Olympic Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Games since 1920. 1920 The men's tournament was introduced of the Summer Olympics and transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. 1998 was first The women's tournament.Winter Olympics. The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes, and until 1998, the players of the National Hockey League (NHL) and other men's professional leagues were not allowed to compete.
Winter Olympic : The first modern Olympic Games were held in the summer of 1896. The organizers added skating to the Summer Games in 1908 but eventually decided that winter sports were perhaps best left to the winter. At first Winter Olympic Games were held in 1924, in Chamonix, France. This year...Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony will take place at Vancouver’s BC Place on February 12, 2010. The Closing Ceremony on February 28, 2010 will also be held at BC Place..
From 1924 to 1988, the tournament started with a round-robin series of games and ended with the medal round. Medals were awarded based on points accumulated during that round. The games of the tournament follow the rules of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which differ slightly from the rules used in the NHL. Several players have tested positive for banned substances since the 1972 Winter Olympics.
February 13, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 1, Sweden 3 - 0 Switzerland
17:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 2, Canada 18 - 0 Slovakia
February 14, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 3, United States 12 - 1 China
Finland 5 - 1 Russian Federation
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 4
February 15, 2010
14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 5, Switzerland 1 - 10 Canada
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 6, Sweden 6 - 2 Slovakia
February 16, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 1, United States 3 - 1 Switzerland
14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 7, Russian Federation 0 - 13 United States
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 2, Canada 8 - 0 Norway
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 8, Finland 2 - 1 China
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 3, Russian Federation 8 - 2 Latvia
February 17, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 4, Finland vs Belarus
14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 9, Canada vs Sweden
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 5, Sweden vs Germany
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 10, Slovakia vs Switzerland
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 6, Czech Republic vs Slovakia
February 18, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 7, United States vs Norway
14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 11, United States vs Finland
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 8, Switzerland vs Canada
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 12, China vs Russian Federation
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 9, Slovakia vs Russian Federation
February 19, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 10, Belarus vs Sweden
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 11, Czech Republic vs Latvia
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 12, Finland vs Germany
February 20, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 13, Norway vs Switzerland
14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Classifications - Game 13
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 14, Latvia vs Slovakia
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Classifications - Game 14
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 15, Germany vs Belarus
February 21, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 16, Russian Federation vs Czech Republic
16:40 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 17, Canada vs United States
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 18, Sweden vs Finland
February 22, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Play-offs Semifinals - Game 15
14:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Classifications - 7th/8th - Game 16
17:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Play-offs Semifinals - Game 17
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Classifications - 5th/6th - Game 18
February 23, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Qualifications - Game 19
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Qualifications - Game 20
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Qualifications - Game 21
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Qualifications - Game 22
February 24, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 23
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 24
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 25
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 26
February 25, 2010
11:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Bronze Medal Game - Game 19, Medal Event
15:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Gold Medal Game - Game 20, Medal Event
February 26, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Semifinals - Game 27
18:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Semifinals - Game 28
February 27, 2010
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Bronze Medal Game - Game 29, Medal Event
February 28, 2010
12:15 - Ice Hockey - Men's Gold Medal Game - Game 30, Medal Event
February 13, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 1, Sweden 3 - 0 Switzerland
17:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 2, Canada 18 - 0 Slovakia
February 14, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 3, United States 12 - 1 China
Finland 5 - 1 Russian Federation
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 4
February 15, 2010
14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 5, Switzerland 1 - 10 Canada
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 6, Sweden 6 - 2 Slovakia
February 16, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 1, United States 3 - 1 Switzerland
14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 7, Russian Federation 0 - 13 United States
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 2, Canada 8 - 0 Norway
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 8, Finland 2 - 1 China
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 3, Russian Federation 8 - 2 Latvia
February 17, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 4, Finland vs Belarus
14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 9, Canada vs Sweden
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 5, Sweden vs Germany
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 10, Slovakia vs Switzerland
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 6, Czech Republic vs Slovakia
February 18, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 7, United States vs Norway
14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 11, United States vs Finland
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 8, Switzerland vs Canada
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 12, China vs Russian Federation
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 9, Slovakia vs Russian Federation
February 19, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 10, Belarus vs Sweden
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 11, Czech Republic vs Latvia
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 12, Finland vs Germany
February 20, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 13, Norway vs Switzerland
14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Classifications - Game 13
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 14, Latvia vs Slovakia
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Classifications - Game 14
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 15, Germany vs Belarus
February 21, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group B Game 16, Russian Federation vs Czech Republic
16:40 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A Game 17, Canada vs United States
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C Game 18, Sweden vs Finland
February 22, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Play-offs Semifinals - Game 15
14:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Classifications - 7th/8th - Game 16
17:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Play-offs Semifinals - Game 17
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Classifications - 5th/6th - Game 18
February 23, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Qualifications - Game 19
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Qualifications - Game 20
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Qualifications - Game 21
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Qualifications - Game 22
February 24, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 23
16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 24
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 25
21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 26
February 25, 2010
11:00 - Ice Hockey - Women's Bronze Medal Game - Game 19, Medal Event
15:30 - Ice Hockey - Women's Gold Medal Game - Game 20, Medal Event
February 26, 2010
12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Semifinals - Game 27
18:30 - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Semifinals - Game 28
February 27, 2010
19:00 - Ice Hockey - Men's Bronze Medal Game - Game 29, Medal Event
February 28, 2010
12:15 - Ice Hockey - Men's Gold Medal Game - Game 30, Medal Event