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{{Infobox Olympic event
| event  = Ice hockey
| games  = 2006 Winter
| image  = Ice hockey Olympics 2006.png
| image_size = 150 px
| venues = [[Torino Palasport Olimpico]]<br />[[Torino Esposizioni]]
| dates  = 11–26 February 2006
| prev   = [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]]
| next   = [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]]
}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's ice hockey
|games = 2006 Winter
|gold =  {{ih|Sweden}}
|silver = {{ih|Finland}}
|bronze = {{ih|Czech Republic}}
}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Women's ice hockey
|games = 2006 Winter
|gold = {{ihw|Canada}}
|silver = {{ihw|Sweden}}
|bronze = {{ihw|United States}}
}}
{{Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics}}
'''[[Ice hockey]] at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]]''' was held at the [[Torino Palasport Olimpico]] and the [[Torino Esposizioni]] in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. The men's competition, held from 15 to 26 February, was won by [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Sweden]], and the women's competition, held from 11 to 20 February, was won by [[Canada women's national ice hockey team|Canada]].<ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2006/ICH/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054436/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2006/ICH/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Ice Hockey at the 2006 Torino Winter Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref>

==Medal summary==
===Medal table===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagIOCteam
 | event          = 2006 Winter
 | team           = 
 | gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0
 | gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 0
 | gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 1 | bronze_FIN = 0
 | gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 1
 | gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 1
}}

===Medalists===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|Men's<br />{{DetailsLink|Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament}}
|valign=top|{{flagIOCteam|SWE|2006 Winter}}<br />[[Daniel Alfredsson]]<br />[[Per-Johan Axelsson]]<br />[[Christian Bäckman]]<br />[[Peter Forsberg]]<br />[[Mika Hannula]]<br />[[Niclas Hävelid]]<br />[[Tomas Holmström]]<br />[[Jörgen Jönsson]]<br />[[Kenny Jönsson]]<br />[[Niklas Kronwall]]<br />[[Nicklas Lidström]]<br />[[Stefan Liv]]<br />[[Henrik Lundqvist]]<br />[[Fredrik Modin]]<br />[[Mattias Öhlund]]<br />[[Samuel Påhlsson]]<br />[[Mikael Samuelsson]]<br />[[Daniel Sedin]]<br />[[Henrik Sedin]]<br />[[Mats Sundin]]<br />[[Ronnie Sundin]]<br />[[Mikael Tellqvist]]<br />[[Daniel Tjärnqvist]]<br />[[Henrik Zetterberg]]

|valign=top|{{flagIOCteam|FIN|2006 Winter}}<br>[[Niklas Bäckström]]<br>[[Aki Berg]]<br>[[Niklas Hagman]]<br>[[Jukka Hentunen]]<br>[[Jussi Jokinen]]<br>[[Olli Jokinen]]<br>[[Niko Kapanen]]<br>[[Mikko Koivu]]<br>[[Saku Koivu]]<br>[[Lasse Kukkonen]]<br>[[Antti Laaksonen]]<br>[[Jere Lehtinen]]<br>[[Toni Lydman]]<br>[[Antti-Jussi Niemi]]<br>[[Ville Nieminen]]<br>[[Antero Niittymäki]]<br>[[Petteri Nummelin]]<br>[[Teppo Numminen]]<br>[[Fredrik Norrena]]<br>[[Ville Peltonen]]<br>[[Jarkko Ruutu]]<br>[[Sami Salo]]<br>[[Teemu Selänne]]<br>[[Kimmo Timonen]]

|{{flagIOCteam|CZE|2006 Winter}}<br>[[Jan Bulis]]<br>[[Petr Čajánek]]<br>[[Patrik Eliáš]]<br>[[Martin Erat]]<br>[[Dominik Hašek]]<br>[[Milan Hejduk]]<br>[[Aleš Hemský]]<br>[[Milan Hnilička]]<br>[[Jaromír Jágr]]<br>[[František Kaberle]]<br>[[Tomáš Kaberle]]<br>[[Filip Kuba]]<br>[[Pavel Kubina]]<br>[[Aleš Kotalík]]<br>[[Robert Lang (ice hockey)|Robert Lang]]<br>[[Marek Malík]]<br>[[Rostislav Olesz]]<br>[[Václav Prospal]]<br>[[Martin Ručinský]]<br>[[Dušan Salfický]]<br>[[Jaroslav Špaček]]<br>[[Martin Straka]]<br>[[Tomáš Vokoun]]<br>[[David Výborný]]<br>[[Marek Židlický]]
|-
|Women's<br />{{DetailsLink|Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament}}
|{{flagIOCteam|CAN|2006 Winter}}<br>[[Meghan Agosta]]<br>[[Gillian Apps]]<br>[[Jennifer Botterill]]<br>[[Cassie Campbell]]<br>[[Gillian Ferrari]]<br>[[Danielle Goyette]]<br>[[Jayna Hefford]]<br>[[Becky Kellar]]<br>[[Gina Kingsbury]]<br>[[Charline Labonté]]<br>[[Carla MacLeod]]<br>[[Caroline Ouellette]]<br>[[Cherie Piper]]<br>[[Cheryl Pounder]]<br>[[Colleen Sostorics]]<br>[[Kim St-Pierre]]<br>[[Vicky Sunohara]]<br>[[Sarah Vaillancourt]]<br>[[Katie Weatherston]]<br>[[Hayley Wickenheiser]]

|{{flagIOCteam|SWE|2006 Winter}}<br>[[Cecilia Andersson]]<br>[[Gunilla Andersson]]<br>[[Jenni Asserholt]]<br>[[Ann-Louise Edstrand]]<br>[[Joa Elfsberg]]<br>[[Emma Eliasson]]<br>[[Erika Holst]]<br>[[Nanna Jansson]]<br>[[Ylva Lindberg]]<br>[[Jenny Lindqvist]]<br>[[Kristina Lundberg]]<br>[[Kim Martin]]<br>[[Frida Nevalainen]]<br>[[Emilie O'Konor]]<br>[[Maria Rooth]]<br>[[Danijela Rundqvist]]<br>[[Therese Sjölander]]<br>[[Katarina Timglas]]<br>[[Anna Vikman]]<br>[[Pernilla Winberg]]

|{{flagIOCteam|USA|2006 Winter}}<br>[[Caitlin Cahow]]<br>[[Julie Chu]]<br>[[Natalie Darwitz]]<br>[[Pam Dreyer]]<br>[[Tricia Dunn-Luoma]]<br>[[Molly Engstrom]]<br>[[Chanda Gunn]]<br>[[Jamie Hagerman]]<br>[[Kim Insalaco]]<br>[[Kathleen Kauth (ice hockey)|Kathleen Kauth]]<br>[[Courtney Kennedy]]<br>[[Katie King (ice hockey)|Katie King]]<br>[[Kristin King]]<br>[[Sarah Parsons]]<br>[[Jenny Potter]]<br>[[Helen Resor (ice hockey)|Helen Resor]]<br>[[Angela Ruggiero]]<br>[[Kelly Stephens]]<br>[[Lyndsay Wall]]<br>[[Krissy Wendell]]
|}

==Men's competition==
{{main|Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament}}
The format was changed from the version used in the [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] and [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] tournaments. This format was used in [[Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] and [[Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]], 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 quarterfinals.

These changes had the following effects:
* They increased the number of group games played by the "Super Six", who previously automatically qualified for the final group stage, from three to five.
* They ensured that only four teams from each group would advance to the knock-out stage. This would give the games more meaning.

===Qualification===
{{Main|Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 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:
# {{ih|Canada}}
# {{ih|Sweden}}
# {{ih|Slovakia}}
# {{ih|Czech Republic}}
# {{ih|Finland}}
# {{ih|United States}}
# {{ih|Russia}}
# {{ih|Germany}}

===Allegations of Sweden throwing a game===
Allegations have surfaced of Sweden throwing a game against Slovakia so the Swedes would face Switzerland instead of Canada or the Czech Republic. Shortly before the game, Sweden coach [[Bengt-Åke Gustafsson]] was reported to have publicly contemplated tanking in order to avoid those teams, saying about Canada and the Czechs, "One is cholera, the other the plague."<ref name=Farber>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2006/03/06/8371329/swede-success |last=Farber | first=Michael | date=March 6, 2006 | title=Swede Success | magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref> During the game itself, one reportedly suspect sequence came when Sweden had an extended five-on-three [[Power play (sporting term)#Ice hockey|powerplay]] with five NHL stars on the ice—[[Peter Forsberg]], [[Mats Sundin]], [[Daniel Alfredsson]], [[Nicklas Lidström]] and [[Fredrik Modin]]—and failed to put a shot on net. Sports Illustrated writer Michael Farber would say about this particular powerplay, "If the Swedes had passed the puck any more, their next opponent would have been the Washington Generals." "[They] were even afraid to shoot!", Russian coach [[Vladimir Krikunov]] said.<ref name=Farber/>

As part of a subsequent interview about the championship over five years later, Forsberg was interpreted to insinuate that Sweden lost their preliminary round game against Slovakia on purpose, so as to draw Switzerland as their quarterfinal opponent, rather than Canada or the Czech Republic. Swedish forward [[Henrik Sedin]], who played alongside Forsberg on the 2006 team denied the notion while adding that Forsberg's comments in the interview were misconstrued.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nesn.com/2011/12/report-peter-forsberg-says-sweden-threw-game-during-2006-winter-olympics.html|title=Report: Peter Forsberg Says Sweden Threw Game During 2006 Winter Olympics|work=[[New England Sports Network|NESN]]|date=19 December 2011|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/avs/2011/12/18/forsberg-shocker-admits-sweden-may-have-tanked-game-in-2006-olympics/9189/|title=Forsberg shocker: admits Sweden may have tanked game in 2006 Olympics|work=Denver Post|date=18 December 2011|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>

==Women's competition==
{{main|Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament}}

===Qualification===
{{Main|Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 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 it was the host nation.  Russia, Germany, and Switzerland qualified for the last three places through qualification tournaments.

==References==
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