Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Ice hockey

at the XXI Olympic Winter Games

Venues| Canada Hockey Place
UBC Winter Sports Centre
Dates| 13–28 February 2010
Competitors| 444 from 13 nations

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Men's ice hockey

at the XXI Olympic Winter Games

Medalists
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|  |  United States
|  |  Finland
Women's ice hockey

at the XXI Olympic Winter Games

Medalists
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|  |  United States
|  |  Finland
Ice hockey at the
2010 Winter Olympics

Qualification
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Tournament
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Rosters
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Hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Rogers Arena (then known as GM Place, and renamed Canada Hockey Place for the duration of the Games due to IOC sponsorship rules) in Vancouver, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds. Twelve teams competed in the men's event and eight teams competed in the women's event. Canada won both tournaments with victories against the United States, while Finland won both bronze games, albeit against different opponents.

It was the fifth Olympic appearance for Finns Jere Lehtinen and Teemu Selänne, thus making them only the sixth and seventh hockey players to compete at five Olympics after Udo Kießling, Petter Thoresen, Raimo Helminen, Dieter Hegen and Denis Perez (at the time, Helminen was the only ice hockey player to compete at six Olympics, but Selänne would join the group during the 2014 Sochi Olympics).

## Medal summary

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### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Canada| 2| 0| 0| 2
2|  United States| 0| 2| 0| 2
3|  Finland| 0| 0| 2| 2
Totals (3 entries)| 2| 2| 2| 6

### Medalists

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's
details |  Canada
Patrice Bergeron
Dan Boyle
Martin Brodeur
Sidney Crosby
Drew Doughty
Marc-André Fleury
Ryan Getzlaf
Dany Heatley
Jarome Iginla
Duncan Keith
Roberto Luongo
Patrick Marleau
Brenden Morrow
Rick Nash
Scott Niedermayer
Corey Perry
Chris Pronger
Mike Richards
Brent Seabrook
Eric Staal
Joe Thornton
Jonathan Toews
Shea Weber |  United States
David Backes
Dustin Brown
Ryan Callahan
Chris Drury
Tim Gleason
Erik Johnson
Jack Johnson
Patrick Kane
Ryan Kesler
Phil Kessel
Jamie Langenbrunner
Ryan Malone
Ryan Miller
Brooks Orpik
Zach Parise
Joe Pavelski
Jonathan Quick
Brian Rafalski
Bobby Ryan
Paul Stastny
Ryan Suter
Tim Thomas
Ryan Whitney |  Finland
Niklas Bäckström
Valtteri Filppula
Niklas Hagman
Jarkko Immonen
Olli Jokinen
Niko Kapanen
Miikka Kiprusoff
Mikko Koivu
Saku Koivu
Lasse Kukkonen
Jere Lehtinen
Sami Lepistö
Toni Lydman
Antti Miettinen
Antero Niittymäki
Janne Niskala
Ville Peltonen
Joni Pitkänen
Jarkko Ruutu
Tuomo Ruutu
Sami Salo
Teemu Selänne
Kimmo Timonen
Women's
details |  Canada
Meghan Agosta
Gillian Apps
Tessa Bonhomme
Jennifer Botterill
Jayna Hefford
Haley Irwin
Rebecca Johnston
Becky Kellar
Gina Kingsbury
Charline Labonté
Carla MacLeod
Meaghan Mikkelson
Caroline Ouellette
Cherie Piper
Marie-Philip Poulin
Kim St-Pierre
Colleen Sostorics
Shannon Szabados
Sarah Vaillancourt
Catherine Ward
Hayley Wickenheiser |  United States
Kacey Bellamy
Caitlin Cahow
Lisa Chesson
Julie Chu
Natalie Darwitz
Meghan Duggan
Molly Engstrom
Hilary Knight
Jocelyne Lamoureux
Monique Lamoureux
Erika Lawler
Gisele Marvin
Brianne McLaughlin
Jenny Schmidgall-Potter
Angela Ruggiero
Molly Schaus
Kelli Stack
Karen Thatcher
Jessie Vetter
Kerry Weiland
Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej |  Finland
Anne Helin
Jenni Hiirikoski
Venla Hovi
Michelle Karvinen
Mira Kuisma
Emma Laaksonen
Rosa Lindstedt
Terhi Mertanen
Heidi Pelttari
Mariia Posa
Annina Rajahuhta
Karoliina Rantamäki
Noora Räty
Mari Saarinen
Saija Sirviö
Nina Tikkinen
Minnamari Tuominen
Saara Tuominen
Linda Välimäki
Anna Vanhatalo
Marjo Voutilainen

## Changes from previous tournaments

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For the first time, Olympic Games were played on a narrower NHL-sized ice rink, measuring 61 m × 26 m (200 ft × 85 ft), instead of the international size of 61 m × 30 m (200 ft × 98 ft). By permitting the use of existing venues without rink modifications, this was expected to save $10 million (CAD) in construction costs and allow more spectators to attend games.[1]

This was also the first Olympics in which the four-official system, with two referees and two linesmen, was used during the men's tournament.[2] The NHL began using the two-referee system in the 1998–99 season and full-time in the 2000–01 season and all playoff games since 1999,[2] while the IIHF first started using it in its major men's championship tournaments in the 2008 IIHF World Championship.[3] However, for the women's tournament in Vancouver, the IIHF used the standard three-official system with one referee and two linesmen, saying that the four-official system is not currently needed in women's international hockey.[2]

## Venues

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The games of the 2010 tournament were held at the 6,800 seat UBC Winter Sports Centre[4] and 18,810 seat General Motors Place, which was renamed Canada Hockey Place during the event because corporate sponsorship is not allowed for an Olympic venue.[5][6] The games were played on a North American ice surface which is four metres narrower than international rinks.

The games of the tournament forced the Vancouver Canucks to play the longest road trip in NHL history, playing 14 games over six weeks, from 27 January to 13 March,[7] so that GM Place could be used for the tournament. Because of the Olympics, the ice surface and boards needed to be devoid of advertising and some seating areas needed to be converted to press rows for the duration of the games.[8]

## Men's tournament

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Following negotiations in the National Hockey League's collective bargaining agreement, an agreement was reached allowing NHL participation in both the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.[9] Some NHL team owners opposed having their players participate in the tournament because of concerns that the league's players could get injured or become exhausted.[10] Several players were injured during the 2006 Winter Olympics and were forced to miss NHL games. Gary Bettman addressed the issue saying that several format changes were being discussed, so that the tournament would be "a little easier for everybody."[11]

### Qualification

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics was structured around the 2008 IIHF World Ranking. The top nine teams in the World Ranking after the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships received automatic berths into the Olympics, while all remaining member federations could attempt to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics. In October 2008, the four lowest entrants played off for a spot in the first round. Teams then ranked 19th through 30th played in a first qualification round in November 2008, where the top three teams from the round advance to the second qualification round. Teams ranked 10th through 18th joined the three top teams from the first qualifying round to play in a second qualification round. The top three teams from the second qualifying round advanced to the Olympic tournament.[12][13][14][15]

### Format

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The twelve teams in the men's event are seeded into three groups of four teams.[14] In the preliminary round, a team plays one game against every other team in its own group (for a total of 18 preliminary round games).[16] Following the completion of the preliminary round, the teams are ranked 1 through 12 based on the results.[14] The top four ranked teams receive byes to the quarterfinals, with the remaining eight teams playing for the remaining four quarterfinal positions. Following that, the final eight teams play elimination rounds to determine the gold and silver medals, and the two losing teams of the semi-finals play for the bronze medal.[14] Each team is allowed to have 20 skaters (forwards and defensemen) and two or three goaltenders, all of whom must be citizens of the country they represent.[16][17]

### Participating nations

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Group A  | Group B  | Group C

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* Canada
* United States
* Switzerland
* Norway

* Russia
* Czech Republic
* Slovakia
* Latvia

* Sweden
* Finland
* Belarus
* Germany

## Women's tournament

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

### Qualification

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

The women's tournament used a qualification format similar to the system used for the men's tournament. The top six teams in the IIHF Women's World Ranking after the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships received automatic berths into the Ice Hockey event. Lower ranked teams had an opportunity to qualify for the event. Teams ranked 13th and below were divided into two groups where they played in a first qualification round in September 2008. The two group winners from the round advanced to the second qualification round, where the teams ranked seventh through twelfth joined them.[18]

### Format

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The eight teams were split into two divisions of four teams and each team played three preliminary games. Following the completion of the preliminary round, the top two teams from each division advanced to the medal round and competed in a playoff to determine the gold medalist. The other four played classification games.[19] Each team is allowed to have between 15 and 18 skaters (forwards and defensemen) and either two or three goaltenders.[18]

### Participating nations

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A total of eight national teams competed in the women's ice hockey tournament.

Group A  | Group B

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* Canada
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Slovakia

* United States
* Finland
* Russia
* China

## Uniforms

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Uniforms were produced by Kent Angus, who collaborated with the participating nations to incorporate "discovery pieces" into the jerseys. The extra details were national motifs noticeable up close.[20]

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

* Ice sledge hockey at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

## References

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3. ^ "2010 Olympic Format decided". IIHF. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
4. ^ "Venues–UBC Thunderbird Arena". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
5. ^ "GM Place to get new name for 2010". CTV News. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
6. ^ "Venues–Canada Hockey Place". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
7. ^ "Olympics put Canucks on record road grind". CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
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10. ^ Hornby, Lance (2006). "Some owners cool to Olympic flame". Toronto Sun. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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12. ^ "Men's Olympic format 2010, four-man official system". Retrieved 2010-02-18.
13. ^ "Qualification". IIHF. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
14. ^ a b c d "2010 OWG Men's Tournament Playing Format". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
15. ^ "Germany, Norway round out 2010 Olympic men's hockey". TSN. 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
16. ^ a b "Men's Tournament Program". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
17. ^ "IIHF Eligibility". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
18. ^ a b "Women's Tournament Program". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
19. ^ "Women's Tournament Schedule Proposal". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
20. ^ Aykroyd, Lucas (2010-02-10). "The joy of jerseys". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2019-06-13.[permanent dead link‍]

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