Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. 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, the IIHF made no mention of direct qualification for the host. IIHF: Big ice in Sochi 2014

Qualified teams EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified2012 IIHF World Ranking6 April 2009 – 20 May 2012 Helsinki and Stockholm9Final qualification tournament7–10 February 2013 Bietigheim-Bissingen1Final qualification tournament7–10 February 2013 Riga1Final qualification tournament7–10 February 2013 Vojens1 TOTAL 12 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. Using the IIHF World Ranking points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less.Official explanation of ranking procedures 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. Using the IIHF World Ranking 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. Qualified directly to Olympic Tournament Final qualification Pre-qualification Preliminary qualification

RankTeamWC 2012(100%)WC 2011(75%)WC 2010(50%)OLY 2010(50%)WC 2009(25%)Total 1 120011001160104012003425 2 110012001040112010603345 3 112011201200102010403330 4 104011601120106011203280 5 106010601020120011603255 6 116094090011009403100 7 10201000880116011003065 8 100010409609409202960 9 92096010601000960291010 90010201100920840288511 9408809209001020276512 8809201000840880271013 8608609409601000270514 960900860740900266015 780840800880860246516 840780840800780244017 820800820820800244018 8008207807607602375 19 7607607407208202265 20 7007207608607402235 21 7207406806407002110 22 7405807207807202105 23 6606807006606802020 24 6406606606006401925 25 6006406207006601905 26 5606005606805201760 27 6205605205605801725 28 6807006405601665 29 5406205405404801665 30 5205205806206201665 31 4804806005805401565 32 5805405006001385 33 4003804405204201270 34 3804004005004001230 35 5004604604401185 36 4404404805001135 37 4605004203201125 38 4204203804601040 39 3202803404803001015 40 360320360380875 41 340300260340780 42 260340320240735 43 280260240280665 44 240240280260625 45 300300360540 46 220200220375 47 220110

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 Team 3 3 0 0 0 30 6 +24 9 3 2 0 0 1 14 14 0 6 3 1 0 0 2 12 12 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 5 29 −24 0     Team advanced to Olympic pre-qualification 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 Team 3 2 1 0 0 24 10 +14 8 3 2 0 1 0 25 9 +16 7 3 1 0 0 2 6 15 −9 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 24 −21 0

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group H Team 3 3 0 0 0 22 1 +21 9 3 2 0 0 1 14 5 +9 6 3 1 0 0 2 5 16 −11 3 3 0 0 0 3 4 23 −19 0

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group J Team 3 2 0 1 0 9 6 +3 7 3 1 1 1 0 9 7 +2 6 3 1 1 0 1 6 4 +2 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0

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

Group D Team 3 2 0 1 0 11 6 +5 7 3 1 1 1 0 9 5 +4 6 3 1 1 0 1 8 5 +3 5 3 0 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group E Team 3 2 0 1 0 11 7 +4 7 3 2 0 0 1 11 5 +6 6 3 1 1 0 1 9 7 +2 5 3 0 0 0 3 4 16 −12 0

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group F Team 3 3 0 0 0 12 4 +8 9 3 2 0 0 1 11 6 +5 6 3 1 0 0 2 5 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0

All times are local (UTC+1).

References

External links World Ice Hockey Championships 2012 World Ice Hockey Championships 2011 World Ice Hockey Championships 2010 2010 Olympic Games World Ice Hockey Championships 2009 2014 Olympic format and qualification