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Olympic Qualification set

Olympic Qualification set

Belarus, Latvia, Norway host final events

Published 31.08.2016 23:36 GMT+3 | Author Martin Merk
Olympic Qualification set
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - MAY 15: IIHF President Rene Fasel speaks at the 2015 Annual Congress during the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/HHOF-IIHF Images)
The qualification for the 2018 Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament in PyeongChang 2018 is set. The final events will be hosted by Belarus, Latvia and Norway.







Group A: TBD (1), TBD (6), Switzerland (7), Korea (12)
Group B: TBD (2), TBD (5), Slovakia (8), Qualifier 3
Group C: TBD (3), TBD (4), Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2

Group D: Belarus (9), Slovenia (14), Denmark (15), Qualifier 6. Host: Belarus.
Group E: Latvia (10), Germany (13), Austria (16), Qualifier 5. In Latvia.
Group F: Norway (11), France (12), Kazakhstan (17), Qualifier 4. In Norway.

Olympic Pre-Qualification (11-14 February 2016)
Group G: Italy (18), Great Britain (23), Netherlands (24), Qualifier 8. In Italy.
Group H: Hungary (19), Poland (22), Lithuania (25), Qualifier 7. In Hungary.
Group J: Japan (20), Ukraine (21), Croatia (26), Romania (27). In Japan.

Olympic Preliminary Qualification (5-8 November 2015)
Group K: Estonia (28), Mexico (31), Israel (32), BUL/GEO. Host TBA
Group L: Serbia (29), Spain (30), Iceland (33), China (34). In Serbia.

Qualification Game: Bulgaria (35) vs. Georgia (36) in Bulgaria. Venue and date TBA.




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