Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification
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Qualification for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. The host along with the top eight teams in the world ranking receive automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams have an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots.[1][2]
Qualified teams
Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Hosts | 23 May 2023[3] | ![]() |
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2023 IIHF World Ranking[a] | 3 March 2020 – 28 May 2023 | ![]() ![]() |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final qualification tournaments | 29 August – 1 September 2024 | ![]() |
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Total | 12 |
- Notes
- a The 2023 IIHF World Ranking comprised the following events: 2020 World Championship, 2021 World Championship, 2022 Winter Olympic Games, 2022 World Championship and 2023 World Championship.
- b Tampere and Riga were the sites of the 2023 IIHF World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking and direct qualification slots were finalized.
- c The participation of Russia is not yet confirmed and depends on if the team is allowed to return to the IIHF World Championship program.
Qualification seeding
To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top eight following the 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. In the IIHF World Ranking system, ranking points from the most recent year are weighted at full value, and points from each preceding year are worth 25% less.
Qualified directly to Olympic tournament | |
Entered in final Olympic qualification | |
Entered in pre-qualification round 3 | |
Entered in pre-qualification round 2 | |
Entered in pre-qualification round 1 (cancelled) | |
Did not enter Olympic qualification |
Qualifying seed | Team | WC2023 (100%) |
WC2022 (75%) |
OLY2022 (75%) |
WC2021 (50%) |
WC2020 (25%) |
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1 | ![]() |
1600 | 1160 | 1040 | 1200 | 1200 | 4150 |
2 | ![]() |
1420 | 1200 | 1200 | 1160 | 1120 | 4080 |
3 | ![]() |
1520 | 1120 | 1160 | 1060 | 1160 | 4050 |
4 | ![]() |
1500 | 1100 | 1060 | 1120 | 1040 | 3940 |
5 | ![]() |
1560 | 1020 | 940 | 1100 | 1020 | 3835 |
6 | ![]() |
1440 | 1040 | 1100 | 960 | 1100 | 3800 |
7 | ![]() |
1460 | 1060 | 1000 | 1040 | 1000 | 3775 |
8 | ![]() |
1400 | 1120 | 960 | 1020 | 1060 | 3735 |
9 | ![]() |
1360 | 1000 | 1120 | 1000 | 960 | 3690 |
10 | ![]() |
1520 | 940 | 920 | 920 | 940 | 3610 |
11 | ![]() |
1340 | 960 | 1020 | 900 | 900 | 3500 |
12 | ![]() |
1280 | 880 | 880 | 880 | 920 | 3270 |
13 | ![]() |
1300 | 900 | 860 | 840 | 800 | 3240 |
14 | ![]() |
1260 | 860 | 840 | 840 | 880 | 3175 |
15 | ![]() |
1320 | 860 | 700 | 940 | 840 | 3170 |
16 | ![]() |
1260 | 920 | 800 | 780 | 780 | 3135 |
17 | ![]() |
1220 | 800 | 820 | 740 | 740 | 2990 |
Host | ![]() |
1160 | 840 | 740 | 820 | 860 | 2970 |
18 | ![]() |
1240 | 780 | 780 | 720 | 720 | 2950 |
19 | ![]() |
1200 | 820 | 660 | 860 | 820 | 2945 |
20 | ![]() |
1140 | 740 | 720 | 760 | 760 | 2805 |
21 | ![]() |
1180 | 700 | 760 | 700 | 660 | 2790 |
22 | ![]() |
1120 | 720 | 640 | 660 | 700 | 2645 |
23 | ![]() |
1100 | 760 | 600 | 680 | 680 | 2630 |
24 | ![]() |
1080 | 680 | 680 | 640 | 640 | 2580 |
25 | ![]() |
1040 | 600 | 900 | 500 | 480 | 2535 |
26 | ![]() |
1060 | 660 | 620 | 600 | 600 | 2470 |
27 | ![]() |
1020 | 640 | 580 | 620 | 620 | 2400 |
28 | ![]() |
1000 | 580 | 560 | 580 | 560 | 2285 |
29 | ![]() |
980 | 620 | 500 | 560 | 580 | 2245 |
30 | ![]() |
920 | 560 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 2170 |
31 | ![]() |
960 | 540 | 520 | 520 | 500 | 2140 |
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880 | 520 | 420 | 460 | 460 | 1950 | |
32 | ![]() |
860 | 480 | 480 | 440 | 420 | 1925 |
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900 | 560 | — | 480 | 520 | 1710 | |
33 | ![]() |
800 | 420 | 380 | 340 | 340 | 1655 |
34 | ![]() |
740 | 400 | 360 | 400 | 360 | 1600 |
35 | ![]() |
760 | 340 | 460 | 300 | 300 | 1585 |
36 | ![]() |
840 | 360 | 320 | 200 | 220 | 1505 |
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820 | 440 | — | 420 | 440 | 1470 | |
37 | ![]() |
720 | 300 | 440 | 240 | 240 | 1455 |
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780 | 440 | — | 360 | 400 | 1390 | |
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640 | 280 | 300 | 280 | 260 | 1280 | |
38 | ![]() |
660 | 220 | 340 | 140 | 160 | 1190 |
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700 | 320 | — | 260 | 280 | 1140 | |
39 | ![]() |
600 | 160 | 400 | 100 | 100 | 1095 |
40 | ![]() |
560 | 220 | 280 | 180 | 180 | 1070 |
41 | ![]() |
580 | 200 | 260 | 160 | 140 | 1040 |
42 | ![]() |
680 | 240 | — | 220 | 200 | 1020 |
43 | ![]() |
440 | 80 | 240 | 120 | 120 | 770 |
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540 | 120 | — | 40 | — | 650 | |
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500 | 100 | — | 80 | 80 | 635 | |
44 | ![]() |
0 | 460 | — | 380 | 380 | 630 |
45 | ![]() |
520 | 140 | — | — | — | 625 |
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480 | 100 | — | 60 | 60 | 600 | |
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— | 360 | — | 320 | 320 | 510 | |
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460 | — | — | — | — | 460 | |
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420 | — | — | — | — | 420 |
Pre-qualification Round 1
The round was cancelled. It was meant to be held between 8 and 12 November 2023, and consist of two groups of five teams. Teams entered in Group N were United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, Hong Kong, Kuwait and Georgia, while teams entered in Group O were Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa and Iran.[2]
Chinese Taipei, Thailand and South Africa accepted invitations to compete in Round 2. Georgia also entered Round 2 after the withdrawal of Mexico.
Pre-qualification Round 2
Twelve countries played in three tournaments to determine qualifiers for the next round. The three tournament winners were ranked by their qualification seedings and entered the next round as qualifier seven, eight and nine.
Group K
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Reykjavík |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 14–17 December |
Teams | 4 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 6 |
Goals scored | 59 (9.83 per game) |
Attendance | 971 (162 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Website | www.iihf.com |
The Group K tournament was held in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 14 to 17 December 2023.[4][5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | +34 | 9 | Pre-qualification Round 3 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 6 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 0 |
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±0).
14 December 2023 15:30 | Bulgaria ![]() | 0–21 (0–3, 0–8, 0–10) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 72 |
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Dimitar Dimitrov Andrea Karabadjakov | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 | Shots | 71 |
14 December 2023 19:00 | Iceland ![]() | 9–0 (3–0, 3–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 211 |
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Johan Ragnarsson | Goalies | Alistair Bywater | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | Shots | 9 |
15 December 2023 15:30 | Estonia ![]() | 9–2 (1–1, 5–1, 3–0) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 35 |
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Conrad Mölder | Goalies | Ryan Boyd | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Shots | 12 |
15 December 2023 19:00 | Iceland ![]() | 4–3 (1–0, 1–2, 2–1) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 196 |
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Jakob Jóhannesson | Goalies | Dimitar Dimitrov | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Shots | 13 |
17 December 2023 15:30 | South Africa ![]() | 4–1 (0–0, 1–0, 3–1) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 93 |
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Ryan Boyd | Goalies | Andrea Karabadjakov | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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34 | Shots | 27 |
17 December 2023 19:00 | Estonia ![]() | 6–0 (3–0, 2–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 364 |
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Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | Johan Ragnarsson Jakob Jóhannesson | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Shots | 25 |
Group L
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Tilburg |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 15–17 December |
Teams | 4 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 6 |
Goals scored | 74 (12.33 per game) |
Attendance | 2,385 (398 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Website | Website |
The Group L tournament was held in Tilburg, Netherlands, from 15 to 17 December 2023.[6][7] Mexico was entered into this group but withdrew and was replaced by Georgia.[2][8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 9 | Pre-qualification Round 3 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 | −45 | 0 |
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).
15 December 2023 16:30 | Spain ![]() | 15–2 (6–0, 6–2, 3–0) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 150 |
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Raul Barbo Sergi Reina | Goalies | Benjamin Kleineschay | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 41 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Shots | 9 |
15 December 2023 20:00 | Netherlands ![]() | 8–2 (2–1, 2–1, 4–0) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 416 |
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Matijn Oosterwijk | Goalies | Mikhail Fofanov | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Shots | 10 |
16 December 2023 16:30 | Thailand ![]() | 1–23 (1–6, 0–7, 0–10) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 565 |
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Benjamin Kleineschay Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk | Goalies | Matijn Oosterwijk | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Shots | 76 |
16 December 2023 20:00 | Spain ![]() | 5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 222 |
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Raul Barbo | Goalies | Ivan Starostin | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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34 | Shots | 8 |
17 December 2023 16:30 | Netherlands ![]() | 3–4 (1–0, 2–3, 0–1) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 857 |
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Cedrick Andree | Goalies | Raul Barbo | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 21 |
17 December 2023 20:00 | Georgia ![]() | 10–0 (3–0, 4–0, 3–0) | ![]() | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 175 |
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Ivan Starostin Mikhail Fofanov | Goalies | Benjamin Kleineschay | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | Shots | 15 |
Group M
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Belgrade |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 14–17 December |
Teams | 4 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 6 |
Goals scored | 34 (5.67 per game) |
Attendance | 1,335 (223 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Website | Website |
The Group M tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 14 to 17 December 2023.[9][10]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | Pre-qualification Round 3 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
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).
14 December 2023 15:30 | Croatia ![]() | 6–1 (0–0, 3–0, 3–1) | ![]() | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 17 |
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Ivan Ružić | Goalies | Hsiao Pu-yu | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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62 | Shots | 12 |
14 December 2023 19:00 | Serbia ![]() | 5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 367 |
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Arsenije Ranković | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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39 | Shots | 17 |
15 December 2023 15:30 | Croatia ![]() | 6–2 (0–1, 3–1, 3–0) | ![]() | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 14 |
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Vito Nikolić | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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33 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 12 |
15 December 2023 19:00 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–6 (0–3, 0–1, 0–2) | ![]() | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 428 |
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Li Yi-cheng | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković Lazar Ilić | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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22 | Shots | 42 |
17 December 2023 15:30 | Turkey ![]() | 1–3 (0–1, 1–2, 0–0) | ![]() | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 21 |
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Oğulcan Kızılkaya | Goalies | Hsiao Po-yu | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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31 | Shots | 28 |
17 December 2023 19:00 | Serbia ![]() | 4–0 (1–0, 0–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 488 |
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Arsenije Ranković | Goalies | Vito Nikolić | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 24 |
Pre-qualification Round 3
Twelve countries played in three tournaments to determine qualifiers for the next round. Each tournament winner was ranked by their qualification seeding and entered the next round as qualifier four, five, or six. The tournaments were played between 8 and 11 February 2024.
Group G
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Budapest |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 8–10 February |
Teams | 4 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 6 |
Goals scored | 42 (7 per game) |
Attendance | 5,659 (943 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Website | Website |
The tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Final qualification |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 0 |
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).
8 February 2024 15:00 | Lithuania ![]() | 4–6 (2–0, 1–3, 1–3) | ![]() | Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 77 |
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Elvinas Karla | Goalies | Yuta Narisawa | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | Shots | 39 |
8 February 2024 18:00 | Hungary ![]() | 7–3 (3–0, 3–0, 1–3) | ![]() | Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 1,453 |
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Ádám Vay | Goalies | Raul Barbo | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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37 | Shots | 18 |
9 February 2024 16:30 | Spain ![]() | 3–6 (2–0, 0–3, 1–3) | ![]() | Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 116 |
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Marco Hernández | Goalies | Eiki Sato Yuta Narisawa | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 27 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 41 |
9 February 2024 20:00 | Hungary ![]() | 7–1 (4–1, 0–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 1,907 |
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44 | Shots | 18 |
10 February 2024 16:30 | Lithuania ![]() | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 177 |
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22 | Shots | 32 |
10 February 2024 20:00 | Japan ![]() | 2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0) | ![]() | Tüskecsarnok, Budapest Attendance: 1,929 |
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Yuta Narisawa | Goalies | Bence Bálizs | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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20 | Shots | 37 |
Group H
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Cardiff |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 8–11 February |
Teams | 4 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 6 |
Goals scored | 56 (9.33 per game) |
Attendance | 8,537 (1,423 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() ![]() |
Website | Website |
The tournament was held in Cardiff, Great Britain.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 9 | Final qualification |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 0 |
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+0).
8 February 2024 16:00 | Romania ![]() | 4–0 (0–0, 3–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff Attendance: 352 |
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Zoltán Tőke | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 17 |
8 February 2024 20:00 | Great Britain ![]() | 10–1 (2–0, 5–0, 3–1) | ![]() | Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff Attendance: 1,860 |
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Ben Bowns | Goalies | Sun Zehao | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Shots | 10 |
10 February 2024 15:00 | Romania ![]() | 6–1 (1–1, 1–0, 4–0) | ![]() | Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff Attendance: 420 |
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Attila Adorján | Goalies | Sun Zehao | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 11 |
10 February 2024 19:00 | Serbia ![]() | 0–11 (0–1, 0–8, 0–2) | ![]() | Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff Attendance: 2,900 |
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Arsenije Ranković Lazar Ilić | Goalies | Jackson Whistle | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Shots | 71 |
11 February 2024 19:00 | China ![]() | 7–5 (3–2, 0–2, 4–1) | ![]() | Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff Attendance: 368 |
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Sun Zehao | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 21 |
11 February 2024 19:00 | Great Britain ![]() | 7–4 (2–1, 3–1, 2–2) | ![]() | Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff Attendance: 2,637 |
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Ben Bowns | Goalies | Zoltán Tőke | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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33 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 22 |
Group J
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Sosnowiec |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 8–11 February |
Teams | 4 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 6 |
Goals scored | 32 (5.33 per game) |
Attendance | 4,771 (795 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Website | Website |
The tournament was held in Sosnowiec, Poland.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 8 | Final qualification |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 |
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:
All times are local (UTC+1).
8 February 2024 16:30 | Poland ![]() | 4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec Attendance: 930 |
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David Zabolotny | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 11 |
8 February 2024 20:00 | South Korea ![]() | 0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2) | ![]() | Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec Attendance: 231 |
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Lee Yeon-seung Ha Jung-ho | Goalies | Eduard Zakharchenko | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 22 |
9 February 2024 16:30 | Estonia ![]() | 2–4 (1–1, 0–1, 1–2) | ![]() | Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec Attendance: 251 |
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Lee Yeon-seung | Goalies | Henrik Virro | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 43 |
9 February 2024 20:15 | Poland ![]() | 2–3 GWS (1–0, 1–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | ![]() | Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec Attendance: 1,817 |
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Maciej Miarka | Goalies | Bogdan Dyachenko | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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Dziubiński ![]() Fraszko ![]() Wałęga ![]() Kolusz ![]() Pasiut ![]() | Shootout | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||
6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 32 |
11 February 2024 16:30 | Ukraine ![]() | 5–3 (3–0, 1–2, 1–1) | ![]() | Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec Attendance: 441 |
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Bogdan Dyachenko | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 24 |
11 February 2024 20:15 | South Korea ![]() | 3–2 OT (0–0, 1–0, 1–2) (OT: 1–0) | ![]() | Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, Sosnowiec Attendance: 1,101 |
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Lee Yeon-seung | Goalies | David Zabolotny | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 39 |
Final Olympic qualification
Twelve countries will play in three tournaments to determine the qualifying teams for the Olympic tournament. The tournaments will be played between 29 August and 1 September 2024. On February 12, 2024, the IIHF announced that Belarus was disqualified from Olympic qualification forcing the redrawing of the final round and admitting the best second place finisher from the previous round, Hungary.[11][12]
Group D
The tournament will be held in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026 Winter Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Group E
The tournament will be held in Riga, Latvia.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026 Winter Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Group F
The tournament will be held in Aalborg, Denmark.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026 Winter Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
References
- ^ "2026 Olympic men's qualifiers set". IIHF. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "2026 MEN'S OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES & QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT PROGRAM" (PDF). blob.iihf.com. 2023-10-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "And 2027 goes to …". IIHF. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Group K official website
- ^ Group K statistics
- ^ Group L official website
- ^ Group L statistics
- ^ Micola von Fürstenrecht, Danny (10 November 2023). "Georgië is de nieuwe tegenstander van Oranje". IJshockey Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Group M official website
- ^ Group M statistics
- ^ "IIHF upholds ban on Russia, Belarus for 2024-25 season". tsn.ca. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Big change in Olympic qualification! Slovakia will have new opponents, a big derby awaits us (in Slovak)". Šport.sk. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.