Qualification for the
men's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics was determined by the
IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the performance of the national ice hockey teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is based on a formula giving points for each team's placings at IIHF-sanctioned tour ...
following the
2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2012 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 76th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 46 teams representing their countries participated in six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualific ...
. 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
2010
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, the IIHF made no mention of direct qualification for the host.
[ IIHF: Big ice in Sochi 2014]
Qualified teams
;Notes
Direct qualification
To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top nine following the
2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2012 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 76th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 46 teams representing their countries participated in six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualific ...
.
Using the
IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the performance of the national ice hockey teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is based on a formula giving points for each team's placings at IIHF-sanctioned tour ...
points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less.
[Official explanation of ranking procedures]
/ref> 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.
To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top nine following the 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2012 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 76th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 46 teams representing their countries participated in six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualific ...
.IIHF World Ranking
The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the performance of the national ice hockey teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is based on a formula giving points for each team's placings at IIHF-sanctioned tour ...
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
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, Croatia. The winner of the group advanced to the prequalification tournaments.
Group K
All times are local (UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).
Olympic pre-qualification
Three round robins were played from 8–11 November 2012. They were played in Budapest
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, Kyiv
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and Nikkō
is a Cities of Japan, city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city's population was 80,239, in 36,531 households. The population density was 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Nikkō is a popular destination for Japanese and ...
. 21st ranked Great Britain
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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
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*Central European Time
* West Africa Time
* Western European Summer Time
**Brit ...
).
Group H
All times are local (UTC+2
UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00.
As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).
Group J
All times are local (UTC+9
UTC+09:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +09:00.
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).
Final qualification tournaments
Three round robins were played from 7–10 February 2013. They were played in Bietigheim-Bissingen
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, Riga
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, and Vojens
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+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in:
*Central European Time
* West Africa Time
* Western European Summer Time
**Brit ...](_blank)
).
Group E
All times are local (UTC+2
UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00.
As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).
Group F
All times are local (UTC+1
+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in:
*Central European Time
* West Africa Time
* Western European Summer Time
**Brit ...
).
References
External links
World Ice Hockey Championships 2012World Ice Hockey Championships 2011
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Qualification
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Qualification for the 2014 Winter Olympics
2012 in ice hockey
2013 in ice hockey