Ice hockey at the 2006 Olympics was held at the Torino Palasport Olimpico and the Torino Esposizioni in Turin, Italy. The men's competition, held from 15 to 26 February, was won by Sweden, and the women's competition, held from 11 to 20 February, was won by Canada.
Men's competition[]
The format was changed from the version used in the 1998 and 2002 tournaments. In the new format, the number of teams was reduced from 14 to 12 and the preliminary and final group stages were combined to form two six-team groups with the top four from each group advancing to the quarter-finals.
These changes had the following effects:
- They increased the number of group games played by the "Super Six", who previously automatically qualified for the final group stage, from three to five.
- They ensured that all teams in the tournament were treated more or less equally, and ensured that NHL players could play the entire tournament whether or not they were part of the "Super Six" group of teams.
- They ensured that only four teams from each group would advance to the knock-out stage. This would give the games more meaning.
Final rankings[]
- Sweden
- Finland
- Czech Republic
- Russia
- Slovakia
- Switzerland
- Canada
- United States
- Kazakhstan
- Germany
- Italy
- Latvia
Preliminary round[]
Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the Consolation Round for the 9th to 12th places.
Team advanced to the Medal Round | |
Team sent to compete in the Consolation Round |
Group A[]
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 10 |
Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
Germany | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
Italy | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 2 |
Group A summary[]
Team | Finland | Switzerland | Canada | Czech Republic | Germany | Italy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finland | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | |
Switzerland | 0–5 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | |
Canada | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
Czech Republic | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
Germany | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 3–3 | |
Italy | 0–6 | 3–3 | 2–7 | 1–4 | 3–3 |
Group B[]
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 8 |
Sweden | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 6 |
United States | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
Latvia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 1 |
Group B summary[]
Team | Slovakia | Russia | Sweden | United States | Kazakhstan | Latvia |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slovakia | 5–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 | |
Russia | 3–5 | 5–0 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 9–2 | |
Sweden | 0–3 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 6–1 | |
United States | 1–2 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | |
Kazakhstan | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–7 | 1–4 | 5–2 | |
Latvia | 3–6 | 2–9 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 |
Final rounds[]
Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||
22 February 2006 | 24 February 2006 | 26 February 2006 | ||||||||||||
A | 4th | Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||
B | 1st | Slovakia | 1 | |||||||||||
Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||||
Sweden | 7 | |||||||||||||
B | 3rd | Sweden | 6 | |||||||||||
A | 2nd | Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||||
Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||
Finland | 2 | |||||||||||||
A | 3rd | Canada | 0 | |||||||||||
B | 2nd | Russia | 2 | |||||||||||
Russia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Finland | 4 | |||||||||||||
B | 4th | United States | 3 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||
Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||||
A | 1st | Finland | 4 | |||||||||||
Russia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Leading scorers[]
At the end of game 34.
Rank | Player | Games played | Goals | Assists | Pts | PIM | +/- | Shots |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Teemu Selänne | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 28 |
2 | Saku Koivu | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | +5 | 16 |
3 | Daniel Alfredsson | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | +2 | 15 |
3 | Marián Hossa | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | +9 | 19 |
5 | Ville Peltonen | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | +4 | 22 |
6 | Olli Jokinen | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +5 | 28 |
7 | Jere Lehtinen | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | +6 | 22 |
7 | Mats Sundin | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | +1 | 27 |
9 | Martin Straka | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | +4 | 17 |
10 | Pavel Datsyuk | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | +5 | 13 |
Hat trick scorers
Leading goaltenders[]
Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.
Rank | Goaltender | Minutes | GA | GAA | SV% | Saves |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Antero Niittymäki | 358:51 | 8 | 1.34 | .951 | 156 |
2 | Evgeni Nabokov | 359:27 | 8 | 1.34 | .940 | 126 |
3 | David Aebischer | 200 | 7 | 2.10 | .940 | 110 |
4 | Peter Budaj | 179:24 | 6 | 2.01 | .924 | 73 |
5 | Martin Brodeur | 238:40 | 8 | 2.01 | .923 | 96 |
Shut-out posters
Awards[]
The tournament all-star team was voted on by the international media at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named:
Player | Position | Team |
---|---|---|
Antero Niittymäki | G | Finland |
Nicklas Lidström | D | Sweden |
Kimmo Timonen | D | Finland |
Teemu Selänne | F | Finland |
Saku Koivu | F | Finland |
Alexander Ovechkin | F | Russia |
Additionally, Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and the best goaltender of the tournament. Teemu Selänne was named the best forward and Kenny Jönsson was awarded as the best defenceman of the tournament.
Qualification[]
Twelve places were allotted for the men's ice hockey tournament. The first eight were awarded to the top eight teams in the International Ice Hockey Federation ranking following the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Those teams were:
The teams that automatically qualified include the same "Super Six" teams that were automatically qualified for the final group stage in the two previous tournaments, plus Slovakia and Germany which (IIHF rankings notwithstanding) are generally regarded by fans as being the seventh and eighth best teams. The ninth place was given to the host nation, Italy. The final three places were allotted through qualification tournaments in which Switzerland, Kazakhstan and Latvia won places.
Qualification tournaments[]
Groups D, E and F winners advance to Groups C, B and A respectively. Groups A, B and C winners qualify for the Olympic tournament.
Group D - Briançon, France (11–14 November 2004)
Group E - Nowy Targ, Poland (11–14 November 2004)
- Poland-x (3–0)
- Netherlands (2–1)
- Lithuania (1–2)
- Croatia (0–3)
Group F - Stavanger, Norway (11–14 November 2004)
- Norway-x (2–0–1)
- Hungary (2–0–1)
- China (1–2)
- Serbia and Montenegro (0–3)
Group A - Kloten, Switzerland (10–13 February 2005)
- Switzerland-x (3–0)
- Norway (2–1)
- Denmark (1–2)
- Japan (0–3)
Group B - Riga, Latvia (10–13 February 2005)
Group C - Klagenfurt, Austria (10–13 February 2005)
- Kazakhstan-x (2–1)
- Austria (1–1-1)
- France (1–1-1)
- Ukraine (1–2)
Women's competition[]
The loss of the United States to Sweden in Semifinal 1 was one of the most important events in the history of international women's ice hockey. It was the first time that either the US or Canada had lost in an international competition (other than to each other).
Final rankings[]
Preliminary round[]
Group A[]
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 6 |
Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
Group A Games[]
- Sweden 3 Russia 1
- Canada 16 Italy 0
- Canada 12 Russia 0
- Sweden 11 Italy 0
- Russia 5 Italy 0
- Canada 8 Sweden 1
Group B[]
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Group B Games[]
- Finland 3 Germany 0
- United States 6 Switzerland 0
- United States 5 Germany 0
- Finland 4 Switzerland 0
- Germany 2 Switzerland 1
- United States 7 Finland 3
Classification 5–8[]
17 February 2006 13:05 |
Russia | 6 – 2 (1-1, 4-1, 1-0) |
Switzerland | Torino Esposizioni Attendance: 2800 |
Game reference | ||||
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Irina Gasehnnikova | Goalies | Patricia Elsmore-Sautter (out 30:00) Florence Schelling (in 30:00) |
Referee: Arina Ustinova | |
Trefilova - 2:03 Burina (Mishina, Barykina) - 25:14 Mishina (Smolentseva) - 26:19 Mishina (Byalkovskaya) (PP) - 30:00 Mishina (Smolentseva) - 39:18 Kapustina (Shchelchkova) (PP) - 52:17 |
1 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 1 3 - 1 4 - 1 4 - 2 5 - 2 6 - 2 |
10:52 - Rochat - 10:52 31:55 - Lehmann (Cattaneo, Bullo) | ||
16 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
36 | Shots | 18 |
17 February 2006 18:35 |
Germany | 5 – 2 (3-2, 0-0, 2-0) |
Italy | Torino Esposizioni Attendance: 2750 |
Game reference | ||||
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Stephanie Wartosch-Kuerten | Goalies | Debora Montanari | Referee: Arina Ustinova | |
Becker (M. Lanzl) - 0:27 Seiler (Tamas) (PP) - 5:32 Holmes (Soesilo) - 7:47 Becker (Ritter) - 42:50 Ritter (Becker, M. Lanzl) - 55:35 |
1 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 2 3 - 2 4 - 2 5 - 2 |
6:18 - Leitner 6:59 - Leitner (Kaser, Bazzanella) | ||
22 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
30 | Shots | 13 |
Classification 7/8[]
20 February 2006 13:05 |
Switzerland | 11 – 0 (4-0, 6-0, 1-0) |
Italy | Torino Esposizioni Attendance: 2500 |
Game reference | ||||
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Irina Gasehnnikova | Goalies | Patricia Elsmore-Sautter (out 30:00) Florence Schelling (in 30:00) |
Referee: Stephanie Normand | |
Diaz - 4:33 Diaz (Mosimann) (PP) - 9:54 J. Marty (Diaz) (PP) - 16:06 Lehmann (S. Marty) - 16:41 Ruhnke (Rochat) - 22:36 J. Marty (Ruhnke) - 26:51 Meier (Kunzle) - 31:09 Lehmann (Mosimann) - 32:48 Ruhnke (Rochat) - 33:16 S. Marty (Lehmann) - 35:37 S. Marty (Lehmann) - 56:08 |
1 - 0 2 - 0 3 - 0 4 - 0 5 - 0 6 - 0 7 - 0 8 - 0 9 - 0 10 - 0 11 - 0 |
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20 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
53 | Shots | 29 |
Classification 5/6[]
20 February 2006 13:05 |
Germany | 1 – 0 (0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 1-0) |
Russia | Torino Esposizioni Attendance: 2570 |
Game reference | ||||
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Jennifer Harss | Goalies | Irina Gasehnnikova | Referee: Danyel Howard | |
Oswald M. Lanzl Scheytt Becker Holmes |
Shootout 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 0 |
Pashkevich Smolentseva Smolina Kapustina | ||
4 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
25 | Shots | 21 |
Finals round[]
Semi finals | Final | |||||||||
17 February 2006 | 20 February 2006 | |||||||||
A | 2nd | Sweden | 3 | |||||||
B | 1st | United States | 2 | |||||||
Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
Canada | 4 | |||||||||
B | 2nd | Finland | 0 | |||||||
A | 1st | Canada | 6 | |||||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||||||
United States | 4 | |||||||||
Finland | 0 |
Semi-finals[]
17 February 2006 17:05 |
United States | 2 – 3 (1-0, 1-2, 0-0, 0-0, 0-1) |
Sweden | Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 5654 |
Game reference | ||||
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Chanda Gunn | Goalies | Kim Martin | Referee: Joy Tottman | |
Kr. King (Potter, Chu) (PP) - 11:55 Stephens (Wall, Darwitz) (PP) - 21:04 Darwitz Potter Ruggiero Wendell |
1 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 2 Shootout 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 2 |
26:17 - Rooth (O'Konor) 29:40 - Rooth (Holst) (SH) Holst Ansson Winberg Rooth | ||
12 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
39 | Shots | 17 |
17 February 2006 21:05 |
Canada | 6 – 0 (2-0, 2-0, 2-0) |
Finland | Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 5654 |
Game reference | ||||
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Charline Labonté | Goalies | Maija Hassinen (22:59 out) Noora Räty (22:59 in) |
Referee: Joy Tottman | |
Weatherston (Sostorics) (PP) - 17:33 Apps (Kingsbury, Goyette) (PP) - 19:15 Wickenheiser (Apps) (PP) - 34:59 Ouellette (Sunohara) (PP) - 36:26 Piper (Wickenheiser, Apps) - 47:49 Piper (Wickenheiser, Apps) (PP) - 54:47 |
1 - 0 2 - 0 3 - 0 4 - 0 5 - 0 6 - 0 |
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12 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
39 | Shots | 17 |
Bronze medal game[]
20 February 2006 16:35 |
Finland | 0 – 4 (0-3, 0-1, 0-0) |
United States | Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 5150 |
Game reference | ||||
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Noora Räty (38:16 out) Maija Hassinen (38:16 in) |
Goalies | Chanda Gunn | Referee: Joy Tottman | |
0 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 3 0 - 4 |
2:32 - Stephens (Chu, Darwitz) (PP) 8:09 - Ka. King (Resor) 11:05 - Ka. King (Potter) 21:44 - Ka. King (Chu, Kr. King) | |||
12 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
14 | Shots | 20 |
Gold medal game[]
20 February 2006 20:35 |
Sweden (Silver Medal) | 1 – 4 (0-2, 0-2, 1-0) |
Canada (Gold Medal) | Palasport Olimpico Attendance: 6664 |
Game reference | ||||
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Kim Martin | Goalies | Charline Labonté | Referee: Anu Hirvonen | |
G. Andersson (Holst, Rooth) (PP) - 45:24 |
0 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 3 0 - 4 1 - 4 |
3:15 - Apps (Wickenheiser) 12:13 - Ouellette (Hefford, Botterill) 28:58 - Piper (Wickenheiser, Pounder) 30:27 - Hefford (Botterill, Vaillancourt) | ||
6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
8 | Shots | 26 |
Leading scorers[]
Rank | Player | Games played | Goals | Assists | Pts | PIM | +/- | Shots |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hayley Wickenheiser | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | +15 | 21 |
2 | Cherie Piper | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 14 |
3 | Gillian Apps | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | +13 | 20 |
4 | Caroline Ouellette | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | +12 | 17 |
Maria Rooth | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | +1 | 22 | |
6 | Jenny Potter | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | +10 | 19 |
7 | Katie King | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 20 |
8 | Sarah Parsons | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | +9 | 23 |
9 | Jayna Hefford | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | +8 | 15 |
10 | Jennifer Botterill | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | +6 | 10 |
Hat trick scorers
Leading goaltenders[]
Goalies with 40% or more of their team's total minutes
Rank | Goalie | Minutes | GA | GAA | SV% | Saves |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charline Labonté | 180 | 1 | 0.33 | .976 | 41 |
2 | Jennifer Harss | 190 | 6 | 1.89 | .942 | 97 |
3 | Florence Schelling | 150 | 6 | 2.40 | .933 | 84 |
4 | Kim Martin | 190 | 7 | 2.21 | .927 | 89 |
5 | Kim St-Pierre | 120 | 1 | 0.50 | .923 | 12 |
6 | Chanda Gunn | 249:58 | 6 | 1.44 | .893 | 50 |
7 | Patricia Elsmore-Sautter | 149:40 | 12 | 4.81 | .883 | 91 |
8 | Irina Gashennikova | 266:25 | 12 | 2.70 | .876 | 85 |
9 | Maija Hassinen | 195:17 | 11 | 3.38 | .875 | 77 |
10 | Debora Montanari | 220 | 31 | 8.45 | .821 | 142 |
Goalies with less than 40% of their team's total minutes
Rank | Goaltender | Minutes | GA | GAA | SV% | Saves |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pam Dreyer | 60 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 10 |
2 | Stephanie Wartosch-Kürten | 120 | 5 | 2.50 | .875 | 35 |
3 | Noora Räty | 104:43 | 6 | 3.44 | .867 | 39 |
4 | Cecilia Andersson | 120 | 8 | 4.00 | .843 | 43 |
5 | Luana Fraselli | 80 | 17 | 12.75 | .750 | 51 |
6 | Nadezhda Aleksandrova | 43:35 | 7 | 9.64 | .741 | 20 |
Shut-out posters
- Noora Räty (Finland)
- Cecilia Andersson (Sweden)
- Kim St. Pierre (Canada)
- Charline Labonté (Canada)
- Chanda Gunn (USA)
- Pam Dreyer (USA)
- Jennifer Harss (Germany)
Awards[]
Tournament
- Goalkeeper:
- Defensemen:
- Forwards:
- Most Valuable Player:
Qualification[]
The top four teams from the International Ice Hockey Federation world rankings following the 2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships qualified automatically. These teams were Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden. Italy also gained a place as the host nation. Russia, Germany, and Switzerland qualified for the last three places through qualification tournaments.
Qualification tournaments[]
Group A - Podolsk, Russia (11–14 November 2004)
- Russia-x (2–0)
- Japan (1–1)
- Czech Republic (0–2)
Group B - Bad Tölz, Germany (11–14 November 2004)
- Germany-x (3–0)
- Kazakhstan (2–1)
- Latvia (1–2)
- Slovenia (0–3)
Group C - Beijing, China (11–14 November 2004)
- Switzerland-x (3–0)
- China (2–1)
- France (1–2)
- Norway (0–3)
See Also[]
- Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's qualification
- Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's statistics
- Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics- Men's team rosters
- Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Tournament
- Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's qualification
- Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's statistics
- Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's team rosters
- Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's tournament
Team Photos[]
See Also[]
- 2005-06 Canada men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Canada women's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Finland men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Finland women's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Germany men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Germany women's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Italy men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Italy women's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Latvia men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Russia men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Russia women's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Sweden men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Sweden women's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Switzerland men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 Switzerland women's national ice hockey team
- 2006 United States men's national ice hockey team
- 2006 United States women's national ice hockey team
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