2023 IIHF World Championship

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2023 IIHF World Championship
2023 IIHF World Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates12–28 May
Opened by Sauli Niinistö
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (28th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Games played64
Goals scored354 (5.53 per game)
Attendance442,160 (6,909 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Grimaldi (14 points)
MVP Flag of Latvia.svg Artūrs Šilovs
  2022
2024  

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).

Contents

Canada won its 28th title by beating Germany 5–2 in the final. [1] The silver was Germany's first medal since 1953. Latvia claimed its first IIHF medal after defeating the USA 4–3 in overtime and finishing third. [2]

As in the 2022 edition, the tournament saw several upsets: Kazakhstan's win over Norway, Hungary's win over France, Latvia's first victory over Czechia, Norway’s second win over Canada, as well as Kazakhstan's first victory over Slovakia. [3] [4] The playoffs also saw major upsets, as Latvia reached the semi-finals for the first time after defeating favourite Sweden 3–1 in the quarter-finals, [5] Germany upset Switzerland 3–1 and the reigning Olympic and World Champion Finland lost to Canada 4–1. Czechia finished in 8th place after losing to the United States (USA) 3–0 in the quarter-finals, which is that nation's worst placement to date in the history of the World Championship. Germany reached the final for the first time since 1930 after upsetting the fourth-seeded USA 4–3 in overtime.

Host nation bid

The event was originally planned to be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, but, in February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called for Russia and Belarus to be stripped of hosting rights to all international sporting events due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [6] On 26 April 2022, Russia lost their rights to host the World Championship. [7]

After being promoted to the top division, Slovenia and Hungary bid to co-host the event in Ljubljana and Budapest. [8] The bid was withdrawn due to Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation informing the IIHF that it did not receive the governmental guarantees to host. Finland and Latvia submitted a joint bid, with Nokia Arena in Tampere and Arena Riga in Riga as potential host venues. [9] On 27 May 2022, the IIHF confirmed that Finland and Latvia would host the tournament, with Finland having also hosted the 2022 IIHF World Championship in Tampere (Nokia Arena) and Helsinki (Helsinki Ice Hall). [10]

Venues

Flag of Finland.svg Finland Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
Tampere Riga
Nokia Arena
Capacity: 13,455
Arena Riga
Capacity: 10,300
Nokia Arena May 2022 1.jpg Arena Riga.jpg

Participants

Qualified as hosts
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2022 IIHF World Championship
Qualified through winning promotion at the 2022 IIHF World Championship Division I

Seeding

The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2022 IIHF World Ranking, as of the end of the 2022 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system while allowing the organizer, "to allocate a maximum of two teams to separate groups." [11] [12]

Rosters

Each team's roster consists 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, have 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 the tournament.

Match officials

16 referees and linesmen were announced on 6 April 2023. [13] [14]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Bloski
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Langin
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hribik
  • Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Frandsen
  • Flag of Finland.svg Lassi Heikkinen
  • Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Kaukokari
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Sewell
  • Flag of Germany.svg Sirko Hunnius
  • Flag of Germany.svg André Schrader
  • Flag of Latvia.svg Andris Ansons
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Björk
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Holm
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefan Hürlimann
  • Flag of Slovakia.svg Miroslav Štolc
  • Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fernandez
  • Flag of the United States.svg Sean MacFarlane
  • Flag of Austria.svg David Nothegger
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mackey
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tarrington Wyonzek
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Hynek
  • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Ondráček
  • Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Krøyer
  • Flag of Finland.svg Onni Hautamäki
  • Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Niittylä
  • Flag of France.svg Nicolas Constantineau
  • Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Hofer
  • Flag of Latvia.svg Dāvis Zunde
  • Flag of Slovakia.svg Šimon Synek
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Yletyinen
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eric Cattaneo
  • Flag of the United States.svg Nick Briganti
  • Flag of the United States.svg Jake Davis

Preliminary round

The groups were announced on 29 May 2022, [15] with the schedule being revealed on 8 September 2022. [16]

Group A

A game between France and Hungary in Nokia Arena Nokia Arena under en match i Ishockey-VM 2023.jpg
A game between France and Hungary in Nokia Arena
PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 76100348+2620 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 75110267+1918
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (H)750112815+1316
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 740032716+1112
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 72104192678Qualification for 2024 IIHF World Championship
6Flag of France.svg  France 701241031214
7Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 701151127163 [lower-alpha 1]
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 701151237253 [lower-alpha 1] Relegation to 2024 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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Austria 4–3 Hungary
12 May 2023
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 1–4 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 1–0 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
13 May 2023
France  Flag of France.svg 2–1 (OT) Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 1–3 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 3–4 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
14 May 2023
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 7–1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
France  Flag of France.svg 3–4 (OT) Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 5–0 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
15 May 2023
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 2–3 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 1–2 (GWS) Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
16 May 2023
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 6–2 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
France  Flag of France.svg 2–3 (OT) Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
17 May 2023
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 4–1 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 5–3 Flag of France.svg  France
18 May 2023
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 1–7 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 4–6 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
19 May 2023
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 1–7 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg 2–4 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
20 May 2023
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 3–0 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg 1–3 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 4–0 Flag of France.svg  France
21 May 2023
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 7–2 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 9–0 Flag of France.svg  France
22 May 2023
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 1–4 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg 4–3 (GWS) Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
23 May 2023
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 5–0 Flag of France.svg  France
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 3–4 (OT) Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 7–1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Group B

Watching hockey in Dome Square, Riga Dome Square 2023 IIHF World Championships.jpg
Watching hockey in Dome Square, Riga
Postgame between Sweden and Latvia in Arena Riga 2023 IIHF World Championship Latvia vs Sweden.jpg
Postgame between Sweden and Latvia in Arena Riga
PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 760102910+1919 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 741112511+1415
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (H)732022117+413 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 740122216+613 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 730221515011Qualification for 2024 IIHF World Championship
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 712041431177
7Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7111491786
8Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 70007927180Relegation to 2024 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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Czechia 3–4 (OT) Latvia
12 May 2023
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg 2–3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg 0–6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
13 May 2023
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 7–0 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 3–4 (GWS) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg 2–1 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
14 May 2023
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 2–5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 0–3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Czechia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 5–1 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
15 May 2023
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg 1–2 (GWS) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Czechia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 3–4 (OT) Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
16 May 2023
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 0–1 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 5–0 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
17 May 2023
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg 2–1 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 5–1 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
18 May 2023
Czechia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 6–2 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 4–2 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
19 May 2023
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg 3–2 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 4–3 (GWS) Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
20 May 2023
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 0–2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2–3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 0–7 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
21 May 2023
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 0–1 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Czechia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2–4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
22 May 2023
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2–3 (GWS) Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 4–3 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
23 May 2023
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg 4–1 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 3–1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 3–4 (OT) Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

Playoff round

There was a re-seeding after the quarter-finals. [17] If Finland and Latvia were to play in the quarter-finals, there would have been no cross-over for the quarter-finals.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finals Final
 
          
 
25 May
 
 
1A
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3
 
27 May
 
4B
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia
0
 
1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3
 
25 May
 
8
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (OT)
4
 
1B
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1
 
28 May
 
4A
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
3
 
8
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2
 
25 May
 
4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5
 
2A
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1
 
27 May
 
3B
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
3
 
4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
4
 
25 May
 
6
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
2 Third place
 
2B
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
4
 
28 May
 
3A
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1
 
1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3
 
 
6
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (OT)
4
 

Final standings

Teams finishing fifth in the preliminary round were ranked ninth and tenth, teams finishing sixth are ranked 11th and 12th, and so on. [18]

PosGrpTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 B Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1071113816+2224Champions
2 A Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1051043625+1117Runners-up
3 B Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (H)1043033025+518Third place
4 A Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1071204316+2725Fourth place
5 B Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 860113013+1719Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 A Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 851112710+1718
7 A Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (H)850122919+1016
8 B Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 840132219+313
9 B Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 730221515011Eliminated in
Group stage
10 A Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 72104192678
11 B Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 712041431177
12 A Flag of France.svg  France 701241031214
13 B Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7111491786
14 A Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 701151127163
15 A Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 701151237253Relegated to
2024 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 B Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 70007927180
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Rocco Grimaldi of the United States led the tournament in scoring with 14 points 2023-05-09 Deutschland gegen USA (Eishockey-Landerspiel) by Sandro Halank-141.jpg
Rocco Grimaldi of the United States led the tournament in scoring with 14 points

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Grimaldi 107714+86F
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominik Kubalík 88412+30F
Flag of Germany.svg JJ Peterka 106612+80F
Flag of Latvia.svg Rihards Bukarts 103811+38F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MacKenzie Weegar 103811+106D
Flag of the United States.svg T. J. Tynan 1011011+100F
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Tömmernes 801010+52D
Flag of the United States.svg Cutter Gauthier 10729+92F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lawson Crouse 10639+94F
Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolaj Ehlers 7549−30F

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 Slovakia.svg Stanislav Škorvánek 238:3951.2610895.371
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Vejmelka 236:2671.7812494.351
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sam Montembeault 423:07101.4216393.871
Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Johansson 303:4281.5812093.332
Flag of Slovakia.svg Samuel Hlavaj 189:0572.2210393.200

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

Bronze medal celebration at the foot of the Freedom Monument in Riga Latvijas hokeja izlases sveiksana (52933932402).jpg
Bronze medal celebration at the foot of the Freedom Monument in Riga
Arturs Silovs was named the tournament MVP, best goaltender, and was selected to the tournament all-star team Latvijas hokeja izlases sveiksana - Arturs Silovs.jpg
Artūrs Šilovs was named the tournament MVP, best goaltender, and was selected to the tournament all-star team

The awards were announced on 28 May 2023. [19]

Individual awards

PositionPlayer
Goaltender Flag of Latvia.svg Artūrs Šilovs
Defenceman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MacKenzie Weegar
Forward Flag of Germany.svg JJ Peterka

Media All Stars

PositionPlayer
Goaltender Flag of Latvia.svg Artūrs Šilovs
Defenceman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MacKenzie Weegar
Defenceman Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Seider
Forward Flag of Germany.svg JJ Peterka
Forward Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Grimaldi
Forward Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominik Kubalík
MVP Flag of Latvia.svg Artūrs Šilovs

Broadcasting rights

TV studios in Nokia Arena: the Finnish C More (left) and the Swedish SVT (right) TV-studior i Nokia Arena under Ishockey-VM 2023.png
TV studios in Nokia Arena: the Finnish C More (left) and the Swedish SVT (right)
Broadcasting cameras and positions for the commentators in Nokia Arena, Tampere Broadcasting cameras and commentators at IIHF Worlds 2023 in Tampere.png
Broadcasting cameras and positions for the commentators in Nokia Arena, Tampere

These are the broadcasters for the tournament. [20]

CountryBroadcaster
Austria ORF
Canada TSN
RDS
Czech Republic ČT
Denmark TV 2 Sport
Estonia ERR
Finland MTV
France Fanseat
Germany Sport1
Magenta Sport
Hungary Sport 1
Kazakhstan Qazsport
Latvia LTV
Tet
Lithuania LRT
Norway Viaplay
Poland TVP
Russia Match TV
Slovakia RTVS
Slovenia RTV
Šport TV
Sweden SVT
Switzerland SRG SSR
Ukraine XSPORT
United Kingdom Viaplay Sports
United States NHL Network
ESPN+

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