The playoff bracket for the Olympic ice hockey tournament has been determined. It uses a tricky system
At the Winter Olympic Games in Milan, the playoff bracket for the men's ice hockey tournament has been determined.
Team Canada is considered the main favorite. In the group stage, they defeated the Czech Republic 5:0, beat Switzerland 5:1, and crushed France 10:2. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
The tournament, which involves 12 teams, uses a tricky system. First, these 12 teams are divided into three groups of four teams each and play in a standard single-round robin format.
But then no one is eliminated, and all teams are ranked from 1 to 12. The first three places are taken by the group winners, as well as the best team from the second-place finishers. The remaining teams are ranked from 4th to 12th place depending on points scored, head-to-head games, and goals scored.
Thus, all teams continue their fight.
The top four teams (in our case, Canada, USA, Slovakia (group winners) and Finland (best second-placed team) advanced directly to the quarterfinals and have two days of rest.
Meanwhile, in the Round of 16, tomorrow, February 17, Switzerland will play Italy, Germany will play France, the Czech Republic will play Denmark, and Sweden will play Latvia.
Illustration: Belarusian Hockey
In the quarterfinals on February 18, the following matches will take place:
Canada vs. winner of Czech Republic — Denmark,
USA — Sweden/Latvia
Slovakia — Germany/France
Finland — Switzerland/Italy.
The semifinals will be held on Friday, the bronze medal match on Saturday, and the final on Sunday.
For the first time in 12 years, NHL players are participating in the competition.
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