Ice hockey at the 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 Ice Hockey World 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]

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Qualified teams

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Hosts17 May 2018 [2] Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2019 IIHF World Ranking [a] 31 March 2016 – 26 May 2019 Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava and Košice [b] 8 [1] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Final qualification tournaments26–29 August 2021 Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava 1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Latvia.svg Riga 1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Norway.svg Oslo 1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Total12
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.

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:

Place1234567891011121314151617181920...
Points12001160112011001060104010201000960940920900880860840820800780760740...
    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 seedTeam WC 2019
(100%)
WC 2018
(75%)
OLY 2018
(75%)
WC 2017
(50%)
WC 2016
(25%)
Total
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 116011001120116012003705
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 112010401200112011203640
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 120010601040110011603615
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 106012001060120010403615
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 110010201100102010603465
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 102011201020106011003430
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10409201160100010203355
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1000116094010409203325
9Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 9609609208609603040
10Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 94010008609408803025
11Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 90088010009209403005
12Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 92094080090010002925
13Flag of France.svg  France 8409008409608602840
14Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 7808408808809002735
15Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8208607808007402635
16Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8607807608207802620
17Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7608209007807202620
18Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 7407209608408002620
19Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 8007608207608202570
20Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 8808006606806602480
21Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7207407007208402370
22Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6607007407407602300
23Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6406607206607002180
24Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 7006805606406402110
25Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 6006206807006802095
26Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 6206406006206002010
27Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6806005805605801990
28Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5805606405805601910
29Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5405806206006201895
30Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 5605205405205001740
31Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5004405204605401585
HostFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4805004404404601520
32Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 4204604804804801485
33Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4404004604004001385
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5205405404401305
34Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3603605003604201290
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4604805005201200
35Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3203004203003401095
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 38032040028001060
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4004204203801020
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 340380380360905
36Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 300280340320760
37Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 260340320280745
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 220240240300595
38Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 240260220545
39Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 180220260240535
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 280200430
40Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 200160200420
41Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1401800260340
42Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 120140225
43Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 160160
44Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 100100

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.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 330002910+199 Pre-qualification Round 2
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 32001151616
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg (H)310021711+63
4Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 30003731240
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).

8 November 2019
15:45
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg4–9
(2–1, 2–3, 0–5)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Khaled Al-Suwaidi
Ahmed Al-Dhaheri
Goalies Aleksandr Petrov Referee:
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Li Ho Ching
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Espen Olsvik
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chris Van Grinsven
0–106:45 – Nosov (PP)
Al-Nuami (Al-Mehairi) – 07:131–1
Zainutdinov – 16:042–1
2–222:04 – Titov (Kolodii, Kudashev) (PP)
Zainutdinov – 31:233–2
3–331:56 – Titov (Gorobets, Kudashev)
3–435:21 – Tonkikh (Nosov)
Zainutdinov (Al-Ameri) – 36:584–4
4–546:56 – Gorobets (Egorov) (PP)
4–648:41 – Tonkikh (Nosov, Chuvalov)
4–752:02 – Nosov (Chuvalov, Titov)
4–853:24 – Tagaev (Shushenkov)
4–954:41 – Tonkikh (Chuvalov, Nosov)
34 minPenalties12 min
25Shots45
8 November 2019
19:15
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg1–10
(0–4, 0–5, 1–1)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 676
Game reference
Edis Pribišić Goalies Marcus Anselm Referee:
Flag of Ireland.svg Vytautas Lukoševičius
Linesmen:
Flag of Belarus.svg Sidor Krytski
Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Schwenk
0–105:23 – Shelest (Houdremont, Grein) (PP2)
0–206:17 – Farinon (Welter) (PP)
0–313:39 – Welter (Houdremont)
0–419:15 – Shelest (C. Cannon) (PP)
0–531:56 – Eriksson (T. Beran, Bechtold)
0–632:04 – Shelest (Eriksson, C. Cannon)
0–734:49 – Grein (Backes) (SH)
0–835:46 – C. Cannon (SH)
0–938:19 – Grein (Eriksson) (PP)
0–1047:14 – Sinner (N. Mossong)
Filipović (Mrkva, Ćatović) – 49:371–10
12 minPenalties6 min
14Shots50

9 November 2019
15:45
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg6–3
(3–1, 2–1, 1–1)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 179
Game reference
Ahmed Al-Dhaheri Goalies Dino Pašović
Edis Pribišić
Referee:
Flag of Ireland.svg Vytautas Lukoševičius
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Espen Olsvik
Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Schwenk
0–105:11 – Hodžić (Mrkva, Ljevak) (PP)
Remess (Zainutdinov) – 08:351–1
Zainutdinov (J. Al-Dhaheri) – 09:582–1
Zainutdinov (Remess) (PP) – 14:003–1
J. Al-Dhaheri (Zainutdinov) – 24:054–1
Al-Mazrouei (Rem) (PP) – 24:495–1
5–238:18 – Ćatović (PP)
J. Al-Dhaheri, (Savko) – 54:346–2
6–355:48 – Filipović (PP)
22 minPenalties18 min
42Shots14
9 November 2019
19:15
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg3–5
(1–0, 0–4, 2–1)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 734
Game reference
Philippe Lepage
Marcus Anselm
Goalies Aleksandr Petrov Referee:
Flag of Turkey.svg Cemal Kaya
Linesmen:
Flag of Belarus.svg Sidor Krytski
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chris Van Grinsven
Eriksson (Shelest) (PP) – 17:581–0
1–125:17 – Nosov (Tonkikh, Chuvalov) (PP)
1–228:07 – Kudashev (Gorobets)
1–330:44 – Gorobets
1–435:44 – Nosov (Kudashev) (SH)
Mosr (Backes) – 48:542–4
C. Cannon – 55:383–4
3–559:26 – Tonkikh (SH,ENG)
6 minPenalties14 min
21Shots35

10 November 2019
15:45
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg15–3
(5–2, 2–0, 8–1)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 232
Game reference
Kadyr Alymbekov Goalies Dino Pašović
Ismar Hadžić
Referee:
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Li Ho Ching
Linesmen:
Flag of Belarus.svg Sidor Krytski
Flag of Norway.svg Espen Olsvik
Tonkikh (Nosov) – 01:291–0
Chuvalov (Egorov) – 01:482–0
2–108:49 – Cordalija (Mrkva, Ćatović) (PP)
Nosov (Tonkikh) – 09:283–1
3–210:09 – Hadžihasanović (Mušić, Ljevak)
Kolodii (Aiapov, Titov) – 11:584–2
Gorobets (Terentyev, Tursunbekov) (PP) – 15:205–2
Kolodii (Kudashev, Shushenkov) (PP) – 33:026–2
Kachkybekov (Titov) (PP) – 37:337–2
Tursunbekov (Gorobets, Nosov) – 40:498–2
Egorov (Chuvalov) – 42:029–2
Terentyev (Tonkikh, Nosov) – 46:2210–2
Egorov (Chuvalov) – 47:0611–2
11–347:25 – Rakić (Hadžihasanović)
Titov – 52:0712–3
Kolodii (Trishkin) – 52:1413–3
Mirbekov (Ulugbek Uuly) – 54:3614–3
Kudashev (Shushenkov) (PP) – 58:4515–3
6 minPenalties14 min
49Shots12
10 November 2019
19:15
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg4–5
(2–2, 2–2, 0–1)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Kockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 403
Game reference
Philippe Lepage
Marcus Anselm
Goalies Ahmed Al-Dhaheri Referee:
Flag of Turkey.svg Cemal Kaya
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Schwenk
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chris Van Grinsven
0–102:07 – Al-Zaabi (Remess, Al-Mazrouei)
0–210:25 – J. Al-Dhareri (PP)
Backes (Welter) – 13:121–2
C. Cannon – 14:052–2
C. Cannon (Bechtold, Eriksson) (PP) – 23:333–2
3–324:59 – Zainutdinov
Backes (Mosr) (PP) – 25:484–3
4–431:42 – Savko (Al-Nuaimi, Al-Kaabi) (PP)
4–549:29 – Remess
12 minPenalties22 min
24Shots32

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]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 33000208+129 Pre-qualification Round 2
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 32001218+136
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 310021914+53
4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 30003131300
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.

All times are local (UTC+8).

7 November 2019
13:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg5–3
(1–1, 0–0, 4–2)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 301
Game reference
Liao Yu-cheng Goalies Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk Referee:
Flag of the Philippines.svg François Gautier
Linesmen:
Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Nagy
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Yeung Ting Kwan
0–104:21 – Nagayama (Thanakroekkiat, Kindborn) (PP)
Yu Sh. (Yang, Yin) – 16:531–1
Yang (Lin H.) (SH) – 43:342–1
Hsiao Po-yua. (Lin H., Shen) (PP) – 47:203–1
3–252:01 – Thanakroekkiat (Kindborn) (PP)
3–355:24 – Forstner (Kindborn, Nagayama) (PP)
Yu Sh. (Chen, Yen) – 58:434–3
Yu Su. (ENG) – 59:275–3
10 minPenalties10 min
29Shots46
7 November 2019
17:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0–12
(0–4, 0–3, 0–5)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Jasem Al-Sarraf
Ahmad Al-Saegh
Goalies Cheung Ching Ho Referee:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamad Yusoff
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Omar Al-Yassi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tam Weng Leong
0–109:36 – Cheng (Yeung)
0–214:25 – R. Lee (Cheng) (PP)
0–318:04 – Y. Wong (Au-Yeung)
0–419:03 – Lui (L. Wong)
0–524:11 – R. Lee (Cheng)
0–638:00 – Cheng (Yeung)
0–739:26 – Kan (To, Au-Yeung)
0–846:48 – Cheng (Lui, L. Wong) (PP)
0–949:28 – Kan (Y. Wong)
0–1050:36 – Chau (Law) (PP)
0–1158:15 – Cheng (R. Lee) (PP)
0–1259:44 – Wong K. (Au-Yeung, Kan) (PP2)
28 minPenalties8 min
13Shots54

8 November 2019
13:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg8–0
(0–0, 5–0, 3–0)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 230
Game reference
He Wei-chih
Liao Yu-cheng
Goalies Jasem Al-Sarraf Referee:
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Joo-hyun
Linesmen:
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tam Weng Leong
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Yeung Ting Kwan
Lu (Yu Sh.) – 22:151–0
Hsiao Po-yua. (Shen, Hsiao Po-yun) (PP) – 28:432–0
Shen (Lin H.) (PP) – 30:253–0
Hsiao Po-yun (Chuang) (SH) – 32:494–0
Yu Sh. (Lu) (SH) – 34:165–0
Chang (Lu) – 46:156–0
Pao (Lin K.) – 52:347–0
Hsiao Po-yun (Yu Sh., Shen) – 57:328–0
29 minPenalties22 min
60Shots13
8 November 2019
17:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg2–7
(0–3, 1–1, 1–3)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 255
Game reference
Ho King Chi King Goalies Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk Referee:
Flag of the Philippines.svg François Gautier
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Omar Al-Yassi
Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Nagy
0–107:20 – Luckanatinakorn
0–209:46 – Tengsakul (Kitayama, Nagayama)
0–316:01 – Thanakroekkiat (Kindborn, Forstner) (PP)
Cheng (Y. Wong) – 21:081–3
1–426:30 – Luckanatinakorn (Forstner, Suwachirat)
Y. Wong (Au-Yeung, To) – 46:382–4
2–552:50 – Rattanachot (Suwachirat, Kindborn)
2–658:33 – Kitayama (Nagayama, Chartsuwan)
2–759:20 – Suwachirat (Tengsakul, Khuhakaew)
8 minPenalties10 min
30Shots55

10 November 2019
13:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg11–1
(2–0, 4–0, 5–1)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 318
Game reference
Prawes Kaewjeen
Supanat Rungruangwat
Goalies Jasem Al-Sarraf
Ahmad Al-Saegh
Referee:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamad Yusoff
Linesmen:
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tam Weng Leong
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Yeung Ting Kwan
Kindborn – 02:411–0
Sukwiboon (Vattanapanyakul) – 03:272–0
Forstner (Nagayama, Sukwiboon) (PP) – 32:063–0
Forstner (Suwachirat, Kindborn) (PP2) – 33:384–0
Kindborn (Tengsakul, Vattanapanyakul) (PP) – 34:045–0
Kitayama (Nagayama) – 34:406–0
Chartsuwan (Nagayama, Sukwiboon) – 42:437–0
Kindborn – 44:598–0
Luckanatinakorn (Tengsakul) – 45:459–0
9–147:44 – Al-Ajmi (A. Al-Sarraf) (PP)
Kitayama (Kindborn, Nagayama) (SH) – 57:1310–1
Phasukkijwatana (Jaradwuttipreeda) – 59:3911–1
4 minPenalties24 min
64Shots9
10 November 2019
17:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg5–7
(1–2, 2–2, 2–3)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei TUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 333
Game reference
Cheung Ching Ho Goalies Liao Yu-cheng
He Wei-chih
Referee:
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Joo-hyun
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Omar Al-Yassi
Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Nagy
Chau (SH) – 01:311–0
1–103:21 – Lin
1–207:15 – Lin (Yang)
1–323:26 – Shen (Hsiao Po-yua.) (SH)
1–425:47 – Hsiao Po-yun (Tang)
Cheng – 27:152–4
Lau (A. Wong) – 28:323–4
Cheng (L. Wong, Lui) – 44:334–4
R. Lee (Au-Yeung) (PP) – 46:435–4
5–550:04 – Yang (Hsiao Po-yua., Shen) (PP)
5–652:21 – Hsiao Po-yun (Lin, Yang) (PP)
5–759:02 – Lin (SH, ENG)
14 minPenalties12 min
22Shots50

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

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (H)33000433+409 Pre-qualification Round 3
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 320011514+16
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 30102524192
4Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 300121032221
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).

12 December 2019
15:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg9–4
(2–0, 2–2, 5–2)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Dennis Hedström Goalies Alexander Petrov
Kadyr Alymbekov
Referee:
Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Radzik
Linesmen:
Flag of Romania.svg Attila André
Flag of Mexico.svg Sem Ramírez
Björnsson (Árnason) – 01:201–0
Birgisson (G. Arason, Atlason) – 10:552–0
Leifsson (Mikaelsson, Sveinsson) – 21:313–0
3–122:35 – Terentyev (Mirbekov)
Björnsson (Sigurðsson, Orongan) (PP) – 24:534–1
4–226:30 – Tonkikh (Terentyev)
Sigrúnarson (Leifsson) – 48:265–2
Björnsson (Orongan) (PP) – 50:086–2
6–350:57 – Nichipurenko (Kolodii)
Björnsson (Jóhannesson, Sigurðsson) (PP) – 54:297–3
Kristveigarson (Pálsson, Atlason) – 56:188–3
Sigrúnarson (Þorsteinsson, Leifsson) (PP) – 58:519–3
9–459:41 – Nichipurenko (Tagaev)
18 minPenalties61 min
46Shots26
12 December 2019
19:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg0–15
(0–1, 0–4, 0–10)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Yehonatan Reisinger
Omer Sharir
Goalies Zoltán Tőke Referee:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro García
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicholas Verbruggen
0–104:08 – Trancă (Borysenko, B. Péter) (PP)
0–221:43 – Butochnov (Salló) (PP)
0–322:41 – Gajdó (Győrfy, O. Bíró)
0–429:06 – Kirichenko (Góga, Borysenko)
0–539:40 – Salló (Fodor, Butochnov) (PP)
0–644:13 – Trancă (Borysenko, B. Péter) (PP)
0–747:36 – Cășăneanu (Gajdó, O. Bíró)
0–849:07 – Gliga (Góga, Molnár)
0–952:33 – O. Bíró (Gajdó)
0–1054:33 – Farkas (Molnár, Gliga)
0–1155:28 – Fodor (Butochnov, Kirichenko)
0–1257:05 – Borysenko (Yemelianenko, Trancă)
0–1357:56 – Borysenko (Trancă, G. Bíró)
0–1459:03 – Butochnov (Salló, Fodor)
0–1559:53 – Cășăneanu (Z. Péter)
24 minPenalties6 min
6Shots92

13 December 2019
15:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Jóhann Ragnarsson Goalies Yehonatan Reisinger Referee:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Flag of Romania.svg Attila André
Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro García
Racansky (Þorsteinsson, Sveinsson) – 03:001–0
Leifsson (Sigrúnarson, Mikaelsson) (PP2) – 20:582–0
Orongan (Racansky, Sigurðsson) – 27:583–0
Orongan (Björnsson) – 47:344–0
Björnsson (Pálsson, Árnason) – 53:075–0
6 minPenalties14 min
64Shots9
13 December 2019
19:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg18–2
(3–0, 7–1, 8–1)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 601
Game reference
Patrik Polc Goalies Alexander Petrov
Kadyr Alymbekov
Referee:
Flag of Norway.svg Jørn McCall
Linesmen:
Flag of Mexico.svg Sem Ramírez
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicholas Verbruggen
Cășăneanu (Győrfy, Z. Péter) (SH) – 10:041–0
Borysenko (Trancă, B. Péter) (SH) – 16:472–0
Kirichenko (Butochnov, Fodor) – 18:583–0
B. Péter (Borysenko, Trancă) – 24:084–0
Constantin (Góga) – 24:225–0
Gajdó (O. Bíró) – 25:226–0
Trancă (B. Péter) – 27:027–0
Molnár – 31:238–0
Győrfy (O. Bíró, Z. Péter) (PP) – 32:519–0
Kirichenko (Fodor) – 34:0110–0
10–139:45 – Nichipurenko (Kolodii, Tagaev)
10–242:58 – Titov
Gecse (Salló) – 47:0911–2
Molnár (O. Bíró) – 49:2712–2
Kirichenko (Butochnov, Salló) – 51:2413–2
Gliga (Trancă, Góga) – 53:1214–2
Constantin (Gliga, Molnár) – 53:4115–2
Trancă (B. Péter) – 55:5316–2
Fodor (Kirichenko) – 58:3117–2
B. Péter (Trancă, Fodor) – 59:5518–2
6 minPenalties10 min
69Shots32

15 December 2019
15:00
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg4–5 OT
(3–1, 1–1, 0–2)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Alexander Petrov Goalies Yehonatan Reisinger Referee:
Flag of Norway.svg Jørn McCall
Linesmen:
Flag of Romania.svg Attila André
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicholas Verbruggen
0–100:26 – Ben Tov (Aharonovich, Greenberg)
Nosov (Titov, Terentyev) – 07:481–1
Mirbekov (Kudashev, Gorobets) – 08:072–1
Nosov (Terentyev, Isamatov) (PP) – 19:323–1
3–236:52 – Ibragimov (Hoffman, Vaitz) (PP)
Gorobets (Egorov) – 38:374–2
4–356:09 – Sherf (Kaznatcheev)
4–458:47 – Mostovoy
4–563:30 – Vaitz
8 minPenalties10 min
44Shots32
15 December 2019
19:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg10–1
(4–0, 4–0, 2–1)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 1,200
Game reference
Patrik Polc Goalies Dennis Hedström Referee:
Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Radzik
Linesmen:
Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro García
Flag of Mexico.svg Sem Ramírez
Borysenko (Góga, G. Bíró) – 11:111–0
Butochnov (Fodor, Gecse) (PP) – 16:012–0
B. Péter (Borysenko, Góga) – 17:323–0
B. Péter (Gliga) – 19:374–0
Molnár (B. Péter, O. Bíró) – 22:555–0
Góga (Molnár, B. Péter) (PP) – 29:046–0
Molnár (B. Péter, Polc) (PP) – 31:187–0
Yemelianenko (G. Bíró, Constantin) (PP) – 37:338–0
Fodor (Gajdos, Casaneanu) – 45:539–0
Kirichenko (Fodor, Butochnov) – 51:1610–0
10–157:15 – Birgisson (Kristinsson, Atlason)
6 minPenalties18 min
54Shots22

Group L

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 33000365+319 Pre-qualification Round 3
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (H)32001296+236
3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 31002826183
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 30003339360
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).

13 December 2019
16:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–17
(1–6, 0–5, 0–6)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Palau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 103
Game reference
Gerardo García
Paulo Rivera
Goalies Ian Meierdres Referee:
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tilen Pahor
Linesmen:
Flag of Romania.svg Csaba Bándi
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Trobajo
0–100:46 – Bison (Van Oorschot)
0–201:03 – Knoop (Smit, Van Gestel)
0–304:03 – Verschuren (Smit, Loginov)
0–405:41 – De Bonth (Van Gestel)
Sierra (Pérez, Ar. García) – 11:181–4
1–519:07 – Verkiel (Van der Schuit)
1–619:19 – Verschuren (Smit, Oosterveld)
1–727:24 – Bison (Stempher) (PP)
1–828:49 – Stempher (Verschuren, Van Oorschot) (PP)
1–936:48 – Nordemann (Van Oorschot) (PP)
1–1038:24 – Turpijn (Oosterveld, Verschuren)
1–1138:36 – Van der Schuit (Knoop)
1–1247:00 – Stempher (De Bonth, Loginov) (PP)
1–1350:22 – Bison (Knoop)
1–1455:58 – Verschuren (Oosterveld)
1–1557:11 – Smit (De Bonth)
1–1658:40 – Verschuren (Oosterveld)
1–1759:04 – Borgman (Den Edel)
18 minPenalties18 min
7Shots88
13 December 2019
20:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg11–0
(3–0, 4–0, 4–0)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Palau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 348
Game reference
Ander Alcaine
Raul Barbo
Goalies Liao Yu-cheng
He Wei-chih
Referee:
Flag of Hungary.svg Gergely Kincses
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Knut Bråten
Flag of Israel.svg Gil Tichon
Hernández (Baldris, Ubieto) – 02:411–0
Carbonell (Ubieto, Burgos) – 12:382–0
Fuentes (Hernández) – 13:513–0
Baldris (Fernández-Pola, Martínez) – 26:464–0
Burgos (Paul) – 27:475–0
Martínez (A. García) – 29:416–0
Ós. Rubio (Martínez) – 29:487–0
Boronat (Donath, Baldris) – 50:058–0
Donath (Fuentes, A. García) – 53:259–0
Or. Rubio – 55:3310–0
Lasuen (Ubieto) – 56:4111–0
2 minPenalties2 min
65Shots8

14 December 2019
16:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg14–1
(4–1, 7–0, 3–0)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Palau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 433
Game reference
Martijn Oosterwijk Goalies He Wei-chih
Liao Yu-cheng
Referee:
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tilen Pahor
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Knut Bråten
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Trobajo
Verschuren (Van der Schuit, Loginov) (PP) – 01:541–0
1–104:10 – Hsiao Po-yun (Shen)
Bison (Loginov) – 04:482–1
Verschuren (Turpijn) – 05:333–1
Van Gorp (De Bonth) – 05:404–1
Stempher (Bison) – 21:275–1
Verkiel (Oosterveld) – 22:046–1
Stempher (Bison) – 27:387–1
Oosterveld (Verschuren, Turpijn) – 29:238–1
Stempher (Verkiel) (SH) – 32:469–1
Verschuren (Van der Schuit) (SH) – 33:0210–1
Oosterveld (Verschure, Turpijn) – 37:0911–1
Stempher (Van der Schuit) – 40:5412–1
Stempher (Verkiel) – 45:0813–1
Van der Schuit (Stempher) – 53:3214–1
8 minPenalties2 min
60Shots11
14 December 2019
20:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg15–1
(4–1, 4–0, 7–0)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Palau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 612
Game reference
Raul Barbo
Ignacio García
Goalies Gerardo García
Paulo Rivera
Referee:
Flag of Norway.svg Stian Halm
Linesmen:
Flag of Romania.svg Csaba Bándi
Flag of Israel.svg Gil Tichon
Hernández (A. García, Burgos) (PP) – 14:331–0
1–115:20 – Sierra (Ar. García, Pérez)
Lasuen – 17:192–1
Boronat (Baldris, Bravo) (PP) – 17:563–1
Hernández (Lasuen, García-Zarandieta) – 19:274–1
A. García (Carbonell) – 24:425–1
Martínez (Ós. Rubio) – 32:306–1
Donath (Fuentes, A. García) – 35:367–1
Or. Rubio (A. García, Donath) (PP) – 38:228–1
Granell (Boronat, A. García) – 41:209–1
Donath (Burgos) – 43:3510–1
A. García (Ós. Rubio) – 55:3411–1
Fuentes (Boronat) – 57:1512–1
Ós. Rubio (Fernández-Pola) – 57:3613–1
Hernández (Granell, Donath) – 59:0214–1
Ós. Rubio (Martínez) – 59:3815–1
37 minPenalties22 min
85Shots12

15 December 2019
16:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg7–1
(3–0, 3–0, 1–1)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Palau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 210
Game reference
Liao Yu-cheng Goalies Gerardo García Referee:
Flag of Norway.svg Stian Halm
Linesmen:
Flag of Israel.svg Gil Tichon
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Trobajo
Pan (Sang, Lin H.) – 10:351–0
Lin H. (Hsiao Po-yun, Shen) (PP) – 14:002–0
Lin H. (Shen, Hsiao Po-yun) (PP) – 19:193–0
Hsiao Po-yun (Hsiao Po-yuan, Lin H.) (PP) – 27:314–0
Yang (Lin H.) – 30:135–0
Hsiao Po-yun (Chang) – 31:016–0
6–147:08 – Sierra (Pérez)
Lin H. – 53:457–1
6 minPenalties16 min
34Shots23

8 January 2020 [N 1]
12:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg5–3
(1–1, 2–2, 2–0)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Palau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 274
Game reference
Frederik Meierdres Goalies Ander Alcaine Referee:
Flag of Hungary.svg Gergely Kincses
Linesmen:
Flag of Romania.svg Csaba Bándi
Flag of Norway.svg Knut Bråten
Bison (Vogelaar, Stempher) – 03:121–0
1–110:46 – Or. Rubio (Ubieto, González) (PP)
1–223:09 – Fernández-Pola (Granell)
De Hondt (Bison, Stempher) – 23:262–2
De Bonth (Van der Schuit, Bastings) – 29:043–2
3–334:13 – Or. Rubio (Granell, Giménez) (PP)
Van der Schuit (De Bonth) – 43:554–3
Stempher (De Hondt) (ENG) – 59:435–3
6 minPenalties2 min
37Shots17

^ The 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

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (H)33000244+209 Pre-qualification Round 3
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 32001165+116
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 31002919103
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 30003223210
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).

13 December 2019
15:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg8–3
(6–0, 1–3, 1–0)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 106
Game reference
Jug Mitić Goalies Tolga Bozacı Referee:
Flag of Slovenia.svg Miha Bajt
Linesmen:
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Martin Boyadjiev
Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Saković
Podunavac (Anić, Vučurević) – 00:281–0
Zwick (Popović, Dragović) – 01:472–0
Mitrović (Čengeri, Podunavac) – 02:143–0
Đumić – 13:144–0
Marković (Zwick) – 16:035–0
Vučurević (Pajić, Podunavac) – 17:326–0
6–127:56 – Bakal (Aktürk, Halil)
Španjević (Mitrović) – 32:167–1
7–234:32 – Solak (Gümüş)
7–339:51 – Hars (E. Faner)
Đumić (Anić, Vučurević) (PP) – 51:228–3
10 minPenalties12 min
36Shots14
13 December 2019
19:00
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–12
(0–3, 0–2, 1–7)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 289
Game reference
Dimitar Dimitrov
Ivan Stoynov
Goalies Vilim Rosandić Referee:
Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Kozłowski
Linesmen:
Flag of Serbia.svg Tibor Fazekas
Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Sparer
0–103:16 – Kaleb (Vedlin)
0–208:59 – Čizmadija (Šakić)
0–318:15 – Kanaet (Šakić) (SH)
0–436:48 – Mirić (F. Jarčov, Kegalj)
0–537:14 – Puzić (Kanaet, Paulović)
0–641:42 – Kanaet (Mirić) (SH)
0–747:07 – Fičur
0–847:39 – L. Jarčov (Šakić, Tadić) (PP2)
0–950:52 – Mikulić (SH)
0–1053:19 – L. Jarčov (Šakić) (PP)
0–1155:22 – Kaleb (Brenčun, Mikulić) (PP)
0–1258:03 – L. Jarčov
Gatsev (Nakov) – 59:081–12
34 minPenalties12 min
14Shots62

14 December 2019
15:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg7–0
(1–0, 4–0, 2–0)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 80
Game reference
Arsenije Ranković Goalies Dimitar Dimitrov
Ivan Stoynov
Referee:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír Snášel
Linesmen:
Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Saković
Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Sparer
Grković (Čengeri, Podunavac) – 09:281–0
Popović (Leštarić) (PP) – 22:042–0
Bjelogrlić (Radosavljević, Anić) – 26:543–0
Anić (Novaković, Leštarić) – 33:534–0
Bjelogrlić (PP) – 35:045–0
Bjelogrlić (Pajić) – 46:236–0
Bjelogrlić (Podunavac) – 51:097–0
18 minPenalties18 min
54Shots7
14 December 2019
19:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg10–2
(2–1, 4–0, 4–1)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 380
Game reference
Ivan Štimac-Rojtinić Goalies Tolga Bozacı
Onurcan Kaya
Referee:
Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Kozłowski
Linesmen:
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Martin Boyadjiev
Flag of Serbia.svg Tibor Fazekas
Čizmadija (Brenčun) – 05:551–0
Čunko (Šakić, Tadić) (PP) – 12:332–0
2–119:09 – Gümüş (Halil) (PP)
Mikulić (Čizmadija, Kaleb) – 21:273–1
Puzić (Čunko, Šakić) – 25:054–1
Mirić (Fičur) – 26:305–1
Kramarič (Paulović, Čanić) – 38:146–1
Vedlin (Kegalj) (PP) – 41:377–1
7–244:34 – Bakal (Savaş)
Šakić (Tadić) – 51:428–2
Srketić (L. Jarčov, Čunko) (PP) – 56:389–2
Ličina (Paulović) – 58:5810–2
18 minPenalties22 min
38Shots8

15 December 2019
15:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg4–1
(1–0, 3–1, 0–0)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Tolga Bozacı Goalies Dimitar Dimitrov Referee:
Flag of Slovenia.svg Miha Bajt
Linesmen:
Flag of Serbia.svg Tibor Fazekas
Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Saković
Karş (Hars, F. Faner) – 19:091–0
Anlar (H. Salt, E. Faner) (PP) – 25:252–0
Anlar (K. Salt) – 35:293–0
3–135:58 – T. Abdi (V. Dikov)
Solak (H. Salt) (PP) – 37:534–1
12 minPenalties102 min
45Shots19
15 December 2019
19:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Ledena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 989
Game reference
Vilim Rosandić Goalies Arsenije Ranković Referee:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír Snášel
Linesmen:
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Martin Boyadjiev
Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Sparer
Mirić (Kaleb) – 06:091–0
1–139:12 – Đumić (Anić)
Mikulić (Čanić) – 57:352–1
26 minPenalties28 min
31Shots29

Pre-qualification Round 3

Group G

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (H)33000254+219 Final qualification
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32001156+96
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 31002517123
4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 30003119180
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 February 2020
15:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg9–0
(4–0, 2–0, 3–0)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Yutaka Fukufuji
Yuta Narisawa
Goalies Ivan Štimac-Rojtinić Referees:
Flag of Latvia.svg Andris Ansons
Flag of Germany.svg Lasse Kopitz
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Constantineau
Flag of Slovenia.svg Matjaž Hribar
Echigo (Nakajima, Osawa) (PP) – 05:531–0
Yamada (Kawai, Terao) – 06:422–0
Takagi (Ueno, Osawa) – 09:543–0
Osawa (Echigo, Nakajima) (PP) – 15:074–0
Irikura (Ikeda) – 20:465–0
Hirano (Nakajima, Echigo) – 29:426–0
Sato (Furuhashi, Ikeda) (PP) – 44:407–0
Hashimoto (Nakajima, Hirano) – 48:568–0
Hirano (Nakajima, Y. Otsu) – 56:369–0
6 minPenalties6 min
56Shots15
6 February 2020
19:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg2–12
(0–4, 1–3, 1–5)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 500
Game reference
Laurynas Lubys
Artur Pavliukov
Goalies Gašper Krošelj Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joris Müller
Flag of Croatia.svg Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Håvar Dahl
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mihail Stupak
0–102:32 – Koblar (Pretnar)
0–204:01 – Zajc (Ograjenšek, Čepon)
0–310:53 – Koblar (Čimžar, Pretnar)
0–412:46 – Urbas (Kuralt) (PP)
0–521:05 – Ograjenšek (Urbas, Gregorc) (PP)
0–629:31 – Jeglič (Čimžar, Repe)
0–736:14 – Verlič (Kuralt)
Verenis (Bosas) (PP) – 39:531–7
1–843:31 – Gregorc (Kalan)
1–946:02 – Sabolič (Jeglič, Tičar)
1–1047:52 – Verlič (Urbas, Čepon)
1–1152:19 – Jeglič (Tičar, Sabolič)
1–1253:47 – Koblar (Kalan, Pavlin)
Krakauskas (Žukauskas, Misiuk) – 59:592–12
10 minPenalties8 min
9Shots61

7 February 2020
15:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–0
(4–0, 0–0, 0–0)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Yuta Narisawa Goalies Laurynas Lubys Referees:
Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Barcelo
Flag of Croatia.svg Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominik Altmann
Flag of Slovenia.svg Matjaž Hribar
Terao (Takahashi, Yanadori) – 02:041–0
Echigo (Hirano, Hashimoto) (PP2) – 05:372–0
Sato (Furuhashi, Takagi) (PP) – 14:043–0
Takahashi (Terao) – 17:164–0
26 minPenalties10 min
27Shots24
7 February 2020
19:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg7–0
(1–0, 4–0, 2–0)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 900
Game reference
Matija Pintarič Goalies Vito Nikolić Referees:
Flag of Germany.svg Lasse Kopitz
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joris Müller
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Constantineau
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mihail Stupak
Tičar (Sabolič) – 16:151–0
Urbas (Gregorc, Ograjenšek) (PP) – 23:402–0
Tičar (Pretnar, Sabolič) (PP) – 32:063–0
Kuralt (Gregorc, Urbas) (PP) – 37:544–0
Zajc (Logar, Čepon) – 38:285–0
Verlič (Koren) – 51:226–0
Kalan (Pretnar, Čepon) – 59:547–0
6 minPenalties12 min
67Shots4

9 February 2020
15:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–3
(0–2, 0–0, 1–1)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Vito Nikolić Goalies Laurynas Lubys Referees:
Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Barcelo
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joris Müller
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominik Altmann
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mihail Stupak
0–105:54 – Bosas (Verenis, Bendžius) (PP)
0–214:48 – Čižas (Bosas)
Tadić (Šakić, Čanić) – 52:271–2
1–359:57 – Rumševičius (EN)
12 minPenalties6 min
22Shots33
9 February 2020
19:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg6–2
(0–1, 1–0, 5–1)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Podmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 1,700
Game reference
Gašper Krošelj Goalies Yutaka Fukufuji Referees:
Flag of Latvia.svg Andris Ansons
Flag of Germany.svg Lasse Kopitz
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Constantineau
Flag of Norway.svg Håvar Dahl
0–108:02 – Nakajima (Hashimoto, Hirano)
Urbas (Ograjenšek) (PP) – 25:431–1
Ograjenšek (Gregorc, Verlič) (PP) – 45:192–1
Sabolič (Repe) – 46:473–1
Tičar (Sabolič) (EN) – 57:234–1
4–258:30 – Nakajima (PP, EA)
Tičar (Jeglič) (EN) – 58:575–2
Zajc (Čepon) – 59:266–2
20 minPenalties10 min
38Shots13

Group H

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 33000173+149 Final qualification
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (H)32001175+126
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3100251493
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30003118170
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+6).

6 February 2020
15:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg8–0
(3–0, 4–0, 1–0)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 228
Game reference
John Murray
Michał Kieler
Goalies Ian Meierdres
Martijn Oosterwijk
Referees:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pavel Halas Jr.
Flag of Belarus.svg Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Martin Boyajiev
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Dalton
Kostek (Kapica) (PP) – 02:581–0
Chmielewski (Kolusz, Paś) (PP) – 07:582–0
Urbanowicz (Chmielewski) (PP) – 13:093–0
Paś (Dziubiński, Kolusz) (PP) – 24:114–0
Wajda (Urbanowicz, Chmielewski) – 26:235–0
Jaśkiewicz (Przygodzki, Michałowski) – 26:556–0
Jaśkiewicz – 35:557–0
Komorski (Kostek) – 49:118–0
6 minPenalties14 min
51Shots6
6 February 2020
19:30
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–8
(1–5, 0–2, 0–1)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 3,584
Game reference
Kyrylo Kucher
Mykyta Hordiushin
Goalies Henrik Karlsson Referees:
Flag of Hungary.svg Miklós Haszonits
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Kika
Linesmen:
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Kosidło
Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Soós
0–103:43 – Shevchenko (Maklyukov, Akolzin)
0–207:35 – Petukhov (Orekhov)
0–308:27 – Metalnikov (Dietz, Shestakov)
0–412:58 – Starchenko (Valk, Mikhailis)
Babinets (Butsenko, Blagoy) – 14:561–4
1–517:39 – Zhailauov (Dietz)
1–632:56 – Dietz (Shestakov)
1–734:40 – Shestakov (Dietz)
1–851:06 – Orekhov (Zhailauov)
4 minPenalties2 min
13Shots60

7 February 2020
15:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg6–1
(1–1, 2–0, 3–0)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 242
Game reference
John Murray Goalies Kyrylo Kucher
Mykyta Hordiushin
Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Kika
Flag of Germany.svg Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Dalton
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Malmqvist
0–115:45 – Taran (Alexyuk, Butsenko)
Starzyński (Dziubiński) – 19:341–1
Przygodzki (Wajda, Marzec) – 27:192–1
Marzec (SH) – 35:553–1
Kolusz (PP) – 40:444–1
Kapica (Ciura, Bettahar) – 52:165–1
Komorski – 55:116–1
14 minPenalties12 min
40Shots18
7 February 2020
19:30
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg7–1
(3–0, 1–1, 3–0)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 2,975
Game reference
Sergei Kudryavtsev Goalies Martijn Oosterwijk Referees:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pavel Halas Jr.
Flag of Hungary.svg Miklós Haszonits
Linesmen:
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Martin Boyajiev
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Kosidło
Blacker (Shalapov, Shestakov) – 01:011–0
Dietz (Rymarev, Starchenko) – 08:262–0
Rymarev (Boyd) – 10:333–0
Orekhov (Zhailauov, Petukhov) – 22:594–0
4–127:22 – Van der Schuit (Stempher)
Sagadeyev (Petukhov) – 41:575–1
Zhailauov (Sagadeyev, Shalapov) – 52:166–1
Zhailauov (Petukhov, Sagadeyev) (PP) – 57:567–1
4 minPenalties6 min
57Shots10

9 February 2020
13:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 372
Game reference
Ian Meierdres Goalies Artur Ohandzhanyan Referees:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pavel Halas Jr.
Flag of Belarus.svg Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Kosidło
Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Soós
0–115:10 – Nimenko (Butsenko, Babinets)
0–222:12 – Butsenko (Babinets, Nimenko)
0–330:29 – Savchenko (Mikhnov, Tolstushko) (PP)
10 minPenalties14 min
19Shots31
9 February 2020
17:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg2–3
(0–1, 2–1, 0–1)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 5,622
Game reference
Henrik Karlsson Goalies John Murray Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Kika
Flag of Germany.svg Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Dalton
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Malmqvist
0–107:28 – Ciura
0–230:30 – Przygodzki (Jaśkiewicz)
Boyd (Valk, Dawes) – 30:471–2
Boyd (Dawes, Valk) – 35:292–2
2–340:29 – Urbanowicz (Komorski, Dziubiński)
2 minPenalties6 min
53Shots17

Group J

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 32100114+78 Final qualification
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (H)32001128+46
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 310111210+24
4Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 30003518130
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±0).

6 February 2020
15:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4–1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 861
Game reference
Miklós Rajna Goalies Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alex DiPietro
Flag of Austria.svg Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Beresford
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladimir Suslov
Hári (Galanisz, Terbócs) – 09:211–0
Hári (Nagy, Terbócs) (PP) – 26:202–0
2–129:29 – Lodeikin
Hári (Stipsicz, Szabó) – 31:113–1
Csányi (Kiss) – 56:104–1
2 minPenalties8 min
36Shots20
6 February 2020
19:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4–3
(2–1, 2–1, 0–1)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,788
Game reference
Ben Bowns Goalies Patrik Polc Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Alarie
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladimir Yefremov
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Joona Elonen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frederic Monnaie
0–114:21 – Kirichenko
D. Ehrhardt – 15:111–1
Farmer (D. Ehrhardt, T. Ehrhardt) – 17:162–1
2–229:46 – Tranca (B. Péter)
Myers – 32:203–2
Connolly (Lake) – 32:504–2
4–356:41 – Salló
10 minPenalties4 min
34Shots23

8 February 2020
14:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–2 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,998
Game reference
Gergely Arany Goalies Patrik Polc Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alex DiPietro
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anton Hladchenko
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Beresford
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frederic Monnaie
0–100:35 – Tranca (Molnár) (PP)
Sarauer (Galanisz, Csányi) – 01:561–1
Papp (Sofron, Szabó) – 44:242–1
2–255:09 – Butochnov (Borysenko)
Erdély (Hári, Stipsicz) – 60:153–2
10 minPenalties4 min
43Shots24
8 February 2020
18:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–7
(0–0, 1–4, 0–3)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 4,465
Game reference
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Goalies Ben Bowns Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Alarie
Flag of Austria.svg Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Špůr
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladimir Suslov
0–122:04 – Perlini (D. Phillips)
0–228:26 – Betteridge (Richardson, Connolly)
0–329:18 – Conway (D. Ehrhardt)
0–432:43 – Perlini (O'Connor, Hammond) (PP)
Sibirtsev (Ossipov) – 38:561–4
1–548:40 – Lake (Farmer, Conway) (PP)
1–649:04 – J. Phillips (Hammond, Lachowicz)
1–754:47 – Conway (Ferrara)
4 minPenalties2 min
23Shots38

9 February 2020
14:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg7–3
(2–2, 2–0, 3–1)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,561
Game reference
Zoltán Tőke Goalies Roman Shumikhin
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa
Referees:
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anton Hladchenko
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladimir Yefremov
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Beresford
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frederic Monnaie
Butochnov (Borysenko) – 02:051–0
1–102:49 – Slessarevski (Lahesalu, Puzakov)
1–210:52 – Saskin
Borysenko (Kirichenko) (PP) – 15:442–2
Rokaly (Góga) – 30:493–2
Tranca (B. Péter) – 34:124–2
Tranca (Molnár) – 41:065–2
5–344:18 – Andrejev (Aleksandrov)
Butochnov (Constantin, Kirichenko) – 49:476–3
Tranca (Góga) – 53:437–3
6 minPenalties6 min
39Shots31
9 February 2020
18:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 4,544
Game reference
Ben Bowns Goalies Miklós Rajna Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Alarie
Flag of Austria.svg Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Joona Elonen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Špůr
0–120:32 – Stipsicz (Nagy, Hári) (PP)
0–231:17 – Erdély (Stipsicz, Sofron)
Myers (PP) – 40:571–2
1–345:11 – Hári
1–452:00 – Sofron (Hári)
8 minPenalties24 min
48Shots20

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]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (H)3300093+69 2022 Winter Olympics
2Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3100265+13 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 310027813 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 310023963 [lower-alpha 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. 1 2 3 Belarus 3 Pts, +2 GD; Austria 3 Pts, 0 GD; Poland 3 Pts, –2 GD

All times are local (UTC+2).

26 August 2021
15:15
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Danny Taylor Goalies John Murray Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Riku Brander
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Merten
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Ondráček
0–154:59 – Komorski (Łyszczarczyk)
4 minPenalties4 min
46Shots19
26 August 2021
19:15
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 4,241
Game reference
David Kickert Goalies Branislav Konrád Referees:
Flag of Norway.svg Roy Hansen
Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Hynek
Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Kroyer
0–101:46 – Hudáček (Čerešňák)
0–228:28 – Gernát (Čerešňák, Studenič)
Lebler (Heinrich) – 52:451–2
14 minPenalties8 min
21Shots32

27 August 2021
15:15
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg5–2
(0–2, 5–0, 0–0)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 148
Game reference
Danny Taylor Goalies Bernhard Starkbaum
David Kickert
Referees:
Flag of Latvia.svg Andris Ansons
Flag of Norway.svg Roy Hansen
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Hynek
Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Merten
0–108:35 – Herburger (Haudum, Baumgartner) (PP)
0–218:40 – Lebler (Rossi, Zwerger)
Stas (Bailen) (PP) – 20:431–2
Sharangovich (Stas, Komarov) – 25:552–2
Sharangovich (Protas, Komarov) – 32:253–2
Prince (Demkov) (PP) – 36:514–2
Platt (Prince, Paré) – 39:385–2
6 minPenalties12 min
28Shots18
27 August 2021
19:15
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 3,685
Game reference
Branislav Konrád Goalies John Murray Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Öhlund
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Kroyer
Flag of Latvia.svg Dāvis Zunde
Ružička (Čerešňák, Gernát) – 08:061–0
Hudáček (Čerešňák, Gernát) – 24:382–0
Roman (Slafkovský, Nemec) – 26:113–0
3–130:17 – Dziubiński (Łyszczarczyk, Chmielewski) (PP)
Cehlárik (Hudáček, Jurčo) (PP) – 32:394–1
Ružička (Pospíšil, Lantoši) – 48:025–1
6 minPenalties12 min
48Shots17

29 August 2021
13:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 182
Game reference
John Murray Goalies David Kickert Referees:
Flag of Latvia.svg Andris Ansons
Flag of Finland.svg Riku Brander
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Hynek
Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Merten
0–104:10 – Ganahl (Schneider, Hundertpfund)
Urbanowicz (Kolusz, Łyszczarczyk) – 11:531–1
1–219:02 – Lebler (Haudum)
1–334:38 – Lebler (Wolf)
1–453:03 – Lebler (Zwerger, Rossi)
8 minPenalties10 min
10Shots30
29 August 2021
17:30
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 7,105
Game reference
Branislav Konrád Goalies Danny Taylor Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Öhlund
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Ondráček
Flag of Latvia.svg Dāvis Zunde
Cehlárik (Hrivík) (PP) – 04:381–0
1–121:07 – Sharangovich
Hudáček (Čerešňák) (EN) – 57:432–1
36 minPenalties39 min
39Shots22

Group E

The tournament was played at the Arēna Rīga in Riga, Latvia. [8]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (H)33000171+169 2022 Winter Olympics
2Flag of France.svg  France 3200185+36
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 31002515103
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3000311090
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). [9]

26 August 2021
15:30
France  Flag of France.svg5–3
(0–2, 3–0, 2–1)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Florian Hardy Goalies Zoltán Hetényi Referees:
Flag of Germany.svg André Schrader
Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Simon Riecken
Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Waldejer
0–112:43 – Hári (Erdély, Sofron)
0–214:51 – Papp (Hári) (PP)
Texier (Chakiachvili, Bozon) (PP) – 23:091–2
Manavian (Da Costa, Fleury) – 28:002–2
Texier (Chakiachvili) (PP) – 34:453–2
Treille (Rech, Chakiachvili) (PP) – 45:284–2
4–345:38 – Bartalis (Mihály, Magosi)
Fleury (Texier, Da Costa) – 56:535–3
8 minPenalties8 min
31Shots33
26 August 2021
19:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 4,100
Game reference
Andreas Bernard Goalies Ivars Punnenovs Referees:
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Frandsen
Flag of Belarus.svg Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Flag of Belarus.svg Dmitry Golyak
Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Nikulainen
0–103:23 – Jaks (Dārziņš)
0–205:28 – Ābols (Ro. Bukarts, Daugaviņš)
0–326:15 – Rubins (Ri. Bukarts, Balinskis)
0–429:48 – Indrašis (Dārziņš) (PP2)
0–548:56 – Indrašis (Girgensons, Rubins)
0–652:54 – Daugaviņš (Punnenovs) (PP)
14 minPenalties6 min
16Shots36

27 August 2021
16:00
France  Flag of France.svg2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 197
Game reference
Henri-Corentin Buysse Goalies Andreas Bernard Referees:
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Frandsen
Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Kaukokari
Linesmen:
Flag of Belarus.svg Dmitry Golyak
Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Waldejer
Treille (Gallet, Bozon) – 23:231–0
Treille (Texier, Chakiachvili) (PP) – 33:412–0
6 minPenalties8 min
22Shots23
27 August 2021
20:00
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg9–0
(1–0, 0–0, 8–0)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,250
Game reference
Ivars Punnenovs Goalies Zoltán Hetényi Referees:
Flag of Belarus.svg Maxim Sidorenko
Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Simon Riecken
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitri Shishlo
Ābols (Jaks, Kenins) (PP) – 07:181–0
Balcers (Kenins) – 40:322–0
Kenins (Balcers) – 42:513–0
Blugers (Balcers, Dārziņš) (PP) – 51:544–0
Ābols (Kenins, Ro. Bukarts) (PP) – 54:355–0
Balcers (Kenins) – 54:586–0
Blugers – 56:317–0
Balcers (Dārziņš, Indrašis) (PP) – 58:238–0
Kenins (Balcers, Ābols) – 58:369–0
0 minPenalties14 min
45Shots17

29 August 2021
13:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 460
Game reference
Miklós Rajna Goalies Andreas Bernard Referees:
Flag of Germany.svg André Schrader
Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Simon Riecken
Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Waldejer
Nagy (Sofron, Stipsicz) (PP) – 38:131–0
Mihály (Bartalis) – 47:232–0
2–153:07 – Morini (Frigo, Kostner)
14 minPenalties10 min
24Shots30
29 August 2021
17:00
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
Flag of France.svg  France Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 7,954
Game reference
Ivars Punnenovs Goalies Henri-Corentin Buysse Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Kaukokari
Flag of Belarus.svg Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Nikulainen
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitri Shishlo
Ri. Bukarts – 10:561–0
Indrašis (Bļugers, Balinskis) (PP) – 45:502–0
2–151:15 – Da Costa
8 minPenalties8 min
26Shots30

Group F

The tournament was played at the Jordal Amfi in Oslo, Norway.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 33000174+139 2022 Winter Olympics
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (H)32001117+46
3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 31002111213
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 30003319160
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).

26 August 2021
15:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4–3
(3–0, 1–1, 0–2)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 174
Game reference
Sebastian Dahm Goalies Gašper Krošelj Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Lassi Heikkinen
Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Yudakov
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Knut Bråten
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg David Obwegeser
Ehlers (M. Lauridsen, Bjorkstrand) (PP) – 02:171–0
Storm (M. Lauridsen, Bjorkstrand) (PP) – 12:592–0
Russell (O. Lauridsen) – 14:523–0
3–120:49 – Drozg (Kopitar, Pretnar) (PP)
Ehlers – 21:514–1
4–249:20 – Urbas (Gregorc, Jeglič) (PP)
4–357:28 – Verlič (Gregorc, Jeglič)
10 minPenalties10 min
21Shots23
26 August 2021
19:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 1,483
Game reference
Matt Dalton Goalies Henrik Haukeland Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Stano
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Niolas Constantineau
Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Lundgren
Kim K. (Shin Sang-w., Shin Sang-h.) – 05:471–0
1–106:07 – Lesund (Olden, Trettenes)
1–208:32 – K. Olimb (Rosseli Olsen)
1–324:22 – Espeland (Rosseli Olsen, K. Olimb)
1–449:35 – Lindström (Kåsastul, Espeland)
6 minPenalties4 min
9Shots49

27 August 2021
17:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg11–1
(1–1, 7–0, 3–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 207
Game reference
Sebastian Dahm Goalies Matt Dalton
Hwang Hyun-ho
Referees:
Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Barcelo
Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Yudakov
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Lundgren
Flag of Slovakia.svg Simon Synek
0–113:29 – Kim K. (Kim S., Lee Jo.) (PP)
Blichfeld (M. Lauridsen, O. Lauridsen) – 19:071–1
Ehlers (M. Lauridsen, Storm) (PP) – 20:432–1
Bjorkstrand (M. Lauridsen, Ehlers) (PP) – 25:023–1
Poulsen (Larsen, Jakobsen) – 27:004–1
Bjorkstrand (Ehlers, Jensen Aabo) – 27:295–1
Bjorkstrand (Ehlers, M. Lauridsen) (PP) – 30:266–1
Storm – 31:567–1
Blichfeld (Ehlers, Storm) (PP) – 34:408–1
Ehlers (Nielsen, Jensen Aabo) – 40:179–1
Russell (Storm) – 41:5410–1
Poulsen (N. Jensen, Jakobsen) – 53:3611–1
6 minPenalties10 min
48Shots8
27 August 2021
21:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg7–4
(3–2, 3–0, 1–2)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 2,490
Game reference
Henrik Haukeland Goalies Gašper Krošelj
Luka Gračnar
Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Lassi Heikkinen
Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Stano
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Niolas Constantineau
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg David Obwegeser
Røymark (Salsten, Lesund) – 06:041–0
Kåsastul (Olden, Zuccarello) – 06:572–0
K. Olimb (Rosseli Olsen) (SH) – 09:043–0
3–112:34 – Gregorc (Ograjenšek, Jeglič) (PP)
3–213:54 – Sabolič (Kopitar, Drozg)
Zuccarello (PS) – 24:274–2
M. Olimb (K. Olimb) – 38:045–2
Rosseli Olsen (K. Olimb, M. Olimb) – 39:336–2
6–343:04 – Sabolič (Pretnar, Kopitar) (PP)
6–443:49 – Čepon (Ograjenšek, Logar)
Kåsastul (Martinsen, Haga) – 55:487–4
14 minPenalties10 min
31Shots21

29 August 2021
12:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 97
Game reference
Gašper Krošelj Goalies Matt Dalton Referees:
Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Barcelo
Flag of Finland.svg Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Knut Bråten
Flag of Slovakia.svg Simon Synek
0–119:03 – Ahn (Kim K., Jung) (PP)
Jeglič (Urbas, Kopitar) (PP2) – 30:401–1
Tičar (Kopitar, Gregorc) (PP) – 32:462–1
Sabolič (Tičar, Kopitar) – 35:123–1
Kopitar (SH, EN) – 59:454–1
12 minPenalties12 min
43Shots18
29 August 2021
16:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 2,500
Game reference
Henrik Haukeland Goalies Sebastian Dahm Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Yudakov
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Lundgren
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg David Obwegeser
0–137:49 – Storm (M. Lauridsen, Blichfeld)
0–256:48 – Ehlers (Nielsen)
8 minPenalties8 min
26Shots19

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