Hyka (Sedlák, Krejčí)
5–664:29 – Šulák (Krejčí) (PP)
33 minPenalties10 min
29Shots41
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
21:10
v
Switzerland  3–5
(1–0, 0–3, 2–2)
  DenmarkWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 620
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Andreas Malmqvist
  Nikita Shalagin
Corvi (Weber, Thürkauf) – 15:591–0
1–120:46 – Regin (Storm, Nick. Jensen) (PP)
1–221:07 – Storm (Nich. Jensen, Russell)
1–333:12 – Bødker (Russell, Lauridsen)
1–441:55 – Meyer (Nich. Jensen, Jakobsen)
Loeffel (Untersander, Corvi) (PP) – 44:532–4
Herzog (Corvi, Untersander) (EA) – 57:373–4
3–559:01 – Storm (Russell) (ENG)
14 minPenalties6 min
31Shots30

Group C edit

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
3   Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 8 12 −4 3 Playoffs
4   Latvia 3 0 0 0 3 5 11 −6 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
12:10
v
Sweden  3–2
(1–0, 2–1, 0–1)
  LatviaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 873
Game reference
Lars JohanssonGoaliesIvars PunnenovsReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  William Hancock
  Nikita Shalagin
Wallmark (Holmberg, Olofsson) – 09:421–0
Lander (Bromé, Klingberg) – 20:302–0
Wallmark (Tömmernes, Pudas) (PP) – 33:393–0
3–136:07 – Krastenbergs (Balinskis, Dārziņš) (PP)
3–246:48 – Jeļisejevs (Dārziņš, Balinskis) (PP)
8 minPenalties10 min
26Shots17
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
16:40
v
Finland  6–2
(3–1, 1–1, 2–0)
  SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 929
Game reference
Harri SäteriGoaliesBranislav KonrádReferees:
  Stephen Reneau
  Evgenii Romasko
Linesmen:
  David Obwegeser
  Brian Oliver
0–105:33 – Slafkovský (Roman)
Manninen (Hartikainen, Pokka) – 10:171–1
Pesonen (Aaltonen, Filppula) (PP) – 14:222–1
Aaltonen (Nättinen) – 18:203–1
Manninen (Granlund, Lehtonen) – 29:284–1
4–231:49 – Slafkovský (Čerešňák, Regenda)
Manninen (Hartikainen) – 40:165–2
Aaltonen (Ojamäki, Vatanen) (PP) – 54:576–2
10 minPenalties6 min
30Shots33

11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
16:40
v
Sweden  4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)
  SlovakiaWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 653
Game reference
Magnus HellbergGoaliesMatej TomekReferees:
  Evgenii Romasko
  André Schrader
Linesmen:
  David Obwegeser
  Brian Oliver
Nordström (Bengtsson, Friberg) – 11:221–0
Wallmark (Pudas, Tömmernes) (PP2) – 18:102–0
Friberg (Holm, Nordström) – 19:553–0
Klingberg (Lander, Bromé) (ENG) – 57:444–0
4–158:18 – Slafkovský (Nemec)
12 minPenalties12 min
29Shots41
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
21:10
v
Latvia  1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)
  FinlandWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 904
Game reference
Jānis KalniņšGoaliesHarri SäteriReferees:
  Oliver Gouin
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Dmitry Shishlo
0–137:59 – Kemiläinen (Lehtonen, Nättinen)
Ābols (Krastenbergs, Smirnovs) (PP) – 43:011–1
1–254:42 – Komarov (Hietanen, Ohtamaa)
1–358:43 – Anttila (Mäenalanen, Lindbohm)
6 minPenalties4 min
20Shots38

13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
12:10
v
Slovakia  5–2
(1–1, 2–0, 2–1)
  LatviaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 943
Game reference
Patrik RybárGoaliesJānis KalniņšReferees:
  Oliver Gouin
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Dmitry Shishlo
Marinčin (Jurčo, Hudáček) – 11:001–0
1–115:46 – Ķēniņš (Ābols, Krastenbergs)
Cehlárik (Hrivík, Takáč) – 26:172–1
Slafkovský – 31:163–1
3–242:07 – Indrašis (Meija, Cibuļskis)
Zuzin (Kelemen, Čerešňák) – 49:214–2
Jurčo (ENG) – 59:595–2
4 minPenalties2 min
33Shots20
13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
16:40
v
Finland  4–3 OT
(0–0, 0–3, 3–0)
(OT: 1–0)
  SwedenBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 963
Game reference
Juho OlkinuoraGoaliesMagnus HellbergReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
  William Hancock
  Nikita Shalagin
0–124:24 – Wallmark (Tömmernes, Pudas) (PP)
0–228:39 – Bengtsson (Tömmernes, Bromé) (PP)
0–331:36 – Lander (Pudas, Klingberg) (PP)
Hartikainen (Manninen, Vatanen) (PP) – 45:341–3
Pakarinen (Hartikainen, Manninen) (PP) – 55:302–3
Pakarinen (Lehtonen, Hartikainen) – 57:113–3
Pesonen – 62:014–3
37 minPenalties8 min
27Shots30

Ranking after preliminary round edit

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:[17]

  1. higher position in the group
  2. higher number of points
  3. better goal difference
  4. higher number of goals scored for
  5. 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 edit

Bracket edit

Teams were reseeded based on the preliminary round ranking after the quarterfinals.

 
PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal game
 
              
 
 
 
 
16 February
 
 
  Finland5
 
15 February
 
   Switzerland1
 
  Czech Republic2
 
18 February
 
   Switzerland4
 
  Finland2
 
 
  Slovakia0
 
 
16 February
 
 
  United States2
 
15 February
 
  Slovakia (GWS)3
 
  Slovakia4
 
20 February
 
  Germany0
 
  Finland2
 
 
  ROC1
 
 
16 February
 
 
  ROC3
 
15 February
 
  Denmark1
 
  Denmark3
 
18 February
 
  Latvia2
 
  ROC (GWS)2
 
 
  Sweden1 Bronze medal game
 
 
16 February19 February
 
 
  Sweden2  Sweden0
 
15 February
 
  Canada0   Slovakia4
 
  Canada7
 
 
  China2
 

Playoffs edit

15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
12:10
v
Slovakia  4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
  GermanyBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 926
Game reference
Patrik RybárGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Lauri Nikulainen
Hudáček (Pospíšil, Gernát) – 11:051–0
Cehlárik (Gernát, Hrivík) – 27:012–0
Krištof (Kňažko, Čerešňák) – 28:453–0
Hrivík (Cehlárik, Takáč) (ENG) – 57:564–0
8 minPenalties33 min
34Shots21

15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
12:10
v
Denmark  3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)
  LatviaWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 726
Game reference
Sebastian DahmGoaliesJānis Kalniņš
Ivars Punnenovs
Referees:
  Andrew Bruggema
  André Schrader
Linesmen:
  Dustin McCrank
  Dmitry Shishlo
Poulsen (Jakobsen, Lassen) – 12:021–0
1–116:23 – Dārziņš (Krastenbergs, Cibuļskis)
1–222:33 – Dārzinš (Balinskis, Krastenbergs) (PP)
Jakobsen (Meyer) – 36:572–2
Lauridsen (Bødker, Nielsen) (PP) – 41:453–2
8 minPenalties8 min
31Shots27

15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
16:40
v
Czech Republic  2–4
(1–2, 0–1, 1–1)
   SwitzerlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 990
Game reference
Šimon HrubecGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Mikko Kaukokari
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Andreas Malmqvist
Klok (Knot, Červenka) – 10:081–0
1–114:59 – Ambühl (Thürkauf, Corvi) (PP)
1–215:12 – Mottet (Hollenstein, Diaz)
1–329:53 – Malgin (Alatalo, Andrighetto) (PP)
1–454:57 – Diaz (Andrighetto, Herzog)
Červenka (Krejčí, Kovář) (PP, EA) – 55:592–4
6 minPenalties4 min
33Shots18

15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
21:10
v
Canada  7–2
(2–1, 3–1, 2–0)
  ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 994
Game reference
Matt TomkinsGoaliesShimisi Jieruimi
Ouban Yongli
Referees:
  Michael Tscherrig
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  David Obwegeser
  Jiří Ondráček
Weal (Tambellini, Noreau) (PP) – 06:571–0
Weal (Staal, Tambellini) (PP2) – 09:552–0
2–115:32 – Jian (Wei)
Tambellini (Noreau, Weal) (PP) – 26:363–1
Tambellini (PS) – 28:394–1
O'Dell (Demers, Johnson) – 32:055–1
5–238:59 – Jian (Luo, Jieke) (PP2)
Staal (McTavish, McBain) – 55:556–2
McBain (Noreau, Tambellini) (PP) – 58:197–2
15 minPenalties18 min
45Shots29

Quarterfinals edit

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
12:10
v
United States  2–3 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,059
Game reference
Strauss MannGoaliesPatrik RybárReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
  Dustin McCrank
  Nikita Shalagin
0–111:45 – Slafkovský (Čerešňák, Regenda)
Abruzzese (Beniers, Kampfer) – 19:141–1
Hentges (Perbix, Smith) – 28:562–1
2–259:16 – Hrivík (Čajkovský, Hudáček) (EA)
Brisson  
Farrell  
Knies  
Smith  
Miele  
Shootout  Hudáček
  Čajkovský
  Krištof
  Cehlárik
2 minPenalties10 min
35Shots37

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
14:00
v
ROC  3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
  DenmarkWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 727
Game reference
Ivan FedotovGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Martin Fraňo
Linesmen:
  Andreas Malmqvist
  Jiří Ondráček
Shipachyov (Gusev, Yakovlev) – 13:011–0
1–122:57 – Nielsen (Bau Hansen, Lauridsen) (PP)
Nesterov (Gusev, Gritsyuk) – 34:362–1
Voynov (Shipachyov, Gritsyuk) (PP) – 55:453–1
4 minPenalties6 min
40Shots18

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
16:40
v
Finland  5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)
   SwitzerlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 948
Game reference
Harri SäteriGoaliesReto Berra
Leonardo Genoni
Referees:
  Andris Ansons
  Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  Brian Oliver
Aaltonen (Friman, Nättinen) – 08:371–0
Lehtonen (Hietanen, Manninen) – 10:452–0
Anttila (Björninen) – 23:083–0
3–137:49 – Ambühl (Corvi, Haas) (PP)
Pakarinen (Filppula, Pesonen) (ENG) – 55:284–1
Hartikainen (ENG) – 56:475–1
4 minPenalties4 min
23Shots34

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
21:30
v
Sweden  2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  CanadaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 950
Game reference
Lars JohanssonGoaliesMatt TomkinsReferees:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Evgenii Romasko
Linesmen:
  William Hancock
  Gleb Lazarev
Wallmark – 50:151–0
Lander (Holmberg) (ENG) – 58:102–0
6 minPenalties6 min
26Shots22

Semifinals edit

18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
12:10
v
Finland  2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
  SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,071
Game reference
Harri SäteriGoaliesPatrik RybárReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Dustin McCrank
Manninen (Lindbohm, Vatanen) – 15:581–0
Pesonen (Hartikainen, Pokka) (ENG) – 59:212–0
0 minPenalties6 min
27Shots28

18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
21:10
v
ROC  2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  SwedenBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,161
Game reference
Ivan FedotovGoaliesLars JohanssonReferees:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  Jiří Ondráček
Slepyshev (Karnaukhov, Yakovlev) – 20:151–0
1–146:22 – Lander (Tömmernes, Pudas)
Slepyshev  
Grigorenko  
Gusev  
Tkachyov  
Yakovlev  
Gusev  
Gusev  
Gritsyuk  
Shootout  Klingberg
  Wallmark
  Nordström
  Tömmernes
  Lander
  Klingberg
  Wallmark
  Friberg
4 minPenalties4 min
41Shots35

Bronze medal game edit

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19)
21:10
v
Sweden  0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)
  SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,229
Game reference
Lars JohanssonGoaliesPatrik RybárReferees:
  Oliver Gouin
  Evgenii Romasko
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Nikita Shalagin
0–123:17 – Slafkovský (Čerešňák)
0–232:47 – Takáč (Regenda) (PP)
0–358:26 – Slafkovský (Cehlárik) (ENG)
0–458:46 – Regenda (ENG)
6 minPenalties4 min
28Shots43

Gold medal game edit

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)
12:10
v
Finland  2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
  ROCBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,288
Game reference
Harri SäteriGoaliesIvan FedotovReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
  William Hancock
  Dustin McCrank
0–107:17 – Grigorenko (Nesterov, Gusev) (PP)
Pokka (Björninen, Ohtamaa) – 23:281–1
Björninen (Anttila, Ohtamaa) – 40:312–1
2 minPenalties6 min
31Shots17

Final ranking edit

The places five to twelve are ranked by their preliminary round group placement and then points and goal difference.

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
  C   Finland 6 5 1 0 0 22 8 +14 17 Champions
  B   ROC 6 3 1 1 1 14 10 +4 12 Runners-up
  C   Slovakia 7 3 1 0 3 19 16 +3 11 Third place
4 C   Sweden 6 3 0 2 1 13 13 0 11 Fourth place
5 A   United States 4 3 0 1 0 17 7 +10 10 Eliminated in
quarterfinals
6 A   Canada 5 3 0 0 2 19 9 +10 9
7 B   Denmark 5 3 0 0 2 11 11 0 9
8 B    Switzerland 5 1 0 1 3 9 15 −6 4
9 B   Czech Republic 4 0 2 0 2 11 12 −1 4 Eliminated in
playoffs
10 A   Germany 4 1 0 0 3 6 14 −8 3
11 C   Latvia 4 0 0 0 4 7 14 −7 0
12 A   China (H) 4 0 0 0 4 4 23 −19 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Statistics edit

Scoring leaders edit

The list shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Juraj Slafkovský 7 7 0 7 +5 0 F
  Sakari Manninen 6 4 3 7 +7 0 F
  Adam Tambellini 5 3 4 7 –1 0 F
  Teemu Hartikainen 6 2 5 7 +8 0 F
  Sean Farrell 4 3 3 6 +4 0 F
  Nikita Gusev 6 0 6 6 +3 2 F
  Lucas Wallmark 6 5 0 5 –1 10 F
  Anton Lander 6 4 1 5 +2 4 F
  Jordan Weal 5 3 2 5 0 6 F
  Roman Červenka 4 2 3 5 –1 0 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders edit

The list shows the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
  Patrik Rybár 347:07 5 0.86 146 96.58 2
  Drew Commesso 120:00 2 1.00 55 96.36 1
  Matt Tomkins 178:06 3 1.01 80 96.25 1
  Harri Säteri 300:00 5 1.00 132 96.21 1
  Leonardo Genoni 159:45 3 1.13 77 96.10 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards edit

The all-star team was announced on 20 February 2022.[18]

Position Player
Goaltender   Patrik Rybár
Defenceman   Mikko Lehtonen
  Egor Yakovlev
Forward   Juraj Slafkovský
  Sakari Manninen
  Lucas Wallmark
MVP   Juraj Slafkovský

References edit

  1. ^ "Beijing 2022 Ice Hockey schedule". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  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. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Finns win historic gold in Beijing". iihf.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Slovakia wins first ever Olympic medal". iihf.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ "China set for Olympic ice hockey". IIHF. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Olympic Winter Games". IIHF. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  8. ^ Olsvik, Justin. "China Recruited Canadians to Avoid Embarrassment on the Olympic Ice". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  9. ^ Higgins, Laine (2022-02-12). "Jake Chelios Is American, Greek, Scottish, German and Irish. He's Playing for the Chinese Hockey Team". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  10. ^ "NHL, NHLPA ratify CBA extension through 2025–26 season". National Hockey League. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  11. ^ "NHL announces 2021–22 regular-season schedule". NHL.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  12. ^ "NHL players are back". IIHF.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  13. ^ "NHL announces players will not participate in Beijing Winter Olympics". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Olympic game officials nominated". IIHF.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Competition Officials" (PDF). IIHF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Olympic schedule announced". iihf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Tournament Info". IIHF.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Slafkovsky voted MVP". IIHF. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

External links edit