The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics took place in Beijing, China between 9 and 20 February 2022. Twelve countries qualified for the tournament; eight of them did so automati
Beijing National Indoor Stadium 2019 2
Cadillac Arena
The Russian men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Russia, overseen by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. As of 2021, they were rated third in the IIHF World Ranking
Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament
…International Ice Hockey Federation, one, China, automatically qualified as hosts, while the three others took part in a qualification tournament. The Olympic Athletes from Russia team won the gold medal in 2018. The Russian Olympic Committee, representing Russia at the 2022 Games, were thus the defending champions. Finland won…
Vladimir Putin and Russian team captain Alexander Ovechkin
Russian players met with President Vladimir Putin on 31 January 2018, prior to their departure to South Korea
The bronze medal-winning Russian team at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Alexander Semin's first goal in the 2008 IIHF World Championship final