Chapters: Ice Hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's Qualification, 2009-10 Hockey Canada National Women's Team, Ice Hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's Tournament, Ice Hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's Qualification, 2009-10 United States National Women's Ice Hockey Team, 2009-10 Finland Women's Ice Hockey National Team, 2009-10 Hockey Canada National Men's Team, Ice Hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's Tournament, Ice Hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's Team Rosters, Ice Hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's Team Rosters. Excerpt: Qualification for the men's tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Twelve teams qualified for the Ice Hockey event. The top nine teams in the IIHF World Ranking after the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championship received automatic berths into the Ice Hockey event. Teams ranked 10th through 30th had an opportunity to qualify for the event. Teams ranked 19th through 30th played in a first qualification round in November 2008, where the top three teams from the round advanced to the second qualification round. Teams ranked 10th through 18th joined the three top teams from the first qualifying round to play in a second qualification round. The top three teams from the second qualifying round advanced to the Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament. ^Quebec City and Halifax are site for 2008 World Championship only, thus the site where qualification through the rankings is determined. Note: Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, and Sweden had been mathematically determined to qualify for the 2010 Olympics before the start of the 2008 World Championship. Belarus, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, and United States qualified for the 2010 Olympics by their performance in the 2008 World Championship. All... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18800780