Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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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 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 [link].
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Fixtures and Results Rosters: Men | Women Statistics: Men | Women Game stats: Men | Women |
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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
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Slovakia
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 | Palasport Olimpico (1300) | ||
| First period | |||||
| Iginla (Bertuzzi, Sakic) pp 5:33 | |||||
| Second period | |||||
| Cirone (Scandella) pp 0:43 | |||||
| Heatley (St. Louis, Lecavalier) 1:55 | |||||
| Doan (Pronger, Richards) 5:38 | |||||
| Iginla (Sakic) pp 6:40 | |||||
| St. Louis (Heatley, Lecavalier) 13:53 | |||||
| Richards (Doan, Bertuzzi) 14:38 | |||||
| Parco (Tuzzolino) 18:08 | |||||
| Third period | |||||
| Thornton (Gagné) pp 3:39 | |||||
| Game stats |
| 15 February | |||||
| Switzerland | 0 – 5 | Finland | Torino Esposizioni (1535) | ||
| First period | |||||
| O. Jokinen (Peltonen) pp 13:07 | |||||
| Second period | |||||
| Numminen (Selänne, Lehtinen) pp 3:35 | |||||
| O. Jokinen (Peltonen, J. Jokinen) pp 8:40 | |||||
| Selänne (Koivu) 13:25 | |||||
| Selänne (Lehtinen, O. Jokinen) 19:25 | |||||
| Third period | |||||
| no scoring | |||||
| Game stats |
| 15 February | |||||
| Germany | 1 – 4 | Czech Republic | Torino Esposizioni (1705) | ||
| First period | |||||
| Boos (Sulzer) pp 19:10 | |||||
| Second period | |||||
| Kaberle (Kubina, Vokoun) pp 1:20 | |||||
| Kaberle (Straka, Jagr) pp 3:38 | |||||
| Third period | |||||
| Jagr 17:47 | |||||
| Výborný 19:32 | |||||
| Game stats |
| 16 February | |||||
| Finland | 6 – 0 | Italy | Palasport Olimpico (1205) | ||
| First period | |||||
| no scoring | |||||
| Second period | |||||
| Lehtinen (Numminen) pp 1:49 | |||||
| Koivu (Numminen) pp 3:51 | |||||
| J. Jokinen (Nummelin, Salo) pp 10:11 | |||||
| Peltonen (Nummelin) pp 18:25 | |||||
| Third period | |||||
| Selänne (Koivu, Salo) pp 12:07 | |||||
| Selänne (Lehtinen) 15:08 | |||||
| Game stats |
| 16 February | |||||
| Czech Republic | 2 – 3 | Switzerland | Torino Esposizioni (1300) | ||
| First period | |||||
| Ziegler (Ruthemann) 5:11 | |||||
| Second period | |||||
| Jagr (Straka, Prospal) 2:55 | |||||
| Paterlini sh 9:44 | |||||
| Third period | |||||
| Zidlicky (Hemsky, Rucinsky) 1:00 | |||||
| Streit (Seger, Pluss) 6:42 | |||||
| Game stats |
| 16 February | |||||
| Canada | 5 – 1 | Germany | Palasport Olimpico (2005) | ||
| First period | |||||
| Redden (Gagné, Thornton) 4:52 | |||||
| Sakic (Bertuzzi, Nash) pp 7:29 | |||||
| Gagné (Regehr, Richards) 10:49 | |||||
| Second period | |||||
| Ehrhoff (Schubert, Ustorf) 9:13 | |||||
| Heatley (Foote) 15:37 | |||||
| Third period | |||||
| Doan (Smyth) 19:26 | |||||
| Game stats |
Group B
Preliminary round summary
Preliminary round