2006 Olympics

Ice hockey at the 2006 Olympics was held at the Torino Palasport Olimpico and the Torino Esposizioni in Turin, Italy. The men's competition, held from 15 to 26 February, was won by Sweden, and the women's competition, held from 11 to 20 February, was won by Canada.
==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 was 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 "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 would advance to the knock-out stage. This would give the games more meaning.
===Final rankings===
Gold:	Silver:	Bronze
Sweden
Christian BäckmanNiclas HävelidKenny JönssonNiklas KronwallNicklas Lidström-AMattias ÖhlundRonnie SundinDaniel TjärnqvistDaniel Alfredsson-AP. J. AxelssonPeter ForsbergMika HannulaTomas HolmströmJörgen JönssonFredrik ModinSamuel PåhlssonMikael SamuelssonDaniel SedinHenrik SedinMats Sundin-CHenrik ZetterbergStefan LivHenrik LundqvistMikael Tellqvist	Finland
Aki BergLasse KukkonenToni LydmanAntti-Jussi NiemiPetteri NummelinTeppo Numminen-ASami SaloKimmo TimonenNiklas HagmanJukka HentunenOlli JokinenJussi JokinenNiko KapanenSaku Koivu-CMikko KoivuAntti LaaksonenJere LehtinenVille NieminenVille PeltonenJarkko RuutuTeemu Selänne-ANiklas BäckströmAntero NiittymäkiFredrik Norrena	Czech Republic
František KaberleTomáš KaberleFilip KubaPavel KubinaMarek MalíkJaroslav ŠpačekMarek ŽidlickýJan BulisPetr ČajánekPatrik EliášMartin EratMilan HejdukAleš HemskýJaromír Jágr-CAleš KotalíkRobert LangRostislav OleszVáclav ProspalMartin RučínskýMartin StrakaDavid VýbornýDominik HašekMilan HniličkaDusan SalfickyTomáš Vokoun
# Sweden
# Finland
# Czech Republic
# Russia
# Slovakia
# Switzerland
# Canada
# United States
# Kazakhstan
# Germany
# Italy
# Latvia
===Preliminary round===
Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the Consolation Round for the 9th to 12th places.
    	Team advanced to the Medal Round
    	Team sent to compete in the Consolation Round
====Group A====
===== Group A summary =====
Team 	Finland	Switzerland	Canada	Czech Republic	Germany	Italy
Finland 	  	5–0 	2–0 	4–2 	2–0 	6–0
Switzerland 	0–5 	  	2–0 	3–2 	2–2 	3–3
Canada 	0–2 	0–2 	 	3–2 	5–1 	7–2
Czech Republic	2–4 	2–3 	2–3 	  	4–1 	4–1
Germany 	0–2 	2–2 	1–5 	1–4 	  	3–3
Italy 	0–6 	3–3 	2–7 	1–4 	3–3 	 
====Group B====
===== Group B summary =====
Team 	Slovakia	Russia	Sweden	United States	Kazakhstan	Latvia
Slovakia 	  	5–3 	3–0 	2–1 	2–1 	6–3
Russia 	3–5 	 	5–0 	5–4 	1–0 	9–2
Sweden 	0–3 	0–5 	 	2–1 	7–2 	6–1
United States	1–2 	4–5 	1–2 	  	4–1 	3–3
Kazakhstan 	1–2 	0–1 	2–7 	1–4 	  	5–2
Latvia 	3–6 	2–9 	1–6 	3–3 	2–5 	 
===Final rounds===
===Leading scorers===
At the end of game 34.
Rank	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 	Marián 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
* Václav Prospal
===Leading goaltenders===
Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.
Rank	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
* Antero Niittymäki
* Fredrik Norrena
* Martin Gerber
* Tomáš Vokoun
* 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 and the best goaltender of the tournament. Teemu Selänne was named the best forward and Kenny Jönsson was awarded as the best defenceman of the tournament.
===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 - Briançon, 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)
*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	Medals 	Medals
Gold: 	Silver:	Bronze:
Canada
 Becky KellarColleen SostoricsCharline LabontéCherie PiperCheryl PounderCaroline OuelletteDanielle GoyetteJayna HeffordJennifer BotterillHayley WickenheiserKim St-PierreVicky SunoharaCassie CampbellGillian FerrariCarla MacLeodMeghan AgostaGillian AppsGina KingsburySarah VaillancourtKatie Weatherston	Sweden
 Cecilia AnderssonGunilla AnderssonJenni AsserholtAnn-Louise EdstrandJoa ElfsbergEmma EliassonErika HolstNanna JanssonYlva LindbergJenny LindqvistKristina LundbergKim MartinFrida NevalainenEmilie O'KonorMaria RoothDanijela RundqvistTherese SjölanderKatarina TimglasAnna VikmanPernilla Winberg	United States
 Pam DreyerChanda GunnCourtney KennedyAngela RuggieroLyndsay WallHelen ResorCaitlin CahowMolly EngstromJamie HagermanKrissy WendellKim InsalacoJenny PotterJulie ChuKelly StephensKathleen KauthKristin KingKatie KingNatalie DarwitzTricia Dunn-LuomaSarah Parsons
# Canada
# Sweden
# United States
# Finland
# Germany
# Russia
# Switzerland
# Italy
===Preliminary round===
====Group A====
====Group A Games====
*Sweden 3 Russia 1
*Canada 16 Italy 0
*Canada 12 Russia 0
*Sweden 11 Italy 0
*Russia 5 Italy 0
*Canada 8 Sweden 1
====Group B====
====Group B Games====
*Finland 3 Germany 0
*United States 6 Switzerland 0
*United States 5 Germany 0
*Finland 4 Switzerland 0
*Germany 2 Switzerland 1
*United States 7 Finland 3
===Classification 5–8===
====Classification 7/8====
====Classification 5/6====
===Finals round===
====Semi-finals====
====Bronze medal game====
====Gold medal game====
===Leading scorers===
Rank	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
4 	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 Sjölander, Maria Rooth
* Katie King
===Leading goaltenders===
Goalies with 40% or more of their team's total minutes
Rank	Goalie 	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 	Chanda 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
Rank	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 Räty (Finland)
* Cecilia Andersson (Sweden)
* Kim St. Pierre (Canada)
* Charline Labonté (Canada)
* Chanda Gunn (USA)
* Pam Dreyer (USA)
* Jennifer Harss (Germany)
===Awards===
Tournament
*Goalkeeper:
**Kim Martin, Sweden
*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 - Podolsk, 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, China (11–14 November 2004)
#Switzerland-x (3–0)
#China (2–1)
#France (1–2)
#Norway (0–3)
==See Also==
*Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's qualification
*Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's statistics
*Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics- Men's team rosters
*Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Tournament
*Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's qualification
*Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's statistics
*Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's team rosters
*Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's tournament
==Team Photos==
==See Also==
*2005-06 Canada men's national ice hockey team
*2006 Canada women's national ice hockey team
*2006 Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
*2006 Finland men's national ice hockey team
*2006 Finland women's national ice hockey team
*2006 Germany men's national ice hockey team
*2006 Germany women's national ice hockey team
*2006 Italy men's national ice hockey team
*2006 Italy women's national ice hockey team
*2006 Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team
*2006 Latvia men's national ice hockey team
*2006 Russia men's national ice hockey team
*2006 Russia women's national ice hockey team
*2006 Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
*2006 Sweden men's national ice hockey team
*2006 Sweden women's national ice hockey team
*2006 Switzerland men's national ice hockey team
*2006 Switzerland women's national ice hockey team
*2006 United States men's national ice hockey team
*2006 United States women's national ice hockey team
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