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

Men's ice hockey at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
Venues	Gangneung Hockey Centre Kwandong Hockey Centre
Dates	10–25 February
Competitors	300 from 12 nations

The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, Korea between 10–25 February 2018. Twelve countries will qualify for the tournament; eight of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation, one, South Korea, automatically qualified as hosts, while the three others will take part in a qualification tournament.

Preliminary Round

Tiebreak criteria

1. number of points (3 points for a regulation time win, 2 points for an overtime or shootout win, 1 point for an overtime or shootout defeat, 0 points for a regulation time defeat);
2. in case two teams are tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match will determine the ranking;
3. in case three or four teams are tied on points, the following criteria will apply (if, after applying a criterion, only two teams remain tied, the result of their head-to-head match will determine their ranking):
   1. points obtained in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   2. goal difference in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   3. number of goals scored in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   4. if three teams remain tied, result of head-to-head matches between each of the teams concerned and the remaining team in the group (points, goal difference, goals scored);
   5. place in 2017 IIHF World Ranking.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	A2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible to Quarterfinals
3	A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to Qualification Play Off
4	A4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 11 February 2018. Source: IOC

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	A2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible to Quarterfinals
3	A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to Qualification Play Off
4	A4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 11 February 2018. Source: IOC

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to Quarterfinals
2	A2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible to Quarterfinals
3	A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to Qualification Play Off
4	A4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 10 February 2018. Source: IOC

External links

• Official IIHF website