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Revision as of 17:29, 17 December 2023
Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
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Tournament | ||
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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 | 24 June 2019[3] | Lausanne | 1 | Italy |
2023 IIHF World Ranking[a] | 3 March 2020 – 28 May 2023 | Tampere and Riga[b] | 8 | Canada Finland Russia[c] United States Germany Sweden Switzerland Czech Republic |
Final qualification tournaments | 29 August – 1 September 2024 | Bratislava | 1 | |
Riga | 1 | |||
Aalborg | 1 | |||
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 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%) |
Total |
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1 | Canada | 1600 | 1160 | 1040 | 1200 | 1200 | 4150 |
2 | Finland | 1420 | 1200 | 1200 | 1160 | 1120 | 4080 |
3 | Russia | 1520 | 1120 | 1160 | 1060 | 1160 | 4050 |
4 | United States | 1500 | 1100 | 1060 | 1120 | 1040 | 3940 |
5 | Germany | 1560 | 1020 | 940 | 1100 | 1020 | 3835 |
6 | Sweden | 1440 | 1040 | 1100 | 960 | 1100 | 3800 |
7 | Switzerland | 1460 | 1060 | 1000 | 1040 | 1000 | 3775 |
8 | Czech Republic | 1400 | 1120 | 960 | 1020 | 1060 | 3735 |
9 | Slovakia | 1360 | 1000 | 1120 | 1000 | 960 | 3690 |
10 | Latvia | 1520 | 940 | 920 | 920 | 940 | 3610 |
11 | Denmark | 1340 | 960 | 1020 | 900 | 900 | 3500 |
12 | Norway | 1280 | 880 | 880 | 880 | 920 | 3270 |
13 | France | 1300 | 900 | 860 | 840 | 800 | 3240 |
14 | Belarus | 1260 | 860 | 840 | 840 | 880 | 3175 |
15 | Kazakhstan | 1320 | 860 | 700 | 940 | 840 | 3170 |
16 | Austria | 1260 | 920 | 800 | 780 | 780 | 3135 |
17 | Slovenia | 1220 | 800 | 820 | 740 | 740 | 2990 |
Host | Italy | 1160 | 840 | 740 | 820 | 860 | 2970 |
18 | Hungary | 1240 | 780 | 780 | 720 | 720 | 2950 |
19 | Great Britain | 1200 | 820 | 660 | 860 | 820 | 2945 |
20 | South Korea | 1140 | 740 | 720 | 760 | 760 | 2805 |
21 | Poland | 1180 | 700 | 760 | 700 | 660 | 2790 |
22 | Romania | 1120 | 720 | 640 | 660 | 700 | 2645 |
23 | Lithuania | 1100 | 760 | 600 | 680 | 680 | 2630 |
24 | Japan | 1080 | 680 | 680 | 640 | 640 | 2580 |
25 | China | 1040 | 600 | 900 | 500 | 480 | 2535 |
26 | Ukraine | 1060 | 660 | 620 | 600 | 600 | 2470 |
27 | Estonia | 1020 | 640 | 580 | 620 | 620 | 2400 |
28 | Netherlands | 1000 | 580 | 560 | 580 | 560 | 2285 |
29 | Serbia | 980 | 620 | 500 | 560 | 580 | 2245 |
30 | Croatia | 920 | 560 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 2170 |
31 | Spain | 960 | 540 | 520 | 520 | 500 | 2140 |
Israel | 880 | 520 | 420 | 460 | 460 | 1950 | |
32 | Iceland | 860 | 480 | 480 | 440 | 420 | 1925 |
Australia | 900 | 560 | — | 480 | 520 | 1710 | |
33 | Bulgaria | 800 | 420 | 380 | 340 | 340 | 1655 |
34 | Mexico | 740 | 400 | 360 | 400 | 360 | 1600 |
35 | Turkey | 760 | 340 | 460 | 300 | 300 | 1585 |
36 | United Arab Emirates | 840 | 360 | 320 | 200 | 220 | 1505 |
Belgium | 820 | 440 | — | 420 | 440 | 1470 | |
37 | Chinese Taipei | 720 | 300 | 440 | 240 | 240 | 1455 |
New Zealand | 780 | 440 | — | 360 | 400 | 1390 | |
Luxembourg | 640 | 280 | 300 | 280 | 260 | 1280 | |
38 | Thailand | 660 | 220 | 340 | 140 | 160 | 1190 |
Turkmenistan | 700 | 320 | — | 260 | 280 | 1140 | |
39 | Kyrgyzstan | 600 | 160 | 400 | 100 | 100 | 1095 |
40 | Hong Kong | 560 | 220 | 280 | 180 | 180 | 1070 |
41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 580 | 200 | 260 | 160 | 140 | 1040 |
42 | South Africa | 680 | 240 | — | 220 | 200 | 1020 |
43 | Kuwait | 440 | 80 | 240 | 120 | 120 | 770 |
Singapore | 540 | 120 | — | 40 | — | 650 | |
Malaysia | 500 | 100 | — | 80 | 80 | 635 | |
44 | Georgia | 0 | 460 | — | 380 | 380 | 630 |
45 | Iran | 520 | 140 | — | — | — | 625 |
Philippines | 480 | 100 | — | 60 | 60 | 600 | |
North Korea | — | 360 | — | 320 | 320 | 510 | |
Mongolia | 460 | — | — | — | — | 460 | |
Indonesia | 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 play in three tournaments to determine qualifiers for the next round. Each tournament winner will be ranked by their qualification seeding and enter the next round as qualifier seven, eight, or nine.
Group K
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Iceland |
City | Reykjavík |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 14–17 December |
Teams | 4 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 5 |
Goals scored | 53 (10.6 per game) |
Attendance | 607 (121 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Robert Arrak (11 points) |
Website | Website |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 6 | Pre-qualification Round 3 |
2 | Iceland (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 | |
3 | South Africa (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | |
4 | Bulgaria (E) | 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.
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host
All times are local (UTC±0).
14 December 2023 15:30 | Bulgaria | 0–21 (0–3, 0–8, 0–10) | Estonia | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 72 |
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Dimitar Dimitrov Andrea Karabadjakov | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referees: Petter Bakken Stefan Pozar Linesmen: Karolis Janušauskas Marko Saković | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 December 2023 19:00 | Iceland | 9–0 (3–0, 3–0, 3–0) | South Africa | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 211 |
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Johan Ragnarsson | Goalies | Alistair Bywater | Referees: Mikael Johansson Trpimir Piragić Linesmen: Knut Braten Sindri Gunnarsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | Shots | 9 |
15 December 2023 15:30 | Estonia | 9–2 (1–1, 5–1, 3–0) | South Africa | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 35 |
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Conrad Mölder | Goalies | Ryan Boyd | Referees: Peter Bakken Trpimir Piragić Linesmen: Saemundur Leifsson Marko Saković | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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76 | Shots | 12 |
15 December 2023 19:00 | Iceland | 4–3 (1–0, 1–2, 2–1) | Bulgaria | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 196 |
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Jakob Jóhannesson | Goalies | Dimitar Dimitrov | Referees: Mikael Johansson Stefan Pozar Linesmen: Knut Braten Karolis Janušauskas | ||||||||||||||||||||
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68 | Shots | 13 |
17 December 2023 15:30 | South Africa | 4–1 (0–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Bulgaria | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 93 |
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Ryan Boyd | Goalies | Andrea Karabadjakov | Referees: Petter Bakken Stefan Pozar Linesmen: Sindri Gunnarsson Saemundur Leifsson | ||||||||||||||
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34 | Shots | 27 |
17 December 2023 19:00 | Estonia | v | Iceland | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík |
Group L
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Netherlands |
City | Tilburg |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 15–17 December |
Teams | 4 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 4 |
Goals scored | 57 (14.25 per game) |
Attendance | 1,353 (338 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Danny Stempher (12 points) |
Website | Website |
Mexico was entered into this group but withdrew and was replaced by Georgia.[2][4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 9 | Pre-qualification Round 3 |
2 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 6 | |
3 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | |
4 | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 38 | −35 | 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; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
All times are local (UTC+1).
15 December 2023 16:30 | Spain | 15–2 (6–0, 6–2, 3–0) | Thailand | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 150 |
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Raul Barbo Sergi Reina | Goalies | Benjamin Kleineschay | Referees: Vytautas Lukosevicius Nikolas Neutzer Linesmen: Martin Boyadjiev Jeroen Klijberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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41 | Shots | 9 |
15 December 2023 20:00 | Netherlands | 8–2 (2–1, 2–1, 4–0) | Georgia | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 416 |
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Matijn Oosterwijk | Goalies | Alexander Vasilchenko | Referees: Niki De Herdt Roman Mrkva Linesmen: Savva Azarov Carlos Trobajo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 December 2023 16:30 | Thailand | 1–23 (1–6, 0–7, 0–10) | Netherlands | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 565 |
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Benjamin Kleineschay Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk | Goalies | Matijn Oosterwijk | Referees: Niki De Herdt Nikolas Neutzer Linesmen: Savva Azarov Martin Boyadjiev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | Shots | 76 |
16 December 2023 20:00 | Spain | 5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Georgia | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Attendance: 222 |
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Raul Barbo | Goalies | Ivan Starostin | Referees: Vytautas Lukosevicius Roman Mrkva Linesmen: Jeroen Klijberg Bram Zwarthoed | |||||||||||||||||
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34 | Shots | 8 |
17 December 2023 16:30 | Netherlands | v | Spain | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
17 December 2023 20:00 | Georgia | v | Thailand | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg |
Group M
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Serbia |
City | Belgrade |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 14–17 December |
Teams | 4 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 5 |
Goals scored | 30 (6 per game) |
Attendance | 847 (169 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Jan Smolec (6 points) |
Website | Website |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Serbia (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 | Pre-qualification Round 3 |
2 | Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
4 | Turkey (E) | 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.
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host
All times are local (UTC+1).
14 December 2023 15:30 | Croatia | 6–1 (0–0, 3–0, 3–1) | Chinese Taipei | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 17 |
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Ivan Ružić | Goalies | Hsiao Pu-yu | Referees: Michal Klejna Paweł Kosidło Linesmen: {{flagicon}SRB}} Aleksandar Đokić Oli Gunnarsson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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62 | Shots | 12 |
14 December 2023 19:00 | Serbia | 5–0 (1–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Turkey | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 367 |
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Arsenije Ranković | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referees: Daniel Rencz Joe Sewell Linesmen: Christoph Barnthaler Lodewijk Beelen | ||||||||||||||
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39 | Shots | 17 |
15 December 2023 15:30 | Croatia | 6–2 (0–1, 3–1, 3–0) | Turkey | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 14 |
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Vito Nikolić | Goalies | Tolga Bozacı | Referees: Paweł Kosidło Daniel Rencz Linesmen: Christoph Barnthaler David Perduv | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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28 | Shots | 12 |
15 December 2023 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–6 (0–3, 0–1, 0–2) | Serbia | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 428 |
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Li Yi-cheng | Goalies | Arsenije Ranković Lazar Ilić | Referees: Michal Klejna Joe Sewell Linesmen: Lodewijk Beelen Oli Gunnarsson | |||||||||||||||||
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22 | Shots | 42 |
17 December 2023 15:30 | Turkey | 1–3 (0–1, 1–2, 0–0) | Chinese Taipei | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 21 |
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Oğulcan Kızılkaya | Goalies | Hsiao Po-yu | Referees: Paweł Kosidło Joe Sewell Linesmen: {{flagicon}SRB}} Aleksandar Đokić David Perduv | |||||||||||
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17 December 2023 19:00 | Serbia | v | Croatia | Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade |
Pre-qualification Round 3
Twelve countries will play in three tournaments to determine qualifiers for the next round. Each tournament winner will be ranked by their qualification seeding and enter the next round as qualifier four, five, or six.
Group G
The tournament will be held in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hungary (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final qualification |
2 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Qualifier 9 | 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 H
The tournament will be held in Cardiff, Great Britain.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Great Britain (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final qualification |
2 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Qualifier 8 | 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 J
The tournament will be held in Sosnowiec, Poland.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final qualification |
2 | Poland (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Qualifier 7 | 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
Final Olympic qualification
Group D
The tournament will be held in Bratislava, Slovakia. The participation of Belarus is not yet confirmed and depends on if the team is allowed to return to the IIHF Championship program.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Slovakia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026 Winter Olympics |
2 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Qualifier 6 | 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 | Latvia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026 Winter Olympics |
2 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Qualifier 5 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Denmark (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026 Winter Olympics |
2 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Qualifier 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
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- ^ "Milan-Cortina awarded the Olympic Winter Games 2026". IOC. 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Micola von Fürstenrecht, Danny (10 November 2023). "Georgië is de nieuwe tegenstander van Oranje". IJshockey Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 November 2023.