Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics was determined by the

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. The top nine 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. As with Canada in

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, the IIHF made no mention of direct qualification for the host. IIHF: Big ice in Sochi 2014

Qualified teams

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Direct qualification

To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top nine following the

. Using the

points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less.Official explanation of ranking procedures
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. Using the

points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less. The following was a ranking based on points already accumulated toward Olympic qualification of all countries at the top level, or who are ranked amongst them.

Olympic preliminary qualification

One round robin was played on 17–19, September 2012 in Zagreb, Croatia. The winner of the group advanced to the prequalification tournaments.

Group K

All times are local ( UTC+2).

Olympic pre-qualification

Three round robins were played from 8–11 November 2012. They were played in Budapest, Kyiv and Nikkō. 21st ranked Great Britain had the option to host group J, but passed on the right to the next highest-ranked nation.Qualification process
The winners of each group advanced to the final qualification tournaments.

Group G

All times are local ( UTC+1).

Group H

All times are local ( UTC+2).

Group J

All times are local ( UTC+9).

Final qualification tournaments

Three round robins were played from 7–10 February 2013. They were played in Bietigheim-Bissingen,

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, and Vojens. The three group winners qualified for the Olympic tournament.

Group D

All times are local ( UTC+1).

Group E

All times are local ( UTC+2).

Group F

All times are local ( UTC+1).

References

External links

World Ice Hockey Championships 2012World Ice Hockey Championships 2011
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