<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held in Sochi, Russia between 12--23 February 2014 . For the fifth consecutive Olympics, players from the National Hockey League participated . Twelve countries qualified for the tournament; nine of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation, while the other three took part in a qualification tournament . </P> <P> In the semi-finals, Canada won over the United States, and Sweden won over Finland . In the final, Canada defeated Sweden to win the tournament for the ninth time, and avenge their 1994 gold medal loss . Finland finished with the bronze medal, defeating the US, with captain Teemu Selänne awarded as the MVP of the tournament, scoring twice in the bronze - medal game . </P> <P> With the gold medal, Canada became the first men's team to successfully defend an Olympic title since the Soviet Union in 1988, the first team to finish the tournament undefeated since 1984 and the first to do both with the full NHL participation . </P>

Who won the gold medal in men's hockey 2014