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Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

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Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. The host along with the top eight teams in the world ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams have an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics.[1]

Qualified teams

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Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Hosts 17 May 2018[2] Denmark Copenhagen 1  China
2019 IIHF World Ranking[a] 31 March 2016 – 26 May 2019 Slovakia Bratislava and Košice[b] 8[1]  Canada
 ROC
 Finland
 Sweden
 Czech Republic
 United States
 Germany
 Switzerland
Final qualification tournaments 26–29 August 2021 Slovakia Bratislava 1  Slovakia
Latvia Riga 1  Latvia
Norway Oslo 1  Denmark
Total 12
Notes
  1. b Bratislava and Košice were the sites for 2019 IIHF World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking were finalized with regards to the qualification slots.

Qualification seeding

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To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top eight following the 2019 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[1] Using the IIHF World Ranking points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less. The following is a ranking based on points that were accumulated toward Olympic qualification of all countries participating in 2019.

Points were earned based on overall finish in 2019:

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...
Points 1200 1160 1120 1100 1060 1040 1020 1000 960 940 920 900 880 860 840 820 800 780 760 740 ...
     Qualified directly to Olympic Tournament
     Entered qualifying in the final round
     Entered qualifying in the pre-qualification round 3
     Entered qualifying in the pre-qualification round 2
     Entered qualifying in the pre-qualification round 1
Qualifying seed Team WC 2019
(100%)
WC 2018
(75%)
OLY 2018
(75%)
WC 2017
(50%)
WC 2016
(25%)
Total
1  Canada 1160 1100 1120 1160 1200 3705
2  Russia 1120 1040 1200 1120 1120 3640
3  Finland 1200 1060 1040 1100 1160 3615
4  Sweden 1060 1200 1060 1200 1040 3615
5  Czech Republic 1100 1020 1100 1020 1060 3465
6  United States 1020 1120 1020 1060 1100 3430
7  Germany 1040 920 1160 1000 1020 3355
8   Switzerland 1000 1160 940 1040 920 3325
9  Slovakia 960 960 920 860 960 3040
10  Latvia 940 1000 860 940 880 3025
11  Norway 900 880 1000 920 940 3005
12  Denmark 920 940 800 900 1000 2925
13  France 840 900 840 960 860 2840
14  Belarus 780 840 880 880 900 2735
15  Austria 820 860 780 800 740 2635
16  Italy 860 780 760 820 780 2620
17  South Korea 760 820 900 780 720 2620
18  Slovenia 740 720 960 840 800 2620
19  Kazakhstan 800 760 820 760 820 2570
20  Great Britain 880 800 660 680 660 2480
21  Hungary 720 740 700 720 840 2370
22  Poland 660 700 740 740 760 2300
23  Japan 640 660 720 660 700 2180
24  Lithuania 700 680 560 640 640 2110
25  Ukraine 600 620 680 700 680 2095
26  Estonia 620 640 600 620 600 2010
27  Romania 680 600 580 560 580 1990
28  Netherlands 580 560 640 580 560 1910
29  Croatia 540 580 620 600 620 1895
30  Serbia 560 520 540 520 500 1740
31  Spain 500 440 520 460 540 1585
Host  China 480 500 440 440 460 1520
32  Iceland 420 460 480 480 480 1485
33  Israel 440 400 460 400 400 1385
 Australia 520 540 540 440 1305
34  Mexico 360 360 500 360 420 1290
 Belgium 460 480 500 520 1200
35  Bulgaria 320 300 420 300 340 1095
 Georgia 380 320 400 280 0 1060
 New Zealand 400 420 420 380 1020
 North Korea 340 380 380 360 905
36  Turkey 300 280 340 320 760
37  Luxembourg 260 340 320 280 745
 South Africa 220 240 240 300 595
38  Chinese Taipei 240 260 220 545
39  Hong Kong 180 220 260 240 535
 Turkmenistan 280 200 430
40  United Arab Emirates 200 160 200 420
41  Bosnia and Herzegovina 140 180 0 260 340
42  Kuwait 120 140 225
43  Thailand 160 160
44  Kyrgyzstan 100 100
  • Teams with no seeding chose not to participate in Olympic qualifying.

Pre-qualification Round 1

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Eight teams began the qualification process in two tournaments. The winners of each tournament advanced to round 2 as qualifiers ten and eleven, where qualifier ten was the winner with the higher qualification seeding.

Group N

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Games were played in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 8 to 10 November 2019.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kyrgyzstan 3 3 0 0 0 29 10 +19 9 Pre-qualification Round 2
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 0 1 15 16 −1 6
3  Luxembourg (H) 3 1 0 0 2 17 11 +6 3
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 0 0 3 7 31 −24 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

8 November 2019
15:45
United Arab Emirates 4–9
(2–1, 2–3, 0–5)
 KyrgyzstanKockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Khaled Al-Suwaidi
Ahmed Al-Dhaheri
GoaliesAleksandr PetrovReferee:
Hong Kong Li Ho Ching
Linesmen:
Norway Espen Olsvik
Belgium Chris Van Grinsven
0–106:45 – Nosov (PP)
Al-Nuami (Al-Mehairi) – 07:131–1
Zainutdinov – 16:042–1
2–222:04 – Titov (Kolodii, Kudashev) (PP)
Zainutdinov – 31:233–2
3–331:56 – Titov (Gorobets, Kudashev)
3–435:21 – Tonkikh (Nosov)
Zainutdinov (Al-Ameri) – 36:584–4
4–546:56 – Gorobets (Egorov) (PP)
4–648:41 – Tonkikh (Nosov, Chuvalov)
4–752:02 – Nosov (Chuvalov, Titov)
4–853:24 – Tagaev (Shushenkov)
4–954:41 – Tonkikh (Chuvalov, Nosov)
34 minPenalties12 min
25Shots45
8 November 2019
19:15
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–10
(0–4, 0–5, 1–1)
 LuxembourgKockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 676
Game reference
Edis PribišićGoaliesMarcus AnselmReferee:
Republic of Ireland Vytautas Lukoševičius
Linesmen:
Belarus Sidor Krytski
Germany Tobias Schwenk
0–105:23 – Shelest (Houdremont, Grein) (PP2)
0–206:17 – Farinon (Welter) (PP)
0–313:39 – Welter (Houdremont)
0–419:15 – Shelest (C. Cannon) (PP)
0–531:56 – Eriksson (T. Beran, Bechtold)
0–632:04 – Shelest (Eriksson, C. Cannon)
0–734:49 – Grein (Backes) (SH)
0–835:46 – C. Cannon (SH)
0–938:19 – Grein (Eriksson) (PP)
0–1047:14 – Sinner (N. Mossong)
Filipović (Mrkva, Ćatović) – 49:371–10
12 minPenalties6 min
14Shots50

9 November 2019
15:45
United Arab Emirates 6–3
(3–1, 2–1, 1–1)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaKockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 179
Game reference
Ahmed Al-DhaheriGoaliesDino Pašović
Edis Pribišić
Referee:
Republic of Ireland Vytautas Lukoševičius
Linesmen:
Norway Espen Olsvik
Germany Tobias Schwenk
0–105:11 – Hodžić (Mrkva, Ljevak) (PP)
Remess (Zainutdinov) – 08:351–1
Zainutdinov (J. Al-Dhaheri) – 09:582–1
Zainutdinov (Remess) (PP) – 14:003–1
J. Al-Dhaheri (Zainutdinov) – 24:054–1
Al-Mazrouei (Rem) (PP) – 24:495–1
5–238:18 – Ćatović (PP)
J. Al-Dhaheri, (Savko) – 54:346–2
6–355:48 – Filipović (PP)
22 minPenalties18 min
42Shots14
9 November 2019
19:15
Luxembourg 3–5
(1–0, 0–4, 2–1)
 KyrgyzstanKockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 734
Game reference
Philippe Lepage
Marcus Anselm
GoaliesAleksandr PetrovReferee:
Turkey Cemal Kaya
Linesmen:
Belarus Sidor Krytski
Belgium Chris Van Grinsven
Eriksson (Shelest) (PP) – 17:581–0
1–125:17 – Nosov (Tonkikh, Chuvalov) (PP)
1–228:07 – Kudashev (Gorobets)
1–330:44 – Gorobets
1–435:44 – Nosov (Kudashev) (SH)
Mosr (Backes) – 48:542–4
C. Cannon – 55:383–4
3–559:26 – Tonkikh (SH,ENG)
6 minPenalties14 min
21Shots35

10 November 2019
15:45
Kyrgyzstan 15–3
(5–2, 2–0, 8–1)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaKockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 232
Game reference
Kadyr AlymbekovGoaliesDino Pašović
Ismar Hadžić
Referee:
Hong Kong Li Ho Ching
Linesmen:
Belarus Sidor Krytski
Norway Espen Olsvik
Tonkikh (Nosov) – 01:291–0
Chuvalov (Egorov) – 01:482–0
2–108:49 – Cordalija (Mrkva, Ćatović) (PP)
Nosov (Tonkikh) – 09:283–1
3–210:09 – Hadžihasanović (Mušić, Ljevak)
Kolodii (Aiapov, Titov) – 11:584–2
Gorobets (Terentyev, Tursunbekov) (PP) – 15:205–2
Kolodii (Kudashev, Shushenkov) (PP) – 33:026–2
Kachkybekov (Titov) (PP) – 37:337–2
Tursunbekov (Gorobets, Nosov) – 40:498–2
Egorov (Chuvalov) – 42:029–2
Terentyev (Tonkikh, Nosov) – 46:2210–2
Egorov (Chuvalov) – 47:0611–2
11–347:25 – Rakić (Hadžihasanović)
Titov – 52:0712–3
Kolodii (Trishkin) – 52:1413–3
Mirbekov (Ulugbek Uuly) – 54:3614–3
Kudashev (Shushenkov) (PP) – 58:4515–3
6 minPenalties14 min
49Shots12
10 November 2019
19:15
Luxembourg 4–5
(2–2, 2–2, 0–1)
 United Arab EmiratesKockelscheuer Ice Rink, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 403
Game reference
Philippe Lepage
Marcus Anselm
GoaliesAhmed Al-DhaheriReferee:
Turkey Cemal Kaya
Linesmen:
Germany Tobias Schwenk
Belgium Chris Van Grinsven
0–102:07 – Al-Zaabi (Remess, Al-Mazrouei)
0–210:25 – J. Al-Dhareri (PP)
Backes (Welter) – 13:121–2
C. Cannon – 14:052–2
C. Cannon (Bechtold, Eriksson) (PP) – 23:333–2
3–324:59 – Zainutdinov
Backes (Mosr) (PP) – 25:484–3
4–431:42 – Savko (Al-Nuaimi, Al-Kaabi) (PP)
4–549:29 – Remess
12 minPenalties22 min
24Shots32

Group O

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Due to unrest in Hong Kong this tournament was moved to Sanya, China, and was played from 7 to 10 November 2019.[3]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 0 20 8 +12 9 Pre-qualification Round 2
2  Thailand 3 2 0 0 1 21 8 +13 6
3  Hong Kong 3 1 0 0 2 19 14 +5 3
4  Kuwait 3 0 0 0 3 1 31 −30 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

All times are local (UTC+8).

7 November 2019
13:00
Chinese Taipei 5–3
(1–1, 0–0, 4–2)
 ThailandTUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 301
Game reference
Liao Yu-chengGoaliesPattarapol UngkulpattanasukReferee:
Philippines François Gautier
Linesmen:
Hungary Attila Nagy
Hong Kong Yeung Ting Kwan
0–104:21 – Nagayama (Thanakroekkiat, Kindborn) (PP)
Yu Sh. (Yang, Yin) – 16:531–1
Yang (Lin H.) (SH) – 43:342–1
Hsiao Po-yua. (Lin H., Shen) (PP) – 47:203–1
3–252:01 – Thanakroekkiat (Kindborn) (PP)
3–355:24 – Forstner (Kindborn, Nagayama) (PP)
Yu Sh. (Chen, Yen) – 58:434–3
Yu Su. (ENG) – 59:275–3
10 minPenalties10 min
29Shots46
7 November 2019
17:00
Kuwait 0–12
(0–4, 0–3, 0–5)
 Hong KongTUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Jasem Al-Sarraf
Ahmad Al-Saegh
GoaliesCheung Ching HoReferee:
Malaysia Mohamad Yusoff
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Omar Al-Yassi
China Tam Weng Leong
0–109:36 – Cheng (Yeung)
0–214:25 – R. Lee (Cheng) (PP)
0–318:04 – Y. Wong (Au-Yeung)
0–419:03 – Lui (L. Wong)
0–524:11 – R. Lee (Cheng)
0–638:00 – Cheng (Yeung)
0–739:26 – Kan (To, Au-Yeung)
0–846:48 – Cheng (Lui, L. Wong) (PP)
0–949:28 – Kan (Y. Wong)
0–1050:36 – Chau (Law) (PP)
0–1158:15 – Cheng (R. Lee) (PP)
0–1259:44 – Wong K. (Au-Yeung, Kan) (PP2)
28 minPenalties8 min
13Shots54

8 November 2019
13:00
Chinese Taipei 8–0
(0–0, 5–0, 3–0)
 KuwaitTUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 230
Game reference
He Wei-chih
Liao Yu-cheng
GoaliesJasem Al-SarrafReferee:
South Korea Lee Joo-hyun
Linesmen:
China Tam Weng Leong
Hong Kong Yeung Ting Kwan
Lu (Yu Sh.) – 22:151–0
Hsiao Po-yua. (Shen, Hsiao Po-yun) (PP) – 28:432–0
Shen (Lin H.) (PP) – 30:253–0
Hsiao Po-yun (Chuang) (SH) – 32:494–0
Yu Sh. (Lu) (SH) – 34:165–0
Chang (Lu) – 46:156–0
Pao (Lin K.) – 52:347–0
Hsiao Po-yun (Yu Sh., Shen) – 57:328–0
29 minPenalties22 min
60Shots13
8 November 2019
17:00
Hong Kong 2–7
(0–3, 1–1, 1–3)
 ThailandTUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 255
Game reference
Ho King Chi KingGoaliesPattarapol UngkulpattanasukReferee:
Philippines François Gautier
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Omar Al-Yassi
Hungary Attila Nagy
0–107:20 – Luckanatinakorn
0–209:46 – Tengsakul (Kitayama, Nagayama)
0–316:01 – Thanakroekkiat (Kindborn, Forstner) (PP)
Cheng (Y. Wong) – 21:081–3
1–426:30 – Luckanatinakorn (Forstner, Suwachirat)
Y. Wong (Au-Yeung, To) – 46:382–4
2–552:50 – Rattanachot (Suwachirat, Kindborn)
2–658:33 – Kitayama (Nagayama, Chartsuwan)
2–759:20 – Suwachirat (Tengsakul, Khuhakaew)
8 minPenalties10 min
30Shots55

10 November 2019
13:00
Thailand 11–1
(2–0, 4–0, 5–1)
 KuwaitTUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 318
Game reference
Prawes Kaewjeen
Supanat Rungruangwat
GoaliesJasem Al-Sarraf
Ahmad Al-Saegh
Referee:
Malaysia Mohamad Yusoff
Linesmen:
China Tam Weng Leong
Hong Kong Yeung Ting Kwan
Kindborn – 02:411–0
Sukwiboon (Vattanapanyakul) – 03:272–0
Forstner (Nagayama, Sukwiboon) (PP) – 32:063–0
Forstner (Suwachirat, Kindborn) (PP2) – 33:384–0
Kindborn (Tengsakul, Vattanapanyakul) (PP) – 34:045–0
Kitayama (Nagayama) – 34:406–0
Chartsuwan (Nagayama, Sukwiboon) – 42:437–0
Kindborn – 44:598–0
Luckanatinakorn (Tengsakul) – 45:459–0
9–147:44 – Al-Ajmi (A. Al-Sarraf) (PP)
Kitayama (Kindborn, Nagayama) (SH) – 57:1310–1
Phasukkijwatana (Jaradwuttipreeda) – 59:3911–1
4 minPenalties24 min
64Shots9
10 November 2019
17:00
Hong Kong 5–7
(1–2, 2–2, 2–3)
 Chinese TaipeiTUS Ice and Snow Park, Sanya
Attendance: 333
Game reference
Cheung Ching HoGoaliesLiao Yu-cheng
He Wei-chih
Referee:
South Korea Lee Joo-hyun
Linesmen:
United Arab Emirates Omar Al-Yassi
Hungary Attila Nagy
Chau (SH) – 01:311–0
1–103:21 – Lin
1–207:15 – Lin (Yang)
1–323:26 – Shen (Hsiao Po-yua.) (SH)
1–425:47 – Hsiao Po-yun (Tang)
Cheng – 27:152–4
Lau (A. Wong) – 28:323–4
Cheng (L. Wong, Lui) – 44:334–4
R. Lee (Au-Yeung) (PP) – 46:435–4
5–550:04 – Yang (Hsiao Po-yua., Shen) (PP)
5–652:21 – Hsiao Po-yun (Lin, Yang) (PP)
5–759:02 – Lin (SH, ENG)
14 minPenalties12 min
22Shots50

Pre-qualification Round 2

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Twelve countries played in three tournaments to determine qualifiers for the next round. Each tournament winner was ranked by their qualification seeding and entered the next round as qualifier seven, eight, or nine.

Group K

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania (H) 3 3 0 0 0 43 3 +40 9 Pre-qualification Round 3
2  Iceland 3 2 0 0 1 15 14 +1 6
3  Israel 3 0 1 0 2 5 24 −19 2
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 1 2 10 32 −22 1
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+2).

12 December 2019
15:00
Iceland 9–4
(2–0, 2–2, 5–2)
 KyrgyzstanBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Dennis HedströmGoaliesAlexander Petrov
Kadyr Alymbekov
Referee:
Poland Tomasz Radzik
Linesmen:
Romania Attila André
Mexico Sem Ramírez
Björnsson (Árnason) – 01:201–0
Birgisson (G. Arason, Atlason) – 10:552–0
Leifsson (Mikaelsson, Sveinsson) – 21:313–0
3–122:35 – Terentyev (Mirbekov)
Björnsson (Sigurðsson, Orongan) (PP) – 24:534–1
4–226:30 – Tonkikh (Terentyev)
Sigrúnarson (Leifsson) – 48:265–2
Björnsson (Orongan) (PP) – 50:086–2
6–350:57 – Nichipurenko (Kolodii)
Björnsson (Jóhannesson, Sigurðsson) (PP) – 54:297–3
Kristveigarson (Pálsson, Atlason) – 56:188–3
Sigrúnarson (Þorsteinsson, Leifsson) (PP) – 58:519–3
9–459:41 – Nichipurenko (Tagaev)
18 minPenalties61 min
46Shots26
12 December 2019
19:00
Israel 0–15
(0–1, 0–4, 0–10)
 RomaniaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Yehonatan Reisinger
Omer Sharir
GoaliesZoltán TőkeReferee:
Netherlands Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Spain Alejandro García
Netherlands Nicholas Verbruggen
0–104:08 – Trancă (Borysenko, B. Péter) (PP)
0–221:43 – Butochnov (Salló) (PP)
0–322:41 – Gajdó (Győrfy, O. Bíró)
0–429:06 – Kirichenko (Góga, Borysenko)
0–539:40 – Salló (Fodor, Butochnov) (PP)
0–644:13 – Trancă (Borysenko, B. Péter) (PP)
0–747:36 – Cășăneanu (Gajdó, O. Bíró)
0–849:07 – Gliga (Góga, Molnár)
0–952:33 – O. Bíró (Gajdó)
0–1054:33 – Farkas (Molnár, Gliga)
0–1155:28 – Fodor (Butochnov, Kirichenko)
0–1257:05 – Borysenko (Yemelianenko, Trancă)
0–1357:56 – Borysenko (Trancă, G. Bíró)
0–1459:03 – Butochnov (Salló, Fodor)
0–1559:53 – Cășăneanu (Z. Péter)
24 minPenalties6 min
6Shots92

13 December 2019
15:00
Iceland 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 IsraelBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Jóhann RagnarssonGoaliesYehonatan ReisingerReferee:
Netherlands Ramon Sterkens
Linesmen:
Romania Attila André
Spain Alejandro García
Racansky (Þorsteinsson, Sveinsson) – 03:001–0
Leifsson (Sigrúnarson, Mikaelsson) (PP2) – 20:582–0
Orongan (Racansky, Sigurðsson) – 27:583–0
Orongan (Björnsson) – 47:344–0
Björnsson (Pálsson, Árnason) – 53:075–0
6 minPenalties14 min
64Shots9
13 December 2019
19:00
Romania 18–2
(3–0, 7–1, 8–1)
 KyrgyzstanBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 601
Game reference
Patrik PolcGoaliesAlexander Petrov
Kadyr Alymbekov
Referee:
Norway Jørn McCall
Linesmen:
Mexico Sem Ramírez
Netherlands Nicholas Verbruggen
Cășăneanu (Győrfy, Z. Péter) (SH) – 10:041–0
Borysenko (Trancă, B. Péter) (SH) – 16:472–0
Kirichenko (Butochnov, Fodor) – 18:583–0
B. Péter (Borysenko, Trancă) – 24:084–0
Constantin (Góga) – 24:225–0
Gajdó (O. Bíró) – 25:226–0
Trancă (B. Péter) – 27:027–0
Molnár – 31:238–0
Győrfy (O. Bíró, Z. Péter) (PP) – 32:519–0
Kirichenko (Fodor) – 34:0110–0
10–139:45 – Nichipurenko (Kolodii, Tagaev)
10–242:58 – Titov
Gecse (Salló) – 47:0911–2
Molnár (O. Bíró) – 49:2712–2
Kirichenko (Butochnov, Salló) – 51:2413–2
Gliga (Trancă, Góga) – 53:1214–2
Constantin (Gliga, Molnár) – 53:4115–2
Trancă (B. Péter) – 55:5316–2
Fodor (Kirichenko) – 58:3117–2
B. Péter (Trancă, Fodor) – 59:5518–2
6 minPenalties10 min
69Shots32

15 December 2019
15:00
Kyrgyzstan 4–5 OT
(3–1, 1–1, 0–2)
(OT: 0–1)
 IsraelBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Alexander PetrovGoaliesYehonatan ReisingerReferee:
Norway Jørn McCall
Linesmen:
Romania Attila André
Netherlands Nicholas Verbruggen
0–100:26 – Ben Tov (Aharonovich, Greenberg)
Nosov (Titov, Terentyev) – 07:481–1
Mirbekov (Kudashev, Gorobets) – 08:072–1
Nosov (Terentyev, Isamatov) (PP) – 19:323–1
3–236:52 – Ibragimov (Hoffman, Vaitz) (PP)
Gorobets (Egorov) – 38:374–2
4–356:09 – Sherf (Kaznatcheev)
4–458:47 – Mostovoy
4–563:30 – Vaitz
8 minPenalties10 min
44Shots32
15 December 2019
19:00
Romania 10–1
(4–0, 4–0, 2–1)
 IcelandBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 1,200
Game reference
Patrik PolcGoaliesDennis HedströmReferee:
Poland Tomasz Radzik
Linesmen:
Spain Alejandro García
Mexico Sem Ramírez
Borysenko (Góga, G. Bíró) – 11:111–0
Butochnov (Fodor, Gecse) (PP) – 16:012–0
B. Péter (Borysenko, Góga) – 17:323–0
B. Péter (Gliga) – 19:374–0
Molnár (B. Péter, O. Bíró) – 22:555–0
Góga (Molnár, B. Péter) (PP) – 29:046–0
Molnár (B. Péter, Polc) (PP) – 31:187–0
Yemelianenko (G. Bíró, Constantin) (PP) – 37:338–0
Fodor (Gajdos, Casaneanu) – 45:539–0
Kirichenko (Fodor, Butochnov) – 51:1610–0
10–157:15 – Birgisson (Kristinsson, Atlason)
6 minPenalties18 min
54Shots22

Group L

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 36 5 +31 9 Pre-qualification Round 3
2  Spain (H) 3 2 0 0 1 29 6 +23 6
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 0 2 8 26 −18 3
4  Mexico 3 0 0 0 3 3 39 −36 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

13 December 2019
16:00
Mexico 1–17
(1–6, 0–5, 0–6)
 NetherlandsPalau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 103
Game reference
Gerardo García
Paulo Rivera
GoaliesIan MeierdresReferee:
Slovenia Tilen Pahor
Linesmen:
Romania Csaba Bándi
Spain Carlos Trobajo
0–100:46 – Bison (Van Oorschot)
0–201:03 – Knoop (Smit, Van Gestel)
0–304:03 – Verschuren (Smit, Loginov)
0–405:41 – De Bonth (Van Gestel)
Sierra (Pérez, Ar. García) – 11:181–4
1–519:07 – Verkiel (Van der Schuit)
1–619:19 – Verschuren (Smit, Oosterveld)
1–727:24 – Bison (Stempher) (PP)
1–828:49 – Stempher (Verschuren, Van Oorschot) (PP)
1–936:48 – Nordemann (Van Oorschot) (PP)
1–1038:24 – Turpijn (Oosterveld, Verschuren)
1–1138:36 – Van der Schuit (Knoop)
1–1247:00 – Stempher (De Bonth, Loginov) (PP)
1–1350:22 – Bison (Knoop)
1–1455:58 – Verschuren (Oosterveld)
1–1557:11 – Smit (De Bonth)
1–1658:40 – Verschuren (Oosterveld)
1–1759:04 – Borgman (Den Edel)
18 minPenalties18 min
7Shots88
13 December 2019
20:00
Spain 11–0
(3–0, 4–0, 4–0)
 Chinese TaipeiPalau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 348
Game reference
Ander Alcaine
Raul Barbo
GoaliesLiao Yu-cheng
He Wei-chih
Referee:
Hungary Gergely Kincses
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Bråten
Israel Gil Tichon
Hernández (Baldris, Ubieto) – 02:411–0
Carbonell (Ubieto, Burgos) – 12:382–0
Fuentes (Hernández) – 13:513–0
Baldris (Fernández-Pola, Martínez) – 26:464–0
Burgos (Paul) – 27:475–0
Martínez (A. García) – 29:416–0
Ós. Rubio (Martínez) – 29:487–0
Boronat (Donath, Baldris) – 50:058–0
Donath (Fuentes, A. García) – 53:259–0
Or. Rubio – 55:3310–0
Lasuen (Ubieto) – 56:4111–0
2 minPenalties2 min
65Shots8

14 December 2019
16:00
Netherlands 14–1
(4–1, 7–0, 3–0)
 Chinese TaipeiPalau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 433
Game reference
Martijn OosterwijkGoaliesHe Wei-chih
Liao Yu-cheng
Referee:
Slovenia Tilen Pahor
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Bråten
Spain Carlos Trobajo
Verschuren (Van der Schuit, Loginov) (PP) – 01:541–0
1–104:10 – Hsiao Po-yun (Shen)
Bison (Loginov) – 04:482–1
Verschuren (Turpijn) – 05:333–1
Van Gorp (De Bonth) – 05:404–1
Stempher (Bison) – 21:275–1
Verkiel (Oosterveld) – 22:046–1
Stempher (Bison) – 27:387–1
Oosterveld (Verschuren, Turpijn) – 29:238–1
Stempher (Verkiel) (SH) – 32:469–1
Verschuren (Van der Schuit) (SH) – 33:0210–1
Oosterveld (Verschure, Turpijn) – 37:0911–1
Stempher (Van der Schuit) – 40:5412–1
Stempher (Verkiel) – 45:0813–1
Van der Schuit (Stempher) – 53:3214–1
8 minPenalties2 min
60Shots11
14 December 2019
20:00
Spain 15–1
(4–1, 4–0, 7–0)
 MexicoPalau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 612
Game reference
Raul Barbo
Ignacio García
GoaliesGerardo García
Paulo Rivera
Referee:
Norway Stian Halm
Linesmen:
Romania Csaba Bándi
Israel Gil Tichon
Hernández (A. García, Burgos) (PP) – 14:331–0
1–115:20 – Sierra (Ar. García, Pérez)
Lasuen – 17:192–1
Boronat (Baldris, Bravo) (PP) – 17:563–1
Hernández (Lasuen, García-Zarandieta) – 19:274–1
A. García (Carbonell) – 24:425–1
Martínez (Ós. Rubio) – 32:306–1
Donath (Fuentes, A. García) – 35:367–1
Or. Rubio (A. García, Donath) (PP) – 38:228–1
Granell (Boronat, A. García) – 41:209–1
Donath (Burgos) – 43:3510–1
A. García (Ós. Rubio) – 55:3411–1
Fuentes (Boronat) – 57:1512–1
Ós. Rubio (Fernández-Pola) – 57:3613–1
Hernández (Granell, Donath) – 59:0214–1
Ós. Rubio (Martínez) – 59:3815–1
37 minPenalties22 min
85Shots12

15 December 2019
16:00
Chinese Taipei 7–1
(3–0, 3–0, 1–1)
 MexicoPalau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 210
Game reference
Liao Yu-chengGoaliesGerardo GarcíaReferee:
Norway Stian Halm
Linesmen:
Israel Gil Tichon
Spain Carlos Trobajo
Pan (Sang, Lin H.) – 10:351–0
Lin H. (Hsiao Po-yun, Shen) (PP) – 14:002–0
Lin H. (Shen, Hsiao Po-yun) (PP) – 19:193–0
Hsiao Po-yun (Hsiao Po-yuan, Lin H.) (PP) – 27:314–0
Yang (Lin H.) – 30:135–0
Hsiao Po-yun (Chang) – 31:016–0
6–147:08 – Sierra (Pérez)
Lin H. – 53:457–1
6 minPenalties16 min
34Shots23

8 January 2020[N 1]
12:00
Netherlands 5–3
(1–1, 2–2, 2–0)
 SpainPalau de Gel, Barcelona
Attendance: 274
Game reference
Frederik MeierdresGoaliesAnder AlcaineReferee:
Hungary Gergely Kincses
Linesmen:
Romania Csaba Bándi
Norway Knut Bråten
Bison (Vogelaar, Stempher) – 03:121–0
1–110:46 – Or. Rubio (Ubieto, González) (PP)
1–223:09 – Fernández-Pola (Granell)
De Hondt (Bison, Stempher) – 23:262–2
De Bonth (Van der Schuit, Bastings) – 29:043–2
3–334:13 – Or. Rubio (Granell, Giménez) (PP)
Van der Schuit (De Bonth) – 43:554–3
Stempher (De Hondt) (ENG) – 59:435–3
6 minPenalties2 min
37Shots17

^ The game was originally supposed to be played on 15 December 2019 but was stopped after a scoreless first period because of problems with the ice surface.[4][5]

Group M

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia (H) 3 3 0 0 0 24 4 +20 9 Pre-qualification Round 3
2  Serbia 3 2 0 0 1 16 5 +11 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 0 2 9 19 −10 3
4  Bulgaria 3 0 0 0 3 2 23 −21 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

13 December 2019
15:00
Serbia 8–3
(6–0, 1–3, 1–0)
 TurkeyLedena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 106
Game reference
Jug MitićGoaliesTolga BozacıReferee:
Slovenia Miha Bajt
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
Croatia Marko Saković
Podunavac (Anić, Vučurević) – 00:281–0
Zwick (Popović, Dragović) – 01:472–0
Mitrović (Čengeri, Podunavac) – 02:143–0
Đumić – 13:144–0
Marković (Zwick) – 16:035–0
Vučurević (Pajić, Podunavac) – 17:326–0
6–127:56 – Bakal (Aktürk, Halil)
Španjević (Mitrović) – 32:167–1
7–234:32 – Solak (Gümüş)
7–339:51 – Hars (E. Faner)
Đumić (Anić, Vučurević) (PP) – 51:228–3
10 minPenalties12 min
36Shots14
13 December 2019
19:00
Bulgaria 1–12
(0–3, 0–2, 1–7)
 CroatiaLedena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 289
Game reference
Dimitar Dimitrov
Ivan Stoynov
GoaliesVilim RosandićReferee:
Poland Krzysztof Kozłowski
Linesmen:
Serbia Tibor Fazekas
Austria Daniel Sparer
0–103:16 – Kaleb (Vedlin)
0–208:59 – Čizmadija (Šakić)
0–318:15 – Kanaet (Šakić) (SH)
0–436:48 – Mirić (F. Jarčov, Kegalj)
0–537:14 – Puzić (Kanaet, Paulović)
0–641:42 – Kanaet (Mirić) (SH)
0–747:07 – Fičur
0–847:39 – L. Jarčov (Šakić, Tadić) (PP2)
0–950:52 – Mikulić (SH)
0–1053:19 – L. Jarčov (Šakić) (PP)
0–1155:22 – Kaleb (Brenčun, Mikulić) (PP)
0–1258:03 – L. Jarčov
Gatsev (Nakov) – 59:081–12
34 minPenalties12 min
14Shots62

14 December 2019
15:00
Serbia 7–0
(1–0, 4–0, 2–0)
 BulgariaLedena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 80
Game reference
Arsenije RankovićGoaliesDimitar Dimitrov
Ivan Stoynov
Referee:
Slovakia Vladimír Snášel
Linesmen:
Croatia Marko Saković
Austria Daniel Sparer
Grković (Čengeri, Podunavac) – 09:281–0
Popović (Leštarić) (PP) – 22:042–0
Bjelogrlić (Radosavljević, Anić) – 26:543–0
Anić (Novaković, Leštarić) – 33:534–0
Bjelogrlić (PP) – 35:045–0
Bjelogrlić (Pajić) – 46:236–0
Bjelogrlić (Podunavac) – 51:097–0
18 minPenalties18 min
54Shots7
14 December 2019
19:00
Croatia 10–2
(2–1, 4–0, 4–1)
 TurkeyLedena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 380
Game reference
Ivan Štimac-RojtinićGoaliesTolga Bozacı
Onurcan Kaya
Referee:
Poland Krzysztof Kozłowski
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
Serbia Tibor Fazekas
Čizmadija (Brenčun) – 05:551–0
Čunko (Šakić, Tadić) (PP) – 12:332–0
2–119:09 – Gümüş (Halil) (PP)
Mikulić (Čizmadija, Kaleb) – 21:273–1
Puzić (Čunko, Šakić) – 25:054–1
Mirić (Fičur) – 26:305–1
Kramarič (Paulović, Čanić) – 38:146–1
Vedlin (Kegalj) (PP) – 41:377–1
7–244:34 – Bakal (Savaş)
Šakić (Tadić) – 51:428–2
Srketić (L. Jarčov, Čunko) (PP) – 56:389–2
Ličina (Paulović) – 58:5810–2
18 minPenalties22 min
38Shots8

15 December 2019
15:00
Turkey 4–1
(1–0, 3–1, 0–0)
 BulgariaLedena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Tolga BozacıGoaliesDimitar DimitrovReferee:
Slovenia Miha Bajt
Linesmen:
Serbia Tibor Fazekas
Croatia Marko Saković
Karş (Hars, F. Faner) – 19:091–0
Anlar (H. Salt, E. Faner) (PP) – 25:252–0
Anlar (K. Salt) – 35:293–0
3–135:58 – T. Abdi (V. Dikov)
Solak (H. Salt) (PP) – 37:534–1
12 minPenalties102 min
45Shots19
15 December 2019
19:00
Croatia 2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
 SerbiaLedena dvorana Zibel, Sisak
Attendance: 989
Game reference
Vilim RosandićGoaliesArsenije RankovićReferee:
Slovakia Vladimír Snášel
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
Austria Daniel Sparer
Mirić (Kaleb) – 06:091–0
1–139:12 – Đumić (Anić)
Mikulić (Čanić) – 57:352–1
26 minPenalties28 min
31Shots29

Pre-qualification Round 3

[edit]

Group G

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia (H) 3 3 0 0 0 25 4 +21 9 Final qualification
2  Japan 3 2 0 0 1 15 6 +9 6
3  Lithuania 3 1 0 0 2 5 17 −12 3
4  Croatia 3 0 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

6 February 2020
15:30
Japan 9–0
(4–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 CroatiaPodmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Yutaka Fukufuji
Yuta Narisawa
GoaliesIvan Štimac-RojtinićReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Germany Lasse Kopitz
Linesmen:
France Nicolas Constantineau
Slovenia Matjaž Hribar
Echigo (Nakajima, Osawa) (PP) – 05:531–0
Yamada (Kawai, Terao) – 06:422–0
Takagi (Ueno, Osawa) – 09:543–0
Osawa (Echigo, Nakajima) (PP) – 15:074–0
Irikura (Ikeda) – 20:465–0
Hirano (Nakajima, Echigo) – 29:426–0
Sato (Furuhashi, Ikeda) (PP) – 44:407–0
Hashimoto (Nakajima, Hirano) – 48:568–0
Hirano (Nakajima, Y. Otsu) – 56:369–0
6 minPenalties6 min
56Shots15
6 February 2020
19:00
Lithuania 2–12
(0–4, 1–3, 1–5)
 SloveniaPodmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 500
Game reference
Laurynas Lubys
Artur Pavliukov
GoaliesGašper KrošeljReferees:
Switzerland Joris Müller
Croatia Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Norway Håvar Dahl
Kazakhstan Mihail Stupak
0–102:32 – Koblar (Pretnar)
0–204:01 – Zajc (Ograjenšek, Čepon)
0–310:53 – Koblar (Čimžar, Pretnar)
0–412:46 – Urbas (Kuralt) (PP)
0–521:05 – Ograjenšek (Urbas, Gregorc) (PP)
0–629:31 – Jeglič (Čimžar, Repe)
0–736:14 – Verlič (Kuralt)
Verenis (Bosas) (PP) – 39:531–7
1–843:31 – Gregorc (Kalan)
1–946:02 – Sabolič (Jeglič, Tičar)
1–1047:52 – Verlič (Urbas, Čepon)
1–1152:19 – Jeglič (Tičar, Sabolič)
1–1253:47 – Koblar (Kalan, Pavlin)
Krakauskas (Žukauskas, Misiuk) – 59:592–12
10 minPenalties8 min
9Shots61

7 February 2020
15:30
Japan 4–0
(4–0, 0–0, 0–0)
 LithuaniaPodmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Yuta NarisawaGoaliesLaurynas LubysReferees:
France Geoffrey Barcelo
Croatia Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Switzerland Dominik Altmann
Slovenia Matjaž Hribar
Terao (Takahashi, Yanadori) – 02:041–0
Echigo (Hirano, Hashimoto) (PP2) – 05:372–0
Sato (Furuhashi, Takagi) (PP) – 14:043–0
Takahashi (Terao) – 17:164–0
26 minPenalties10 min
27Shots24
7 February 2020
19:00
Slovenia 7–0
(1–0, 4–0, 2–0)
 CroatiaPodmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 900
Game reference
Matija PintaričGoaliesVito NikolićReferees:
Germany Lasse Kopitz
Switzerland Joris Müller
Linesmen:
France Nicolas Constantineau
Kazakhstan Mihail Stupak
Tičar (Sabolič) – 16:151–0
Urbas (Gregorc, Ograjenšek) (PP) – 23:402–0
Tičar (Pretnar, Sabolič) (PP) – 32:063–0
Kuralt (Gregorc, Urbas) (PP) – 37:544–0
Zajc (Logar, Čepon) – 38:285–0
Verlič (Koren) – 51:226–0
Kalan (Pretnar, Čepon) – 59:547–0
6 minPenalties12 min
67Shots4

9 February 2020
15:30
Croatia 1–3
(0–2, 0–0, 1–1)
 LithuaniaPodmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Vito NikolićGoaliesLaurynas LubysReferees:
France Geoffrey Barcelo
Switzerland Joris Müller
Linesmen:
Switzerland Dominik Altmann
Kazakhstan Mihail Stupak
0–105:54 – Bosas (Verenis, Bendžius) (PP)
0–214:48 – Čižas (Bosas)
Tadić (Šakić, Čanić) – 52:271–2
1–359:57 – Rumševičius (EN)
12 minPenalties6 min
22Shots33
9 February 2020
19:00
Slovenia 6–2
(0–1, 1–0, 5–1)
 JapanPodmežakla Hall, Jesenice
Attendance: 1,700
Game reference
Gašper KrošeljGoaliesYutaka FukufujiReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Germany Lasse Kopitz
Linesmen:
France Nicolas Constantineau
Norway Håvar Dahl
0–108:02 – Nakajima (Hashimoto, Hirano)
Urbas (Ograjenšek) (PP) – 25:431–1
Ograjenšek (Gregorc, Verlič) (PP) – 45:192–1
Sabolič (Repe) – 46:473–1
Tičar (Sabolič) (EN) – 57:234–1
4–258:30 – Nakajima (PP, EA)
Tičar (Jeglič) (EN) – 58:575–2
Zajc (Čepon) – 59:266–2
20 minPenalties10 min
38Shots13

Group H

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 0 0 17 3 +14 9 Final qualification
2  Kazakhstan (H) 3 2 0 0 1 17 5 +12 6
3  Ukraine 3 1 0 0 2 5 14 −9 3
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+6).

6 February 2020
15:00
Poland 8–0
(3–0, 4–0, 1–0)
 NetherlandsBarys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 228
Game reference
John Murray
Michał Kieler
GoaliesIan Meierdres
Martijn Oosterwijk
Referees:
United Kingdom Pavel Halas Jr.
Belarus Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyajiev
United Kingdom Andrew Dalton
Kostek (Kapica) (PP) – 02:581–0
Chmielewski (Kolusz, Paś) (PP) – 07:582–0
Urbanowicz (Chmielewski) (PP) – 13:093–0
Paś (Dziubiński, Kolusz) (PP) – 24:114–0
Wajda (Urbanowicz, Chmielewski) – 26:235–0
Jaśkiewicz (Przygodzki, Michałowski) – 26:556–0
Jaśkiewicz – 35:557–0
Komorski (Kostek) – 49:118–0
6 minPenalties14 min
51Shots6
6 February 2020
19:30
Ukraine 1–8
(1–5, 0–2, 0–1)
 KazakhstanBarys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 3,584
Game reference
Kyrylo Kucher
Mykyta Hordiushin
GoaliesHenrik KarlssonReferees:
Hungary Miklós Haszonits
Czech Republic Adam Kika
Linesmen:
Poland Paweł Kosidło
Hungary Dániel Soós
0–103:43 – Shevchenko (Maklyukov, Akolzin)
0–207:35 – Petukhov (Orekhov)
0–308:27 – Metalnikov (Dietz, Shestakov)
0–412:58 – Starchenko (Valk, Mikhailis)
Babinets (Butsenko, Blagoy) – 14:561–4
1–517:39 – Zhailauov (Dietz)
1–632:56 – Dietz (Shestakov)
1–734:40 – Shestakov (Dietz)
1–851:06 – Orekhov (Zhailauov)
4 minPenalties2 min
13Shots60

7 February 2020
15:00
Poland 6–1
(1–1, 2–0, 3–0)
 UkraineBarys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 242
Game reference
John MurrayGoaliesKyrylo Kucher
Mykyta Hordiushin
Referees:
Czech Republic Adam Kika
Germany Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Andrew Dalton
Sweden Andreas Malmqvist
0–115:45 – Taran (Alexyuk, Butsenko)
Starzyński (Dziubiński) – 19:341–1
Przygodzki (Wajda, Marzec) – 27:192–1
Marzec (SH) – 35:553–1
Kolusz (PP) – 40:444–1
Kapica (Ciura, Bettahar) – 52:165–1
Komorski – 55:116–1
14 minPenalties12 min
40Shots18
7 February 2020
19:30
Kazakhstan 7–1
(3–0, 1–1, 3–0)
 NetherlandsBarys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 2,975
Game reference
Sergei KudryavtsevGoaliesMartijn OosterwijkReferees:
United Kingdom Pavel Halas Jr.
Hungary Miklós Haszonits
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyajiev
Poland Paweł Kosidło
Blacker (Shalapov, Shestakov) – 01:011–0
Dietz (Rymarev, Starchenko) – 08:262–0
Rymarev (Boyd) – 10:333–0
Orekhov (Zhailauov, Petukhov) – 22:594–0
4–127:22 – Van der Schuit (Stempher)
Sagadeyev (Petukhov) – 41:575–1
Zhailauov (Sagadeyev, Shalapov) – 52:166–1
Zhailauov (Petukhov, Sagadeyev) (PP) – 57:567–1
4 minPenalties6 min
57Shots10

9 February 2020
13:00
Netherlands 0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)
 UkraineBarys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 372
Game reference
Ian MeierdresGoaliesArtur OhandzhanyanReferees:
United Kingdom Pavel Halas Jr.
Belarus Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
Poland Paweł Kosidło
Hungary Dániel Soós
0–115:10 – Nimenko (Butsenko, Babinets)
0–222:12 – Butsenko (Babinets, Nimenko)
0–330:29 – Savchenko (Mikhnov, Tolstushko) (PP)
10 minPenalties14 min
19Shots31
9 February 2020
17:00
Kazakhstan 2–3
(0–1, 2–1, 0–1)
 PolandBarys Arena, Nur-Sultan
Attendance: 5,622
Game reference
Henrik KarlssonGoaliesJohn MurrayReferees:
Czech Republic Adam Kika
Germany Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Andrew Dalton
Sweden Andreas Malmqvist
0–107:28 – Ciura
0–230:30 – Przygodzki (Jaśkiewicz)
Boyd (Valk, Dawes) – 30:471–2
Boyd (Dawes, Valk) – 35:292–2
2–340:29 – Urbanowicz (Komorski, Dziubiński)
2 minPenalties6 min
53Shots17

Group J

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 2 1 0 0 11 4 +7 8 Final qualification
2  Great Britain (H) 3 2 0 0 1 12 8 +4 6
3  Romania 3 1 0 1 1 12 10 +2 4
4  Estonia 3 0 0 0 3 5 18 −13 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC±0).

6 February 2020
15:30
Hungary 4–1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)
 EstoniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 861
Game reference
Miklós RajnaGoaliesVillem-Henrik KoitmaaReferees:
Switzerland Alex DiPietro
Austria Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
Kazakhstan Vladimir Suslov
Hári (Galanisz, Terbócs) – 09:211–0
Hári (Nagy, Terbócs) (PP) – 26:202–0
2–129:29 – Lodeikin
Hári (Stipsicz, Szabó) – 31:113–1
Csányi (Kiss) – 56:104–1
2 minPenalties8 min
36Shots20
6 February 2020
19:30
Great Britain 4–3
(2–1, 2–1, 0–1)
 RomaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,788
Game reference
Ben BownsGoaliesPatrik PolcReferees:
Canada Jonathan Alarie
Kazakhstan Vladimir Yefremov
Linesmen:
Finland Joona Elonen
Belgium Frederic Monnaie
0–114:21 – Kirichenko
D. Ehrhardt – 15:111–1
Farmer (D. Ehrhardt, T. Ehrhardt) – 17:162–1
2–229:46 – Tranca (B. Péter)
Myers – 32:203–2
Connolly (Lake) – 32:504–2
4–356:41 – Salló
10 minPenalties4 min
34Shots23

8 February 2020
14:00
Hungary 3–2 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 RomaniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,998
Game reference
Gergely AranyGoaliesPatrik PolcReferees:
Switzerland Alex DiPietro
Ukraine Anton Hladchenko
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
Belgium Frederic Monnaie
0–100:35 – Tranca (Molnár) (PP)
Sarauer (Galanisz, Csányi) – 01:561–1
Papp (Sofron, Szabó) – 44:242–1
2–255:09 – Butochnov (Borysenko)
Erdély (Hári, Stipsicz) – 60:153–2
10 minPenalties4 min
43Shots24
8 February 2020
18:00
Estonia 1–7
(0–0, 1–4, 0–3)
 Great BritainMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 4,465
Game reference
Villem-Henrik KoitmaaGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
Canada Jonathan Alarie
Austria Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Josef Špůr
Kazakhstan Vladimir Suslov
0–122:04 – Perlini (D. Phillips)
0–228:26 – Betteridge (Richardson, Connolly)
0–329:18 – Conway (D. Ehrhardt)
0–432:43 – Perlini (O'Connor, Hammond) (PP)
Sibirtsev (Ossipov) – 38:561–4
1–548:40 – Lake (Farmer, Conway) (PP)
1–649:04 – J. Phillips (Hammond, Lachowicz)
1–754:47 – Conway (Ferrara)
4 minPenalties2 min
23Shots38

9 February 2020
14:00
Romania 7–3
(2–2, 2–0, 3–1)
 EstoniaMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 1,561
Game reference
Zoltán TőkeGoaliesRoman Shumikhin
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa
Referees:
Ukraine Anton Hladchenko
Kazakhstan Vladimir Yefremov
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
Belgium Frederic Monnaie
Butochnov (Borysenko) – 02:051–0
1–102:49 – Slessarevski (Lahesalu, Puzakov)
1–210:52 – Saskin
Borysenko (Kirichenko) (PP) – 15:442–2
Rokaly (Góga) – 30:493–2
Tranca (B. Péter) – 34:124–2
Tranca (Molnár) – 41:065–2
5–344:18 – Andrejev (Aleksandrov)
Butochnov (Constantin, Kirichenko) – 49:476–3
Tranca (Góga) – 53:437–3
6 minPenalties6 min
39Shots31
9 February 2020
18:00
Great Britain 1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)
 HungaryMotorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Attendance: 4,544
Game reference
Ben BownsGoaliesMiklós RajnaReferees:
Canada Jonathan Alarie
Austria Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Finland Joona Elonen
Czech Republic Josef Špůr
0–120:32 – Stipsicz (Nagy, Hári) (PP)
0–231:17 – Erdély (Stipsicz, Sofron)
Myers (PP) – 40:571–2
1–345:11 – Hári
1–452:00 – Sofron (Hári)
8 minPenalties24 min
48Shots20

Final qualification

[edit]

The tournaments were scheduled to take place from 27 to 30 August 2020, but were moved to 26 to 29 August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7]

Group D

[edit]

The tournament was held at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia.[8]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia (H) 3 3 0 0 0 9 3 +6 9 2022 Winter Olympics
2  Belarus 3 1 0 0 2 6 5 +1 3[a]
3  Austria 3 1 0 0 2 7 8 −1 3[a]
4  Poland 3 1 0 0 2 3 9 −6 3[a]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Belarus 3 Pts, +2 GD; Austria 3 Pts, 0 GD; Poland 3 Pts, –2 GD

All times are local (UTC+2).

26 August 2021
15:15
Belarus 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 PolandOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Danny TaylorGoaliesJohn MurrayReferees:
Finland Riku Brander
Switzerland Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Germany Jonas Merten
Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
0–154:59 – Komorski (Łyszczarczyk)
4 minPenalties4 min
46Shots19
26 August 2021
19:15
Austria 1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)
 SlovakiaOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 4,241
Game reference
David KickertGoaliesBranislav KonrádReferees:
Norway Roy Hansen
Sweden Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
Denmark Andreas Kroyer
0–101:46 – Hudáček (Čerešňák)
0–228:28 – Gernát (Čerešňák, Studenič)
Lebler (Heinrich) – 52:451–2
14 minPenalties8 min
21Shots32

27 August 2021
15:15
Belarus 5–2
(0–2, 5–0, 0–0)
 AustriaOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 148
Game reference
Danny TaylorGoaliesBernhard Starkbaum
David Kickert
Referees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Norway Roy Hansen
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
Germany Jonas Merten
0–108:35 – Herburger (Haudum, Baumgartner) (PP)
0–218:40 – Lebler (Rossi, Zwerger)
Stas (Bailen) (PP) – 20:431–2
Sharangovich (Stas, Komarov) – 25:552–2
Sharangovich (Protas, Komarov) – 32:253–2
Prince (Demkov) (PP) – 36:514–2
Platt (Prince, Paré) – 39:385–2
6 minPenalties12 min
28Shots18
27 August 2021
19:15
Slovakia 5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)
 PolandOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 3,685
Game reference
Branislav KonrádGoaliesJohn MurrayReferees:
Sweden Linus Öhlund
Switzerland Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Denmark Andreas Kroyer
Latvia Dāvis Zunde
Ružička (Čerešňák, Gernát) – 08:061–0
Hudáček (Čerešňák, Gernát) – 24:382–0
Roman (Slafkovský, Nemec) – 26:113–0
3–130:17 – Dziubiński (Łyszczarczyk, Chmielewski) (PP)
Cehlárik (Hudáček, Jurčo) (PP) – 32:394–1
Ružička (Pospíšil, Lantoši) – 48:025–1
6 minPenalties12 min
48Shots17

29 August 2021
13:30
Poland 1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)
 AustriaOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 182
Game reference
John MurrayGoaliesDavid KickertReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Finland Riku Brander
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
Germany Jonas Merten
0–104:10 – Ganahl (Schneider, Hundertpfund)
Urbanowicz (Kolusz, Łyszczarczyk) – 11:531–1
1–219:02 – Lebler (Haudum)
1–334:38 – Lebler (Wolf)
1–453:03 – Lebler (Zwerger, Rossi)
8 minPenalties10 min
10Shots30
29 August 2021
17:30
Slovakia 2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
 BelarusOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 7,105
Game reference
Branislav KonrádGoaliesDanny TaylorReferees:
Sweden Linus Öhlund
Switzerland Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
Latvia Dāvis Zunde
Cehlárik (Hrivík) (PP) – 04:381–0
1–121:07 – Sharangovich
Hudáček (Čerešňák) (EN) – 57:432–1
36 minPenalties39 min
39Shots22

Group E

[edit]

The tournament was played at the Arēna Rīga in Riga, Latvia.[8]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia (H) 3 3 0 0 0 17 1 +16 9 2022 Winter Olympics
2  France 3 2 0 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Hungary 3 1 0 0 2 5 15 −10 3
4  Italy 3 0 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).[9]

26 August 2021
15:30
France 5–3
(0–2, 3–0, 2–1)
 HungaryArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Florian HardyGoaliesZoltán HetényiReferees:
Germany André Schrader
Austria Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Austria Simon Riecken
Norway Alexander Waldejer
0–112:43 – Hári (Erdély, Sofron)
0–214:51 – Papp (Hári) (PP)
Texier (Chakiachvili, Bozon) (PP) – 23:091–2
Manavian (Da Costa, Fleury) – 28:002–2
Texier (Chakiachvili) (PP) – 34:453–2
Treille (Rech, Chakiachvili) (PP) – 45:284–2
4–345:38 – Bartalis (Mihály, Magosi)
Fleury (Texier, Da Costa) – 56:535–3
8 minPenalties8 min
31Shots33
26 August 2021
19:30
Italy 0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)
 LatviaArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 4,100
Game reference
Andreas BernardGoaliesIvars PunnenovsReferees:
Denmark Mads Frandsen
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Belarus Dmitry Golyak
Finland Lauri Nikulainen
0–103:23 – Jaks (Dārziņš)
0–205:28 – Ābols (Ro. Bukarts, Daugaviņš)
0–326:15 – Rubins (Ri. Bukarts, Balinskis)
0–429:48 – Indrašis (Dārziņš) (PP2)
0–548:56 – Indrašis (Girgensons, Rubins)
0–652:54 – Daugaviņš (Punnenovs) (PP)
14 minPenalties6 min
16Shots36

27 August 2021
16:00
France 2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 ItalyArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 197
Game reference
Henri-Corentin BuysseGoaliesAndreas BernardReferees:
Denmark Mads Frandsen
Finland Mikko Kaukokari
Linesmen:
Belarus Dmitry Golyak
Norway Alexander Waldejer
Treille (Gallet, Bozon) – 23:231–0
Treille (Texier, Chakiachvili) (PP) – 33:412–0
6 minPenalties8 min
22Shots23
27 August 2021
20:00
Latvia 9–0
(1–0, 0–0, 8–0)
 HungaryArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,250
Game reference
Ivars PunnenovsGoaliesZoltán HetényiReferees:
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Austria Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Austria Simon Riecken
Russia Dmitri Shishlo
Ābols (Jaks, Kenins) (PP) – 07:181–0
Balcers (Kenins) – 40:322–0
Kenins (Balcers) – 42:513–0
Blugers (Balcers, Dārziņš) (PP) – 51:544–0
Ābols (Kenins, Ro. Bukarts) (PP) – 54:355–0
Balcers (Kenins) – 54:586–0
Blugers – 56:317–0
Balcers (Dārziņš, Indrašis) (PP) – 58:238–0
Kenins (Balcers, Ābols) – 58:369–0
0 minPenalties14 min
45Shots17

29 August 2021
13:00
Hungary 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 ItalyArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 460
Game reference
Miklós RajnaGoaliesAndreas BernardReferees:
Germany André Schrader
Austria Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Austria Simon Riecken
Norway Alexander Waldejer
Nagy (Sofron, Stipsicz) (PP) – 38:131–0
Mihály (Bartalis) – 47:232–0
2–153:07 – Morini (Frigo, Kostner)
14 minPenalties10 min
24Shots30
29 August 2021
17:00
Latvia 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
 FranceArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 7,954
Game reference
Ivars PunnenovsGoaliesHenri-Corentin BuysseReferees:
Finland Mikko Kaukokari
Belarus Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
Finland Lauri Nikulainen
Russia Dmitri Shishlo
Ri. Bukarts – 10:561–0
Indrašis (Bļugers, Balinskis) (PP) – 45:502–0
2–151:15 – Da Costa
8 minPenalties8 min
26Shots30

Group F

[edit]

The tournament was played at the Jordal Amfi in Oslo, Norway.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 0 17 4 +13 9 2022 Winter Olympics
2  Norway (H) 3 2 0 0 1 11 7 +4 6
3  Slovenia 3 1 0 0 2 11 12 −1 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 0 3 3 19 −16 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+2).

26 August 2021
15:00
Denmark 4–3
(3–0, 1–1, 0–2)
 SloveniaJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 174
Game reference
Sebastian DahmGoaliesGašper KrošeljReferees:
Finland Lassi Heikkinen
Russia Sergey Yudakov
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Bråten
Switzerland David Obwegeser
Ehlers (M. Lauridsen, Bjorkstrand) (PP) – 02:171–0
Storm (M. Lauridsen, Bjorkstrand) (PP) – 12:592–0
Russell (O. Lauridsen) – 14:523–0
3–120:49 – Drozg (Kopitar, Pretnar) (PP)
Ehlers – 21:514–1
4–249:20 – Urbas (Gregorc, Jeglič) (PP)
4–357:28 – Verlič (Gregorc, Jeglič)
10 minPenalties10 min
21Shots23
26 August 2021
19:00
South Korea 1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)
 NorwayJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 1,483
Game reference
Matt DaltonGoaliesHenrik HaukelandReferees:
Sweden Christoffer Holm
Slovakia Peter Stano
Linesmen:
France Niolas Constantineau
Sweden Ludvig Lundgren
Kim K. (Shin Sang-w., Shin Sang-h.) – 05:471–0
1–106:07 – Lesund (Olden, Trettenes)
1–208:32 – K. Olimb (Rosseli Olsen)
1–324:22 – Espeland (Rosseli Olsen, K. Olimb)
1–449:35 – Lindström (Kåsastul, Espeland)
6 minPenalties4 min
9Shots49

27 August 2021
17:00
Denmark 11–1
(1–1, 7–0, 3–0)
 South KoreaJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 207
Game reference
Sebastian DahmGoaliesMatt Dalton
Hwang Hyun-ho
Referees:
France Geoffrey Barcelo
Russia Sergey Yudakov
Linesmen:
Sweden Ludvig Lundgren
Slovakia Simon Synek
0–113:29 – Kim K. (Kim S., Lee Jo.) (PP)
Blichfeld (M. Lauridsen, O. Lauridsen) – 19:071–1
Ehlers (M. Lauridsen, Storm) (PP) – 20:432–1
Bjorkstrand (M. Lauridsen, Ehlers) (PP) – 25:023–1
Poulsen (Larsen, Jakobsen) – 27:004–1
Bjorkstrand (Ehlers, Jensen Aabo) – 27:295–1
Bjorkstrand (Ehlers, M. Lauridsen) (PP) – 30:266–1
Storm – 31:567–1
Blichfeld (Ehlers, Storm) (PP) – 34:408–1
Ehlers (Nielsen, Jensen Aabo) – 40:179–1
Russell (Storm) – 41:5410–1
Poulsen (N. Jensen, Jakobsen) – 53:3611–1
6 minPenalties10 min
48Shots8
27 August 2021
21:00
Norway 7–4
(3–2, 3–0, 1–2)
 SloveniaJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 2,490
Game reference
Henrik HaukelandGoaliesGašper Krošelj
Luka Gračnar
Referees:
Finland Lassi Heikkinen
Slovakia Peter Stano
Linesmen:
France Niolas Constantineau
Switzerland David Obwegeser
Røymark (Salsten, Lesund) – 06:041–0
Kåsastul (Olden, Zuccarello) – 06:572–0
K. Olimb (Rosseli Olsen) (SH) – 09:043–0
3–112:34 – Gregorc (Ograjenšek, Jeglič) (PP)
3–213:54 – Sabolič (Kopitar, Drozg)
Zuccarello (PS) – 24:274–2
M. Olimb (K. Olimb) – 38:045–2
Rosseli Olsen (K. Olimb, M. Olimb) – 39:336–2
6–343:04 – Sabolič (Pretnar, Kopitar) (PP)
6–443:49 – Čepon (Ograjenšek, Logar)
Kåsastul (Martinsen, Haga) – 55:487–4
14 minPenalties10 min
31Shots21

29 August 2021
12:00
Slovenia 4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)
 South KoreaJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 97
Game reference
Gašper KrošeljGoaliesMatt DaltonReferees:
France Geoffrey Barcelo
Finland Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Bråten
Slovakia Simon Synek
0–119:03 – Ahn (Kim K., Jung) (PP)
Jeglič (Urbas, Kopitar) (PP2) – 30:401–1
Tičar (Kopitar, Gregorc) (PP) – 32:462–1
Sabolič (Tičar, Kopitar) – 35:123–1
Kopitar (SH, EN) – 59:454–1
12 minPenalties12 min
43Shots18
29 August 2021
16:00
Norway 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 DenmarkJordal Amfi, Oslo
Attendance: 2,500
Game reference
Henrik HaukelandGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
Sweden Christoffer Holm
Russia Sergey Yudakov
Linesmen:
Sweden Ludvig Lundgren
Switzerland David Obwegeser
0–137:49 – Storm (M. Lauridsen, Blichfeld)
0–256:48 – Ehlers (Nielsen)
8 minPenalties8 min
26Shots19

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