2014 IIHF World Championship

2014 IIHF World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Belarus
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	9–25 May
Opened by	Alexander Lukashenko
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Russia (5th title)
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played	64
Goals scored	352 (5.5 per game)
Attendance	640,044 (10,001 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Viktor Tikhonov (16 points)
MVP	Pekka Rinne
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Main article: 2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2014 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Belarus in its capital, Minsk, held from 9 to 25 May 2014. Sixteen national teams were competing in two venues, the Minsk-Arena and Chizhovka-Arena. It was the first time Belarus hosted the tournament. The selection of Belarus to host this competition was the subject of much debate, with some politicians in the European Union and North America calling for the IIHF to move the tournament to another country.

Russia with a mix of NHL and KHL stars (unlike other nations, Russia comprised a squad close to their 2014 Olympic squad) remained undefeated throughout the championship. After losing on home-ice to Finland 1–3 earlier that year during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Quarterfinals, the Russians rebounded by capturing the gold medal after defeating Finland 5–2 in the final. ^[1] Sweden captured the bronze medal with a 3–0 victory over the Czech Republic. Host team Belarus made the playoffs for the first time since 2009, losing to Sweden 3–2 in the quarterfinal. Italy and Kazakhstan were relegated to Division I A. Prior to the championship, Divisions I to III had played their tournaments to establish the rank between teams of lower levels.

The tournament saw a new attendance record for the World Championship, as a total of 640,044 people attended games, surpassing the record set at the 2004 tournament in the Czech Republic, which had 552,097 spectators. ^[2]

Participants and their results

Host selection

On 8 May 2009 in Bern, Switzerland, the Belarusian bid was successful and got 75 votes in the race for hosting the 2014 IIHF World Championship. The application with the slogan "Welcome to the young hockey country" beat out those from Hungary (24 votes), Latvia (3), and Ukraine (3). ^[3]

The two main venues listed as hosts for the ice hockey teams were Minsk-Arena (capacity around 15000) and Chizhovka-Arena (capacity around 9600). The larger arena was completed and opened in 2010, whereas the construction of the smaller one was completed in 2012.

On 16 January 2012, President Lukashenko announced that any foreigners who wanted to attend the World Championships would not need a visa to enter Belarus or the medical insurance required for entry. The only documentation required was an original or electronic copy of a ticket to a game. ^[4]

Controversy

The selection of Belarus as hosts caused great controversy and initiated the Minsk2014.No Campaign. ^[5] On 11 April 2011, United States Senator Dick Durbin and Representative Michael Quigley urged the IIHF to move the World Championship to another location, citing concerns over the authoritarian government of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko's alleged human rights violations had resulted in numerous sanctions placed on himself and 157 of his associates by the European Union and the United States. Senator Durbin and Representative Quigley were supported by former Slovak ice hockey player and current Member of the European Parliament Peter Šťastný. ^[6] According to a 2013 report by the U.S. organisation Freedom House, Belarus was the least democratic country in Europe at the time. ^[7] The European Parliament called the IIHF to move the venue and demanded the release of all political prisoners as a condition to continue the Championship in Minsk. ^[8] However, the IIHF remarked that its statutes did not allow it to discriminate on political grounds, and spokespersons for the Latvian and Lithuanian ice hockey federations stated that they had no desire for "mixing politics with sports". ^[9]

Venues

Volat - official mascot

Minsk	Minsk	Minsk
Minsk-Arena Capacity: 15,000		Chizhovka-Arena Capacity: 9,600
Group B, 2 quarterfinals, 2 semifinals, 3rd place match, final		Group A, 2 quarterfinals

Rosters

Main article: 2014 IIHF World Championship rosters

Each team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and three goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, have to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting.

Officials

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the 2014 IIHF World Championship. They were the following: ^[10]

Referees	Linesmen
Maxim Sidorenko Martin Fraňo Antonín Jeřábek Vladimír Šindler Aleksi Rantala Jyri Rönn Lars Brüggemann Daniel Piechaczek Vyacheslav Bulanov Roman Gofman Konstantin Olenin Igor Dremelj Mikael Nord Marcus Vinnerborg Keith Kaval Steve Patafie	Ivan Dedyulya Chris Carlson Justin Hull Vit Lederer Anton Semjonov Masi Puolakka Sakari Suominen Pierre Dehaen Andre Schrader Joep Leermakers Jon Killian Stanislav Raming Miroslav Valach Jimmy Dahmen Nicolas Fluri Paul Carnathan

Bus in Minsk in 2012 advertising the 2014 World Championships

Format

Of the 16 teams in the tournament Belarus qualified as host while Kazakhstan and Italy qualified through the 2013 IIHF World Championship Division I, the rest qualified after a top 14 placement at the 2013 IIHF World Championship.^{[ citation needed ] [n 1]} The teams are divided into two groups of which the four best from each will advance to the quarter-finals. Here they will meet cross-over as indicated in the section below. ^[11]

In the group round, points were awarded as follows: ^{[11] [n 2]}

• 3 points for a win in regulation time (W)
• 2-point for a team that drew in regulation time but won the following overtime (OTW) or game winning shots (GWS)
• 1 point for a team that drew and lost the above-mentioned competition (OTL)
• 0 points for a team that lost in regulation time (L)

If two or more teams finished with an equal number of points in the same group, their standings were determined by the following tiebreaking formula: ^{[11] [n 3]}

1. Points in games between the tied teams
2. Goal difference in games between the tied teams
3. Goals scored in games between the tied teams
4. Results against the closest best-ranking team outside the original group of tied teams
5. Results against the next highest ranking team outside the original group of tied teams
6. Tournament seedings

Final ranking: places 1–4 were determined by the medal games. Other places were determined by playoff positioning, group play positioning in the group, number of points, goal difference, goals scored, and tournament seeding. The two lowest ranking teams overall were relegated to Division I A. ^{[11] [n 4]}

Seeding and groups

See also: IIHF World Ranking

The seeding in the preliminary round is based on the 2013 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2013 IIHF World Championship. The teams were grouped according to seeding (in parentheses is the corresponding world ranking).

Group A   Sweden (1)   Czech Republic (4)   Canada (5)   Slovakia (8)   Norway (9)   Denmark (12)   France (13)   Italy (18)

Group B   Finland (2)   Russia (3)   United States (6)    Switzerland (7)   Germany (10)   Latvia (11)   Belarus (14)   Kazakhstan (16)

Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 5 September 2013. ^[12]

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Canada	7	5	1	1	0	28	13	+15	18	Advance to playoff round
2	Sweden	7	5	1	1	0	21	10	+11	18
3	Czech Republic	7	2	2	2	1	20	18	+2	12
4	France	7	2	2	1	2	25	20	+5	11
5	Slovakia	7	3	0	1	3	20	21	−1	10
6	Norway	7	2	0	1	4	16	19	−3	7
7	Denmark	7	1	1	0	5	17	27	−10	5
8	Italy (R)	7	1	0	0	6	6	25	−19	3	Relegation to Division I A

Source: IIHF
(R) Relegated

9 May 2014 16:45

France

3–2 GWS (1–1, 0–0, 1–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Canada

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 6,780

Game reference
	Cristobal Huet	Goalies	James Reimer	Referees: Keith Kaval Steve Patafie Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Andre Schrader
	S. Da Costa (Y. Auvitu, P-É. Bellemare) (PP) – 17:03 1–0 1–1 19:45 – B. Schenn (C. Hodgson, J. Garrison) (PP) 1–2 50:42 – E. Gudbranson (N. MacKinnon) S. Da Costa (A. Roussel) (PP) – 52:35 2–2
	J. Desrosiers S. Da Costa P-É. Bellemare	Shootout	K. Turris S. Monahan M. Read
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	36

9 May 2014 20:45

Slovakia

2–3 OT (0–1, 2–0, 0–1) (OT 0–1)

Czech Republic

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 6,920

Game reference
	Ján Laco	Goalies	Alexander Salák	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Ivan Dedyulya Stanislav Raming
	0–1 06:24 – O. Němec (J. Hudler, R. Červenka) M. Miklík (T. Tatar) – 25:17 1–1 M. Viedenský (M. Miklík, M. Réway) – 35:45 2–1 2–2 57:53 – J. Jágr (O. Němec, T. Hertl) 2–3 61:50 – J. Klepiš (M. Ševc, O. Vitásek)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	16	Shots	33

10 May 2014 12:45

Italy

0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1)

Norway

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 4,200

Game reference
	Daniel Bellissimo	Goalies	Lars Haugen	Referees: Martin Fraňo Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Justin Hull
	0–1 05:42 – N. Roest (A. Stene) 0–2 31:19 – M. Ask (S. Olden, P-Å. Skrøder) 0–3 53:29 – A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	15	Shots	27

10 May 2014 16:45

Sweden

3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Denmark

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 4,900

Game reference
	Anders Nilsson	Goalies	Patrick Galbraith	Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Vit Lederer Anton Semjonov
	M. Backlund (M. Ekholm) – 11:41 1–0 M. Backlund (T. Erixon, J. Lindström) – 19:23 2–0 G. Nyquist – 48:13 3–0
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	21

10 May 2014 20:45

Canada

4–1 (0–0, 1–1, 3–0)

Slovakia

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 6,200

Game reference
	Ben Scrivens	Goalies	Ján Laco	Referees: Mikael Nord Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Sakari Suominen
	0–1 32:24 – K. Sloboda (M. Miklík) (PP) J. Ward (J. Garrison) – 37:21 1–1 C. Hodgson (J. Garrison, N. Kadri) – 47:07 2–1 K. Bieksa (K. Turris) – 57:56 3–1 J. Ward (A. Burrows, T. Myers) – 58:49 4–1
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	24

11 May 2014 12:45

France

1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1)

Italy

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 4,600

Game reference
	Cristobal Huet	Goalies	Daniel Bellissimo	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Anton Semjonov Miroslav Valach
	L. Meunier (J. Desrosiers) – 30:57 1–0 1–1 32:53 – G. Scandella (T. Johnson, D. Kostner) (PP) 1–2 59:02 – M. Gander (D. Tudin, T. Larkin)
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	29	Shots	17

11 May 2014 16:45

Norway

4–3 (1–2, 2–0, 1–1)

Denmark

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 4,837

Game reference
	Lars Haugen	Goalies	Simon Nielsen	Referees: Igor Dremelj Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Masi Puolakka
	0–1 02:35 – M. Poulsen (M. Green) (PP) 0–2 02:55 – F. Storm (P. Bjorkstrand, E. Kristensen) J. Holøs (M. Olimb) – 06:30 1–2 K. Olimb (M. Ask) (PP) – 22:39 2–2 P-Å. Skrøder (PS) – 31:29 3–2 M. Trygg (M. Olimb, J. Holøs) (PP) – 52:15 4–2 4–3 56:27 – J. Hansen (N. Jensen) (PP)
	20 min	Penalties	14 min
	27	Shots	18

11 May 2014 20:45

Sweden

4–3 GWS (1–2, 1–1, 1–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Czech Republic

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 6,018

Game reference
	Anders Nilsson	Goalies	Alexander Salák	Referees: Roman Gofman Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Andre Schrader
	0–1 00:08 – T. Hertl (O. Němec, T. Rolinek) O. Möller (M. Backlund) – 11:26 1–1 1–2 19:35 – J. Hudler (M. Ševc, J. Kovář) (PP) 1–3 31:53 – M. Zaťovič (T. Hertl, O. Němec) O. Möller (J. Ericsson, J. Lindström) (PP) – 36:02 2–3 J. Lindström (M. Nygren, O. Möller) (PP) – 48:40 3–3
	M. Backlund L. Klasen J. Lindström	Shootout	J. Kovář J. Klepiš R. Červenka
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	25	Shots	33

12 May 2014 16:45

Slovakia

3–5 (1–0, 2–1, 0–4)

France

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 5,358

Game reference
	Ján Laco	Goalies	Cristobal Huet	Referees: Keith Kaval Steve Patafie Linesmen: Ivan Dedyulya Nicolas Fluri
	L. Nagy (K. Sloboda) (SH) – 15:36 1–0 L. Nagy (M. Šatan) – 23:31 2–0 2–1 26:23 – B. Amar (J. Desrosiers, T. da Costa) (PP) M. Šatan (J. Valach, M. Miklík) (PP) – 36:11 3–1 3–2 50:30 – B. Amar (A. Guttig) (PP2) 3–3 50:56 − A. Roussel (N. Besch) (PP) 3–4 56:19 – D. Fleury (T. da Costa, A. Guttig) 3–5 59:32 – A. Roussel (EN)
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	21	Shots	26

12 May 2014 20:45

Czech Republic

3–4 (1–1, 0–3, 2–0)

Canada

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 6,317

Game reference
	Jakub Kovář Alexander Salák	Goalies	James Reimer	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Stanislav Raming Sakari Suominen
	R. Červenka (V. Sobotka, J. Klepiš) – 05:55 1–0 1–1 09:56 – J. Ward (S. Monahan, J. Huberdeau) 1–2 23:22 – K. Turris (M. Read, J. Chimera) 1–3 36:07 – N. MacKinnon (J. Ward, R. Ellis) (PP) 1–4 36:24 – M. Rielly (K. Bieksa) (PP) J. Novotný (J. Hudler) – 52:11 2–4 T. Hertl (J. Jágr) (PP) – 53:00 3–4
	37 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	20

13 May 2014 16:45

Italy

1–4 (1–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Denmark

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 5,092

Game reference
	Daniel Bellissimo	Goalies	Simon Nielsen	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Mikael Nord Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Jimmy Dahmen
	0–1 02:51 – J. Jensen (P. Bjorkstrand, F. Storm) D. Kostner (G. Scandella) – 12:15 1–1 1–2 35:50 – J. Hansen (SH) 1–3 36:19 – E. Kristensen (J. Jakobsen, M. Bødker) 1–4 57:34 – K. Staal (M. Bødker, P. Larsen)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	13	Shots	31

13 May 2014 20:45

Norway

1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1)

Sweden

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 6,389

Game reference
	Steffen Søberg	Goalies	Anders Nilsson	Referees: Jyri Rönn Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Vit Lederer Anton Semjonov
	S. Olden (P-Å. Skrøder) – 22:47 1–0 1–1 36:33 – J. Lindström (M. Nygren, O. Möller) (PP) 1–2 47:18 – L. Klasen (G. Nyquist, T. Erixon)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	14	Shots	35

14 May 2014 16:45

Czech Republic

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Italy

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 4,160

Game reference
	Alexander Salák	Goalies	Daniel Bellissimo	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Ivan Dedyulya Pierre Dehaen
	J. Sekáč (J. Hudler, O. Němec) – 22:53 1–0 J. Jágr (R. Červenka) – 55:34 2–0
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	11

14 May 2014 20:45

Slovakia

5–2 (2–2, 1–0, 2–0)

Norway

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 5,881

Game reference
	Ján Laco	Goalies	Lars Haugen	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Roman Gofman Linesmen: Chris Carlson Nicolas Fluri
	T. Tatar (I. Švarný, J. Mikúš) – 01:06 1–0 1–1 05:39 – A. Bonsaksen (A. Stene) J. Mikúš (M. Miklík, M. Ďaloga) – 09:17 2–1 2–2 11:07 – M. Ask (K. Olimb, M. Olimb) L. Nagy (M. Marinčin) – 39:42 3–2 L. Nagy (M. Ďaloga, J. Laco) – 47:47 4–2 M. Miklík (T. Tatar) – 48:33 5–2
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	20

15 May 2014 16:45

Canada

6–1 (1–1, 1–0, 4–0)

Denmark

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 7,085

Game reference
	Ben Scrivens	Goalies	Patrick Galbraith	Referees: Igor Dremelj Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Stanislav Raming
	C. Hodgson (N. Kadri, R. Ellis) – 05:24 1–0 1–1 09:06 – N. Jensen (M. Madsen, K. Staal) C. Hodgson – 25:03 2–1 M. Read (K. Turris, J. Chimera) – 41:15 3–1 M. Read (K. Turris, T. Myers) (SH) – 43:08 4–1 J. Huberdeau (M. Rielly, R. Ellis) (EA) – 48:35 5–1 C. Hodgson (J. Garrison, N. Kadri) (PP) – 50:24 6–1
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	46	Shots	30

15 May 2014 20:45

Sweden

2–1 (0–0, 2–0, 0–1)

France

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 7,045

Game reference
	Anders Nilsson	Goalies	Florian Hardy	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Justin Hull
	J. Lundqvist (D. Rasmussen, L. Klasen) – 35:32 1–0 O. Möller (N. Andersén, J. Lindström) – 35:49 2–0 2–1 44:52 – S. Da Costa
	8 min	Penalties	20 min
	34	Shots	18

16 May 2014 16:45

Canada

6–1 (1–0, 4–0, 1–1)

Italy

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 5,772

Game reference
	James Reimer	Goalies	Daniel Bellissimo Andreas Bernard	Referees: Roman Gofman Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Pierre Dehaen Stanislav Raming
	J. Ward – 13:07 1–0 C. Hodgson (PP) – 21:39 2–0 J. Chimera (J. Ward, M. Scheifele) – 26:02 3–0 K. Turris (M. Read) (SH) – 29:19 4–0 C. Hodgson (B. Schenn, N. MacKinnon) – 36:15 5–0 5–1 41:12 – D. Borrelli (G. Scandella, T. Johnson B. Schenn (J. Huberdeau, N. MacKinnon) – 56:30 6–1
	14 min	Penalties	33 min
	34	Shots	22

16 May 2014 20:45

Sweden

3–1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Slovakia

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 7,563

Game reference
	Anders Nilsson	Goalies	Ján Laco Jaroslav Janus	Referees: Jyri Rönn Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Chris Carlson Joep Leermakers
	G. Nyquist (D. Axelsson) (PP) – 10:05 1–0 M. Backlund (J. Lindstrom) (PP) – 19:49 2–0 2–1 29:12 – M. Marinčin (T. Tatar, M. Réway) M. Nygren (L. Klasen) – 41:58 3–1
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	40	Shots	21

17 May 2014 12:45

France

5–4 GWS (0–1, 3–1, 1–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Norway

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 6,103

Game reference
	Cristobal Huet	Goalies	Lars Haugen	Referees: Konstantin Olenin Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Andre Schrader Miroslav Valach
	0–1 11:28 – M. Trygg (K. Olimb, M. Olimb) 0–2 21:47 – M. Ask (M. Olimb, K. Olimb) A. Roussel (A. Manavian, P-É. Bellemare) – 37:25 1–2 Y. Treille (Y. Auvitu, J. Desrosiers) – 37:51 2–2 A. Roussel (S. Da Costa, P-É. Bellemare) – 38:16 3–2 3–3 41:30 – D. Sørvik (M. Ask) P-É. Bellemare (A. Roussel) – 42:37 4–3 4–4 45:48 – M. Olimb (K. Olimb)
	D. Fleury P-É. Bellemare S. Da Costa	Shootout	K. Olimb P-Å. Skrøder A. Bastiansen
	18 min	Penalties	4 min
	36	Shots	28

17 May 2014 16:45

Denmark

4–3 GWS (1–2, 0–0, 2–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Czech Republic

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 6,892

Game reference
	Simon Nielsen	Goalies	Alexander Salák	Referees: Keith Kaval Steve Patafie Linesmen: Chris Carlson Anton Semjonov
	0–1 04:26 – J. Klepiš (J. Jágr, O. Němec) (PP) 0–2 06:55 – J. Jágr (V. Sobotka) (PP) S. Lassen (M. Christensen) – 09:56 1–2 1–3 45:04 – J. Kindl (J. Klepiš, R. Červenka) J. Jensen (K. Staal, J. Hansen) (PP) – 55:31 2–3 P. Bjorkstrand (J. Hansen, M. Madsen) (EA) – 59:07 3–3
	M. Bødker N. Jensen	Shootout	J. Klepiš J. Hudler J. Jágr
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	32

17 May 2014 20:45

Slovakia

4–1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Italy

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 5,929

Game reference
	Ján Laco	Goalies	Daniel Bellissimo	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Mikael Nord Linesmen: Justin Hull Masi Puolakka
	M. Ďaloga (K. Sloboda) – 10:08 1–0 M. Viedenský (M. Ďaloga, K. Sloboda) – 23:05 2–0 T. Tatar (M. Miklík) – 34:13 3–0 3–1 38:26 – A. Egger (V. Rocco) M. Miklík (T. Tatar, M. Šatan) (PP2) – 48:07 4–1
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	53	Shots	20

18 May 2014 16:45

Canada

3–2 OT (0–1, 2–1, 0–0) (OT 1–0)

Sweden

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 8,453

Game reference
	Ben Scrivens	Goalies	Anders Nilsson	Referees: Konstantin Olenin Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Stanislav Raming Sakari Suominen
	0–1 13:49 – J. Lindström (O. Möller) 0–2 21:06 – L. Klasen (M. Ekholm, G. Nyquist) B. Schenn (J. Huberdeau) – 23:52 1–2 K. Bieksa (C. Hodgson, M. Rielly) (PP) – 27:46 2–2 R. Ellis (T. Brouwer, M. Scheifele) – 62:38 3–2
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	32

18 May 2014 20:45

Czech Republic

1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Norway

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 7,902

Game reference
	Alexander Salák	Goalies	Steffen Søberg	Referees: Jyri Rönn Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Anton Semjonov
	V. Sobotka (T. Hertl, J. Jágr) – 00:39 1–0
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	39	Shots	21

19 May 2014 16:45

Denmark

2–6 (1–2, 1–0, 0–4)

France

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 7,450

Game reference
	Simon Nielsen	Goalies	Cristobal Huet	Referees: Aleksi Rantala Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Joep Leermakers
	0–1 01:08 – J. Desrosiers (L. Meunier, Y. Treille) J. B. Jensen (K. Staal, J. Jakobsen) – 15:09 1–1 1–2 19:23 – A. Roussel (B. Amar, P-É. Bellemare) K. Staal (J. Jensen, P. Bjorkstrand) – 34:41 2–2 2–3 49:10 – P-É. Bellemare (A. Roussel, S. Da Costa) 2–4 50:36 – S. Da Costa (A. Roussel, P-É. Bellemare) 2–5 52:52 – A. Manavian (A. Roussel, S. Da Costa) 2–6 55:09 – S. Da Costa
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	29

19 May 2014 20:45

Italy

1–5 (1–2, 0–2, 0–1)

Sweden

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 7,878

Game reference
	Daniel Bellissimo	Goalies	Joacim Eriksson	Referees: Roman Gofman Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Stanislav Raming
	0–1 00:48 – G. Nyquist (L. Klasen) M. Gander (L. Felicetti, D. Tudin) – 10:07 1–1 1–2 16:32 – M. Ekholm (L. Klasen) (PP) 1–3 34:24 – G. Nyquist (N. Danielsson, L. Klasen) 1–4 37:53 – N. Danielsson (M. Ekholm, L. Klasen) (PP) 1–5 55:55 – J. Ericsson (M. Nygren, O. Möller) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	11	Shots	40

20 May 2014 12:45

Norway

2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Canada

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 7,487

Game reference
	Steffen Søberg	Goalies	James Reimer	Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Stanislav Raming Andre Schrader
	A. Bastiansen (PP) – 13:05 1–0 1–1 23:36 – J. Ward (S. Monahan, R. Ellis) (PP) M. Hansen (M. Olimb, N. Bryhnisveen) – 32:16 2–1 2–2 36:25 – M. Scheifele (K. Bieksa, J. Ward) 2–3 50:43 – J. Ward (J. Huberdeau) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	16	Shots	42

20 May 2014 16:45

Denmark

3–4 (0–1, 1–0, 2–3)

Slovakia

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 7,251

Game reference
	Simon Nielsen	Goalies	Ján Laco	Referees: Keith Kaval Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Vit Lederer Anton Semjonov
	0–1 14:41 – T. Tatar (J. Valach) M. Bødker (M. Green, M. Christensen) (PP) – 21:11 1–1 1–2 41:31 – M. Miklík (M. Viedenský) (PP2) M. Green (M. Christensen, S. Lassen) (PP) – 52:53 2–2 2–3 53:53 – M. Viedenský (M. Miklík, J. Valach) (PP) 2–4 54:17 – T. Tatar (J. Mikúš) J. Jensen (J. B. Jensen) – 54:25 3–4
	20 min	Penalties	20 min
	30	Shots	24

20 May 2014 20:45

Czech Republic

5–4 OT (1–3, 3–0, 0–1) (OT 1–0)

France

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 8,214

Game reference
	Alexander Salák	Goalies	Florian Hardy	Referees: Igor Dremelj Roman Gofman Linesmen: Justin Hull Masi Puolakka
	0–1 06:48 – J. Desrosiers (L. Meunier, Y. Treille) 0–2 17:48 – J. Desrosiers (T. Da Costa) (PP) 0–3 18:22 – L. Meunier (D. Raux) V. Sobotka – 19:18 1–3 J. Sekáč (P. Zámorský, J. Kolář) – 24:30 2–3 J. Jágr (M. Jordán, V. Sobotka) – 31:29 3–3 M. Zaťovič (J. Kindl, T. Rolinek) – 32:42 4–3 4–4 42:36 – A. Roussel (D. Fleury) (PP) J. Kolář (P. Zámorský, V. Sobotka) – 62:19 5–4
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	39	Shots	24

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Russia	7	7	0	0	0	31	7	+24	21	Advance to playoff round
2	United States	7	4	1	0	2	27	23	+4	14
3	Belarus (H)	7	4	0	0	3	18	17	+1	12
4	Finland	7	3	1	0	3	18	15	+3	11
5	Switzerland	7	3	0	1	3	19	21	−2	10
6	Latvia	7	3	0	0	4	20	24	−4	9
7	Germany	7	1	1	0	5	13	23	−10	5
8	Kazakhstan (R)	7	0	0	2	5	16	32	−16	2	Relegation to Division I A

Source: IIHF
(H) Host; (R) Relegated

9 May 2014 16:45

Switzerland

0–5 (0–3, 0–1, 0–1)

Russia

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 13,300

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Sergei Bobrovsky	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Chris Carlson Pierre Dehaen
	0–1 00:13 – S. Plotnikov (D. Denisov, V. Schipachev) 0–2 06:34 – A. Ovechkin (A. Belov, D. Zaripov) (PP) 0–3 17:15 – V. Schipachev (M. Chudinov) 0–4 29:06 – A. Belov (N. Kulemin, S. Shirokov) 0–5 58:25 – D. Zaripov (A. Ovechkin)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	31

9 May 2014 20:45

Belarus

1–6 (0–1, 1–3, 0–2)

United States

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 13,600

Game reference
	Andrei Mezin	Goalies	Tim Thomas	Referees: Martin Fraňo Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Jon Killian Sakari Suominen
	0–1 12:22 – B. Nelson (C. Smith, T. Johnson) (PP) 0–2 34:59 – J. Trouba (D. DeKeyser) 0–3 35:55 – J. Gaudreau (J. Petry) 0–4 37:42 – C. McDonald (J. Hayes) A. Stepanov (M. Grabovski, A. Kalyuzhny) (PP) – 39:56 1–4 1–5 54:58 – J. Trouba (J. Gaudreau, T. Johnson) (PP) 1–6 56:57 – J. Gardiner (J. Gaudreau, K. Hayes) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	21	Shots	25

10 May 2014 12:45

Kazakhstan

1–2 GWS (1–1, 0–0, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Germany

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 12,880

Game reference
	Vitali Yeremeyev	Goalies	Rob Zepp	Referees: Aleksi Rantala Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Miroslav Valach
	A. Gavrilin (F. Polishchuk, K. Dallman) – 10:08 1–0 1–1 18:49 – M. Plachta (T. Ankert, L. Draisaitl)
	R. Starchenko N. Antropov D. Upper	Shootout	A. Barta T. Rieder T. Oppenheimer
	20 min	Penalties	4 min
	20	Shots	47

10 May 2014 16:45

Finland

2–3 (1–1, 1–0, 0–2)

Latvia

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 11,700

Game reference
	Pekka Rinne	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis	Referees: Igor Dremelj Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Ivan Dedyulya Joep Leermakers
	M. Salomäki – 04:30 1–0 1–1 06:18 – K. Daugaviņš (M. Rēdlihs) P. Kontiola (J. Hietanen) (PP) – 31:42 2–1 2–2 47:48 – K. Sotnieks (G. Pujacs, M. Indrašis) (PP) 2–3 52:22 – A. Kulda (PP)
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	26

10 May 2014 20:45

United States

3–2 (0–0, 1–2, 2–0)

Switzerland

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 11,000

Game reference
	Tim Thomas	Goalies	Reto Berra	Referees: Roman Gofman Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Chris Carlson Stanislav Raming
	0–1 21:28 – D. Hollenstein (K. Fiala) P. Mueller (T. Stapleton, J. Petry) – 26:15 1–1 1–2 29:39 – D. Brunner (K. Romy) C. Smith (B. Nelson, T. Johnson) (PP) – 41:28 2–2 T. Johnson (S. Jones) – 53:15 3–2
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	29

11 May 2014 13:45

Germany

3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Latvia

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 11,200

Game reference
	Philipp Grubauer	Goalies	Kristers Gudļevskis	Referees: Steve Patafie Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Pierre Dehaen Jon Killian
	M. Noebels (T. Oppenheimer, F. Hördler) – 12:15 1–0 1–1 18:35 – G. Pujacs (M. Rēdlihs, R. Ķēniņš) (PP) F. Mauer (PP) – 20:30 2–1 2–2 27:15 – M. Rēdlihs (R. Ķēniņš) T. Oppenheimer (PS) – 55:26 3–2
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	21

11 May 2014 17:30

Belarus

4–1 (0–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Kazakhstan

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 13,734

Game reference
	Vitali Koval	Goalies	Vitali Yeremeyev	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Keith Kaval Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Joep Leermakers
	0–1 04:12 – A. Gavrilin (A. Vasilchenko) A. Stepanov (M. Grabovski) (PP) – 22:46 1–1 N. Stasenko (A. Stepanov, R. Graborenko) – 30:08 2–1 S. Kostitsyn (A. Yefimenko, O. Yevenko) (SH) – 41:25 3–1 A. Kalyuzhny (V. Denisov, S. Kostitsyn) (ENG) – 59:56 4–1
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	20

11 May 2014 21:00

Finland

2–4 (1–2, 1–2, 0–0)

Russia

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 13,934

Game reference
	Mikko Koskinen	Goalies	Sergei Bobrovsky	Referees: Mikael Nord Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Justin Hull Vit Lederer
	0–1 01:39 – V. Tikhonov (A. Belov, S. Kalinin) 0–2 04:38 – A. Ovechkin (D. Zaripov, D. Orlov) (PP2) J. Hietanen (P. Kontiola, J. Lehterä) (PP) – 09:13 1–2 1–3 22:42 – N. Kulemin (SH) 1–4 34:40 – S. Kalinin (D. Zaripov, V. Tikhonov) J. Karalahti (O. Jokinen, V. Lajunen) (PP) – 39:08 2–4
	22 min	Penalties	14 min
	36	Shots	26

12 May 2014 16:45

Switzerland

3–4 (2–1, 0–1, 1–2)

Belarus

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 13,207

Game reference
	Reto Berra	Goalies	Vitali Koval	Referees: Martin Fraňo Daniel Piechaczek Linesmen: Jon Killian Andre Schrader
	0–1 05:32 – S. Kostitsyn (SH) Y. Weber (D. Brunner, R. Josi) (PP) – 06:13 1–1 R. Schäppi (SH) – 17:41 2–1 2–2 23:06 – A. Stas (D. Korobov, G. Platt) E. Froidevaux (M. Seger) – 43:59 3–2 3–3 49:49 – S. Kostitsyn (A. Kalyuzhny, M. Grabovski) 3–4 57:54 – M. Grabovski
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	23

12 May 2014 20:45

Russia

6−1 (2−0, 4−1, 0−0)

United States

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,124

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevski	Goalies	Tim Thomas David Leggio	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Chris Carlson Pierre Dehaen
	N. Kulemin (Y. Medvedev, A. Anisimov)− 06:06 1−0 A. Ovechkin (PS) − 18:47 2−0 V. Tikhonov (A. Ovechkin, S. Plotnikov) − 20:20 3−0 3−1 20:57 − J. Abdelkader (J. Petry) E. Kuznetsov (E. Dadonov) − 29:07 4−1 S. Plotnikov (V. Tikhonov) − 31:07 5−1 V. Tikhonov (A. Ovechkin) − 39:14 6−1
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	23	Shots	40

13 May 2014 16:45

Germany

0–4 (0–2, 0–2, 0–0)

Finland

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 10,959

Game reference
	Rob Zepp	Goalies	Pekka Rinne	Referees: Martin Fraňo Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Justin Hull Miroslav Valach
	0–1 09:33 − P. Kontiola (J. Lehterä) 0–2 14:16 − J. Immonen (V. Lajunen, T. Huhtala) 0–3 31:54 − O. Palola (P. Kontiola) 0–4 32:24 − L. Komarov (J. Karalahti, A. Ohtamaa)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	29

13 May 2014 20:45

Kazakhstan

4–5 (2–1, 2–3, 0–1)

Latvia

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 10,870

Game reference
	Vitali Yeremeyev	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis	Referees: Igor Dremelj Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Vit Lederer Joep Leermakers
	0–1 01:15 – M. Indrašis (J. Štāls, M. Rēdlihs) T. Zhailauov (M. Semyonov, V. Krasnoslobodtsev) – 04:43 1–1 E. Rymarev (N. Antropov, R. Savchenko) – 19:45 2–1 2–2 23:41 – A. Kulda (M. Rēdlihs, R. Ķēniņš) 2–3 29:51 – A. Kulda (M. Indrašis) (PP) 2–4 34:07 – M. Redlihs (K. Sotnieks, K. Daugaviņš) N. Antropov (K. Dallman) (PP2) – 39:11 3–4 E. Blokhin (K. Dallman) (PP) – 39:55 4–4 4–5 43:22 – J. Štāls (G. Galviņš)
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	29	Shots	27

14 May 2014 16:45

Switzerland

3–2 (1–1, 2–1, 0–0)

Germany

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 11,628

Game reference
	Reto Berra	Goalies	Rob Zepp	Referees: Steve Patafie Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Jon Killian Anton Semjonov
	D. Brunner (R. Josi, Y. Weber) (PP) – 12:17 1–0 1–1 13:57 – T. Oppenheimer (F. Hördler, K. Hospelt) D. Hollenstein (R. Josi, L. Cunti) – 32:13 2–1 K. Romy (D. Brunner, S. Moser) – 36:27 3–1 3–2 38:52 – T. Oppenheimer (S. Akdag, K. Hospelt)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	25	Shots	24

14 May 2014 20:45

Russia

7–2 (1–0, 3–0, 3–2)

Kazakhstan

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 12,299

Game reference
	Sergei Bobrovsky	Goalies	Alexei Ivanov	Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Andre Schrader Sakari Suominen
	S. Plotnikov (V. Tikhonov, A. Ovechkin) (PP) – 14:24 1–0 E. Yakovlev (D. Zaripov, A. Belov) (PP) – 22:07 2–0 D. Zaripov (V. Tikhonov, S. Plotnikov) (PP) – 23:26 3–0 N. Kulemin – 31:14 4–0 V. Tikhonov (S. Plotnikov, A. Ovechkin) – 41:05 5–0 5–1 49:31 – M. Panshin (K. Dallman, N. Antropov) 5–2 53:33 – A. Spiridonov (E. Blokhin, A. Ivanov) S. Plotnikov (V. Tikhonov, D. Zaripov) (PP) – 59:17 6–2 A. Burmistrov (E. Kuznetsov, E. Dadonov) – 59:54 7–2
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	47	Shots	18

15 May 2014 16:45

United States

5–6 (1–2, 2–1, 2–3)

Latvia

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 11,814

Game reference
	Tim Thomas	Goalies	Kristers Gudļevskis	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Joep Leermakers Miroslav Valach
	0–1 15:39 – G. Meija (A. Bērziņš) C. Smith (J. Gardiner) – 16:39 1–1 1–2 18:57 – M. Rēdlihs (R. Ķēniņš, K. Daugaviņš) 1–3 28:08 – A. Ņiživijs (H. Vasiļjevs) (PP) B. Nelson (S. Jones) (PP) – 28:58 2–3 T. Johnson (C. Smith, J. Trouba) (PP) – 31:00 3–3 3–4 51:25 – K. Daugaviņš (J. Rēdlihs) S. Jones (J. Abdelkader) – 53:26 4–4 4–5 54:35 – Z. Girgensons (G. Meija) 4–6 57:39 – H. Vasiļjevs (M. Cipulis) B. Nelson (J. Gaudreau, S. Jones) (EA) – 58:30 5–6
	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	36	Shots	25

15 May 2014 20:45

Finland

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Belarus

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,447

Game reference
	Pekka Rinne	Goalies	Kevin Lalande	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Keith Kaval Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Vit Lederer
	P. Kontiola (T. Mäntylä, P. Rinne) – 16:30 1–0 P. Kontiola (J. Lehterä, O. Jokinen) (PP, ENG) – 59:44 2–0
	12 min	Penalties	8 min
	15	Shots	15

16 May 2014 16:45

United States

4–3 OT (1–1, 2–1, 0–1) (OT: 1–0)

Kazakhstan

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 10,779

Game reference
	Tim Thomas	Goalies	Alexei Ivanov	Referees: Mikael Nord Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Vit Lederer
	0–1 14:23 – R. Starchenko (D. Upper, K. Dallman (PP) C. Smith (B. Nelson, S. Jones) (PP) – 18:38 1–1 1–2 21:21 – K. Romanov (M. Panshin, A. Lakiza) S. Jones (C. Smith) (PP) – 23:44 2–2 M. Donovan (J. Gaudreau) – 35:02 3–2 3–3 53:10 – R. Starchenko (N. Antropov) S. Jones (D. DeKeyser, J. Gaudreau) – 61:05 4–3
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	40	Shots	25

16 May 2014 20:45

Finland

3–2 GWS (1–0, 1–0, 0–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Switzerland

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 12,630

Game reference
	Pekka Rinne	Goalies	Reto Berra	Referees: Martin Fraňo Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Ivan Dedyulya Andre Schrader
	T. Kivistö (J. Immonen, M. Salomäki) – 05:14 1–0 O. Jokinen (E. Haula) – 32:26 2–0 2–1 41:57 – R. Suri (K. Fiala) 2–2 56:35 – R. Josi (K. Romy, R. Suri)
	J. Immonen J. Lehterä E. Haula P. Kontiola I. Pakarinen	Shootout	D. Brunner D. Hollenstein R. Suri K. Fiala D. Brunner
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	28

17 May 2014 12:45

Latvia

1–4 (1–3, 0–1, 0–0)

Russia

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,427

Game reference
	Kristers Gudļevskis	Goalies	Sergei Bobrovsky	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Jon Killian
	M. Indrašis (J. Štāls) – 07:30 1–0 1–1 10:55 – V. Tikhonov 1–2 15:23 – S. Shirokov (Y. Medvedev, V. Tikhonov) 1–3 18:12 – V. Tikhonov (S. Plotnikov, A. Ovechkin) (PP) 1–4 28:04 – S. Kalinin (A. Kutuzov)
	33 min	Penalties	6 min
	15	Shots	43

17 May 2014 16:45

Belarus

5–2 (1–2, 1–0, 3–0)

Germany

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,478

Game reference
	Vitali Koval Kevin Lalande	Goalies	Rob Zepp	Referees: Roman Gofman Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Sakari Suominen
	0–1 08:04 – K. Hospelt 0–2 11:53 – A. Barta (F. Schütz, F. Mauer) A. Stepanov (M. Grabovski, A. Kalyuzhny) (PP) – 15:27 1–2 A. Ugarov (A. Stepanov) – 34:23 2–2 M. Grabovski (S. Kostitsyn, A. Kalyuzhny) – 42:55 3–2 G. Platt (N. Stasenko, A. Stas) – 44:05 4–2 M. Grabovski (S. Kostitsyn) – 49:54 5–2
	29 min	Penalties	2 min
	16	Shots	19

17 May 2014 20:45

Switzerland

6–2 (2–0, 2–0, 2–2)

Kazakhstan

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 11,739

Game reference
	Reto Berra	Goalies	Vitali Yeremeyev Alexei Ivanov	Referees: Igor Dremelj Martin Fraňo Linesmen: Ivan Dedyulya Pierre Dehaen
	D. Kukan (SH) – 09:44 1–0 D. Hollenstein (M. Seger, A. Ambühl) (PP) – 14:06 2–0 Y. Weber (R. Josi) (PP) – 27:22 3–0 A. Ambühl (D. Hollenstein) (PP) – 37:33 4–0 L. Cunti (R. Josi, S. Moser) (PP) – 43:16 5–0 E. Blum (L. Cunti, D. Brunner) – 46:05 6–0 6–1 50:22 – V. Krasnoslobodtsev (K. Dallman, E. Blokhin) (PP) 6–2 59:32 – E. Rymarev (V. Krasnoslobodtsev, E. Blokhin) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	45 min
	40	Shots	25

18 May 2014 16:45

United States

3–1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–1)

Finland

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 13,030

Game reference
	Tim Thomas	Goalies	Pekka Rinne	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Justin Hull Miroslav Valach
	B. Nelson (S. Jones) – 00:19 1–0 T. Johnson (C. Smith, S. Jones) – 46:42 2–0 2–1 56:46 – T. Mäntylä (J. Immonen, J. Hietanen) T. Johnson (D. Shore) (ENG) – 59:14 3–1
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	24	Shots	23

18 May 2014 20:45

Russia

3–0 (0–0, 0–0, 3–0)

Germany

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,021

Game reference
	Andrei Vasilevski	Goalies	Philipp Grubauer	Referees: Igor Dremelj Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Vit Lederer Joep Leermakers
	V. Shipachyov (E. Yakovlev, S. Plotnikov) (PP) – 43:58 1–0 S. Shirokov (D. Zaripov, A. Anisimov) – 50:10 2–0 V. Tikhonov (A. Anisimov) (ENG) – 59:15 3–0
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	27

19 May 2014 16:45

Kazakhstan

3–4 (2–2, 0–2, 1–0)

Finland

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 12,119

Game reference
	Alexei Ivanov	Goalies	Pekka Rinne	Referees: Mikael Nord Steve Patafie Linesmen: Pierre Dehaen Jon Killian
	0–1 07:53 – O. Palola (J. Lehterä, L. Komarov) (PP) E. Rymarev (F. Polishchuk, V. Krasnoslobodtsev) – 14:32 1–1 F. Polishchuk (E. Rymarev, V. Krasnoslobodtsev) (PP) – 15:51 2–1 2–2 19:18 – J. Lehterä (J. Karalahti) 2–3 27:24 – O. Jokinen (P. Kontiola, T. Mäntylä) (PP) 2–4 39:57 – J. Immonen (O. Jokinen, P. Jormakka) K. Romanov (T. Zhailauov) (PP) – 59:31 3–4
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	28	Shots	33

19 May 2014 20:45

Latvia

1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Belarus

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,531

Game reference
	Edgars Masaļskis	Goalies	Kevin Lalande	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Keith Kaval Linesmen: Chris Carlson Masi Puolakka
	0–1 08:07 – G. Platt (R. Graborenko, A. Stas) 0–2 08:40 – M. Grabovski (A. Kalyuzhny, D. Korobov) A. Kulda (A. Ņiživijs) (PP2) – 33:49 1–2 1–3 59:59 – S. Kostitsyn (ENG)
	44 min	Penalties	18 min
	19	Shots	16

20 May 2014 12:45

Germany

4–5 (0–0, 3–3, 1–2)

United States

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 11,845

Game reference
	Danny aus den Birken	Goalies	Tim Thomas	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Martin Fraňo Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Jon Killian
	0–1 21:44 – J. Abdelkader (T. Stapleton, J. Gaudreau) A. Weiss – 23:32 1–1 1–2 27:18 – D. Shore (J. Petry) (SH) K. Hospelt (T. Oppenheimer, L. Draisaitl) (PP) – 30:29 2–2 2–3 32:53 – M. Donovan (J. Gaudreau, J. Gardiner) (PP) L. Draisaitl (T. Ankert) – 35:13 3–3 3–4 42:24 – J. Gaudreau (J. Gardiner) (PP) 3–5 55:44 – J. Abdelkader (J. Gaudreau) T. Rieder (L. Draisaitl, K. Hospelt) (PP, EA) – 58:03 4–5
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	28	Shots	36

20 May 2014 16:45

Latvia

2–3 (0–2, 1–1, 1–0)

Switzerland

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 12,868

Game reference
	Kristers Gudļevskis	Goalies	Reto Berra	Referees: Jyri Rönn Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Miroslav Valach
	0–1 08:39 – D. Brunner (L. Cunti, D. Hollenstein) 0–2 10:49 – D. Schlumpf (A. Ambühl) 0–3 20:27 – Y. Weber (R. Josi, A. Ambühl) K. Jass (A. Džeriņš, A. Kulda) – 21:57 1–3 Z. Girgensons (K. Sotnieks, H. Vasiļjevs) (EA) – 57:37 2–3
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	28	Shots	26

20 May 2014 20:45

Russia

2–1 (0–0, 2–0, 0–1)

Belarus

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,679

Game reference
	Sergei Bobrovsky	Goalies	Vitali Koval Kevin Lalande	Referees: Mikael Nord Steve Patafie Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Sakari Suominen
	S. Plotnikov (V. Schipachev, V. Tikhonov) (PP) – 32:46 1–0 V. Schipachev (S. Plotnikov) – 35:47 2–0 2–1 45:49 – V. Denisov (A. Kitarov, D. Korobov)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	20

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

Canada

2

B4

Finland

3

A3

Czech Republic

0

B4

Finland

3

B2

United States

3

A3

Czech Republic

4

B1

Russia

5

B4

Finland

2

B1

Russia

3

A4

France

0

B1

Russia

3

Bronze medal game

A2

Sweden

1

A2

Sweden

3

A2

Sweden

3

B3

Belarus

2

A3

Czech Republic

0

Quarterfinals

22 May 2014 16:00

United States

3–4 (1–1, 0–3, 2–0)

Czech Republic

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 8,234

Game reference
	Tim Thomas	Goalies	Alexander Salák	Referees: Mikael Nord Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Justin Hull Sakari Suominen
	B. Nelson (P. Mueller, S. Jones) (PP) – 06:54 1–0 1–1 09:25 – T. Rolinek 1–2 26:51 – T. Hertl (J. Novotný) (PP) 1–3 28:06 – R. Červenka (P. Zámorský, J. Kolář) (PP) 1–4 36:19 – O. Němec (J. Novotný, J. Jágr) T. Johnson (P. Mueller, S. Jones) (EA) – 58:50 2–4 T. Johnson (P. Mueller, C. Smith) (EA) – 59:03 3–4
	41 min	Penalties	14 min
	34	Shots	33

22 May 2014 17:00

Russia

3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0)

France

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,011

Game reference
	Sergei Bobrovsky	Goalies	Cristobal Huet	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Keith Kaval Linesmen: Chris Carlson Vit Lederer
	A. Anisimov (E Yakovlev) – 04:21 1–0 E. Malkin (N. Kulemin, V. Tikhonov) (PP) – 20:52 2–0 A. Kutuzov (N. Kulemin, E. Malkin) – 47:36 3–0
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	28	Shots	16

22 May 2014 20:00

Canada

2–3 (0–1, 2–0, 0–2)

Finland

Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 8,671

Game reference
	Ben Scrivens	Goalies	Pekka Rinne	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Paul Carnathan Andre Schrader
	0–1 06:14 – O. Palola (J. Hietanen, J. Lehterä) (PP) K. Turris (M. Read) – 25:41 1–1 M. Scheifele – 32:08 2–1 2–2 40:28 – J. Hietanen (J. Lehterä, P. Kontiola) 2–3 56:52 – I. Pakarinen (J. Lehterä)
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	26

22 May 2014 21:00

Sweden

3–2 (1–0, 1–2, 1–0)

Belarus

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,598

Game reference
	Anders Nilsson	Goalies	Kevin Lalande	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Pierre Dehaen Anton Semjonov
	N. Danielsson (M. Ekholm, L. Klasen) (PP) – 13:41 1–0 1–1 25:39 – G. Platt (A. Kalyuzhny, O. Yevenko) 1–2 34:14 – A. Yefimenko (G. Platt) J. Ericsson (M. Nygren, M. Backlund) (PP) – 37:27 2–2 M. Ekholm – 53:38 3–2
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	25	Shots	23

Semifinals

24 May 2014 14:45

Russia

3–1 (2–1, 1–0, 0–0)

Sweden

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,521

Game reference
	Sergei Bobrovsky	Goalies	Anders Nilsson	Referees: Keith Kaval Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Sakari Suominen Miroslav Valach
	0–1 00:19 – O. Möller (J. Lindström, M. Backlund) S. Plotnikov (Y. Medvedev, V. Shipachyov) – 13:25 1–1 S. Shirokov (D. Zaripov, Y. Medvedev) – 18:00 2–1 A. Belov (D. Zaripov, A. Ovechkin) – 31:02 3–1
	10 min	Penalties	37 min
	34	Shots	23

24 May 2014 18:45

Czech Republic

0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1)

Finland

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,378

Game reference
	Alexander Salák	Goalies	Pekka Rinne	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Anton Semjonov
	0–1 08:57 – J. Lehterä (J. Hietanen, P. Kontiola) 0–2 31:02 – J. Immonen (P. Kontiola, J. Karalahti) (PP) 0–3 59:49 – J. Lehterä (L. Komarov, J. Immonen) (ENG)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	26

Bronze medal game

25 May 2014 16:30

Sweden

3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Czech Republic

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 14,001

Game reference
	Anders Nilsson	Goalies	Alexander Salák	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Sakari Suominen Miroslav Valach
	J. Lindström (N. Andersén, O. Möller) – 04:28 1–0 S. Hjalmarsson (M. Ekholm, N. Danielsson) – 15:44 2–0 M. Backlund (E. Gustafsson, J. Lindström) - 48:22 3–0
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	29

Gold medal game

Main article: 2014 IIHF World Championship Final

25 May 2014 21:00

Russia

5–2 (1–1, 2–1, 2–0)

Finland

Minsk-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 15,112

Game reference
	Sergei Bobrovsky	Goalies	Pekka Rinne	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Keith Kaval Linesmen: Chris Carlson Andre Schrader
	S. Shirokov (D. Zaripov) (PP) – 10:45 1–0 1–1 19:57 – I. Pakarinen (J. Lehterä) 1–2 26:51 – O. Palola (P. Jormakka, J. Lehterä) (PP) A. Ovechkin (V. Schipachev) – 27:34 2–2 E. Malkin (D. Zaripov) (PP2) – 35:36 3–2 D. Zaripov (S. Shirokov) (PP) – 44:24 4–2 V. Tikhonov (A. Kutuzov, N. Kulemin) (PP) – 55:53 5–2
	12 min	Penalties	28 min
	39	Shots	26

Ranking and statistics

2014 IIHF World Championship winners
Russia 5th/27th [13] title

Tournament Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate: ^[14]
  • Best Goaltender: Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Best Defenceman: Seth Jones
  • Best Forward: Viktor Tikhonov
  • Most Valuable Player: Pekka Rinne
• Media All-Star Team: ^[15]
  • Goaltender: Pekka Rinne
  • Defence: Anton Belov, Seth Jones
  • Forwards: Sergei Plotnikov, Viktor Tikhonov, Antoine Roussel

Final ranking

The official IIHF final ranking of the tournament:

	Russia
	Finland
	Sweden
4	Czech Republic
5	Canada
6	United States
7	Belarus
8	France
9	Slovakia
10	Switzerland
11	Latvia
12	Norway
13	Denmark
14	Germany
15	Italy
16	Kazakhstan

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Viktor Tikhonov	10	8	8	16	+10	10	F
Danis Zaripov	10	3	10	13	+7	6	F
Sergei Plotnikov	10	6	6	12	+7	12	F
Jori Lehterä	10	3	9	12	+4	10	F
Antoine Roussel	8	6	5	11	+6	16	F
Joakim Lindström	10	5	6	11	+4	4	F
Michel Miklík	7	4	7	11	+5	0	F
Alexander Ovechkin	9	4	7	11	+6	8	F
Seth Jones	8	2	9	11	+8	6	D
Johnny Gaudreau	8	2	8	10	+4	2	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

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

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
Sergei Bobrovsky	480:00	9	1.13	181	95.03	2
Steffen Søberg	175:45	6	2.05	116	94.83	2
Kevin Lalande	240:37	5	1.25	80	93.75	0
Anders Nilsson	545:11	14	1.54	224	93.75	2
Ben Scrivens	241:07	7	1.74	112	93.75	0
Pekka Rinne	543:21	17	1.88	237	92.83	3
James Reimer	245:00	9	2.20	101	91.09	0
Daniel Bellissimo	398:02	23	3.47	238	90.34	0
Cristobal Huet	369:01	16	2.60	163	90.18	0
Reto Berra	362:45	16	2.65	163	90.18	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

IIHF broadcasting rights

Country	Broadcaster
Austria	ORF
Belarus	BTRC
Brazil	SporTV
Bulgaria	Nova Sport
Canada	TSN
	RDS
Croatia	Arena Sport
Czech Republic	Czech Television
Denmark	TV3 Sport 1
Finland	MTV3
France	Sport+
Germany	Sport1
Hungary	Sport 1
Kazakhstan	KazSport TV
Latvia	Viasat
Norway	TV2
Poland	TVP
Russia	C1R
	VGTRK
Slovakia	RTVS
Slovenia	Šport TV
Sweden	TV4
	TV12
Switzerland	SRG SSR
Ukraine	XSPORT
United Kingdom	Premier Sports
United States	NBC Sports Network

Notes

1. Belarus was also in top 14 in the previous championship, which means that the number of participants adds up to 16 and not 17 as it may sound.
2. In group play, overtime was played as 5 minutes of sudden death after a 3-minute intermission. If no goal was scored, the game would go to a shootout (Game Winning Shots). During a quarter-, semi- or bronze final, the sudden death period would be 10 minutes and during the final, it would be 20 minutes; in the latter case, new ice would be laid first. ^[11]
   Game Winning Shots procedure was as follows: Three different players from each team would take alternate shots. If the game was still tied after this, one player from each team would take alternating shots until one scored and the other missed. Only the decisive goal counted in the result table for group play. ^[11]
3. If not all mutual games had been played yet in an ongoing tournament, the tied teams were ranked in the standings according to the following criteria: lowest number of games, goal difference, goals scored and seeding. ^[11]
4. The two lowest ranking teams were in practice the loser of each group, which followed from the tie-breaking rules.

References

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2. Merk, Martin (26 May 2014). "Rinne MVP". IIHF.com. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
3. "Belarus lands 2014 Worlds". IIHF . Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
4. RIA Novosti (16 January 2012). "Lukashenko allows visa-free entry to Belarus for 2014 IIHF Championship". RIA Novosti. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
5. "Minsk2014 Campaign site". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
6. US lawmakers: Move ice hockey tourney from Belarus
7. "Nations in Transit 2013" (PDF). Freedom House . Retrieved 26 May 2014.
8. "Ice Hockey finals in Belarus still on schedule". EUobserver . Retrieved 15 January 2021.
9. "Ice Hockey finals in Belarus still on schedule". EUobserver . 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
10. "Referee Assignments". IIHF . Retrieved 19 April 2014.
11. "Information". IIHF. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
12. "Belarus opens vs. U.S." iihfworlds2014.com. 5 September 2013.
13. If 22 World Championship titles won by the Soviet Union are included, this total comes to 27.
14. IIHF.com Source IIHF
15. "IIHF.com Source IIHF" (PDF). IIHF . Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

External links

• Official website