Olympics 2022: All ice hockey dates of the Olympic Games in Beijing
Created: 02/20/2022, 04:48 am
By: Nils Wollenschläger
Beijing – The men's ice hockey tournament is one of the big highlights at the 2022 Olympics in China.
Here is the most important information about the process and the dates:
The 2022 Winter Olympics* will open in Beijing on February 4, 2022.
Many winter sports fans are looking forward to the men's ice hockey tournament at the Olympics.
MANNHEIM24* reports on the ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Olympics*.
The reigning Olympic champion is Russia, who won gold in the final in Pyeongchang in 2018.
The German national ice hockey team* has landed the greatest Olympic success in its history with the silver medal in South Korea.
In 2022, the DEB team of national coach Toni Söderholm* wants to play for a medal again.
Ice hockey at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing: NHL stars will be missing
Actually, the big ice hockey stars from the NHL should have been there at the 2022 Olympics, but due to the tense corona situation, the NHL will not send any players to Beijing.
This also affects the DEB team*, which would have relied on three NHL professionals with Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers), Philipp Grubauer (Seattle Kraken) and Moritz Seider (Detroit Red Wings).
In Group A, Germany meets Canada*, China* and the USA*.
Ice hockey at the 2022 Olympics: mode and participants
The men's Olympic ice hockey tournament will be held in Beijing from February 9th to 20th, 2022.
Most of the games will take place in the national indoor stadium on the Olympic grounds.
The venue holds 18,000 spectators.
With the Cadillac Arena there is also another hall in which some games of the ice hockey tournament are played.
In 2018, the German national ice hockey team won silver at the Olympics.
© Daniel Karmann/dpa
The ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Olympics consists of twelve nations divided into three groups of four.
The eight best nations in the world rankings after the Ice Hockey World Championship 2019 have qualified.
China is the host, as are three participants who have prevailed in qualifying tournaments.
Group A | Group B | Group C |
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Canada | Russia | Finland |
USA | Czech Republic | Sweden |
Germany | Switzerland | Slovakia |
China | Denmark | Latvia |
Based on a seed list, the teams are divided according to the preliminary round.
The three group winners and the best of the three group runners-up qualify directly for the quarter-finals.
The eight teams that remain will compete in a quarter-final qualifier to determine the remaining quarter-finalists.
The fifth-placed seeding list meets the twelfth, etc. From the quarter-finals onwards, the classic knockout system applies.
Ice hockey at the 2022 Olympics: Dates
The preliminary round at the Olympics in China starts on February 9, 2022 (schedule overview*).
Due to the time change, German ice hockey fans will be able to watch the games live in the morning and at noon.
Both February 14th and 17th are free of games.
The quarterfinals start on February 16th.
The final is scheduled for February 20th.
The bronze medal winner will be determined the day before.
Ice hockey at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing: Group A - dates and schedule
Group A |
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1. United States |
2. Canada |
3. Germany |
4. China |
Thu, February 10 - 21:10 (local time)/ 14:10 (CET): USA - China 8:0
Thu, February 10 - 9:10 p.m. (local time)/ 2:10 p.m. (CET): Canada - Germany 5: 1
Sat, February 12 - 12:10 p.m. (local time)/ 5:10 a.m. (CET): Canada - USA 2:4
Sat, February 12 - 4:40 p.m. (local time)/ 9:40 a.m. (CET): Germany - China 3: 2
Sun, February 13 - 21:10 (local time)/ 14:10 (CET): China - Canada 0:5
Sun, February 13 - 9:10 p.m. (local time)/ 2:10 p.m. (CET): USA - Germany 3: 2
Ice hockey at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing: Group B - dates and schedule
Group B |
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1. Olympic Athletes from Russia |
2. Denmark |
3. Czech Republic |
4. Switzerland |
Wed, February 9 - 4:40 p.m. (local time)/ 9:40 a.m. (CET): Olympic athletes from Russia - Switzerland 1-0
Wed, February 9 - 9:10 p.m. (local time)/ 2:10 p.m. (CET): Czech Republic - Denmark 1: 2
Fri, February 11 - 12:10 p.m. (local time)/ 5:10 a.m. (CET): Denmark - Olympic Athletes Russia 0-2
Fri, February 11 - 4:40 p.m. (local time)/ 9:40 a.m. (CET): Czech Republic - Switzerland 2:1 nP
Sat, February 12 - 9:10 p.m./ 2:10 p.m. (CET): Olympic athletes from Russia - Czech Republic 5: 6 aet
Sat, February 12 -9:10 p.m./ 2:10 p.m. (CET): Switzerland - Denmark 3:5
Ice hockey at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing: Group C - dates and schedule
Group C |
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1. Finland |
2. Sweden |
3. Slovakia |
4. Latvia |
Thu, February 10 - 12:10 p.m. (local time)/ 5:10 a.m. (CET): Sweden 3-2 Latvia
Thu, February 10 - 4:40 p.m. (local time)/ 9:40 a.m. (CET): Finland 6-2 Slovakia
Fri, February 11 - 4:40 p.m. (local time)/ 9:40 a.m. (CET): Sweden - Slovakia 4-1
Fri, February 11 - 21:10 (local time)/ 14:10 (CET): Latvia - Finland 1: 3
Sun, February 13 - 12:10 p.m. (local time)/ 5:10 a.m. (CET): Slovakia - Latvia 5: 2
Sun, February 13 - 4:40 p.m. (local time)/ 9:40 a.m. (CET): Finland - Sweden 4:3 aet
Ice hockey at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing: schedule in the quarter-final qualifiers
Tue 15 February - 12:10 (local time)/ 5:10 (CET) Game 1: Slovakia 4-0 Germany
Tue 15 February - 12:10pm (local time)/ 5:10am (CET) Game 2: Denmark 3-2 Latvia
Tue, February 15 - 4:40 p.m. (local time)/ 9:40 a.m. (CET) Game 3: Czech Republic 2-4 Switzerland
Tue 15 February - 21:10 (local time)/ 14:10 (CET) Game 4: Canada 7-2 China
Ice hockey at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing: schedule in the quarterfinals
Wed, February 16 - 12:10 p.m. (local time)/ 5:10 a.m. (CET): USA – Slovakia 2:3 nP
Wed, February 16 - 2 p.m. (local time) / 7 a.m. (CET): Russia 3-1 Denmark
Wed, February 16 - 4:40 p.m. (local time)/ 9:40 a.m. (CET): Finland 5-1 Switzerland
Wed 16 February - 21:30 (local time)/ 14:30 (CET): Sweden 2-0 Canada
Ice hockey at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing: schedule in the semifinals
Fri, February 18 - 12:10 p.m. (local time)/ 5:10 a.m. (CET): Finland 2-0 Slovakia
Fri, February 18 - 9:10 p.m. (local time) / 2:10 p.m. (CET): Russia - Sweden
Ice hockey at the 2022 Olympics: date for the game for 3rd place
19 February - 21:10 (local time)/ 14:10 (CET): Slovakia - Losers Semifinal 2 (National Indoor Stadium)
Ice hockey at the 2022 Olympics: date for the final
20 February - 12:10 p.m. (local time)/ 5:10 a.m. (CET): Finland - Winner Semifinal 2 (National Indoor Stadium)
IPPEN.MEDIA reports extensively on the Olympic Games 2022. In addition, there are live tickers, interviews, background reports and results from the Olympic Games 2022 in Beijing on the pages of the Ippen-Digital editorial network.
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