| Date | 15 – 26 February 2006 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Torino Esposizioni, Torino / Palasport Olimpico, Torino | |
| Participants | 282 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools, followed by single-elimination matches. | |
The tournament format was changed slightly. The super six teams – Canada, the United States, Russia, Finland, Sweden, and the Czech Republic – were joined by Slovakia and Germany, and seeded directly into the Winter Olympic tournament. Four other teams were selected in regional qualifying tournaments. The 12 teams were separated into two round-robin pools, with the top four teams in each pool advancing to a single-elimination tournament, beginning at the quarter-finals.
Finland dominated the early going, winning all 5 games in Pool A. They then beat the United States in the quarters, and easily handled Russia, 4-0, in the semi-finals. In the finals, they met Sweden, which had had a more difficult time in the pools, losing two games. But Sweden easily won their quarters, 6-2, over Switzerland, and the semi, 7-3, over the Czech Republic. The final was closely fought and was tied, 2-2, after two periods. But Sweden’s Nicklas Lidström, scored 10 seconds into the final period, and Finland was unable to answer, Sweden winning its second Olympic ice hockey gold medal.
| Date | 15 – 21 February 2006 |
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| Date | 15 – 21 February 2006 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. First four qualified for quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
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| 1 | Finland | FIN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19-2 | ||
| 2 | Switzerland | SUI | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10-12 | ||
| 3 | Canada | CAN | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15-9 | ||
| 4 | Czech Republic | CZE | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14-12 | ||
| 5 | Germany | GER | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7-16 | ||
| 6 | Italy | ITA | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9-23 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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| Match #1 | 15 Feb 13:05 | Canada | CAN | 7 – 2 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #2 | 15 Feb 15:35 | Finland | FIN | 5 – 0 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match #3 | 15 Feb 17:05 | Czech Republic | CZE | 4 – 1 | Germany | GER | |
| Match #4 | 16 Feb 12:05 | Finland | FIN | 6 – 0 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #5 | 16 Feb 13:05 | Switzerland | SUI | 3 – 2 | Czech Republic | CZE | |
| Match #6 | 16 Feb 20:05 | Canada | CAN | 5 – 1 | Germany | GER | |
| Match #7 | 18 Feb 13:05 | Germany | GER | 3 – 3 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #8 | 18 Feb 15:35 | Switzerland | SUI | 2 – 0 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #9 | 18 Feb 21:05 | Finland | FIN | 4 – 2 | Czech Republic | CZE | |
| Match #10 | 19 Feb 12:05 | Germany | GER | 2 – 2 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match #11 | 19 Feb 20:05 | Czech Republic | CZE | 4 – 1 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #12 | 19 Feb 21:05 | Finland | FIN | 2 – 0 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #13 | 21 Feb 12:35 | Italy | ITA | 3 – 3 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match #14 | 21 Feb 15:35 | Finland | FIN | 2 – 0 | Germany | GER | |
| Match #15 | 21 Feb 16:35 | Canada | CAN | 3 – 2 | Czech Republic | CZE |
| Date | 15 – 21 February 2006 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. First four qualified for quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | SVK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18-8 | ||
| 2 | Russian Federation | RUS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 23-11 | ||
| 3 | Sweden | SWE | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15-12 | ||
| 4 | United States | USA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13-13 | ||
| 5 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9-16 | ||
| 6 | Latvia | LAT | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11-29 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 15 Feb 11:35 | Sweden | SWE | 7 – 2 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | |
| Match #2 | 15 Feb 20:05 | Slovakia | SVK | 5 – 3 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
| Match #3 | 15 Feb 21:05 | Latvia | LAT | 3 – 3 | United States | USA | |
| Match #4 | 16 Feb 16:05 | Russian Federation | RUS | 5 – 0 | Sweden | SWE | |
| Match #5 | 16 Feb 17:05 | Slovakia | SVK | 6 – 3 | Latvia | LAT | |
| Match #6 | 16 Feb 21:05 | United States | USA | 4 – 1 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | |
| Match #7 | 18 Feb 11:35 | Russian Federation | RUS | 1 – 0 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | |
| Match #8 | 18 Feb 17:05 | Sweden | SWE | 6 – 1 | Latvia | LAT | |
| Match #9 | 18 Feb 20:05 | Slovakia | SVK | 2 – 1 | United States | USA | |
| Match #10 | 19 Feb 13:05 | Russian Federation | RUS | 9 – 2 | Latvia | LAT | |
| Match #11 | 19 Feb 16:05 | Slovakia | SVK | 2 – 1 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | |
| Match #12 | 19 Feb 17:05 | Sweden | SWE | 2 – 1 | United States | USA | |
| Match #13 | 21 Feb 11:35 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 5 – 2 | Latvia | LAT | |
| Match #14 | 21 Feb 20:05 | Slovakia | SVK | 3 – 0 | Sweden | SWE | |
| Match #15 | 21 Feb 20:35 | Russian Federation | RUS | 5 – 4 | United States | USA |
| Date | 22 February 2006 |
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| Format | Single elimination matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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| Match #1 | 22 Feb 16:35 | Sweden | SWE | 6 – 2 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match #2 | 22 Feb 17:35 | Finland | FIN | 4 – 3 | United States | USA | |
| Match #3 | 22 Feb 20:35 | Russian Federation | RUS | 2 – 0 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #4 | 22 Feb 21:35 | Czech Republic | CZE | 3 – 1 | Slovakia | SVK |
| Date | 24 February 2006 |
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| Format | Single elimination matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Feb 16:35 | Sweden | SWE | 7 – 3 | Czech Republic | CZE | |
| Match #2 | 24 Feb 21:05 | Finland | FIN | 4 – 0 | Russian Federation | RUS |
| Date | 25 – 26 February 2006 |
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| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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| Match 1/2 | 26 Feb 14:05 | Sweden | SWE | 3 – 2 | Finland | FIN | |
| Match 3/4 | 25 Feb 20:35 | Czech Republic | CZE | 3 – 0 | Russian Federation | RUS |