2017 IIHF World Championship

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2017 IIHF World Championship
2017 IIHF World Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of France.svg  France
Dates5–21 May 2017
Officially opened by Frank-Walter Steinmeier and François Hollande
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (10th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fourth placeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played64
Goals scored355 (5.55 per game)
Attendance686,391 (10,725 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Russia.svg Artemi Panarin
(17 points)
MVP Flag of Sweden.svg William Nylander
Website
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The 2017 IIHF World Championship, the 2017 edition of the annual Ice Hockey World Championships, was held from 5 to 21 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France. The official tournament mascots were Asterix and Obelix, the main characters from popular French comic book series The Adventures of Asterix . [1] The logo incorporates the silhouette of deceased German national team goaltender Robert Müller, who succumbed to a brain tumor at just 28 years of age. [2] German tennis player Angelique Kerber, [3] 1. FC Köln and German Olympic soccer team goalkeeper Timo Horn [4] and Paris Saint-Germain F.C.'s Brazilian winger Lucas Moura [5] were named celebrity ambassadors for the event.

Contents

Sweden won the tournament by defeating Canada 2–1 after a penalty shoot-out. [6] Russia won the bronze medal game, defeating Finland 5–3.

Bids

There were two official bids to host these championships.

Denmark has never hosted these championships. Latvia hosted these championships for the first time in 2006. The proposed arenas were Arena Riga and the planned Copenhagen Arena. [7]
France last hosted these championships in 1951. Germany hosted the championships most recently in 2010. The proposed arenas were AccorHotels Arena in Paris and Lanxess Arena in Cologne.

The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 17, 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden. [8] The united bid of France and Germany received 63 votes, while the bid of Denmark and Latvia received 45. [8]

Participants

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2016 IIHF World Championship
  2. 1 2 Qualified as the co-hosts
  3. 1 2 Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I

Seeding

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2016 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2016 IIHF World Championship. [9]

Venues

Flag of France.svg France Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Grandes Armes de Paris.svg Paris DEU Koeln COA.svg Cologne
AccorHotels Arena
Capacity: 14,510
Lanxess Arena
Capacity: 18,500
AccorHotels Arena @ Bercy @ Paris (27157316713).jpg Koln deutz kolnarena.jpg

Rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" no later than two weeks before the tournament, and a final roster by the Passport Control meeting prior to the start of tournament. [10]

Officials

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the tournament. [11] [12]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Flag of Finland.svg Stefan Fonselius
  • Flag of Russia.svg Roman Gofman
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oliver Gouin
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hribik
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Iverson
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Jeřábek
  • Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Kubuš
  • Flag of Austria.svg Mark Lemelin
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Linde
  • Flag of Latvia.svg Eduards Odiņš
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Öhlund
  • Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Piechaczek
  • Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Reneau
  • Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Salonen
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Stricker
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tobias Wehrli
  • Flag of Belarus.svg Ivan Dedyulya
  • Flag of Denmark.svg Rene Jensen
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roman Kaderli
  • Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kohlmüller
  • Flag of Russia.svg Gleb Lazarev
  • Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joep Leermakers
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miroslav Lhotský
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Malmqvist
  • Flag of the United States.svg Brian Oliver
  • Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Otmakhov
  • Flag of the United States.svg Judson Ritter
  • Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Šefčík
  • Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Sormunen
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Suchánek
  • Flag of Finland.svg Sakari Suominen
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Vanoosten

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 9 August 2016. [13]

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 760013114+1718 Playoff round
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 751013510+2517
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 750112913+1616
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (H)722122023311
5Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 730131418410
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 71204132297
7Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 701241228164
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (R)70016632261Relegation to Division I A [lower-alpha 1]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. The rules state that "the bottom ranked two teams will be relegated" and the 2018 hosts (Denmark) cannot be relegated by rule. [14]
5 May 2017
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 1–2 (GWS) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 1–2 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
6 May 2017
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg 3–0 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg 3–2 (OT) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 2–7 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
7 May 2017
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 1–10 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 7–2 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg 3–1 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
8 May 2017
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 3–6 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 4–3 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
9 May 2017
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 1–2 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg 3–4 (GWS) Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
10 May 2017
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 3–0 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg 2–3 (GWS) Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
11 May 2017
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg 3–0 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 2–0 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
12 May 2017
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 8–1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 3–2 (OT) Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
13 May 2017
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg 3–5 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg 6–0 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 1–4 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
14 May 2017
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg 1–6 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 2–4 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
15 May 2017
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 2–0 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg 5–0 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
16 May 2017
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 4–2 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg 3–5 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 4–3 (GWS) Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 760103210+2219 Playoff round
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 732202214+815
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 732022314+913
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 722122022211
5Flag of France.svg  France (H)722032319+410
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 72023131968
7Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 720141527127
8Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (R)700161336231Relegation to Division I A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
5 May 2017
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 3–2 Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1–4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
6 May 2017
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 5–4 (GWS) Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg 1–6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 3–2 Flag of France.svg  France
7 May 2017
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 2–7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 1–5 Flag of France.svg  France
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 0–3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
8 May 2017
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg 0–6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 3–4 (GWS) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
9 May 2017
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 1–5 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 3–4 (GWS) Flag of France.svg  France
10 May 2017
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 3–0 Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 5–2 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
11 May 2017
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1–0 (OT) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 3–2 Flag of France.svg  France
12 May 2017
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 5–1 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
France  Flag of France.svg 4–3 (GWS) Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
13 May 2017
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 2–3 (OT) Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 2–5 Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2–3 (OT) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
14 May 2017
France  Flag of France.svg 2–5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2–3 (OT) Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
15 May 2017
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 5–0 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
France  Flag of France.svg 4–1 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
16 May 2017
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg 4–3 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1–3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 5–2 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Playoff round

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
18 May - Cologne
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
20 May - Cologne
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
 
18 May - Paris
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1
 
21 May - Cologne
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (GWS)2
 
18 May - Cologne
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
 
20 May - Cologne
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
 
18 May - Paris
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2 Third place
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
21 May - Cologne
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3
 

Quarterfinals

18 May 2017
16:15
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 8,968
Game reference
Jimmy Howard Goalies Harri Säteri Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oliver Gouin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Gleb Lazarev
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miroslav Lhotský
0–121:01 – Rantanen (Savinainen, Aho) (PP)
0–246:49 – Kemppainen (J. Aaltonen)
12 minPenalties4 min
26Shots20
18 May 2017
16:15
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic AccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 6,209
Game reference
Andrei Vasilevskiy Goalies Pavel Francouz Referees:
Flag of Austria.svg Mark Lemelin
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Oliver
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Vanoosten
Orlov (Plotnikov, Antipin) – 08:451–0
Kucherov (Kuznetsov, Antipin) (PP) – 13:362–0
Panarin (Kucherov, Kuznetsov) – 53:553–0
10 minPenalties6 min
26Shots27
18 May 2017
20:15
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 16,653
Game reference
Calvin Pickard Goalies Philipp Grubauer Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hribik
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Judson Ritter
Flag of Finland.svg Sakari Suominen
Scheifele (O'Reilly, Marner) (PP) – 17:111–0
Skinner (Matheson, Scheifele) – 38:082–0
2–153:21 – Y. Seidenberg (Ehrhoff) (SH)
8 minPenalties18 min
50Shots20
18 May 2017
20:15
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–3
(1–1, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden AccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 8,417
Game reference
Leonardo Genoni Goalies Henrik Lundqvist Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Iverson
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Otmakhov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Suchánek
0–104:15 – Bäckström (Lindberg, Nylander)
Haas – 12:531–1
1–233:15 – Nylander (Ekman-Larsson)
1–343:44 – Edler (J. Lundqvist)
2 minPenalties6 min
27Shots29

Semifinals

20 May 2017
15:15
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–2
(0–0, 0–2, 4–0)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 16,469
Game reference
Calvin Pickard Goalies Andrei Vasilevskiy Referees:
Flag of Austria.svg Mark Lemelin
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miroslav Lhotský
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Oliver
0–132:16 – Kuznetsov (Panarin, Kucherov)
0–234:50 – Gusev (Shipachyov, Panarin) (PP)
Scheifele (MacKinnon, Parayko) (PP) – 40:171–2
MacKinnon (Konecny) – 55:072–2
O'Reilly (Matheson) – 56:583–2
Couturier (O'Reilly, Parayko) (ENG) – 58:534–2
10 minPenalties22 min
38Shots28
20 May 2017
19:15
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 11,242
Game reference
Henrik Lundqvist Goalies Harri Säteri Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hribik
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Otmakhov
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Vanoosten
Edler (Bäckström) – 01:491–0
1–104:45 – Kemppainen (Aaltonen)
J. Klingberg (Ekman-Larsson, Nylander) (PP) – 24:362–1
Nylander (Bäckström) (PP) – 34:523–1
Nordström (Krüger) – 53:524–1
6 minPenalties10 min
41Shots23

Bronze medal game

21 May 2017
16:15
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–3
(1–0, 3–1, 1–2)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 16,182
Game reference
Andrei Vasilevskiy Goalies Joonas Korpisalo
Harri Säteri
Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oliver Gouin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Iverson
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miroslav Lhotský
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Oliver
Gusev (Antipin, Nichushkin) – 06:581–0
Tkachyov (Nichushkin, Zub) (SH) – 21:482–0
Gusev (Panarin, Dadonov) (PP) – 27:013–0
Kiselevich (Namestnikov, Nichushkin) – 28:164–0
4–139:33 – Rantanen (Filppula)
4–241:16 – Lehtonen (Aho)
4–345:29 – Savinainen (Rantanen, Aho) (PP)
Kucherov (Gusev, Belov) – 49:495–3
8 minPenalties10 min
30Shots29

Gold medal game

21 May 2017
20:45
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 17,363
Game reference
Calvin Pickard Goalies Henrik Lundqvist Referees:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Jeřábek
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Otmakhov
Flag of Finland.svg Sakari Suominen
0–139:39 – Hedman (SH)
O'Reilly (Marner, MacKinnon) (PP) – 41:581–1
MacKinnon Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Point Ice hockey puck cross.svg
O'Reilly Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Marner Ice hockey puck cross.svg
Shootout Ice hockey puck cross.svg Nylander
Ice hockey puck.svg Bäckström
Ice hockey puck.svg Ekman-Larsson
Ice hockey puck cross.svg Landeskog
10 minPenalties8 min
43Shots42

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

PosGrpTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 A Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1071113816+2224Champions
2 B Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1080203915+2426Runners-up
3 A Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1071024517+2823Third place
4 B Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1032142631514Fourth place
5 A Flag of the United States.svg  United States 860023116+1518Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 832212317+615
7 B Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 832032317+613
8 A Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (H)822132125411
9 B Flag of France.svg  France (H)722032319+410Eliminated in
Group stage
10 A Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 730131418410
11 B Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 72023131968
12 A Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 71204132297
13 B Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 720141527127
14 A Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 701241228164
15 B Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 700161336231 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 A Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 70016632261
Source: IIHF.com
(H) Host

Statistics

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Flag of Russia.svg Artemi Panarin 941317+44F
Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Kucherov 107815+78F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan MacKinnon 106915+66F
Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Gusev 107714+54F
Flag of Sweden.svg William Nylander 107714+112F
Flag of Russia.svg Vadim Shipachyov 1021113+12F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mitch Marner 104812+18F
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Gaudreau 86511+20F
Flag of Finland.svg Sebastian Aho 102911-24F
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Da Costa 66410+32F

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

Goaltending leaders

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

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Lundqvist 320:0071.3112994.570
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calvin Pickard 443:40111.4917893.821
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Vasilevskiy 522:51151.7223393.563
Flag of Latvia.svg Elvis Merzļikins 364:04121.9818393.441
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leonardo Genoni 361:32101.6615093.332

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

Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Source: IIHF.com

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 IIHF World Championship</span> 2022 edition of the IIHF World Championship

The 2022 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Finland from 13 to 29 May 2022, as the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced on 19 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany. The host cities of the World Championships were Tampere and Helsinki, of which Tampere's brand-new Nokia Arena served as the main venue of the games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 IIHF World Championship</span> 2021 edition of the IIHF World Championship

The 2021 IIHF World Championship took place from 21 May to 6 June 2021. It was originally to be co-hosted by Minsk, Belarus and Riga, Latvia, as the IIHF announced on 19 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Their joint bid won by a very tight margin against the Finnish bid with the cities of Tampere and Helsinki. On 18 January 2021 the IIHF decided to remove Belarus as a co-host due to the rising political unrest there. On 2 February, the IIHF voted to confirm Latvia as the sole host for the 2021 IIHF World Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I</span> International ice hockey competition

The 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I A and Division I B tournaments represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I was two international ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I Group A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 7 to 13 April 2019, and the Division I Group B tournament was played in Beijing, China, from 6 to 12 April 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 IIHF World Championship</span> 2023 edition of the IIHF World Championship

The 2023 IIHF World Championship was co-hosted by Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Latvia. The tournament was held from 12 to 28 May 2023, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 IIHF Women's World Championship</span> 2022 edition of the IIHF Womens World Championship

The 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) which was contested in Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark from 25 August to 4 September 2022, at the KVIK Hockey Arena, and Scanel Hockey Arena. Historically, a top division tournament was not played during Olympic years, but in September 2021, the IIHF announced the change to play the tournament each year, even during Olympic years.

The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the second-tier Division I A and the third-tier Division I B. For each tier's tournament, the team which placed first was promoted to the next highest division, while the team which placed last was relegated to a lower division.

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