Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

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2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Venue(s)Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Wukesong Arena
Dates9–20 February 2022
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland (1st title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svgRussian Olympic Committee flag.png ROC
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Fourth placeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Goals scored152 (5.07 per game)
Attendance27,437 (915 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Slovakia.svg Juraj Slafkovský (7 points)
Awards
MVP Flag of Slovakia.svg Juraj Slafkovský
  2018
2026  

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.

Contents

The Olympic Athletes from Russia team won in 2018. The Russian Olympic Committee, representing Russia at the 2022 Games, were thus 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 its first ever ice hockey Olympic gold medal after going undefeated and beating the Russian Olympic Committee in the final. [4]

Slovakia claimed its first ever ice hockey medal at the Olympics after defeating Sweden 4–0 and finishing third. [5]

Venues

Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 19,418
Wukesong Arena
Capacity: 15,384
Beijing National Indoor Stadium 2019 2.jpg Cadillac Arena (20211011164821).jpg
BeijingBeijing

Qualified teams

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Hosts17 May 2018 [6] 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 [7] 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 (3-2).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.

Format

The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams each, in which they played against each team once. The top team of each group and the best second-ranked team advanced to the quarterfinals, while all other teams played a qualification round. A knockout system was used after the group stage.

Rosters

Due to the lack of ice hockey talent in China, players had to be recruited from abroad. The Chinese men's hockey team was 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

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

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

Preliminary round

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

Tiebreak criteria

In each group, teams were 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 were tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match determined the ranking;
  3. In case three or four teams were tied on points, the following criteria applied (if, after applying a criterion, only two teams remained tied, the result of their head-to-head match determined 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 remained 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

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 33000154+119 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32001125+76 Playoffs
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3100261043
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (H)30003216140
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
21:10
v
United States  Flag of the United States.svg8–0
(1–0, 3–0, 4–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 947
Game reference
Drew Commesso Goalies Shimisi Jieruimi Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Kaukokari
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Nikulainen
Flag of Russia.svg 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  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–1
(3–0, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 685
Game reference
Edward Pasquale Goalies Mathias Niederberger Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Björk
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Hynek
Flag of Russia.svg 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  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 948
Game reference
Edward Pasquale Goalies Strauss Mann Referees:
Flag of Latvia.svg Andris Ansons
Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Björk
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Hynek
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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  Flag of Germany.svg3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 804
Game reference
Mathias Niederberger Goalies Shimisi Jieruimi Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Reneau
Flag of Belarus.svg Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Oliver
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 904
Game reference
Ouban Yongli Goalies Matt Tomkins Referees:
Flag of Latvia.svg Andris Ansons
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Hynek
Flag of Russia.svg 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  Flag of the United States.svg3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 708
Game reference
Drew Commesso Goalies Danny aus den Birken Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Evgenii Romasko
Flag of Belarus.svg Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg David Obwegeser
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 3201086+27 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3200176+16 Playoffs
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3020198+14
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 300124841
Source: IIHF
9 February 2022 (2022-02-09)
16:40
v
ROC  Russian Olympic Committee flag.png1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 934
Game reference
Ivan Fedotov Goalies Reto Berra Referees:
Flag of Germany.svg André Schrader
Flag of Belarus.svg Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Oliver
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Ondráček
Slepyshev (Semyonov) – 19:571–0
14 minPenalties10 min
30Shots33
9 February 2022 (2022-02-09)
21:10
v
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 891
Game reference
Šimon Hrubec Goalies Sebastian Dahm Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oliver Gouin
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Lundgren
Flag of Finland.svg 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  Flag of Denmark.svg0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 907
Game reference
Frederik Dichow Goalies Ivan Fedotov Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Campbell
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Fraňo
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg William Hancock
Flag of Sweden.svg 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  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–1 GWS
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 834
Game reference
Šimon Hrubec Goalies Leonardo Genoni Referees:
Flag of Latvia.svg Andris Ansons
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Gleb Lazarev
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dustin McCrank
Smejkal (Klok, Zohorna) – 04:331–0
1–108:34 – Haas (Andrighetto) (PP)
Krejčí Ice hockey puck.svg
Sedlák Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Kovář Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Řepík Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Ambühl
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Andrighetto
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Corvi
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Bertschy
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Haas
10 minPenalties4 min
36Shots25

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
21:10
v
ROC  Russian Olympic Committee flag.png5–6 OT
(1–1, 1–2, 3–2)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 921
Game reference
Ivan Fedotov Goalies Šimon Hrubec Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Kaukokari
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Lundgren
Flag of Finland.svg 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  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–5
(1–0, 0–3, 2–2)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 620
Game reference
Reto Berra Goalies Sebastian Dahm Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Roman Gofman
Flag of Finland.svg Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Malmqvist
Flag of Russia.svg 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

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 32100136+78 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 32010107+37
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3100281243 Playoffs
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3000351160
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
12:10
v
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–2
(1–0, 2–1, 0–1)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 873
Game reference
Lars Johansson Goalies Ivars Punnenovs Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Fraňo
Flag of Finland.svg Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg William Hancock
Flag of Russia.svg 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  Flag of Finland.svg6–2
(3–1, 1–1, 2–0)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 929
Game reference
Harri Säteri Goalies Branislav Konrád Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Reneau
Flag of Russia.svg Evgenii Romasko
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg David Obwegeser
Flag of the United States.svg 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  Flag of Sweden.svg4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 653
Game reference
Magnus Hellberg Goalies Matej Tomek Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Evgenii Romasko
Flag of Germany.svg André Schrader
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg David Obwegeser
Flag of the United States.svg 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  Flag of Latvia.svg1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 904
Game reference
Jānis Kalniņš Goalies Harri Säteri Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oliver Gouin
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Lundgren
Flag of Russia.svg 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  Flag of Slovakia.svg5–2
(1–1, 2–0, 2–1)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 943
Game reference
Patrik Rybár Goalies Jānis Kalniņš Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oliver Gouin
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Lundgren
Flag of Russia.svg 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  Flag of Finland.svg4–3 OT
(0–0, 0–3, 3–0)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 963
Game reference
Juho Olkinuora Goalies Magnus Hellberg Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Campbell
Flag of Russia.svg Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg William Hancock
Flag of Russia.svg 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

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
RankTeamGroupPosGPPtsGDGFIIHF Rank
1DFlag of the United States.svg  United States A139+11154
2DFlag of Finland.svg  Finland C138+7132
3DRussian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC B137+283
4DFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden C237+3107
5DFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada A236+7121
6DFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark B236+1712
7DFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic B334+196
8DFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia C333−489
9DFlag of Germany.svg  Germany A333−465
10DFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland B431−448
11DFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia C430−6510
12DFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China A430−14232

Playoff round

Bracket

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

 
PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal game
 
              
 
 
 
 
16 February
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5
 
15 February
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2
 
18 February
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 4
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
 
 
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0
 
 
16 February
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
15 February
 
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (GWS)3
 
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4
 
20 February
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
 
 
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 1
 
 
16 February
 
 
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 3
 
15 February
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3
 
18 February
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2
 
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC (GWS)2
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1 Bronze medal game
 
 
16 February19 February
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0
 
15 February
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2
 

Playoffs

15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
12:10
v
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 926
Game reference
Patrik Rybár Goalies Mathias Niederberger Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Björk
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Gleb Lazarev
Flag of Finland.svg 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  Flag of Denmark.svg3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 726
Game reference
Sebastian Dahm Goalies Jānis Kalniņš
Ivars Punnenovs
Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Bruggema
Flag of Germany.svg André Schrader
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dustin McCrank
Flag of Russia.svg 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  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–4
(1–2, 0–1, 1–1)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 990
Game reference
Šimon Hrubec Goalies Leonardo Genoni Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Roman Gofman
Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Kaukokari
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Lundgren
Flag of Sweden.svg 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  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7–2
(2–1, 3–1, 2–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 994
Game reference
Matt Tomkins Goalies Shimisi Jieruimi
Ouban Yongli
Referees:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Tscherrig
Flag of Finland.svg Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg David Obwegeser
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
12:10
v
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–3 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,059
Game reference
Strauss Mann Goalies Patrik Rybár Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Björk
Flag of Russia.svg Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dustin McCrank
Flag of Russia.svg 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 Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Farrell Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Knies Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Smith Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Miele Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Hudáček
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Čajkovský
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Krištof
Ice hockey puck.svg Cehlárik
2 minPenalties10 min
35Shots37

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
14:00
v
ROC  Russian Olympic Committee flag.png3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 727
Game reference
Ivan Fedotov Goalies Sebastian Dahm Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Campbell
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Fraňo
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Malmqvist
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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  Flag of Finland.svg5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 948
Game reference
Harri Säteri Goalies Reto Berra
Leonardo Genoni
Referees:
Flag of Latvia.svg Andris Ansons
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Hynek
Flag of the United States.svg 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  Flag of Sweden.svg2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 950
Game reference
Lars Johansson Goalies Matt Tomkins Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Bruggeman
Flag of Russia.svg Evgenii Romasko
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg William Hancock
Flag of Russia.svg Gleb Lazarev
Wallmark – 50:151–0
Lander (Holmberg) (ENG) – 58:102–0
6 minPenalties6 min
26Shots22

Semifinals

18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
12:10
v
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,071
Game reference
Harri Säteri Goalies Patrik Rybár Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Björk
Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Gleb Lazarev
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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  Russian Olympic Committee flag.png2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,161
Game reference
Ivan Fedotov Goalies Lars Johansson Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Bruggeman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Hynek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Ondráček
Slepyshev (Karnaukhov, Yakovlev) – 20:151–0
1–146:22 – Lander (Tömmernes, Pudas)
Slepyshev Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Grigorenko Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Gusev Ice hockey puck.svg
Tkachyov Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Yakovlev Ice hockey puck.svg
Gusev Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Gusev Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Gritsyuk Ice hockey puck.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Klingberg
Ice hockey puck.svg Wallmark
Ice hockey puck.svg Nordström
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Tömmernes
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Lander
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Klingberg
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Wallmark
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Friberg
4 minPenalties4 min
41Shots35

Bronze medal game

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19)
21:10
v
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,229
Game reference
Lars Johansson Goalies Patrik Rybár Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oliver Gouin
Flag of Russia.svg Evgenii Romasko
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Gleb Lazarev
Flag of Russia.svg 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

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)
12:10
v
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,288
Game reference
Harri Säteri Goalies Ivan Fedotov Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Björk
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg William Hancock
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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

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

PosGrpTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
Gold medal icon.svg C Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 65100228+1417Champions
Silver medal icon.svg B Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 631111410+412Runners-up
Bronze medal icon.svg C Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 731031916+311Third place
4 C Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 630211313011Fourth place
5 A Flag of the United States.svg  United States 43010177+1010Eliminated in
quarterfinals
6 A Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53002199+109
7 B Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 53002111109
8 B Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5101391564
9 B Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 40202111214Eliminated in
playoffs
10 A Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4100361483
11 C Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 4000471470
12 A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (H)40004423190
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Flag of Slovakia.svg Juraj Slafkovský 7707+50F
Flag of Finland.svg Sakari Manninen 6437+70F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Tambellini 5347–10F
Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Hartikainen 6257+80F
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Farrell 4336+40F
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png Nikita Gusev 6066+32F
Flag of Sweden.svg Lucas Wallmark 6505–110F
Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Lander 6415+24F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Weal 532506F
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Červenka 4235–10F

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

Leading goaltenders

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

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
Flag of Slovakia.svg Patrik Rybár 347:0750.8614696.582
Flag of the United States.svg Drew Commesso 120:0021.005596.361
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Tomkins 178:0631.018096.251
Flag of Finland.svg Harri Säteri 300:0051.0013296.211
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leonardo Genoni 159:4531.137796.100

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

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

PositionPlayer
Goaltender Flag of Slovakia.svg Patrik Rybár
Defenceman Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lehtonen
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png Egor Yakovlev
Forward Flag of Slovakia.svg Juraj Slafkovský
Flag of Finland.svg Sakari Manninen
Flag of Sweden.svg Lucas Wallmark
MVP Flag of Slovakia.svg Juraj Slafkovský

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