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The qualification for the 2014 Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament took place between November 2012 and February 2013. Previously, nine of the twelve participants had already qualified directly through their placement in the IIHF world rankings and did not have to play another qualifying tournament. The three remaining places were played in a multi-stage system and finally won by the national teams of Austria , Latvia and Slovenia . The German and Belarusian national teams, which were still represented at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver , missed the qualification.

Overview

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Group D qualification	Bietigheim-Bissingen	0Feb 7, 2013 - Feb 10, 2013	4th	24,581	6th	4,096
Group E qualification	Riga	0Feb 7, 2013 - Feb 10, 2013	4th	27,922	6th	4,653
Qualification group F	Vojens	0Feb 7, 2013 - Feb 10, 2013	4th	17.304	6th	2,884
Pre-qualification group G	Budapest	0Nov 8, 2012 - Nov 11, 2012	4th	18,210	6th	3,035
Pre-qualification group H	Kiev	0Nov 8, 2012 - Nov 11, 2012	4th	18,954	6th	3.159
Pre-qualification group J	Nikko	0Nov 8, 2012 - Nov 11, 2012	4th	7,266	6th	1,211
Pre-qualification group K	Zagreb	17 Sep 2012 - Sep 19 2012	4th	2,300	6th	383

Direct qualification

The first nine nations of the IIHF world rankings qualified for the Olympic tournament directly after the 2012 World Cup :

rank	country	World Cup 2012 (100%)	World Cup 2011 (75%)	World Cup 2010 (50%)	OS 2010 (50%)	World Cup 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
4th	Sweden	1040	1160	1120	1060	1120	3280
5	Canada	1060	1060	1020	1200	1160	3255
6th	Slovakia	1160	940	900	1100	940	3100
7th	United States	1020	1000	880	1160	1100	3065
8th	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
14th	France	960	900	860	740	900	2660
15th	Austria	780	840	800	880	860	2465
16	Italy	840	780	840	800	780	2440
17th	Kazakhstan	820	800	820	820	800	2440
18th	Slovenia	800	820	780	760	760	2375
19th	Hungary	760	740	740	720	820	2250
20th	Ukraine	700	720	760	860	740	2235

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The national teams from 10th place in the world rankings played the three remaining places in a multi-stage system in qualifying tournaments between November 2012 and February 2013. A total of 24 countries registered for the seven tournaments.

The winner of the pre-qualification and the eleven national teams in the world rankings 19 to 29 met in the first qualifying round in three groups of four teams. The three group winners reached the second qualifying round, in which they then met the nine teams that finished 10th to 18th in the world rankings. There was again played in three groups with four teams each. The respective group winners finally qualified for the Olympic ice hockey tournament.

The International Ice Hockey Federation formed a ranking among the non-qualified nations that was also included in the 2014 IIHF world rankings .

Pre-qualification

A pre-qualification was played from September 17th to 19th, 2012. The four registered teams took part in the pre-qualification from 31st place in the world rankings after the 2012 World Cup. The pre-qualification was played out in a group. The participants in this tournament were Croatia , Serbia , Mexico and Israel . The Croatian Association , which organized the tournament in Zagreb , acted as host.

Group K

Olympic qualification, group K
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Croatia
Venue (s)	Zagreb , Croatia
opening	November 9, 2012
Final day	November 11, 2012
spectator	2,300 (383 per game)
Gates	59 (9.83 per game)
Awards
Best goalkeeper	Andrés de la Garma
Best defender	Nikola Senzel
Best striker	Marko Lovrenčić
Top scorer	Marko Lovrenčić (8 points)

The pre-qualification tournament took place from September 17th to 19th, 2012 in the Croatian capital Zagreb . The game was played in Dom sportova, which can hold 6,300 spectators . The winner of the pre-qualification tournament was the host team from Croatia, which was therefore allowed to participate in the group G qualifying tournament.

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Zagreb , Croatia

Zagreb Venue of the qualification

Venue

Dom sportova Capacity: 6,300

Exterior view of the Dom Sportova

September 17, 2012 2:30 p.m. (local time)

Serbia N. Kerezović (8:13) A. Luković (9:21) D. Filipović (24:19) N. Raković (32:49) N. Raković (40:45) A. Luković (51:21) M Sretović (58:03)

7: 1 (2: 0, 2: 0, 3: 1) game report

Israel A. Geller (48:37)

Dom sportova, Zagreb spectators: 50

September 17, 2012 6:15 pm

Mexico B. Arroyo (15:32) S. Ortega (54:26)

2: 9 (1: 4, 0: 1, 1: 4) match report

Croatia N. Senzel (7:58) I. Brenčun (11:13) M. Blagus (14:49) D. Kanaet (16:37) M. Blagus (28:39) T. Čunko (43:13) M . Tadić (49:48) I. Šijan (56:22) J. Kučera (59:59)

Dom sportova, Zagreb spectators: 500

September 18, 2012 2:30 p.m.

Serbia D. Filipović (18:09) S. Ristić (22:42) D. Filipović (53:37)

3: 5 (1: 1, 1: 2, 1: 2) game report

Mexico D. Linares (12:15) A. Gutierrez (26:43) A. Gutierrez (33:26) B. Arroyo (50:49) M. Colás (52:57)

Dom sportova, Zagreb spectators: 50

September 18, 2012 6:15 pm

Croatia J. Hecimovic (0:53) M. Blagus (5:24) M. Lovrenčić (15:26) M. Tadić (16:01) M. Smerdelj (17:41) M. Lovrenčić (23:59) M Lovrenčić (29:46) D. Kanaet (32:30) M. Lovrenčić (33:55) I. Lazić (40:14) J. Kučera (44:32) D. Kanaet (47:57) I. Lazić (49:59) M. Tadić (51:22) D. Kanaet (58:29)

15: 2 (5: 0, 4: 0, 6: 2) game report

Israel A. Geller (41:04) D. Spivak (45:34)

Dom sportova, Zagreb spectators: 150

September 19, 2012 2:30 p.m.

Israel D. Mazour (47:09) D. Mazour (50:44)

2: 7 (0: 1, 0: 5, 2: 1) game report

Mexico B. Arroyo (19:03) A. Gutierrez (21:33) D. Romero (27:44) B. Arroyo (28:56) B. Arroyo (34:04) H. Carrero (39:20) S Ortega (49:55)

Dom sportova, Zagreb spectators: 50

September 19, 2012 6:15 pm

Croatia I. Lazić (7:26) I. Šijan (13:55) P. Trstenjak (18:22) P. Trstenjak (26:56) T. Čunko (39:14) I. Brenčun (47:52)

6: 2 (3: 0, 2: 2, 1: 0) game report

Serbia N. Vučurević (22:15) R. Sabadoš (37:24)

Dom sportova, Zagreb spectators: 1,500

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Croatia	3	3	0	0	0	30: 06	9
2.	Mexico	3	2	0	0	1	14:14	6th
3.	Serbia	3	1	0	0	2	12:12	3
4th	Israel	3	0	0	0	3	05:29	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the first round

First qualifying round

The first qualifying round took place between November 8-11, 2012. The better placed in the world rankings enjoyed the right to host the tournament. Hungary and Ukraine exercised this right in groups G and H, while Great Britain (group J) waived and left the alignment to Japan.

Group G

Olympic qualification, group G
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Netherlands
Venue (s)	Budapest , Hungary
opening	November 9, 2012
Final day	November 11, 2012
spectator	18,210 (3,035 per game)
Gates	57 (9.50 per game)
Awards
Best goalkeeper	Bence Bálizs
Best defender	Jordy van Oorschot
Best striker	János Hári
Top scorer	Marco Postma (10 points)

The Group G games of the first qualifying round took place from November 9th to 11th, 2012 in the Papp László Budapest Sportaréna in the Hungarian capital Budapest .

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Budapest , Hungary

Budapest Venue of the qualification

Venue

Papp László Budapest Sportaréna Capacity: 9,479

Facade of the sport aréna

November 9, 2012 3:30 p.m. (local time)

Netherlands M. Kars (10:32) K. Bruijsten (11:37) M. Kars (12:22) M. Kars (25:26) D. Hagemeijer (27:56) M. Postma (37:39) R . van Hulten (47:56) M. Bruijsten (55:21)

8: 2 (3: 0, 3: 0, 2: 2) game report

Croatia M. Tadić (56:31) B. Rendulić (57:25)

Papp László Sportaréna, Budapest Spectators: 460

November 9, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Lithuania Š. Kuliešius (26:15)

1: 5 (0: 2, 1: 3, 0: 0) match report

Hungary A. Benk (2:48) M. Vas (14:10) J. Hári (21:29) J. Hári (31:06) M. Vas (33:18)

Papp László Sportaréna, Budapest spectators: 4,350

November 10, 2012 2:00 p.m.

Netherlands R. Joly (15:15) K. Bruijsten (20:22) K. Bruijsten (24:34) M. Kars (32:43) R. Joly (35:36) T. Demelinne (36:34) M . Bruijsten (39:34) D. Hagemeijer (50:30) M. Kars (57:38)

9: 2 (1: 1, 6: 1, 2: 0) game report

Lithuania D. Bogdziul (1:19) Š. Kuliešius (35:09)

Papp László Sportaréna, Budapest Spectators: 500

November 10, 2012 5:30 p.m.

Hungary I. Bartalis (4:08) M. Vas (9:02) Á. Mihály (11:01) I. Sofron (12:15) I. Sofron (15:38) L. Sikorcin (16:23) C. Kovács (31:13) B. Ladányi (35:04) L. Sikorcin ( 39:58) B. Ladányi (47:38) J. Vas (48:21) B. Magosi (50:14) Á. Mihály (55:05)

13: 0 (6: 0, 3: 0, 4: 0) game report

Croatia

Papp László Sportaréna, Budapest Spectators: 6,215

November 11, 2012 2:00 p.m.

Croatia I. Lazić (2:58)

1: 3 (1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) match report

Lithuania P. Verenis (5:20) D. Kazlauskas (10:25) P. Verenis (59:46)

Papp László Sportaréna, Budapest Spectators: 560

November 11, 2012 5:30 p.m.

Hungary J. Hári (8:17) L. Sikorcin (21:19) Á. Mihály (31:03) M. Vas (36:28) J. Vas (54:44) B. Ladányi (55:04)

6: 7 n.P. (1: 3, 3: 1, 2: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Netherlands M. Postma (11:59) I. van den Heuvel (15:38) K. Bruijsten (19:16) R. Joly (23:00) N. de Jong (48:50) J. van Oorschot (58 : 30) D. Hagemeijer (PS)

Papp László Sportaréna, Budapest Spectators: 6,125

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	0	24:10	8th
2.	Hungary	3	2	0	1	0	24: 08	7th
3.	Lithuania	3	1	0	0	2	06:15	3
4th	Croatia	3	0	0	0	3	03:24	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the second round

Group H.

Olympic qualification, group H
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Ukraine
Venue (s)	Kiev , Ukraine
opening	November 8, 2012
Final day	November 11, 2012
spectator	18,954 (3,159 per game)
Gates	45 (7.50 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	Serhiy Varlamov (6 points)

Group H games of the first qualifying round took place from November 8-11, 2012 in the Sports Palace in the Ukrainian capital Kiev .

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Kiev , Ukraine

Kiev Venue of the qualification

Venue

Kiev Sports Palace Capacity: 7,000

Exterior view of the Palace of Sports in Kiev

November 8, 2012 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Poland M. Kolusz (15:33) L. Laszkiewicz (25:22) K. Dziubiński (27:33) M. Rompkowski (34:57) K. Dziubiński (52:09) M. Łopuski (52:25) J Gabryś (56:31) L. Laszkiewicz (58:20)

8: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 4: 0) game report

Estonia

Sports Palace, Kiev Spectators: 1,011

November 8, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Ukraine A. Michnow (12:39) R. Fedotenko (16:46) A. Hnidenko (23:10) O. Ponikarowskyj (27:35) A. Bondarew (34:12) O. Pobjedonoszew (35:41) S. . Warlamow (39:59)

7: 0 (2: 0, 5: 0, 0: 0) game report

Spain

Sports Palace, Kiev Spectators: 5,217

November 9, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Poland G. Pasiut (15:49) T. Malasiński (43:44) G. Pasiut (44:14) J. Witecki (51:18) T. Malasiński (57:01)

5: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 4: 0) game report

Spain

Sports Palace, Kiev Spectators: 521

November 9, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Estonia

0:10 (0: 4, 0: 4, 0: 2) game report

Ukraine A. Michnow (2:06) R. Fedotenko (10:32) R. Boryssenko (12:35) W. Donika (16:34) S. Varlamow (23:04) O. Materukhin (29:29) R. Boryssenko (38:40) J. Navarenko (39:41) O. Ponikarowskyj (46:37) A. Bondarew (49:29)

Sports Palace, Kiev Spectators: 5,521

November 11, 2012 4:00 p.m.

Spain P. Muñoz (9:24) O. Boronat (11:35) O. Boronat (38:05) A. Sosa (41:49) O. Boronat (59:24)

5: 4 (2: 0, 1: 1, 2: 3) game report

Estonia R. Embrich (24:25) D. Rodin (45:21) M. Semjonov (49:49) M. Ivanov (51:10)

Sports Palace, Kiev Spectators: 658

November 11, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Ukraine V. Lyutkewytsch (18:53) O. Pobjedonoszew (20:39) M. Kwittschenko (39:29) S. Varlamow (42:59) K. Kasjantschuk (56:06)

5: 1 (1: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

Poland D. Gruszka (3:28)

Sports Palace, Kiev Spectators: 6,026

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Ukraine	3	3	0	0	0	22: 01	9
2.	Poland	3	2	0	0	1	14: 05	6th
3.	Spain	3	1	0	0	2	05:16	3
4th	Estonia	3	0	0	0	3	04:23	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the second round

Group J

Olympic qualification, group J
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Great Britain
Venue (s)	Nikko , Tochigi Prefecture , Japan
opening	November 9, 2012
Final day	November 11, 2012
spectator	7,266 (1,211 per game)
Gates	24 (4.00 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	Kim Sang-wook (6 points)

The matches in Group J of the first qualifying round took place from November 9 to 11 2012 in Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena in Japanese Nikko instead.

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Nikko , Tochigi Prefecture , Japan

Nikko Venue of the qualification

Venue

Nikkō Kirifuri Ice Arena Capacity: 2,000

Exterior view of the Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena

November 9, 2012 2:00 p.m. (local time)

November 9, 2012 6:00 a.m. (CET)

Great Britain C. Peacock (3:34) D. Longstaff (4:28) B. O'Connor (17:28) C. Shields (30:09)

4: 5 n.P. (3: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

South Korea Kim W.-j. (5:25) Kim W.-j. (22:27) Kim W.-j. (38:45) Kim G.-h. (46:07) Kim S.-w. (PS)

Nikkō Kirifuri ice arena, Nikkō spectators: 592

November 9, 2012 6:00 p.m.

November 9, 2012 10:00 a.m.

Japan Te. Saitō (6:01) T. Yamashita (47:54)

2: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

Romania

Nikkō Kirifuri ice arena, Nikkō spectators: 956

November 10, 2012 2:00 p.m.

November 10, 2012 6:00 am

Romania

0: 3 (0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Great Britain L. Jamieson (3:17) B. O'Connor (18:32) R. Dowd (52:39)

Nikkō Kirifuri ice arena, Nikkō spectators: 1,143

November 10, 2012 6:00 p.m.

November 10, 2012 10:00 a.m.

Japan S. Kuji (11:39) D. Obara (29:32) S. Kuji (63:13)

3: 2 a.d. (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0) game report

South Korea Shin S.-w. (28:51) Shin S.-w. (59:49)

Nikkō Kirifuri ice arena, Nikkō spectators: 1,762

November 11, 2012 2:00 p.m.

November 11, 2012 6:00 am

South Korea Kim H. (19:30) Kim K. (44:12)

2: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

Romania

Nikkō Kirifuri ice arena, Nikkō spectators: 1,075

November 11, 2012 6:00 p.m.

November 11, 2012 10:00 a.m.

Great Britain C. Peacock (9:59) B. O'Connor (10:29)

2: 1 (2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Japan S. Kuji (44:01)

Nikkō Kirifuri ice arena, Nikkō spectators: 1,738

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Great Britain	3	2	0	1	0	9: 6	7th
2.	South Korea	3	1	1	1	0	9: 7	6th
3.	Japan	3	1	1	0	1	6: 4	5
4th	Romania	3	0	0	0	3	0: 7	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the second round

Second qualifying round

The second qualifying round took place from February 7-10, 2013. The three teams placed in first place enjoyed the right to determine the location of the alignment and made use of it.

Group D

Olympic qualification, group D.
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Austria
Venue (s)	Bietigheim-Bissingen , Germany
opening	February 7, 2013
Final day	February 10, 2013
spectator	24,581 (4,096 per game)
Gates	31 (5.17 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	Alexander Barta (6 points)

Group D games were played from February 7 to 10, 2013 in the newly built EgeTrans Arena in Bietigheim-Bissingen , the home ground of the Bietigheim Steelers from the 2nd Bundesliga ice hockey .

The German national team experienced a historic debacle and missed participation in the Winter Games for the first time in Olympic history in a sporting way. Only in 1948 did not a German ice hockey team take part in the Olympics, at that time for political reasons. Despite a defeat after extra time against Germany, Austria secured first place in Group D in the last game and thus the first participation in an Olympic tournament since 2002 .

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Bietigheim-Bissingen , Germany

Bietigheim-Bissingen Venue of the qualification

Venue

EgeTrans Arena Capacity: 4,517

Interior view of the EgeTrans Arena

February 7, 2013 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Austria D. Oberkofler (6:01) G. Baumgartner (17:10) D. Oberkofler (36:25)

3: 2 (2: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report

Italy A. Bernard (33:42) V. Rocco (50:07)

EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Spectators: 3,100

February 7, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Germany A. Barta (8:30) D. Wolf (11:54) A. Barta (38:48) M. Wolf (47:21) M. Müller (58:57)

5: 1 (2: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0) game report

Netherlands M. Kars (29:01)

EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Spectators: 3,780

February 8, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Austria T. Koch (5:39) M. Raffl (8:15) T. Raffl (8:50) D. Oberkofler (14:27) T. Koch (17:51) M. Trattnig (32:41)

6: 1 (5: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

Netherlands M. Bruijsten (58:08)

EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Spectators: 4,150

February 8, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Italy R. Sirianni (10:15) N. DiCasmirro (62:19)

2: 1 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

Germany J. Flaake (13:29)

EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Spectators: 4,517

February 10, 2013 11:45 a.m.

Netherlands B. Willemse (35:07)

1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

Italy P. Iannone (5:16) V. Rocco (20:54) R. Sirianni (21:07) V. Rocco (58:52)

EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Spectators: 4,517

February 10, 2013 3:15 pm

Germany B. Kohl (18:41) M. Wolf (46:54) P. Reimer (62:34)

3: 2 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report

Austria A. Lakos (31:46) M. Peintner (52:22)

EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Spectators: 4,517

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Austria	3	2	0	1	0	11: 06	7th
2.	Germany	3	1	1	1	0	09: 05	6th
3.	Italy	3	1	1	0	1	08: 05	5
4th	Netherlands	3	0	0	0	3	03:15	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the Olympic Winter Games

Group E

Olympic qualification, group E.
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Latvia
Venue (s)	Riga , Latvia
opening	February 7, 2013
Final day	February 10, 2013
spectator	27,922 (4,653 per game)
Gates	35 (5.83 per game)
Awards
Top scorer	Lauris Dārziņš (5 points)

The Group E games took place from February 7th to 10th in Arēna Rīga , the largest sports arena in the Latvian capital Riga . The hall, which can hold a maximum of 11,000 spectators, was the main venue for the 2006 Men's Ice Hockey World Championship and the venue for the 2010 Olympic qualification .

Latvia secured first place in Group E despite losing 3-2 after extra time against France on the final day of the match.

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Riga , Latvia

Riga Venue of the qualification

Venue

Arēna Rīga Capacity: 10,300

Exterior view of the Arēna Rīga

February 7, 2013 3:30 p.m. (local time)

France S. Treille (32:17) B. Amar (57:42)

2: 3 (0: 2, 1: 1, 1: 0) match report

Kazakhstan R. Startschenko (7:00) K. Romanow (11:31) T. Shailauow (34:40)

Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 852

February 7, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Latvia G. Meija (2:57) M. Indrašis (14:43) O. Bārtulis (29:50) R. Ķēniņš (43:24) G. Pujacs (53:07) L. Dārziņš (59:42)

6: 2 (2: 1, 1: 0, 3: 1) game report

Great Britain R. Dowd (3:58) C. Peacock (57:47)

Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 5,058

February 8, 2013 3:30 p.m.

France L. Meunier (9:13) P.-É. Bellemare (27:19) D. Fleury (34:48) C. Bertrand (53:46)

4: 2 (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 2) game report

Great Britain B. O'Connor (3:54) R. Lachowicz (51:36)

Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 922

February 8, 2013 7:30 p.m.

Kazakhstan D. Upper (15:15) R. Startchenko (33:00)

2: 3 (1: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1) match report

Latvia J. Štāls (1:58) M. Rēdlihs (2:37) L. Dārziņš (40:40)

Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 10,025

February 10, 2013 1:00 p.m.

Great Britain

0: 6 (0: 2, 0: 4, 0: 0) game report

Kazakhstan R. Startschenko (0:30) K. Romanov (2:10) T. Shailauow (25:58) A. Litvinenko (28:22) I. Solarev (29:32) V. Alexandrov (37:12)

Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 875

February 10, 2013 5:00 p.m.

Latvia L. Dārziņš (34:59) M. Karsums (40:12)

2: 3 n.V. (0: 2, 1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

France D. Fleury (2:50) L. Meunier (14:50) P.-É. Bellemare (64:20)

Arēna Rīga, Riga Spectators: 10,190

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Latvia	3	2	0	1	0	11: 07	7th
2.	Kazakhstan	3	2	0	0	1	11: 05	6th
3.	France	3	1	1	0	1	09: 07	5
4th	Great Britain	3	0	0	0	3	04:16	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the Olympic Winter Games

Group F.

Olympic qualification, group F
Number of nations	4th
Qualifier	Slovenia
Venue (s)	Vojens , Denmark
opening	February 7, 2013
Final day	February 10, 2013
spectator	17,303 (2,884 per game)
Gates	29 (4.83 per game)
Awards
Best goalkeeper	Frederik Andersen
Best defender	Uladzimir Dzjanissau
Best striker	David Rodman
Top scorer	David Rodman (6 points)

The group F games took place from 7th to 10th February 2013 in the SE Arena in Vojens, Denmark . The stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000 and was built in 2011, is the home ground of the Danish first division club SønderjyskE Ishockey .

In the course of the tournament, outsiders Slovenia surprisingly qualified for the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The team of national coach Matjaž Kopitar already led the table in Group F after two 2-1 wins against Denmark and Belarus and were not before the final game against Ukraine, both from Belarus and the hosts due to the direct comparison won to displace more of the first place.

venue

Vojens , Denmark

Vojens Venue of the qualification

Venue

SE Arena Capacity: 5,000

Exterior view of the SE Arena

February 7, 2013 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Belarus A. Kulakou (28:45) A. Stepanow (29:45)

2: 4 (0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 2) game report

Slovenia J. Urbas (16:30) R. Sabolič (21:40) T. Razingar (42:06) D. Rodman (50:24)

SE Arena, Vojens spectators: 408

February 7, 2013 8:00 p.m.

Denmark F. Storm (15:15) M. Green (25:00)

2: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) game report

Ukraine

SE Arena, Vojens spectators: 4,121

February 8, 2013 5:00 p.m.

Belarus A. Filitschkin (1:26) K. Kalzou (29:59) A. Stepanow (31:33) A. Kaljuschny (54:06) A. Syankevich (54:40) D. Mjaleschka (56:08)

6: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0) game report

Ukraine

SE Arena, Vojens spectators: 631

February 8, 2013 9:00 p.m.

Slovenia D. Rodman (26:33) D. Rodman (36:28)

2: 1 (0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0) game report

Denmark N. Hardt (24:16)

SE Arena, Vojens spectators: 5,000

February 10, 2013 2:00 p.m.

Ukraine A. Hnidenko (47:45)

1: 6 (0: 4, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

Slovenia R. Sabolič (3:47) D. Rodman (4:29) R. Sabolič (4:49) R. Tičar (9:14) J. Urbas (31:45) Ž. Jeglič (58:22)

SE Arena, Vojens spectators: 545

February 10, 2013 6:00 p.m. (CET)

Denmark M. Poulsen (26:40) J. Jakobsen (38:21)

2: 3 (0: 0, 2: 2, 0: 1) game report

Belarus A. Kitarau (25:12) M. Stefanowitsch (28:10) A. Stepanow (42:17)

SE Arena, Vojens spectators: 3,998

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Slovenia	3	3	0	0	0	12: 04	9
2.	Belarus	3	2	0	0	1	11: 06	6th
3.	Denmark	3	1	0	0	2	05: 05	3
4th	Ukraine	3	0	0	0	3	01:14	0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Qualifier for the Olympic Winter Games

Web links

• Official website of the IIHF for the Olympic ice hockey tournament

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IIHF World Ranking List for Men 2012
2. ↑ Sochi 2014 without the German national team, historical Olympic-off for DEB team. In: Spox.com . February 10, 2013, accessed February 10, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Slovenia achieves Olympic qualification. Sport1 , February 10, 2013, accessed February 13, 2013 .