Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics

At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano (Japan), the competitions were in hockey next to the ice hockey tournament for men for the first time from a tournament of women.

For the Lord tournament could be achieved with the North American professional league NHL through negotiations between the IOC and the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ), that the NHL took a break for the first time for the period of the Winter Games. In return, the big six hockey nations were set for the final round and had to step in until a week later in the action.

Venues

The matches of the Olympic hockey tournaments were held in two games at the newly built ice rinks in Nagano held: Big -called Hockey Stadium A, a hall for 10,104 spectators in the district Wakasato Hat. Secondly, in Nagano Sports Park, Higashi - Wada in Hockey Stadium B Aqua Wing with 6,078 seats. The men's tournament was held from February 7 to 22, the women's tournament took place in the period from February 8 to 17 instead.

Mr. tournament

Women's tournament

Medal Tally

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