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, China between 9 and 20 February 2022. Twelve countries qualified for the tournament; eight of them did so automatically by virtue of their
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by the
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, one,
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, automatically qualified as hosts, while the three others took part in a qualification tournament. The Olympic Athletes from Russia team won in
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. The
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, representing
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at the 2022 Games, were thus the defending champions.
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won its first ever ice hockey Olympic gold medal after going undefeated and beating the
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in the final.
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claimed its first ever ice hockey medal at the Olympics after defeating
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4–0 and finishing third. For the first time in history, the
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did not qualify for the quarter-finals and finished in ninth place, their worst placement in history.


Venues


Qualified teams


Format

The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams each, in which they played against each team once. The top team of each group and the best second-ranked team advanced to the quarterfinals, while all other teams played a qualification round. A knockout system was used after the group stage.


Rosters

Due to the lack of ice hockey talent in China, players had to be recruited from abroad. The Chinese men's hockey team was composed of eleven Canadians, nine Chinese, three Americans, and a Russian. Neither the Chinese Olympic Committee, International Ice Hockey Federation nor the IOC commented on how it was possible for foreign players to compete for China, as the Olympic Charter requires competitors to be citizens of the country they represent. According to the
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, anyone who were naturalized as Chinese citizens, or those who resumed their Chinese nationality, must renounce all the other nationalities, as China does not recognize dual-nationality. The IOC Executive Board has the authority to make certain exceptions of a "general or individual nature", though it is unclear whether this was the case. When asked whether he had naturalized as a Chinese citizen, athlete Jake Chelios refused to comment, though he confirmed that he still has his American passport.


NHL participation

On 10 July 2020, the
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(NHLPA) and
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agreed to a renewed
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, which includes a provision opening the possibility for the NHL to explore participation at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics. 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. On 3 September 2021, an agreement was made to allow NHL players to compete. In December 2021, many NHL players started contracting COVID-19 and several teams temporarily suspended operations while their players were in quarantine. This forced the NHL to postpone some regular season games and due to the rise in cases of
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worldwide; on 22 December 2021, the NHL announced that NHL players would not be released for participation in the Olympics.


Match officials

15 referees and 12 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Maxim Sidorenko * Michael Campbell * Oliver Gouin * Martin Fraňo * Mikko Kaukokari * Kristian Vikman * André Schrader * Andris Ansons * Roman Gofman * Evgenii Romasko * Tobias Björk * Mikael Nord * Michael Tscherrig * Andrew Bruggeman * Stephen Reneau ;Linesmen * Dustin McCrank * Daniel Hynek * Jiří Ondráček * Lauri Nikulainen * Gleb Lazarev * Nikita Shalagin * Dmitry Shishlo * Ludvig Lundgren * Andreas Malmqvist * David Obwegeser * William Hancock * Brian Oliver


Preliminary round

''All times are local (
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).''


Tiebreak criteria

In each group, teams were ranked according to the following criteria: #Number of points (three points for a regulation-time win, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for an overtime or shootout defeat, no points for a regulation-time defeat); #In case two teams were tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match determined the ranking; #In case three or four teams were tied on points, the following criteria applied (if, after applying a criterion, only two teams remained tied, the result of their head-to-head match determined their ranking): ##Points obtained in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned; ##Goal differential in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned; ##Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned; ##If three teams remained tied, result of head-to-head matches between each of the teams concerned and the remaining team in the group (points, goal difference, goals scored); ##Place in 2021
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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking after preliminary round

Following the completion of the preliminary round, all teams were ranked 1D through 12D. The semifinals were then reseeded according to this ranking. To determine this ranking, the following criteria were used in the order presented: #higher position in the group #higher number of points #better goal difference #higher number of goals scored for #better
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Playoff round


Bracket

Teams were reseeded based on the preliminary round ranking after the quarterfinals.


Playoffs

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Bronze medal game


Gold medal game


Final ranking

The places five to twelve were ranked by their preliminary round group placement and then points and goal difference.


Statistics


Scoring leaders

The list shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''
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Leading goaltenders

The list shows the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes. ''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA =
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; Sv% = Save percentage; SO =
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Awards

The all-star team was announced on 20 February 2022.


References


External links



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