Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification


Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics was determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. The top nine teams in the world ranking received automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics. As with Canada in 2010, the IIHF made no mention of direct qualification for the host.

Qualified teams

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Direct qualification

To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top nine following the 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Using the IIHF World Ranking points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less. The following was a ranking based on points already accumulated toward Olympic qualification of all countries at the top level, or who are ranked amongst them.
To qualify directly, a nation had to be ranked in the top nine following the 2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. Using the IIHF World Ranking points system, the current year received full value, and each preceding year was worth 25% less. The following was a ranking based on points already accumulated toward Olympic qualification of all countries at the top level, or who are ranked amongst them.
Qualified directly to Olympic Tournament
[|Final qualification]
Pre-qualification
Preliminary qualification

RankTeamWC 2012
WC 2011
WC 2010
OLY 2010
WC 2009
Total
1120011001160104012003425
2110012001040112010603345
3112011201200102010403330
4104011601120106011203280
5106010601020120011603255
6116094090011009403100
710201000880116011003065
8100010409609409202960
9920960106010009602910
10900102011009208402885
1194088092090010202765
1288092010008408802710
1386086094096010002705
149609008607409002660
157808408008808602465
168407808408007802440
178208008208208002440
188008207807607602375
197607607407208202265
207007207608607402235
217207406806407002110
227405807207807202105
236606807006606802020
246406606606006401925
256006406207006601905
265606005606805201760
276205605205605801725
286807006405601665
295406205405404801665
305205205806206201665
314804806005805401565
325805405006001385
334003804405204201270
343804004005004001230
355004604604401185
364404404805001135
374605004203201125
384204203804601040
393202803404803001015
40360320360380875
41340300260340780
42260340320240735
43280260240280665
44240240280260625
45300300360540
46220200220375
47220110

Olympic preliminary qualification

One round robin was played on 17–19, September 2012 in Zagreb, Croatia. The winner of the group advanced to the prequalification tournaments.

Group K

Team advanced to [|Olympic pre-qualification]

All times are local.

Olympic pre-qualification

Three round robins were played from 8–11 November 2012. They were played in Budapest, Kiev and Nikko. 21st ranked Great Britain had the option to host group J, but passed on the right to the next highest-ranked nation. The winners of each group advanced to the final qualification tournaments.

Group G

All times are local.

Group H

All times are local.

Group J

All times are local.

Final qualification tournaments

Three round robins were played from 7–10 February 2013. They were played in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Riga, and Vojens. The three group winners qualified for the Olympic tournament.

Group D

All times are local.

Group E

All times are local.

Group F

All times are local.