The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy, from 15 to 26 February. Twelve teams competed, with Sweden winning the gold medal, Finland winning silver and the Czech Republic winning bronze. It was the third Olympic tournament to feature National Hockey League (NHL) players and the tenth best-on-best hockey tournament in history. American defenseman Chris Chelios set a standard for the longest time between his first Olympic ice hockey tournament and his last–he had competed twenty-two years earlier at the 1984 Olympics. The old record was set by Swiss hockey player Bibi Torriani, who had played twenty years after his debut. Men's ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin — the final on February 26, 2006. 🥇 Sweden · 🥈 Finland · 🥉 Czech Republic Wiki link