# Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. The top nine teams in the world ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics. As with Canada in 2010, the IIHF made no mention of direct qualification for the host.

## Qualified teams

| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2012 IIHF World Ranking | 6 April 2009 – 20 May 2012 | Helsinki and Stockholm | 9 | Russia Finland Czech Republic Sweden Canada Slovakia United States Norway Switzerland |
| Final qualification tournament | 7–10 February 2013 | Bietigheim-Bissingen | 1 | Austria |
| Final qualification tournament | 7–10 February 2013 | Riga | 1 | Latvia |
| Final qualification tournament | 7–10 February 2013 | Vojens | 1 | Slovenia |
| TOTAL | | | 12 | |

### Notes

* $^a$ 2012 IIHF World Ranking were comprising the following events: 2009 World Championships, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, 2010 World Championships, 2011 World Championships and 2012 World Championships.
* $^b$ Helsinki and Stockholm were sites for 2012 World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking were finalized with regards to the qualification slots.

## Direct qualification

To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top nine following the 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Using the IIHF World Ranking points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less. The following was a ranking based on points already accumulated toward Olympic qualification of all countries at the top level, or who are ranked amongst them. To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top nine following the 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Using the IIHF World Ranking points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less. The following was a ranking based on points already accumulated toward Olympic qualification of all countries at the top level, or who are ranked amongst them.
* Qualified directly to Olympic Tournament
* Final qualification
* Pre-qualification
* Preliminary qualification
| Rank | Team | WC 2012 (100%) | WC 2011 (75%) | WC 2010 (50%) | OLY 2010 (50%) | WC 2009 (25%) | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 1200 | 1100 | 1160 | 1040 | 1200 | 3425 |
| 2 | Finland | 1100 | 1200 | 1040 | 1120 | 1060 | 3345 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 1120 | 1120 | 1200 | 1020 | 1040 | 3330 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1040 | 1160 | 1120 | 1060 | 1120 | 3280 |
| 5 | Canada | 1060 | 1060 | 1020 | 1200 | 1160 | 3255 |
| 6 | Slovakia | 1160 | 940 | 900 | 1100 | 940 | 3100 |
| 7 | United States | 1020 | 1000 | 880 | 1160 | 1100 | 3065 |
| 8 | Norway | 1000 | 1040 | 960 | 940 | 920 | 2960 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 920 | 960 | 1060 | 1000 | 960 | 2910 |
| 10 | Germany | 900 | 1020 | 1100 | 920 | 840 | 2885 |
| 11 | Latvia | 940 | 880 | 920 | 900 | 1020 | 2765 |
| 12 | Denmark | 880 | 920 | 1000 | 840 | 880 | 2710 |
| 13 | Belarus | 860 | 860 | 940 | 960 | 1000 | 2705 |
| 14 | France | 960 | 900 | 860 | 740 | 900 | 2660 |
| 15 | Austria | 780 | 840 | 800 | 880 | 860 | 2465 |
| 16 | Italy | 840 | 780 | 840 | 800 | 780 | 2440 |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 820 | 800 | 820 | 820 | 800 | 2440 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 800 | 820 | 780 | 760 | 760 | 2375 |
| 19 | Hungary | 760 | 760 | 740 | 720 | 820 | 2265 |
| 20 | Ukraine | 700 | 720 | 760 | 860 | 740 | 2235 |
| 21 | Great Britain | 720 | 740 | 680 | 640 | 700 | 2110 |
| 22 | Japan | 740 | 580 | 720 | 780 | 720 | 2105 |
| 23 | Poland | 660 | 680 | 700 | 660 | 680 | 2020 |
| 24 | Netherlands | 640 | 660 | 660 | 600 | 640 | 1925 |
| 25 | Lithuania | 600 | 640 | 620 | 700 | 660 | 1905 |
| 26 | Estonia | 560 | 600 | 560 | 680 | 520 | 1760 |
| 27 | Romania | 620 | 560 | 520 | 560 | 580 | 1725 |
| 28 | South Korea | 680 | 700 | 640 | | 560 | 1665 |
| 29 | Spain | 540 | 620 | 540 | 540 | 480 | 1665 |
| 30 | Croatia | 520 | 520 | 580 | 620 | 620 | 1665 |
| 31 | Serbia | 480 | 480 | 600 | 580 | 540 | 1565 |
| 32 | Australia | 580 | 540 | 500 | | 600 | 1385 |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 400 | 380 | 440 | 520 | 420 | 1270 |
| 34 | Mexico | 380 | 400 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 1230 |
| 35 | Iceland | 500 | 460 | 460 | | 440 | 1185 |
| 36 | Belgium | 440 | 440 | 480 | | 500 | 1135 |
| 37 | New Zealand | 460 | 500 | 420 | | 320 | 1125 |
| 38 | China | 420 | 420 | 380 | | 460 | 1040 |
| 39 | Turkey | 320 | 280 | 340 | 480 | 300 | 1015 |
| 40 | Israel | 360 | 320 | 360 | | 380 | 875 |
| 41 | South Africa | 340 | 300 | 260 | | 340 | 780 |
| 42 | Ireland | 260 | 340 | 320 | | 240 | 735 |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 280 | 260 | 240 | | 280 | 665 |
| 44 | Greece | 240 | 240 | 280 | | 260 | 625 |
| 45 | North Korea | 300 | | 300 | | 360 | 540 |
| 46 | Mongolia | 220 | | 200 | | 220 | 375 |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | | | 220 | | | 110 |

## Olympic preliminary qualification

One round robin was played on 17–19, September 2012 in Zagreb, Croatia. The winner of the group advanced to the prequalification tournaments.

### Group K

| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 9 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 0 |
* Team advanced to Olympic pre-qualification
All times are local (UTC+2).

## Olympic pre-qualification

Three round robins were played from 8–11 November 2012. They were played in Budapest, Kyiv and Nikkō. 21st ranked Great Britain had the option to host group J, but passed on the right to the next highest-ranked nation. The winners of each group advanced to the final qualification tournaments.

### Group G

| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 8 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 7 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
| Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+1).

### Group H

| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 9 |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 |
| Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group J

| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+9).

## Final qualification tournaments

Three round robins were played from 7–10 February 2013. They were played in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Riga, and Vojens. The three group winners qualified for the Olympic tournament.

### Group D

| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+1).

### Group E

| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| Latvia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group F

| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
| Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 |
| Belarus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+1).