Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

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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 have 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
Host	19 September 2014^[2]	Tenerife	1	South Korea
2015 IIHF World Ranking^[†]	2 April 2012 – 17 May 2015	Prague and Ostrava^[‡]	8^[1]	Sweden Finland Canada Russia United States Czech Republic Switzerland Slovakia
Final qualification tournament	1–4 September 2016	Minsk	1
Final qualification tournament	1–4 September 2016	Riga	1
Final qualification tournament	1–4 September 2016	Norway	1
TOTAL			12

Notes

^† 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
^‡ 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.

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:

Place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	...
Points	1200	1160	1120	1100	1060	1040	1020	1000	960	940	920	900	880	860	840	820	800	780	760	740	...

	Qualified directly to Olympic Tournament
	Entered qualifying in the final round
	Entered qualifying in the pre-qualification round
	Entered qualifying in the preliminary round

Qualifying seed	Team	WC 2015	WC 2014	OLY 2014	WC 2013	WC 2012	Total
1	Canada	1200	795	900	530	265	3690
2	Russia	1160	900	795	520	300	3675
3	Sweden	1060	840	870	600	260	3630
4	Finland	1040	870	840	550	275	3575
5	United States	1120	780	825	560	255	3540
6	Czech Republic	1100	825	780	510	280	3495
7	Switzerland	1000	705	720	580	230	3235
8	Slovakia	960	720	690	500	290	3160
9	Belarus	1020	765	645	430	215	3075
10	Latvia	880	690	750	460	235	3015
11	Norway	920	675	675	470	250	2990
12	France	900	750	600	440	240	2930
13	Germany	940	645	630	480	225	2920
14	Slovenia	820	600	765	410	200	2795
15	Denmark	860	660	585	450	220	2775
16	Austria	840	585	705	420	195	2745
17	Kazakhstan	800	615	660	400	205	2680
18	Italy	720	630	615	390	210	2565
19	Hungary	780	540	525	380	190	2415
20	Japan	740	570	480	370	185	2345
21	Ukraine	700	555	540	340	175	2310
22	Poland	760	510	510	330	165	2275
Host	South Korea	680	525	495	360	170	2230
23	Great Britain	660	465	570	350	180	2225
24	Netherlands	580	450	555	320	160	2065
25	Lithuania	640	480	465	300	150	2035
26	Croatia	620	495	405	280	130	1930
27	Romania	560	435	435	310	155	1895
28	Estonia	600	420	420	290	140	1870
29	Serbia	520	390	375	240	120	1645
30	Spain	500	330	450	230	135	1645
31	Mexico	400	315	390	200	95	1400
32	Israel	360	345	360	220	90	1375
	Belgium	540	360	0	270	110	1280
33	Iceland	480	405	0	260	125	1270
	Australia	460	375	0	250	145	1230
	New Zealand	420	300	0	210	115	1045
34	China	440	285	0	190	105	1020
35	Bulgaria	380	240	0	170	100	890
	South Africa	340	270	0	160	85	855
	Turkey	300	255	0	180	80	815
	North Korea	320	225	0	150	75	770
	Luxembourg	280	210	0	140	70	700
	United Arab Emirates	220	180	0	110	0	510
36	Georgia	240	165	0	90	0	495
	Hong Kong	260	195	0	0	0	455
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	200	0	0	0	0	200

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 qualification

The two lowest ranked participants will playoff for the right to compete in this round on 10 October 2015, in Sofia, Bulgaria. The round itself will be played on 5–8 November 2015. The winner of each group advances to the pre-qualification tournaments as qualifiers seven and eight ranked according their seeding.^[3]

Playoff game

10 October 2015
19:30

Bulgaria

9–1
(2–1, 3–0, 4–0)

Georgia

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 581


Dimitar Dimitrov Konstantin Mihaylov	Goalies	Andrei Ilienko	Referee: Tomáš Orolin Linesmen: Kiril Peychinov Matúš Stanzel
Boyadjiev (Bozhanov) (SH) – 03:37 Boyadjiev (Gatchev, Bozhanov) – 12:24 Gatchev (Boyadjiev, Mihov) – 20:55 Semkov (Tchaliov, Mihov) – 21:28 Mihov (Boyadjiev) – 33:08 Mihov (Boyadjiev, Gatchev) – 40:36 Stefanov (Boyadjiev, Gatchev) (SH) – 45:58 Gatchev (Boyadjiev, Mihov) – 49:05 Gatchev (Blagoev, Boyadjiev) (PP) – 55:56	1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1 9–1	07:19 – Dumbadze (Oganeziani)
14 min	Penalties	12 min
51	Shots	11

Group K

Games were played at Tallinn, Estonia.^[4]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Estonia (H)	3	3	0	58	4	+54	9	Advanced to Pre-qualification
2	Mexico	3	2	1	16	15	+1	6
3	Israel	3	1	2	6	26	−20	3
4	Bulgaria	3	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)

Bulgaria

Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 238


Alfonso de Alba	Goalies	Dimitar Dimitrov Nikola Nikolov	Referee: Dean Smith Linesmen: Jacques Riisom-Birker Toivo Tilku
J. Pérez (Tommasi) – 11:20 Tommasi (Ortega) (SH) – 30:27 J. Pérez (Gómez) – 39:26 Gómez – 39:50 Gómez (González, Chabat) (PP) – 46:02 Gómez (Arroyo, Chabat) (PP) – 51:38 J. Pérez (González) – 54:48 Díaz – 59:45	1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 5–2 6–2 7–2 8–2	20:14 – Iskrenov (Boyadjiev, Stefanov) 34:04 – Semkov (SH)
22 min	Penalties	8 min
37	Shots	23

5 November 2015
19:00

Israel

1–19
(0–6, 0–5, 1–8)

Estonia

Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 850


Alexander Loginov Maxim Gokhberg	Goalies	Roman Šumihhin	Referee: Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Anže Bergant Óli Þór Gunnarsson
Revniaga (Natalchenko) – 43:05	0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 0–7 0–8 0–9 0–10 0–11 0–12 0–13 1–13 1–14 1–15 1–16 1–17 1–18 1–19	01:52 – Kuznetsov (Lahesalu, Rooba) 04:06 – Gornostajev (Titarenko) 11:48 – Fedoruk (Võrang, Lahesalu) 13:35 – Lahesalu (Titarenko, Rooba) (PP) 16:55 – Võrang (Sorokin, Sildre) 17:52 – Rooba (Gornostajev, Titarenko) 28:29 – Rooba (Kozõrev) 29:04 – Lahesalu (Rooba, Gornostajev) 30:42 – Russ 34:51 – Lukats (Russ, Lahesalu) 38:13 – Rooba (Titarenko, Lahesalu) (PP) 41:25 – Fedoruk (Võrang, Kuznetsov) 42:28 – Sorokin (Minin, Russ) 45:10 – Lukats (Sorokin, Sildre) (PP) 45:26 – Sorokin (Russ, Lukats) 51:15 – Kuznetsov (Rooba) 54:52 – Gornostajev (Titarenko, Sildre) 56:19 – Lukats (Russ, Rõbuškin) (SH) 57:37 – Gornostajev (Rooba, Kerna)
10 min	Penalties	8 min
9	Shots	87

6 November 2015
15:00

Mexico

5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Israel

Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 237


Alfonso de Alba	Goalies	Maxim Gokhberg	Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen: Anže Bergant Toivo Tilku
Chabat (González, Arroyo) (PP) – 08:43 Chabat (Arroyo, Ugarte) (PP) – 16:58 Smithers (Gómez) – 24:36 Chabat (Gómez, Arroyo) (PP) – 50:25 Ugarte – 56:25	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0
12 min	Penalties	16 min
53	Shots	31

6 November 2015
19:00

Estonia

26–0
(10–0, 8–0, 8–0)

Bulgaria

Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 647


Villem-Henrik Koitmaa	Goalies	Dimitar Dimitrov Nikola Nikolov	Referee: Dean Smith Linesmen: Māris Locans Jacques Riisom-Birker
Kuznetsov (Fedoruk, Võrang) – 01:16 Rooba – 03:14 Titarenko (Rooba, Gornostajev) – 06:15 Sinikas (Titarenko, Rooba) – 06:39 Arrak (Kerna) – 08:57 Auksi (Võrang, Kuznetsov) – 10:43 Rooba (Titarenko, Gornostajev) – 13:19 Arrak (Kozõrev) – 16:11 Titarenko (Sildre, Rooba) – 17:00 Arrak (Teppan) – 19:18 Kozõrev (Rõbuškin, Lahesalu) – 24:07 Rooba (Gornostajev) – 24:51 Arrak (Teppan) – 27:22 Titarenko (Rooba, Sinikas) – 27:35 Gornostajev (Kerna, Minin) – 31:51 Rooba (Rõbuškin, Titarenko) – 34:33 Teppan (Kerna, Kozõrev) (PP) – 36:54 Sorokin (Minin, Kerna) – 37:04 Rooba (Titarenko) – 40:40 Titarenko (Gornostajev, Rooba) – 43:38 Titarenko (Rooba, Minin) – 47:14 Võrang (Kuznetsov) (PP) – 53:13 Russ (Kerna, Sorokin) – 53:48 Russ (Sorokin, Sinikas) – 54:09 Arrak (Kozõrev, Lahesalu) – 54:43 Kuznetsov (Fedoruk, Võrang) – 59:43	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0 9–0 10–0 11–0 12–0 13–0 14–0 15–0 16–0 17–0 18–0 19–0 20–0 21–0 22–0 23–0 24–0 25–0 26–0
2 min	Penalties	6 min
102	Shots	9

8 November 2015
13:00

Bulgaria

2–5
(1–0, 0–1, 1–4)

Israel

Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 205


Dimitar Dimitrov	Goalies	Maxim Gokhberg	Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen: Māris Locans Toivo Tilku
Boyadjiev (SH) – 17:42 Hristov – 45:09	1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 2–4 2–5	24:47 – Spektor 50:24 – Spektor (Kafri, Revniaga) 55:07 – Aharonovich (Raiter) (SH) 58:43 – Spektor (Aharonovich) (ENG) 59:10 – Kafri (Sherf)
30 min	Penalties	20 min
30	Shots	24

8 November 2015
17:00

Estonia

13–3
(3–1, 3–2, 7–0)

Mexico

Tallinn Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,150


Roman Šumihhin	Goalies	Alfonso de Alba	Referee: Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Anže Bergant Óli Þór Gunnarsson
Fedoruk (Kuznetsov, Minin) – 12:22 Lukats (Lahesalu) – 13:05 Võrang (Kuznetsov, Lahesalu) – 14:57 Rooba (Lahesalu) (PP) – 22:24 Rooba (Gornostajev) – 28:09 Rooba (Gornostajev, Titarenko) – 32:04 Sorokin (Minin, Lukats) (EA) – 43:09 Arrak (Kozorev, Robushkin) – 48:15 Gornostajev (Rooba, Sildre) – 48:31 Minin (Titarenko, Gornostajev) – 49:23 Sorokin (Lukats) (EA) – 51:08 Teppan (Kozorev, Minin) – 51:35 Minin (Rooba) – 56:04	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 5–2 6–2 6–3 7–3 8–3 9–3 10–3 11–3 12–3 13–3	10:29 – Martínez (Gómez) (SH) 30:39 – Arroyo (Gómez, Martínez) 39:45 – Chabat (Ugarte, González)
8 min	Penalties	8 min
58	Shots	10

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	Advanced to 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

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)

Serbia

Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 125


Snorri Sigurbergsson	Goalies	Arsenije Ranković	Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Tomáš Brejcha Gwilherm Margry
Bjarnason (PP) – 07:37 Andrésson (Leifsson, B. Árnason) – 16:18 Leifsson (PS) – 46:21 Björnsson (Alengaard) (SH) – 50:37 Sigurðarson Alengaard Leifsson	0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 3–4 4–4 Shootout:	01:30 – Milovanović (Janković, Glavonjić) 16:01 – Vučurević (Glavonjić) 37:25 – Filipović (Vučurević) 47:24 – Milovanović (Brkušanin, Filipović) (PP) Janković Popravka Vučurević
14 min	Penalties	12 min
52	Shots	30

6 November 2015
19:30

Spain

10–1
(2–0, 6–1, 2–0)

China

Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 750


Ander Alcaine	Goalies	Liu Zhiwei	Referee: Luka Kamšek Linesmen: Andreas Kowert Martin Smeibidlo
Solózano (Carbonell, P. González) – 05:27 Ubieto (A. García, Carbonell) – 06:26 Anglés (A. Betran, García-Arias) – 22:59 Puyuelo (G. Betran) – 23:31 Carbonell (Fuentes, G. González)(PP) – 28:07 P. Muñoz(PP) – 31:33 A. Vea (García-Arias) – 35:57 Solórzano (P. González) – 36:50 J. Muñoz (Palacin, Pedraz)(PP) – 47:13 Fuentes (Palacin, G. González)(PP) – 55:03	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1 9–1 10–1	29:01 – Xia (Qu)
8 min	Penalties	18 min
56	Shots	11

7 November 2015
16:00

Serbia

5–1
(4–0, 1–1, 0–0)

China

Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 120


Arsenije Ranković Petar Stepanović	Goalies	Liu Zhiwei	Referee: Luka Kamšek Linesmen: Tomáš Brejcha Martin Smeibidlo
Milovanović (Janković) – 04:21 Luković (Glavonjić, Janković) – 11:25 Popravka (Filipović, Vučurević) – 13:58 Raković (P. Novaković, Ristić) – 19:57 Popravka (Filipović, Vučurević) – 24:18	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 5–1	24:06 – Yang (Liu Q.)
0 min	Penalties	16 min
48	Shots	18

7 November 2015
19:30

Spain

5–3
(2–1, 2–1, 1–1)

Iceland

Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 850


Ander Alcaine	Goalies	Snorri Sigurbergsson	Referee: Andrea Moschen Linesmen: Andreas Kowert Federico Stefenelli
P. Muñoz (G. González, Fuentes) – 10:27 A. García (Pedraz) – 14:35 Pedraz (A. García, Fuentes) – 24:41 P. González (Solózano, Fuentes) – 36:09 G. González (Solórzano) (PP) – 54:15	0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 4–3 5–3	03:34 – Mikaelsson (Bergmann, B. Árnason) 21:47 – Guðnason (Pálsson) 48:02 – Leifsson (I. Árnason, Ingason)
10 min	Penalties	6 min
39	Shots	29

8 November 2015
16:00

China

3–11
(0–7, 1–2, 2–2)

Iceland

Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 150


Liu Zhiwei Xia Shengrong	Goalies	Omar Skulason	Referee: Andrea Moschen Linesmen: Gwilherm Margry Federico Stefenelli
Bao (Guan, Yang) – 35:31 Liu L. (Hu, Xia T.) (PP) – 51:57 Hu (Liu L.) (SH) – 59:36	0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 0–7 0–8 0–9 1–9 1–10 2–10 2–11 3–11	01:44 – Hedström (Leifsson, Bjarnason) 07:40 – I. Árnason (Mikaelsson) 08:48 – Pálsson (I. Árnason, Mikaelsson) 13:56 – I. Árnason (Gíslason, Leifsson) (PP2) 14:37 – Hedström (Alengaard, Leifsson) (PP2) 15:32 – Pálsson (Mikaelsson, Leifsson) (PP) 15:54 – Helgason (þormóðsson, Andrésson) 33:08 – Maack (Mikaelsson) 34:02 – Hedström (Björnsson) 42:24 – Hedström (Alengaard) 52:39 – Hedström (Björnsson, I. Árnason)
16 min	Penalties	10 min
22	Shots	46

8 November 2015
20:00

Serbia

5–3
(0–2, 2–0, 3–1)

Spain

Francisco Fernández Ochoa Arena, Valdemoro
Attendance: 950


Arsenije Ranković	Goalies	Ander Alcaine	Referee: Damien Bliek Linesmen: Andreas Kowert Martin Smeibidlo
Filipović (U. Novaković, Vučurević) – 27:29 Filipović (Vučurević, U. Novaković) – 36:31 Popravka (Filipović) – 44:56 Milovanović (Brkušanin) – 57:26 Brkušanin (SH, ENG) – 59:41	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 3–3 4–3 5–3	11:51 – G. Betran (Alcaine) (PP) 17:48 – Fuentes (Solózano, G. González) 50:27 – Pedraz (Ubieto, Fuentes)
18 min	Penalties	8 min
29	Shots	39

Pre-qualification

Three round robins were played 11–14 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.^[4]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy (H)	3	3	0	18	4	+14	9	Advanced to Final qualification
2	Great Britain	3	2	1	14	13	+1	6
3	Netherlands	3	1	2	14	13	+1	3
4	Serbia	3	0	3	5	21	−16	0

All times are local (UTC+1).

11 February 2016
17:00

Great Britain

6–5
(2–1, 2–2, 2–2)

Netherlands

Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 302


Ben Bowns	Goalies	Martijn Oosterwijk	Referees: Marcus Brill Andreas Harnebring Linesmen: Matthias Cristeli Simon Wust
Cowley (O'Connor, D. Phillips) – 03:35 Phillips (O'Connor, Boxill) – 17:12 O'Connor – 28:23 Tait (Lee) – 36:01 Shields (Lee, Richardson) – 49:17 Richardson (J. Phillips, Peacock) – 55:48	0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–3 4–3 4–4 5–4 5–5 6–5	02:57 – Wurm (M. Bruijsten, Nagtzaam) (PP) 33:06 – K. Bruijsten (Oosterveld) 34:01 – Brekelmans (Dalhuisen, Wurm) 43:22 – M. Bruijsten (Dalhuisen, Hagemeijer) 51:08 – Hagemeijer (Nagtzaam)
14 min	Penalties	10 min
35	Shots	33

11 February 2016
20:45

Italy

8–0
(3–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Serbia

Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 814


Andreas Bernard	Goalies	Arsenije Ranković	Referees: Petri Lindqvist Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Grega Markizeti Wojciech Moszczyński
Marchetti (Devergilio, Gander) – 01:00 Plastino (Insam) – 12:46 Devergilio (Zanette, Larkin) – 16:40 Frank (Andergassen, Helfer) – 32:59 Gander (Marchetti, Zanette) – 35:31 Egger (Ant. Bernard, Ramoser) (PP) – 36:30 D. Kostner – 42:54 Plastino – 51:58	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0
2 min	Penalties	14 min
70	Shots	4

13 February 2016
17:00

Great Britain

6–2
(2–1, 2–1, 2–0)

Serbia

Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 489


Steven Lyle	Goalies	Arsenije Ranković	Referees: Andreas Harnebring Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Matthias Cristeli Simon Wust
Shields (Swindlehurst) – 04:28 Davies (Lachowicz) – 11:27 Boxill (D. Phillips, Shields) – 29:50 Clarke (Lee, Lachowicz) (PP2) – 35:27 Clarke (Peacock, Shields) (PP) – 54:54 Lachowicz (Myers) (SH) – 59:37	1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 5–2 6–2	08:03 – Raković (Zwick) 25:44 – Bjelogrlić (Filipović) (PP2)
12 min	Penalties	16 min
52	Shots	16

13 February 2016
20:45

Netherlands

2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Italy

Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 862


Martijn Oosterwijk	Goalies	Thomas Tragust	Referees: Marcus Brill Petri Linqvist Linesmen: Grega Markizeti Eduard Metalnikov
Marx (Dalhuisen) – 02:39 Hagemeijer (M. Bruijsten) – 20:08	0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4	00:39 – Insam 09:55 – D. Kostner (S. Kostner, Helfer) 33:11 – Devergilio (Helfer, Zanette) 51:53 – Frigo (D. Kostner)
12 min	Penalties	8 min
19	Shots	32

14 February 2016
17:00

Serbia

3–7
(0–2, 2–2, 1–3)

Netherlands

Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 428


Arsenije Ranković	Goalies	Martijn Oosterwijk Ruud Leeuwesteijn	Referees: Andreas Harnebring Petri Lindqvist Linesmen: Matthias Cristeli Grega Markizeti
Dujmić – 24:59 Vučurević (Popravko) – 29:59 Filipović (Milovanović) (SH) – 54:58	0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4 3–4 3–5 3–6 3–7	00:56 – M. Bruijsten (Nagtzaam) 16:25 – M. Bruijsten (Collier, Nagtzaam) 37:58 – Nagtzaam (M. Bruijsten) (PP) 39:11 – Dalhuisen 55:18 – Dalhuisen (Stempher) (PP) 55:51 – Staats (Wurm, Brekelmans) 57:19 – K. Bruijsten (Stempher, Dalhuisen)
8 min	Penalties	6 min
23	Shots	59

14 February 2016
20:45

Italy

6–2
(3–0, 1–1, 2–1)

Great Britain

Stadio Olympica, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Attendance: 781


Andreas Bernard	Goalies	Ben Bowns	Referees: Marcus Brill Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Eduard Metalnikov Wojciech Moszczyński
Egger (Ramoser) (PP) – 08:15 Ant. Bernard (Egger, Ramoser) (PP) – 10:05 S. Kostner (Borgatello, Helfer) – 15:26 Borgatello (Insam) – 35:56 Gellert (Plastino) – 47:23 Ramoser (Ant. Bernard, Insam) (ENG) – 59:26	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 4–2 5–2 6–2	38:25 – Tait (D. Phillips, Lee) (PP) 45:01 – Clarke (O'Connor, Shields) (PP)
14 min	Penalties	22 min
32	Shots	27

Group H

Games were played at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena at Budapest, Hungary.^[5]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	2	1	0	0	16	3	+13	8	Advanced to 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

All times are local (UTC+1).

11 February 2016
16:00

Poland

6–2
(3–0, 2–1, 1–1)

Estonia

László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 858


Kamil Kosowski	Goalies	Roman Sumikhin	Referees: Pavel Hodek Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Botond Pálkövi Nikolaj Ponomarjow
Wronka (Bepierszcz) – 01:50 Chmielewski (Pasiut, Łopuski) (PP) – 15:00 Guzik (Wajda) – 18:53 Bepierszcz (Dziubiński) – 21:41 Kolusz (Malasiński) – 23:06 Rompkowski (Dziubiński, Chmielewski) – 45:33	1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 5–1 5–2 6–2	20:50 – Petrov (Makrov, Shvarogin) 43:08 – Petrov (Rooba)
4 min	Penalties	6 min
64	Shots	16

11 February 2016
19:30

Lithuania

0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Hungary

László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 7,110


Mantas Armalis	Goalies	Miklós Rajna	Referees: Michael Hicks Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Remi Aasum Michael Hofstätter
	0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4	14:25 – Galló (Benk, K. Nagy) 27:43 – Hári (Bartalis) 42:34 – Banham (Kóger, Sarauer) (PP) 45:09 – Kiss (Sarauer)
8 min	Penalties	8 min
19	Shots	60

12 February 2016
14:30

Poland

9–1
(2–0, 5–0, 2–1)

Lithuania

László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 640


Przemysław Odrobny	Goalies	Mantas Armalis Artur Pavliukov	Referees: Linus Öhlund Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Michael Hofstätter Botond Pálkövi
Chmielewski (Pasiut) – 15:01 Chmielewski (Łopuski) – 17:26 Zapala (Malasiński) – 20:35 Urbanowicz (Dronia) – 23:12 Dziubiński (Kotlorz) (PP) – 25:29 Malasiński – 37:29 Dziubinski (Pociecha, Wronka) (PP) – 39:42 Zapala (Rompkowski, Kolusz) – 40:33 Bepierszcz (Wronka, Kruczek) – 52:20	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0 9–0 9–1	55:05 – Bogdziul
10 min	Penalties	10 min
56	Shots	39

12 February 2016
18:00

Hungary

7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)

Estonia

László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 8,100


Zoltán Hetényi	Goalies	Villem-Henrik Koitmaa	Referees: Michael Hicks Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Raivis Jučers Nikolaj Ponomarjow
Sofron (Kóger, Sarauer) –01:50 Galló (Gõz) – 15:12 Sofron (Kóger, Sarauer) (PP) – 23:31 Banham (Hári) – 31:51 Vincze (K. Nagy) – 43:15 Vincze (Kóger, Sofron) (PP) – 56:27 Sarauer (Vincze) (PP) – 58:33	1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1	26:45 – Rooba (Makrov)
8 min	Penalties	18 min
62	Shots	19

14 February 2016
14:30

Estonia

4–1
(3–1, 0–0, 1–0)

Lithuania

László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 950


Henrik-Villem Koitmaa	Goalies	Mantas Armalis	Referees: Michael Hicks Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Remi Aasum Botond Pálkövi
Makrov (Petrov, Rooba) – 00:43 Shvarogin (Rooba) (PP) – 02:34 Konyshev (Sorokin) – 15:56 Makrov (Petrov) (PP) – 43:59	1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1	13:24 – Nomanovas (Katulis, Kieras) (PP)
16 min	Penalties	12 min
26	Shots	56

14 February 2016
18:00

Hungary

0–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)

Poland

László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 9,000


Miklós Rajna	Goalies	Przemysław Odrobny	Referees: Linus Öhlund Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Raivis Jučers Nikolaj Ponomarjow
Vas Sarauer Banham	Shootout:	Zapala Chmielewski
8 min	Penalties	4 min
38	Shots	27

Group J

Games were played in Sapporo, Japan.^[6]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan (H)	3	3	0	12	1	+11	9	Advanced to Final qualification
2	Ukraine	3	2	1	10	2	+8	6
3	Croatia	3	1	2	4	10	−6	3
4	Romania	3	0	3	1	14	−13	0

All times are local (UTC+9).

11 February 2016
14:30

Ukraine

3–0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Romania

Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,020


Eduard Zakharchenko	Goalies	Attila Adorján	Referees: Péter Gebei Alexey Ravodin Linesmen: Shinobu Kawai Jani Pesonen
Luhovy (Kuzmik, Mikhnov) – 29:32 Mikhnov (Bondaryev) – 38:19 Gnidnko (Isayenko, Kicha) – 54:35	1–0 2–0 3–0
22 min	Penalties	10 min
48	Shots	27

11 February 2016
18:00

Croatia

0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)

Japan

Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,828


Mate Tomljenović	Goalies	Yutaka Fukufuji	Referees: Stephen Reneau Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Cedric Borga Dana Penkivech
	0–1 0–2 0–3	34:50 – Osawa (Hashiba) (EA) 55:39 – Osawa (Mitamura, Hashimoto) 55:39 – Tanaka (Hirano)
4 min	Penalties	8 min
8	Shots	43

13 February 2016
14:30

Ukraine

6–0
(3–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Croatia

Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,227


Eduard Zakharchenko	Goalies	Vilim Rosandić	Referees: Alexey Ravodin Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Benoit Martineau Dana Penkivech
Gnidenko (Kicha, Petrangovsky) – 01:00 Pobyedonostsev (Bondaryev) – 07:28 Petrangovsky (Kicha) – 15:42 Kicha (Petrangovsky, Gnidenko) (PP) – 24:06 Blagy (Mikhnov, Bondaryev) – 49:21 Bondaryev (Andreikiv, Blagy) – 59:55	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0
6 min	Penalties	10 min
57	Shots	26

13 February 2016
18:00

Japan

7–0
(0–0, 5–0, 2–0)

Romania

Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 2,265


Takuto Onoda	Goalies	Gellért Ruczuj	Referees: Peter Gebei Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Cedric Borga Jani Pesonen
Kuji (Obara, Takahashi) – 25:29 Hirano (Tanaka, Yanadori) – 33:23 Ueno (Haga, Taka. Yamashita) – 35:29 Nishiwaki (Obara, Kuji) – 36:18 Obara (Kuji, Takahashi) – 37:03 Kuji (Obara) (PP) – 52:08 Taku. Yamashita (Ueno, Nishiwaki) – 57:23	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0
4 min	Penalties	8 min
39	Shots	14

14 February 2016
14:30

Romania

1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)

Croatia

Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 1,003


Attila Adorján	Goalies	Mate Tomljenović	Referees: Péter Gebei Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Shinobu Kawai Dana Penkivech
Molnár (Constantin) – 26:30	0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4	06:59 – Kanaet (Šakić, Blagus) 31:08 – Mikulić (Janković, Mirić) 39:09 – Novak (Puzić) 58:53 – Šakić (Kanaet) (ENG)
6 min	Penalties	4 min
25	Shots	41

14 February 2016
18:00

Japan

2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)

Ukraine

Tsukisamu Gymnasium, Sapporo
Attendance: 2,000


Yutaka Fukufuji	Goalies	Eduard Zakharchenko	Referees: Alexey Ravodin Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Benoit Martineau Jani Pesonen
Takagi (Osawa, Taka. Yamashita) – 46:19 Obara (Ueno) (PP) – 50:32	1–0 2–0 2–1	54:36 – Petrangovsky (Gnidenko)
22 min	Penalties	35 min
30	Shots	33

Final qualification

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

Group D

Games will be played in Minsk, Belarus.^[7]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Belarus (H)	Advance to the 2018 Winter Olympics
2	Slovenia
3	Denmark
4	Poland

First match(es) will be played on 1 September 2016. Source:
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

15:00

Poland

Minsk-Arena, Minsk

1 September 2016
19:00

Denmark

19:00

Belarus

Minsk-Arena, Minsk

2 September 2016
15:00

Slovenia

15:00

Denmark

Minsk-Arena, Minsk

2 September 2016
19:00

Belarus

19:00

Poland

Minsk-Arena, Minsk

4 September 2016
13:00

Poland

13:00

Denmark

Minsk-Arena, Minsk

4 September 2016
17:00

Belarus

17:00

Slovenia

Minsk-Arena, Minsk

Group E

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Latvia (H)	Advance to the 2018 Winter Olympics
2	Germany
3	Austria
4	Japan

Group F

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Norway (H)	Advance to the 2018 Winter Olympics
2	France
3	Kazakhstan
4	Italy

References

1 2 3 "2018 Olympic Winter Games". IIHF.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
↑ "Korea headed to the Olympics". IIHF.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
↑ "Olympic Qualification set". iihfworlds2015.com. 15 May 2015.
1 2 "Katowice confirmed as host". IIHF.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
↑ "Budapest hosts in February". IIHF.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
↑ "Sapporo selected". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
↑ "Minsk preparing for OQ". IIHF.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

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