Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics


Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the Vaudoise Aréna in Lausanne, Switzerland from 10 to 22 January 2020.
A total of four events will be contested: a men's and women's tournament, alongside a mixed 3x3 tournament for each gender. The 3x3 competition is replacing the skills challenge that was held in the first two editions. A country can enter a maximum of 26 athletes. Hosts Switzerland are permitted to enter in each event, meaning the NOC can enter 43 athletes.

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Qualification

Summary

Team tournament

The top ten NOC's ranked in the combined ranking from the 2018 and 2019 editions of the IIHF World U18 Championships and IIHF World Women's U18 Championships will be allowed to enter a boys' or girls' team, with the top ranked country choosing first and so on. Each country can only enter one team, with the exception being hosts, Switzerland, which can enter a team in both tournaments. Each team will consist of 17 players.
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3x3

The top 15 countries in each respective, will be allowed to enter one goaltender each. Each team will consist of 13 players. Each nation can enter a maximum of three players for the boys' competition and four for the girls'. The host nation Switzerland has been allocated the maximum quota. Each NOC will be allocated one quota spot. All other spots will be awarded using a ranking list of all athletes that contested the skills competition across all countries, respecting the maximum quota per NOC.

Men

The final quotas were released on November 1, 2019.
EventQuotasNOC's
Goaltenders1

Skills Challenge3
Skills Challenge2
Skills Challenge1
Total104

Women

The final quotas were released on November 1, 2019.
EventQuotasNOC's
Goaltenders1


Skills Challenge4
Skills Challenge3
Skills Challenge2
Skills Challenge1
Total104