Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification
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Qualification for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics was determined by the standings of the 1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. 14 nations qualified: the top eight teams in the 1999 tournament received automatic berths, while lower ranked teams had the opportunity to qualify for the remaining six spots.[1]
Qualified teams
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 IIHF World Championship | 5 April–16 May 1999 |  Lillehammer, Hamar and Oslo |
8 |  Czech Republic Finland Sweden Canada Russia United States Slovakia Switzerland |
| Final qualification tournaments | 8–11 February 2001 | Oslo |
3 |  Germany Belarus Ukraine |
 Klagenfurt |
3 |  Latvia France Austria | ||
| Total | 14 |
Regional qualification
Two regional qualifiers were used to reduce the field for pre-qualification to 16 nations.
Far East
Played from 3 to 5 September 1999 in Aomori, Japan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 4 | Pre-qualification |
| 2 |  China |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 |  South Korea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Source: Hockey Archives
| 3 September 1999 | China | 4–2 (0–2, 2–0, 2–0) | South Korea | Aomori |
| 4 September 1999 | Japan | 9–0 (3–0,2–0,4–0) | South Korea | Aomori |
| 5 September 1999 | Japan | 5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0) | China | Aomori |
European
Played from 11 to 12 December 1999 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
| 11 December 1999 | Bulgaria  | 6–7 (2–0, 2–3, 2–4) |  FR Yugoslavia | Sofia |
| 12 December 1999 | Bulgaria | 4–7 (2–1,1–3,1–3) | FR Yugoslavia | Sofia |
FR Yugoslavia won two games to nil and advanced to pre-qualification.
Pre-qualification
Four tournaments were played 10–13 February 2000 with each group winner advancing to the final qualification round.
Group 1
The tournament was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 6 | Final qualification |
| 2 |  Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Slovenia (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 2 | |
| 4 | FR Yugoslavia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 |
| 10 February 2000 | Germany | 14–0 (5–0, 5–0, 4–0) | FR Yugoslavia | Ljubljana |
| 10 February 2000 | Slovenia | 0–7 (0–1, 0–2, 0–4) | Italy | Ljubljana |
| 12 February 2000 | Italy | 13–0 (5–0, 5–0, 3–0) | FR Yugoslavia | Ljubljana |
| 12 February 2000 | Slovenia | 2–5 (0–1, 2–1, 0–3) | Germany | Ljubljana |
| 13 February 2000 | Slovenia | 11–0 (1–0, 4–0, 6–0) | FR Yugoslavia | Ljubljana |
| 13 February 2000 | Italy | 1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1) | Germany | Ljubljana |
Group 2
The tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 4 | Final qualification |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Estonia (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Lithuania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 0 |
| 10 February 2000 | Kazakhstan | 13–2 (1–1, 7–0, 5–1) | Lithuania | Tallinn |
| 10 February 2000 | Estonia | 0–5 (0–2, 0–2, 0–1) | Ukraine | Tallinn |
| 11 February 2000 | Ukraine | 3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Lithuania | Tallinn |
| 11 February 2000 | Estonia | 4–2 (0–1, 2–0, 2–1) | Kazakhstan | Tallinn |
| 13 February 2000 | Ukraine | 3–5 (0–2, 2–1, 1–2) | Kazakhstan | Tallinn |
| 13 February 2000 | Estonia | 9–2 (6–1, 2–1, 1–0) | Lithuania | Tallinn |
Group 3
The tournament was held in Gdańsk, Poland.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 6 | Final qualification |
| 2 |  Poland (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Romania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
| 10 February 2000 | Great Britain | 4–0 (2–0, 2–0, 0–0) | Romania | Gdańsk |
| 10 February 2000 | Poland | 2–5 (0–1, 2–3, 0–1) | France | Gdańsk |
| 11 February 2000 | France | 9–1 (3–1, 3–0, 3–0) | Romania | Gdańsk |
| 11 February 2000 | Great Britain | 2–4 (0–1, 1–2, 1–1) | Poland | Gdańsk |
| 13 February 2000 | France | 5–4 (1–1, 4–2, 0–1) | Great Britain | Gdańsk |
| 13 February 2000 | Romania | 2–11 (2–1, 0–5, 0–5) | Poland | Gdańsk |
Group 4
The tournament was held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 | Final qualification |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
| 10 February 2000 | Japan | 7–1 (4–0, 2–1, 1–0) | Hungary | Copenhagen |
| 10 February 2000 | Denmark | 3–1 (2–1, 0–0, 1–0) | Netherlands | Copenhagen |
| 12 February 2000 | Denmark | 6–3 (3–1, 1–0, 2–2) | Hungary | Copenhagen |
| 12 February 2000 | Japan | 5–3 (2–1, 2–0, 1–2) | Netherlands | Copenhagen |
| 13 February 2000 | Hungary | 1–5 (0–3, 0–1, 1–1) | Netherlands | Copenhagen |
| 13 February 2000 | Denmark | 7–3 (2–1, 1–1, 4–1) | Japan | Copenhagen |
Final Olympic qualification
Two tournaments were played from 8–11 February 2001, with six of the remaining eight nations qualifying for the Olympic tournament.
Group A
The tournament was held in Oslo, Norway.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 5 | 2002 Winter Olympics |
| 2 |  Belarus |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Norway (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 0 |
| 8 February 2001 16:00 | Ukraine | 2–2 (1–2, 0–0, 1–0) | Belarus | Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 460 |
| 8 February 2001 20:00 | Norway | 4–6 (0–0, 2–2, 2–4) | Germany | Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 2,845 |
| 10 February 2001 13:30 | Belarus | 1–1 (1–1, 0–0, 0–0) | Germany | Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 2,522 |
| 10 February 2001 18:30 | Norway | 1–5 (0–1, 1–2, 0–2) | Ukraine | Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 510 |
| 11 February 2001 14:45 | Germany | 3–1 (2–1, 1–0, 0–0) | Ukraine | Furuset Forum, Oslo Attendance: 317 |
| 11 February 2001 15:30 | Norway | 3–7 (0–0, 2–4, 1–3) | Belarus | Jordal Amfi, Oslo Attendance: 1,785 |
Group B
The tournament was held in Klagenfurt, Austria.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | 2002 Winter Olympics |
| 2 | France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Austria (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 0 |
| 8 February 2001 16:00 | Latvia | 4–2 (0–2, 2–0, 2–0) | Denmark | Stadthalle, Klagenfurt Attendance: 500 |
| 8 February 2001 19:30 | France | 3–3 (1–1, 0–1, 2–1) | Austria | Stadthalle, Klagenfurt Attendance: 2,000 |
| 10 February 2001 16:00 | Latvia | 1–1 (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) | France | Stadthalle, Klagenfurt Attendance: 1,500 |
| 10 February 2001 19:30 | Austria | 6–2 (2–1, 1–0, 3–1) | Denmark | Stadthalle, Klagenfurt Attendance: 3,000 |
| 11 February 2001 16:00 | France | 2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Denmark | Stadthalle, Klagenfurt Attendance: 500 |
| 11 February 2001 19:30 | Austria | 3–4 (0–1, 2–2, 1–1) | Latvia | Stadthalle, Klagenfurt Attendance: 2,200 |