Group A was one of two groups of the 2015 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2016.
The 2015 IIHF World Championship was the 79th event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), held in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic, between 1–17 May 2015. The tournament was the top division of the 2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. It broke the historical attendance record of IIHF World Championships.
The playoff round of the 2015 IIHF World Championship was held from 14 to 17 May 2015. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.
The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Katowice, Poland, on 23–29 April 2016 and Group B in Zagreb, Croatia, on 17–23 April 2016.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 21 | Advance to the playoff round | |
2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 16 | ||
3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 15 | ||
4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 10 | ||
5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 7 | ||
6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | ||
7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | ||
8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | Relegation to Division I A |
All times are local (UTC+2).
1 May 2015 16:15 | Canada | 6–1 (3–0, 2–0, 1–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,013 |
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Mike Smith | Goalies | Edgars Masaļskis Ervīns Muštukovs | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 17 |
1 May 2015 20:15 | Czech Republic | 5–6 GWS (1–2, 0–1, 4–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,383 |
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Alexander Salák | Goalies | Jhonas Enroth | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 25 |
2 May 2015 12:15 | Switzerland | 3–4 GWS (1–0, 1–1, 1–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 13,953 |
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Reto Berra | Goalies | Bernhard Starkbaum | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 25 |
2 May 2015 16:15 | France | 1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 14,903 |
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Cristobal Huet | Goalies | Dennis Endras | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||
25 | Shots | 26 |
2 May 2015 20:15 | Latvia | 2–4 (1–0, 1–3, 0–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,383 |
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Edgars Masaļskis | Goalies | Alexander Salák Ondřej Pavelec | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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35 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Shots | 35 |
3 May 2015 12:15 | Austria | 1–6 (0–3, 0–3, 1–0) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 14,051 |
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Rene Swette Bernhard Starkbaum | Goalies | Anders Nilsson | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Shots | 41 |
3 May 2015 16:15 | Canada | 10–0 (4–0, 5–0, 1–0) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,046 |
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Martin Jones | Goalies | Dennis Endras Danny aus den Birken | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 17 |
3 May 2015 20:15 | France | 1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 8,780 |
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Cristobal Huet | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||
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63 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 35 |
4 May 2015 16:15 | Latvia | 1–8 (0–1, 1–3, 0–4) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,315 |
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Edgars Masaļskis | Goalies | Jhonas Enroth | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 36 |
4 May 2015 20:15 | Canada | 6–3 (2–1, 1–1, 3–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,383 |
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Mike Smith | Goalies | Ondřej Pavelec | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 25 |
5 May 2015 16:15 | Switzerland | 1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 10,253 |
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Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | Timo Pielmeier | Referees: Linesmen: | ||
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18 | Shots | 18 |
5 May 2015 20:15 | Austria | 0–2 (0–0, 0–0, 0–2) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 5,857 |
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Bernhard Starkbaum | Goalies | Cristobal Huet | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||
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34 | Shots | 17 |
6 May 2015 16:15 | Switzerland | 1–2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT 0–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 10,856 |
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Reto Berra | Goalies | Edgars Masaļskis | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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36 | Shots | 21 |
6 May 2015 20:15 | Sweden | 4–6 (3–0, 1–3, 0–3) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,695 |
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Anders Nilsson | Goalies | Mike Smith | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | Shots | 39 |
7 May 2015 16:15 | Czech Republic | 5–1 (0–0, 2–1, 3–0) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,110 |
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Ondřej Pavelec | Goalies | Florian Hardy | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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46 | Shots | 20 |
7 May 2015 20:15 | Sweden | 4–3 (2–1, 0–1, 2–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,137 |
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Jhonas Enroth | Goalies | Timo Pielmeier | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 29 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 27 |
8 May 2015 16:15 | Czech Republic | 4–0 (0–0, 3–0, 1–0) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,383 |
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Ondřej Pavelec | Goalies | Bernhard Starkbaum Rene Swette | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||
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42 | Shots | 12 |
8 May 2015 20:15 | Germany | 2–1 (0–1, 0–0, 2–0) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,494 |
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Dennis Endras | Goalies | Edgars Masaļskis | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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24 | Shots | 16 |
9 May 2015 12:15 | France | 3–4 (1–2, 0–1, 2–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,300 |
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Ronan Quemener | Goalies | Martin Jones | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 43 |
9 May 2015 16:15 | Austria | 1–2 OT (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) (OT 0–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 12,735 |
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Bernhard Starkbaum | Goalies | Edgars Masaļskis | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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29 | Shots | 18 |
9 May 2015 20:15 | Sweden | 2–1 OT (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) (OT 1–0) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,201 |
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Jhonas Enroth | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
29 | Shots | 16 |
10 May 2015 16:15 | Germany | 2–4 (1–1, 1–2, 0–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,383 |
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Timo Pielmeier | Goalies | Ondřej Pavelec | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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14 | Shots | 38 |
10 May 2015 20:15 | Switzerland | 2–7 (1–2, 0–3, 1–2) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,003 |
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Reto Berra | Goalies | Mike Smith | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 | Shots | 46 |
11 May 2015 16:15 | Germany | 2–3 GWS (0–0, 0–1, 2–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 11,302 |
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Dennis Endras | Goalies | Bernhard Starkbaum | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||
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17 | Shots | 34 |
11 May 2015 20:15 | Sweden | 4–2 (1–0, 1–2, 2–0) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 12,490 |
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Jhonas Enroth | Goalies | Cristobal Huet Florian Hardy | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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41 | Shots | 17 |
12 May 2015 12:15 | Canada | 10–1 (4–0, 2–0, 4–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,031 |
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12 May 2015 16:15 | Latvia | 2–3 GWS (1–0, 1–0, 0–2) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,167 |
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13 | Shots | 35 |
12 May 2015 20:15 | Czech Republic | 2–1 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,383 |
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29 | Shots | 27 |
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