Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics will be held at the Torino Olympic Palasport Stadio Comunale Area and the Torino Esposizioni in Turin, Italy. The men's tournament will be held from February 15 to 26 and the women's tournament from February 11 to 20.

Women's competition

Group A

Preliminary round

Group B

Preliminary round

Classification 5–8

Classification 7/8

Classification 5/6

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Qualification

The top four teams from the International Ice Hockey Federation world rankings following the 2005 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships qualified automatically. They were Canada, the United States, Finland, and Sweden. Italy gained a place as the nost nation. Russia, Germany, and Switzerland qualified for the last three places through special qualification tournaments.

Qualification tournaments

Group A – Podolosk, Russia (November 11–14, 2004)

1. Russia-x (2–0)
2. Japan (1–1)
3. Czech Republic (0–2)

Group B – Bad Tolz, Germany (November 11–14, 2004)

1. Germany-x (3–0)
2. Kazakhstan (2–1)
3. Latvia (1–2)
4. Slovenia (0–3)

Group C – Beijing, People's Republic of China (November 11–14, 2004)

1. Switzerland-x (3–0)
2. People's Republic of China (2–1)
3. France (1–2)
4. Norway (0–3)

Men's competition

Group A

Preliminary round

Group B

Preliminary round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

The winner will receive the bronze medal, with the loser gaining 4th place.

Gold medal game

The winner will receive the gold medal, with the loser receiving the silver medal.

Qualification

Twelve places were allotted for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The first eight were awarded to the top eight teams in the International Ice Hockey Federation ranking following the 2004 Ice Hockey World Championship. Those teams were:

1. Canada
2. Sweden
3. Slovakia
4. Czech Republic
5. Finland
6. United States
7. Russia
8. Germany

The ninth place was given to the host nation, Italy. The final three places were allotted through qualification tournaments, with Switzerland, Kazakhstan, and Latvia winning places in that manner.

Qualification tournaments

Groups D, E and F winners advance to Groups C, B and A respectively. Groups A, B, and C winners qualify for the Olympic tournament.
Group D – Briancon, France (November 11–14, 2004)

• France-x (3–0)
• Romania (2–1)
• Estonia (1–2)
• Bulgaria (0–3)

Group E – Nowy Targ, Poland (November 11–14, 2004)

• Poland-x (3–0)
• Netherlands (2–1)
• Lithuania (1–2)
• Croatia (0–3)

Group F – Stavanger, Norway (November 11–14, 2004)

• Norway-x (2–0–1)
• Hungary (2–0–1)
• People's Republic of China (1–2)
• Serbia and Montenegro (0–3)

Group A – Kloten, Switzerland (February 10–13, 2005)

• Switzerland-x (3–0)
• Norway (2–1)
• Denmark (1–2)
• Japan (0–3)

Group B – Riga, Latvia (February 10–13, 2005)

• Latvia-x (3–0)
• Belarus (2–1)
• Slovenia (1–2)
• Poland (0–3)

Group C – Klagenfurt, Austria (February 10–13, 2005)

• Kazakhstan-x (2–1)
• Austria (1–1–1)
• France (1–1–1)
• Ukraine (1–2)