8 8 , ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁tournament ▁und efe ated ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁do ▁both ▁with ▁the ▁full ▁N HL ▁participation . ▁ ▁Canada ▁surrender ed ▁only ▁three ▁goals ▁in ▁six ▁games , ▁the ▁few est ▁allowed ▁by ▁a ▁gold ▁med all ist ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁when ▁Canada ▁shut ▁out ▁the ▁opposition ▁in ▁a ▁three - game ▁tournament . ▁Canada ▁also ▁scored ▁only ▁sevent een ▁goals , ▁the ▁few est ▁by ▁a ▁gold ▁medal - win ning ▁team ▁in ▁Olympic ▁history , ▁although ▁Great ▁Britain ▁aver aged ▁fewer ▁goals ▁per ▁game ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁( n in ete en ▁goals ▁in ▁eight ▁games ). ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁ ▁Canada , ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁Finland , ▁Norway , ▁Russia , ▁Slov ak ia , ▁Sweden , ▁Switzerland , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁qualified ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁nine ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁II H F ▁World ▁Rank ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Austria , ▁Lat via , ▁and ▁Sloven ia ▁qualified ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁qual ification ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Rost ers ▁ ▁Official s ▁The ▁II H F ▁selected ▁ 1 4 ▁ref ere es ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁lines men ▁to ▁work ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics . ▁They ▁were ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁Games ▁were ▁primarily ▁offici ated ▁by ▁N HL ▁ref ere es , ▁a ▁st ip ulation ▁by ▁the ▁N HL ▁if ▁most ▁Olympic ▁players ▁are ▁N