Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 3–17 February |
Teams | 10 |
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Qualification | ||
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Tournament | ||
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Rosters | ||
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The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, China between 3 and 17 February 2022.[1] Ten countries qualified for the tournament; six of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation, one, China, automatically qualified as hosts, while the three others took part in a qualification tournament.
The United States are the defending champion. Russian national team will compete under the name of the Russian Olympic Committee, as Russia continues to serve a WADA suspension from international competition.
Qualified teams
Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Hosts | 17 May 2018[2] | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2020 IIHF World Ranking[a] | 12 December 2016 – 10 April 2020 | — | 6[3] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final qualification tournament[4] | 11–14 November 2021[5][6] | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() | ||
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1 | ![]() | ||
Total | 10 |
- Notes
- a 2020 IIHF World Ranking and formulated from the following events: 2017 World Championship, 2018 World Championship, 2018 Winter Olympic Games, 2019 World Championship and 2020 World Championship
- b Halifax and Truro were the sites for 2020 IIHF World Championship; the conclusion of the tournament the ranking was to be finalized with regards to the direct qualification slots, but several 2020 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeding for 2020 was used in lieu of placement to determine ranking for unplayed tournaments.
Format
The ten teams are split into two groups of five teams each, in which they will play against each team once. All teams from Group A and the top-three ranked teams from Group will advance to the quarterfinals. A knockout system will be used after the group stage.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+8).[7]
Tiebreak criteria
In each group, teams will be ranked according to the following criteria:
- Number of points (three points for a regulation-time win, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for an overtime or shootout defeat, no points for a regulation-time defeat);
- In case two teams are tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match will determine the ranking;
- 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):
- Points obtained in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal differential in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
- Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
- 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);
- Place in 2021 IIHF World Ranking.
Group A
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 | Quarterfinals |
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 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
3 February 2022 12:10 v | Switzerland ![]() | v | ![]() | Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing |
3 February 2022 21:10 v | Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
4 February 2022 12:10 v | ROC ![]() | v | ![]() | Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing |
5 February 2022 12:10 v | Canada ![]() | v | ![]() | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
5 February 2022 21:10 v | United States ![]() | v | ![]() | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
6 February 2022 21:10 v | Switzerland ![]() | v | ![]() | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
7 February 2022 12:10 v | Canada ![]() | v | ![]() | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
7 February 2022 21:10 v | Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing |
8 February 2022 12:10 v | United States ![]() | v | ![]() | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
8 February 2022 21:10 v | ROC ![]() | v | ![]() | Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing |
Group B
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 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Qualifier 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Qualifier 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Qualifier 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host
3 February 2022 12:10 v | China ![]() | v | Qualifier 1 | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
3 February 2022 16:40 v | Japan ![]() | v | Qualifier 2 | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
4 February 2022 12:10 v | Qualifier 3 | v | ![]() | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
5 February 2022 16:40 v | Qualifier 3 | v | ![]() | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
5 February 2022 16:40 v | Qualifier 1 | v | Qualifier 2 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing |
6 February 2022 16:40 v | China ![]() | v | ![]() | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
7 February 2022 16:40 v | Qualifier 1 | v | Qualifier 3 | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
7 February 2022 21:10 v | Qualifier 2 | v | ![]() | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
8 February 2022 16:40 v | Japan ![]() | v | Qualifier 1 | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
8 February 2022 21:10 v | Qualifier 2 | v | Qualifier 3 | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
Playoff round
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal game | ||||||||
11–12 February | ||||||||||
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11–12 February | ||||||||||
Bronze medal game | ||||||||||
16 February | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
11 February 2022 12:10 v | TBD | v | TBD | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
11 February 2022 21:10 v | TBD | v | TBD | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
12 February 2022 12:10 v | TBD | v | TBD | Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing |
12 February 2022 16:40 v | TBD | v | TBD | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
Semifinals
14 February 2022 12:10 v | WQF1 | v | WQF2 | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
14 February 2022 21:10 v | WQF3 | v | WQF4 | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
Bronze medal game
16 February 2022 19:30 v | LSF1 | v | LSF2 | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
Gold medal game
17 February 2022 12:10 v | WSF1 | v | WSF2 | Wukesong Arena, Beijing |
References
- ^ "Beijing 2022 Ice Hockey schedule". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "China set for Olympic ice hockey". IIHF. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Race to Olympics for women starts soon". IIHF. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "IIHF World Rankings published". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Olympic Winter Games: Groups & Qualification Women, IIHF, archived from the original on 18 March 2018, retrieved 2 January 2021
- ^ "Dates for Olympic Qualification". IIHF. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Olympic schedule announced". iihf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.