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Ice Hockey, Men

Date9 – 20 February 2022 — 12:10
StatusOlympic
LocationBeijing Aolinpike Lanqiuguan, Beijing / Guojia Tiyuguan, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing
Participants282 from 12 countries
FormatRound-robin pools, followed by single-elimination matches.

Much like in 2018, the discussion in the years preceding Beijing 2022 were focused around the question of whether National Hockey League (NHL) players, considered the top level of competition for ice hockey, would be able to participate in the Olympic Games. The NHL’s absence in 2018 was felt as a major loss, especially due to the fact that a best-on-best competition for men’s ice hockey had not been held for many years. All indications were pointing towards the NHL players returning to the Olympics when an agreement was reached with the renewal of players’ the collective bargaining agreement with the league in 2020; however, by late 2021, a sense of uncertainty began to grow amidst another wave of COVID-19 cases, which prompted many effects on the league, including game cancellations, postponements and travel restrictions. On 21 December 2021, the league made it official, announcing that its players would not participate in the men’s tournament at the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games; thus each respective country was left to determine a roster in just over a month’s time.

Like PyeongChang 2018, most players in the men’s tournament were selected from European professional leagues, although a few players playing at the collegiate, minor league, and major junior level in North America also were selected. Without NHL players, the podium was seen to be a bit more uncertain, although the usual favorites, Canada, United States, Finland, Sweden, Russian Olympic Committee, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, were all seen to have a chance to medal. Denmark, and the host country, China, were participating in the men’s tournament for the first time ever.

Following the round-robin, Latvia and China ended up being the odd ones out of the quarterfinals, both having lost all four of their games. Canada and the United States both suffered disappointing defeats in the quarterfinals at the hands of Sweden and Slovakia respectively, and thus both did not advance to the semifinals for the first time since Torino 2006. The other two teams to advance would be ROC and Finland, who defeated Denmark and Switzerland. Slovakia would eventually win bronze over Sweden, achieving their first ever Olympic ice hockey medal since first participating in 1994. The gold medal match ended up being a close match between ROC and Finland, with Finland prevailing 2-1 and winning their first ever Olympic men’s ice hockey championship in their 70 years of competing in the tournament.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1FinlandFINGold
Forward12Marko Anttila
Forward15Miro Aaltonen
Forward20Niko Ojamäki
Forward24Hannes Björninen
Forward25Toni Rajala
Forward28Joonas Nättinen
Forward51Valtteri Filppula
Forward60Markus Granlund
Forward65Sakari Manninen
Forward70Teemu Hartikainen
Forward71Leo Komarov
Forward80Saku Mäenalanen
Forward81Iiro Pakarinen
Forward82Harri Pesonen
Defense2Ville Pokka
Defense3Niklas Friman
Defense4Mikko Lehtonen
Defense13Valtteri Kemiläinen
Defense38Juuso Hietanen
Defense40Petteri Lindbohm
Defense42Sami Vatanen
Defense55Atte Ohtamaa
Goalkeeper29Harri Säteri
Goalkeeper45Jussi Olkinuora
Goalkeeper35Frans Tuohimaa DNS
CoachJukka Jalonen
2ROCROCSilver
Forward10Dmitry Voronkov
Forward11Sergey Andronov
Forward15Pavel Karnaukhov
Forward16Sergey Plotnikov
Forward22Stanislav Galiyev
Forward24Artur Kayumov
Forward25Mikhail Grigorenko
Forward55Vladimir Tkachyov
Forward58Anton Slepyshev
Forward76Andrey Chibisov
Forward81Arseny Gritsyuk
Forward87Vadim Shipachov
Forward94Kirill Semyonov
Forward97Nikita Gusev
Defense4Aleksandr Yelesin
Defense7Sergey Telegin
Defense27Vyacheslav Voynov
Defense43Damir Sharipzyanov
Defense44Yegor Yakovlev
Defense57Aleksandr Nikishin
Defense89Nikita Nesterov
Goalkeeper28Ivan Fedotov
Defense72Artyom Minulin DNS
Goalkeeper82Timur Bilyalov DNS
Goalkeeper31Aleksandr Samonov DNS
CoachAleksey Zhamnov
3SlovakiaSVKBronze
Forward12Miloš Kelemen
Forward13Tomáš Jurčo
Forward19Michal Krištof
Forward20Juraj Slafkovský
Forward25Peter Zuzin
Forward27Marek Hrivík
Forward34Peter Cehlárik
Forward40Miloš Roman
Forward49Samuel Takáč
Forward56Marko Daňo
Forward79Libor Hudáček
Forward87Pavol Regenda
Forward88Kristián Pospíšil
Forward89Adrián Holešinský
Defense5Šimon Nemec
Defense14Peter Čerešňák
Defense22Samuel Kňažko
Defense28Martin Gernát
Defense44Mislav Rosandič
Defense52Martin Marinčin
Defense65Michal Čajkovský
Goalkeeper24Patrik Rybár
Goalkeeper30Matej Tomek
Goalkeeper42Branislav Konrád
Defense71Marek Ďaloga DNS
CoachCraig Ramsay
4SwedenSWE
Forward8Fredrik Olofsson
Forward12Max Friberg
Forward15Gustav Rydahl
Forward16Marcus Krüger
Forward18Dennis Everberg
Forward23Lucas Wallmark
Forward29Pontus Holmberg
Forward34Daniel Brodin
Forward42Joakim Nordström
Forward48Carl Klingberg
Forward58Anton Lander
Forward59Linus Johansson
Forward86Mathias Bromé
Forward95Jacob de la Rose
Defense2Christian Folin
Defense5Oscar Fantenberg
Defense7Henrik Tömmernes
Defense32Lukas Bengtsson
Defense52Philip Holm
Defense64Jonathan Pudas
Defense81Theodor Lennström
Goalkeeper31Lars Johansson
Goalkeeper35Magnus Hellberg
Defense33Linus Hultström DNS
Goalkeeper39Adam Reideborn DNS
CoachJohan Garpenlöv
5United StatesUSA
Forward10Matty Beniers
Forward11Kenny Agostino
Forward12Sam Hentges
Forward13Nathan Smith
Forward16Nick Abruzzese
Forward19Brendan Brisson
Forward21Brian O'Neill
Forward25Marc McLaughlin
Forward26Sean Farrell
Forward27Noah Cates
Forward37Nick Shore
Forward39Ben Meyers
Forward51Andy Miele
Forward67Matt Knies
Forward89Justin Abdelkader
Defense4Drew Helleson
Defense5David Warsofsky
Defense6Nick Perbix
Defense8Jake Sanderson
Defense14Brock Faber
Defense20Steven Kampfer
Defense23Brian Cooper
Defense42Aaron Ness
Goalkeeper29Drew Commesso
Goalkeeper31Strauss Mann
Goalkeeper35Pat Nagle DNS
CoachDavid Quinn
6CanadaCAN
Forward9Corban Knight
Forward10Ben Street
Forward11Jack McBain
Forward12Eric Staal
Forward13Kent Johnson
Forward15Adam Tambellini
Forward19Eric O'Dell
Forward26Daniel Winnik
Forward27Adam Cracknell
Forward32Mason McTavish
Forward39Landon Ferraro
Forward51David Desharnais
Forward91Jordan Weal
Forward96Josh Ho-Sang
Defense5Morgan Ellis
Defense20Alex Grant
Defense22Owen Power
Defense23Tyler Wotherspoon
Defense37Mat Robinson
Defense44Mark Barberio
Defense56Maxim Noreau
Defense60Jason Demers
Goalkeeper80Eddie Pasquale
Goalkeeper90Matt Tomkins
Goalkeeper1Devon Levi DNS
CoachClaude Julien
7DenmarkDEN
Forward9Frederik Storm
Forward17Nicklas Jensen
Forward29Morten Madsen
Forward33Julian Jakobsen
Forward38Morten Poulsen
Defense41Jesper Jensen Aabo
Forward40Jesper Jensen
Forward42Mikkel Aagaard
Forward50Mathias Bau Hansen
Forward51Frans Nielsen
Forward63Patrick Russell
Forward72Nicolai Meyer
Forward89Mikkel Bødker
Forward93Peter Regin
Forward95Nick Olesen
Defense2Phillip Bruggisser
Defense15Matias Lassen
Defense22Markus Lauridsen
Defense25Oliver Lauridsen
Defense28Emil Kristensen
Defense47Oliver Larsen
Defense48Nicholas Jensen
Goalkeeper1Frederik Dichow
Goalkeeper32Sebastian Dahm
Forward16Matthias Asperup DNS
Goalkeeper31Patrick Galbraith DNS
CoachHeinz Ehlers
8SwitzerlandSUI
Forward10Andres Ambühl
Forward15Grégory Hofmann
Forward59Dario Simion
Forward61Fabrice Herzog
Forward62Denis Malgin
Forward70Denis Hollenstein
Forward71Enzo Corvi
Forward79Calvin Thürkauf
Forward82Simon Moser
Forward83Joël Vermin
Forward85Sven Andrighetto
Forward87Killian Mottet
Forward88Christoph Bertschy
Forward92Gaëtan Haas
Defense2Santeri Alatalo
Defense6Yannick Weber
Defense16Raphael Diaz
Defense25Mirco Müller
Defense38Lukas Frick
Defense45Michael Fora
Defense55Romain Loeffel
Defense65Ramon Untersander
Goalkeeper20Reto Berra
Goalkeeper63Leonardo Genoni
Goalkeeper26Sandro Aeschlimann DNS
CoachPatrick Fischer
9Czech RepublicCZE
Forward10Roman Červenka
Forward13Jiří Smejkal
Forward17Vladimír Sobotka
Forward20Hynek Zohorna
Forward25Radan Lenc
Forward26Michal Řepík
Forward38Tomáš Hyka
Forward43Jan Kovář
Forward44Matěj Stránský
Forward45Lukáš Sedlák
Forward46David Krejčí
Forward52Michael Špaček
Forward67Michael Frolík
Forward79Tomáš Zohorna
Defense3Ronald Knot
Defense5Jakub Jeřábek
Defense9David Sklenička
Defense31Lukáš Klok
Defense65Vojtěch Mozík
Defense84Tomáš Kundrátek
Defense88Libor Šulák
Goalkeeper11Šimon Hrubec
Forward6David Musil DNS
Goalkeeper32Patrik Bartošák DNS
Goalkeeper35Roman Will DNS
CoachFilip Pešán
10GermanyGER
Forward8Tobias Rieder
Forward15Stefan Loibl
Forward21Nicolas Krämmer
Forward22Matthias Plachta
Forward34Tom Kühnhackl
Forward42Yasin Ehliz
Forward50Patrick Hager
Forward54Lean Bergmann
Forward72Dominik Kahun
Forward83Leo Pföderl
Forward86Daniel Pietta
Forward89David Wolf
Forward92Marcel Noebels
Forward95Frederik Tiffels
Defense3Dominik Bittner
Defense5Korbinian Holzer
Defense11Marco Nowak
Defense16Konrad Abeltshauser
Defense38Fabio Wagner
Defense41Jonas Müller
Defense85Marcel Brandt
Defense91Moritz Müller
Goalkeeper33Danny aus den Birken
Goalkeeper35Mathias Niederberger
Goalkeeper90Felix Brückmann DNS
CoachToni Söderholm
11LatviaLAT
Forward9Renārs Krastenbergs
Forward10Lauris Dārziņš
Forward14Rihards Bukarts
Forward16Kaspars Daugaviņš
Forward17Mārtiņš Dzierkals
Forward18Rodrigo Ābols
Forward22Toms Andersons
Forward25Andris Džeriņš
Forward48Nauris Sējējs
Forward69Nikolajs Jelisejevs
Forward70Miks Indrašis
Forward73Deniss Smirnovs
Forward87Gints Meija
Forward91Ronalds Ķēniņš
Forward95Oskars Batņa
Defense24Patriks Ozols
Defense26Uvis Balinskis
Defense27Oskars Cibuļskis
Defense29Ralfs Freibergs
Defense32Artūrs Kulda
Defense55Roberts Mamčics
Defense72Jānis Jaks
Defense77Kristaps Zīle
Goalkeeper74Ivars Punnenovs
Goalkeeper98Jānis Kalniņš
Goalkeeper50Kristers Gudļevskis DNS
CoachHarijs Vītoliņš
12People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Forward15Fu Jiang
Forward18Ye Jinguang
Forward19Zhong Wei
Forward20Luo Jia
Forward22Fu Shuai
Forward47Jian An
Forward56Zhang Zesen
Forward61Wei Ruike
Forward88Yan Juncheng
Forward91Wang Taile
Forward98Ying Rudi
Defense2Liu Jie
Defense5Sipulaoer Ruian
Defense6Chen Zimeng
Defense7Kailiaosi Jieke
Defense60Aoxibofu Dannisi
Defense77Zheng Enlai
Defense81Yan Ruinan
Defense93Yuan Junjie
Goalkeeper1Ouban Yongli
Goalkeeper45Shimisi Jieruimi
Forward10Xiang Xudong DNS
Forward17Guo Jianing DNS
Defense11Zhang Pengfei DNS
Goalkeeper33Han Pengfei DNS
CoachIvano Zanatta

Preliminary Round

Date9 – 13 February 2022

Group A

Date10 – 13 February 2022
FormatRound-robin pool. Final pool rankings determine classification for secondary round and quarter-finals. Top four teams in round-robin pools given byes into quarter-finals.
PosCompetitorsNOCGPWinsOvertime WinsOvertime LossesLossesPointsGoals
1United StatesUSA33000915-4
2CanadaCAN32001612-5
3GermanyGER3100236-10
4People's Republic of ChinaCHN3000302-16
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #110 Feb 21:10United StatesUSA8 – 0People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #210 Feb 21:10CanadaCAN5 – 1GermanyGER
Match #312 Feb 12:10United StatesUSA4 – 2CanadaCAN
Match #412 Feb 16:40GermanyGER3 – 2People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #513 Feb 21:10CanadaCAN5 – 0People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #613 Feb 21:10United StatesUSA3 – 2GermanyGER

Group B

Date9 – 12 February 2022
FormatRound-robin pool. Final pool rankings determine classification for secondary round and quarter-finals. Top four teams in round-robin pools given byes into quarter-finals.
PosCompetitorsNOCGPWinsOvertime WinsOvertime LossesLossesPointsGoals
1ROCROC3201078-6
2DenmarkDEN3200167-6
3Czech RepublicCZE3020149-8
4SwitzerlandSUI3001214-8
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #109 Feb 16:40ROCROC1 – 0SwitzerlandSUI
Match #209 Feb 21:10DenmarkDEN2 – 1Czech RepublicCZE
Match #311 Feb 12:10ROCROC2 – 0DenmarkDEN
Match #411 Feb 16:40Czech RepublicCZE2 – 1SwitzerlandSUI
Match #512 Feb 21:10Czech RepublicCZE6 – 5ROCROC
Match #612 Feb 21:10DenmarkDEN5 – 3SwitzerlandSUI

Group C

Date10 – 13 February 2022
FormatRound-robin pool. Final pool rankings determine classification for secondary round and quarter-finals. Top four teams in round-robin pools given byes into quarter-finals.
PosCompetitorsNOCGPWinsOvertime WinsOvertime LossesLossesPointsGoals
1FinlandFIN32100813-6
2SwedenSWE32010710-7
3SlovakiaSVK3100238-12
4LatviaLAT3000305-11
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #110 Feb 12:10SwedenSWE3 – 2LatviaLAT
Match #210 Feb 16:40FinlandFIN6 – 2SlovakiaSVK
Match #311 Feb 16:40SwedenSWE4 – 1SlovakiaSVK
Match #411 Feb 21:10FinlandFIN3 – 1LatviaLAT
Match #513 Feb 12:10SlovakiaSVK5 – 2LatviaLAT
Match #613 Feb 16:40FinlandFIN4 – 3SwedenSWE

Play-Offs

Date15 February 2022
FormatSingle elimination matches.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #115 Feb 12:10SwitzerlandSUI4 – 2Czech RepublicCZE
Match #215 Feb 12:10SlovakiaSVK4 – 0GermanyGER
Match #315 Feb 16:40DenmarkDEN3 – 2LatviaLAT
Match #415 Feb 21:10CanadaCAN7 – 2People's Republic of ChinaCHN

Quarter-Finals

Date16 February 2022
FormatSingle elimination matches.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #116 Feb 12:10FinlandFIN5 – 1SwitzerlandSUI
Match #216 Feb 14:00SlovakiaSVK3 – 2United StatesUSA
Match #316 Feb 16:40ROCROC3 – 1DenmarkDEN
Match #416 Feb 21:30SwedenSWE2 – 0CanadaCAN

Semi-Finals

Date18 February 2022
FormatSingle elimination matches.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #118 Feb 12:10FinlandFIN2 – 0SlovakiaSVK
Match #218 Feb 21:10ROCROC2 – 1SwedenSWE

Final Round

Date19 – 20 February 2022 — 21:10
FormatClassification matches.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/220 Feb 12:10FinlandFIN2 – 1ROCROC
Match 3/419 Feb 21:10SlovakiaSVK4 – 0SwedenSWE