Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Ice hockey
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
VenuesBeijing National Indoor Stadium
Wukesong Arena
Dates4–20 February
No. of events2
Competitors530 from 13 nations
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Ice hockey at the
2022 Winter Olympics
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The ice hockey competitions of the 2022 Winter Olympics will be played at two venues located in the Beijing cluster. The Beijing National Indoor Stadium, which seats 18,000, is one of what are being called Olympic Green venues. The Wukesong Arena, seating 10,000, will also be used, with both arenas having been constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The men's tournament will have twelve teams competing, and the women's tournament will have ten teams for the first time (an increase of two from 2018).[1]

Qualification summary[]

Nations Men Women Athletes
 Canada Yes Yes 48
 China Yes Yes 48
 Czech Republic Yes Yes 48
 Denmark Yes Yes 48
 Finland Yes Yes 48
 Germany Yes 25
 Japan Yes 23
 Latvia Yes 25
 ROC Yes Yes 48
 Slovakia Yes 25
 Sweden Yes Yes 48
 Switzerland Yes Yes 48
 United States Yes Yes 48
Total: 13 NOCs 12 10 530

Competition schedule[]

PR Preliminary round PO Playoffs QF Quarter-Finals SF Semi-Finals B Bronze Medal Match F Gold Medal Match
Date
Event
 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sun 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20
Men's tournament PR PR PR PR PR PO QF SF B F
Women's tournament PR PR PR PR PR PR QF QF SF B F

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

The tournament will feature 12 countries, 8 qualifying through the IIHF World Ranking, the host China, and 3 through qualifying tournaments. The format will remain the same as the previous three Olympics; three groups of four compete in three games to determine seeding, each play every other team in their group, followed by four rounds of elimination games. Each group winner receives a bye into the second round, along with the highest ranked of the remaining teams. The remaining eight teams play an eliminating qualification game to advance to the quarter-final round. Each quarter-final winner advanced to the semi-finals with the winners playing for the gold medal and the losers playing for the bronze. With the cancellation of the 2020 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships the groups were established on 24 April 2020, using the IIHF world rankings where seeding counted for the ranking points in unplayed tournaments.[2][3][4]

On 10 July 2020, the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and National Hockey League agreed to a renewed collective bargaining agreement, which includes a provision opening the possibility for the NHL to explore participation at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.[5] On 22 July 2021, the NHL released a 2021–22 schedule that included an Olympic break, but the league also announced that a final agreement had not yet been reached regarding Olympic participation of NHL players in 2022.[6] On 3 September 2021, an agreement was made to allow NHL players to compete.[7]

On 22 December 2021, the NHL and the NHLPA announced that NHL players would not be participating in the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Games. COVID-19 has forced a change in the NHL schedule, with approximately 50 games postponed, the NHL would use the Olympic break to make up NHL games rather than have the players compete in the Olympics.[8]

Qualification[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. The top eight will join the hosts and three qualifiers.

Participating nations[]

The groups were established on 24 April 2020 in absence of a World Championship. Qualifiers one, two, and three, were the winners of the Final Qualification tournaments. Their designation was determined by their qualification seeding.[4]

Group A Group B Group C

Women's tournament[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

For the first time ten countries will compete in the women's tournament, six qualifying through the IIHF World Ranking, the host China, and three through qualifying tournaments yet to be played.[9] The qualification groups and schedule will be established at the 2020 IIHF Annual Congress.

Qualification[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Qualification for the women's tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics were supposed to be determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships, but they were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The top six ranked nations were established by using their seeding for ranking points in unplayed tournaments in 2020.[4]

Participating nations[]

Qualifiers one, two, and three, will be the winners of the Final Qualification tournaments. Their designation will be determined by their qualification seeding.[4]

Group A Group B

References[]

  1. ^ Spencer, Donna (19 February 2018). "Olympic women's hockey tournament to expand to 10 teams in 2022". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IIHF approves qualification criteria for Beijing 2022 men's ice hockey tournament". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Road to Olympics set". IIHF.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "IIHF World Rankings published". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ^ "NHL, NHLPA ratify CBA extension through 2025–26 season". National Hockey League. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. ^ "NHL announces 2021-22 regular-season schedule". NHL.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ "NHL players are back". IIHF.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. ^ Martin, Jill (22 December 2021). "Beijing Winter Olympics: NHL players won't participate in 2022 Games". CNN. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Race to Olympics for women starts soon". IIHF.com. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

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