Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. The host along with the top eight 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.[1] This was the fourth time world rankings were used but the first time that the championships three years prior was used as the final determination.

Qualified teams

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Hosts 19 September 2014[2] Spain Tenerife 1  South Korea
2015 IIHF World Ranking[a] 2 April 2012 – 17 May 2015 Czech Republic Prague and Ostrava[b] 8[1]  Canada
 Russia[c]
 Sweden
 Finland
 United States
 Czech Republic
  Switzerland
 Slovakia
Final qualification tournament 1–4 September 2016 Belarus Minsk 1  Slovenia
Final qualification tournament 1–4 September 2016 Latvia Riga 1  Germany
Final qualification tournament 1–4 September 2016 Norway Oslo 1  Norway
Total12
Notes
  1. a 2015 IIHF World Ranking were comprising the following events: 2012 World Championship, 2013 World Championship, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 2014 World Championship and 2015 World Championship
  2. b Prague and Ostrava were the sites for 2015 IIHF World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking were finalized with regards to the qualification slots.
  3. c In December 2017, the IOC suspended Russia from competing at the Winter Olympics as part of its sanctions following state-sponsored doping allegations. Russian athletes deemed clean were permitted to compete as Olympic Athletes from Russia.[3]

Qualification seeding

To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top eight following the 2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[1] Using the IIHF World Ranking points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less. Teams that wished to compete had to apply in April 2015. The following is a ranking based on points already accumulated toward Olympic qualification of all countries participating in 2015.

Points were earned based on overall finish in 2015:

Place1234567891011121314151617181920...
Points12001160112011001060104010201000960940920900880860840820800780760740...
     Qualified directly to Olympic Tournament
     Entered qualifying in the final round
     Entered qualifying in the preliminary round 2
     Entered qualifying in the preliminary round 1
Qualifying seed Team WC 2015 WC 2014 OLY 2014 WC 2013 WC 2012 Total
1 Canada12007959005302653690
2 Russia11609007955203003675
3 Sweden10608408706002603630
4 Finland10408708405502753575
5 United States11207808255602553540
6 Czech Republic11008257805102803495
7  Switzerland10007057205802303235
8 Slovakia9607206905002903160
9 Belarus10207656454302153075
10 Latvia8806907504602353015
11 Norway9206756754702502990
12 France9007506004402402930
13 Germany9406456304802252920
14 Slovenia8206007654102002795
15 Denmark8606605854502202775
16 Austria8405857054201952745
17 Kazakhstan8006156604002052680
18 Italy7206306153902102565
19 Hungary7805405253801902415
20 Japan7405704803701852345
21 Ukraine7005555403401752310
22 Poland7605105103301652275
Hosts South Korea6805254953601702230
23 Great Britain6604655703501802225
24 Netherlands5804505553201602065
25 Lithuania6404804653001502035
26 Croatia6204954052801301930
27 Romania5604354353101551895
28 Estonia6004204202901401870
29 Serbia5203903752401201645
30 Spain5003304502301351645
31 Mexico400315390200951400
32 Israel360345360220901375
 Belgium54036002701101280
33 Iceland48040502601251270
 Australia46037502501451230
 New Zealand42030002101151045
34 China44028501901051020
35 Bulgaria3802400170100890
 South Africa340270016085855
 Turkey300255018080815
 North Korea320225015075770
 Luxembourg280210014070700
 United Arab Emirates22018001100510
36 Georgia2401650900495
 Hong Kong260195000455
 Bosnia and Herzegovina2000000200
  • Three nations were not listed who have achieved ranking points but were not participating in IIHF tournaments: Ireland, Greece, and Mongolia.
  • Nations with no seeding chose not to participate in Olympic qualifying.

Preliminary round 1

The two lowest ranked participants played off for the right to compete in this round on 10 October 2015, in Sofia, Bulgaria. The round itself was played from 5 to 8 November 2015. The winner of each group advanced to the pre-qualification tournaments as qualifiers seven and eight ranked according their seeding.[4]

Playoff game

10 October 2015
19:30		Bulgaria 9–1
(2–1, 3–0, 4–0)		 GeorgiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 581
Game reference
Dimitar Dimitrov
Konstantin Mihailov		GoaliesAndrei IlienkoReferee:
Slovakia Tomáš Orolin
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Kiril Peychinov
Slovakia Matúš Stanzel
Boyadjiev (Bozhanov) (SH) – 03:371–0
1–107:19 – Dumbadze (Oganeziani)
Boyadjiev (Gatchev, Bozhanov) – 12:242–1
Gatchev (Boyadjiev, Mihov) – 20:553–1
Semkov (Tchaliov, Mihov) – 21:284–1
Mihov (Boyadjiev) – 33:085–1
Mihov (Boyadjiev, Gatchev) – 40:366–1
Stefanov (Boyadjiev, Gatchev) (SH) – 45:587–1
Gatchev (Boyadjiev, Mihov) – 49:058–1
Gatchev (Blagoev, Boyadjiev) (PP) – 55:569–1
14 minPenalties12 min
51Shots11

Group K

Games were played at Tallinn, Estonia.[5]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Estonia (H) 3 3 0 0 0 58 4 +54 9 Pre-qualification
2  Mexico 3 2 0 0 1 16 15 +1 6
3  Israel 3 1 0 0 2 6 26 −20 3
4  Bulgaria 3 0 0 0 3 4 39 −35 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+2).

5 November 2015
15:00		Mexico 8–2
(1–0, 3–2, 4–0)		 BulgariaTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 238
Game reference
Alfonso de AlbaGoaliesDimitar Dimitrov
Nikola Nikolov		Referee:
United Kingdom Dean Smith
Linesmen:
Denmark Jacques Riisom-Birker
Estonia Toivo Tilku
J. Pérez (Tommasi) – 11:201–0
1–120:14 – Iskrenov (Boyadjiev, Stefanov)
Tommasi (Ortega) (SH) – 30:272–1
2–234:04 – Semkov (SH)
J. Pérez (Gómez) – 39:263–2
Gómez – 39:504–2
Gómez (González, Chabat) (PP) – 46:025–2
Gómez (Arroyo, Chabat) (PP) – 51:386–2
J. Pérez (González) – 54:487–2
Díaz – 59:458–2
22 minPenalties8 min
37Shots23
5 November 2015
19:00		Israel 1–19
(0–6, 0–5, 1–8)		 EstoniaTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 850
Game reference
Alexander Loginov
Maxim Gokhberg		GoaliesRoman ŠumihhinReferee:
Finland Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
Slovenia Anže Bergant
Iceland Óli Þór Gunnarsson
0–101:52 – Kuznetsov (Lahesalu, Rooba)
0–204:06 – Gornostajev (Titarenko)
0–311:48 – Fedoruk (Võrang, Lahesalu)
0–413:35 – Lahesalu (Titarenko, Rooba) (PP)
0–516:55 – Võrang (Sorokin, Sildre)
0–617:52 – Rooba (Gornostajev, Titarenko)
0–728:29 – Rooba (Kozõrev)
0–829:04 – Lahesalu (Rooba, Gornostajev)
0–930:42 – Russ
0–1034:51 – Lukats (Russ, Lahesalu)
0–1138:13 – Rooba (Titarenko, Lahesalu) (PP)
0–1241:25 – Fedoruk (Võrang, Kuznetsov)
0–1342:28 – Sorokin (Minin, Russ)
Revniaga (Natalchenko) – 43:051–13
1–1445:10 – Lukats (Sorokin, Sildre) (PP)
1–1545:26 – Sorokin (Russ, Lukats)
1–1651:15 – Kuznetsov (Rooba)
1–1754:52 – Gornostajev (Titarenko, Sildre)
1–1856:19 – Lukats (Russ, Rõbuškin) (SH)
1–1957:37 – Gornostajev (Rooba, Kerna)
10 minPenalties8 min
9Shots87
6 November 2015
15:00		Mexico 5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 IsraelTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 237
Game reference
Alfonso de AlbaGoaliesMaxim GokhbergReferee:
Norway Stian Halm
Linesmen:
Slovenia Anže Bergant
Estonia Toivo Tilku
Chabat (González, Arroyo) (PP) – 08:431–0
Chabat (Arroyo, Ugarte) (PP) – 16:582–0
Smithers (Gómez) – 24:363–0
Chabat (Gómez, Arroyo) (PP) – 50:254–0
Ugarte – 56:255–0
12 minPenalties16 min
53Shots31
6 November 2015
19:00		Estonia 26–0
(10–0, 8–0, 8–0)		 BulgariaTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 647
Game reference
Villem-Henrik KoitmaaGoaliesDimitar Dimitrov
Nikola Nikolov		Referee:
United Kingdom Dean Smith
Linesmen:
Latvia Māris Locāns
Denmark Jacques Riisom-Birker
Kuznetsov (Fedoruk, Võrang) – 01:161–0
Rooba – 03:142–0
Titarenko (Rooba, Gornostajev) – 06:153–0
Sinikas (Titarenko, Rooba) – 06:394–0
Arrak (Kerna) – 08:575–0
Auksi (Võrang, Kuznetsov) – 10:436–0
Rooba (Titarenko, Gornostajev) – 13:197–0
Arrak (Kozõrev) – 16:118–0
Titarenko (Sildre, Rooba) – 17:009–0
Arrak (Teppan) – 19:1810–0
Kozõrev (Rõbuškin, Lahesalu) – 24:0711–0
Rooba (Gornostajev) – 24:5112–0
Arrak (Teppan) – 27:2213–0
Titarenko (Rooba, Sinikas) – 27:3514–0
Gornostajev (Kerna, Minin) – 31:5115–0
Rooba (Rõbuškin, Titarenko) – 34:3316–0
Teppan (Kerna, Kozõrev) (PP) – 36:5417–0
Sorokin (Minin, Kerna) – 37:0418–0
Rooba (Titarenko) – 40:4019–0
Titarenko (Gornostajev, Rooba) – 43:3820–0
Titarenko (Rooba, Minin) – 47:1421–0
Võrang (Kuznetsov) (PP) – 53:1322–0
Russ (Kerna, Sorokin) – 53:4823–0
Russ (Sorokin, Sinikas) – 54:0924–0
Arrak (Kozõrev, Lahesalu) – 54:4325–0
Kuznetsov (Fedoruk, Võrang) – 59:4326–0
2 minPenalties6 min
102Shots9
8 November 2015
13:00		Bulgaria 2–5
(1–0, 0–1, 1–4)		 IsraelTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 205
Game reference
Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesMaxim GokhbergReferee:
Norway Stian Halm
Linesmen:
Latvia Māris Locāns
Estonia Toivo Tilku
Boyadjiev (SH) – 17:421–0
1–124:47 – Spektor
Hristov – 45:092–1
2–250:24 – Spektor (Kafri, Revniaga)
2–355:07 – Aharonovich (Raiter) (SH)
2–458:43 – Spektor (Aharonovich) (ENG)
2–559:10 – Kafri (Sherf)
30 minPenalties20 min
30Shots24
8 November 2015
17:00		Estonia 13–3
(3–1, 3–2, 7–0)		 MexicoTallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,150
Game reference
Roman ŠumihhinGoaliesAlfonso de AlbaReferee:
Finland Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
Slovenia Anže Bergant
Iceland Óli Þór Gunnarsson
0–110:29 – Martínez (Gómez) (SH)
Fedoruk (Kuznetsov, Minin) – 12:221–1
Lukats (Lahesalu) – 13:052–1
Võrang (Kuznetsov, Lahesalu) – 14:573–1
Rooba (Lahesalu) (PP) – 22:244–1
Rooba (Gornostajev) – 28:095–1
5–230:39 – Arroyo (Gómez, Martínez)
Rooba (Gornostajev, Titarenko) – 32:046–2
6–339:45 – Chabat (Ugarte, González)
Sorokin (Minin, Lukats) (EA) – 43:097–3
Arrak (Kozorev, Robushkin) – 48:158–3
Gornostajev (Rooba, Sildre) – 48:319–3
Minin (Titarenko, Gornostajev) – 49:2310–3
Sorokin (Lukats) (EA) – 51:0811–3
Teppan (Kozorev, Minin) – 51:3512–3
Minin (Rooba) – 56:0413–3
8 minPenalties8 min
58Shots10

Group L

Games were played in Valdemoro, Spain.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 3 2 1 0 0 15 8 +7 8 Pre-qualification
2  Spain (H) 3 2 0 0 1 18 9 +9 6
3  Iceland 3 1 0 1 1 18 13 +5 4
4  China 3 0 0 0 3 5 26 −21 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

6 November 2015
16:00		Iceland 4–5 GWS
(2–2, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 SerbiaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 125
Game reference
Snorri SigurbergssonGoaliesArsenije RankovićReferee:
France Damien Bliek
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Tomáš Brejcha
France Gwilherm Margry
0–101:30 – Milovanović (Janković, Glavonjić)
Bjarnason (PP) – 07:371–1
1–216:01 – Vučurević (Glavonjić)
Andrésson (Leifsson, B. Árnason) – 16:182–2
2–337:25 – Filipović (Vučurević)
Leifsson (PS) – 46:213–3
3–447:24 – Milovanović (Brkušanin, Filipović) (PP)
Björnsson (Alengaard) (SH) – 50:374–4
Sigurðarson MISS
Alengaard MISS
Leifsson MISS		ShootoutGOAL Janković
MISS Popravka
MISS Vučurević
14 minPenalties12 min
52Shots30
6 November 2015
19:30		Spain 10–1
(2–0, 6–1, 2–0)		 ChinaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 750
Game reference
Ander AlcaineGoaliesLiu ZhiweiReferee:
Slovenia Luka Kamšek
Linesmen:
Germany Andreas Kowert
Austria Martin Smeibidlo
Solózano (Carbonell, P. González) – 05:271–0
Ubieto (A. García, Carbonell) – 06:262–0
Anglés (A. Betran, García-Arias) – 22:593–0
Puyuelo (G. Betran) – 23:314–0
Carbonell (Fuentes, G. González)(PP) – 28:075–0
5–129:01 – Xia (Qu)
P. Muñoz(PP) – 31:336–1
A. Vea (García-Arias) – 35:577–1
Solórzano (P. González) – 36:508–1
J. Muñoz (Palacin, Pedraz)(PP) – 47:139–1
Fuentes (Palacin, G. González)(PP) – 55:0310–1
8 minPenalties18 min
56Shots11
7 November 2015
16:00		Serbia 5–1
(4–0, 1–1, 0–0)		 ChinaFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 120
Game reference
Arsenije Ranković
Petar Stepanović		GoaliesLiu ZhiweiReferee:
Slovenia Luka Kamšek
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Tomáš Brejcha
Austria Martin Smeibidlo
Milovanović (Janković) – 04:211–0
Luković (Glavonjić, Janković) – 11:252–0
Popravka (Filipović, Vučurević) – 13:583–0
Raković (P. Novaković, Ristić) – 19:574–0
4–124:06 – Yang (Liu Q.)
Popravka (Filipović, Vučurević) – 24:185–1
0 minPenalties16 min
48Shots18
7 November 2015
19:30		Spain 5–3
(2–1, 2–1, 1–1)		 IcelandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 850
Game reference
Ander AlcaineGoaliesSnorri SigurbergssonReferee:
Italy Andrea Moschen
Linesmen:
Germany Andreas Kowert
Italy Federico Stefenelli
0–103:34 – Mikaelsson (Bergmann, B. Árnason)
P. Muñoz (G. González, Fuentes) – 10:271–1
A. García (Pedraz) – 14:352–1
2–221:47 – Guðnason (Pálsson)
Pedraz (A. García, Fuentes) – 24:413–2
P. González (Solózano, Fuentes) – 36:094–2
4–348:02 – Leifsson (I. Árnason, Ingason)
G. González (Solórzano) (PP) – 54:155–3
10 minPenalties6 min
39Shots29
8 November 2015
16:00		China 3–11
(0–7, 1–2, 2–2)		 IcelandFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Liu Zhiwei
Xia Shengrong		GoaliesOmar SkulasonReferee:
Italy Andrea Moschen
Linesmen:
France Gwilherm Margry
Italy Federico Stefenelli
0–101:44 – Hedström (Leifsson, Bjarnason)
0–207:40 – I. Árnason (Mikaelsson)
0–308:48 – Pálsson (I. Árnason, Mikaelsson)
0–413:56 – I. Árnason (Gíslason, Leifsson) (PP2)
0–514:37 – Hedström (Alengaard, Leifsson) (PP2)
0–615:32 – Pálsson (Mikaelsson, Leifsson) (PP)
0–715:54 – Helgason (þormóðsson, Andrésson)
0–833:08 – Maack (Mikaelsson)
0–934:02 – Hedström (Björnsson)
Bao (Guan, Yang) – 35:311–9
1–1042:24 – Hedström (Alengaard)
Liu L. (Hu, Xia T.) (PP) – 51:572–10
2–1152:39 – Hedström (Björnsson, I. Árnason)
Hu (Liu L.) (SH) – 59:363–11
16 minPenalties10 min
22Shots46
8 November 2015
20:00		Serbia 5–3
(0–2, 2–0, 3–1)		 SpainFrancisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 950
Game reference
Arsenije RankovićGoaliesAnder AlcaineReferee:
France Damien Bliek
Linesmen:
Germany Andreas Kowert
Austria Martin Smeibidlo
0–111:51 – G. Betran (Alcaine) (PP)
0–217:48 – Fuentes (Solózano, G. González)
Filipović (U. Novaković, Vučurević) – 27:291–2
Filipović (Vučurević, U. Novaković) – 36:312–2
Popravka (Filipović) – 44:563–2
3–350:27 – Pedraz (Ubieto, Fuentes)
Milovanović (Brkušanin) – 57:264–3
Brkušanin (SH, ENG) – 59:415–3
18 minPenalties8 min
29Shots39

Preliminary round 2

Three round robins were played from 11 to 14 February 2016. The teams seeded 18th, 19th, and 20th reserved the right to host these tournaments. The winners of each advanced to the final qualification tournaments as qualifiers four, five, and six, ranked according to their seeding.

Group G

Games were played at Cortina, Italy.[5]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 0 18 4 +14 9 Final qualification
2  Great Britain 3 2 0 0 1 14 13 +1 6
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 0 2 14 13 +1 3
4  Serbia 3 0 0 0 3 5 21 −16 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

11 February 2016
17:00		Great Britain 6–5
(2–1, 2–2, 2–2)		 NetherlandsStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 302
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Ben BownsGoaliesMartijn OosterwijkReferees:
Germany Marcus Brill
Sweden Andreas Harnebring
Linesmen:
Italy Matthias Cristeli
Switzerland Simon Wust
0–102:57 – Wurm (M. Bruijsten, Nagtzaam) (PP)
Cowley (O'Connor, D. Phillips) – 03:351–1
Phillips (O'Connor, Boxill) – 17:122–1
O'Connor – 28:233–1
3–233:06 – K. Bruijsten (Oosterveld)
3–334:01 – Brekelmans (Dalhuisen, Wurm)
Tait (Lee) – 36:014–3
4–443:22 – M. Bruijsten (Dalhuisen, Hagemeijer)
Shields (Lee, Richardson) – 49:175–4
5–551:08 – Hagemeijer (Nagtzaam)
Richardson (J. Phillips, Peacock) – 55:486–5
14 minPenalties10 min
35Shots33
11 February 2016
20:45		Italy 8–0
(3–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 SerbiaStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 814
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Andreas BernardGoaliesArsenije RankovićReferees:
Finland Petri Lindqvist
Germany Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Slovenia Grega Markizeti
Poland Wojciech Moszczyński
Marchetti (Devergilio, Gander) – 01:001–0
Plastino (Insam) – 12:462–0
Devergilio (Zanette, Larkin) – 16:403–0
Frank (Andergassen, Helfer) – 32:594–0
Gander (Marchetti, Zanette) – 35:315–0
Egger (Ant. Bernard, Ramoser) (PP) – 36:306–0
D. Kostner – 42:547–0
Plastino – 51:588–0
2 minPenalties14 min
70Shots4
13 February 2016
17:00		Great Britain 6–2
(2–1, 2–1, 2–0)		 SerbiaStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 489
Game reference
Steven LyleGoaliesArsenije RankovićReferees:
Sweden Andreas Harnebring
Germany Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Italy Matthias Cristeli
Switzerland Simon Wust
Shields (Swindlehurst) – 04:281–0
1–108:03 – Raković (Zwick)
Davies (Lachowicz) – 11:272–1
2–225:44 – Bjelogrlić (Filipović) (PP2)
Boxill (D. Phillips, Shields) – 29:503–2
Clarke (Lee, Lachowicz) (PP2) – 35:274–2
Clarke (Peacock, Shields) (PP) – 54:545–2
Lachowicz (Myers) (SH) – 59:376–2
12 minPenalties16 min
52Shots16
13 February 2016
20:45		Netherlands 2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)		 ItalyStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 862
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Martijn OosterwijkGoaliesThomas TragustReferees:
Germany Marcus Brill
Finland Petri Linqvist
Linesmen:
Slovenia Grega Markizeti
Russia Eduard Metalnikov
0–100:39 – Insam
Marx (Dalhuisen) – 02:391–1
1–209:55 – D. Kostner (S. Kostner, Helfer)
Hagemeijer (M. Bruijsten) – 20:082–2
2–333:11 – Devergilio (Helfer, Zanette)
2–451:53 – Frigo (D. Kostner)
12 minPenalties8 min
19Shots32
14 February 2016
17:00		Serbia 3–7
(0–2, 2–2, 1–3)		 NetherlandsStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 428
Game reference
Arsenije RankovićGoaliesMartijn Oosterwijk
Ruud Leeuwesteijn		Referees:
Sweden Andreas Harnebring
Finland Petri Lindqvist
Linesmen:
Italy Matthias Cristeli
Slovenia Grega Markizeti
0–100:56 – M. Bruijsten (Nagtzaam)
0–216:25 – M. Bruijsten (Collier, Nagtzaam)
Dujmić – 24:591–2
Vučurević (Popravko) – 29:592–2
2–337:58 – Nagtzaam (M. Bruijsten) (PP)
2–439:11 – Dalhuisen
Filipović (Milovanović) (SH) – 54:583–4
3–555:18 – Dalhuisen (Stempher) (PP)
3–655:51 – Staats (Wurm, Brekelmans)
3–757:19 – K. Bruijsten (Stempher, Dalhuisen)
8 minPenalties6 min
23Shots59
14 February 2016
20:45		Italy 6–2
(3–0, 1–1, 2–1)		 Great BritainStadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 781
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Andreas BernardGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
Germany Marcus Brill
Germany Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Russia Eduard Metalnikov
Poland Wojciech Moszczyński
Egger (Ramoser) (PP) – 08:151–0
Ant. Bernard (Egger, Ramoser) (PP) – 10:052–0
S. Kostner (Borgatello, Helfer) – 15:263–0
Borgatello (Insam) – 35:564–0
4–138:25 – Tait (D. Phillips, Lee) (PP)
4–245:01 – Clarke (O'Connor, Shields) (PP)
Gellert (Plastino) – 47:235–2
Ramoser (Ant. Bernard, Insam) (ENG) – 59:266–2
14 minPenalties22 min
32Shots27

Group H

Games were played at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena at Budapest, Hungary.[6]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 2 1 0 0 16 3 +13 8 Final qualification
2  Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 0 11 2 +9 7
3  Estonia 3 1 0 0 2 7 14 −7 3
4  Lithuania 3 0 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

11 February 2016
16:00		Poland 6–2
(3–0, 2–1, 1–1)		 EstoniaLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 858
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Kamil KosowskiGoaliesRoman SumikhinReferees:
Czech Republic Pavel Hodek
Switzerland Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Hungary Botond Pálkövi
Germany Nikolaj Ponomarjow
Wronka (Bepierszcz) – 01:501–0
Chmielewski (Pasiut, Łopuski) (PP) – 15:002–0
Guzik (Wajda) – 18:533–0
3–120:50 – Petrov (Makrov, Shvarogin)
Bepierszcz (Dziubiński) – 21:414–1
Kolusz (Malasiński) – 23:065–1
5–243:08 – Petrov (Rooba)
Rompkowski (Dziubiński, Chmielewski) – 45:336–2
4 minPenalties6 min
64Shots16
11 February 2016
19:30		Lithuania 0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)		 HungaryLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 7,110
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Mantas ArmalisGoaliesMiklós RajnaReferees:
United Kingdom Michael Hicks
Sweden Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
Norway Remi Aasum
Austria Michael Hofstätter
0–114:25 – Galló (Benk, K. Nagy)
0–227:43 – Hári (Bartalis)
0–342:34 – Banham (Kóger, Sarauer) (PP)
0–445:09 – Kiss (Sarauer)
8 minPenalties8 min
19Shots60
12 February 2016
14:30		Poland 9–1
(2–0, 5–0, 2–1)		 LithuaniaLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 640
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Przemysław OdrobnyGoaliesMantas Armalis
Artur Pavliukov		Referees:
Sweden Linus Öhlund
Switzerland Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Austria Michael Hofstätter
Hungary Botond Pálkövi
Chmielewski (Pasiut) – 15:011–0
Chmielewski (Łopuski) – 17:262–0
Zapala (Malasiński) – 20:353–0
Urbanowicz (Dronia) – 23:124–0
Dziubiński (Kotlorz) (PP) – 25:295–0
Malasiński – 37:296–0
Dziubinski (Pociecha, Wronka) (PP) – 39:427–0
Zapala (Rompkowski, Kolusz) – 40:338–0
Bepierszcz (Wronka, Kruczek) – 52:209–0
9–155:05 – Bogdziul
10 minPenalties10 min
56Shots39
12 February 2016
18:00		Hungary 7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)		 EstoniaLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 8,100
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Zoltán HetényiGoaliesVillem-Henrik KoitmaaReferees:
United Kingdom Michael Hicks
Czech Republic Pavel Hodek
Linesmen:
Latvia Raivis Jučers
Germany Nikolaj Ponomarjow
Sofron (Kóger, Sarauer) –01:501–0
Galló (Gõz) – 15:122–0
Sofron (Kóger, Sarauer) (PP) – 23:313–0
3–126:45 – Rooba (Makrov)
Banham (Hári) – 31:514–1
Vincze (K. Nagy) – 43:155–1
Vincze (Kóger, Sofron) (PP) – 56:276–1
Sarauer (Vincze) (PP) – 58:337–1
8 minPenalties18 min
62Shots19
14 February 2016
14:30		Estonia 4–1
(3–1, 0–0, 1–0)		 LithuaniaLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 950
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Henrik-Villem KoitmaaGoaliesMantas ArmalisReferees:
United Kingdom Michael Hicks
Czech Republic Pavel Hodek
Linesmen:
Norway Remi Aasum
Hungary Botond Pálkövi
Makrov (Petrov, Rooba) – 00:431–0
Shvarogin (Rooba) (PP) – 02:342–0
2–113:24 – Nomanovas (Katulis, Kieras) (PP)
Konyshev (Sorokin) – 15:563–1
Makrov (Petrov) (PP) – 43:594–1
16 minPenalties12 min
26Shots56
14 February 2016
18:00		Hungary 0–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 PolandLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 9,000
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Miklós RajnaGoaliesPrzemysław OdrobnyReferees:
Sweden Linus Öhlund
Switzerland Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Latvia Raivis Jučers
Germany Nikolaj Ponomarjow
Vas MISS
Sarauer MISS
Banham MISS		ShootoutGOAL Zapala
MISS Chmielewski
8 minPenalties4 min
38Shots27

Group J

Games were played in Sapporo, Japan.[7]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan (H) 3 3 0 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Final qualification
2  Ukraine 3 2 0 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3  Croatia 3 1 0 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4  Romania 3 0 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+9).

11 February 2016
14:30		Ukraine 3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 RomaniaTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,020
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Eduard ZakharchenkoGoaliesAttila AdorjánReferees:
Hungary Péter Gebei
Russia Alexey Ravodin
Linesmen:
Japan Shinobu Kawai
Finland Jani Pesonen
Luhovy (Kuzmik, Mikhnov) – 29:321–0
Mikhnov (Bondaryev) – 38:192–0
Gnidnko (Isayenko, Kicha) – 54:353–0
22 minPenalties10 min
48Shots27
11 February 2016
18:00		Croatia 0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)		 JapanTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,828
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Mate TomljenovićGoaliesYutaka FukufujiReferees:
United States Stephen Reneau
Germany Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
Switzerland Cedric Borga
United States Dana Penkivech
0–134:50 – Osawa (Hashiba) (EA)
0–255:39 – Osawa (Mitamura, Hashimoto)
0–355:39 – Tanaka (Hirano)
4 minPenalties8 min
8Shots43
13 February 2016
14:30		Ukraine 6–0
(3–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 CroatiaTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,227
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Eduard ZakharchenkoGoaliesVilim RosandićReferees:
Russia Alexey Ravodin
Germany Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
Canada Benoit Martineau
United States Dana Penkivech
Gnidenko (Kicha, Petrangovsky) – 01:001–0
Pobyedonostsev (Bondaryev) – 07:282–0
Petrangovsky (Kicha) – 15:423–0
Kicha (Petrangovsky, Gnidenko) (PP) – 24:064–0
Blagy (Mikhnov, Bondaryev) – 49:215–0
Bondaryev (Andreikiv, Blagy) – 59:556–0
6 minPenalties10 min
57Shots26
13 February 2016
18:00		Japan 7–0
(0–0, 5–0, 2–0)		 RomaniaTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 2,265
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Takuto OnodaGoaliesGellért RuczujReferees:
Hungary Peter Gebei
United States Stephen Reneau
Linesmen:
Switzerland Cedric Borga
Finland Jani Pesonen
Kuji (Obara, Takahashi) – 25:291–0
Hirano (Tanaka, Yanadori) – 33:232–0
Ueno (Haga, Taka. Yamashita) – 35:293–0
Nishiwaki (Obara, Kuji) – 36:184–0
Obara (Kuji, Takahashi) – 37:035–0
Kuji (Obara) (PP) – 52:086–0
Taku. Yamashita (Ueno, Nishiwaki) – 57:237–0
4 minPenalties8 min
39Shots14
14 February 2016
14:30		Romania 1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 CroatiaTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,003
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Attila AdorjánGoaliesMate TomljenovićReferees:
Hungary Péter Gebei
Germany Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
Japan Shinobu Kawai
United States Dana Penkivech
0–106:59 – Kanaet (Šakić, Blagus)
Molnár (Constantin) – 26:301–1
1–231:08 – Mikulić (Janković, Mirić)
1–339:09 – Novak (Puzić)
1–458:53 – Šakić (Kanaet) (ENG)
6 minPenalties4 min
25Shots41
14 February 2016
18:00		Japan 2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 UkraineTsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 2,000
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Yutaka FukufujiGoaliesEduard ZakharchenkoReferees:
Russia Alexey Ravodin
United States Stephen Reneau
Linesmen:
Canada Benoit Martineau
Finland Jani Pesonen
Takagi (Osawa, Taka. Yamashita) – 46:191–0
Obara (Ueno) (PP) – 50:322–0
2–154:36 – Petrangovsky (Gnidenko)
22 minPenalties35 min
30Shots33

Final qualification

Three round robins were played from 1 to 4 September 2016. The teams seeded 9th, 10th, and 11th reserved the right to host these tournaments. The top two seeded group winners qualified for the Olympic tournament Group C, and the third seeded group winner qualified for Group B.

Group D

Games were played in Minsk, Belarus.[8]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 3 2 1 0 0 12 3 +9 8 2018 Winter Olympics
2  Belarus (H) 3 2 0 1 0 12 8 +4 7
3  Denmark 3 1 0 0 2 7 10 −3 3
4  Poland 3 0 0 0 3 6 16 −10 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

1 September 2016
15:00		Slovenia 6–1
(2–0, 3–0, 1–1)		 PolandMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 1,800
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Gašper KrošeljGoaliesPrzemysław OdrobnyReferees:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
Slovakia Daniel Konc
Linesmen:
Belarus Dmitry Golyak
Russia Yury Ivanov
Kopitar (Urbas, Pance) (PP) – 15:501–0
Jeglič (Tičar, Verlič) – 17:382–0
Muršak (Ograjenšek, Gregorc) – 24:463–0
Kopitar (Gregorc, Sabolič) (PP) – 28:414–0
Kranjc (Muršak, Ograjenšek) – 32:485–0
Kopitar (Repe, Kovačevič) – 40:166–0
6–157:12 – Dziubinski (Dronia, Wronka)
6 minPenalties12 min
30Shots20
1 September 2016
19:00		Denmark 2–5
(1–2, 0–0, 1–3)		 BelarusMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 15,086
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Frederik AndersenGoaliesKevin LalandeReferees:
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Slovakia Martin Korba
Estonia Anton Semjonov
N. Jensen (Boedker) – 02:461–0
1–111:50 – Pavlovich (Linglet, Stas)
1–217:08 – Volkov (Lisovets) (SH)
1–343:46 – S. Kostitsyn (Graborenko) (PP)
1–453:17 – Stas (Platt)
Hansen (Ehlers, F. Nielsen) (PP2,EA) – 58:412–4
2–559:24 – S. Kostitsyn (ENG)
10 minPenalties24 min
32Shots22
2 September 2016
15:00		Slovenia 3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 DenmarkMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 2,090
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Gašper KrošeljGoaliesFrederik Andersen
Sebastian Dahm		Referees:
Slovakia Daniel Konc
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Belarus Dmitry Golyak
Germany Lukas Kohlmüller
Kovačevič – 24:181–0
Mušič (Kuralt) – 49:182–0
Urbas (Kopitar) – 57:493–0
29 minPenalties4 min
21Shots32
2 September 2016
19:00		Belarus 5–3
(4–2, 1–0, 0–1)		 PolandMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 10,820
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Kevin Lalande
Mikhail Karnaukhov		GoaliesRafał RadziszewskiReferees:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Russia Yury Ivanov
Estonia Anton Semjonov
0–105:35 – Bychawski (Wajda)
0–208:59 – Chmielewski (Łopuski, Pasiut)
Bailen (Stepanov, S. Kostitsyn) (PP) – 13:511–2
Stepanov (Bailen, A. Kostitsyn) (PP2) – 15:452–2
Graborenko (Stas, S. Kostitsyn) (PP) – 16:183–2
Stas (Linglet, Platt) – 19:324–2
A. Kostitsyn (S. Kostitsyn, Gavrus) – 38:015–2
5–359:15 – Pociecha (Bryk, Wronka) (PP)
6 minPenalties14 min
33Shots15
4 September 2016
13:00		Poland 2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)		 DenmarkMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 2,390
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Przemysław OdrobnyGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
Slovakia Daniel Konc
Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
Germany Lukas Kohlmüller
Estonia Anton Semjonov
0–103:07 – Storm (F. Nielsen, Bau)
Kalinowski (Chichy, Urbanowicz) – 13:101–1
1–225:53 – Bødker (N. Jensen, J. Jensen)
1–335:29 – Larsen (N. Jensen, F. Nielsen) (PP)
1–442:02 – Ehlers (Bjorkstrand, Larsen)
Urbanowicz (Kalinowski)2–4
2–552:24 – Madsen (N. Jensen)
4 minPenalties4 min
18Shots26
4 September 2016
17:00		Belarus 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
OT (0–0)
SO (0–1)		 SloveniaMinsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 15,086
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Mikhail KarnaukhovGoaliesGašper KrošeljReferees:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Russia Yury Ivanov
Slovakia Martin Korba
0–121:45 – Tičar (Kopitar) (PP2)
0–222:49 – Tičar (Jeglič, Robar) (PP)
Stepanov (Kovyrshin, Kulakov) – 38:081–2
Stepanov (Bailen, S. Kostitsyn) (PP) – 51:412–2
Kulakov MISS
Stepanov GOAL
A. Kostitsyn MISS		ShootoutMISS Sabolič
GOAL Kopitar
GOAL Tičar
6 minPenalties6 min
29Shots32

Group E

Games were played in Riga, Latvia.[9]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 0 14 2 +12 9 2018 Winter Olympics
2  Latvia (H) 3 2 0 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3  Austria 3 1 0 0 2 4 14 −10 3
4  Japan 3 0 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

1 September 2016
15:30		Germany 5–0
(2–0, 3–0, 0–0)		 JapanArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 979
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Philipp GrubauerGoaliesYutaka Fukufuji
Takuto Onoda		Referees:
Hungary Peter Gebei
Sweden Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Latvia Maksims Bogdanovs
United Kingdom Andrew Dalton
Macek (Draisaitl) – 03:261–0
Schütz (Hager, Rieder) (PP) – 17:222–0
Rieder (Draisaitl, Macek) – 22:073–0
Kühnackl (PP) – 24:444–0
Schütz (Hager, D. Seidenberg) (PP) – 27:565–0
6 minPenalties16 min
51Shots13
1 September 2016
19:30		Austria 1–8
(1–2, 0–3, 0–3)		 LatviaArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 4,210
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David Kickert
David Madlener		GoaliesKristers GudļevskisReferees:
Czech Republic Martin Fraňo
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Denmark Rene Jensen
Czech Republic Rudolf Tošenovjan
0–105:41 – Daugaviņš (Indrašis, K. Rēdlihs)
0–211:23 – Džeriņš (Dārziņš) (SH)
Hundertpfund (Geier, Herburger) – 16:391–2
1–325:18 – Bukarts (Meija)
1–427:36 – Daugavins (M. Rēdlihs, Darzins) (PP)
1–538:48 – Ķēniņš (Ābols, K. Rēdlihs)
1–643:57 – Indrašis (Daugaviņš, Karsums)
1–746:11 – Dzierkals (Ābols, Ķēniņš)
1–856:45 – Ābols (Ķēniņš, Bārtulis)
16 minPenalties12 min
23Shots31
2 September 2016
15:30		Germany 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 AustriaArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 1,062
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Philipp GrubauerGoaliesDavid KickertReferees:
Sweden Mikael Nord
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Latvia Maksims Bogdanovs
Czech Republic Rudolf Tošenovjan
Goc (Kink, Y. Seidenberg) – 14:221–0
Hager (Schütz, Müller) – 28:042–0
Müller (Goc) – 37:203–0
Reimer (Kahun, Akdag) – 42:164–0
Schütz (Rieder, Kahun) (PP) – 54:245–0
Draisaitl (Reimer) (PP) – 58:006–0
8 minPenalties8 min
31Shots25
2 September 2016
19:30		Latvia 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 JapanArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,851
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Elvis MerzļikinsGoaliesYutaka FukufujiReferees:
Czech Republic Martin Fraňo
Hungary Peter Gebei
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Andrew Dalton
Slovenia Gašper Zganc
Džeriņš (Sotnieks, K. Rēdlihs) – 35:541–0
Karsums (Bārtulis, Indrašis) (PP) – 46:162–0
2–157:46 – Kuji (Takahashi)
Džeriņš (Dārziņš, M. Rēdlihs) (ENG) – 59:523–1
8 minPenalties4 min
41Shots18
4 September 2016
14:00		Japan 0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)		 AustriaArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 727
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Yutaka FukufujiGoaliesDavid KickertReferees:
Hungary Peter Gebei
Sweden Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Latvia Maksims Bogdanovs
Slovenia Gašper Zganc
0–118:23 – Grabner (Herburger, M. Raffl) (PP)
0–247:27 – Kristler (Schumnig) (PP)
0–358:33 – T. Raffl (Fischer)
4 minPenalties8 min
24Shots40
4 September 2016
18:00		Latvia 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)		 GermanyArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 10,035
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Kristers Gudļevskis
Elvis Merzļikins		GoaliesPhilipp GrubauerReferees:
Czech Republic Martin Fraňo
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Denmark Rene Jensen
Czech Republic Rudolf Tošenovjan
0–116:18 – Draisaitl (Kühnhackl, Reimer) (PP)
0–224:51 – Schütz (Hager, Kahun)
Indrašis (Bārtulis, Daugaviņš) (PP) – 34:551–2
Karsums (Indrašis, Daugaviņš) (PP) – 46:192–2
2–354:51 – Kühnhackl (Macek, Draisaitl) (PP)
6 minPenalties10 min
28Shots27

Group F

Games were played in Oslo, Norway.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway (H) 3 2 0 1 0 9 6 +3 7 2018 Winter Olympics
2  France 3 1 1 0 1 7 4 +3 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 1 0 1 8 9 −1 5[lower-alpha 1]
4  Italy 3 0 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 France 4–1 Kazakhstan

All times are local (UTC+2).

1 September 2016
16:00		France 2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT 1–0)		 ItalyJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 643
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Cristobal HuetGoaliesAndreas BernardReferees:
United States Stephen Reneau
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Netherlands Joep Leermakers
United Kingdom Alexander Waldejer
0–123:20 – D. Kostner (S. Kostner) (PP)
Chakiachvili (Hecquefeuille) – 25:401–1
S. Da Costa (Bellemare, Chakiachvili) – 60:272–1
16 minPenalties4 min
31Shots24
1 September 2016
20:00		Kazakhstan 4–3 OT
(0–0, 3–1, 0–2)
(OT 1–0)		 NorwayJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 2,714
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Vitali Kolesnik
Dmitri Malgin		GoaliesLars HaugenReferees:
Slovakia Jozef Kubuš
Germany Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
Finland Masi Puolakka
Russia Stanislav Raming
Starchenko (Rymarev) (PP) – 21:231–0
1–123:48 – Zuccarello (Bastiansen)
Dallman (Ivanov) – 31:272–1
Starchenko – 34:263–1
3–258:43 – Holøs (Zuccarello, Thoresen) (EA)
3–359:46 – Bastiansen (EA)
Bochenski (Dawes, Dallman) – 60:314–3
10 minPenalties6 min
21Shots41
2 September 2016
16:00		France 4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)		 KazakhstanJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 378
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Cristobal HuetGoaliesVitali KolesnikReferees:
Germany Gordon Schukies
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Finland Masi Puolakka
United Kingdom Alexander Waldejer
0–100:20 – Dawes
S. Treille (Chakiachvili) – 07:101–1
Fleury (S. Da Costa) – 15:322–1
Fleury (Janil) – 55:313–1
Douay (Y. Treille) – 57:404–1
6 minPenalties6 min
29Shots25
2 September 2016
20:00		Norway 4–1
(2–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 ItalyJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 3,751
Game reference
Lars HaugenGoaliesFrederic CloutierReferees:
Slovakia Jozef Kubuš
United States Stephen Reneau
Linesmen:
Hungary Balázs Kovács
Netherlands Joep Leermakers
M. Olimb (Thoresen) – 08:351–0
Kristiansen (Thoresen, Zuccarello) (PP) – 18:392–0
2–134:51 – Traversa (Spinell)
Holøs (M. Olimb, K. Olimb) (PP) – 51:263–1
Martinsen (K. Olimb) (PP) – 57:514–1
14 minPenalties31 min
34Shots13
4 September 2016
11:30		Italy 2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 KazakhstanJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 386
Game reference
Frédéric Cloutier
Andreas Bernard		GoaliesVitali KolesnikReferees:
Slovakia Jozef Kubuš
Germany Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
Hungary Balázs Kovács
United Kingdom Alexander Waldejer
Scandella (Ant. Bernard, Insam) – 06:471–0
1–108:51 – Khudyakov (Rymarev, Shin) (PP)
1–228:42 – Bochenski (Shin)
Traversa (S. Marchetti, Zanatta) (PP) – 38:542–2
2–356:12 – Starchenko (Tryasunov, Savchenko)
2 minPenalties4 min
15Shots21
4 September 2016
15:00		Norway 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 FranceJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 4,277
Game reference
Lars HaugenGoaliesCristobal HuetReferees:
United States Stephen Reneau
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Finland Masi Puolakka
Russia Stanislav Raming
0–121:49 – Y. Treille (Meunier)
Zuccarello (Thoresen) – 26:591–1
Nørstebø (Martinsen) (PP) – 57:312–1
10 minPenalties24 min
22Shots22

References

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  2. ↑ Steiss, Adam (19 September 2014). "Korea headed to the Olympics". IIHF. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "IOC suspends Russian NOC and creates a path for clean individual athletes to compete in Pyeongchang 2018 under the Olympic Flag" (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Qualification set". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Katowice confirmed as host". IIHF. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Budapest hosts in February". IIHF. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sapporo selected". IIHF. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Minsk preparing for OQ". IIHF. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gegner am Weg zu Olympia 2018". eishockey.at. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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