Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's qualification
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Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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after the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championship received automatic berths into the Ice Hockey event. All remaining member federations could attempt to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics. The four lowest entrants played off for a spot in the first round. Teams then ranked 19th through 30th played in a first qualification round in November 2008, where the top three teams from the round advanced to the second qualification round. Teams ranked 10th through 18th joined the three top teams from the first qualifying round to play in a second qualification round. The top three teams from the second qualifying round advanced to the Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament.
^Quebec City and Halifax are site for 2008 World Championship only, thus the site where qualification through the rankings is determined.
Note: Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, and Sweden had been mathematically determined to qualify for the 2010 Olympics before the start of the 2008 World Championship. Belarus, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, and United States qualified for the 2010 Olympics by their performance in the 2008 World Championship.
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2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
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Qualification
Twelve teams qualified for the Ice Hockey event. The top nine teams in the IIHF World RankingIIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the national teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation.The system was approved by the IIHF congress in September 2003...
after the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championship received automatic berths into the Ice Hockey event. All remaining member federations could attempt to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics. The four lowest entrants played off for a spot in the first round. Teams then ranked 19th through 30th played in a first qualification round in November 2008, where the top three teams from the round advanced to the second qualification round. Teams ranked 10th through 18th joined the three top teams from the first qualifying round to play in a second qualification round. The top three teams from the second qualifying round advanced to the Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament.
Qualified teams
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| 2008 IIHF World Ranking IIHF World Ranking The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the national teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation.The system was approved by the IIHF congress in September 2003... , comprising the following events: 2005 World Championship 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 - May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria ; Debrecen, Hungary ; Eindhoven, the Netherlands ; Zagreb, Croatia ; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ; Mexico City, Mexico... 2006 Winter Olympic Games Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics -Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and... 2006 World Championship 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 70th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 45 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2007 competition... 2007 World Championship 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2008# — relegated to Division I for 2008- Group A :Final standings# — promoted to Championship for 2008# # # #... 2008 World Championship 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 72nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 48 countries will participate in four levels of competition. The competition will also serve as qualifications for the 2009 competition... |
30 April 2005– 18 May 2008 |
 Quebec CityQuebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... and Halifax^ |
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| Final qualification tournament | 5–8 February 2009 |  HanoverHanover Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg... |
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| Final qualification tournament | 5–8 February 2009 |  RigaRiga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... |
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| Final qualification tournament | 5–8 February 2009 |  OsloOslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
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| TOTAL | 12 | |||
^Quebec City and Halifax are site for 2008 World Championship only, thus the site where qualification through the rankings is determined.
Note: Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, and Sweden had been mathematically determined to qualify for the 2010 Olympics before the start of the 2008 World Championship. Belarus, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, and United States qualified for the 2010 Olympics by their performance in the 2008 World Championship.
Preliminary Round
| Team advanced to the First Round |
Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2
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First Round
| Team advanced to the Second Round |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | +29 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2
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Group C
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+1
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UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .This time is used in:*Central European Time*West Africa Time*Western European Summer Time**British Summer Time**Irish Standard Time...
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Group D
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+1
UTC+1
UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .This time is used in:*Central European Time*West Africa Time*Western European Summer Time**British Summer Time**Irish Standard Time...
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Second Round
| Team qualifies for the 2010 Winter Olympics |
Group E
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 2 |
All times are local (UTC+1
UTC+1
UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .This time is used in:*Central European Time*West Africa Time*Western European Summer Time**British Summer Time**Irish Standard Time...
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Group F
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC+1
UTC+1
UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .This time is used in:*Central European Time*West Africa Time*Western European Summer Time**British Summer Time**Irish Standard Time...
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Group G
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 |
All times are local (UTC+1
UTC+1
UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .This time is used in:*Central European Time*West Africa Time*Western European Summer Time**British Summer Time**Irish Standard Time...
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