2006 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics was determined through the IIHF World Ranking following the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. The top eight teams in the World Ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, Italy received a berth as the host, while all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics through qualifying tournaments.
==Qualified teams==
Event 	Date 	Location 	Vacancies	Qualified
2004 IIHF World Ranking,comprising the following events:2001 World Championship2002 Winter Olympic Games2002 World Championship2003 World Championship2004 World Championship	26 March 2001–9 May 2004	Prague and Ostrava^	8 	
Final qualification tournament 	February 10–13, 2005 	Kloten 	1 	
Final qualification tournament 	February 10–13, 2005 	Riga 	1 	
Final qualification tournament 	February 10–13, 2005 	Klagenfurt 	1 	
Host 	 	 	1 	
TOTAL 	 	 	12 	
^Prague and Ostrava are the sites for 2012 World Championship only, thus the site where qualification through the rankings is determined.
==Olympic pre-qualification tournaments==
Three round robins were played from November 11–14, 2004. The hosts were the nations ranked 18th, 20th, and 21st following the 2004 World Championship, 19th place being the Italian team who already qualified as hosts. The winners of each group advanced to the final qualification tournaments.
;Group D
Played in Briançon, France.Group D official results
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	3	3	0	0	30	0 	+30	6		 	8-0	7-0 	15-0
 	3	2	1	0	10	12	-2 	4		0-8 	 	4-3 	6-1
 	3	1	2	0	14	12	+2 	2		0-7 	3-4	 	11-1
 	3	0	3	0	2 	32	-30	0		0-15	1-6	1-11	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
;Group E
Played in Nowy Targ Poland.Group E official results
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	3	3	0	0	18	1 	+17	6		 	5-0 	6-1	7-0
 	3	2	1	0	13	9 	+4 	4		0-5	 	3-1	10-3
 	3	1	2	0	8 	13	-5 	2		1-6	1-3 	 	6-4
 	3	0	3	0	7 	23	-16	0		0-7	3-10	4-6	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
;Group F
Played in Stavanger Norway.Group F officialresults
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	3	2	0	1	40	5 	+35	5		 	3-3 	16-2	21-0
 	3	2	0	1	20	6 	+14	5		3-3 	 	4-3 	13-0
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*Great Britain (ranked 25th), and South Korea (ranked 30th), did not participate. Nations ranked 26th through 29th moved up one spot each with Croatia (31st) and Bulgaria (32nd) filling the final two spots.
==Final Qualification Tournaments==
Three round robins were played from February 10–13, 2005. The hosts were Nations ranked 9th, 10th, and 11th following the 2004 World Championship. The three group winners qualified for the Olympic tournament.
;Group A
Played in Kloten Switzerland.Group A official results
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	3	3	0	0	12	4 	+8	6		 	3-1	4-2	5-1
 	3	2	1	0	9 	6 	+3	4		1-3	 	4-0	4-3
 	3	1	2	0	7 	10	-3	2		2-4	0-4	 	5-2
 	3	0	3	0	6 	14	-8	0		1-5	3-4	2-5	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
;Group B
Played in Riga Latvia.Group B official results
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 	3	3	0	0	10	6 	+4	6		 	5-4	2-1	3-1
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 	3	0	3	0	6 	10	-4	0		1-3	2-3	3-4	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
;Group C
Played in Klagenfurt Austria.Group C official results
Team	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	3	2	1	0	3	5	-2	4		 	0-4	1-0	2-1
 	3	1	1	1	8	5	+3	3		4-0	 	1-1	3-4
 	3	1	1	1	5	5	0 	3		0-1	1-1	 	4-3
 	3	1	2	0	8	9	-1	2		1-2	4-3	3-4	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
*Results at Passion Hockey.com
*Qualifier Results at IIHF.com
*World Ice Hockey Championships 2003
*World Ice Hockey Championships 2004
*World Ice Hockey Championships 2001
*World Ice Hockey Championships 2002
*Official 2002 Olympic results
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Category:Ice hockey at the Olympic Games