Qualification for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. The host along with the top eight teams in the world ranking receive automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams have an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots.[1][2]

Qualified teams

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Hosts 23 May 2023[3] Finland Tampere 1  Italy
2023 IIHF World Ranking[a] 3 March 2020 – 28 May 2023 Finland Tampere and Latvia Riga[b] 8  Canada
 Finland
 Russia[c]
 United States
 Germany
 Sweden
 Switzerland
 Czech Republic
Final qualification tournaments 29 August – 1 September 2024 Slovakia Bratislava 1
Latvia Riga 1
Denmark Aalborg 1
Total12
Notes
  1. a The 2023 IIHF World Ranking comprised the following events: 2020 World Championship, 2021 World Championship, 2022 Winter Olympic Games, 2022 World Championship and 2023 World Championship.
  2. b Tampere and Riga were the sites of the 2023 IIHF World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking and direct qualification slots were finalized.
  3. c The participation of Russia is not yet confirmed and depends on if the team is allowed to return to the IIHF Championship program.

Qualification seeding

To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top eight following the 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. In the IIHF World Ranking system, ranking points from the most recent year are weighted at full value, and points from each preceding year are worth 25% less.

     Qualified directly to Olympic tournament
     Entered in final Olympic qualification
     Entered in pre-qualification round 3
     Entered in pre-qualification round 2
     Entered in pre-qualification round 1 (cancelled)
     Did not enter Olympic qualification
Qualifying seed Team WC2023
(100%)		 WC2022
(75%)		 OLY2022
(75%)		 WC2021
(50%)		 WC2020
(25%)		 Total
1 Canada160011601040120012004150
2 Finland142012001200116011204080
3 Russia152011201160106011604050
4 United States150011001060112010403940
5 Germany15601020940110010203835
6 Sweden14401040110096011003800
7  Switzerland146010601000104010003775
8 Czech Republic14001120960102010603735
9 Slovakia13601000112010009603690
10 Latvia15209409209209403610
11 Denmark134096010209009003500
12 Norway12808808808809203270
13 France13009008608408003240
14 Belarus12608608408408803175
15 Kazakhstan13208607009408403170
16 Austria12609208007807803135
17 Slovenia12208008207407402990
Host Italy11608407408208602970
18 Hungary12407807807207202950
19 Great Britain12008206608608202945
20 South Korea11407407207607602805
21 Poland11807007607006602790
22 Romania11207206406607002645
23 Lithuania11007606006806802630
24 Japan10806806806406402580
25 China10406009005004802535
26 Ukraine10606606206006002470
27 Estonia10206405806206202400
28 Netherlands10005805605805602285
29 Serbia9806205005605802245
30 Croatia9205605405405402170
31 Spain9605405205205002140
 Israel8805204204604601950
32 Iceland8604804804404201925
 Australia900560—4805201710
33 Bulgaria8004203803403401655
34 Mexico7404003604003601600
35 Turkey7603404603003001585
36 United Arab Emirates8403603202002201505
 Belgium820440—4204401470
37 Chinese Taipei7203004402402401455
 New Zealand780440—3604001390
 Luxembourg6402803002802601280
38 Thailand6602203401401601190
 Turkmenistan700320—2602801140
39 Kyrgyzstan6001604001001001095
40 Hong Kong5602202801801801070
41 Bosnia and Herzegovina5802002601601401040
42 South Africa680240—2202001020
43 Kuwait44080240120120770
 Singapore540120—40—650
 Malaysia500100—8080635
44 Georgia0460—380380630
45 Iran520140———625
 Philippines480100—6060600
 North Korea—360—320320510
 Mongolia460————460
 Indonesia420————420

Pre-qualification Round 1

The round was cancelled. It was meant to be held between 8 and 12 November 2023, and consist of two groups of five teams. Teams entered in Group N were United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, Hong Kong, Kuwait and Georgia, while teams entered in Group O were Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa and Iran.[2]

Chinese Taipei, Thailand and South Africa accepted invitations to compete in Round 2. Georgia also entered Round 2 after the withdrawal of Mexico.

Pre-qualification Round 2

Twelve countries played in three tournaments to determine qualifiers for the next round. The three tournament winners were ranked by their qualification seedings and entered the next round as qualifier seven, eight and nine.

Group K

Group K
Tournament details
Host country Iceland
CityReykjavík
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–17 December 2023
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored59 (9.83 per game)
Attendance971 (162 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Estonia Robert Arrak (15 points)
Websitewww.iihf.com

The Group K tournament was held in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 14 to 17 December 2023.[4][5]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Estonia 3 3 0 0 0 36 2 +34 9 Pre-qualification Round 3
2  Iceland (H) 3 2 0 0 1 13 9 +4 6
3  South Africa 3 1 0 0 2 6 19 −13 3
4  Bulgaria 3 0 0 0 3 4 29 −25 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC±0).

14 December 2023
15:30		Bulgaria 0–21
(0–3, 0–8, 0–10)		 EstoniaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 72
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Dimitar Dimitrov
Andrea Karabadjakov		GoaliesVillem-Henrik KoitmaaReferees:
Norway Petter Bakken
Serbia Stefan Pozar
Linesmen:
Lithuania Karolis Janušauskas
Croatia Marko Saković
0–104:25 – Vasjonkin (Arrak, Reinsalu)
0–208:14 – Lovkov (Kookmaa)
0–3Vasjonkin (Appelberg, Arrak)
0–424:02 – Romanov (Fedorovits, Reinsalu)
0–524:22 – Puzakov (Lovkov, Fursa)
0–625:32 – Koll (Novikov, Romanov)
0–727:24 – Arrak (Reinsalu, Ossipov)
0–828:05 – Kiik (Linde, Parras)
0–931:45 – Arrak (Kiik, Novikov)
0–1034:29 – Fursa (Puzakov, Lovkov)
0–1135:30 – Vasjonkin (Arrak, Appelberg)
0–1241:28 – Appelberg (Arrak, Vasjonkin)
0–1345:29 – Appelberg (Vasjonkin, Arrak)
0–1446:46 – Fedorovits (Romanov, Koll)
0–1548:07 – Kiik (Parras)
0–1649:42 – Lovkov (Fursa, Puzakov)
0–1752:25 – Vasjonkin (Arrak, Appelberg)
0–1853:11 – Puzakov (Lovkov, Fursa)
0–1956:51 – Fursa (Kookma, Lovkov)
0–2057:48 – Romanov (Koll, Fedorovits)
0–2159:23 – Kiik (Novikov, Kookmaa)
2 minPenalties2 min
15Shots71
14 December 2023
19:00		Iceland 9–0
(3–0, 3–0, 3–0)		 South AfricaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 211
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Johan RagnarssonGoaliesAlistair BywaterReferees:
Sweden Mikael Johansson
Croatia Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Braten
Iceland Sindri Gunnarsson
Rúnarsson (B. Jóhannesson, Sverrisson) – 00:541–0
Magnusson (Leifsson) (PP) – 05:202–0
Arason – 15:053–0
Mikaelsson (Magnusson, Skúlason) – 25:134–0
Hafsteinsson (Blöndal) – 27:155–0
Jónsson (Runarsson, Hlynsson) – 39:406–0
B. Jóhannesson (SH) – 52:087–0
Hlynsson – 58:578–0
Hafsteinsson – 59:259–0
8 minPenalties6 min
47Shots9
15 December 2023
15:30		Estonia 9–2
(1–1, 5–1, 3–0)		 South AfricaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 35
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Conrad MölderGoaliesRyan BoydReferees:
Norway Peter Bakken
Croatia Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Iceland Saemundur Leifsson
Croatia Marko Saković
Appelberg (Ossipov) – 13:081–0
1–116:36 – Kluyts (Schuurman, Venter)
Appelberg – 21:152–1
Lahesalu (Laosma, Linde) – 25:513–1
Koll (Laosma, Romanov) – 27:394–1
Vasjonkin (Arrak, Novikov) – 29:075–1
Arrak (Vasjonkin) – 29:236–1
6–239:53 – Giot (Carelse, Valadas) (PP)
Appelberg – 48:327–2
Appelberg (Vasjonkin)8–2
Fursa (Puzakov, Lovkov) – 59:059–2
6 minPenalties8 min
76Shots12
15 December 2023
19:00		Iceland 4–3
(1–0, 1–2, 2–1)		 BulgariaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 196
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Jakob JóhannessonGoaliesDimitar DimitrovReferees:
Sweden Mikael Johansson
Serbia Stefan Pozar
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Braten
Lithuania Karolis Janušauskas
Magnusson (Kristjansson) (PP) – 06:051–0
1–121:42 – Atanasov (K. Dikov)
1–228:02 – Atanasov
Arnarsson (Hafsteinsson, Arason) – 39:342–2
2–347:28 – K. Dikov (Hodulov) (PP2)
Blondal (Rúnarsson, Arnarsson) (EA) – 58:343–3
Rúnarsson (Hlysson) – 59:434–3
8 minPenalties18 min
68Shots13
17 December 2023
15:30		South Africa 4–1
(0–0, 1–0, 3–1)		 BulgariaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 93
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Ryan BoydGoaliesAndrea KarabadjakovReferees:
Norway Petter Bakken
Serbia Stefan Pozar
Linesmen:
Iceland Sindri Gunnarsson
Iceland Saemundur Leifsson
Valadas (Samaai) – 31:261–0
Valadas (Carelse) – 40:412–0
Phakathi – 47:073–0
Carelse (Valadas) (EN) – 56:044–0
4–159:49 – Dilkov
6 minPenalties6 min
34Shots27
17 December 2023
19:00		Estonia 6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 364
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Villem-Henrik KoitmaaGoaliesJohan Ragnarsson
Jakob Jóhannesson		Referees:
Sweden Mikael Johansson
Croatia Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Braten
Lithuania Karolis Janušauskas
Arrak (Vasjonkin) – 00:511–0
Fedorovits (Romanov) – 02:472–0
Arrak (Vasjonkin, Appelberg) – 09:493–0
Lahesalu – 20:584–0
Arrak (Lahesalu, Appelberg) (PP) – 28:115–0
Arrak – 44:366–0
14 minPenalties8 min
44Shots25

Group L

Group L
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
CityTilburg
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–17 December
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored74 (12.33 per game)
Attendance2,385 (398 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Netherlands Danny Stempher (13 points)
WebsiteWebsite

The Group L tournament was held in Tilburg, Netherlands, from 15 to 17 December 2023.[6][7] Mexico was entered into this group but withdrew and was replaced by Georgia.[2][8]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 0 24 6 +18 9 Pre-qualification Round 3
2  Netherlands (H) 3 2 0 0 1 34 7 +27 6
3  Georgia 3 1 0 0 2 13 13 0 3
4  Thailand 3 0 0 0 3 3 48 −45 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

15 December 2023
16:30		Spain 15–2
(6–0, 6–2, 3–0)		 ThailandIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 150
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Raul Barbo
Sergi Reina		GoaliesBenjamin KleineschayReferees:
Republic of Ireland Vytautas Lukosevicius
Germany Nikolas Neutzer
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
Netherlands Jeroen Klijberg
Rubio (González) (PP) – 04:401–0
Granell (González, De Bonilla) (PP) – 09:362–0
Granell (Hernández) – 12:293–0
Capillas (Burgos, Torralba) – 16:404–0
Granell (Hernández)5–0
– 17:306–0
Donath (Muratet) – 17:397–0
Muratet (García) (PP) – 22:288–0
Carbonell (Burgos) (PP2) – 24:309–0
Hernández (García) (PP) – 25:1910–0
10–131:21 – Lampson (Kitayama, Isaksson)
González (Carbonall, De Bonilla) (PP) – 27:1711–1
11–236:47 – Lampson
Carbonell (Rubio, Encinar) – 33:2712–2
Hernández (Donath) – 46:5913–2
Zaballa (Rubio) – 48:4014–2
Donath (O'Hare) – 54:1815–2
6 minPenalties41 min
41Shots9
15 December 2023
20:00		Netherlands 8–2
(2–1, 2–1, 4–0)		 GeorgiaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 416
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Matijn OosterwijkGoaliesMikhail FofanovReferees:
Belgium Niki De Herdt
Czech Republic Roman Mrkva
Linesmen:
Estonia Savva Azarov
Spain Carlos Trobajo
De Hondt (Stempher) (PP) – 06:171–0
De Bonth (Hessels) – 12:352–0
2–113:42 – Kireev
Stempher (De Hondt) – 30:113–1
3–235:31 – Dziov (Kochkin)
Bison (Hofland) (SH) – 38:134–2
De Bonth (Hofland, Borgman) – 40:455–2
Muller (Verkiel) (PP) – 44:316–2
Van Nes (Gerretsen, De Hondt) – 50:387–2
Stempher (Van Nes) – 58:048–2
8 minPenalties12 min
50Shots10
16 December 2023
16:30		Thailand 1–23
(1–6, 0–7, 0–10)		 NetherlandsIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 565
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Benjamin Kleineschay
Pattarapol Ungkulpattanasuk		GoaliesMatijn OosterwijkReferees:
Belgium Niki De Herdt
Germany Nikolas Neutzer
Linesmen:
Estonia Savva Azarov
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
0–103:23 – Verkiel (Stempher, De Hondt)
0–204:40 – De Bonth (Stempher, Hofland)
0–312:06 – De Hondt (Stempher)
Thanakroekkiat (Forstner, Kindborn) (PP) – 13:111–3
1–415:14 – Van Nes (De Hondt, Stempher)
1–515:23 – Bison (Timmer, Oosterveld) (SH)
1–617:01 – Hofland (De Bonth)
1–720:57 – Stempher (De Hondt) (SH)
1–827:04 – Bison (Verkiel) (PP)
1–927:41 – Nordemann (Doop, Huisman)
1–1028:25 – Timmer (Verkiel, Bison) (PP)
1–1132:21 – De Bonth (Stempher, Hofland)
1–1233:30 – Van Elten (Huisman)
1–1334:55 – Borgman (Van Nes, Stempher)
1–1440:51 – Verkiel
1–1543:16 – Huisman (De Ruiter, Van Elten)
1–1645:56 – Timmer (Nordemann, Bison)
1–1748:17 – Stempher (Van Nes, Gerretsen)
1–1848:59 – Huisman (Van Gorp, Hofland)
1–1952:48 – Nordemann
1–2053:31 – De Hondt (Stempher, Van Gorp) (PP)
1–2153:43 – De Bonth (Hofland, Borgman)
1–2258:07 – De Ruiter (Doop, Gerretsen)
1–2358:16 – Timmer
10 minPenalties4 min
7Shots76
16 December 2023
20:00		Spain 5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)		 GeorgiaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 222
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Raul BarboGoaliesIvan StarostinReferees:
Republic of Ireland Vytautas Lukosevicius
Czech Republic Roman Mrkva
Linesmen:
Netherlands Jeroen Klijberg
Netherlands Bram Zwarthoed
Torralba (De Bonilla, O'Hare) – 16:021–0
O'Hare (Burgos, Baldris) (PP) – 24:312–0
Baldris (Burgos, O'Hare) (PP) – 29:223–0
3–131:20 – Kozyulin (Dziov, Obolgogiani) (PP)
González (Carbonell) – 36:004–1
Donath (Zaballa) (SH) – 53:185–1
14 minPenalties12 min
34Shots8
17 December 2023
16:30		Netherlands 3–4
(1–0, 2–3, 0–1)		 SpainIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 857
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Cedrick AndreeGoaliesRaul BarboReferees:
Czech Republic Roman Mrkva
Germany Nikolas Neutzer
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
Netherlands Jeroen Klijberg
Stempher (Borgman, Van Nes (PP) – 19:031–0
1–121:23 – González (García)
1–229:23 – Burgos (O'Hare) (PP)
1–332:09 – Donath
Van Nes (De Ruiter, Van Gorp) – 35:022–3
Huisman (Borgman, Van Gorp) – 36:533–3
3–447:39 – Baldris (Burgos, O'Hare) (PP)
6 minPenalties12 min
30Shots21
17 December 2023
20:00		Georgia 10–0
(3–0, 4–0, 3–0)		 ThailandIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 175
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Ivan Starostin
Mikhail Fofanov		GoaliesBenjamin KleineschayReferees:
Belgium Niki De Herdt
Republic of Ireland Vytautas Lukosevicius
Linesmen:
Spain Carlos Trobajo
Netherlands Bram Zwarthoed
Kurbatov (Vasilchenko) – 08:071–0
Dziov (Romanov, Marov) – 10:182–0
Romanov (Kochkin, Bukiya) (PP) – 19:053–0
Romanov (Ermoshenko, Dziov) – 21:424–0
Dziov (Bukiya) – 26:285–0
Obolgogiani (Bukiya, Kurbatov) – 29:466–0
Kochkin (Dziov) – 34:207–0
Kurbatov (Kochkin, Romanov) (PP) – 53:258–0
Kharizov (Vasilchenko, Kurbatov) – 53:579–0
Bukiya – 59:5310–0
10 minPenalties10 min
36Shots15

Group M

Group M
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
CityBelgrade
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–17 December
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored34 (5.67 per game)
Attendance1,335 (223 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Croatia Jan Smolec (6 points)
WebsiteWebsite

The Group M tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 14 to 17 December 2023.[9][10]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia (H) 3 3 0 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Pre-qualification Round 3
2  Croatia 3 2 0 0 1 12 7 +5 6
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 0 2 4 13 −9 3
4  Turkey 3 0 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

14 December 2023
15:30		Croatia 6–1
(0–0, 3–0, 3–1)		 Chinese TaipeiPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 17
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Ivan RužićGoaliesHsiao Pu-yuReferees:
Slovakia Michal Klejna
Poland Paweł Kosidło
Linesmen:
Serbia Aleksandar Đokić
Iceland Oli Gunnarsson
Vedlin (Smolec) (PP) – 25:501–0
Idžan (Smolec, Fičur) (PP) – 32:262–0
Bebek (Puzić, Čanić) – 39:013–0
Vedlin (Fičur) – 56:014–0
Mirić (Fičur, Cavlović) – 56:325–0
Dobrić (Smolec) – 57:046–0
6–158:38 – Yang (Lin H., Lin Y.c.)
10 minPenalties12 min
62Shots12
14 December 2023
19:00		Serbia 5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 TurkeyPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 367
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Arsenije RankovićGoaliesTolga BozacıReferees:
Hungary Daniel Rencz
United Kingdom Joe Sewell
Linesmen:
Austria Christoph Barnthaler
Netherlands Lodewijk Beelen
M. Mladenović (Racić, Gvozdenović) – 08:281–0
Racić (Anić, Dragović) – 33:472–0
Vučurević (Podunavac) – 50:383–0
Podunavac (Subotić) – 52:564–0
Podunavac (Novaković, Mitrović) – 57:215–0
2 minPenalties4 min
39Shots17
15 December 2023
15:30		Croatia 6–2
(0–1, 3–1, 3–0)		 TurkeyPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 14
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Vito NikolićGoaliesTolga BozacıReferees:
Poland Paweł Kosidło
Hungary Daniel Rencz
Linesmen:
Austria Christoph Barnthaler
Serbia David Perduv
0–119:01 – Bakal (Bingöl, Savaş) (PP)
0–225:33 – Meydanci (Solak)
Vedlin (Puzić) (SH) – 27:221–2
Smolec (Novotny) (SH) – 28:152–2
Smolec (Idžan) – 38:333–2
Puzić (Čanić, Dobrić) – 44:454–2
Idžan (Čanić, Smolec) (PP2) – 52:105–2
Dimitrijević (Fičur) – 57:516–2
33 minPenalties10 min
28Shots12
15 December 2023
19:00		Chinese Taipei 0–6
(0–3, 0–1, 0–2)		 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 428
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Li Yi-chengGoaliesArsenije Ranković
Lazar Ilić		Referees:
Slovakia Michal Klejna
United Kingdom Joe Sewell
Linesmen:
Netherlands Lodewijk Beelen
Iceland Oli Gunnarsson
0–110:28 – Racić (Subotić)
0–214:13 – Dinić (Podunavac, Dragović)
0–319:47 – M. Mladenović (Zwick)
0–434:54 – Vučurević (K. Mladenović, Zwick)
0–547:36 – M. Mladenović (Kravljanac, Španjević)
0–656:30 – Zwick (PS,SH)
6 minPenalties11 min
22Shots42
17 December 2023
15:30		Turkey 1–3
(0–1, 1–2, 0–0)		 Chinese TaipeiPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 21
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Oğulcan KızılkayaGoaliesHsiao Po-yuReferees:
Poland Paweł Kosidło
United Kingdom Joe Sewell
Linesmen:
Serbia Aleksandar Đokić
Serbia David Perduv
0–104:50 – Lin J. (Lin Y.k., Shen)
Meydancı (Solak) – 21:191–1
1–226:06 – Lin Y.c. (Lin H., Sang) (PP)
1–331:58 – Lin H. (SH)
10 minPenalties4 min
31Shots28
17 December 2023
19:00		Serbia 4–0
(1–0, 0–0, 3–0)		 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 488
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Arsenije RankovićGoaliesVito NikolićReferees:
Slovakia Michal Klejna
Hungary Daniel Rencz
Linesmen:
Austria Christoph Barnthaler
Netherlands Lodewijk Beelen
Novaković (Dragović) (PP2) – 15:441–0
Racić (M. Mladenović) – 41:162–0
Španjević (Vučurević) (PP) – 55:473–0
Dinić (Podunavac, Dragović) – 57:154–0
8 minPenalties12 min
26Shots24

Pre-qualification Round 3

Twelve countries will play in three tournaments to determine qualifiers for the next round. Each tournament winner will be ranked by their qualification seeding and enter the next round as qualifier four, five, or six. The tournaments will be played between 8 and 11 February 2024.

Group G

The tournament will be held in Budapest, Hungary.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final qualification
2  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 February 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group H

The tournament will be held in Cardiff, Great Britain.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final qualification
2  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 February 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group J

The tournament will be held in Sosnowiec, Poland.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final qualification
2  Poland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 February 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Final Olympic qualification

Twelve countries will play in three tournaments to determine the qualifying teams for the Olympic tournament. The tournaments will be played between 29 August and 1 September 2024.

Group D

The tournament will be held in Bratislava, Slovakia. The participation of Belarus is not yet confirmed and depends on if the team is allowed to return to the IIHF Championship program.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 Winter Olympics
2  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Qualifier 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 29 August 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group E

The tournament will be held in Riga, Latvia.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 Winter Olympics
2  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Qualifier 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 29 August 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group F

The tournament will be held in Aalborg, Denmark.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 Winter Olympics
2  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Qualifier 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 29 August 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

References

  1. ↑ "2026 Olympic men's qualifiers set". IIHF. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "2026 MEN'S OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES & QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT PROGRAM" (PDF). blob.iihf.com. 2023-10-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  3. ↑ "And 2027 goes to …". IIHF. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Group K official website
  5. ↑ Group K statistics
  6. ↑ Group L official website
  7. ↑ Group L statistics
  8. ↑ Micola von Fürstenrecht, Danny (10 November 2023). "Georgië is de nieuwe tegenstander van Oranje". IJshockey Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Group M official website
  10. ↑ Group M statistics
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