It is a game played on an ice rink between two teams, each having five skaters and one goalie, where players have their ice skates on and move at speed to propel the puck past a goal line.
2022 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey Dates and Venues
The 2022 ice hockey competition will be held at two places based in China. The first hosting venue is the Beijing National Indoor Stadium which has a capacity of 18,000, also known as the Olympic Green. The second hosting venue is the Wukeson Arena, having 10,000. The competition is to be held from 4th to 20th February 2022.
Olympic Ice Hockey Schedule 2022
*All times in Beijing Time. So you need to convert it to your timezone
| Date | Time | Event | Team |
| Thu 3 Feb | 12:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group A | CAN VS SUI |
| 12:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group B | CZE VS CHN | |
| 16:40 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group B | SWE VS JPN | |
| 21:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group A | FIN VS USA | |
| Fri 4 Feb | 12:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group A | ROC VS SUI |
| 12:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group B | DEN VS CHN | |
| Sat 5 Feb | 12:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group A | CAN VS FIN |
| 16:40 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group B | JPN VS DEN | |
| 16:40 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group B | CZE VS SWE | |
| 21:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group A | USA VS ROC | |
| Sun 6 Feb | 16:40 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group B | CHN VS JPN |
| 21:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group A | SUI VS USA | |
| Mon 7 Feb | 12:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group A | ROC VS CAN |
| 16:40 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group B | DEN VS CZE | |
| 21:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group A | SUI VS FIN | |
| 21:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group B | CHN VS SWE | |
| Tue 8 Feb | 12:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group A | USA VS CAN |
| 16:40 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group B | JPN VS CZE | |
| 21:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group A | FIN VS ROC | |
| 21:10 | Women's Preliminary Round - Group B | SWE VS DEN | |
| Wed 9 Feb | 16:40 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group B | ROC VS SUI |
| 21:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group B | CZE VS DEN | |
| Thu 10 Feb | 12:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group C | SWE VS LAT |
| 16:40 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group C | FIN VS SVK | |
| 21:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group A | USA VS CHN | |
| 21:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group A | CAN VS GER | |
| Fri 11 Feb | 12:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group B | DEN VS ROC |
| 12:10 | Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals | ||
| 16:40 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group B | CZE VS SUI | |
| 16:40 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group C | SWE VS SVK | |
| 21:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group C | LAT VS FIN | |
| 21:10 | Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals | ||
| Sat 12 Feb | 12:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group A | CAN VS USA |
| 12:10 | Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals | ||
| 16:40 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group A | GER VS CHN | |
| 16:40 | Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals | ||
| 21:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group B | ROC VS CZE | |
| 21:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group B | SUI VS DEN | |
| Sun 13 Feb | 12:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group C | SVK VS LAT |
| 16:40 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group C | FIN VS SWE | |
| 21:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group A | CHN VS CAN | |
| 21:10 | Men's Preliminary Round - Group A | USA VS GER | |
| Mon 14 Feb | 12:10 | Women's Play-offs Semifinals | |
| 21:10 | Women's Play-offs Semifinals | ||
| Tue 15 Feb | 12:10 | Men's Qualification Play-off | |
| 12:10 | Men's Qualification Play-off | ||
| 16:40 | Men's Qualification Play-off | ||
| 21:10 | Men's Qualification Play-off | ||
| Wed 16 Feb | 12:10 | Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals | |
| 14:00 | Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals | ||
| 16:40 | Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals | ||
| 19:30 | Women's Bronze Medal Game | ||
| 21:30 | Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals | ||
| Thu 17 Feb | 12:10 | Women's Gold Medal Game | |
| Fri 18 Feb | 12:10 | Men's Play-offs Semifinals | |
| 21:10 | Men's Play-offs Semifinals | ||
| Sat 19 Feb | 21:10 | Men's Bronze Medal Game | |
| Sun 20 Feb | 12:10 | Men's Gold Medal Game |
*Schedule subject to change | The event finals are shown in bold.
Olympic Ice Hockey Live Stream and Tv Channels
The major broadcast will be from China Central Television (CCTV) and NBCUniversal coverage In the United States. BBC & Eurosport in the UK and Seven Network in Australia.
For online streaming, you can depend on Peacock Premium or FuboTV for the USA. BBC iPlayer, Eurosport Player & Discovery Plus for the UK. Here is the complete Olympics 2022 Streaming Guide.
Ice Hockey Rules
- The legal team is of 5 skaters and a goaltender.
- Games are held for 30 minutes.
- No overtime during the regular season.
- No slap shots at all.
- Offside & icing is called in the Granite League only.
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Ice Hockey Olympic History
Ice hockey has evolved from a simple stick and ball games played in the 18th and 19th centuries in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland.