Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Torino Palasport Olimpico Torino Esposizioni |
| Dates | 11–26 February 2006 |
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| Men's ice hockey at the XX Olympic Winter Games
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 Sweden
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 Finland
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 Czech Republic
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 Canada
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Sweden
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 United States
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Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held at the Torino Palasport Olimpico and the Torino Esposizioni in Turin, Italy. The men's competition, held from 15 to 26 February, was won by Sweden, and the women's competition, held from 11 to 20 February, was won by Canada.
The format was changed from the version used in the 1998 and 2002 tournaments. This format was used in 1992 and 1994, the number of teams was reduced from 14 to 12 and the preliminary and final group stages were combined to form two six-team groups with the top four from each group advancing to the quarterfinals.
These changes had the following effects:
Twelve places were allotted for the men's ice hockey tournament. The first eight were awarded to the top eight teams in the International Ice Hockey Federation ranking following the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Those teams were:
The teams that automatically qualified include the same "Super Six" teams that were automatically qualified for the final group stage in the two previous tournaments, plus new hockey power Slovakia, which in last years expanded "Super Six" to "Super Seven", by winning World Championship 2002, gaining medals on other tournaments and having 30+ NHL players in last years. Eighth team according to IIHF ranking was Germany. The ninth place was given to the host nation, Italy. The final three places were allotted through qualification tournaments in which Kazakhstan, Latvia, and Switzerland won places.
Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the Consolation Round for the 9th to 12th places.
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