China News Service, April 25th, Beijing time, on the evening of the 24th, the International Hockey Federation announced the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics ice hockey game grouping. Chinese men ’s ice were divided into the devil group. The same group also includes the Canadian team, the American team and the German team.
On May 17, 2018, the International Hockey Federation held a meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, and won the 2022 Winter Olympics through the Chinese men ’s and women ’s ice hockey team with a 47-0 vote. This is also the first time the International Ice Federation has given the host a “test free” opportunity.
At present, the Chinese men's ice hockey world ranks 32nd and is the weakest team in this group. Canadian men's ice has won the gold medal in the Winter Olympics 9 times and is the team with the most gold medals in the Winter Olympics. In addition, the American men's ice also won two Winter Olympics champions, the German men's ice is the runner-up of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
The teams in Group B include Russia, Czech Republic, Switzerland and one qualifying team, and the teams in Group C include Finland, Sweden and two qualifying teams. The first place in the group and the second place in the best group directly advance to the quarterfinals, and the remaining eight teams compete for the other four quarterfinals.
Unlike men's ice, the Olympic women's ice has only 10 teams. The world ranked 19th Chinese women's ice team and Japan team are in Group B, and the other three seats in the same group will be generated through qualifiers. The top five teams in the United States, Canada, Finland, Russia and Switzerland are currently grouped in Group A. (Finish)