Olympic Winter Games 1998 / Ice Hockey (Men)

sport	ice Hockey
discipline	competition
gender	Men
Attendees	306 athletes in 14 teams
Competition location	Aqua Wing and Big Hat
Competition phase	7-22 February 1998
Medalist  Czech Republic  Russia  Finland
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Ice hockey tournaments at the 1998 Olympic Games
Women	Men

Big Hat venue

Aqua Wing event location

At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano ( Japan ), a women's tournament was held for the first time in addition to the men's ice hockey tournament . For the men's tournament, negotiations between the IOC and the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) with the North American professional league NHL ensured that the NHL took a break for the first time during the winter games. In return, the big six ice hockey nations were set for the final round and only had to intervene in the action a week later.

The Games of the Olympic hockey tournaments were held in two newly built at the games, ice rinks in Nagano place: in Wakasato in the Big Hat mentioned Hockey Stadium A (a hall for 10,104 spectators) and in Nagano Sports Park, Higashi-Wada in Hockey Stadium B Aqua Wing with 6,078 seats. The men's tournament was held from February 7th to 22nd.

qualification

→ Main article : 1998 Winter Olympics / Ice Hockey (Men) / Qualification

The first eight of the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championship qualified directly for the tournament . In addition, Japan came as hosts and five teams through the qualification.

The qualification was held in three rounds. First, two qualifiers were determined in an elimination. The next round was played in four regional groups. The winners of the regional groups qualified for the final qualification, plus the teams ranked 9th to 11th in the 1995 World Cup (Germany, Norway, Austria) and the 1995 B World Champions (Slovakia). This was held in two groups, with the two group winners and the two runners-up qualifying for the Olympics. The two third placed players ultimately played the fifth Olympic participant against each other.

Directly qualified:

• Finland
• Sweden
• Canada
• Czech Republic
• United States
• Italy
• France

As a host:

• Japan

About the qualification:

• Germany
• Belarus
• Slovakia
• Kazakhstan
• Austria

Olympic ice hockey tournament

At the men's Olympic tournament, eight teams initially played in the preliminary round (the seventh and eighth place at the previous year's World Cup, the hosts and the five qualifiers) in two groups, with the two group winners for the intermediate round with the six seeded teams (the six best teams of the 1995 World Cup) Finland, Sweden, Canada, the Czech Republic, Russia and the USA qualified. The other teams in the preliminary round played placement games. The intermediate round was also held in two groups of four. No team was eliminated after graduation. The placements here were decisive for the scheduling of the quarter-finals as well as for the final placement, provided the teams were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

14 teams with 20 field players and three goalkeepers each were eligible to participate in the men's tournament . The eight best teams from the 1995 World Cup qualified directly in Sweden ( Finland , Sweden , Canada , Czech Republic , Russia , USA , France , Italy ). The host Japan was set. The other five places went to the above five qualifiers.

A total of 35 games were played, which were officially attended by 369,718 spectators.

Preliminary round

Group A

February 7, 1998	Nagano	France	-	Belarus	0: 4 (0: 1.0: 1.0: 2)
February 7, 1998	Nagano	Japan	-	Germany	1: 3 (0: 0.0: 1.1: 2)
February 9, 1998	Nagano	Japan	-	France	2: 5 (2: 1.0: 1.0: 3)
February 9, 1998	Nagano	Germany	-	Belarus	2: 8 (0: 2.2: 3.0: 3)
February 10, 1998	Nagano	Germany	-	France	2: 0 (0: 0.1: 0.1: 0)
February 10, 1998	Nagano	Japan	-	Belarus	2: 2 (1: 1.1: 1.0: 0)

Closing table

Pl	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff	Pt.
1	Belarus	3	2	1	0	14: 04	+10	5: 1
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	07: 09	- 02nd	4: 2
3	France	3	1	0	2	05: 08	- 03	2: 4
4th	Japan	3	0	1	2	05:10	- 05th	1: 5

Group B

February 7, 1998	Nagano	Kazakhstan	-	Italy	5: 3 (1: 3.1: 0.3: 0)
February 7, 1998	Nagano	Slovakia	-	Austria	2: 2 (0: 1.2: 1.0: 0)
February 8, 1998	Nagano	Slovakia	-	Italy	4: 3 (1: 2.3: 1.0: 0)
February 8, 1998	Nagano	Kazakhstan	-	Austria	5: 5 (2: 2.1: 2.2: 1)
February 10, 1998	Nagano	Austria	-	Italy	2: 5 (0: 2.0: 2.2: 1)
February 10, 1998	Nagano	Kazakhstan	-	Slovakia	4: 3 (1: 1.0: 1.3: 1)

Closing table

Pl	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff	Pt.
1	Kazakhstan	3	2	1	0	14:11	+3	5: 1
2	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	09: 09	± 0	3: 3
3	Italy	3	1	0	2	11:11	± 0	2: 4
4th	Austria	3	0	2	1	09:12	−3	2: 4

Placement games for places 9-14

Game for 13th place
February 11, 1998	Nagano	Japan	-	Austria	4: 3 n.P. (1: 2.1: 0.1: 1.0: 0.1: 0)
Game for 11th place
February 11, 1998	Nagano	France	-	Italy	5: 1 (1: 0.0: 0.4: 1)
Play for 9th place
February 11, 1998	Nagano	Germany	-	Slovakia	4: 2 (0: 1.1: 1.3: 0)

Intermediate round

Group A

February 13, 1998	Nagano	Czech Republic	-	Finland	3: 0 (0: 0.1: 0.2: 0)
February 13, 1998	Nagano	Russia	-	Kazakhstan	9: 2 (2: 1.5: 0.2: 1)
February 15, 1998	Nagano	Czech Republic	-	Kazakhstan	8: 2 (1: 0.3: 2.4: 0)
February 15, 1998	Nagano	Russia	-	Finland	4: 3 (1: 2.2: 1.1: 0)
February 16, 1998	Nagano	Finland	-	Kazakhstan	8: 2 (3: 1.1: 0.4: 1)
February 16, 1998	Nagano	Russia	-	Czech Republic	2: 1 (0: 0.0: 1.2: 0)

Closing table

Pl	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff	Pt.
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	15: 06	+ 09	6-0
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	12: 04	+ 08	4: 2
3	Finland	3	1	0	2	11: 09	+ 02	2: 4
4th	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	06:25	−19	0: 6

Group B

February 13, 1998	Nagano	Sweden	-	United States	4: 2 (1: 2.2: 0.1: 0)
February 13, 1998	Nagano	Canada	-	Belarus	5: 0 (2: 0.2: 0.1: 0)
February 14, 1998	Nagano	United States	-	Belarus	5: 2 (2: 1.1: 0.2: 1)
February 14, 1998	Nagano	Canada	-	Sweden	3: 2 (0: 1.3: 0.0: 1)
February 16, 1998	Nagano	Sweden	-	Belarus	5: 2 (2: 0.1: 1.2: 1)
February 16, 1998	Nagano	Canada	-	United States	4: 1 (1: 0.2: 0.1: 1)

Closing table

Pl	team	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff	Pt.
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	12: 03	+ 09	6-0
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	11: 07	+ 04	4: 2
3	United States	3	1	0	2	07:10	- 02nd	2: 4
4th	Belarus	3	0	0	3	04:15	−11	0: 6

Play-offs

Quarter finals
February 18, 1998	Nagano	Russia	-	Belarus	4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)
February 18, 1998	Nagano	Canada	-	Kazakhstan	4: 1 (2: 1, 2: 0, 0: 0)
February 18, 1998	Nagano	Czech Republic	-	United States	4: 1 (0: 1, 3: 0, 1: 0)
February 18, 1998	Nagano	Sweden	-	Finland	1: 2 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 2)
Semifinals
February 20, 1998	Nagano	Czech Republic	-	Canada	2: 1 n.P. (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
February 20, 1998	Nagano	Russia	-	Finland	7: 4 (2: 0, 2: 3, 3: 1)
Game for the bronze medal
February 21, 1998	Nagano	Finland	-	Canada	3: 2 (2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0)
final
February 21, 1998	Nagano	Czech Republic	-	Russia	1: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)

Final placement and squad of the teams

Gold medal of the Czech national team

placement	team	player
	Czech Republic	Goal: Dominik Hašek (oE: Milan Hnilička , Roman Čechmánek ) Defense: Jiří Šlégr , František Kučera , Roman Hamrlik , Richard Šmehlík , Jaroslav Špaček , Petr Svoboda , Libor Procházka storm: Jiří Dopita , Martin Ručínský Jaromir Jagr , Martin Straka , Robert Reichel , Robert Lang , Pavel Patera , Martin Prochazka , Josef Beranek , Vladimír Růžička , David Moravec , Milan Hejduk , Jan Čaloun Coach: Ivan Hlinka
	Russia	Goalkeepers: Mikhail Schtalenkow , Andrei Trefilow (oE: Oleg Shevtsov ) Defense: Darius Kasparaitis , Alexei Schitnik , Igor Kravchuk , Boris Mironov , Dmitry Mironov , Dmitry Yushkevich , Sergei Gonchar , Alexei Gusarov storm: Pavel Bure , Sergei Fedorov , Alexei Yashin , Alexei Shamnow , Valeri Selepukin , Andrei Kowalenko , German Titow , Valeri Kamensky , Valeri Bure , Alexei Morozov , Sergei Nemtschinow , Sergei Kriwokrassow Trainer: Vladimir Jursinow
	Finland	Goal: Ari Sulander , Jarmo Myllys (oE: Jukka Tammi ), Defense: Janne Laukkanen , Teppo Numminen , Janne Niinimaa , Jyrki Lumme , Aki-Petteri Berg , Kimmo Timonen , Tuomas Grönman Storm: Saku Koivu , Jere Lehtinen , Jari Kurri , Teemu Selänne , Raimo Helminen , Esa Tikkanen , Juha Ylönen , Ville Peltonen , Sami Kapanen , Juha Lind , Kimmo Rintanen , Mika Nieminen , Antti Törmänen Trainer: Hannu Aravirta
4th	Canada	Goal: Patrick Roy (oE: Martin Brodeur , Curtis Joseph ) Defense: Ray Bourque , Rob Blake , Chris Pronger , Al MacInnis , Scott Stevens , Adam Foote , Éric Desjardins Sturm: Keith Primeau , Eric Lindros , Theo Fleury , Joe Nieuwendyk , Wayne Gretzky , Steve Yzerman , Shayne Corson , Brendan Shanahan , Joe Sakic , Mark Recchi , Trevor Linden , Rod Brind'Amour , Rob Zamuner Trainer: Marc Crawford
5	Sweden	Goal: Tommy Salo (oE Johan Hedberg , Tommy Söderström ) Defense: Mattias Norström , Nicklas Lidström , Calle Johansson , Mattias Öhlund , Ulf Samuelsson , Marcus Ragnarsson , Tommy Albelin Sturm: Niklas Sundström , Daniel Alfredsson , Mikael Andersson , Peter Forsberg , Mats Sundin , Mikael Renberg , Ulf Dahlén , Patric Kjellberg , Mats Lindgren , Michael Nylander , Tomas Sandström , Jörgen Jönsson , Andreas Johansson Trainer: Kent Forsberg
6th	United States	Goal: John Vanbiesbrouck , Mike Richter (oE Guy Hebert ) Defense: Chris Chelios , Brian Leetch , Gary Suter , Derian Hatcher , Kevin Hatcher , Mathieu Schneider , Keith Carney , Bryan Berard Forward: Mike Modano , Bill Guerin , Brett Hull , Pat LaFontaine , Jeremy Roenick , John LeClair , Keith Tkachuk , Doug Weight , Jamie Langenbrunner , Adam Deadmarsh , Tony Amonte , Joel Otto Trainers: Ron Wilson
7th	Belarus	Goal: Aljaksandr Shumidub , Andrej Mesin (oE Leanid Hryschukewitsch ) Defense: Aleh Chmyl , Aleh Ramanau , Ihar Matuschkin , Syarhey Jarkowitsch , Alyaksandr Aljaksejeu , Ruslan Salei , Alyaksandr Schuryk , Syarhey Stas storm: Aljaksej Loschkin , Alexander Andrievsky , Viktar carat Shun , Wadsim Bekbulatau , Andrej Kawaljou , Vasil Pankou , Andrei Skabelka , Alexei Kalyuzhny , Jauhen Roschtschyn , Uladsimir Zyplakou , Aljaksandr Haltschenjuk , Eduard Sankawez , Aleh Antonenka Trainer: Anatol Warywontschyk
8th	Kazakhstan	Goalkeepers: Vitaly Jeremejew , Alexander Schimin Defense: Vladimir Antipin , Vadim Glowazki , Igor Nikitin , Andrei Savenkov , Igor Semljanoi , Andrei Sokolov , Vitaly Tregubow , Alexei Troschtschinski storm: Mikhail Borodulin , Pyotr Dewjatkin , Igor Dorokhin , Dmitri Dudarev , Pawel Kamenzew , Oleg Krjaschew , Alexander Koreschkow , Evgeni Koreschkow , Andrei Ptscheljakow , Jerlan Saghymbajew , Vladimir Savyalov , Konstantin Schafranow Trainer: Boris Alexandrow
9	Germany	Goal: Olaf Kölzig , Joseph Heiß , Klaus Merk Defense: Mirko Lüdemann , Erich Goldmann , Uwe Krupp , Markus Wieland , Daniel Kunce , Brad Bergen , Jochen Molling , Lars Brüggemann Storm: Peter Draisaitl , Jan Benda , Mark MacKay , Reemt Pyka , Jochen Hecht , Benoît Doucet , Stefan Ustorf , Thomas Brandl , Andreas Lupzig , Dieter Hegen , Jürgen Rumrich , Marco Sturm Trainer: George Kingston
10	Slovakia	Goalkeepers: Igor Murín (oE Pavol Rybár , Miroslav Šimonovič ) Defense: ľubomír sekeráš , Stanislav Jasečko , Ivan Droppa , Ján Varholík , Ľubomír Višňovský , Róbert Švehla , Miroslav Mosnár storm: Vlastimil Plavucha , Róbert Petrovický , Jozef Daňo , Roman Kontsek , Branislav Jánoš , Zdeno Cíger , Karol Rusznyák , Roman Stantien , Ján Pardavý , Ľubomír Kolník , Peter Bondra , Oto Haščák , Peter Pucher Trainer: Ján Šterbák
11	France	Goal: François Gravel , Cristobal Huet (oE Fabrice Lhenry ) Defense: Serge Poudrier , Denis Perez , Jean-Philippe Lemoine , Serge Djelloul , Karl Dewolf , Jean-Christophe Filippin , Grégory Dubois Forward: Philippe Bozon , Christian Pouget , Stéphane Barin , Robert Ouellet , Jonathan Zwikel , Anthony Mortas , Arnaud Briand , Richard Aimonetto , Pierre Allard , Maurice Rozenthal , François Rozenthal , Laurent Gras , Roger Dubé Trainer: Jim Tibbets
12	Italy	Goal: Mike Rosati , Mario Brunetta (oE David Delfino ) Defense: Chad Biafore , Larry Rucchin , Christopher Bartolone , Robert Nardella , Michael De Angelis , Leo Insam , Robert Oberrauch , Markus Brunner Storm: Stefan Figiluzzi , Gaetano Orlando , Bruno Zarrillo , Dino Felicetti , Roland Ramoser , Lucio Topatigh , Maurizio Mansi , Giuseppe Busillo , Martin Pavlu , Mario Chitaroni , Patrick Brugnoli , Stefano Margoni Trainer: Adolf Insam
13	Japan	Goalkeepers: Dusty Imoo , Shichi Iwasaki (oE Jiro Nihei ) Defense: Takeshi Yamanaka , Takayuki Kobori , Hiroyuki Miura , Tatsuki Katayama , Yutaka Kawaguchi , Takayuki Miura , Atsuo Kudō storm: Shin Yahata , Fujita Kiyoshi , Matthew Kabayama , Akihito Sugisawa , Ryan Kuwabara , Kunihiko Sakurai , Toshiyuki Sakai , Tsutsumi Ōtomo , Yūji Iga , Chris Yule , Steven Tsujiura , Hiroshi Matsuura , Makoto Kawahira Trainer: Björn Kinding
14th	Austria	Goal: Claus Dalpiaz , Reinhard Divis (oE Michael Puschacher ) Defense: Dominic Lavoie , Tom Searle , Herbert Hohenberger , Martin Ulrich , Gerhard Unterluggauer , Engelbert Linder , Michael Lampert Sturm: Andreas Pušnik , Mario Schaden , Simon Wheeldon , Christian Perthaler , Wolfgang Kromp , Dieter Kalt , Gerald Ressmann , Rick Nasheim , Gerhard Puschnik , Christoph Brandner , Patrik Pilloni , Martin Hohenberger , Normand Krumpschmid Trainer: Ron Kennedy

Note: above: substitute goalkeeper without missions

Individual proof

1. ↑ https://www.hockeyarchives.info/QualifJO1998.htm
2. ↑ http://hokej.sfrp.cz/oh/oh1997.html
3. ↑ http://avlh.sweb.cz/ZOH-1998.pdf
4. ^ Jan Bürk: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games with special consideration of the participation of Germany . GRIN Verlag , 2004, ISBN 978-3-638-35776-0 ( Google Books [accessed on June 26, 2013] diploma thesis; here p. 132).

literature

• Horst Eckert: Ice Hockey Almanach '99. International IIHF Yearbook '99. Copress, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-7679-0712-7
• Volker Kluge : Olympic Winter Games: Chamonix 1924 - Nagano 1998. 3rd edition. Sportverlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-328-00831-4