Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from February 16–28, 2010. Games were hosted at two venues – Canada Hockey Place (renamed from "General Motors Place" for the Olympics due to IOC rules disallowing host venues to be named after non-Olympic sponsors) and UBC Thunderbird Arena. These Olympics were the first to take place in a city with a National Hockey League team since the NHL players were introduced in 1998, which meant players on the Vancouver Canucks who were competing in the Olympics were playing in their home arena: Roberto Luongo for Canada, Ryan Kesler for the United States, Pavol Demitra for Slovakia, Sami Salo for Finland, Christian Ehrhoff for Germany, and Daniel and Henrik Sedin for Sweden.

2010 Winter Olympics
A round-robin game between the USA and Canada
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)Canada Hockey Place
UBC Thunderbird Arena
DatesFebruary 16–28
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  Canada (8th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Scoring leader(s) Pavol Demitra (10 points)
MVP Ryan Miller
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Teams from twelve national hockey associations competed, seeded into three groups for the preliminary round. The tournament consisted of 30 games: 18 in the preliminary round (teams played the other teams in their own group); 4 qualification playoff games; 4 quarterfinal games; 2 semifinal games; 1 bronze medal game; and 1 gold medal game.[1]

During the tournament, Teemu Selänne of Finland became the all-time leader for points scored in the Olympics.[2][3] He notched an assist in his second game of the tournament for 37 career points, surpassing Valeri Kharlamov of the Soviet Union, Vlastimil Bubník of Czechoslovakia, and Harry Watson of Canada.[2][3] Sweden's goaltender Henrik Lundqvist set a modern-day Olympic shutout streak record of 172 minutes and 34 seconds, continuous from the final of the gold medal game of the 2006 Olympics until Sweden's quarterfinal against Slovakia.[4]

The tournament was won by Canada for the record eighth time (one more than the Soviet Union), which defeated the United States in overtime in the gold medal game.

Qualification

Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States qualified as the top nine teams in the IIHF World Ranking. Germany, Latvia and Norway qualified via the qualification tournament for teams ranked 10th through 30th.

Rosters

Group AGroup BGroup C

Preliminary round

Points to each team were awarded as follows:[1]

  • 3 points for a win at the conclusion of regulation time
  • 2 points for an overtime or shootout win
  • 1 point for an overtime or shootout loss
  • 0 points for a loss at the conclusion of regulation

If two or more teams were tied in points, the following tiebreaker criteria were used:[1]

  • points earned in games involving only tied teams
  • goal difference in games involving only tied teams
  • goals scored in games involving only tied teams
  • goal difference in all group games
  • goals scored in all group games
  • better 2009 IIHF World Ranking position

If a criterion left only two teams tied, then those teams were ranked based on their head-to-head result.

Group A

TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
 United States33000145+99Quarterfinals
 Canada31101147+75
  Switzerland30111810−23
 Norway30012519−141
Source: [citation needed]

All times are local (UTC−8).

16 February 2010
12:00
United States  3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)
  SwitzerlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,706
Game reference
Ryan MillerGoaliesJonas HillerReferees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen:
Jean Morin
Yuri Oskirko
B. Ryan – 18:591–0
D. Backes – 25:522–0
R. Malone (R. Suter) (PP) – 28:253–0
3–149:45 – R. Wick (H. Domenichelli, M. Streit) (PP)
4 minPenalties6 min
24Shots15

16 February 2010
16:30
Canada  8–0
(0–0, 3–0, 5–0)
 NorwayCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,652
Game reference
Roberto LuongoGoaliesPål Grotnes (out 44:29) / André Lysenstøen (in 44:29)Referees:
Jyri Rönn
Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Stefan Fonselius
Tim Nowak
J. Iginla (S. Crosby, D. Doughty) (PP) – 22:301–0
D. Heatley (C. Pronger, J. Thornton) – 24:272–0
M. Richards (P. Bergeron, S. Weber) – 31:063–0
R. Getzlaf (S. Niedermayer, J. Toews) – 44:294–0
D. Heatley (P. Marleau, D. Boyle) (PP) – 46:435–0
J. Iginla (R. Nash, S. Crosby) – 47:366–0
C. Perry (E. Staal, D. Boyle) – 51:037–0
J. Iginla (R. Nash, S. Crosby) – 58:118–0
10 minPenalties12 min
42Shots15

18 February 2010
12:00
United States  6–1
(2–0, 1–1, 3–0)
 NorwayCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,710
Game reference
Ryan MillerGoaliesPål GrotnesReferees:
Marc Joannette
Guy Pellerin
Linesmen:
Petr Blümel
Jean Morin
P. Kessel (J. Pavelski, R. Malone) – 2:391–0
C. Drury (R. Callahan, D. Backes) – 13:042–0
P. Kane (Z. Parise) – 25:523–0
3–128:37 – M. Holtet (SH)
R. Malone (J. Johnson, R. Miller) – 54:194–1
B. Rafalski (Z. Parise, P. Kessel) (PP) – 57:005–1
B. Rafalski (R. Suter, J. Pavelski) – 59:236–1
4 minPenalties10 min
39Shots11

18 February 2010
16:30
Switzerland  2–3 (SO)
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 CanadaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,019
Game reference
Jonas HillerGoaliesMartin BrodeurReferees:
Dennis LaRue
Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Peter Feola
Tim Nowak
0–19:21 – D. Heatley (P. Marleau, J. Toews)
0–220:35 – P. Marleau (D. Heatley, S. Weber) (PP)
I. Rüthemann (M. Plüss, T. Paterlini) – 28:591–2
P. von Gunten (T. Monnet, P. Furrer) – 39:502–2
H. Domenichelli
R. Lemm
R. Wick
M. Plüss
Shootout S. Crosby
J. Toews
R. Getzlaf
S. Crosby
14 minPenalties2 min
23Shots47

20 February 2010
12:00
Norway  4–5 (OT)
(1–1, 2–2, 1–1, 0–1)
  SwitzerlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,952
Game reference
Pål GrotnesGoaliesJonas HillerReferees:
Paul Devorski
Peter Ország
Linesmen:
Milan Novak
Felix Winnekens
0–11:03 – J. Sprunger (H. Domenichelli, R. Sannitz)
T. Vikingstad (P. Thoresen, T. Jakobsen) – 12:211–1
M. Hansen (P. Thoresen) (PP) – 25:242–1
2–229:15 – R. Wick (M. Seger, M. Plüss)
2–335:42 – R. Sannitz (M. Seger, R. Wick)
T. Vikingstad (M. Zuccarello, M. Olimb) – 38:463–3
3–449:56 – S. Blindenbacher (R. Wick, M. Streit) (PP)
T. Vikingstad (P. Thoresen) – 52:184–4
4–562:28 – R. Lemm (S. Jeannin)
4 minPenalties10 min
23Shots38

21 February 2010
16:40
Canada  3–5
(1–2, 1–1, 1–2)
 United StatesCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,910
Game reference
Martin BrodeurGoaliesRyan MillerReferees:
Chris Rooney
Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Thor Nelson
Jay Sharrers
0–10:41 – B. Rafalski (R. Suter, J. Langenbrunner)
E. Staal (B. Seabrook, J. Toews) – 8:531–1
1–29:15 – B. Rafalski
D. Heatley (J. Toews, S. Weber) – 23:322–2
2–336:46 – C. Drury (B. Ryan, D. Backes)
2–447:09 – J. Langenbrunner (B. Rafalski, R. Suter) (PP)
S. Crosby (R. Nash, D. Keith) (PP) – 56:513–4
3–559:15 – R. Kesler (Z. Parise) (EN)
8 minPenalties6 min
45Shots23

Group B

TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
 Russia32010136+77Quarterfinals
 Czech Republic32001107+36
 Slovakia3110194+55
 Latvia30003419−150
Source: [citation needed]

All times are local (UTC−8).

16 February 2010
21:00
Russia  8–2
(3–0, 1–0, 4–2)
 LatviaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,862
Game reference
Evgeni NabokovGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
Dennis LaRue
Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Peter Feola
Jay Sharrers
D. Zaripov (S. Fedorov, I. Nikulin) – 2:381–0
A. Radulov (S. Fedorov, D. Kalinin) – 7:462–0
A. Ovechkin (A. Semin) – 19:253–0
E. Malkin (M. Afinogenov, I. Kovalchuk) (PP) – 38:184–0
4–140:33 – H. Vasiļjevs (A. Ņiživijs, M. Cipulis)
A. Ovechkin (P. Datsyuk) – 40:595–1
D. Zaripov (S. Zinovyev) – 41:306–1
I. Kovalchuk (E. Malkin, F. Tyutin) – 43:047–1
7–243:35 – Ģ. Ankipāns (J. Sprukts, M. Karsums)
A. Morozov (A. Markov) – 58:578–2
10 minPenalties16 min
45Shots20

17 February 2010
21:00
Czech Republic  3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,924
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Brent Reiber
Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Shane Heyer
Sylvain Losier
P. Eliáš (M. Havlát, M. Blaťák) – 9:021–0
1–120:47 – M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa, P. Demitra)
J. Jágr (R. Červenka) – 37:562–1
T. Plekanec (J. Jágr, M. Židlický) – 39:583–1
8 minPenalties12 min
24Shots35

18 February 2010
21:00
Slovakia  2–1 (SO)
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 RussiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,202
Game reference
Jaroslav HalákGoaliesIlya BryzgalovReferees:
Danny Kurmann
Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Jay Sharrers
Felix Winnekens
0–125:32 – A. Morozov (A. Markov, S. Zinovyev)
Mari. Hossa (Demitra, Marc. Hossa) – 49:481–1
J. Stümpel
P. Demitra
Mari. Hossa
J. Stümpel
M. Handzuš
M. Gáborík
P. Demitra
Shootout A. Morozov
A. Ovechkin
P. Datsyuk
A. Ovechkin
I. Kovalchuk
A. Ovechkin
E. Malkin
10 minPenalties6 min
32Shots37

19 February 2010
16:30
Czech Republic  5–2
(3–0, 1–2, 1–0)
 LatviaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,984
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
Jyri Rönn
Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Stefan Fonselius
Thor Nelson
D. Krejčí (M. Erat, T. Fleischmann) – 2:301–0
M. Michálek (M. Židlický, T. Plekanec) – 3:332–0
J. Jágr (M. Židlický, T. Kaberle) (PP) – 5:073–0
T. Kaberle (P. Eliáš, M. Židlický) (PP) – 26:334–0
4–135:30 – K. Sotnieks (H. Vasiļjevs)
4–238:26 – Ģ. Ankipāns (M. Karsums, G. Pujacs) (PP)
P. Eliáš (SH) (EN) – 59:425–2
10 minPenalties26 min
39Shots18

20 February 2010
16:30
Latvia  0–6
(0–3, 0–2, 0–1)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,023
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Dan O'Halloran
Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Andriy Kicha
Brian Murphy
0–12:44 – Ľ. Višňovský (J. Stümpel, R. Zedník) (PP)
0–29:11 – R. Zedník (M. Handzuš, Ľ. Bartečko)
0–317:08 – J. Stümpel (Ž. Pálffy)
0–421:07 – Mari. Hossa (J. Stümpel) (PP)
0–522:20 – M. Handzuš
0–657:20 – I. Baranka (M. Štrbák, M. Handzuš)
6 minPenalties8 min
21Shots37

21 February 2010
12:00
Russia  4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)
 Czech RepublicCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,114
Game reference
Evgeni NabokovGoaliesTomáš VokounReferees:
Dan O'Halloran
Guy Pellerin
Linesmen:
Peter Feola
Jean Morin
E. Malkin (P. Datsyuk, A. Ovechkin) (PP) – 15:131–0
1–119:06 – T. Plekanec (P. Eliáš, T. Kaberle) (PP2)
V. Kozlov (A. Radulov, S. Fedorov) – 34:342–1
E. Malkin (A. Semin, F. Tyutin) – 41:493–1
3–254:51 – M. Michálek (M. Židlický, M. Blaťák)
P. Datsyuk (E. Malkin, A. Ovechkin) (EN) – 59:474–2
12 minPenalties6 min
31Shots25

Group C

TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
 Sweden3300092+79Quarterfinals
 Finland32001104+66
 Belarus31002812−43
 Germany30003312−90
Source: [citation needed]

All times are local (UTC−8).

17 February 2010
12:00
Finland  5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)
 BelarusCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,639
Game reference
Miikka KiprusoffGoaliesVitali KovalReferees:
Paul Devorski
Peter Ország
Linesmen:
Brian Murphy
Milan Novak
O. Jokinen (S. Koivu, T. Selänne) (PP) – 3:241–0
N. Hagman (M. Koivu, J. Pitkänen) (PP) – 17:502–0
2–120:21 – S. Kostitsyn (S. Demagin)
N. Hagman (M. Koivu) – 36:523–1
V. Filppula (M. Koivu) – 40:234–1
J. Ruutu (L. Kukkonen, N. Kapanen) – 52:595–1
4 minPenalties12 min
45Shots12

17 February 2010
16:30
Sweden  2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 GermanyCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,966
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesThomas GreissReferees:
Marc Joannette
Guy Pellerin
Linesmen:
Andriy Kicha
Thor Nelson
M. Öhlund (T. Enström, M. Weinhandl) (PP) – 24:291–0
L. Eriksson (N. Bäckström) – 34:132–0
18 minPenalties22 min
25Shots21

19 February 2010
12:00
Belarus  2–4
(0–2, 1–1, 1–1)
 SwedenCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,878
Game reference
Andrei MezinGoaliesJonas GustavssonReferees:
Dennis LaRue
Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
Brian Murphy
Yuri Oskirko
0–16:40 – D. Sedin (H. Sedin, M. Weinhandl)
0–29:04 – D. Alfredsson (M. Johansson, N. Bäckström) (PP)
0–329:35 – J. Franzén (S. Påhlsson, F. Modin)
D. Meleshko (N. Stasenko, A. Ryadinsky) (PP) – 34:401–3
D. Meleshko (A. Kulakov) – 51:332–3
2–459:49 – D. Alfredsson (H. Sedin, D. Sedin)
8 minPenalties4 min
19Shots38

19 February 2010
21:00
Finland  5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 GermanyCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,662
Game reference
Niklas BäckströmGoaliesDimitri PätzoldReferees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Shane Heyer
Sylvain Losier
T. Ruutu (J. Niskala, N. Hagman) (PP) – 4:211–0
K. Timonen (S. Koivu, O. Jokinen) (PP) – 24:042–0
K. Timonen (S. Salo, T. Selänne) (PP) – 36:033–0
J. Ruutu (V. Peltonen, N. Kapanen) – 47:104–0
J. Pitkänen (N. Hagman) (PP) – 49:015–0
6 minPenalties12 min
35Shots24

20 February 2010
21:00
Germany  3–5
(1–1, 0–1, 2–3)
 BelarusCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,979
Game reference
Thomas GreissGoaliesVitali KovalReferees:
Danny Kurmann
Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Petr Blümel
Shane Heyer
D. Seidenberg (M. Sturm, M. Goc) (PP) – 5:391–0
1–110:43 – A. Ugarov
1–228:36 – A. Kalyuzhny (S. Kostitsyn, N. Stasenko)
1–351:10 – S. Kostitsyn (K. Koltsov)
J. Tripp (A. Rankel) – 51:492–3
M. Goc (J. Hecht) – 52:103–3
3–454:36 – R. Salei (A. Kalyuzhny, S. Kostitsyn) (PP)
3–558:45 – A. Kalyuzhny (K. Koltsov, S. Kostitsyn)
8 minPenalties6 min
40Shots17

21 February 2010
21:00
Sweden  3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 FinlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,410
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesMiikka KiprusoffReferees:
Marc Joannette
Danny Kurmann
Linesmen:
Tim Nowak
Yuri Oskirko
L. Eriksson (N. Bäckström, M. Johansson) (PP2) – 6:411–0
N. Bäckström (D. Sedin) – 24:192–0
L. Eriksson (J. Franzén, N. Bäckström) (PP) – 38:083–0
14 minPenalties33 min
32Shots20

Ranking after preliminary round

Team advances to Quarterfinals
Team must play in Qualification playoffs
RankTeamGP GS Pts GD GF WR
1D  United States319+9145
2D  Sweden319+793
3D  Russia317+7131
4D  Finland326+6104
5D  Czech Republic326+3106
6D  Canada325+7142
7D  Slovakia335+599
8D   Switzerland333−287
9D  Belarus333−488
10D  Norway341−14511
11D  Germany340−9312
12D  Latvia340−15410

Playoff round

Following the completion of the preliminary round, all teams were ranked 1D through 12D. To determine this ranking, the following criteria were used in the order presented:[1]

  • higher position in the group
  • higher number of points
  • better goal difference
  • higher number of goals scored for
  • better 2009 IIHF World Ranking.

Bracket

Qualification playoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal game
            
1D  United States2
E4   Switzerland0
8D   Switzerland3
9D  Belarus2
F1  United States6
F4  Finland1
4D  Finland2
E1  Czech Republic0
5D  Czech Republic3
12D  Latvia2
F1  United States2
F3  Canada3
3D  Russia3
E2  Canada7
6D  Canada8
11D  Germany2
F3  Canada3
F2  Slovakia2
Bronze medal game
2D  Sweden3F4  Finland5
E3  Slovakia4F2  Slovakia3
7D  Slovakia4
10D  Norway3
Indicates overtime victory
Indicates shootout victory

Qualification playoffs

The top four ranked teams (1D–4D) received byes to and were deemed the home team in the quarterfinals as they were seeded to advance, with the remaining eight teams (5D–12D) playing qualification playoff games as follows:

If the score remained even after regulation, a 10-minute overtime period was played. If neither team scored, a shoot out of three rounds of penalty shots decided the winner. The four winners of these qualification playoff games advanced to the quarterfinal round, while the losers of the qualification playoff games received a final ranking of 9 through 12 based on their preliminary round ranking.[1]

All times are local (UTC−8)

23 February 2010
12:00
Switzerland  3–2 (SO)
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 BelarusCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,397
Game reference
Jonas HillerGoaliesAndrei MezinReferees:
Paul Devorski
Peter Ország
Linesmen:
Petr Blümel
Tim Nowak
0–10:59 – A. Kalyuzhny (V. Kostyuchenok)
J. Sprunger (R. Wick, M. Plüss) (PP) – 12:251–1
H. Domenichelli (M. Streit, S. Blindenbacher) (PP) – 27:072–1
2–235:42 – K. Zakharov (A. Ugarov, N. Stasenko) (PP)
T. Déruns
R. Lemm
I. Rüthemann
Shootout O. Antonenko
D. Meleshko
S. Kostitsyn
10 minPenalties6 min
42Shots22

23 February 2010
16:30
Canada  8–2
(1–0, 3–1, 4–1)
 GermanyCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,723
Game reference
Roberto LuongoGoaliesThomas GreissReferees:
Jyri Rönn
Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Stefan Fonselius
Brian Murphy
J. Thornton (D. Heatley, D. Keith) – 10:131–0
S. Weber (M. Richards) – 22:322–0
J. Iginla (D. Doughty, E. Staal) (PP) – 23:413–0
J. Iginla (E. Staal, D. Boyle) – 28:504–0
4–136:34 – M. Goc (C. Schmidt, M. Müller)
S. Crosby (E. Staal, D. Keith) – 41:105–1
M. Richards (B. Morrow, J. Toews) – 46:416–1
S. Niedermayer – 51:227–1
R. Nash (C. Pronger) – 56:288–1
8–258:58 – M. Klinge (M. Müller, K. Hospelt)
6 minPenalties4 min
39Shots23

23 February 2010
19:00
Czech Republic  3–2 (OT)
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2, 1–0)
 LatviaUBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,448
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
Bill McCreary
Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
Milan Novak
Felix Winnekens
T. Rolinek (F. Kuba, M. Havlát) (PP) – 5:521–0
T. Fleischmann (D. Krejčí, R. Červenka) – 11:062–0
2–152:02 – M. Cipulis (A. Ņiživijs, K. Rēdlihs)
2–256:19 – M. Rēdlihs (A. Bērziņš, L. Dārziņš)
D. Krejčí (T. Fleischmann) – 65:103–2
10 minPenalties10 min
50Shots26

23 February 2010
21:00
Slovakia  4–3
(3–1, 0–2, 1–0)
 NorwayCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,583
Game reference
Jaroslav HalákGoaliesPål GrotnesReferees:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Marc Joannette
Linesmen:
Andriy Kicha
Sylvain Losier
M. Handzuš (M. Gáborík, Mari. Hossa) (PP) – 7:031–0
M. Gáborík (P. Demitra, Z. Chára) (PP) – 9:482–0
2–118:06 – M. Zuccarello (J. Holøs)
R. Zedník (J. Stümpel, Ž. Pálffy) (PP) – 18:523–1
3–227:27 – T. Vikingstad (P. Thoresen, M. Zuccarello)
3–339:59 – A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, P. Thoresen)
M. Šatan (Ľ. Višňovský, R. Zedník) – 48:414–3
4 minPenalties29 min
40Shots19

Quarterfinals

Teams seeded D1 to D4 were the home teams. If the teams were tied after 60 minutes of regulation, a 10-minute overtime period decided the winner immediately upon the next goal. If the game remained tied after the overtime period, a penalty shot competition determined the winning team.

Following the quarterfinal games, the winning teams were re-ranked F1 through F4, with the winner of 1D vs. E4 re-ranked as F1, the winner of 2D vs. E3 re-ranked as F2, the winner of 3D vs. E2 re-ranked as F3, and the winner of 4D vs. E1 re-ranked as F4. The losers of the quarterfinal round games received a final ranking of 5 through 8 based on their preliminary round ranking.[1]

All times are local (UTC−8).

24 February 2010
12:00
United States  2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  SwitzerlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,536
Game reference
Ryan MillerGoaliesJonas HillerReferees:
Paul Devorski
Peter Ország
Linesmen:
Shane Heyer
Felix Winnekens
Z. Parise (B. Rafalski, P. Stastny) (PP) – 42:081–0
Z. Parise (EN) – 59:482–0
6 minPenalties8 min
44Shots19

24 February 2010
16:30
Russia  3–7
(1–4, 2–3, 0–0)
 CanadaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,740
Game reference
Evgeni Nabokov (out 24:07) / Ilya Bryzgalov (in 24:07)GoaliesRoberto LuongoReferees:
Dennis LaRue
Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Thor Nelson
Milan Novak
0–12:21 – R. Getzlaf (D. Boyle, C. Pronger)
0–212:09 – D. Boyle (D. Heatley, P. Marleau) (PP)
0–312:55 – R. Nash (J. Toews, M. Richards)
D. Kalinin (A. Volchenkov, S. Fedorov) – 14:391–3
1–418:18 – B. Morrow (D. Boyle, D. Keith)
1–523:10 – C. Perry (R. Getzlaf, D. Keith)
1–624:07 – S. Weber (J. Toews, J. Iginla)
M. Afinogenov (I. Kovalchuk, D. Grebeshkov) – 24:462–6
2–729:51 – C. Perry (E. Staal, R. Getzlaf)
S. Gonchar (E. Malkin) (PP) – 31:403–7
10 minPenalties10 min
28Shots42

24 February 2010
19:00
Finland  2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 Czech RepublicUBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,461
Game reference
Miikka KiprusoffGoaliesTomáš VokounReferees:
Dan O'Halloran
Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Yuri Oskirko
Jay Sharrers
N. Hagman (J. Niskala) (PP) – 53:341–0
V. Filppula (M. Koivu) (EN) – 58:252–0
4 minPenalties12 min
31Shots31

24 February 2010
21:00
Sweden  3–4
(0–0, 2–3, 1–1)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,493
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Bill McCreary
Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Peter Feola
Jean Morin
0–127:34 – M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa, P. Demitra) (PP)
0–228:11 – A. Sekera (R. Zedník, Ž. Pálffy)
P. Hörnqvist (P. Forsberg) – 33:491–2
H. Zetterberg (T. Enström) – 34:262–2
2–339:12 – P. Demitra (Z. Chára, Mari. Hossa) (PP)
2–449:01 – T. Kopecký (Mari. Hossa, Demitra)
D. Alfredsson (N. Bäckström, L. Eriksson) – 49:393–4
10 minPenalties6 min
29Shots14

Semifinals

All times are local (UTC−8).

26 February 2010
12:00
United States  6–1
(6–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 FinlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,602
Game reference
Ryan Miller (out 48:29) / Tim Thomas (in 48:29)GoaliesMiikka Kiprusoff (out 10:08) / Niklas Bäckström (in 10:08)Referees:
Dan O'Halloran
Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Petr Blümel
Shane Heyer
R. Malone – 2:041–0
Z. Parise (P. Stastny, B. Rafalski) (PP) – 6:222–0
E. Johnson (J. Pavelski, R. Malone) (PP) – 8:363–0
P. Kane – 10:084–0
P. Kane (B. Rafalski) – 12:315–0
P. Stastny (J. Langenbrunner, Z. Parise) – 12:466–0
6–154:46 – A. Miettinen (S. Lepistö) (PP)
6 minPenalties20 min
25Shots25

26 February 2010
18:30
Canada  3–2
(2–0, 1–0, 0–2)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,799
Game reference
Roberto LuongoGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Dennis LaRue
Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Stefan Fonselius
Thor Nelson
P. Marleau (S. Weber, S. Niedermayer) – 13:301–0
B. Morrow (C. Pronger, R. Getzlaf) – 15:172–0
R. Getzlaf (C. Perry, C. Pronger) (PP) – 36:543–0
3–151:35 – Ľ. Višňovský (J. Stümpel)
3–255:07 – M. Handzuš (R. Zedník, M. Šatan)
2 minPenalties4 min
28Shots21

Bronze medal game

The Finnish team celebrating after winning the bronze medal

All times are local (UTC−8).

27 February 2010
19:00
Finland  5–3
(1–0, 0–3, 4–0)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,322
Game reference
Miikka KiprusoffGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Paul Devorski
Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Petr Blümel
Yuri Oskirko
S. Salo (PP) – 18:501–0
1–129:56 – M. Gáborík (P. Demitra, Z. Chára) (PP)
1–235:38 – Mari. Hossa (M. Handzuš, P. Demitra) (PP2)
1–338:45 – P. Demitra (Mari. Hossa) (SH)
N. Hagman (K. Timonen) (PP) – 45:062–3
O. Jokinen (J. Ruutu) – 46:413–3
O. Jokinen (J. Pitkänen, M. Kiprusoff) (PP) – 48:414–3
V. Filppula (K. Timonen) (EN) – 59:495–3
14 minPenalties18 min
33Shots22

Gold medal game

All times are local (UTC−8).

28 February 2010
12:15
United States  2–3 (OT)
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
 Canada Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,748
Game reference
Ryan MillerGoaliesRoberto LuongoReferees:
Bill McCreary
Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen:
Stefan Fonselius
Jean Morin
0–112:50 – J. Toews (M. Richards)
0–227:13 – C. Perry (R. Getzlaf, D. Keith)
R. Kesler (P. Kane) – 32:441–2
Z. Parise (J. Langenbrunner, P. Kane) – 59:352–2
2–367:40 – S. Crosby (J. Iginla)
4 minPenalties4 min
36Shots39
Crowds take to the streets of Vancouver to celebrate Canada's win in the gold medal game
The Canadian team celebrating after winning the gold medal

The gold medal game was a rematch of the men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, United States. In addition, Chris Pronger, Scott Niedermayer, Martin Brodeur and Jarome Iginla of Team Canada were returnees from the 2002 gold-winning squad and collected their second gold medal. Brian Rafalski and Chris Drury were the only players remaining from USA's 2002 silver squad.

The final score was a 3–2 win for Team Canada. Goal scorers for Canada were Jonathan Toews, Corey Perry and Sidney Crosby, with the winning goal scored in overtime. For USA, the goal scorers were Ryan Kesler and Zach Parise, the latter tying the game with 25 seconds left, forcing it to go into sudden death.

Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal off a pass from Jarome Iginla, seven minutes and forty seconds into overtime for Canada, gaining victory over the United States.[5] The puck has been sent to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto;[6] in Canadian media, Crosby's goal has been compared in significance to the ones scored by Paul Henderson in the 1972 Summit Series and Mario Lemieux in the 1987 Canada Cup.[7]

The referees for the final were Bill McCreary (Canada) and Dan O'Halloran (Canada), while the linesmen were Stefan Fonselius (Finland) and Jean Morin (Canada).

The gold medal game was the last competitive event at the Olympics before the closing ceremony.

Game summary

Period (time)ActionTeamPlayerScore Canada – USA
1 – 12:50Goal  CanadaJonathan Toews1–0
1 – 14:02Penalty  United StatesBobby Ryan
2 – 02:33Penalty  United StatesRyan Malone
2 – 04:41Penalty  CanadaEric Staal
2 – 07:13Goal  CanadaCorey Perry2–0
2 – 08:25Penalty  CanadaJonathan Toews
2 – 12:44Goal  United StatesRyan Kesler2–1
3 – 18:33Goalkeeper out  United StatesRyan Miller
3 – 19:35Goal  United StatesZach Parise2–2
Goalkeeper in  United StatesRyan Miller
OT – 07:40Goal  CanadaSidney Crosby3–2
Goalkeeper out  CanadaRoberto Luongo
Goalkeeper out  United StatesRyan Miller

Television ratings

The gold medal game drew a big hockey audience in both Canada and the United States.

In Canada, the game drew an average 16.6 million viewers while 26.5 million Canadians watched at least part of the game.[8][9] Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium claims that 22 million people – or two thirds of the Canadian population – were watching the gold medal game when Sidney Crosby scored in overtime, making the game the most-watched television broadcast in Canadian history.[10] However, a new ratings system intended to better track out-of-home viewership was only implemented in August 2009, making it difficult to accurately compare these results with ratings prior to that date – specifically, the 2002 Canada–USA gold medal game in Salt Lake City, the record holder under the previous system.[11] There was some speculation that the final game of the 1972 Summit Series had as many as 18 million viewers, although recently recovered Nielsen ratings archives indicate that only 4.255 million Canadians watched that game live.[12]

In the United States, NBC said that the game was the most-watched hockey game in the U.S. in 30 years, drawing 27.6 million, the largest since the United States–Finland game that decided the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics.[8]

Final rankings

The final standings of the tournament according to the IIHF:

 Canada
 United States
 Finland
4  Slovakia
5  Sweden
6  Russia
7  Czech Republic
8   Switzerland
9  Belarus
10  Norway
11  Germany
12  Latvia

Statistics

Average age

Team Finland was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 31 years and 5 months. Team USA was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 27 years and 2 months. Gold medalists team Canada averaged 28 years and 2 months. Tournament average was 29 years.[13]

Leading scorers

Rankings based upon points.

RankPlayerGP G A Pts PIM +/-
1  Pavol Demitra (SVK)7371020
2  Marián Hossa (SVK)736960
3  Zach Parise (USA)64480+4
 Brian Rafalski (USA)64482+7
 Jonathan Toews (CAN)71782+9
6  Jarome Iginla (CAN)75270+5
7  Sidney Crosby (CAN)74374+2
 Dany Heatley (CAN)74374+1
9  Ryan Getzlaf (CAN)73472+2
10  Niklas Hagman (FIN)64262−3

Leading goaltenders

Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.[14]

RankGoaltenderMinutesGAGAASV%SavesSO
1  Ryan Miller (USA)355:0781.3594.561391
2  Ilya Bryzgalov (RUS)100:5331.7894.23490
3  Tomáš Vokoun (CZE)303:3591.7893.571310
4  Henrik Lundqvist (SWE)179:0541.3492.73512
5  Roberto Luongo (CAN)307:4091.7692.681141

Shutout posters

Awards

United States' Ryan Miller was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament.[15] Directorate Awards also went to Brian Rafalski (United States) for best defenceman, and to Jonathan Toews (Canada) for best forward.[15]

The tournament all-star team was voted on by the international media at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named:[15]

PositionPlayerTeam
GRyan Miller  United States
DBrian Rafalski  United States
DShea Weber  Canada
FJonathan Toews  Canada
FZach Parise  United States
FPavol Demitra  Slovakia

Toews, along with Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith would become the fourth, fifth and sixth players to win both Olympic gold medal and Stanley Cup (with the Chicago Blackhawks) in the same year, following Ken Morrow 1980, and Steve Yzerman and Brendan Shanahan (2002). Patrick Kane would become the fourth player to win both Olympic silver medal and Stanley Cup in the same year, following Red Wings Sergei Fedorov in 1998, and Chris Chelios and Brett Hull in 2002.

Triple Gold Club

The Triple Gold Club, made up of individuals who have won the Stanley Cup plus gold medals at the Olympics and World Championships, gained two new members:[16]

  • Team Canada centre Eric Staal became the 23rd player to win all three competitions. He had previously won the Stanley Cup in 2006 with the Carolina Hurricanes and the World Championships in 2007.
  • Team Canada head coach Mike Babcock became the first coach in the Triple Gold Club. He had led Team Canada to World Championships gold in 2004 and the Detroit Red Wings to the Stanley Cup in 2008.

Later the same season, Team Canada centre Jonathan Toews would go on to become the 24th and youngest player in the Triple Gold Club, following up his Olympic gold medal with the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks just four months after winning Olympic gold. He had previously won the World Championships in 2007.

Officials

Games were primarily officiated by NHL referees, a stipulation by the NHL if most Olympic players are NHLers, according to the IIHF (not NHL) rules.[17]

Linesmen
NameNational affiliationLeague
Petr Blümel Czech RepublicCzech Extraliga
Peter Feola United StatesAHL, ECACHL
Stefan Fonselius FinlandSM-liiga
Shane Heyer CanadaNHL
Andriy Kicha UkraineUkrainian Major League
Sylvain Losier CanadaQMJHL
Jean Morin CanadaNHL
Brian Murphy United StatesNHL
Thor Nelson United StatesNHL
Milan Novák SlovakiaSlovak Extraliga
Tim Nowak United StatesNHL
Yuriy Oskirko RussiaKHL
Jay Sharrers CanadaNHL
Felix Winnekens GermanyDeutsche Eishockey Liga

References

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