--- title: "Where did the 2006 winner Ice Hockey take place ?" description: "Where did the 2006 winner Ice Hockey take place ?" author: "Rajib Ahluwalia" published: 2018-07-22 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47431/where-did-the-2006-winner-ice-hockey-take-place category: "sports" tags: ["sports"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Where did the 2006 winner Ice Hockey take place ? Where did the 2006 winner [Ice Hockey](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100750/what-s-the-key-goal-in-ice-hockey) take place ?\ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute **Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held at the Torino Palasport Olimpico** and the **Torino Esposizioni in Turin, Italy**. S**weden won the men's competition**, which took place from **15 to 26 February**, while **Canada won the women's competition, which took place from 11 to 20 February.** **The Palasport Olimpico, Italy's largest arena, was inaugurated in 2005.** It was largely utilized for pop concerts afterthe **Olympics.** Since the Olympics, the Torino Esposizioni has only hosted exhibits and trade shows, and it is largely used for **exhibitions and trade shows. Both men's and women's tournaments were held this year. The women's field** was expanded to **eight teams, divided into two four-team pools.** The **top two teams** in each pool advanced to **the semi-finals,** where the champions competed for the **gold medal, which was won by Canada.** The biggest story from the women's tournament was that the **final would not be between Canada and the United States** after the **Americans were beaten in overtime by Sweden in the semi-finals.** **NHL franchises** once again allowed their players to participate in the **Winter Olympics,** However, the format was different. **As in 1998 and 2002, the 12 teams were divided into two pools of six, with no direct seeding into the final pools. Each pool advanced four teams to a single-elimination medal event.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47431/where-did-the-2006-winner-ice-hockey-take-place Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.