Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

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Fourteen nations would qualify for the Olympic tournament, eight to the preliminary round, and six to the first round. The IIHF used the standings of the 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships to determine qualification. First, the top six nations from Pool A would go directly to the first round. The preliminary round was made up of the nations ranked seventh and eighth, along with the host Japan, and five others from a series of qualification tournaments. The nations ranked nine through twelve went straight to the final qualification round. [1]

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Regional Pre-Qualification

Group A

Five nations played each other twice, both home and away, from October 25, 1995, until December 12, 1996.

RankTeamGPWLTGFGAPTS Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 86024214142–28–15–37–1
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 85033115133–31–15–04–1
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8341232872–62–34–24–0
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 8350322461–44–55–19–0
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 808085501–72–83–80–8
Group B

This tournament was played in Tychy, Poland, from December 17 to 22, 1996.

RankTeamGPWLTGFGAPTS Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 430151373–310–017–021–0
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 430136873–36–314–013–2
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4220192240–103–67–29–4
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 413074020–170–142–75–2
5Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 404084800–212–134–92–5
Group C

This tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from August 27 to September 1, 1996.

RankTeamGPWLTGFGAPTS Flag of Belarus.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Estonia.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg
1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 440054484–113–116–121–1
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 431053661–410–215–027–0
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4220193141–132–107–49–4
4Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 4130144121–160–154–79–3
5Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 404086601–210–274–93–9
Group D

The Asian Winter Games were used as a qualifying tournament, and were played in Harbin, China, from February 5 to 8, 1996. Japan participated though already qualified for the Olympics.

TeamGPWLTGFGAPTS Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of South Korea.svg
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 330033264–120–09–1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 321014641–47–16–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 312072920–201–76–2
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 303042101–91–62–6

Final Olympic Qualification

The top two from each group qualify, the two third placed nations play for the final spot.

Group 1

Played in Oberhausen, Germany, from February 6 to 9, 1997.

TeamGPWLTGFGAPTS Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 320111753–24–14–4
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 31119732–33–34–1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 31116831–43–32–1
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 302161014–41–41–2
Group 2

Played in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 6 to 9, 1997.

TeamGPWLTGFGAPTS Flag of Belarus.svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Norway.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 310212844–46–22–2
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 310211844–44–13–3
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 312071122–61–44–1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 30126922–23–31–4
Play-off
February 11, 1997 Austria  Flag of Austria.svg2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Duisburg Germany

Flag of Austria.svg  Austria secures the final spot in the preliminary round.

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