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{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Ice hockey
| games = 2010 Winter
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| venues = ]<br />]<br>]<br>{{CAN}}
| dates = 13–28 February 2010
| prev = ]
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{{IceHockeyAt2010WinterOlympics}}
'''] at the ]''' will be held at ], home of the ]'s ], and at ], home of the ]'s ]. Twelve teams are competing in the men's event and eight teams in the women's event.

== Changes from previous tournaments ==
The 2010 tournament marks the first time since ] players have been allowed to compete that the Olympics will be held in a city with an NHL team. For the first time, Olympic games will be played on a narrower NHL-sized ice rink, measuring 61&nbsp;m&nbsp;×&nbsp;26&nbsp;m (200&nbsp;ft&nbsp;×&nbsp;85&nbsp;ft), instead of the international size of 61&nbsp;m&nbsp;×&nbsp;30&nbsp;m (200&nbsp;ft&nbsp;×&nbsp;98.4&nbsp;ft). This change is expected to save $10 million (CAD) in construction costs and allow more spectators to attend games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/2006/06/08/1620669-sun.html|title=VANOC shrinks Olympic ice|date=2009-02-24|accessdate=2009-03-01|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|work=]}}</ref>

This will also be the first Olympics in which the four-] system, with two referees and two linesmen, will be used during the men's tournament.<ref name="TwoRefSystem">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=8952.html|title=IIHF says one ref is good enough for women's hockey|date=2009-04-07|accessdate=2009-06-21}}</ref> The NHL began using the two-referee system in ],<ref name="TwoRefSystem"/> while the ] first started using it in its major men's championship tournaments in the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2010 Olympic Format decided|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/2010-olympic-format-decided.html|publisher=]|date=2007-03-30|accessdate=2009-06-21}}</ref> However, for the women's tournament in Vancouver, the IIHF still plans to only use the standard three-official system with one referee and two linesmen, saying that the four-official system is not currently needed in women's international hockey.<ref name="TwoRefSystem"/>

== Venues ==
The games of the 2010 tournament will be held at the 6,800 seat ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/competition-schedules-and-venues/venues/-/41126/32528/1bf5d78/ubc-thunderbird-arena.html|title=Venues–UBC Thunderbird Arena|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2009-02-15}}</ref> and 18,810 seat ], which is to be renamed Canada Hockey Place during the event because corporate sponsorship is not allowed for an Olympic venue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/plPOOPYocal/CTVNews/20080806/BC_GM_place_new_name_080806/20080806/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome |title=GM Place to get new name for 2010|publisher=CTV News|year=2008|accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/competition-schedules-and-venues/venues/-/41118/32528/wa4p0q/canada-hockey-place.html|title=Venues–Canada Hockey Place|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2009-03-15}}</ref>

===Impact on the Vancouver Canucks ===
The games of the tournament will force the ] to play the longest road trip in ] history, playing 14 games over six weeks, from 27 January to 13 March,<ref>{{cite web|title=Olympics put Canucks on record road grind|publisher=CBC Sports|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/07/15/sp-canucks-olympics.html|date=2009-07-16|accessdate=2009-07-16|agency=Canadian Press}}</ref> so that GM Place could be prepared for the tournament. Because of the Olympics, the ice surface and boards need to be devoid of advertising and some seating areas will be converted to press rows for the duration of the games.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sekeres|first=Matthew|title=Canucks take one for the Olympic team|publisher=The Globe and Mail|url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=12893.html|date=2009-07-15|accessdate=2009-07-16}}</ref>

== Men's tournament ==
{{Main|Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament}}
Following negotiations in the ]'s ], an agreement was reached allowing NHL participation in both the ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2010 Olympics needs to ratify deal IIHF|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/2005/07/22/1143772-cp.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|author=LeBrun, Pierre|date=2005-07-22|accessdate=2009-03-08}}</ref> Some NHL team owners opposed having their players participate in the tournament because of concerns that the league's players could get injured or become exhausted.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Some owners cool to Olympic flame|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2006Turin/Hockey/2006/02/04/1426019-sun.html|work=]|author=Hornby, Lance|year=2006|accessdate=2009-03-01|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}}</ref> Several players were injured during the 2006 Winter Olympics and were forced to miss NHL games. ] addressed the issue saying that several format changes were being discussed, so that the tournament would be "a little easier for everybody."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=156076&hubname=nhl|title=Hockey changes likely for 2010 games|publisher=The Sports Network|date=2006-02-24|accessdate=2009-03-01|author=Canadian Press}}</ref>

=== Qualification ===
{{Main|Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification}}
Qualification for the men's tournament at the ] was structured around the ]. <!--Twelve spots were made available for teams.--> The top nine teams in the World Ranking after the ] received automatic berths into the Olympics, while the teams ranked 10th through 30th had an opportunity to qualify for the remaining three spots in the Olympics. Teams ranked 19th through 30th played in a first qualification round in November 2008, where the top three teams from the round advance to the second qualification round. Teams ranked 10th through 18th joined the three top teams from the first qualifying round to play in a second qualification round. The top three teams from the second qualifying round advanced to the Olympic tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurohockey.net/news/story.html?id=20070330161426mensolympicformat2010fourmanofficialsystem |title=Men's Olympic format 2010, four-man official system |accessdate=2010-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iihf.com/channels10/olympics-2010/home/men/qualification.html |title=Qualification |publisher=IIHF |accessdate=2010-02-18}}</ref><ref name=IIHF-men-format/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=266366|title=Germany, Norway round out 2010 Olympic men's hockey|publisher=]|date=2009-02-08|accessdate=2009-02-09}}</ref>

=== Format ===
The twelve teams in the men's event are ] into three groups of four teams.<ref name="IIHF-men-format">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/en/channels10/olympics-2010/home/men/format.html |title=2010 OWG Men's Tournament Playing Format |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |accessdate=2010-02-18}}</ref> In the Preliminary Round, a team plays one game against every other team in its own group (for a total of 18 Preliminary Round games).<ref name="MTP">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/olympics/olympics-men/tournament-program.html|title=Men's Tournament Program|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref> Following the completion of the preliminary round, the teams are ranked 1 through 12 based on the results.<ref name="IIHF-men-format"/> The top four ranked teams receive byes to the quarterfinals, with the remaining eight teams playing for the remaining four quarterfinal positions. Following that, the final eight teams play elimination rounds to determine the gold and silver medals, and the two losing teams of the semi-finals play for the bronze medal.<ref name=IIHF-men-format/> Each team is allowed to have 20 skaters (] and ]) and two or three goaltenders, all of whom must be citizens of the country they represent.<ref name="MTP" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/iihf-eligibility.html|title=IIHF Eligibility|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref>

=== Participating nations ===
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;Group A
*{{ih|CAN}}
*{{ih|USA}}
*{{ih|SUI}}
*{{ih|NOR}}
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;Group B
*{{ih|RUS}}
*{{ih|CZE}}
*{{ih|SVK}}
*{{ih|LAT}}
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;Group C
*{{ih|SWE}}
*{{ih|FIN}}
*{{ih|BLR}}
*{{ih|GER}}
{{Col-end}}

== Women's tournament ==
{{Main|Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament}}
=== Qualification ===
{{Main|Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification}}
The women's tournament used a qualification format similar to the system used for the men's tournament. The top six teams in the IIHF Women's World Ranking after the ] received automatic berths into the Ice Hockey event. Lower ranked teams had an opportunity to qualify for the event. Teams ranked 13th and below were divided into two groups where they played in a first qualification round in September 2008. The two group winners from the round advanced to the second qualification round, where the teams ranked seventh through twelfth joined them.<ref name="WomProg"/>

=== Format ===
The eight teams will be split into two divisions of four teams and each team will play three preliminary games. Following the completion of the preliminary round, the top two teams from each division will advance to the medal round and compete in a playoff to determine the gold medalist. The other four will play classification games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's Tournament Schedule Proposal|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/olympics/olympics-women.html|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref> Each team is allowed to have between 15 and 18 skaters (forwards and defensemen) and either two or three goaltenders.<ref name="WomProg">{{Cite web|title=Women's Tournament Program|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/olympics/olympics-women/tournament-program.html|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref>

=== Participating nations ===
A total of eight national teams will compete in the women's ice hockey tournament.
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;Group B
*{{ihw|USA}}
*{{ihw|FIN}}
*{{ihw|RUS}}
*{{ihw|CHN}}
{{Col-end}}

== See also ==
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