Group A was one of two groups of the 2022 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2023. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Switzerland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 20 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Germany | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 16 | |
3 | Canada | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 15 | |
4 | Slovakia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 12 [lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Denmark | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 12 [lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | France | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 5 | |
7 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 3 | |
8 | Italy (R) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 1 | Relegation to 2023 Division I A |
All times are local (UTC+3).
13 May 2022 16:20 | France | 2–4 (0–1, 2–2, 0–1) | Slovakia | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,731 |
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Henri-Corentin Buysse | Goalies | Patrik Rybár | Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Jake Rekuchi Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Elias Seewald | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 28 |
13 May 2022 20:20 | Germany | 3–5 (0–2, 1–3, 2–0) | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 4,632 |
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Philipp Grubauer | Goalies | Logan Thompson | Referees: Andris Ansons Robin Šír Linesmen: Jake Davis Josef Špůr | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 27 |
14 May 2022 12:20 | Denmark | 9–1 (3–0, 4–0, 2–1) | Kazakhstan | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,035 |
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Sebastian Dahm | Goalies | Andrei Shutov Ilya Rumyantsev | Referees: Andris Ansons Pierre Dehaen Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Dāvis Zunde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 26 |
14 May 2022 16:20 | Switzerland | 5–2 (3–0, 1–0, 1–2) | Italy | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,641 |
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Reto Berra | Goalies | Andreas Bernard | Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Peter Stano Linesmen: Elias Seewald Josef Špůr | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Shots | 14 |
14 May 2022 20:20 | Slovakia | 1–2 (0–0, 1–2, 0–0) | Germany | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 4,387 |
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Patrik Rybár | Goalies | Philipp Grubauer | Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Hannu Sormunen Emil Yletyinen | ||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
29 | Shots | 16 |
15 May 2022 12:20 | Italy | 1–6 (1–1, 0–3, 0–2) | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,616 |
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Justin Fazio | Goalies | Chris Driedger | Referees: Pierre Dehaen Roy Stian Hansen Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Dāvis Zunde | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Shots | 30 |
15 May 2022 16:20 | France | 2–1 (0–1, 2–0, 0–0) | Kazakhstan | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 1,801 |
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Henri-Corentin Buysse | Goalies | Andrei Shutov | Referees: Robin Šír Peter Stano Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Emil Yletyinen | ||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
23 | Shots | 27 |
15 May 2022 20:20 | Denmark | 0–6 (0–1, 0–4, 0–1) | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,645 |
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Frederik Dichow Sebastian Dahm | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Linus Öhlund Jake Rekuchi Linesmen: Jake Davis Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | Shots | 29 |
16 May 2022 16:20 | Slovakia | 1–5 (1–1, 0–2, 0–2) | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,585 |
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Adam Húska | Goalies | Logan Thompson | Referees: Andris Ansons Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Elias Seewald Emil Yletyinen | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 44 |
16 May 2022 20:20 | France | 2–3 (1–2, 1–0, 0–1) | Germany | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,652 |
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Sebastian Ylönen | Goalies | Mathias Niederberger | Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Josef Špůr Dāvis Zunde | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 30 |
17 May 2022 16:20 | Italy | 1–2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1) | Denmark | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,557 |
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Andreas Bernard | Goalies | Sebastian Dahm | Referees: Pierre Dehaen Robin Šír Linesmen: Elias Seewald Josef Špůr | ||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
14 | Shots | 45 |
17 May 2022 20:20 | Switzerland | 3–2 (0–0, 2–0, 1–2) | Kazakhstan | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,858 |
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Sandro Aeschlimann | Goalies | Andrei Shutov | Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Peter Stano Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Dāvis Zunde | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 14 |
18 May 2022 16:20 | France | 2–1 OT (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT: 1–0) | Italy | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 1,543 |
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Henri-Corentin Buysse | Goalies | Andreas Bernard | Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Emil Yletyinen | ||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
36 | Shots | 21 |
18 May 2022 20:20 | Switzerland | 5–3 (1–1, 2–1, 2–1) | Slovakia | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,504 |
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Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees: Andris Ansons Jake Rekuchi Linesmen: Jake Davis Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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43 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 16 |
19 May 2022 18:00 [note 1] | Germany | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Denmark | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,570 |
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Philipp Grubauer | Goalies | Sebastian Dahm | Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Peter Stano Linesmen: Jake Davis Hannu Sormunen | ||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
13 | Shots | 18 |
19 May 2022 21:30 [note 2] | Canada | 6–3 (3–2, 1–0, 2–1) | Kazakhstan | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,299 |
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Logan Thompson | Goalies | Andrei Shutov | Referees: Jake Rekucki Marian Rohatsch Linesmen: Nicolas Constantineau Tommi Niittylä | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 19 |
20 May 2022 16:20 | Germany | 9–4 (4–0, 2–1, 3–3) | Italy | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,311 |
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Mathias Niederberger | Goalies | Davide Fadani Justin Fazio | Referees: Andris Ansons Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Emil Yletyinen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 20 |
20 May 2022 20:20 | Kazakhstan | 3–4 (2–1, 0–3, 1–0) | Slovakia | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,068 |
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Andrei Shutov | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Robin Šír Linesmen: Jake Davis Dāvis Zunde | ||||||||||||||||||||
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5 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Shots | 34 |
21 May 2022 12:20 | Denmark | 3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) | France | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,007 |
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Sebastian Dahm | Goalies | Henri-Corentin Buysse | Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Jake Rekucki Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
30 | Shots | 19 |
21 May 2022 16:20 | Canada | 3–6 (3–3, 0–1, 0–2) | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 5,676 |
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Logan Thompson | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Jake Davis Josef Špůr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 9 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 27 |
21 May 2022 20:20 | Italy | 1–3 (0–2, 0–0, 1–1) | Slovakia | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,442 |
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Andreas Bernard | Goalies | Adam Húska | Referees: Andris Ansons Marian Rohatsch Linesmen: Nicolas Constantineau Dāvis Zunde | |||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
17 | Shots | 34 |
22 May 2022 16:20 | Kazakhstan | 4–5 (2–3, 1–1, 1–1) | Germany | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,124 |
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Andrei Shutov | Goalies | Dustin Strahlmeier | Referees: Roy Stian Hansen Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Tommi Niittylä | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 36 |
22 May 2022 20:20 | Switzerland | 5–2 (0–2, 3–0, 2–0) | France | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,997 |
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Reto Berra | Goalies | Sebastian Ylönen | Referees: Jeff Ingram Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Andreas Krøyer Jonas Merten | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 19 |
23 May 2022 16:20 | Kazakhstan | 5–2 (2–1, 1–1, 2–0) | Italy | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 1,983 |
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Andrei Shutov | Goalies | Andreas Bernard | Referees: Jake Rekucki Peter Stano Linesmen: Hannu Sormunen Josef Špůr | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 27 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 15 |
23 May 2022 20:20 | Canada | 2–3 (0–2, 1–0, 1–1) | Denmark | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 4,005 |
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Chris Driedger | Goalies | Sebastian Dahm | Referees: Robin Šír Miroslav Stolc Linesmen: Daniel Beresford Emil Yletyinen | ||||||||||||||
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33 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 24 |
24 May 2022 12:20 | Germany | 3–4 GWS (2–1, 0–2, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,862 |
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Philipp Grubauer | Goalies | Reto Berra | Referees: Linus Öhlund Peter Stano Linesmen: Josef Špůr Emil Yletyinen | |||||||||||||||||
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Loibl Plachta Noebels Fischbuch | Shootout | Hischier Riat Suter Malgin | ||||||||||||||||||
2 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 33 |
24 May 2022 16:20 | Slovakia | 7–1 (2–0, 3–0, 2–1) | Denmark | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 3,084 |
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Adam Húska | Goalies | Sebastian Dahm | Referees: Sean MacFarlane Jake Rekucki Linesmen: Hannu Sormunen Nathan van Oosten | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 25 |
24 May 2022 20:20 | Canada | 7–1 (2–0, 2–0, 3–1) | France | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 2,873 |
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Chris Driedger | Goalies | Sebastian Ylönen | Referees: Andris Ansons Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Tommi Niittylä Dāvis Zunde | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Shots | 19 |
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