2010 IIHF World Championship

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2010 IIHF World Championship
2010 IIHF World Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates7–23 May
Opened by Horst Köhler
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (6th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fourth placeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played56
Goals scored277 (4.95 per game)
Attendance548,788 (9,800 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Russia.svg Ilya Kovalchuk  (12 points)
MVP Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Endras
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The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7 and 23 May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannheim, and one game at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen. The Russian team was the defending champion, having won the previous two championships.

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The Czech Republic, after an early 2–3 upset loss to Norway in the preliminary round, ultimately claimed their sixth world championship title by defeating defending champions, two years running, Russia, 2–1 in the final. Sweden won against Germany 3–1 for the bronze medal.

Canada, which three months earlier, had won the 2010 Winter Olympics Men's Ice Hockey Gold on home-ice in Vancouver, after beating the Russians 7–3 in the Quarterfinals, had a disappointing tournament. They clinched the last spot in the playoff round and lost their quarterfinal 2–5 in a rematch versus Russia. They finished 7th overall, their second-worst finish in tournament history, after their 1992 8th-place finish.

The tournament stands as the most watched IIHF championship in history, with an estimated cumulative audience of over 650 million over the course of the tournament and viewers in over 100 countries and dependencies worldwide. [1] It also was a considerable success regarding attendance for the tournament; it ranked as the second most attended ice hockey world championship of all time, narrowly behind the 2004 edition. In total 548,788 people attended, compared with 552,097 in 2004 in the Czech Republic. It since slipped to the fourth place, behind 2014 and 2015 editions.

The host nation of Germany had their best finish at the tournament since it switched to the current 16 nation format, and a player representing Germany (goaltender Dennis Endras) was named MVP for the first time in the history of the championship. [2]

Summary

Slovakia warming up prior to facing Belarus in Group A preliminary action BELARUS-SLOVAKIA 2010-05-11.JPG
Slovakia warming up prior to facing Belarus in Group A preliminary action

Preliminary round

Group A saw the higher seeded team win each match, with the exception of the game between Belarus and Slovakia which was won by Slovakia. Russia topped the group with the full nine points, Slovakia qualified in second and Belarus in third. Kazakhstan was sent to the relegation round, after being promoted to the finals tournament for the first time since 2006.

In Group B the higher seeded team won each match, with the exception of the final group match which saw Switzerland defeat the second-seeded Canadians for the first time in the history of the tournament. [3] This upset led to Switzerland winning the group with nine points, followed by Canada in second and Latvia in third. Italy, back at the finals tournament after missing 2009, lost all its matches and was returned to the relegation round.

Group C action ended with three teams having a record of two wins and one defeat. Norway's upset defeat of Czech Republic caused a controversy when Jaromír Jágr, a famous member of the Czech team, spoke out against other Czech stars turning down the tournament. [4] This later triggered an international hockey dispute, when a column was posted on IIHF.com regarding these comments and about players' turning down invitations to attend. This article was later taken down and René Fasel, president of the IIHF, noted his concern. [5] Sweden, the Czech Republic and Norway all moved on to the qualification round, while France was sent to the relegation after failing to win any matches.

In Group D the opening game saw the first major upset. Germany in front of a record crowd of over 77,000 persons defeated the United States in overtime, 2–1. [6] This group proved to be full of upsets; in the next match Denmark beat the fourth-seeded Finns, followed by the Danes defeating the Americans. Finland came up with two wins to top the group and move on to the qualification round, along with Germany in second place and Denmark in third. The final match between the U.S. and Finland determined the United States' last-place finish, and they were sent to the relegation round for the first time since 2003. [7]

Qualification round

Belarus defeated Germany 2-1 in overtime, in the qualification round. Germany-Belarus-2010-Hockey-World-Cup-Face-Off.jpg
Belarus defeated Germany 2–1 in overtime, in the qualification round.

Group E action first saw Denmark handing favored Slovakia a blowout upset, 6–0. [8] In the next match Finland defeated Belarus, 2–0, after outshooting them 32 to 18. Russia narrowly defeated Germany 3–2, in which Alexander Ovechkin scored the winner. Russia continued with two more wins over Denmark and Finland to propel them to the group win, making them the only team to go undefeated into the playoff round. Belarus defeated Germany in overtime, and then defeated Denmark 2–1, but this was not enough to qualify and they ended in fifth place. In yet another upset, the host Germans defeated Slovakia 2–1 to win a qualifying spot in third place, much to the delight of the German fans and coach Uwe Krupp. [9] Finland finished in second-place after Russia, followed by Germany and Denmark. Denmark managed to qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time in the history of the tournament. Slovakia finished a disappointing last, marking the third straight year in which they did not qualify for the quarter-finals in the lead up to their hosting of the 2011 IIHF World Championship. [10]

Group F opened with Canada flexing its offense against Norway in a 12–1 blowout. [11] Sweden then defeated Latvia 4–2, followed by Switzerland continuing its winning streak with an upset 3–2 win against the Czechs. [12] Latvia defeated Norway but later lost to the Czech Republic, which resulted in their last placement in the group and their failure to qualify. Sweden beat Canada after an impressive performance by Swedish goaltender Jonas Gustavsson. [13] In another upset, Norway managed to beat the in-form Swiss 3–2, but they would end in fifth place. The Czech Republic won against Canada 3–2 to lead them to finish ahead of the Canadians in the group. [14] Sweden capped off the round with a convincing 5–0 win over Switzerland to finish as group winners. [14] Switzerland finished in second after Sweden, followed by the Czech Republic. Canada, somewhat surprisingly as the second seed, grabbed the last qualifying spot in fourth place.

Relegation round

France lost 4-0 to the U.S. in the relegation round France-2010-Hockey-World-Cup-02.JPG
France lost 4–0 to the U.S. in the relegation round

In the relegation round (Group G) the teams from the U.S., France, the newly promoted Italy and Kazakhstan faced each other after they had ended their respective preliminary groups in fourth and last place. The U.S. beat Kazakhstan in the first game 10–0, while France won against Italy in the decisive match for second place. [15] There were no surprises on the second game-day, with the U.S. defeating France and Italy winning against Kazakhstan. [16] The U.S. then defeated Italy in a shootout and France beat Kazakhstan 5–3. The final relegation results saw Kazakhstan and Italy go directly back down to Division I. [17] Group-winners U.S. and second-placed France both qualified for the 2011 World Championships.

Playoff round

The playoff round saw the top eight teams competing for the title of 2010 world champions. The quarter-finals began with a close match between Finland and the Czech Republic. After Petri Kontiola's early goal in the first minute, the game remained scoreless all the way into the third period. Jakub Klepiš scored the equalizer shortly after the final period started. No further goals were scored, so the game went into a scoreless overtime followed by a shootout. Jan Marek scored the decisive goal to put the Czechs into the semifinals. [18]

In the second quarter-final, Sweden faced Denmark. This was Denmark's first appearance in the playoff round. After Sweden established a comfortable 3–0 lead, the Danes scored a goal in the second period. Seven minutes before the end Linus Omark scored a goal which restored the three-goal lead for Sweden. A late power play goal by Dane Morten Madsen was to no avail and Sweden won 4–2. [19]

The third quarter-final featured a storied and contentious rivalry. Russia played against Canada in a repeat of the quarter-finals at the 2010 Olympics, in which Canada embarrassed the Russians 7–3. The opening period was a dead heat until a late goal by Maxim Afinogenov. Russia, still undefeated at the tournament, immediately overtook Canada in the second period, and led at one point in the third period by 4–0. Ilya Kovalchuk had a three-assist game and was a big boost for the Russians who won 5–2, following two late Canadian goals. [20]

The final quarter-final was an evening game between the host Germany and their traditional rival, Switzerland. The first period was scoreless but not without chances, as the Swiss hit the post twice. Midway through the second period Philip Gogulla scored on the power play to give Germany the lead, and this goal would turn out to be the game winner. The Swiss outshot the Germans 41 to 27, and Dennis Endras is credited with keeping Germany in the game by preserving the one-goal lead. The win put Germany in the semifinals for the first time since 1953 and the match was dubbed by the IIHF as The Miracle at Mannheim. [21] At the end of the match there was a brawl between the teams, which included German assistant coach Ernst Höfner getting into an altercation with Swiss defenceman Timo Helbling. Both were handed match suspensions. [22]

After one day off the semifinals started with Sweden versus the Czech Republic. The first period was equal with both teams scoring one goal. Andreas Engqvist scored midway through the second period to put Sweden up 2–1. This lead held into very late in the third period. With 1:13 left in the third period the Czechs pulled their goalie to get a six on five opportunity and Karel Rachůnek scored the 2–2 equalizer with just 7.5 seconds left, putting the game into overtime. The overtime period stayed scoreless and it came down to the shootout. In a repeat of the quarter-final the Czechs won by a goal from Jan Marek. [23]

The other semifinal between Germany and Russia was a close match, much like their qualification round game. The Germans started off the scoring with a goal from Marcel Goc during a two-man power play. At the midway point of the match Evgeni Malkin scored to tie up the game for the Russians. The remainder of the game was very close, and the tie was only broken with 1:50 minutes left, when Pavel Datsyuk scored the game-winning goal. The Germans pressed in the final minutes but the score held for a 2–1 Russian victory, putting them in the final for the third straight year. [24]

The bronze medal game was between Sweden and the surprise semifinalists, hosts Germany. Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson scored an early goal to put up Sweden 1–0. The game then went scoreless until late in the second period when on a 4–3 rush Alexander Barta managed to retrieve his own rebound and put it top-shelf past Jonas Gustavsson, tying up the game for Germany. Early in the third period Jonas Andersson fired a shot from a very tight angle which managed to beat Dennis Endras on the five hole. The score held until Andersson netted an empty-net goal to ensure Sweden's 3–1 victory, giving them their second straight bronze medal at the worlds. [25]

Final

Arrival of the champion Czech team in Old Town Square, Prague for celebrations Arrival of the ice hockey world champions - Prague, Old Town Square - 24 May 2010.jpg
Arrival of the champion Czech team in Old Town Square, Prague for celebrations

The final was played between Russia and the Czech Republic for the first time in the history of the tournament, although the predecessors of both these nations, the USSR and Czechoslovakia, had met several times in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. It was Russia's third consecutive finals appearance, and the Czech Republic's first appearance since 2006. [26]

The match began with a goal after just 20 seconds, scored by Jakub Klepiš from a pass by Jaromír Jágr. The goal was seemingly the result of a defensive mistake which led to a Czech offensive possession with Russian defensemen out of position. For the remainder of the period the Russians held almost complete possession of the puck, and veteran Sergei Fedorov hit the post after an odd man rush. Very late in the period the Russians put the puck in the net on a power play, but it was determined to be after the clock had run out and was ruled as no goal. There was some brief confusion however, as the buzzer sounds after the clock on the scoreboard runs out. [27]

In the second period Russia pressed once again but the Czech Republic slowed the game down and forced Russia to regroup, resulting in an error in the Russian defensive zone when Alexander Ovechkin collided with teammate Fedorov. This led to a 3-on-2 rush for the Czechs and Karel Rachůnek centered the puck while Tomáš Rolinek crashed the net. The puck was redirected off Rolinek's skates, and it was ruled a good goal because there was no kicking motion visible. [28]

The third period began with more Russian pressure, including a close chance off the post by Evgeni Malkin, but at the midway point of the period Russian Alexei Emelin was given a five-minute major and thrown out of the game for clipping Jaromír Jágr, who did not return for the remainder of the game. This was followed by more penalty trouble for both teams. In the final minutes after pulling goaltender Semyon Varlamov, Pavel Datsyuk buried a goal on a 5-on-3 with 35 seconds left, bringing Russia within one goal of the Czechs. Under pressure the Czech goalie Tomáš Vokoun managed to stave off the final Russian assault and the Czechs held on to win the game 2–1. [29]

The president of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus handed out the gold medals alongside IIHF president René Fasel.

Rosters

Each team's roster for the 2010 IIHF World Championship consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and three goaltenders. All sixteen participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting on 6 May 2010. [30]

Host selection

Four nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2010 IIHF World Championship. Those nations were:

Slovakia and Sweden withdrew from bidding before voting began in order to apply for the 2011 World Championship. All four nations to bid on the 2010 World Championship later received winning bids. Slovakia won the bid to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship, Sweden won its bid to host in 2012, but this decision was later switched to be the joint host of the 2012, and 2013 IIHF World Championship editions (both with Finland), and Belarus to host the 2014 IIHF World Championship. [31]

After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by IIHF president René Fasel on 15 May 2005, from Zürich, Switzerland. Belarus' bidding cities Minsk and Zhodzina received 18 votes to Germany's 89, thus finalizing Germany's successful bid. [32]

Voting results
CountryVotes
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 89
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 18

Promotions

Official song

The official song of the tournament is "Stuck on Replay" by the German electronic dance band Scooter. It is the fourth single from their album Under the Radar Over the Top . It was released on 12 March 2010, on the day of the Hamburg concert, the biggest show of their Under the Radar Over the Top tour. [33]

Mascot

Urmel on Ice Urmel on Ice 2010 IIHF World Championship mascot.jpg
Urmel on Ice

Urmel on Ice [34] (German : Urmel auf dem Eis) is the official mascot of the tournament. A character created by Max Kruse and known by the German public from the Augsburger Puppenkiste and the Impy's Island (Urmel aus dem Eis (English: Urmel from the ice)) film was previously the mascot of the Deutsche Eishockey-Bund and the German national team. He wears number 10 on his jersey. [35]

Motto

The official motto of the tournament was unveiled on 2 September 2009, in Lanxess Arena and is "Germany on Ice" (German : Deutschland auf Eis). [36]

Ambassadors

Vladislav Tretiak, one of the official ambassadors. Vladislav Tretiak.JPG
Vladislav Tretiak, one of the official ambassadors.

The World Championship Ambassadors for 2010 included; Canadian legend Wayne Gretzky, Soviet ice hockey goaltender and ten time World champion Vladislav Tretiak, and "Germany's ice hockey player of the century" Erich Kühnhackl. They are all members of the IIHF Hall of Fame, and have all played in the IIHF World Championship previously. [37] They were special members, alongside; Zdeno Chára, Peter Forsberg, Sergei Kostitsyn, Jari Kurri, Kim Martin, Mark Streit, Hayley Wickenheiser and Henrik Zetterberg, of a campaign called "The Green Puck campaign", which was an anti-doping initiative in association with the World Anti-Doping Agency. [38]

Venues

Cologne Mannheim Gelsenkirchen
Lanxess Arena
Capacity: 18,500		 SAP Arena
Capacity: 13,600		 Veltins-Arena
Capacity: 76,152
Koln deutz kolnarena.jpg SAParenaPanoN.jpg 2010-06-03 Arena AufSchalke 01.jpg

Attendance world record

Veltins-Arena during the opening game of the 2010 IIHF World Championship, which was attended by 77,803 people. Eroeffnungsspiel eishockey wm 2010.jpg
Veltins-Arena during the opening game of the 2010 IIHF World Championship, which was attended by 77,803 people.

The opening game of the 74th IIHF World Championship took place at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen on 7 May between Germany and the United States. On this occasion, the stadium's planned configuration would allow for a capacity of 76,152. [39] This figure is higher than the past ice hockey attendance World Record held by Michigan State University, which was 74,554. [40]

It was announced at the second intermission by Guinness World Records spokesman Christian Teufe, that not only had the Gelsenkirchen game passed the world record, but had exceeded it by over 3,000 individuals. The official attendance according to the IIHF, and confirmed by the Guinness World records, was 77,803. [41] Both Eric Nystrom and David Moss, who were playing for the United States, had also played in the Michigan State game in 2001, making them the only people to have played both world record games.

The noise inside the stadium was considerably loud, due to the German ice hockey chants, whistles and drums, which according to Ryan Carter of Team USA left the Americans frustrated at the inability to communicate. Carter also said that the "crowd was definitely the seventh man in this game for Germany". [42] Also notable about the game was that it was the first time in over 17 years of international hockey competition that Germany had defeated the United States, with Felix Schütz scoring the game winner in overtime, on Scott Clemmensen, for a 2–1 final score. The previous win was on 25 April 1993, also in Germany in Dortmund, during the 1993 World Championship when Germany beat the United States 6–3. [43]

The President of Germany, Horst Köhler, along with other politicians were present for the match. [44]

The overall attendance record was broken in December 2010 by The Big Chill at the Big House, though the crowd still remains the largest ever for an indoor hockey game.

Nations

The following 16 nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. One nation from Asia, 13 nations from Europe, and two nations from North America were represented.

Qualified nations in the 2010 IIHF World Championship, in Germany. MapGermany2010.png
Qualified nations in the 2010 IIHF World Championship, in Germany.
Asia
Europe
North America
  1. 1 2 Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Automatic qualifier after a top 13 placement at the 2009 IIHF World Championship
  3. ↑ Qualified as hosts [46]

Seeding and grouping

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2009 IIHF World Ranking, which ends at the conclusion of the 2009 IIHF World Championship. [47] The 2010 Olympics were therefore not included. The teams were grouped by seeding (in parentheses is the corresponding world ranking):

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Preliminary round

Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last team in each group competes in the relegation round.

Groups A and D were played in Cologne, with one game in Gelsenkirchen, and groups B and C were played in Mannheim.

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 33000103+79 Qualifying round
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 32001106+46
3Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 3100289−13
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 30003414−100 Relegation Round
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC+2).

9 May 2010
16:15		 Belarus  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg5–2
(0–0, 2–2, 3–0)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 6,125
Game reference
Vitali Koval Goalies Vitaliy Yeremeyev Referees:
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Hansen
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Looker
0–120:17 – D. Dudarev (K. Shafranov)
0–230:30 – V. Antipin (A. Koreshkov, A. Gavrilin)
D. Meleshko (M. Grabovski, R. Salei) – 32:091–2
M. Stefanovich (E. Kovryshin) – 33:392–2
A. Kalyuzhny (N. Stasenko) – 44:213–2
R. Salei (A. Kalyuzhny) – 50:144–2
S. Demagin (D. Meleshko, V. Kostyuchenok) – 58:205–2
10 minPenalties12 min
26Shots23
9 May 2010
20:15		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,522
Game reference
Peter Budaj Goalies Vasiliy Koshechkin Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Muylaert
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöberg
0–114:51 – M. Afinogenov (V. Kozlov, N. Kulemin)
0–229:23 – A. Ovechkin (S. Fedorov)
I. Majeský (M. Bartovič) – 43:511–2
1–359:06 – V. Kozlov (ENG)
8 minPenalties8 min
33Shots34
11 May 2010
16:15		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 9,274
Game reference
Alexander Eremenko Goalies Vitaliy Yeremeyev Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Looker
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Minář
A. Ovechkin (A. Semin, S. Fedorov) – 10:20 (PP)1–0
I. Kovalchuk (A. Semin) – 20:422–0
A. Semin – 37:553–0
D. Grebeshkov (M. Afinogenov, N. Kulemin) – 43:224–0
4–157:59 – D. Dudarev (K. Shafranov)
6 minPenalties10 min
29Shots19
11 May 2010
20:15		 Belarus  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg2–4
(2–0, 0–2, 0–2)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 8,862
Game reference
Vitali Koval Goalies Peter Budaj Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Larking
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Savage
S. Demagin (A. Stas, D. Meleshko) – 4:291–0
A. Kalyuzhny (A. Stas, D. Meleshko) – 9:032–0
2–122:42 – I. Čiernik (R. Lintner) (PP)
2–230:07 – M. Bartovič (R. Pánik, R. Lintner)
2–344:07 – M. Zagrapan (A. Sekera) (PP)
2–459:06 – M. Bartovič (R. Pánik, A. Podkonický)
12 minPenalties8 min
20Shots24
13 May 2010
16:15		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)		Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 17,540
Game reference
Semyon Varlamov Goalies Andrei Mezin Referees:
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Hansen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Muylaert
S. Mozyakin (M. Sushinski, I. Nikulin) – 10:45 (PP)1–0
A. Ovechkin (S. Fedorov) – 32:212–0
A. Anisimov (S. Mozyakin, V. Atyushov) – 34:033–0
3–147:30 – A. Kalyuzhny (A. Ugarov)
6 minPenalties8 min
38Shots20
13 May 2010
20:15		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg1–5
(0–1, 0–2, 1–2)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 13,556
Game reference
Vitaliy Yeremeyev Goalies Peter Budaj Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöberg
0–116:30 – M. Zagrapan (A. Sekera, I. Majeský)
0–225:04 – I. Čiernik (M. Svatoš)
0–333:52 – I. Čiernik (R. Lintner)
D. Dudarev (A. Koledayev) – 44:031–3
1–454:18 – T. Tatar (PS)
1–558:05 – A. Podkonický (P. Frühauf, T. Starosta)
8 minPenalties6 min
36Shots37

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 33000102+89 Qualifying round
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32001126+66
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 31002711−43
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30003313−100 Relegation Round
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC+2).

8 May 2010
16:15		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 7,912
Game reference
Chris Mason Goalies Adam Russo
Daniel Bellissimo 		Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír Baluška
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
C. Perry (S. Stamkos, R. Bourque) – 2:431–0
1–112:44 – M. Strazzabosco (N. Plastino, J. Parco)
K. Russell (R. Whitney) – 19:122–1
M. Duchene (R. Whitney, B. Burns) – 25:273–1
S. Stamkos (M. Duchene, K. Cumiskey) – 30:374–1
R. Bourque (T. Myers) – 57:195–1
12 minPenalties18 min
45Shots24
8 May 2010
20:15		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 7,089
Game reference
Martin Gerber Goalies Edgars Masaļskis Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Tom Laaksonen
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Stearns
A. Ambühl (D. Brunner, T. Monnet) – 2:261–0
R. Josi – 22:282–0
2–142:35 – G. Meija (J. Štāls, J. Rēdlihs)
I. Rüthemann (ENG) – 59:583–1
6 minPenalties6 min
31Shots22
10 May 2010
16:15		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 5,971
Game reference
Martin Gerber Goalies Daniel Bellissimo Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Rafail Kadyrov
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Piechaczek
T. Monnet (M. Seger) – 21:201–0
D. Brunner (P. Savary, R. Josi) – 46:39 (PP)2–0
M. Plüss – 59:44 (ENG)3–0
10 minPenalties10 min
52Shots15
10 May 2010
20:15		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–6
(0–2, 0–4, 1–0)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 5,501
Game reference
Edgars Masaļskis
Mārtiņš Raitums 		Goalies Chris Mason
Chad Johnson 		Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Olenin
0–11:59 – J. Tavares (K. Russell, C. Perry) (PP)
0–218:19 – S. Stamkos (K. Russell, C. Perry) (PP)
0–325:30 – M. Giordano (R. Whitney, K. Cumiskey) (PP)
0–426:58 – J. Tavares (C. Perry) (PP)
0–530:07 – S. Downie (B. Burns)
0–639:06 – M. Giordano (E. Kane, R. Peverley)
G. Pujacs (J. Štāls, G. Meija) – 50:251–6
14 minPenalties18 min
24Shots32
12 May 2010
16:15		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–5
(1–1, 0–1, 1–3)		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 4,029
Game reference
Adam Russo Goalies Edgars Masaļskis Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír Baluška
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Levonen
0–10:50 – K. Daugaviņš (J. Sprukts)
M. De Marchi (M. Souza) – 14:451–1
1–228:26 – A. Ņiživijs (H. Vasiļjevs, G. Pujacs)
1–341:56 – A. Reķis (G. Pujacs, A. Ņiživijs)
G. Scandella – 43:28 (PP)2–3
2–457:13 – K. Daugaviņš (M. Karsums)
2–559:09 – M. Karsums (M. Cipulis) (ENG)
12 minPenalties8 min
26Shots38
12 May 2010
20:15		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)		Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 12,500
Game reference
Chris Mason Goalies Tobias Stephan Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Tom Laaksonen
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Sterns
0–111:47 – I. Rüthemann (T. Déruns, M. Plüss)
0–214:03 – M. Plüss (T. Déruns, I. Rüthemann)
J. Tavares (M. Duchene, R. Whitney) – 14:291–2
1–321:38 – A. Ambuhl (K. Romy, R. Josi)
1–445:29 – T. Déruns (M. Plüss, I. Rüthemann)
4 minPenalties10 min
32Shots18

Group C

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3200196+36 Qualifying round
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 32001106+46
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 32001108+26
4Flag of France.svg  France 30003514−90 Relegation Round
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC+2).

9 May 2010
16:15		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6–2
(2–0, 2–0, 2–2)		Flag of France.svg  France SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,132
Game reference
Tomáš Vokoun Goalies Fabrice Lhenry Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Levonen
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Olenin
P. Hubáček (J. Jágr) – 0:441–0
J. Novotný (F. Novak) (PP) – 11:432–0
P. Gřegořek (J. Novotný) – 23:233–0
K. Rachůnek (J. Klepiš, J. Jágr) (PP) – 25:074–0
L. Kašpar (J. Novotný, P. Vampola) – 46:065–0
5–146:27 – Y. Treille (L. Meunier)
5–248:37 – L. Meunier (S. Treille, L. Tardif)
M. Blaťák (J. Klepiš, J. Jágr) (PP) – 59:276–2
8 minPenalties18 min
41Shots22
9 May 2010
20:15		 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2–5
(0–2, 1–0, 1–3)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 5,022
Game reference
Pål Grotnes Goalies Jonas Gustavsson Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Rafail Kadyrov
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Piechaczek
0–16:43 – M. Weinhandl (M. Pääjärvi-Svensson)
0–212:45 – E. Karlsson (R. Wallin) (PP)
P. Thoresen (A. Fredriksen, J. Holøs) (PP) – 20:201–2
H. Solberg (A. Fredriksen, P. Thoresen) – 44:572–2
2–347:08 – M. Weinhandl (M. Pääjärvi-Svensson)
2–454:31 – M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (R. Wallin)
2–557:43 – M. Weinhandl (A. Engqvist) (PP)
10 minPenalties14 min
21Shots44
11 May 2010
16:15		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1)		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 2,256
Game reference
Ondřej Pavelec Goalies Pål Grotnes Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Tom Laaksonen
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Sterns
0–112:09 – M. Zuccarello Aasen (P. Thoresen, T. Jakobsen)
J. Jágr (M. Rozsíval, J. Klepiš) – 27:56 (PP2)1–1
1–230:13 –A. Fredriksen (L. Østli, P. Thoresen)
1–344:23 –A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, L. Spets)
J. Jágr (K. Rachůnek) – 53:092–3
12 minPenalties22 min
46Shots15
11 May 2010
20:15		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–2
(1–0, 2–0, 0–2)		Flag of France.svg  France SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,268
Game reference
Jacob Markström Goalies Eddy Ferhi
Fabrice Lhenry 		Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír Baluška
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Levonen
C. Gunnarsson (L. Omark, N. Persson) – 17:491–0
J. Andersson (M. Nylander) – 22:342–0
J. Harju (L. Omark, C. Bäckman) – 27:443–0
3–144:34 – Y. Treille
3–254:05 – L. Tardif (S. Da Costa, B. Amar)
6 minPenalties6 min
45Shots23
13 May 2010
16:15		 France  Flag of France.svg1–5
(1–0, 0–1, 0–4)		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 4,403
Game reference
Fabrice Lhenry Goalies Pål Grotnes
Ruben Smith 		Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Piechaczek
S. Da Costa (J. Auvitu) – 12:49 (PP)1–0
1–132:02 – P. Lorentzen (M. Røymark, K. Forsberg)
1–242:34 – M. Zuccarello Aasen (P. Thoresen, L. Østli) (PP)
1–347:19 – A. Bastiansen
1–448:42 – P. Thoresen (M. Aasen)
1–556:57 – M. Olimb (PS)
36 minPenalties56 min
27Shots40
13 May 2010
20:15		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 12,500
Game reference
Jonas Gustavsson Goalies Tomáš Vokoun Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Rafail Kadyrov
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Olenin
0–10:54 – T. Rolinek (SH)
M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (R. Wallin) – 24:031–1
1–229:18 – P. Hubáček (J. Novotný, T. Vokoun)
16 minPenalties12 min
32Shots37

Group D

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3200156−16 Qualifying round
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3110153+25
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3110175+25
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3002147−32 Relegation Round
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC+2).

7 May 2010
20:15		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 77,803
Game reference
Scott Clemmensen Goalies Dennis Endras Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Lärking
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Savage
0–125:20 – M. Wolf (M. Müller, C. Ullmann)
R. Carter – 48:281–1
1–260:21 – F. Schütz (OT)
8 minPenalties8 min
32Shots20
8 May 2010
20:15		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 11,452
Game reference
Pekka Rinne Goalies Frederik Andersen Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Looker
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Minář
0–12:20 – F. Nielsen (K. Staal, J. Jakobsen)
0–25:19 – P. Regin (K. Degn)
P. Kontiola (J. Aaltonen, P. Nummelin) – 6:471–2
1–321:19 – J. Jakobsen (T. Dresler)
1–459:13 – F. Nielsen (ENG)
2 minPenalties14 min
37Shots17
10 May 2010
16:15		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–2 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 8,985
Game reference
Scott Clemmensen Goalies Patrick Galbraith Referees:
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Hansen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
0–128:52 – L. Eller (F. Nielsen, P. Regin)
K. Yandle (K. Okposo, J. Johnson) – 32:03 (PP)1–1
1–262:04 – S. Lassen (OT)
8 minPenalties10 min
31Shots29
10 May 2010
20:15		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,654
Game reference
Rob Zepp Goalies Petri Vehanen Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Larking
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöberg
0–125:18 – J. Immonen (J. Jokinen)
8 minPenalties6 min
28Shots37
12 May 2010
16:15		 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–3
(1–1, 0–2, 0–0)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,623
Game reference
Patrick Galbraith Goalies Dennis Endras Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Muylaert
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Savage
P. Larsen (P. Regin, J. Damgaard) – 3:40 (PP2)1–0
1–18:40 – M. Goc (A. Sulzer) (PP)
1–233:28 – F. Schütz (J. Krueger)
1–335:09 – N. Goc
14 minPenalties12 min
24Shots30
12 May 2010
20:15		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 17,633
Game reference
Petri Vehanen Goalies Scott Clemmensen Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Minář
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
0–13:30 – D. Moss (J. Johnson, C. Kreider)
L. Komarov (J. Immonen, P. Puistola) – 35:521–1
P. Nummelin (M. Mäenpää) (PP) – 40:182–1
S. Kapanen (P. Nummelin, J. Aaltonen) – 57:583–1
3–259:43 – T. Oshie (K. Yandle) (SH)
2 minPenalties6 min
43Shots22

Qualification round

The top three teams from each group of the preliminary round advanced to the qualifying round. They were placed into two groups: teams from Groups A and D were placed into Group E, while teams from Groups B and C were placed into Group F.

Every team kept the points from preliminary round matches against teams who also advanced. The teams played a single round robin, but did not play against teams which they had already met in preliminary groups. [48]

The top four teams in both groups E and F advanced to the playoff round.

Group E

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 55000205+1515 Playoff round
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 53002911−29
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 520128807
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 520031312+16
5Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 51103711−45
6Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 51004818−103
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC+2).

14 May 2010
16:15		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg0–6
(0–6, 0–0, 0–0)		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 4,442
Game reference
Peter Budaj
Rastislav Staňa 		Goalies Patrick Galbraith Referees:
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Hansen
Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Larking
0–11:05 – P. Regin (M. Bødker, D. Nielsen)
0–24:20 – P. Larsen (J. Damgaard, P. Regin) (PP2)
0–34:40 – M. Christensen (M. Green, P. Regin) (PP)
0–410:52 – M. Madsen (D. Nielsen, L. Eller) (PP)
0–512:21 – M. Green (K. Degn)
0–613:42 – S. Lassen (L. Eller, M. Madsen)
14 minPenalties2 min
26Shots34
14 May 2010
20:15		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)		Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 5,273
Game reference
Pekka Rinne Goalies Andrei Mezin Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Looker
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöberg
J. Immonen (A. Miettinen) (PP) – 27:231–0
J. Hytönen (A. Pihlström – P. Puistola) – 32:192–0
6 minPenalties12 min
32Shots18
15 May 2010
20:15		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,343
Game reference
Semyon Varlamov Goalies Dimitrij Kotschnew Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Minář
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
I. Kovalchuk (A. Frolov, A. Yemelin) – 14:201–0
N. Kulemin (M. Afinogenov, V. Kozlov) – 26:102–0
2–139:59 – C. Ehrhoff (M. Wolf, K. Hospelt)
A. Ovechkin (A. Semin) – 49:463–1
3–253:39 – A. Barta (S. Felski, D. Kreutzer)
8 minPenalties8 min
36Shots34
16 May 2010
16:15		 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–6
(0–2, 1–1, 0–3)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 5,789
Game reference
Frederik Andersen Goalies Vasiliy Koshechkin Referees:
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Hansen
Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Larking
0–115:07 – P. Datsyuk (I. Kovalchuk, E. Malkin)
0–219:12 – A. Ovechkin (S. Fedorov) (SH)
M. Christensen (P. Regin, K. Staal) (PP) – 25:021–2
1–333:40 – E. Malkin (I. Kovalchuk, P. Datsyuk) (PP)
1–447:51 – P. Datsyuk (E. Malkin, I. Kovalchuk)
1–550:51 – P. Datsyuk (PS)
1–652:26 – N. Kulemin (M. Afinogenov, A. Anisimov)
10 minPenalties12 min
31Shots32
16 May 2010
20:15		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–2 OT
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)		Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 11,748
Game reference
Dennis Endras Goalies Andrei Mezin Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Muylaert
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Savage
0–16:43 – A. Mikhalev (Y. Chupris, E. Kovyrshin)
M. Müller (S. Felski) – 59:061–1
1–264:45 – A. Kalyuzhny (M. Grabovski, A. Makritski)
8 minPenalties2 min
34Shots21
17 May 2010
16:15		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5–2
(0–0, 3–0, 2–2)		Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 3,474
Game reference
Pekka Rinne Goalies Peter Budaj
Rastislav Staňa 		Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Minář
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Savage
P. Kontiola (T. Jaakola, S. Kapanen) – 29:201–0
P. Nummelin (R. Hahl) – 30:132–0
J. Jokinen (P. Nummelin, P. Puistola) – 33:263–0
3–141:58 – T. Tatar (T. Starosta)
J. Jokinen (P. Nummelin, A. Miettinen) – 56:344–1
4–258:01 – V. Mihálik (T. Starosta, M. Bartovič)
J. Aaltonen (J. Niskala, P. Rinne) (ENG) – 58:545–2
6 minPenalties8 min
35Shots29
17 May 2010
20:15		 Belarus  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 3,257
Game reference
Vitali Koval Goalies Patrick Galbraith Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Looker
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
0–10:38 – L. Eller (M. Madsen, F. Nielsen)
A. Stas (A. Ugarov, A. Kalyuzhny) – 36:311–1
M. Stefanovich (M. Grabovski) (PP) – 57:492–1
10 minPenalties16 min
27Shots28
18 May 2010
16:15		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 15,137
Game reference
Peter Budaj Goalies Dennis Endras Referees:
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Hansen
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöberg
0–17:19 – A. Barta (D. Kreutzer)
0–224:42 – D. Kreutzer (A. Barta, S. Felski)
M. Svatoš (D. Graňák) (PP) – 39:171–2
8 minPenalties6 min
22Shots26
18 May 2010
20:15		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 11,687
Game reference
Semyon Varlamov Goalies Petri Vehanen Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Looker
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Muylaert
S. Fedorov (A. Semin, A. Ovechkin) (PP) – 16:421–0
E. Malkin (I. Kovalchuk, S. Gonchar) (PP) – 33:522–0
N. Kulemin (M. Afinogenov, A. Anisimov) – 34:023–0
A. Emelin (I. Kovalchuk) – 42:154–0
M. Afinogenov (D. Kulikov) – 42:555–0
22 minPenalties32 min
35Shots36

Group F

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 54001187+1112 Playoff round
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 53002121209
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 530021210+29
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 520032212+106
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 52003926−176
6Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 510041016−63
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC+2).

14 May 2010
16:15		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg12–1
(1–1, 7–0, 4–0)		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 2,670
Game reference
Chris Mason
Chad Johnson 		Goalies Ruben Smith
André Lysenstøen 		Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír Baluška
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Levonen
0–101:35 – Jonas Holøs
E. Kane (M. Staal) – 13:091–1
C. Perry (K. Russell, R. Whitney) (PP) – 23:512–1
M. Giordano (M. Duchene, J. Eberle) – 33:123–1
J. Tavares (PP) – 36:424–1
R. Peverley (E. Kane, J. Eberle) – 37:275–1
S. Downie (S. Ott) – 38:166–1
R. Whitney (B. Burns) – 39:067–1
E. Kane (J. Eberle, R. Peverley) – 39:488–1
J. Eberle (R. Peverley) (PP) – 40:399–1
J. Tavares (C. Perry) – 45:5710–1
J. Tavares (B. Burns) – 49:1811–1
M. Duchene (F. Beauchemin, R. Whitney) – 50:1812–1
8 minPenalties31 min
44Shots19
14 May 2010
20:15		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–2
(3–1, 0–0, 1–1)		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,078
Game reference
Jacob Markström Goalies Edgars Masaļskis Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Piechaczek
M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (V. Hedman) – 0:311–0
1–10:56 – M. Karsums (J. Sprukts)
O. Ekman-Larsson (F. Pettersson) – 5:082–1
M. Nylander (R. Wallin, C. Bäckman) – 14:303–1
3–245:01 – M. Karsums (J. Sprukts)
T. Mårtensson (C. Gunnarsson, M. Pääjärvi-Svensson – 58:004–2
8 minPenalties4 min
36Shots21
15 May 2010
20:15		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–2
(2–0, 1–2, 0–0)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 7,206
Game reference
Martin Gerber Goalies Tomáš Vokoun Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Rafael Kadyrov
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Olenin
M. Plüss (G. Bezina, I. Rüthemann) – 4:131–0
A. Ambühl (D. Brunner, T. Monnet) – 14:072–0
2–124:07 – J. Marek (J. Voráček)
A. Ambühl (T. Helbling) – 31:473–1
3–234:41 – M. Blaťák (R. Červenka)
4 minPenalties8 min
24Shots32
16 May 2010
16:15		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg5–0
(0–0, 0–0, 5–0)		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 1,925
Game reference
Edgars Masaļskis Goalies Pål Grotnes Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír Baluška
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
L. Dārziņš, (K. Sotnieks, A. Džeriņš) – 42:061–0
M. Cipulis, (A. Ņiživijs, H. Vasiļjevs) (PP) – 48:452–0
J. Sprukts (G. Galviņš, K. Daugaviņš) (PP) – 57:023–0
J. Sprukts (EN) – 58:254–0
G. Galviņš (A. Jerofejevs) – 59:545–0
12 minPenalties12 min
29Shots30
16 May 2010
20:15		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 4,289
Game reference
Jonas Gustavsson Goalies Chris Mason
Chad Johnson 		Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Tom Laaksonen
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Sterns
J. Harju (A. Engqvist, O. Larsson) – 2:351–0
J. Andersson (J. Ericsson) – 21.472–0
J. Andersson (N. Persson) – 24.513–0
3–146.57 – B. Laich
6 minPenalties4 min
32Shots33
17 May 2010
16:15		 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–2
(3–1, 0–0, 0–1)		Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 1,896
Game reference
Pål Grotnes Goalies Martin Gerber Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Olenin
A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, L. Spets) – 3:551–0
L. Spets (A. Bastiansen, M. Olimb) – 6:532–0
2–17:49 – D. Brunner (R. Josi, A. Ambühl)
M. Zuccarello Aasen (O. Tollefsen, A. Fredriksen) – 18:393–1
3–257:49 J. Vauclair (M. Seger)
4 minPenalties4 min
15Shots45
17 May 2010
20:15		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,354
Game reference
Tomáš Vokoun Goalies Edgars Masaļskis Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Rafail Kadyrov
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Piechaczek
T. Rolinek (P. Koukal) (SH) – 22:211–0
T. Rolinek (P. Koukal) (SH) – 37:512–0
2–152:05 – S. Pečura (K. Saulietis)
R. Červenka (J. Novotný) – 52:513–1
14 minPenalties10 min
32Shots26
18 May 2010
16:15		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–3
(1–1, 0–2, 1–0)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 6,466
Game reference
Chris Mason Goalies Tomáš Vokoun Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Levonen
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Sterns
R. Whitney (M. Giordano, C. Mason) (PP) – 6:591–0
1–118:20 – L. Kašpar (J. Novotný) (SH)
1–232:19 – J. Jágr (P. Vampola, O. Němec)
1–338:18 – J. Klepiš (M. Rozsíval, T. Vokoun) (PP)
M. Duchene (M. Raymond) – 58:492–3
16 minPenalties16 min
30Shots36
18 May 2010
20:15		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0–5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 5,757
Game reference
Tobias Stephan Goalies Jacob Markström Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír Baluška
Flag of Finland.svg Tom Laaksonen
0–13:02 – M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (T. Mårtensson)
0–220:48 – J. Harju (E. Karlsson, J. Ericsson)
0–323:40 – V. Hedman (T. Mårtensson)
0–443:53 – F. Pettersson (J. Ericsson)
0–544:41 – T. Mårtensson (M. Pääjärvi-Svensson, M. Nilson)
4 minPenalties4 min
28Shots25

Relegation round

The bottom team in the standings from each group of the preliminary round played in the relegation round. The bottom two teams in the relegation round moved down to Division 1 for the 2011 World Championship. [49] [50]

Group G

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32100172+158Qualified for the 2011 Top Division
2Flag of France.svg  France 3200178−16
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3101156−14Relegated to the 2011 Division I
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 30003417−130
Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC+2).

15 May
16:15		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg10–0
(4–0, 5–0, 1–0)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 4,529
Game reference
Scott Clemmensen
Ben Bishop 		Goalies Alexei Kuznetsov
Pavel Zhitkov 		Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Muylaert
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Savage
T. Oshie (K. Okposo, M. Greene) – 0:551–0
K. Okposo (T. Oshie, T. Galiardi) – 1:132–0
M. Gilroy (B. Dubinsky) (PP) – 6:533–0
M. Gilroy (T. Oshie, T. Galiardi) – 10:204–0
N. Foligno (B. Dubinsky) – 28:035–0
R. Potulny (B. Dubinsky, K. Yandle) – 36:346–0
M. Gilroy (R. Potulny, B. Dubinsky) – 36:467–0
B. Dubinsky (A. Greene) (PP2) – 38:448–0
T. Kennedy (C. Hanson, J. Hillen) (PP) – 39:299–0
C. Kreider (R. Carter) – 58:5710–0
4 minPenalties26 min
45Shots28
15 May
16:15		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)		Flag of France.svg  France SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,173
Game reference
Daniel Bellissimo Goalies Fabrice Lhenry Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Tom Laaksonen
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sterns
0–14:34 – B. Amar (S. Da Costa, P. Bellemare)
0–243:14 – L. Gras (K. Hecquefeuille, P. Bellemare) (PP)
M. Strazzabosco (C. Borgatello, R. Ramoser) – 51:04 (PP)1–2
6 minPenalties8 min
28Shots22
16 May
12:15		 France  Flag of France.svg0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 4,325
Game reference
Eddy Ferhi Goalies Scott Clemmensen Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöberg
0–124:49 – N. Foligno (J. Johnson, B. Dubinsky)
0–234:06 – B. Dubinsky (D. Moss, M. Lundin)
0–341:36 – T. Oshie (T. Galiardi, K. Yandle)
0–453:41 – N. Foligno (B. Dubinsky, D. Moss)
8 minPenalties2 min
10Shots31
16 May
12:15		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)		Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 1,934
Game reference
Daniel Bellissimo Goalies Vitali Yeremeyev Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Levonen
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Piechaczek
0–144:37 – R. Starchenko (K. Shafranov) (PP)
C. Borgatello (A. Egger, M. Souza) – 46:431–1
M. Souza (A. Egger, G. Scandella) (PP) – 49:302–1
10 minPenalties10 min
26Shots33
18 May
12:15		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3 – 2 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 5,864
Game reference
Scott Clemmensen Goalies Daniel Bellissimo Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Larking
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Minář
B. Dubinsky (A. Greene, R. Potulny) (PP) – 11:451–0
1–134:00 – G. Scandella (M. Souza)
1–246:49 – S. Margoni (T. Johnson, P. Iannone)
R. Potulny (B. Dubinsky, M. Gilroy) (PP) – 51:082–2
T. Oshie – 65:00 (GWG)3–2
8 minPenalties14 min
52Shots28
18 May
12:15		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg3–5
(2–3, 0–1, 1–1)		Flag of France.svg  France SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 7,845
Game reference
Vitaliy Yeremeyev Goalies Fabrice Lhenry Referees:
Flag of Russia.svg Rafail Kadyrov
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Olenin
0–18:39 – S. Treille (PP)
D. Dudarev – 10:301–1
1–212:19 – L. Meunier
1–313:43 – L. Gras (L. Tardif)
R. Starchenko (M. Semenov, K. Shafranov) (PP) – 15:552–3
2–429:46 – B. Amar (J. Auvitu) (PP)
2–548:42 – P. Bellemare (A. Lussier, N. Besch)
V. Krasnoslabodtsev (A. Vassilchenko) – 53:183–5
16 minPenalties10 min
38Shots22

Playoff round

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
E1 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5
F4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
QF1 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
QF2 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
F2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0
E3 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
SF1 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1
SF2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2
F1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4
E4 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
QF3 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2 Bronze medal game
QF4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3
E2 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1 SF1 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
F3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2SF2 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3

Quarter-finals

All times are local (UTC+2).

20 May
16:15		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 9,258
Game reference
Pekka Rinne Goalies Tomáš Vokoun Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Savage
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöberg
P. Kontiola (J. Niskala, P. Nummelin) – 0:551–0
1–141:12 – J. Klepiš (M. Blaťák) (PP)
1–270:00 – J. Marek (GWG)
8 minPenalties10 min
30Shots35
20 May
16:15		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–2
(1–0, 2–1, 1–1)		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,487
Game reference
Jonas Gustavsson Goalies Patrick Galbraith Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Levonen
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Piechaczek
M. Nilson (M. Johansson, T. Martensson) (PP) – 14:581–0
J. Andersson, (J. Ericsson, M. Backlund) – 27:212–0
R. Wallin (A. Engvist, M. Johannson) (SH) – 32:293–0
3–133:18 – J. Damgaard (L. Eller, F. Nielsen)
L. Omark (N. Persson, J. Harju) (PP) – 53:174–1
4–257:35 – M. Madsen (D. Nielsen, J. Damgaard) (PP)
10 minPenalties12 min
39Shots29
20 May
20:15		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–2
(1–0, 2–0, 2–2)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 12,274
Game reference
Semyon Varlamov Goalies Chris Mason Referees:
Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Larking
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
M. Afinogenov (D. Kulikov, V. Atyushov) – 19:021–0
P. Datsyuk (S. Gonchar, I. Kovalchuk) (PP2) – 21:452–0
E. Malkin (D. Kalinin, I. Kovalchuk) (PP) – 37:313–0
S. Fedorov (V. Atyushov) – 47:314–0
4–153:52 – J. Tavares (B. Burns)
E. Malkin (I. Kovalchuk, I. Nikulin) (ENG) – 56:565–1
5–259:46 – M. Duchene (K. Cumiskey, T. Myers)
30 minPenalties48 min
30Shots27
20 May
20:15		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 12,500
Game reference
Martin Gerber Goalies Dennis Endras Referees:
Flag of Finland.svg Tom Laaksonen
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Sterns
0–130:46 – P. Gogulla (K. Hospelt, A. Sulzer)
80 minPenalties41 min
41Shots25

Quarterfinals in Cologne were scheduled to be the pairs 1E–4F and 2E–3F, and in Mannheim the pairs 1F–4E and 2F–3E. [45]

Semi-finals

All times are local (UTC+2).

22 May
14:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–3 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 13,437
Game reference
Jonas Gustavsson Goalies Tomáš Vokoun Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Looker
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Savage
J. Harju (E. Karlsson, L. Omark) – 8:291–0
1–117:28 – T. Mojžíš (L. Kašpar, T. Rolinek)
A. Engqvist (T. Mårtensson, O. Larsson) – 31:252–1
2–259:52 – K. Rachůnek (J. Voráček)
2–370:00 – J. Marek (GWG)
10 minPenalties12 min
35Shots33
22 May
18:00		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,734
Game reference
Vasiliy Koshechkin Goalies Rob Zepp Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír Baluška
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Levonen
0–115:30 – M. Goc (F. Schütz, C. Ehrhoff) (PP2)
E. Malkin (S. Gonchar, I. Kovalchuk) – 31:071–1
P. Datsyuk – 58:102–1
31 minPenalties8 min
32Shots27

Pairs were the winner of 1E–4F vs. the winner of 2F–3E and 1F–4E vs. 2E–3F.

Bronze medal game

Time is local (UTC+2).

23 May
16:15		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–1
(1–0, 0–1, 2–0)		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 15,873
Game reference
Jonas Gustavsson
Anders Lindbäck 		Goalies Dennis Endras Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Savage
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
M. Pääjärvi-Svensson (C. Bäckman) – 2:561–0
1–136:03 – A. Barta (D. Kreutzer)
J. Andersson (R. Wallin, M. Johansson) – 43:572–1
J. Andersson (M. Johannson) (ENG) – 59:273–1
4 minPenalties6 min
42Shots21

Gold medal game

Time is local (UTC+2).

23 May
20:30		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,132
Game reference
Semyon Varlamov Goalies Tomáš Vokoun Referees:
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír Baluška
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Levonen
0–10:20 – J. Klepiš (J. Jágr)
0–238:13 – T. Rolinek (K. Rachůnek)
P. Datsyuk (I. Kovalchuk, S. Gonchar) – 59:241–2
31 minPenalties10 min
36Shots25

Ranking and statistics


 2010 IIHF World Championship winners 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
6th title

Tournament awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
6Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
9Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
10Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
11Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
12Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
13Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14Flag of France.svg  France
15Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
16Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Flag of Russia.svg Ilya Kovalchuk 921012+82FW
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Dubinsky 63710+32FW
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson 9549+82FW
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ray Whitney 726800FW
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Tavares 7707+26FW
Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Datsyuk 6617+60FW
Flag of Russia.svg Evgeni Malkin 5527+610FW
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Duchene 7437+50FW
Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Afinogenov 9347+718FW
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaromír Jágr 9347+112FW
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Klepiš 9347−18FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
02:45, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

PlayerTOISAGAGAASv%SO
Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Endras 364:0618171.1596.131
Flag of Russia.svg Semyon Varlamov 297:5313571.4195.071
Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Bellissimo 263:5117292.0594.770
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Vokoun 496:27234131.5794.440
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Andrei Mezin 183:5710461.9694.230

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Updated: 02:48, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Officials

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the 2010 IIHF World Championship. They are the following: [51]

Referees
Flag of Slovakia.svg Vladimír Baluška
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Stian Hansen
Flag of Russia.svg Rafael Kadyrov
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniel Konc
Flag of Finland.svg Tom Laaksonen
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Levonen
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Looker
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Minář
Referees
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Muylaert
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Olenin
Flag of Sweden.svg Sören Persson
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Piechaczek
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Savage
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Šindler
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöberg
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sterns
Linesmen
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Arm
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Bechard
Flag of France.svg Eric Bouguin
Flag of the United States.svg David Brown
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Ivan Dedioulia
Flag of Latvia.svg Ansis Eglītis
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Gemeinhardt
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Gordenko
Linesmen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Kalivoda
Flag of Austria.svg Christian Kaspar
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Kowert
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Sabelström
Flag of Estonia.svg Anton Semjonov
Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Terho
Flag of Slovakia.svg Miroslav Valach
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tobias Wehrli

IIHF broadcasting rights

The IIHF sold the rights for the broadcast of 2010 IIHF World Championship to the following countries. [52]

Standard Definition
CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus BTRC
Orange
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia-Herzegovina Arena Sport
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Sportv
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Nova Sport
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada TSN
RDS
CTV
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China CCTV-5
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ČT
ČRo
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Viasat
DR
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Viasat
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland YLE
Urho TV
Flag of France.svg  France Sport+
France Télévisions
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Sport1
ARD
N24
Pro7
RTL
Sat.1
ZDF
RNF
Servus TV
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong i-Cable
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Chello Central Europe
Polsat
Standard Definition
CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland RÚV
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan KZSport1
Orange
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Viasat
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Viasat
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Servus TV
Middle East and North Africa
List of countries
 Al Jazeera Sports
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Arena Sport
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Viasat
NRK
TV2
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polsat
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Chello Central Europe
Polsat
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Perviy Kanal
VGTRK
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Arena Sport
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia STV
Slovenský rozhlas
Radio Expres
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Class1
Sport TV
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Enjoy TV
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Viasat
SVT
Aftonbladet TV
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR idée suisse
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Pershiy Nazional'nyi
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Universal Sports
High Definition
CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF1 HD
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada TSN HD
RDS HD
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark TV2 Sport HD
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland YLE HD
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Viasat Sport HD
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polsat Sport HD
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia HD Sport
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Viasat Sport HD
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland HD Suisse

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament</span>

The men's tournament marked the second Olympic Games where the National Hockey League took a break to allow all its players the opportunity to play.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship</span> International sports tournament

The 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship was the 20th and final IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The World Championship runs alongside the 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament and took place between 25 June and 1 July 2017 in Bratislava, Slovakia at the Ondrej Nepela Arena. The tournament was won by the United States, earning their seventh World Championship title. Finland finished in second place and the Czech Republic in third after defeating Sweden in the bronze medal match.

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