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MEN'S COMPETITION The format was changed from the version used in the 1998 and 2002 tournaments. In the new format, the number of teams was reduced from 14 to 12 and the preliminary and final group stages were combined to form two six-team groups with the top four from each group advancing to the quarter-finals. These changes had the following effects:
Final Rankings # # # # # # # # # # # # Group A Preliminary round summary Preliminary round Group B Preliminary round summary Preliminary round Finals round
Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal game Gold medal game Leading scorers ''At the end of game 34.'' Hat Trick scorers Leading goaltenders ''Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.'' Shut-out posters Awards The tournament all-star team was voted on by the international media at the conclusion of the event. The following players were named: Additionally, was named the best forward and Kenny Jönsson was awarded as the best defenceman of the tournament. Qualification Twelve places were allotted for the men's ice hockey tournament. The first eight were awarded to the top eight teams in the International Ice Hockey Federation ranking following the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships . Those teams were: # Canada # Sweden # Slovakia # Czech Republic # Finland # United States # Russia # Germany The teams that automatically qualified include the same "Super Six" teams that were automatically qualified for the final group stage in the two previous tournaments, plus Slovakia and Germany which (IIHF rankings notwithstanding) are generally regarded by fans as being the seventh and eighth best teams. The ninth place was given to the host nation, Italy. The final three places were allotted through qualification tournaments in which Switzerland, Kazakhstan, and Latvia won places. Qualification tournaments ''Groups D, E and F winners advance to Groups C, B and A respectively. Groups A, B, and C winners qualify for the Olympic tournament. Group D - Briancon , France (11-14 November 2004) Group E - Nowy Targ , Poland (11-14 November 2004)
Group F - Stavanger , Norway (11-14 November 2004)
Group A - Kloten , Switzerland (10-13 February 2005)
Group B - Riga , Latvia (10-13 February 2005) Group C - Klagenfurt , Austria (10-13 February 2005)
Trivia In a celebration of the gold in Stockholm on 27 February , the Swedish team was seen in front of ads for sponsors of the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation, not the ones of the Swedish Olympic Committee. This could have led to Sweden's disqualification, but the Finnish opponents in the final game chose not to report the incident to the IOC {Link without Title} . WOMEN'S COMPETITION The loss of the United States to Sweden in Semifinal 1 was one of the most important events in the history of international women's ice hockey. It was the first time that either the US or Canada had lost in an international competition (other than to each other). Final Rankings # # # # # # # # Group A Preliminary round Group B Preliminary round Classification 5-8 Classification 7/8 Classification 5/6 Finals round
Semifinals =Bronze medal game =Gold medal game Leading scorers Hat Trick scorers Goalies ''Goalies with 40% or more of their team's total minutes'' ''Goalies with less than 40% of their team's total minutes'' Shut-out posters
Awards Tournament
Qualification The top four teams from the International Ice Hockey Federation world rankings following the 2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships qualified automatically. These teams were Canada, the United States, Finland, and Sweden. Italy also gained a place as the host nation. Russia, Germany, and Switzerland qualified for the last three places through qualification tournaments. Qualification tournaments Group A - Podolosk , Russia (11-14 November 2004) #Russia-x (2-0) # Japan (1-1) # Czech Republic (0-2) Group B - Bad Tölz , Germany (11-14 November 2004) #Germany-x (3-0) # Kazakhstan (2-1) # Latvia (1-2) # Slovenia (0-3) Group C - Beijing , People's Republic Of China (11-14 November 2004) #Switzerland-x (3-0) # People's Republic Of China (2-1) # France (1-2) # Norway (0-3) REFERENCES
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