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 February 15 to February 26, was won by Sweden, and the
women's competition, held from February 11 to February 20, was won by Canada.
In a celebration of the gold in Stockholm on 27 February, the Swedish team
was seen in front of ads for sponsors of the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation, not
the ones of the Swedish Olympic Committee. This could have led to Sweden's
disqualification, but the Finnish opponents in the final game choose not to
report the incident to the IOC.
Men's competition
The format was changed from the version used in the 1998 and 2002
tournaments. In the new format the number of teams were 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 quarter-finals.
These changes had the following effects:
- They increased the number of group games played by the so-called "Super Six"
who previously automatically qualified for the final group stage from three to
five.
- They ensured that all teams in the tournament were treated more or less
equally, and ensured that NHL players could play the entire tournament whether
or not they were part of the "Super Six" group of teams.
- They ensured that only four teams from each group will advance to the
knock-out stage. This would give the games more meaning.
Final Rankings
| Gold: |
Silver: |
Bronze |
Sweden
Daniel Alfredsson
Per Johan Axelsson
Christian Bäckman
Peter Forsberg
Mika Hannula
Niclas Havelid
Tomas Holmström
Jörgen Jönsson
Kenny Jönsson
Niklas Kronwall
Nicklas Lidström
Stefan Liv
Henrik Lundqvist
Fredrik Modin
Mattias Öhlund
Samuel Påhlsson
Mikael Samuelsson
Daniel Sedin
Henrik Sedin
Mats Sundin
Mikael Tellqvist
Daniel Tjärnqvist
Henrik Zetterberg |
Finland
Niklas Bäckström
Aki Berg
Niklas Hagman
Jukka Hentunen
Jussi Jokinen
Olli Jokinen
Niko Kapanen
Mikko Koivu
Saku Koivu
Lasse Kukkonen
Antti Laaksonen
Jere Lehtinen
Toni Lydman
Antti-Jussi Niemi
Ville Nieminen
Antero Niittymäki
Fredrik Norrena
Petteri Nummelin
Teppo Numminen
Ville Peltonen
Jarkko Ruutu
Sami Salo
Teemu Selänne
Kimmo Timonen |
Czech Republic
Jan Bulis
Petr Cajanek
Patrick Elias
Martin Erat
Dominik Hasek
Milan Hejduk
Ales Hemsky
Milan Hnilicka
Jaromir Jagr
Frantisek Kaberle
Tomas Kaberle
Ales Kotalik
Filip Kuba
Pavel Kubina
Robert Lang
Marek Malik
Rostislav Olesz
Vaclav Prospal
Martin Rucinsky
Dusan Salficky
Jaroslav Spacek
Martin Straka
Tomas Vokoun
David Vyborny
Marek Zidlicky |
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Sweden
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Finland
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Czech Republic
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Russia
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Slovakia
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Switzerland
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Canada
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United States
-
Kazakhstan
-
Germany
-
Italy
-
Latvia
Group A
| Team |
Played |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
GF |
GA |
Points |
|
Finland |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
10 |
|
Switzerland |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
6 |
|
Canada |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
9 |
6 |
|
Czech Republic |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
12 |
4 |
|
Germany |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
16 |
2 |
|
Italy |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
23 |
2 |
Preliminary round summary
| Team |
FIN |
SUI |
CAN |
CZE |
GER |
ITA |
|
FIN |
|
5-0 |
2-0 |
4-2 |
2-0 |
6-0 |
|
SUI |
0-5 |
|
2-0 |
3-2 |
2-2 |
3-3 |
|
CAN |
0-2 |
0-2 |
|
3-2 |
5-1 |
7-2 |
|
CZE |
2-4 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
|
4-1 |
4-1 |
|
GER |
0-2 |
2-2 |
1-5 |
1-4 |
|
3-3 |
|
ITA |
0-6 |
3-3 |
2-7 |
1-4 |
3-3 |
|
Preliminary round
| 15 February |
Italy |
2 – 7 |
Canada |
|
|
| 15 February |
Switzerland |
0 – 5 |
Finland |
|
|
| 15 February |
Germany |
1 – 4 |
Czech Republic |
|
|
| 16 February |
Finland |
6 – 0 |
Italy |
|
|
| 16 February |
Czech Republic |
2 – 3 |
Switzerland |
|
|
| 16 February |
Canada |
5 – 1 |
Germany |
|
|
| 18 February |
Italy |
3 – 3 |
Germany |
|
|
| 18 February |
Switzerland |
2 – 0 |
Canada |
|
|
| 18 February |
Czech Republic |
2 – 4 |
Finland |
|
|
| 19 February |
Germany |
2 – 2 |
Switzerland |
|
|
| 19 February |
Czech Republic |
4 – 1 |
Italy |
|
|
| 19 February |
Finland |
2 – 0 |
Canada |
|
|
| 21 February |
Switzerland |
3 – 3 |
Italy |
|
|
| 21 February |
Finland |
2 – 0 |
Germany |
|
|
| 21 February |
Canada |
3 – 2 |
Czech Republic |
|
|
Group B
| Team |
Played |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
GF |
GA |
Points |
|
Slovakia |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
8 |
10 |
|
Russia |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
11 |
8 |
|
Sweden |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
12 |
6 |
|
United States |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
13 |
3 |
|
Kazakhstan |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
18 |
2 |
|
Latvia |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
11 |
29 |
1 |
Preliminary round summary
| Team |
SVK |
RUS |
SWE |
USA |
KAZ |
LAT |
|
SVK |
|
5-3 |
3-0 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
6-3 |
|
RUS |
3-5 |
|
5-0 |
5-4 |
1-0 |
9-2 |
|
SWE |
0-3 |
0-5 |
|
2-1 |
7-2 |
6-1 |
|
USA |
1-2 |
4-5 |
1-2 |
|
4-1 |
3-3 |
|
KAZ |
1-2 |
0-1 |
2-7 |
1-4 |
|
5-2 |
|
LAT |
3-6 |
2-9 |
1-6 |
3-3 |
2-5 |
|
Preliminary round
| 15 February |
Kazakhstan |
2 – 7 |
Sweden |
|
|
| 15 February |
Russia |
3 – 5 |
Slovakia |
|
|
| 15 February |
Latvia |
3 – 3 |
United States |
|
|
| 16 February |
Sweden |
0 – 5 |
Russia |
|
|
| 16 February |
Slovakia |
6 – 3 |
Latvia |
|
|
| 16 February |
United States |
4 – 1 |
Kazakhstan |
|
|
| 18 February |
Kazakhstan |
0 – 1 |
Russia |
|
|
| 18 February |
Sweden |
6 – 1 |
Latvia |
|
|
| 18 February |
Slovakia |
2 – 1 |
United States |
|
|
| 19 February |
Russia |
9 – 2 |
Latvia |
|
|
| 19 February |
Slovakia |
2 – 1 |
Kazakhstan |
|
|
| 19 February |
United States |
1 – 2 |
Sweden |
|
|
| 21 February |
Latvia |
2 – 5 |
Kazakhstan |
|
|
| 21 February |
Sweden |
0 – 3 |
Slovakia |
|
|
| 21 February |
United States |
4 – 5 |
Russia |
|
|
Finals round
Quarterfinals
| 22 February |
Switzerland |
2 – 6 |
Sweden |
|
|
| 22 February |
Finland |
4 – 3 |
United States |
|
|
| 22 February |
Russia |
2 – 0 |
Canada |
|
|
| 22 February |
Slovakia |
1 – 3 |
Czech Republic |
|
|
Semifinals
| 04 February |
Sweden |
7 – 3 |
Czech Republic |
|
|
| 24 February |
Finland |
4 – 0 |
Russia |
|
|
Bronze medal game
| 25 February |
Russia |
0 – 3 |
Czech Republic |
|
Palasport Olimpico (2035) |
Gold medal game
| 26 February |
Sweden |
3 – 2 |
Finland |
|
|
Leading scorers
At the end of game 34. Sweden 3-2 Finland
| Rk |
Player |
Games played |
Goals |
Assists |
Pts |
PIM |
+/- |
Shots |
| 1 |
Teemu Selänne |
8 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
4 |
+7 |
28 |
| 2 |
Saku Koivu |
8 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
+5 |
16 |
| 3 |
Daniel Alfredsson |
8 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
+2 |
15 |
| 3 |
Marian Hossa |
6 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
+9 |
19 |
| 5 |
Ville Peltonen |
8 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
+4 |
22 |
| 6 |
Olli Jokinen |
8 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
+5 |
28 |
| 7 |
Jere Lehtinen |
8 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
+6 |
22 |
| 7 |
Mats Sundin |
8 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
+1 |
27 |
| 9 |
Martin Straka |
8 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
+4 |
17 |
| 10 |
Pavel Datsyuk |
8 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
+5 |
13 |
Hat Trick scorers
-
Ilya Kovalchuk
-
Vaclav Prospal
Leading goaltenders
Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.
| Rk |
Goaltender |
Minutes |
GA |
GAA |
SV% |
Saves |
| 1 |
Antero Niittymäki |
358:51 |
8 |
1.34 |
.951 |
156 |
| 2 |
Evgeni Nabokov |
359:27 |
8 |
1.34 |
.940 |
126 |
| 3 |
David Aebischer |
200 |
7 |
2.10 |
.940 |
110 |
| 4 |
Peter Budaj |
179:24 |
6 |
2.01 |
.924 |
73 |
| 5 |
Martin Brodeur |
238:40 |
8 |
2.01 |
.923 |
96 |
Shut-out posters
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Antero Niittymaki
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Fredrik Norrena
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Henrik Lundqvist
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Martin Gerber
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Milan Hnilicka
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Evgeni Nabokov
Awards
The tournament all-star team was voted on by the international media at the
conclusion of the event. The following players were named:
| Player |
Position |
Team |
| Antero Niittymäki |
G |
Finland |
| Nicklas Lidström |
D |
Sweden |
| Kimmo Timonen |
D |
Finland |
| Teemu Selänne |
F |
Finland |
| Saku Koivu |
F |
Finland |
| Alexander Ovechkin |
F |
Russia |
Additionally, Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player of the
tournament. [2]
Qualification
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:
- Canada
- Sweden
- Slovakia
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- United States
- Russia
- Germany
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 Slovakia and Germany which (IIHF rankings notwithstanding) are
generally regarded by fans as being the seventh and eighth best teams. The ninth
place was given to the host nation, Italy. The final three places were allotted
through qualification tournaments in which Switzerland, Kazakhstan, and Latvia
won places.
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 (11-14 November 2004)
- France-x (3-0)
- Romania (2-1)
- Estonia (1-2)
- Bulgaria (0-3)
Group E - Nowy Targ, Poland (11-14 November 2004)
- Poland-x (3-0)
- Netherlands (2-1)
- Lithuania (1-2)
- Croatia (0-3)
Group F - Stavanger, Norway (11-14 November 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 (10-13 February 2005)
- Switzerland-x (3-0)
- Norway (2-1)
- Denmark (1-2)
- Japan (0-3)
Group B - Riga, Latvia (10-13 February 2005)
- Latvia-x (3-0)
- Belarus (2-1)
- Slovenia (1-2)
- Poland (0-3)
Group C - Klagenfurt, Austria (10-13 February 2005)
- Kazakhstan-x (2-1)
- Austria (1-1-1)
- France (1-1-1)
- Ukraine (1-2)
Women's competition
The loss of the United States to Sweden in Semifinal 1 was one of the most
important events in the history of international women's ice hockey. It was the
first time that either the US or Canada had lost in an international competition
(other than to each other).
Final Rankings
| Medals |
| Gold: |
Silver: |
Bronze: |
Canada
Becky Kellar
Colleen Sostorics
Charline Labonte
Cherie Piper
Cheryl Pounder
Caroline Ouellette
Danielle Goyette
Jayna Hefford
Jennifer Botterill
Hayley Wickenheiser
Kim St-Pierre
Vicky Sunohara
Cassie Campbell
Gillian Ferrari
Carla MacLeod
Meghan Agosta
Gillian Apps
Gina Kingsbury
Sarah Vaillancourt
Katie Weatherston |
Sweden
Cecilia Andersson
Gunilla Andersson
Jenni Asserholt
Ann-Louise Edstrand
Joa Elfsberg
Emma Eliasson
Erika Holst
Nanna Jansson
Ylva Lindberg
Jenny Lindqvist
Kristina Lundberg
Kim Martin
Frida Nevalainen
Emilie O'Konor
Maria Rooth
Danijela Rundqvist
Therese Sjölander
Katarina Timglas
Anna Vikman
Pernilla Winberg |
United States
Pam Dreyer
Chanda Gunn
Courtney Kennedy
Angela Ruggiero
Lyndsay Wall
Helen Resor
Caitlin Cahow
Molly Engstrom
Jamie Hagerman
Krissy Wendell
Kim Insalaco
Jenny Potter
Julie Chu
Kelly Stephens
Kathleen Kauth
Kristin King
Katie King
Natalie Darwitz
Tricia Dunn-Louma
Sarah Parsons |
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Canada
-
Sweden
-
United States
-
Finland
-
Germany
-
Russia
-
Switzerland
-
Italy
Group A
| Team |
Played |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
GF |
GA |
Points |
|
Canada |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
1 |
6 |
|
Sweden |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
9 |
4 |
|
Russia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
2 |
|
Italy |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
0 |
Preliminary round
| 11 February |
Sweden |
3 – 1 |
Russia |
|
|
| 11 February |
Canada |
16 – 0 |
Italy |
|
|
| 12 February |
Canada |
12 – 0 |
Russia |
|
|
| 13 February |
Sweden |
11 – 0 |
Italy |
|
|
| 14 February |
Italy |
1 – 5 |
Russia |
|
|
| 14 February |
Canada |
8 – 1 |
Sweden |
|
|
Group B
| Team |
Played |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
GF |
GA |
Points |
|
United States |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
3 |
6 |
|
Finland |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
|
Germany |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
|
Switzerland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
Preliminary round
| 11 February |
Finland |
3 – 0 |
Germany |
|
|
| 11 February |
United States |
6 – 0 |
Switzerland |
|
|
| 12 February |
Germany |
0 – 5 |
United States |
|
|
| 13 February |
Finland |
4 – 0 |
Switzerland |
|
|
| 14 February |
Switzerland |
1 – 2 |
Germany |
|
|
| 14 February |
United States |
7 – 3 |
Finland |
|
|
Classification 5-8
| 17 February |
Russia |
6 – 2 |
Switzerland |
|
|
| 17 February |
Germany |
5 – 2 |
Italy |
|
|
Classification 7/8
| 20 February |
Switzerland |
11 – 0 |
Italy |
|
|
Classification 5/6
| 17 February |
Germany |
1 – 0 |
Russia |
|
|
Finals round
Semifinals
| 17 February |
United States |
2 – 3 |
Sweden |
|
|
| 17 February |
Canada |
6 – 0 |
Finland |
|
|
Bronze medal game
| 20 February |
Finland |
0 – 4 |
United States |
|
|
Gold medal game
| 20 February |
Canada |
4 – 1 |
Sweden |
|
|
Leading scorers
| Rk |
Player |
Games played |
Goals |
Assists |
Pts |
PIM |
+/- |
Shots |
| 1 |
Hayley Wickenheiser |
5 |
5 |
12 |
17 |
6 |
+15 |
21 |
| 2 |
Cherie Piper |
5 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
0 |
+15 |
14 |
| 3 |
Gillian Apps |
5 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
+13 |
20 |
| 4 |
Caroline Ouellette |
5 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
+12 |
17 |
|
Maria Rooth |
5 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
+1 |
22 |
| 6 |
Jenny Potter |
5 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
+10 |
19 |
| 7 |
Katie King |
5 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
20 |
| 8 |
Sarah Parsons |
5 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
+9 |
23 |
| 9 |
Jayna Hefford |
5 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
+8 |
15 |
| 10 |
Jennifer Botterill |
5 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
+6 |
10 |
Hat Trick scorers
-
Hayley Wickenheiser, Caroline Ouellette
-
Therese Sjolander, Maria Rooth
-
Katie King
Goaltenders
Goalies with 40% or more of their team's total minutes
| Rk |
Goaltender |
Minutes |
GA |
GAA |
SV% |
Saves |
| 1 |
Charline Labonté |
180 |
1 |
0.33 |
.976 |
41 |
| 2 |
Jennifer Harss |
190 |
6 |
1.89 |
.942 |
97 |
| 3 |
Florence Schelling |
150 |
6 |
2.40 |
.933 |
84 |
| 4 |
Kim Martin |
190 |
7 |
2.21 |
.927 |
89 |
| 5 |
Kim St-Pierre |
120 |
1 |
0.50 |
.923 |
12 |
| 6 |
Chandra Gunn |
249:58 |
6 |
1.44 |
.893 |
50 |
| 7 |
Patricia Elsmore-Sautter |
149:40 |
12 |
4.81 |
.883 |
91 |
| 8 |
Irina Gashennikova |
266:25 |
12 |
2.70 |
.876 |
85 |
| 9 |
Maija Hassinen |
195:17 |
11 |
3.38 |
.875 |
77 |
| 10 |
Debora Montanari |
220 |
31 |
8.45 |
.821 |
142 |
Goalies with less than 40% of their team's total minutes
| Rk |
Goaltender |
Minutes |
GA |
GAA |
SV% |
Saves |
| 1 |
Pam Dreyer |
60 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.000 |
10 |
| 2 |
Stephanie Wartosch-Kürten |
120 |
5 |
2.50 |
.875 |
35 |
| 3 |
Noora Räty |
104:43 |
6 |
3.44 |
.867 |
39 |
| 4 |
Cecilia Andersson |
120 |
8 |
4.00 |
.843 |
43 |
| 5 |
Luana Fraselli |
80 |
17 |
12.75 |
.750 |
51 |
| 6 |
Nadezhda Aleksandrova |
43:35 |
7 |
9.64 |
.741 |
20 |
Shut-out posters
- Noora Raty (Finland)
- Kim Martin (Sweden)
- Kim St. Pierre (Canada)
- Charlene Labonte (Canada)
- Chanda Gunn (USA)
- Pam Dreyer (USA)
- Jennifer Harss (Germany)
Awards
Tournament
- Goalkeeper:
- Defensemen:
- Angela Ruggiero,
United States
- Carla MacLeod,
Canada
- Forwards:
- Gillian Apps,
Canada
- Hayley Wickenheiser,
Canada
- Maria Rooth,
Sweden
- Most Valuable Player:
- Hayley Wickenheiser,
Canada
Qualification
The top four teams from the International Ice Hockey Federation world
rankings following the 2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships qualified
automatically. These teams were Canada, the United States, Finland, and Sweden.
Italy also gained a place as the host nation. Russia, Germany, and Switzerland
qualified for the last three places through qualification tournaments.
Qualification tournaments
Group A - Podolosk, Russia (11-14 November 2004)
- Russia-x (2-0)
- Japan (1-1)
- Czech Republic (0-2)
Group B - Bad Tölz, Germany (11-14 November 2004)
- Germany-x (3-0)
- Kazakhstan (2-1)
- Latvia (1-2)
- Slovenia (0-3)
Group C - Beijing, People's Republic of China (11-14 November 2004)
- Switzerland-x (3-0)
- People's Republic of China (2-1)
- France (1-2)
- Norway (0-3)
