Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy, from 15 to 26 February. Twelve teams competed, with Sweden winning the gold medal, Finland winning silver, and the Czech Republic winning bronze. It was the third Olympic tournament to feature National Hockey League (NHL) players and the tenth best-on-best hockey tournament in history. United States defenseman Chris Chelios set a standard for longest time between his first Olympic ice hockey tournament and his last—he had competed twenty-two years earlier at the 1984 Olympics.[1] The old record was set by Swiss hockey player Bibi Torriani. who had played twenty years after his debut (1928 and 1948).

2006 Winter Olympics
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–26 February
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (2nd title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played38
Goals scored206 (5.42 per game)
Attendance236,013 (6,211 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Finland Teemu Selänne (11 points)
MVPFinland Antero Niittymäki
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The tournament format was changed from the 1998 and 2002 tournaments to a format similar to the 1992 and 1994 tournaments. The number of teams was reduced from 14 to 12, which were split into two groups in the preliminary stage (which followed a round robin format). Each team played the other teams in their group once. The top four teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

The tournament is also notable for the lacklustre performance of defending champion Canada, which lost two group stage games (including a shock defeat to Switzerland) before being eliminated by Russia in the quarter-finals. There were allegations that Sweden intentionally lost their final group game against Slovakia to set up a quarterfinal against Switzerland.

In the semi-finals, Sweden defeated the Czech Republic 7–3, and Finland beat Russia 4–0. Sweden won its second ice hockey gold, and first in a best-on-best competition, over Finland 3–2 and the Czech Republic won the bronze medal. Three months later, Sweden won the 2006 World Championships and became the first team to win the Olympic and World Championship gold in the same year.[2]

Qualification

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Canada, Sweden, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Finland, United States, Russia and Germany qualified as the top eight teams in the IIHF World Ranking in 2004. Italy qualified as host team. The remaining three teams qualified from qualification tournaments.

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host 19 June 1999   Seoul 1   Italy
2004 IIHF World Ranking[a] 26 March 2001 – 9 May 2004   Prague and Ostrava[b] 8   Canada
  Sweden
  Slovakia
  Czech Republic
  Finland
  United States
  Russia
  Germany
Final qualification tournament 10–13 February 2005   Kloten 1    Switzerland
Final qualification tournament 10–13 February 2005   Riga 1   Latvia
Final qualification tournament 10–13 February 2005   Klagenfurt 1   Kazakhstan
Total 12
Notes
  1. b Prague and Ostrava were the sites for 2004 IIHF World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking were finalized with regards to the qualification slots.

Rosters

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Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Finland 5 5 0 0 19 2 +17 10 Quarterfinals
2    Switzerland 5 2 2 1 10 12 −2 6
3   Canada 5 3 0 2 15 9 +6 6
4   Czech Republic 5 2 0 3 14 12 +2 4
5   Germany 5 0 2 3 7 16 −9 2
6   Italy (H) 5 0 2 3 9 23 −14 2
Source: IIHF
(H) Hosts
15 February 2006
13:05
Italy  2–7
(0–1, 2–5, 0–1)
  CanadaPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,575
Game reference
Jason MuzzattiGoaliesMartin BrodeurReferee:
  Thomas Andersson
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Halecký
  Sergei Shelyanin
0–15:33 – J. Iginla (T. Bertuzzi, J. Sakic) (PP)
J. Cirone (G. Scandella) (PP) – 20:431–1
1–221:55 – D. Heatley (M. St. Louis, V. Lecavalier)
1–325:38 – S. Doan (C. Pronger, B. Richards)
1–426:04 – J. Iginla (J. Sakic) (PP)
1–533:53 – M. St. Louis (D. Heatley, V. Lecavalier)
1–634:38 – B. Richards (S. Doan, T. Bertuzzi)
J. Parco (T. Tuzzolino) – 38:082–6
2–743:39 – J. Thornton (S. Gagné) (PP)
20 minPenalties12 min
20Shots50
15 February 2006
15:35
Switzerland  0–5
(0–1, 0–4, 0–0)
  FinlandTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,960
Game reference
Martin Gerber (out 40:00)
David Aebischer (in 40:00)
GoaliesAntero NiittymäkiReferee:
  Don Van Massenhoven
Linesmen:
  Joacim Karlsson
  Thor Nelson
0–113:07 – O. Jokinen (V. Peltonen) (PP)
0–223:35 – T. Numminen (T. Selänne, J. Lehtinen) (PP)
0–328:04 – O. Jokinen (V. Peltonen, J. Jokinen) (PP)
0–433:25 – T. Selänne (S. Koivu)
0–539:25 – T. Selänne (J. Lehtinen, O. Jokinen)
10 minPenalties8 min
24Shots37
15 February 2006
17:05
Germany  1–4
(1–0, 0–2, 0–2)
  Czech RepublicPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,463
Game reference
Olaf KölzigGoaliesDominik Hašek (out 9:25)
Tomáš Vokoun (in 9:25)
Referee:
  Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
  Kevin Redding
  Tony Sericolo
T. Boos (A. Sulzer) (PP) – 19:101–0
1–121:02 – T. Kaberle (P. Kubina, T. Vokoun) (PP)
1–223:38 – T. Kaberle (M. Straka, J. Jágr) (PP)
1–357:47 – J. Jágr
1–459:32 – D. Výborný (EN)
10 minPenalties12 min
25Shots34

16 February 2006
12:05
Finland  6–0
(0–0, 4–0, 2–0)
  ItalyPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 7,776
Game reference
Fredrik NorrenaGoaliesGünther HellReferee:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
  Milan Mášik
  Kevin Redding
J. Lehtinen (T. Numminen) (PP) – 21:491–0
S. Koivu (T. Numminen) (PP) – 23:512–0
J. Jokinen (P. Nummelin, S. Salo) (PP) – 30:113–0
V. Peltonen (P. Nummelin) (PP) – 38:254–0
T. Selänne (S. Koivu, S. Salo) (PP2) – 52:075–0
T. Selänne (J. Lehtinen) – 55:086–0
4 minPenalties22 min
51Shots16
16 February 2006
13:05
Czech Republic  2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
   SwitzerlandTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesDavid AebischerReferee:
  Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
  Tony Sericolo
  Sergei Shelyanin
0–15:11 – T. Ziegler (I. Rüthemann)
J. Jágr (M. Straka, V. Prospal) – 22:551–1
1–229:44 – T. Paterlini (SH)
M. Židlický (A. Hemský, M. Ručinský) – 41:002–2
2–346:42 – M. Streit (M. Seger, M. Plüss) (PP)
14 minPenalties20 min
42Shots19
16 February 2006
20:05
Canada  5–1
(3–0, 1–1, 1–0)
  GermanyPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,554
Game reference
Roberto LuongoGoaliesThomas GreissReferee:
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Halecký
  Thor Nelson
W. Redden (S. Gagné, J. Thornton) – 4:521–0
J. Sakic (T. Bertuzzi, R. Nash) (PP) – 7:292–0
S. Gagné (R. Regehr, B. Richards) – 10:493–0
3–129:13 – C. Ehrhoff (C. Schubert, S. Ustorf)
D. Heatley (A. Foote) – 35:374–1
S. Doan (R. Smyth) – 59:265–1
24 minPenalties18 min
40Shots12

18 February 2006
13:05
Italy  3–3
(1–0, 0–1, 2–2)
  GermanyPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,908
Game reference
Jason MuzzattiGoaliesOlaf KölzigReferee:
  Timo Favorin
Linesmen:
  Joacim Karlsson
  Milan Mášik
J. Parco (T. Iob) – 2:031–0
1–126:21 – T. Martinec (T. Boos)
T. Iob (J. Parco, G. de Bettin) – 44:272–1
2–247:16 – S. Felski (D. Kreutzer)
C. Borgatello (G. de Bettin, M. Chitaroni) (SH) – 58:283–2
3–358:43 – M. Goc (D. Kreutzer, E. Lewandowski) (PP)
18 minPenalties16 min
21Shots34
18 February 2006
15:35
Canada  0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
   SwitzerlandTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,769
Game reference
Martin BrodeurGoaliesMartin GerberReferee:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Halecký
  Kevin Redding
0–118:19 – P. DiPietro (P. Della Rossa)
0–228:47 – P. DiPietro (G. Bezina, M. Streit) (PP2)
34 minPenalties42 min
49Shots18
18 February 2006
21:05
Czech Republic  2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)
  FinlandPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,705
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesAntero NiittymäkiReferee:
  Thomas Andersson
Linesmen:
  Tony Sericolo
  Sergei Shelyanin
M. Židlický (R. Lang, M. Hejduk) (PP) – 8:251–0
1–114:14 – O. Jokinen (S. Koivu, V. Peltonen)
1–235:02 – J. Lehtinen (K. Timonen) (PP)
M. Židlický (R. Lang, J. Špaček) (PP2) – 38:172–2
2–340:30 – T. Selänne (J. Lehtinen, S. Koivu)
2–448:33 – J. Lehtinen (S. Koivu, T. Selänne)
12 minPenalties39 min
39Shots32

19 February 2006
12:05
Germany  2–2
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
   SwitzerlandPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,756
Game reference
Olaf KölzigGoaliesDavid AebischerReferee:
  Don Van Massenhoven
Linesmen:
  Kevin Redding
  Sergei Shelyanin
S. Felski (C. Ehrhoff) – 22:201–0
1–128:17 – F. Conne (P. Fischer)
1–238:05 – P. DiPietro (P. Della Rossa)
T. Boos (E. Lewandowski) – 52:092–2
8 minPenalties8 min
28Shots25
19 February 2006
20:05
Czech Republic  4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)
  ItalyPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,776
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesGünther Hell (out 27:32)
Jason Muzzatti (in 27:32)
Referee:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Halecký
  Joacim Karlsson
M. Hejduk (D. Výborný, T. Kaberle) – 12:571–0
V. Prospal (J. Jágr, M. Straka) – 14:202–0
V. Prospal (M. Straka) (SH) – 28:363–0
3–157:53 – J. Parco (G. de Bettin, T. Iob)
V. Prospal (M. Straka, T. Vokoun) (EN) – 58:404–1
20 minPenalties58 min
43Shots16
19 February 2006
21:05
Finland  2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)
  CanadaTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,420
Game reference
Antero NiittymäkiGoaliesRoberto LuongoReferee:
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Milan Mášik
  Thor Nelson
T. Selänne (S. Koivu) – 11:141–0
N. Kapanen (V. Nieminen, K. Timonen) – 15:022–0
6 minPenalties12 min
30Shots24

21 February 2006
12:35
Switzerland  3–3
(2–1, 0–1, 1–1)
  ItalyPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,529
Game reference
David AebischerGoaliesJason MuzzattiReferee:
  Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
  Milan Mášik
  Tony Sericolo
R. Lemm (G. Bezina, S. Blindenbacher) (PP) − 3:061–0
P. Fischer (M. Plüss) – 6:332–0
2–115:41 – J. Busillo (B. Nardella) (PP)
2–220:53 – C. Trevisani (J. Cirone, J. Busillo) (PP)
2–346:13 – T. Iob (G. de Bettin)
I. Rüthemann – 56:383–3
14 minPenalties10 min
25Shots35
21 February 2006
15:35
Finland  2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  GermanyTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,430
Game reference
Fredrik NorrenaGoaliesRobert MüllerReferee:
  Danny Kurmann
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Halecký
  Kevin Redding
N. Kapanen (N. Hagman, S. Koivu) (PP) – 2:351–0
S. Koivu (J. Lehtinen, T. Selänne) – 39:392–0
6 minPenalties18 min
25Shots18
21 February 2006
16:35
Canada  3–2
(3–0, 0–1, 0–1)
  Czech RepublicPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 9,126
Game reference
Martin BrodeurGoaliesTomáš Vokoun (out 20:00)
Milan Hnilička (in 20:00)
Referee:
  Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
  Joacim Karlsson
  Thor Nelson
B. Richards (J. Iginla, C. Pronger) – 7:371–0
M. St. Louis (V. Lecavalier, R. Blake) (PP) – 11:192–0
C. Pronger (J. Thornton) – 19:243–0
3–133:46 – P. Kubina (J. Jágr, M. Ručinský) (PP)
3–242:41 – P. Čajánek (T. Kaberle, A. Hemský)
8 minPenalties4 min
16Shots33

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Slovakia 5 5 0 0 18 8 +10 10 Quarterfinals
2   Russia 5 4 0 1 23 11 +12 8
3   Sweden 5 3 0 2 15 12 +3 6
4   United States 5 1 1 3 13 13 0 3
5   Kazakhstan 5 1 0 4 9 16 −7 2
6   Latvia 5 0 1 4 11 29 −18 1
Source: IIHF
15 February 2006
11:35
Kazakhstan  2–7
(0–3, 1–4, 1–0)
  SwedenTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,200
Game reference
Vitali YeremeyevGoaliesStefan LivReferee:
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Pierre Racicot
0–17:45 – D. Tjärnqvist (J. Jönsson, T. Holmström)
0–210:46 – D. Alfredsson (PP)
0–316:06 – H. Sedin (M. Samuelsson, D. Sedin)
E. Koreshkov (SH) – 20:171–3
1–428:47 – P. Axelsson (S. Påhlsson, M. Öhlund)
1–531:08 – M. Sundin (C. Bäckman, F. Modin) (PP)
1–635:31 – D. Sedin (M. Öhlund, H. Sedin)
1–736:21 – D. Tjärnqvist (P. Axelsson, S. Påhlsson)
V. Antipin (D. Upper) – 48:332–7
18 minPenalties6 min
14Shots34
15 February 2006
20:05
Russia  3–5
(2–1, 1–2, 0–2)
  SlovakiaTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 3,800
Game reference
Ilya BryzgalovGoaliesPeter BudajReferee:
  Paul Devorski
Linesmen:
  Derek Doucette
  Antti Hämäläinen
0–19:07 – P. Demitra (Mari. Hossa, R. Suchý)
P. Datsyuk (D. Markov) – 10:001–1
A. Kovalev (P. Datsyuk, I. Kovalchuk) – 12:382–1
2–225:51 – L. Višňovský (P. Demitra) (PP)
A. Ovechkin (S. Gonchar, F. Tyutin) (PP) – 30:033–2
3–333:05 – P. Bondra (A. Meszároš, Z. Chára) (PP)
3–456:32 – M. Gáborík
3–559:31 – M. Gáborík
16 minPenalties10 min
23Shots36
15 February 2006
21:05
Latvia  3–3
(1–2, 2–0, 0–1)
  United StatesPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 7,851
Game reference
Artūrs IrbeGoaliesJohn GrahameReferee:
  Timo Favorin
Linesmen:
  Thomas Gemeinhardt
  Steve Miller
0–19:44 – B. Gionta (J. Liles, S. Gomez) (PP)
0–210:38 – C. Conroy
A. Ņiživijs (S. Ozoliņš) – 13:151–2
A. Tribuncovs (S. Ozoliņš, A. Ņiživijs) (PP) – 35:042–2
H. Vasiļjevs (R. Laviņš) – 35:443–2
3–342:01 – J. Leopold (B. Hedican, C. Conroy)
16 minPenalties16 min
25Shots42
15 February 2006
16:05
Sweden  0–5
(0–0, 0–3, 0–2)
  RussiaPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,545
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesEvgeni NabokovReferee:
  Don Van Massenhoven
Linesmen:
  Petr Blümel
  Steve Miller
0–127:13 – A. Kovalev (A. Markov) (PP)
0–228:05 – A. Ovechkin (A. Yashin)
0–338:58 – M. Sushinsky (E. Malkin, S. Zhukov)
0–450:31 – V. Kozlov (A. Frolov, A. Korolyuk)
0–554:04 – M. Afinogenov (P. Datsyuk)
20 minPenalties16 min
24Shots32

16 February 2006
17:05
Slovakia  6–3
(4–1, 1–2, 1–0)
  LatviaTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,960
Game reference
Ján LašákGoaliesArtūrs IrbeReferee:
  Danny Kurmann
Linesmen:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Pierre Racicot
R. Zedník (L. Višňovský) – 5:231–0
R. Petrovický (T. Surový, A. Meszároš) – 5:432–0
2–16:27 – S. Ozoliņš (M. Cipulis, G. Panteļejevs)
P. Demitra (Mari. Hossa) (SH) – 7:543–1
Mari. Hossa – 13:174–1
4–220:54 – M. Cipulis (A. Cipruss, G. Panteļejevs)
4–326:51 – A. Ņiživijs (K. Skrastiņš)
Z. Chára (Mari. Hossa) – 33:495–3
Mari. Hossa (M. Gáborík) – 49:046–3
12 minPenalties8 min
25Shots28
16 February 2006
21:05
United States  4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)
  KazakhstanTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Rick DiPietroGoaliesVitali KolesnikReferee:
  Thomas Andersson
Linesmen:
  Derek Doucette
  Antti Hämäläinen
B. Guerin (C. Drury) – 1:341–0
B. Rolston (D. Weight) (PP) – 8:312–0
B. Gionta (J. Liles, S. Gomez) (PP) – 16:503–0
3–151:02 – E. Koreshkov (A. Vassilchenko) (PP)
M. Modano (E. Cole) – 51:534–1
10 minPenalties20 min
36Shots12

18 February 2006
11:35
Kazakhstan  0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
  RussiaTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 3,660
Game reference
Vitali YeremeyevGoaliesEvgeni NabokovReferee:
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Thomas Gemeinhardt
0–131:38 – A. Kharitonov (M. Sushinsky, E. Malkin)
26 minPenalties12 min
24Shots50
18 February 2006
17:05
Sweden  6–1
(1–0, 4–0, 1–1)
  LatviaPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,795
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesSergejs NaumovsReferee:
  Paul Devorski
Linesmen:
  Derek Doucette
  Antti Hämäläinen
S. Påhlsson (P. Forsberg) – 14:201–0
N. Lidström (H. Zetterberg) (PP) – 22:222–0
D. Alfredsson (K. Jönsson) (PP) – 24:593–0
P. Axelsson (P. Forsberg) (PP) – 25:174–0
H. Zetterberg (T. Holmström) – 27:585–0
D. Alfredsson (M. Sundin, N. Lidström) – 44:486–0
6–149:10 – M. Ziediņš (A. Ņiživijs, S. Ozoliņš)
6 minPenalties14 min
40Shots14
18 February 2006
20:05
Slovakia  2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
  United StatesTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,697
Game reference
Peter BudajGoaliesRick DiPietroReferee:
  Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
  Petr Blümel
  Pierre Racicot
Mari. Hossa (P. Demitra, M. Gáborík) (PP) – 34:201–0
1–138:24 – B. Rolston (B. Rafalski, S. Gomez) (PP)
P. Bondra (M. Šatan, R. Kapuš) – 41:482–1
8 minPenalties16 min
21Shots30

19 February 2006
13:05
Russia  9–2
(3–1, 3–0, 3–1)
  LatviaTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,310
Game reference
Evgeni Nabokov (out 40:00)
Maxim Sokolov (in 40:00)
GoaliesArtūrs Irbe (out 27:58)
Edgars Masaļskis (in 27:58)
Referee:
  Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
  Petr Blümel
  Stefan Fonselius
I. Kovalchuk (A. Kovalev, D. Markov) – 7:261–0
M. Sushinsky (A. Kharitonov, S. Gonchar) (PP2) – 9:152–0
2–19:55 – A. Cipruss (SH)
I. Kovalchuk (P. Datsyuk) – 12:363–1
I. Kovalchuk (A. Kovalev, P. Datsyuk) – 23:324–1
V. Kozlov (A. Yashin) – 25:455–1
I. Kovalchuk (P. Datsyuk) – 35:166–1
A. Yashin (V. Kozlov, S. Zhukov) – 41:587–1
E. Malkin (M. Sushinsky, V. Vishnevski) – 47:328–1
A. Ovechkin (V. Kozlov, A. Yashin) – 56:279–1
9–258:04 – M. Rēdlihs (A. Bērziņš)
16 minPenalties18 min
39Shots11
19 February 2006
16:05
Slovakia  2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
  KazakhstanPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 9,160
Game reference
Karol KrižanGoaliesVitali KolesnikReferee:
  Danny Kurmann
Linesmen:
  Derek Doucette
  Antti Hämäläinen
0–116:16 – E. Koreshkov (A. Koreshkov, A. Savenkov) (PP)
P. Bondra (R. Kapuš, M. Jurčina) (PP) – 39:501–1
Mari. Hossa (P. Demitra, M. Gáborík) – 48:092–1
12 minPenalties20 min
27Shots19
19 February 2006
17:05
United States  1–2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–1)
  SwedenTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,450
Game reference
Rick DiPietroGoaliesHenrik LundqvistReferee:
  Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
  Thomas Gemeinhardt
  Steve Miller
0–17:05 – D. Alfredsson (K. Jönsson, M. Sundin)
M. Modano (C. Conroy, C. Chelios) – 17:311–1
1–244:22 – M. Samuelsson (D. Alfredsson, M. Sundin) (PP)
14 minPenalties12 min
25Shots26

21 February 2006
11:35
Latvia  2–5
(1–1, 0–1, 1–3)
  KazakhstanTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,300
Game reference
Sergejs NaumovsGoaliesVitali YeremeyevReferee:
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Derek Doucette
  Thomas Gemeinhardt
0–17:20 – A. Koreshkov (E. Koreshkov)
L. Tambijevs (A. Ņiživijs) (PP) – 15:131–1
1–235:04 – N. Antropov (E. Koreshkov)
A. Cipruss (G. Panteļejevs, A. Tribuncovs) – 45:042–2
2–352:33 – S. Alexandrov (F. Polishchuk, A. Troschinsky)
2–454:53 – E. Koreshkov (PS)
2–558:08 – E. Koreshkov (A. Koreshkov)
14 minPenalties6 min
32Shots30
21 February 2006
20:05
Sweden  0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
  SlovakiaTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,250
Game reference
Mikael TellqvistGoaliesKarol KrižanReferee:
  Timo Favorin
Linesmen:
  Petr Blümel
  Pierre Racicot
0–115:51 – P. Bondra (M. Šatan)
0–246:16 – Mari. Hossa (P. Demitra, M. Gáborík)
0–358:58 – R. Suchý (P. Demitra, Mari. Hossa)
14 minPenalties10 min
17Shots31

[3]

Allegations have surfaced of Sweden throwing the game against Slovakia so the Swedes would face Switzerland in the quarterfinals instead of Canada or the Czech Republic. Shortly before the game, Sweden coach Bengt-Åke Gustafsson was reported to have publicly contemplated tanking in order to avoid those teams, saying about Canada and the Czechs, "One is cholera, the other the plague."[3] During the game itself, one reportedly suspect sequence came when Sweden had an extended five-on-three powerplay with five NHL stars on the ice—Peter Forsberg, Mats Sundin, Daniel Alfredsson, Nicklas Lidström and Fredrik Modin—and failed to put a shot on net. Sports Illustrated writer Michael Farber would say about this particular powerplay, "If the Swedes had passed the puck any more, their next opponent would have been the Washington Generals." "[They] were even afraid to shoot!", Russian coach Vladimir Krikunov said.

As part of a subsequent interview about the championship over five years later, Forsberg was interpreted to insinuate that Sweden lost their preliminary round game against Slovakia on purpose, so as to draw Switzerland as their quarterfinal opponent, rather than Canada or the Czech Republic. Swedish forward Henrik Sedin, who played alongside Forsberg on the 2006 team denied the notion while adding that Forsberg's comments in the interview were misconstrued.[4][5]

21 February 2006
20:35
United States  4–5
(1–2, 1–1, 2–2)
  RussiaPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 9,378
Game reference
Robert EscheGoaliesEvgeni Nabokov (out 20:00)
Maxim Sokolov (in 20:00)
Referee:
  Paul Devorski
Linesmen:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Steve Miller
0–19:27 – A. Korolyuk
0–210:41 – E. Malkin (D. Kasparaitis) (SH)
B. Rolston (C. Conroy) (PP) – 18:381–2
1–335:00 – A. Markov (P. Datsyuk, M. Sushinsky)
B. Gionta (S. Gomez, D. Weight) (PP) – 39:012–3
S. Gomez (M. Schneider, B. Rolston) (PP) – 45:003–3
3–449:55 – A. Ovechkin (E. Malkin, D. Kasparaitis)
E. Cole (M. Knuble, C. Drury) – 50:384–4
4–551:52 – A. Kovalev (P. Datsyuk, E. Malkin)
8 minPenalties14 min
34Shots21

Playoff round

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal game
 
          
 
22 February
 
 
  Finland4
 
24 February
 
  United States3
 
  Finland4
 
22 February
 
  Russia0
 
  Russia2
 
26 February
 
  Canada0
 
  Finland2
 
22 February
 
  Sweden3
 
   Switzerland2
 
24 February
 
  Sweden6
 
  Sweden7
 
22 February
 
  Czech Republic3 Bronze medal game
 
  Slovakia1
 
25 February
 
  Czech Republic3
 
  Russia0
 
 
  Czech Republic3
 

Quarterfinals

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22 February 2006
16:35
Switzerland  2–6
(1–2, 0–3, 1–1)
  SwedenTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,970
Game reference
Martin GerberGoaliesHenrik LundqvistReferee:
  Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
  Thor Nelson
  Sergei Shelyanin
0–13:05 – H. Sedin (D. Sedin, N. Lidström)
M. Streit (P. Della Rossa, M. Plüss) – 8:371–1
1–213:49 – F. Modin (P. Forsberg, D. Alfredsson) (PP)
1–322:17 – H. Zetterberg (T. Holmström, K. Jönsson)
1–429:07 – M. Sundin (N. Lidström, D. Alfredsson) (PP)
1–532:52 – M. Sundin (P. Forsberg, D. Tjärnqvist)
R. Lemm (I. Rüthemann) – 40:492–5
2–648:36 − S. Påhlsson (D. Alfredsson, P. Axelsson)
8 minPenalties2 min
29Shots27
22 February 2006
17:35
Finland  4–3
(2–1, 2–1, 0–1)
  United StatesPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,691
Game reference
Antero NiittymäkiGoaliesRick DiPietroReferee:
  Paul Devorski
Linesmen:
  Milan Mášik
  Steve Miller
V. Peltonen (J. Jokinen, S. Salo) – 9:331–0
S. Salo (SH) − 12:012–0
2–113:14 – M. Knuble (M. Schneider, D. Weight)
2–221:29 − M. Schneider (B. Rafalski, C. Conroy) (PP)
O. Jokinen (V. Peltonen) (PP) – 25:063–2
O. Jokinen (PP2) – 37:104–2
4–355:33 – B. Gionta (C. Drury, E. Cole)
16 minPenalties30 min
25Shots28
22 February 2006
20:35
Russia  2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  CanadaTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,130
Game reference
Evgeni NabokovGoaliesMartin BrodeurReferee:
  Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
  Joacim Karlsson
  Tony Sericolo
A. Ovechkin (V. Kozlov) (PP) – 41:301–0
A. Kovalev (A. Markov) (PP) – 59:372–0
41 minPenalties18 min
33Shots27
22 February 2006
21:35
Slovakia  1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)
  Czech RepublicPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,893
Game reference
Peter BudajGoaliesMilan HniličkaReferee:
  Don Van Massenhoven
Linesmen:
  Stefan Fonselius
  Pierre Racicot
0–112:51 – M. Ručinský (SH)
0–228:41 – M. Hejduk (F. Kaberle, M. Ručinský)
M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa) – 43:381–2
1–359:57 − M. Straka (EN)
8 minPenalties14 min
21Shots28

Semifinals

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24 February 2006
16:35
Sweden  7–3
(2–1, 4–2, 1–0)
  Czech RepublicPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,071
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Henrik LundqvistGoaliesMilan Hnilička (out 27:54)
Tomáš Vokoun (in 27:54)
Referee:
  Dan Marouelli
Linesmen:
  Antti Hämäläinen
  Pierre Racicot
F. Modin (M. Sundin, P. Forsberg) – 0:341–0
1–13:11 – F. Kuba (M. Straka, V. Prospal)
P. Axelsson (N. Lidström, N. Kronwall) – 13:372–1
H. Sedin (D. Sedin) – 21:163–1
C. Bäckman (D. Alfredsson) – 23:544–1
J. Jönsson (K. Jönsson, M. Samuelsson) (PP) – 27:545–1
5–230:40 – A. Hemský (J. Jágr, M. Židlický) (PP)
5–331:25 – V. Prospal (D. Výborný)
D. Alfredsson (P. Axelsson) – 39:006–3
T. Holmström (H. Zetterberg) – 56:057–3
8 minPenalties6 min
32Shots24
24 February 2006
21:05
Finland  4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
  RussiaPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,702
Game reference
Antero NiittymäkiGoaliesEvgeni NabokovReferee:
  Don Van Massenhoven
Linesmen:
  Milan Mášik
  Tony Sericolo
V. Peltonen (K. Timonen) (PP) – 6:131–0
T. Lydman (S. Koivu) – 29:332–0
S. Koivu (K. Timonen, T. Selänne) (PP) – 33:513–0
O. Jokinen (V. Peltonen, N. Kapanen) – 49:174–0
8 minPenalties16 min
30Shots21

Bronze medal game

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25 February 2006
20:35
Russia  0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
  Czech Republic  Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,379
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Evgeni NabokovGoaliesTomáš VokounReferee:
  Thomas Andersson
Linesmen:
  Joacim Karlsson
  Steve Miller
0–14:48 – M. Erat (D. Výborný, R. Lang)
0–226:36 – M. Židlický (J. Jágr, R. Lang) (PP)
0–359:52 – M. Straka (M. Erat) (EN)
41 minPenalties14 min
28Shots15

Gold medal game

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26 February 2006
14:05
  Finland  2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
  Sweden  Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,274
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Antero NiittymäkiGoaliesHenrik LundqvistReferee:
  Paul Devorski
Linesmen:
  Milan Mášik
  Thor Nelson
K. Timonen (T. Selänne) (PP) – 14:451–0
1–124:42 – H. Zetterberg (M. Samuelsson, C. Bäckman) (PP)
1–233:24 – N. Kronwall (H. Zetterberg) (PP)
V. Peltonen (J. Jokinen, O. Jokinen) – 35:002–2
2–340:10 – N. Lidström (M. Sundin, P. Forsberg)
14 minPenalties14 min
27Shots28

Final ranking

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Rank Team
    Sweden
    Finland
    Czech Republic
4   Russia
5   Slovakia
6    Switzerland
7   Canada
8   United States
9   Kazakhstan
10   Germany
11   Italy
12   Latvia

Statistics

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Average age

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Team USA was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 31 years and 8 months. Team Germany was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 26 years and 7 months. Gold medalists team Sweden averaged 29 years and 7 months. Tournament average was 29 years and 2 months.[6]

Scoring leaders

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List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Teemu Selänne 8 6 5 11 +7 4 F
  Saku Koivu 8 3 8 11 +5 12 F
  Daniel Alfredsson 8 5 5 10 +2 4 F
  Marián Hossa 6 5 5 10 +9 4 F
  Ville Peltonen 8 4 5 9 +4 6 F
  Olli Jokinen 8 6 2 8 +5 2 F
  Jere Lehtinen 8 3 5 8 +6 0 F
  Mats Sundin 8 3 5 8 +1 4 F
  Martin Straka 8 2 6 8 +4 6 F
  Pavel Datsyuk 8 1 7 8 +5 10 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF

Leading goaltenders

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Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
  Antero Niittymäki 358:51 8 1.34 164 95.12 3
  Evgeni Nabokov 359:27 8 1.34 134 94.03 3
  David Aebischer 200:00 7 2.10 117 94.02 0
  Peter Budaj 179:24 6 2.01 79 92.41 0
  Martin Brodeur 238:40 8 2.01 104 92.31 0

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Awards

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Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

References

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  1. ^ Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew (2008). IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time. Bolton, Ontario, Canada: Fenn Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4.
  2. ^ Podnieks & Szemberg 2008, Story #8–Sweden's unique double, Olympics & Worlds.
  3. ^ a b Farber, Michael (March 6, 2006). "Swede Success". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Report: Peter Forsberg Says Sweden Threw Game During 2006 Winter Olympics". NESN. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Forsberg shocker: admits Sweden may have tanked game in 2006 Olympics". Denver Post. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Team Canada - Olympics - Turin 2006 - Player Stats".
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