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Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. The host along with the top eight teams in the world ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics.[1] This was the fourth time world rankings were used but the first time that the championships three years prior was used as the final determination.

Qualified teams[]

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Hosts 19 September 2014[2] Flag of Spain Tenerife 1 Flag of Korea South Korea
2015 IIHF World Ranking[a] 2 April 2012 – 17 May 2015 Flag of the Czech Republic Prague and Ostrava[b] 8[1] Flag of Canada Canada
Flag of Russia Russia[c]
Flag of Sweden Sweden
Flag of Finland Finland
Flag of the United States United States of America
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Final qualification tournament 1–4 September 2016 Flag of Belarus Minsk 1 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Final qualification tournament 1–4 September 2016 Flag of Latvia Riga 1 Flag of Germany Germany
Final qualification tournament 1–4 September 2016 Flag of Norway Oslo 1 Flag of Norway Norway
Total 12
Notes
  1. b Prague and Ostrava were the sites for 2015 IIHF World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking were finalized with regards to the qualification slots.
  2. c In December 2017, the IOC suspended Russia from competing at the Winter Olympics as part of its sanctions following state-sponsored doping allegations. Russian athletes deemed clean were permitted to compete as Olympic Athletes from Russia.[3]

Qualification seeding[]

To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top eight following the 2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[1] Using the IIHF World Ranking points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less. Teams that wished to compete had to apply in April 2015. The following is a ranking based on points already accumulated toward Olympic qualification of all countries participating in 2015.

Points were earned based on overall finish in 2015:

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...
Points 1200 1160 1120 1100 1060 1040 1020 1000 960 940 920 900 880 860 840 820 800 780 760 740 ...
     Qualified directly to Olympic Tournament
     Entered qualifying in the final round
     Entered qualifying in the preliminary round 2
     Entered qualifying in the preliminary round 1
Qualifying seed Team WC 2015 WC 2014 OLY 2014 WC 2013 WC 2012 Total
1 Flag of Canada Canada 1200 795 900 530 265 3690
2 Flag of Russia Russia 1160 900 795 520 300 3675
3 Flag of Sweden Sweden 1060 840 870 600 260 3630
4 Flag of Finland Finland 1040 870 840 550 275 3575
5 Flag of the United States United States of America 1120 780 825 560 255 3540
6 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 1100 825 780 510 280 3495
7 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1000 705 720 580 230 3235
8 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 960 720 690 500 290 3160
9 Flag of Belarus Belarus 1020 765 645 430 215 3075
10 Flag of Latvia Latvia 880 690 750 460 235 3015
11 Flag of Norway Norway 920 675 675 470 250 2990
12 Flag of France France 900 750 600 440 240 2930
13 Flag of Germany Germany 940 645 630 480 225 2920
14 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 820 600 765 410 200 2795
15 Flag of Denmark Denmark 860 660 585 450 220 2775
16 Flag of Austria Austria 840 585 705 420 195 2745
17 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 800 615 660 400 205 2680
18 Flag of Italy Italy 720 630 615 390 210 2565
19 Flag of Hungary Hungary 780 540 525 380 190 2415
20 Flag of Japan Japan 740 570 480 370 185 2345
21 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 700 555 540 340 175 2310
22 Flag of Poland Poland 760 510 510 330 165 2275
Hosts Flag of Korea South Korea 680 525 495 360 170 2230
23 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 660 465 570 350 180 2225
24 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 580 450 555 320 160 2065
25 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 640 480 465 300 150 2035
26 Flag of Croatia Croatia 620 495 405 280 130 1930
27 Flag of Romania Romania 560 435 435 310 155 1895
28 Flag of Estonia Estonia 600 420 420 290 140 1870
29 Flag of Serbia Serbia 520 390 375 240 120 1645
30 Flag of Spain Spain 500 330 450 230 135 1645
31 Flag of Mexico Mexico 400 315 390 200 95 1400
32 Flag of Israel Israel 360 345 360 220 90 1375
Flag of Belgium Belgium 540 360 0 270 110 1280
33 Flag of Iceland Iceland 480 405 0 260 125 1270
Flag of Australia Australia 460 375 0 250 145 1230
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 420 300 0 210 115 1045
34 Flag of China China 440 285 0 190 105 1020
35 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 380 240 0 170 100 890
Flag of South Africa South Africa 340 270 0 160 85 855
Flag of Turkey Turkey 300 255 0 180 80 815
Flag of North Korea North Korea 320 225 0 150 75 770
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 280 210 0 140 70 700
Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 220 180 0 110 0 510
36 Flag of Georgia Georgia 240 165 0 90 0 495
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 260 195 0 0 0 455
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 200 0 0 0 0 200
  • Three nations were not listed who have achieved ranking points but were not participating in IIHF tournaments: Ireland, Greece, and Mongolia.
  • Nations with no seeding chose not to participate in Olympic qualifying.

Preliminary round 1[]

The two lowest ranked participants played off for the right to compete in this round on 10 October 2015, in Sofia, Bulgaria. The round itself was played from 5 to 8 November 2015. The winner of each group advanced to the pre-qualification tournaments as qualifiers seven and eight ranked according their seeding.[4]

Playoff game[]

10 October 2015
19:30
Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria 9–1
(2–1, 3–0, 4–0)
Flag of Georgia Georgia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 581

Group K[]

Games were played at Tallinn, Estonia.[5]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Estonia Estonia (H) 3 3 0 0 0 58 4 +54 9 Pre-qualification
2 Flag of Mexico Mexico 3 2 0 0 1 16 15 +1 6
3 Flag of Israel Israel 3 1 0 0 2 6 26 −20 3
4 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 3 0 0 0 3 4 39 −35 0
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+2).

5 November 2015
15:00
Mexico Flag of Mexico 8–2
(1–0, 3–2, 4–0)
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 238
5 November 2015
19:00
Israel Flag of Israel 1–19
(0–6, 0–5, 1–8)
Flag of Estonia Estonia Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 850
6 November 2015
15:00
Mexico Flag of Mexico 5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Israel Israel Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 237
6 November 2015
19:00
Estonia Flag of Estonia 26–0
(10–0, 8–0, 8–0)
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 647
8 November 2015
13:00
Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria 2–5
(1–0, 0–1, 1–4)
Flag of Israel Israel Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 205
8 November 2015
17:00
Estonia Flag of Estonia 13–3
(3–1, 3–2, 7–0)
Flag of Mexico Mexico Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,150

Group L[]

Games were played in Valdemoro, Spain.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Serbia Serbia 3 2 1 0 0 15 8 +7 8 Pre-qualification
2 Flag of Spain Spain (H) 3 2 0 0 1 18 9 +9 6
3 Flag of Iceland Iceland 3 1 0 1 1 18 13 +5 4
4 Flag of China China 3 0 0 0 3 5 26 −21 0
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).

6 November 2015
16:00
Iceland Flag of Iceland 4–5 GWS
(2–2, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Serbia Serbia Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 125
6 November 2015
19:30
Spain Flag of Spain 10–1
(2–0, 6–1, 2–0)
Flag of China China Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 750
7 November 2015
16:00
Serbia Flag of Serbia 5–1
(4–0, 1–1, 0–0)
Flag of China China Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 120
7 November 2015
19:30
Spain Flag of Spain 5–3
(2–1, 2–1, 1–1)
Flag of Iceland Iceland Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 850
8 November 2015
16:00
China Flag of China 3–11
(0–7, 1–2, 2–2)
Flag of Iceland Iceland Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 150
8 November 2015
20:00
Serbia Flag of Serbia 5–3
(0–2, 2–0, 3–1)
Flag of Spain Spain Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 950

Preliminary round 2[]

Three round robins were played from 11 to 14 February 2016. The teams seeded 18th, 19th, and 20th reserved the right to host these tournaments. The winners of each advanced to the final qualification tournaments as qualifiers four, five, and six, ranked according to their seeding.

Group G[]

Games were played at Cortina, Italy.[5]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Italy Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 0 18 4 +14 9 Final qualification
2 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 3 2 0 0 1 14 13 +1 6
3 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 3 1 0 0 2 14 13 +1 3
4 Flag of Serbia Serbia 3 0 0 0 3 5 21 −16 0
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).

11 February 2016
17:00
United Kingdom Flag of Great Britain 6–5
(2–1, 2–2, 2–2)
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 302
11 February 2016
20:45
Italy Flag of Italy 8–0
(3–0, 3–0, 2–0)
Flag of Serbia Serbia Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 814
13 February 2016
17:00
United Kingdom Flag of Great Britain 6–2
(2–1, 2–1, 2–0)
Flag of Serbia Serbia Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 489
13 February 2016
20:45
Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands 2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)
Flag of Italy Italy Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 862
14 February 2016
17:00
Serbia Flag of Serbia 3–7
(0–2, 2–2, 1–3)
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 428
14 February 2016
20:45
Italy Flag of Italy 6–2
(3–0, 1–1, 2–1)
Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 781

Group H[]

Games were played at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena at Budapest, Hungary.[6]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Poland Poland 3 2 1 0 0 16 3 +13 8 Final qualification
2 Flag of Hungary Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 0 11 2 +9 7
3 Flag of Estonia Estonia 3 1 0 0 2 7 14 −7 3
4 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 3 0 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
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).

11 February 2016
16:00
Poland Flag of Poland 6–2
(3–0, 2–1, 1–1)
Flag of Estonia Estonia László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 858
11 February 2016
19:30
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania 0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)
Flag of Hungary Hungary László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 7,110
12 February 2016
14:30
Poland Flag of Poland 9–1
(2–0, 5–0, 2–1)
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 640
12 February 2016
18:00
Hungary Flag of Hungary 7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)
Flag of Estonia Estonia László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 8,100
14 February 2016
14:30
Estonia Flag of Estonia 4–1
(3–1, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 950
14 February 2016
18:00
Hungary Flag of Hungary 0–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Poland Poland László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 9,000

Group J[]

Games were played in Sapporo, Japan.[7]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Japan Japan (H) 3 3 0 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Final qualification
2 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 3 2 0 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3 Flag of Croatia Croatia 3 1 0 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4 Flag of Romania Romania 3 0 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
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+9).

11 February 2016
14:30
Ukraine Flag of Ukraine 3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Romania Romania Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,020
11 February 2016
18:00
Croatia Flag of Croatia 0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
Flag of Japan Japan Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,828
13 February 2016
14:30
Ukraine Flag of Ukraine 6–0
(3–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Croatia Croatia Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,227
13 February 2016
18:00
Japan Flag of Japan 7–0
(0–0, 5–0, 2–0)
Flag of Romania Romania Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 2,265
14 February 2016
14:30
Romania Flag of Romania 1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of Croatia Croatia Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,003
14 February 2016
18:00
Japan Flag of Japan 2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 2,000

Final qualification[]

Three round robins were played from 1 to 4 September 2016. The teams seeded 9th, 10th, and 11th reserved the right to host these tournaments. The top two seeded group winners qualified for the Olympic tournament Group C, and the third seeded group winner qualified for Group B.

Group D[]

Games were played in Minsk, Belarus.[8]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 3 2 1 0 0 12 3 +9 8 2018 Winter Olympics
2 Flag of Belarus Belarus (H) 3 2 0 1 0 12 8 +4 7
3 Flag of Denmark Denmark 3 1 0 0 2 7 10 −3 3
4 Flag of Poland Poland 3 0 0 0 3 6 16 −10 0
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+3).

1 September 2016
15:00
Slovenia Flag of Slovenia 6–1
(2–0, 3–0, 1–1)
Flag of Poland Poland Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,800
1 September 2016
19:00
Denmark Flag of Denmark 2–5
(1–2, 0–0, 1–3)
Flag of Belarus Belarus Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 15,086
2 September 2016
15:00
Slovenia Flag of Slovenia 3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Denmark Denmark Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 2,090
2 September 2016
19:00
Belarus Flag of Belarus 5–3
(4–2, 1–0, 0–1)
Flag of Poland Poland Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 10,820
4 September 2016
13:00
Poland Flag of Poland 2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)
Flag of Denmark Denmark Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 2,390
4 September 2016
17:00
Belarus Flag of Belarus 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
OT (0–0)
SO (0–1)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 15,086

Group E[]

Games were played in Riga, Latvia.[9]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Germany Germany 3 3 0 0 0 14 2 +12 9 2018 Winter Olympics
2 Flag of Latvia Latvia (H) 3 2 0 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3 Flag of Austria Austria 3 1 0 0 2 4 14 −10 3
4 Flag of Japan Japan 3 0 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
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+3).

1 September 2016
15:30
Germany Flag of Germany 5–0
(2–0, 3–0, 0–0)
Flag of Japan Japan Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 979
1 September 2016
19:30
Austria Flag of Austria 1–8
(1–2, 0–3, 0–3)
Flag of Latvia Latvia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 4,210
2 September 2016
15:30
Germany Flag of Germany 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)
Flag of Austria Austria Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 1,062
2 September 2016
19:30
Latvia Flag of Latvia 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)
Flag of Japan Japan Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,851
4 September 2016
14:00
Japan Flag of Japan 0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
Flag of Austria Austria Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 727
4 September 2016
18:00
Latvia Flag of Latvia 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
Flag of Germany Germany Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 10,035

Group F[]

Games were played in Oslo, Norway.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Norway Norway (H) 3 2 0 1 0 9 6 +3 7 2018 Winter Olympics
2 Flag of France France 3 1 1 0 1 7 4 +3 5[lower-alpha 1]
3 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3 1 1 0 1 8 9 −1 5[lower-alpha 1]
4 Flag of Italy Italy 3 0 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 2018 Olympic Winter Games. IIHF.com. Retrieved on 19 March 2015.
  2. Steiss, Adam (19 September 2014). Korea headed to the Olympics. IIHF.com. Retrieved on 19 March 2015.
  3. International Olympic Committee (5 December 2017). IOC suspends Russian NOC and creates a path for clean individual athletes to compete in Pyeongchang 2018 under the Olympic Flag. Press release. Retrieved on 9 February 2018.
  4. Olympic Qualification set. iihfworlds2015.com (15 May 2015).
  5. 5.0 5.1 Katowice confirmed as host. IIHF.com. Retrieved on 24 September 2015.
  6. Budapest hosts in February. IIHF.com. Retrieved on 17 July 2015.
  7. Sapporo selected. IIHF.com. Retrieved on 2 July 2015.
  8. Minsk preparing for OQ. IIHF.com. Retrieved on 28 March 2016.
  9. Gegner am Weg zu Olympia 2018. eishockey.at.

All times are local (UTC+2).

1 September 2016
16:00
France Flag of France 2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT 1–0)
Flag of Italy Italy Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 643
1 September 2016
20:00
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 4–3 OT
(0–0, 3–1, 0–2)
(OT 1–0)
Flag of Norway Norway Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 2,714
2 September 2016
16:00
France Flag of France 4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 378
2 September 2016
20:00
Norway Flag of Norway 4–1
(2–0, 0–1, 2–0)
Flag of Italy Italy Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 3,751
4 September 2016
11:30
Italy Flag of Italy 2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 386
4 September 2016
15:00
Norway Flag of Norway 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of France France Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 4,277

References[]

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