Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

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Qualification for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. The host along with the top eight teams in the world ranking receive automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams have an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots. [1] [2]

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Qualified teams

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Hosts23 May 2023 [3] Flag of Finland.svg Tampere 1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2023 IIHF World Ranking [a] 3 March 2020 – 28 May 2023 Flag of Finland.svg Tampere and Flag of Latvia.svg Riga [b] 8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [c]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Final qualification tournaments29 August – 1 September 2024 Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava 1
Flag of Latvia.svg Riga 1
Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg 1
Total12
Notes
  1. b Tampere and Riga were the sites of the 2023 IIHF World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking and direct qualification slots were finalized.
  2. c The participation of Russia is not yet confirmed and depends on if the team is allowed to return to the IIHF World Championship program.

Qualification seeding

To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top eight following the 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. In the IIHF World Ranking system, ranking points from the most recent year are weighted at full value, and points from each preceding year are worth 25% less.

    Qualified directly to Olympic tournament
    Entered in Final Olympic qualification
    Entered in Round 3
    Entered in Round 2
    Entered in Round 1 (cancelled)
    Did not enter Olympic qualification
Qualifying seedTeam WC2023
(100%)
WC2022
(75%)
OLY2022
(75%)
WC2021
(50%)
WC2020
(25%)
Total
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 160011601040120012004150
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 142012001200116011204080
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 152011201160106011604050
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 150011001060112010403940
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 15601020940110010203835
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14401040110096011003800
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 146010601000104010003775
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 14001120960102010603735
9Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 13601000112010009603690
10Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 15209409209209403610
11Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 134096010209009003500
12Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 12808808808809203270
13Flag of France.svg  France 13009008608408003240
14Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 12608608408408803175
15Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 13208607009408403170
16Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12609208007807803135
17Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 12208008207407402990
HostFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 11608407408208602970
18Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 12407807807207202950
19Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 12008206608608202945
20Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 11407407207607602805
21Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11807007607006602790
22Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 11207206406607002645
23Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 11007606006806802630
24Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10806806806406402580
25Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 10406009005004802535
26Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 10606606206006002470
27Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 10206405806206202400
28Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10005805605805602285
29Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 9806205005605802245
30Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 9205605405405402170
31Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9605405205205002140
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 8805204204604601950
32Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 8604804804404201925
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9005604805201710
33Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 8004203803403401655
34Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 7404003604003601600
35Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 7603404603003001585
36Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 8403603202002201505
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8204404204401470
37Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 7203004402402401455
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7804403604001390
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6402803002802601280
38Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 6602203401401601190
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 7003202602801140
39Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 6001604001001001095
40Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 5602202801801801070
41Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5802002601601401040
42Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6802402202001020
43Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 44080240120120770
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 54012040650
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 5001008080635
44Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 0460380380630
45Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 520140625
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 4801006060600
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 360320320510
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 460460
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 420420

Olympic qualification Round 1

The round was cancelled. It was meant to be held between 8 and 12 November 2023, and consist of two groups of five teams. Teams entered in Group N were United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, Hong Kong, Kuwait and Georgia, while teams entered in Group O were Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa and Iran. [2]

Chinese Taipei, Thailand and South Africa accepted invitations to compete in Round 2. Georgia also entered Round 2 after the withdrawal of Mexico.

Olympic qualification Round 2

Twelve countries played in three tournaments to determine qualifiers for the next round. The three tournament winners were ranked by their qualification seedings and entered the next round as qualifier seven, eight and nine.

Group K

Group K
2026 Men's Olympics Ice Hockey Qualification Group K logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
City Reykjavík
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–17 December
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored59 (9.83 per game)
Attendance971 (162 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Estonia.svg Robert Arrak (15 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The Group K tournament was held in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 14 to 17 December 2023. [4] [5]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 33000362+349 Round 3
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland (H)32001139+46
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 31002619133
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 30003429250
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).

14 December 2023
15:30
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–21
(0–3, 0–8, 0–10)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 72
Game reference
Dimitar Dimitrov
Andrea Karabadjakov
Goalies Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Referees:
Flag of Norway.svg Petter Bakken
Flag of Serbia.svg Stefan Pozar
Linesmen:
Flag of Lithuania.svg Karolis Janušauskas
Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Saković
0–104:25 – Vasjonkin (Arrak, Reinsalu)
0–208:14 – Lovkov (Kookmaa)
0–3Vasjonkin (Appelberg, Arrak)
0–424:02 – Romanov (Fedorovits, Reinsalu)
0–524:22 – Puzakov (Lovkov, Fursa)
0–625:32 – Koll (Novikov, Romanov)
0–727:24 – Arrak (Reinsalu, Ossipov)
0–828:05 – Kiik (Linde, Parras)
0–931:45 – Arrak (Kiik, Novikov)
0–1034:29 – Fursa (Puzakov, Lovkov)
0–1135:30 – Vasjonkin (Arrak, Appelberg)
0–1241:28 – Appelberg (Arrak, Vasjonkin)
0–1345:29 – Appelberg (Vasjonkin, Arrak)
0–1446:46 – Fedorovits (Romanov, Koll)
0–1548:07 – Kiik (Parras)
0–1649:42 – Lovkov (Fursa, Puzakov)
0–1752:25 – Vasjonkin (Arrak, Appelberg)
0–1853:11 – Puzakov (Lovkov, Fursa)
0–1956:51 – Fursa (Kookma, Lovkov)
0–2057:48 – Romanov (Koll, Fedorovits)
0–2159:23 – Kiik (Novikov, Kookmaa)
2 minPenalties2 min
15Shots71
14 December 2023
19:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg9–0
(3–0, 3–0, 3–0)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 211
Game reference
Johan Ragnarsson Goalies Alistair Bywater Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Johansson
Flag of Croatia.svg Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Knut Braten
Flag of Iceland.svg Sindri Gunnarsson
Rúnarsson (B. Jóhannesson, Sverrisson) – 00:541–0
Magnusson (Leifsson) (PP) – 05:202–0
Arason – 15:053–0
Mikaelsson (Magnusson, Skúlason) – 25:134–0
Hafsteinsson (Blöndal) – 27:155–0
Jónsson (Runarsson, Hlynsson) – 39:406–0
B. Jóhannesson (SH) – 52:087–0
Hlynsson – 58:578–0
Hafsteinsson – 59:259–0
8 minPenalties6 min
47Shots9

15 December 2023
15:30
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg9–2
(1–1, 5–1, 3–0)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 35
Game reference
Conrad Mölder Goalies Ryan Boyd Referees:
Flag of Norway.svg Peter Bakken
Flag of Croatia.svg Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Flag of Iceland.svg Saemundur Leifsson
Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Saković
Appelberg (Ossipov) – 13:081–0
1–116:36 – Kluyts (Schuurman, Venter)
Appelberg – 21:152–1
Lahesalu (Laosma, Linde) – 25:513–1
Koll (Laosma, Romanov) – 27:394–1
Vasjonkin (Arrak, Novikov) – 29:075–1
Arrak (Vasjonkin) – 29:236–1
6–239:53 – Giot (Carelse, Valadas) (PP)
Appelberg – 48:327–2
Appelberg (Vasjonkin)8–2
Fursa (Puzakov, Lovkov) – 59:059–2
6 minPenalties8 min
76Shots12
15 December 2023
19:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg4–3
(1–0, 1–2, 2–1)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 196
Game reference
Jakob Jóhannesson Goalies Dimitar Dimitrov Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Johansson
Flag of Serbia.svg Stefan Pozar
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Knut Braten
Flag of Lithuania.svg Karolis Janušauskas
Magnusson (Kristjansson) (PP) – 06:051–0
1–121:42 – Atanasov (K. Dikov)
1–228:02 – Atanasov
Arnarsson (Hafsteinsson, Arason) – 39:342–2
2–347:28 – K. Dikov (Hodulov) (PP2)
Blondal (Rúnarsson, Arnarsson) (EA) – 58:343–3
Rúnarsson (Hlysson) – 59:434–3
8 minPenalties18 min
68Shots13

17 December 2023
15:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg4–1
(0–0, 1–0, 3–1)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 93
Game reference
Ryan Boyd Goalies Andrea Karabadjakov Referees:
Flag of Norway.svg Petter Bakken
Flag of Serbia.svg Stefan Pozar
Linesmen:
Flag of Iceland.svg Sindri Gunnarsson
Flag of Iceland.svg Saemundur Leifsson
Valadas (Samaai) – 31:261–0
Valadas (Carelse) – 40:412–0
Phakathi – 47:073–0
Carelse (Valadas) (EN) – 56:044–0
4–159:49 – Dilkov
6 minPenalties6 min
34Shots27
17 December 2023
19:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 364
Game reference
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Goalies Johan Ragnarsson
Jakob Jóhannesson
Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Johansson
Flag of Croatia.svg Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Knut Braten
Flag of Lithuania.svg Karolis Janušauskas
Arrak (Vasjonkin) – 00:511–0
Fedorovits (Romanov) – 02:472–0
Arrak (Vasjonkin, Appelberg) – 09:493–0
Lahesalu – 20:584–0
Arrak (Lahesalu, Appelberg) (PP) – 28:115–0
Arrak – 44:366–0
14 minPenalties8 min
44Shots25

Group L

Group L
2026 Men's Olympics Ice Hockey Qualification Group L logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
City Tilburg
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–17 December
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored74 (12.33 per game)
Attendance2,385 (398 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Stempher (13 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The Group L tournament was held in Tilburg, Netherlands, from 15 to 17 December 2023. [6] [7] Mexico was entered into this group but withdrew and was replaced by Georgia. [2] [8]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 33000246+189 Round 3
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (H)32001347+276
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 31002131303
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 30003348450
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).

15 December 2023
16:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg15–2
(6–0, 6–2, 3–0)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand IJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Raul Barbo
Sergi Reina
Goalies Benjamin Kleineschay Referees:
Flag of Ireland.svg Vytautas Lukosevicius
Flag of Germany.svg Nikolas Neutzer
Linesmen:
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Martin Boyadjiev
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Klijberg
Rubio (González) (PP) – 04:401–0
Granell (González, De Bonilla) (PP) – 09:362–0
Granell (Hernández) – 12:293–0
Capillas (Burgos, Torralba) – 16:404–0
Granell (Hernández)5–0
– 17:306–0
Donath (Muratet) – 17:397–0
Muratet (García) (PP) – 22:288–0
Carbonell (Burgos) (PP2) – 24:309–0
Hernández (García) (PP) – 25:1910–0
10–131:21 – Lampson (Kitayama, Isaksson)
González (Carbonall, De Bonilla) (PP) – 27:1711–1
11–236:47 – Lampson
Carbonell (Rubio, Encinar) – 33:2712–2
Hernández (Donath) – 46:5913–2
Zaballa (Rubio) – 48:4014–2
Donath (O'Hare) – 54:1815–2
6 minPenalties41 min
41Shots9
15 December 2023
20:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg8–2
(2–1, 2–1, 4–0)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia IJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 416
Game reference
Matijn Oosterwijk Goalies Mikhail Fofanov Referees:
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Niki De Herdt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Mrkva
Linesmen:
Flag of Estonia.svg Savva Azarov
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Trobajo
De Hondt (Stempher) (PP) – 06:171–0
De Bonth (Hessels) – 12:352–0
2–113:42 – Kireev
Stempher (De Hondt) – 30:113–1
3–235:31 – Dziov (Kochkin)
Bison (Hofland) (SH) – 38:134–2
De Bonth (Hofland, Borgman) – 40:455–2
Muller (Verkiel) (PP) – 44:316–2
Van Nes (Gerretsen, De Hondt) – 50:387–2
Stempher (Van Nes) – 58:048–2
8 minPenalties12 min
50Shots10

16 December 2023
16:30
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–23
(1–6, 0–7, 0–10)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands IJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 565
Game reference
Benjamin Kleineschay
Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk
Goalies Matijn Oosterwijk Referees:
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Niki De Herdt
Flag of Germany.svg Nikolas Neutzer
Linesmen:
Flag of Estonia.svg Savva Azarov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Martin Boyadjiev
0–103:23 – Verkiel (Stempher, De Hondt)
0–204:40 – De Bonth (Stempher, Hofland)
0–312:06 – De Hondt (Stempher)
Thanakroekkiat (Forstner, Kindborn) (PP) – 13:111–3
1–415:14 – Van Nes (De Hondt, Stempher)
1–515:23 – Bison (Timmer, Oosterveld) (SH)
1–617:01 – Hofland (De Bonth)
1–720:57 – Stempher (De Hondt) (SH)
1–827:04 – Bison (Verkiel) (PP)
1–927:41 – Nordemann (Doop, Huisman)
1–1028:25 – Timmer (Verkiel, Bison) (PP)
1–1132:21 – De Bonth (Stempher, Hofland)
1–1233:30 – Van Elten (Huisman)
1–1334:55 – Borgman (Van Nes, Stempher)
1–1440:51 – Verkiel
1–1543:16 – Huisman (De Ruiter, Van Elten)
1–1645:56 – Timmer (Nordemann, Bison)
1–1748:17 – Stempher (Van Nes, Gerretsen)
1–1848:59 – Huisman (Van Gorp, Hofland)
1–1952:48 – Nordemann
1–2053:31 – De Hondt (Stempher, Van Gorp) (PP)
1–2153:43 – De Bonth (Hofland, Borgman)
1–2258:07 – De Ruiter (Doop, Gerretsen)
1–2358:16 – Timmer
10 minPenalties4 min
7Shots76
16 December 2023
20:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia IJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 222
Game reference
Raul Barbo Goalies Ivan Starostin Referees:
Flag of Ireland.svg Vytautas Lukosevicius
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Mrkva
Linesmen:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Klijberg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bram Zwarthoed
Torralba (De Bonilla, O'Hare) – 16:021–0
O'Hare (Burgos, Baldris) (PP) – 24:312–0
Baldris (Burgos, O'Hare) (PP) – 29:223–0
3–131:20 – Kozyulin (Dziov, Obolgogiani) (PP)
González (Carbonell) – 36:004–1
Donath (Zaballa) (SH) – 53:185–1
14 minPenalties12 min
34Shots8

17 December 2023
16:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–4
(1–0, 2–3, 0–1)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain IJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 857
Game reference
Cedrick Andree Goalies Raul Barbo Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Mrkva
Flag of Germany.svg Nikolas Neutzer
Linesmen:
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Martin Boyadjiev
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Klijberg
Stempher (Borgman, Van Nes (PP) – 19:031–0
1–121:23 – González (García)
1–229:23 – Burgos (O'Hare) (PP)
1–332:09 – Donath
Van Nes (De Ruiter, Van Gorp) – 35:022–3
Huisman (Borgman, Van Gorp) – 36:533–3
3–447:39 – Baldris (Burgos, O'Hare) (PP)
6 minPenalties12 min
30Shots21
17 December 2023
20:00
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg10–0
(3–0, 4–0, 3–0)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand IJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 175
Game reference
Ivan Starostin
Mikhail Fofanov
Goalies Benjamin Kleineschay Referees:
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Niki De Herdt
Flag of Ireland.svg Vytautas Lukosevicius
Linesmen:
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Trobajo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bram Zwarthoed
Kurbatov (Vasilchenko) – 08:071–0
Dziov (Romanov, Marov) – 10:182–0
Romanov (Kochkin, Bukiya) (PP) – 19:053–0
Romanov (Ermoshenko, Dziov) – 21:424–0
Dziov (Bukiya) – 26:285–0
Obolgogiani (Bukiya, Kurbatov) – 29:466–0
Kochkin (Dziov) – 34:207–0
Kurbatov (Kochkin, Romanov) (PP) – 53:258–0
Kharizov (Vasilchenko, Kurbatov) – 53:579–0
Bukiya – 59:5310–0
10 minPenalties10 min
36Shots15

Group M

Group M
2026 Men's Olympics Ice Hockey Qualification Group M logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
City Belgrade
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–17 December
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored34 (5.67 per game)
Attendance1,335 (223 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Croatia.svg Jan Smolec (6 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The Group M tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 14 to 17 December 2023. [9] [10]

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (H)33000150+159 Round 3
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 32001127+56
3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3100241393
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 30003314110
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).

14 December 2023
15:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg6–1
(0–0, 3–0, 3–1)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 17
Game reference
Ivan Ružić Goalies Hsiao Pu-yu Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Klejna
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Kosidło
Linesmen:
Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Đokić
Flag of Iceland.svg Oli Gunnarsson
Vedlin (Smolec) (PP) – 25:501–0
Idžan (Smolec, Fičur) (PP) – 32:262–0
Bebek (Puzić, Čanić) – 39:013–0
Vedlin (Fičur) – 56:014–0
Mirić (Fičur, Cavlović) – 56:325–0
Dobrić (Smolec) – 57:046–0
6–158:38 – Yang (Lin H., Lin Y.c.)
10 minPenalties12 min
62Shots12
14 December 2023
19:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 367
Game reference
Arsenije Ranković Goalies Tolga Bozacı Referees:
Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Rencz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Sewell
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Barnthaler
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lodewijk Beelen
M. Mladenović (Racić, Gvozdenović) – 08:281–0
Racić (Anić, Dragović) – 33:472–0
Vučurević (Podunavac) – 50:383–0
Podunavac (Subotić) – 52:564–0
Podunavac (Novaković, Mitrović) – 57:215–0
2 minPenalties4 min
39Shots17

15 December 2023
15:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg6–2
(0–1, 3–1, 3–0)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 14
Game reference
Vito Nikolić Goalies Tolga Bozacı Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Kosidło
Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Rencz
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Barnthaler
Flag of Serbia.svg David Perduv
0–119:01 – Bakal (Bingöl, Savaş) (PP)
0–225:33 – Meydanci (Solak)
Vedlin (Puzić) (SH) – 27:221–2
Smolec (Novotny) (SH) – 28:152–2
Smolec (Idžan) – 38:333–2
Puzić (Čanić, Dobrić) – 44:454–2
Idžan (Čanić, Smolec) (PP2) – 52:105–2
Dimitrijević (Fičur) – 57:516–2
33 minPenalties10 min
28Shots12
15 December 2023
19:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg0–6
(0–3, 0–1, 0–2)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 428
Game reference
Li Yi-cheng Goalies Arsenije Ranković
Lazar Ilić
Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Klejna
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Sewell
Linesmen:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lodewijk Beelen
Flag of Iceland.svg Oli Gunnarsson
0–110:28 – Racić (Subotić)
0–214:13 – Dinić (Podunavac, Dragović)
0–319:47 – M. Mladenović (Zwick)
0–434:54 – Vučurević (K. Mladenović, Zwick)
0–547:36 – M. Mladenović (Kravljanac, Španjević)
0–656:30 – Zwick (PS,SH)
6 minPenalties11 min
22Shots42

17 December 2023
15:30
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–3
(0–1, 1–2, 0–0)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 21
Game reference
Oğulcan Kızılkaya Goalies Hsiao Po-yu Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Kosidło
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Sewell
Linesmen:
Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Đokić
Flag of Serbia.svg David Perduv
0–104:50 – Lin J. (Lin Y.k., Shen)
Meydancı (Solak) – 21:191–1
1–226:06 – Lin Y.c. (Lin H., Sang) (PP)
1–331:58 – Lin H. (SH)
10 minPenalties4 min
31Shots28
17 December 2023
19:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg4–0
(1–0, 0–0, 3–0)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 488
Game reference
Arsenije Ranković Goalies Vito Nikolić Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Klejna
Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Rencz
Linesmen:
Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Barnthaler
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lodewijk Beelen
Novaković (Dragović) (PP2) – 15:441–0
Racić (M. Mladenović) – 41:162–0
Španjević (Vučurević) (PP) – 55:473–0
Dinić (Podunavac, Dragović) – 57:154–0
8 minPenalties12 min
26Shots24

Olympic qualification Round 3

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 four, five, or six. The tournaments were played between 8 and 11 February 2024.

Group G

Group M
2026 Men's Olympics Ice Hockey Qualification Group G logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
City Budapest
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–10 February
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored42 (7 per game)
Attendance5,659 (943 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Hungary.svg János Hári (6 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 33000148+69 Final qualification
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (H)32001156+96
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3100271363
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3000361590
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 February 2024
15:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg4–6
(2–0, 1–3, 1–3)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 77
Game reference
Elvinas Karla Goalies Yuta Narisawa Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Baca
Flag of Latvia.svg Emīls Druseiks
Linesmen:
Flag of Hungary.svg Barna Kis-Király
Flag of Finland.svg Luka Mäkinen
Kaleinikovas (Ališauskas) – 00:141–0
Noreika (Kaleinikovas, Gintautas) (PP) – 10:282–0
Krakauskas (Bendžius) – 24:303–0
3–129:41 – Isogai (Otsu, T. Nakajima)
3–229:58 – K. Sato (Irikura)
3–338:05 – Hirano (Minoshima, Ishida)
3–443:34 – T. Nakajima (S. Nakajima) (PP)
3–547:57 – Takagi (Halliday)
3–654:33 – K. Sato
Gintautas (Krakauskas) – 58:554–6
4 minPenalties10 min
32Shots39
8 February 2024
18:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg7–3
(3–0, 3–0, 1–3)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 1,453
Game reference
Ádám Vay Goalies Raul Barbo Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Mrvka
Flag of Slovenia.svg Gregor Režek
Linesmen:
Flag of Lithuania.svg Aleksej Sascenkov
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Svensson
Mihály (Terbócs, Hadobás) – 01:441–0
Mihály (Sofron) – 07:512–0
Galló (Hári, Erdély) – 18:303–0
Galló (Erdély, Hári) – 23:384–0
Stipsicz (Sebők) – 36:115–0
Fejes (Hári, Galló) – 39:376–0
6–142:20 – Donath (Encinar, Ferrández)
6–245:41 – Capillas (Baldris) (PP)
Terbócs (Nagy) – 58:077–2
7–358:15 – Donath (O'Hare)
2 minPenalties6 min
37Shots18

9 February 2024
16:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–6
(2–0, 0–3, 1–3)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 116
Game reference
Marco Hernández Goalies Eiki Sato
Yuta Narisawa
Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Mrvka
Flag of Finland.svg Janne Wuorenheimo
Linesmen:
Flag of Hungary.svg Barna Kis-Király
Flag of Lithuania.svg Aleksej Sascenkov
Capillas (Guerra, De Bonilla) – 01:261–0
O'Hare (Baldris) – 05:502–0
2–128:52 – S. Nakajima (Yoneyama)
2–233:37 – Hitosato (Takagi, Irikura)
2–337:49 – Yamada (Suzuki, Ishida)
2–445:12 – K. Sato (H. Sato, Irikura)
Torralba (Burgos, Capillas) – 46:213–4
3–554:55 – Yamada (Irikura, Nakayashiki)
3–659:00 – Ishida (Yamada, Irikura) (EA)
2 minPenalties27 min
20Shots41
9 February 2024
20:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg7–1
(4–1, 0–0, 3–0)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 1,907
Game reference
Bence Bálizs Goalies Elvinas Karla Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Baca
Flag of Slovenia.svg Gregor Režek
Linesmen:
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Svensson
Flag of France.svg Quentin Ugolini
0–108:15 – Kaleinikovas (PP)
Galló (Stipsicz, Fejes) – 10:081–1
Mihály (Terbócs, Sebők) – 13:332–1
Nemes (Terbócs, Németh) – 16:143–1
Hári (Erdély) – 18:414–1
Hári – 46:485–1
Sofron (Hári, Galló) (PP) – 54:476–1
Kiss (Ortenszky, Sebők) – 56:307–1
10 minPenalties4 min
44Shots18

10 February 2024
16:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 177
Game reference
Elvinas Karla Goalies Raul Barbo Referees:
Flag of Latvia.svg Emīls Druseiks
Flag of Slovenia.svg Gregor Režek
Linesmen:
Flag of Hungary.svg Barna Kis-Király
Flag of Lithuania.svg Aleksej Sascenkov
Dumcius (Noreika, Četvertak) – 16:261–0
Čižas (Gusevas, Kaleinikovas) – 26:232–0
8 minPenalties4 min
22Shots32
10 February 2024
20:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 1,929
Game reference
Yuta Narisawa Goalies Bence Bálizs Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Mrvka
Flag of Finland.svg Janne Wuorenheimo
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Luka Mäkinen
Flag of France.svg Quentin Ugolini
0–136:51 – Sofron (Stipsicz, Erdély) (PP)
S. Nakajima (Hirano) (PP) – 43:321–1
Halliday (Suzuki, Osawa) – 45:342–1
12 minPenalties12 min
20Shots37

Group H

Group H
2026 Men's Olympics Ice Hockey Qualification Group H logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
City Cardiff
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–11 February
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored56 (9.33 per game)
Attendance8,537 (1,423 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Kirk
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cade Neilson (10 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The tournament was held in Cardiff, Great Britain.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (H)33000285+239 Final qualification
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 32001148+66
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 31002921123
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 30003522170
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).

8 February 2024
16:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg4–0
(0–0, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff
Attendance: 352
Game reference
Zoltán Tőke Goalies Arsenije Ranković Referees:
Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Nielsen
Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Österberg
Linesmen:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lodewijk Beelen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Beresford
Skachkov (Péter, Haaranen) (PP) – 20:441–0
Bors (S. Rokaly) – 32:122–0
Farkas (Részegh, Skachkov) – 39:303–0
Skachkov (Rokaly, Részegh) – 42:584–0
2 minPenalties8 min
32Shots17
8 February 2024
20:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg10–1
(2–0, 5–0, 3–1)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff
Attendance: 1,860
Game reference
Ben Bowns Goalies Sun Zehao Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Kozłowski
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robin Šír
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Clément Goncalves
Flag of Finland.svg Joni Pekkala
Kirk (Dowd, Neilson) – 03:321–0
Richardson (Lake, Curran) – 16:452–0
Kirk (Halbert, Neilson) – 25:533–0
Critchlow (Norris, Lachowicz) – 27:024–0
Critchlow (Lachowicz) – 30:075–0
Curran (Lake, Phillips) – 32:536–0
Neilson (Kirk, Halbert) (PP) – 38:397–0
Dowd (Neilson, Richardson) – 43:348–0
8–143:47 – Zuo
Davies (Kirk, Jones) – 56:129–1
Halbert – 58:5310–1
2 minPenalties8 min
47Shots10

10 February 2024
15:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg6–1
(1–1, 1–0, 4–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff
Attendance: 420
Game reference
Attila Adorján Goalies Sun Zehao Referees:
Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Nielsen
Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Kleijna
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Beresford
Flag of Norway.svg Herman Johansen
0–111:05 – Wang J. (Chen Z.)
Imre (Péter) (SH) – 05:371–1
Részegh (Péter) (SH) – 20:292–1
Sándor-Székely (N. Rokaly, Gajdó) – 42:083–1
Teamriuc – 50:384–1
Gajdó (N. Rokaly, Sándor-Székely) – 57:405–1
Kovács (Cășăneanu) – 58:066–1
6 minPenalties4 min
37Shots11
10 February 2024
19:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg0–11
(0–1, 0–8, 0–2)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff
Attendance: 2,900
Game reference
Arsenije Ranković
Lazar Ilić
Goalies Jackson Whistle Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Österberg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robin Šír
Linesmen:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lodewijk Beelen
Flag of France.svg Clément Goncalves
0–103:20 – Dowd (Halbert)
0–220:57 – Perlini (Kirk)
0–323:46 – Dowd (Kirk, Richardson)
0–426:14 – Shudra (O'Connor, Davies)
0–530:37 – Dowd (Neilson)
0–632:01 – Critchlow (Lachowicz)
0–734:37 – B. Whistle (Davies, Shudra)
0–835:39 – Perlini (Mosey, Norris)
0–937:31 – Jones (Davies, Kirk)
0–1040:29 – Halbert (Neilson, Kirk)
0–1145:01 – Neilson (Dowd, Richardson)
6 minPenalties4 min
12Shots71

11 February 2024
19:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg7–5
(3–2, 0–2, 4–1)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff
Attendance: 368
Game reference
Sun Zehao Goalies Arsenije Ranković Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Kleijna
Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Kozłowski
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Beresford
Flag of France.svg Clément Goncalves
0–111:28 – Podunavac (Subotić)
0–213:36 – Dragović (SH)
Zheng (Wang J.) – 16:441–2
Zhang Z. (PS) – 17:172–2
Guo (Zhang Y.) – 19:483–2
3–329:13 – Dragović (PP)
3–437:08 – Leštarić (Racić, Dragović)
Yan – 40:424–4
Zhang P. (Hou, Wang J.) – 41:115–4
Zong (Wang J.) – 50:016–4
6–553:36 – Mladenović (Tomašević, Dragović)
Guo (Zheng) (EN) – 58:487–5
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots21
11 February 2024
19:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg7–4
(2–1, 3–1, 2–2)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff
Attendance: 2,637
Game reference
Ben Bowns Goalies Zoltán Tőke Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Österberg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robin Šír
Linesmen:
Flag of Norway.svg Herman Johansen
Flag of Finland.svg Joni Pekkala
Perlini (Lake) – 08:071–0
1–108:29 – Sándor-Székely (Gajdó, N. Rokaly)
Lake (O'Connor, Jones) – 18:172–1
Perlini (Lake, O'Connor) – 22:043–1
3–228:21 – Skachkov (N. Rokaly, S. Rokaly) (PP)
Jones (Neilson, Kirk) – 36:444–2
Ruopp (Norris, Mosey) – 37:325–2
Kirk (Dowd, Neilson) – 44:326–2
6–345:30 – Gecse (Zagidullin, Péter)
Neilson (Dowd) – 47:067–3
7–455:50 – Haaranen (S. Rokaly) (PP)
33 minPenalties31 min
40Shots22

Group J

Group J
2026 Men's Olympics Ice Hockey Qualification Group J logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
City Sosnowiec
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–11 February
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored32 (5.33 per game)
Attendance4,771 (795 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Jung-wook (4 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The tournament was held in Sosnowiec, Poland.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 32100125+78 Final qualification
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 311017815 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (H)3102086+25 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3000351380
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 South Korea 3–2 Poland

All times are local (UTC+1).

8 February 2024
16:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec
Attendance: 930
Game reference
David Zabolotny Goalies Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Jobbágy
Flag of Spain.svg Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Flag of Romania.svg Attila André
Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Muzsik
Komorski (Michalski, Zieliński) – 27:351–0
Michalski (Kolusz, Zieliński) – 31:022–0
Paś (Jaśkiewicz, Ciura) – 41:223–0
Wanacki (Kolusz) – 59:074–0
4 minPenalties6 min
33Shots11
8 February 2024
20:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec
Attendance: 231
Game reference
Lee Yeon-seung
Ha Jung-ho
Goalies Eduard Zakharchenko Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Kosidło
Flag of Germany.svg Nikolas Neutzer
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Tomáš Gegáň
Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Nenko
0–114:10 – Mazur (Lialka, Morozov)
0–222:10 – Vorona (Borodai, Kutsevych)
0–349:31 – Denyskin (Pangelov-Yulda, Vorona)
0–450:03 – Trakht (Peresunko, Merezhko) (PP)
2 minPenalties8 min
31Shots22

9 February 2024
16:30
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg2–4
(1–1, 0–1, 1–2)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec
Attendance: 251
Game reference
Lee Yeon-seung Goalies Henrik Virro Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Jobbágy
Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Rencz
Linesmen:
Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Muzsik
Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Nenko
Lovkov (Kulintsev, Luht) – 09:331–0
1–111:59 – Nam (Kim Sang-w.)
1–220:21 – Lee Cong-m. (Hong)
1–348:11 – Ahn (Hong, Nam) (PP)
Vitanen (Rooba) (PP) – 49:442–3
2–450:42 – Shin (Kim Sang-w.)
8 minPenalties4 min
21Shots43
9 February 2024
20:15
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec
Attendance: 1,817
Game reference
Maciej Miarka Goalies Bogdan Dyachenko Referees:
Flag of Germany.svg Nikolas Neutzer
Flag of Spain.svg Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Tomáš Gegáň
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Klijberg
Górny (Fraszko, Pasiut) – 07:151–0
1–122:22 – Borodai (Hrebenyk, Korenchuk)
Kolusz (Dziubiński, Jeziorski) – 33:452–1
2–243:43 – Ratushny (Korenchuk, Cholach)
Dziubiński Ice hockey puck.svg
Fraszko Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Wałęga Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Kolusz Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Pasiut Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Peresunko
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Trakht
Ice hockey puck.svg Korenchuk
Ice hockey puck.svg Vorona
6 minPenalties2 min
34Shots32

11 February 2024
16:30
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg5–3
(3–0, 1–2, 1–1)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec
Attendance: 441
Game reference
Bogdan Dyachenko Goalies Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Referees:
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Kosidło
Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Rencz
Linesmen:
Flag of Romania.svg Attila André
Flag of Slovakia.svg Tomáš Gegáň
Mazur (Merezhko, Trakht) (PP) – 02:291–0
Pangelov-Yulda (Denyskin, Hrebenyk) – 15:592–0
Lialka – 17:173–0
3–123:29 – Arrak (Fursa, Rooba)
Fadyeyev (Peresunko, Ratushny) – 24:334–1
4–226:41 – Vasjonkin (Vitanen)
4–355:53 – Vitanen
Peresunko (Lialka) – 57:405–3
6 minPenalties4 min
21Shots24
11 February 2024
20:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec
Attendance: 1,101
Game reference
Lee Yeon-seung Goalies David Zabolotny Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Jobbágy
Flag of Germany.svg Nikolas Neutzer
Linesmen:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Klijberg
Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Muzsik
Hong (Lee Cong-m.) – 35:081–0
1–147:30 – Paś (Zygmunt)
Hong (PS) – 49:352–1
2–250:02 – Wanacki (Dziubiński, Dronia)
Song (Kim Sang-w., Shin) – 63:583–2
2 minPenalties4 min
31Shots39

Final Olympic qualification

Twelve countries will play in three tournaments to determine the qualifying teams for the Olympic tournament. The tournaments will be played between 29 August and 1 September 2024. On February 12, 2024, the IIHF announced that Belarus was disqualified from Olympic qualification forcing the redrawing of the final round and admitting the best second place finisher from the previous round, Hungary. [11] [12]

Group D

Group D
2026 Men's Olympics Ice Hockey Qualification Group D logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
City Bratislava
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates29 August –
1 September 2024
Teams4

The tournament will be held in Bratislava, Slovakia.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (H)000000000 2026 Winter Olympics
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 000000000
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 000000000
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 29 August 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
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).

29 August 2024
14:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
29 August 2024
18:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava

30 August 2024
14:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svgvFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
30 August 2024
18:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava

1 September 2024
14:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
1 September 2024
18:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava

Group E

Group E
2026 Men's Olympics Ice Hockey Qualification Group E logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
City Riga
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates29 August –
1 September 2024
Teams4

The tournament will be held in Riga, Latvia.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (H)000000000 2026 Winter Olympics
2Flag of France.svg  France 000000000
3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 000000000
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 29 August 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
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).

29 August 2024
16:00
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Arena Riga, Riga
29 August 2024
20:00
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Arena Riga, Riga

30 August 2024
16:00
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Arena Riga, Riga
30 August 2024
20:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Arena Riga, Riga

1 September 2024
13:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Arena Riga, Riga
1 September 2024
17:00
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of France.svg  France Arena Riga, Riga

Group F

Group F
2026 Men's Olympics Ice Hockey Qualification Group F logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
City Aalborg
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates29 August –
1 September 2024
Teams4

The tournament will be held in Aalborg, Denmark.

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (H)000000000 2026 Winter Olympics
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 000000000
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 000000000
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 29 August 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
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).

29 August 2024
15:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg
29 August 2024
19:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svgvFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg

30 August 2024
15:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svgvFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg
30 August 2024
19:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg

1 September 2024
12:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg
1 September 2024
16:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svgvFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Sparekassen Danmark Arena, Aalborg

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