Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Canada, Sweden, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Finland, United States, Russia and Germany qualified as the top eight teams in the IIHF World Ranking in 2004. Italy qualified as host team. The remaining three teams qualified from qualification tournaments. ;Notes ==Rosters==

All times are local (UTC+1). Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ==Playoff round==

Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal game Gold medal game ==Final ranking==

Average age Team USA was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 31 years and 8 months. Team Germany was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 26 years and 7 months. Gold medalists Team Sweden averaged 29 years and 7 months. Tournament average was 29 years and 2 months. Scoring leaders List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF Leading goaltenders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list. TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: IIHF ==Awards==

• Media All-Stars • Goaltender: Antero Niittymäki • Defencemen: Nicklas Lidström, Kimmo Timonen • Forwards: Saku Koivu, Teemu Selänne, Alexander Ovechkin Source: IIHF • Most Valuable Player: Antero Niittymäki • Best players selected by the directorate: • Best Goaltender: Antero Niittymäki • Best Defenceman: Kenny Jönsson • Best Forward: Teemu Selänne Source: IIHF ==Controversy==

Allegations of Sweden throwing a game Allegations have surfaced of the Swedish team 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". During the game itself, one reportedly suspect sequence came when Sweden had an extended five-on-three powerplay with five 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. ==References==