VANCOUVER - The hockey schedule for the 2010 Olympics is set.
The Canadian men's team begins its quest for gold on Feb. 16, when it will face Norway at GM Place - dubbed Canada Hockey Place during the Olympic tournament.
All three of Canada's preliminary games will be played in the mid-afternoon local time. It faces Switzerland on Feb. 18 and the U.S. on Feb. 21.
The gold medal game will be played at 12:15 p.m. local time on Feb. 28 - the final day of the Olympics.
The women's team opens its tournament on Feb. 13 against Slovakia at Canada Hockey Place. The other two preliminary games - Feb. 15 against Switzerland and Feb. 17 against Sweden - will be played at UBC.
The International Ice Hockey Federation expects only minor changes to the schedule.
"Any possible changes will be due to television requests or logistical reasons," said IIHF sport director Dave Fitzpatrick. "Hopefully, very soon we will be able to consider the schedules we announced today as final."
MEN'S TOURNAMENT
(All times listed are Pacific Time)
Venues: Canada Hockey Place and UBC Thunderbird Arena (UBC)
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Tue 16.02
A 12.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE USA - SUI
A 16.30 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE CAN - NOR
B 21.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE RUS - LAT
Wed 17.02
C 12.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE FIN - BLR
C 16.30 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE SWE - GER
B 21.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE CZE - SVK
Thu 18.02
A 12.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE USA - NOR
A 16.30 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE SUI - CAN
B 21.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE SVK - RUS
Fri 19.02
C 12.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE BLR - SWE
B 16.30 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE CZE - LAT
C 21.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE FIN - GER
Sat 20.02
A 12.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE NOR - SUI
B 16.30 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE LAT - SVK
C 21.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE GER - BLR
Sun 21.02 B 12.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE RUS - CZE
A 16.45 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE CAN - USA
C 21.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE SWE - FIN
QUALIFICATION PLAYOFF
8 Tue 23.02
12.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE QP1
16.30 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE QP2
19.00 UBC QP3
21.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE QP4
NOTES:
QP1 - if playing in Qualification playoffs, USA to play in the 12.00 game
QP2 - if playing in Qualification playoffs, CAN to play in the 16.30 game
QUARTER-FINAL ROUND
9 Wed 24.02
12.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE QF1
16.30 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE QF2
19.00 UBC QF3
21.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE QF4
NOTES:
QF1 or QF4 - if qualified, USA to play in either the 12.00 or 21.00 game
QF2 - if qualified, CAN to play in the 16.30 game
10 Thu 25.02 DAY OFF
SEMI-FINAL ROUND
11 Fri 26.02 12.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE SF1
18.30 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE SF2
NOTES:
SF1 - if qualified, USA to play in the 12.00 game
SF2 - if qualified, CAN to play in the 18.30 game
BRONZE MEDAL GAME
12 Sat 27.02 19.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE 29 BRONZE
GOLD MEDAL GAME
13 Sun 28.02 12:15 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE 30 GOLD
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WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT
PRELIMINARY ROUND
1 Sat 13.02
A 12.00 UBC 1 SWE - SUI
A 17.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE 2 CAN - SVK
2 Sun 14.02
B 12.00 UBC 3 USA - CHN
B 16.30 UBC 4 FIN - RUS
3 Mon 15.02
A 14.30 UBC 5 SUI - CAN
A 19.00 UBC 6 SWE - SVK
4 Tue 16.02
B 14.30 UBC 7 RUS - USA
B 19.00 UBC 8 FIN - CHN
5 Wed 17.02
A 14.30 UBC 9 CAN - SWE
A 19.00 UBC 10 SVK - SUI
6 Thu 18.02
B 14.30 UBC 11 USA - FIN
B 19.00 UBC 12 CHN - RUS
7 Fri 19.02 DAY OFF
PLAYOFF ROUND
8 Sat 20.02
14.30 UBC 13 Placement #1
19.00 UBC 14 Placement #2
9 Sun 21.02 DAY OFF
10 Mon 22.02
12.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE 15 Semi-final #1
14.00 UBC 16 Placement #3
17.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE 17 Semi-final #2
19.00 UBC 18 Placement #4
11 Tue 23.02
DAY OFF
12 Wed 24.02
DAY OFF
NOTES:
Day 8 - if qualified, CAN to play 19.00 game
Day 10 - if qualified, USA to play 12.00 game
Day 10 - if qualified, CAN to play 17.00 game
FINALS
13 Thu 25.02 11.00 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE 19 Bronze
15.30 CANADA HOCKEY PLACE 20 Gold