Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament
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The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics took place in Beijing, China between 9 and 20 February 2022.[1] Twelve countries qualified for the tournament; eight of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation, one, China, automatically qualified as hosts, while the three others took part in a qualification tournament.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | China |
Venue(s) | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Wukesong Arena |
Dates | 9–20 February |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Finland (1st title) |
Runner-up | ROC |
Third place | Slovakia |
Fourth place | Sweden |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 30 |
Goals scored | 152 (5.07 per game) |
Attendance | 27,437 (915 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Juraj Slafkovský (7 points) |
MVP | Juraj Slafkovský |
The Olympic Athletes from Russia team won in 2018. The Russian Olympic Committee, representing Russia at the 2022 Games, were the defending champions.[2]
For the first time in history, the Czech Republic did not qualify for the quarter-finals and finished in ninth place, their worst placement in history.[3]
Finland won their first ever ice hockey Olympic gold medal after going undefeated and beating the Russian Olympic Committee in the final.[4]
Slovakia claimed their first ever ice hockey medal at the Olympics after defeating Sweden 4–0 and finishing third.[5]