2006 IIHF World Championship

2006 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Latvia
Dates	May 5 – May 21
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Sweden (8 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	56
Goals scored	329  (5.88 per game)
Attendance	324,794  (5,800 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Sidney Crosby
MVP	Niklas Kronwall

The 2006 Men's Ice Hockey Championships was held in May 2006 in Riga, Latvia. It was the 70th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

One of the requirements of the IIHF for Latvia to host the event was that a new arena would be constructed. Sweden was the stand-by organizer in case the arena was delayed, but the construction was completed on schedule, marking the first time a former Soviet state apart from Russia has hosted the event. The mascot of the championships was a beaver called RIX (after Riga International Airport's IATA code.)

It was preceded two months earlier by the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, where ice hockey was also a major event.

In the gold medal game, Sweden won against the Czech Republic and thus became the first hockey team to win both the Winter Olympics and the World Championships in the same year.

Nations

The following 16 nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament – 13 nations from Europe, two nations from North America and one nation from Asia are represented.

Asia Kazakhstan* Europe Czech Republic* Denmark* Belarus* Finland* Latvia† Italy^ Norway^

Russia* Slovenia* Slovakia* Sweden* Switzerland* Ukraine* North America Canada* United States*

* = Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2005 IIHF World Championship

^ = Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2005 IIHF World Championship Division I

^† = Qualified as hosts (and as automatic qualifier)

Preliminary round

Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the Qualifying Round. The last team in each group competed in the Relegation Round.

Groups A and D were played in Kloten, groups B and C in Berne.

	Team advanced to the Qualifying round
	Team sent to compete in the Relegation round

Group A

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Finland	3	2	1	0	13	6	7	5
Czech Republic	3	1	2	0	9	8	1	4
Latvia	3	1	1	1	6	7	-1	3
Slovenia	3	0	0	3	8	15	-7	0

All times local (UTC +3)

May 5, 2006 17:15

Finland

5 - 3 (1-2, 2-1, 2-0)

Slovenia

Arena Riga Attendance: 5386

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	30 min
	49	Shots	16

May 5, 2006 21:15

Latvia

1 - 1 (1-1, 0-0, 0-0)

Czech Republic

Arena Riga Attendance: 10669

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	6 min
	12	Shots	32

May 7, 2006 16:15

Czech Republic

5–4 (4–1, 1–2, 0–1)

Slovenia

Arena Riga Attendance: 9018

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	18 min
	41	Shots	16

May 7, 2006 20:15

Finland

5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Latvia

Arena Riga Attendance: 10,616

Game reference
	47 min	Penalties	20 min
	41	Shots	18

May 9, 2006 16:15

Slovenia

1–5 (1–0, 0–4, 0–1)

Latvia

Arena Riga Attendance: 9539

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	16 min
	18	Shots	29

May 9, 2006 20:15

Czech Republic

3–3 (2–1, 1–0, 0–2)

Finland

Arena Riga Attendance: 6758

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	18 min
	27	Shots	24

Group B

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Sweden	3	2	1	0	12	6	6	5
Switzerland	3	2	1	0	9	6	3	5
Ukraine	3	1	0	2	7	8	-1	2
Italy	3	0	0	3	3	11	-8	0

All times local (UTC +3)

May 6, 2006 16:15

Switzerland

3–1 (0–0, 0–1, 3–0)

Italy

Skonto Arena Attendance: 4450

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	26 min
	41	Shots	14

May 6, 2006 20:15

Ukraine

2–4 (1–1, 1–2, 0–1)

Sweden

Skonto Arena Attendance: 3492

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	45

May 8, 2006 16:15

Switzerland

2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Ukraine

Skonto Arena Attendance: 4609

Game reference
	30 min	Penalties	36 min
	25	Shots	26

May 8, 2006 20:15

Sweden

4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Italy

Skonto Arena Attendance: 3586

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	13

May 10, 2006 16:15

Italy

2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

Ukraine

Skonto Arena Attendance: 2174

Game reference
	52 min	Penalties	42 min
	21	Shots	27

May 10, 2006 20:15

Sweden

4–4 (1–0, 0–1, 3–3)

Switzerland

Skonto Arena Attendance: 3031

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	29	Shots	17

Group C

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Russia	3	3	0	0	17	6	11	6
Belarus	3	2	0	1	11	5	6	4
Slovakia	3	1	0	2	10	6	4	2
Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	2	23	-21	0

All times local (UTC +3)

May 6, 2006 16:15

Belarus

2–1 (0–0, 2–1, 0-0)

Slovakia

Arena Riga Attendance: 6,960

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	36	Shots	13

May 6, 2006 20:15

Russia

10–1 (4–1, 4–0, 2–0)

Kazakhstan

Arena Riga Attendance: 7,190

Game reference
	26 min	Penalties	40 min
	27	Shots	17

May 8, 2006 16:15

Russia

3–2 (1–0, 0–2, 2–0)

Belarus

Arena Riga Attendance: 7,945

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	20 min
	28	Shots	15

May 8, 2006 20:15

Slovakia

6–0 (0–0, 3–0, 3–0)

Kazakhstan

Arena Riga Attendance: 6,788

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	32 min
	52	Shots	8

May 10, 2006 16:15

Slovakia

3–4 (2–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Russia

Arena Riga Attendance: 7,467

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	41 min
	27	Shots	25

May 10, 2006 20:15

Kazakhstan

1 - 7 (1-1, 0-3, 0-3)

Belarus

Arena Riga Attendance: 6359

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	39 min
	32	Shots	35

Group D

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Canada	3	3	0	0	14	5	9	6
United States	3	2	0	1	7	3	4	4
Norway	3	1	0	2	8	13	-5	2
Denmark	3	0	0	3	6	14	-8	0

All times local (UTC +3)

May 5, 2006 16:15

United States

3 - 1 (0-1, 1-0, 2-0)

Norway

Skonto Arena Attendance: 4300

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	16 min
	31	Shots	21

May 5, 2006 20:15

Denmark

3 - 5 (0-3, 3-0, 0-2)

Canada

Skonto Arena Attendance: 3427

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	23	Shots	44

May 7, 2006 16:15

United States

3 - 0 (0-0, 2-0, 1-0)

Denmark

Skonto Arena Attendance: 3886

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	37	Shots	19

May 7, 2006 20:15

Canada

7 - 1 (3-0, 4-0, 0-1)

Norway

Skonto Arena Attendance: 3983

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	26 min
	36	Shots	15

May 9, 2006 16:15

Norway

6 - 3 (1-2, 3-0, 2-1)

Denmark

Skonto Arena Attendance: 3885

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	18 min
	45	Shots	23

May 9, 2006 20:15

Canada

2 - 1 (0-1, 1-0, 1-0)

United States

Skonto Arena Attendance: 4553

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	18 min
	30	Shots	19

Qualifying round

The top three teams from each group in the Preliminary round advance to the Qualifying Round. The top three teams from Groups A and D advance to Group E, and the top three teams from Groups B and C advance to Group F.

Teams in the Qualifying Round carry forward the results and points gained in the Preliminary Round with the teams that they have played and advance with. Teams, which have played in the Preliminary Round, do not meet again in the Qualifying Round.

	Team advanced to the Playoff round
	Team eliminated from advancing

Group E

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Canada	5	4	0	1	28	10	18	8
Finland	5	3	1	1	17	7	10	7
United States	5	3	0	2	11	10	1	6
Czech Republic	5	2	2	1	14	12	2	6
Latvia	5	1	1	3	7	23	-16	3
Norway	5	0	0	5	5	20	-15	0

All times local (UTC+3)

May 11, 2006 20:15

Canada

11 - 0 (4-0, 1-0, 6-0)

Latvia

Arena Riga Attendance: 8389

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	32 min
	40	Shots	26

May 12, 2006 16:15

Czech Republic

3 - 1 (0-1, 2-0, 1-0)

Norway

Arena Riga Attendance: 7004

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	42	Shots	21

May 12, 2006 20:15

Finland

4 - 0 (1-0, 2-0, 1-0)

United States

Arena Riga Attendance: 7379

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	33	Shots	24

May 13, 2006 20:15

United States

4 - 2 (0-0, 2-1, 2-1)

Latvia

Arena Riga Attendance: 9083

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	22 min
	27	Shots	24

May 14, 2006 16:15

Norway

0 - 3 (0-1, 0-1, 0-1)

Finland

Arena Riga Attendance: 7345

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	18	Shots	40

May 14, 2006 20:15

Canada

4 - 6 (1-3, 2-1, 1-2)

Czech Republic

Arena Riga Attendance: 7474

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	40

May 15, 2006 20:15

Finland

2 - 4 (1-2, 0-1, 1-1)

Canada

Arena Riga Attendance: 7171

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	16 min
	40	Shots	25

May 16, 2006 15:15

Czech Republic

1 - 3 (0-2, 1-0, 0-1)

United States

Arena Riga Attendance: 7441

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	26	Shots	27

May 16, 2006 19:15

Latvia

4 - 2 (2-0, 1-1, 1-1)

Norway

Arena Riga Attendance: 9173

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	25	Shots	18

Group F

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Russia	5	4	1	0	22	11	11	9
Sweden	5	2	2	1	17	15	2	6
Belarus	5	3	0	2	16	10	6	6
Slovakia	5	2	1	2	19	10	9	5
Switzerland	5	1	2	2	12	15	-3	4
Ukraine	5	0	0	5	4	29	-25	0

All times local (UTC +3)

May 11, 2006 16:15

Russia

6 - 0 (1-0, 0-0, 5-0)

Ukraine

Arena Riga Attendance: 6963

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	41 min
	50	Shots	25

May 12, 2006 16:15

Switzerland

2 - 2 (0-1, 0-1, 2-0)

Slovakia

Skonto Arena Attendance: 2325

Game reference
	37 min	Penalties	14 min
	19	Shots	15

May 12, 2006 20:15

Sweden

4 - 1 (4-0, 0-0, 0-1)

Belarus

Skonto Arena Attendance: 2209

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	22 min
	42	Shots	23

May 13, 2006 20:15

Belarus

9 - 1 (1-0, 3-1, 5-0)

Ukraine

Skonto Arena Attendance: 2732

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	38 min
	39	Shots	32

May 14, 2006 16:15

Russia

6 - 3 (1-0, 1-2, 4-1)

Switzerland

Skonto Arena Attendance: 3729

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	31	Shots	25

May 14, 2006 20:15

Slovakia

5 - 2 (2-0, 2-2, 1-0)

Sweden

Skonto Arena Attendance: 2882

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	21	Shots	36

May 15, 2006 20:15

Sweden

3 - 3 (1-2, 2-0, 0-1)

Russia

Skonto Arena Attendance: 3983

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	18 min
	29	Shots	24

May 16, 2006 15:15

Switzerland

1 - 2 (0-1, 0-1, 1-0)

Belarus

Skonto Arena Attendance: 3170

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	21

May 16, 2006 19:15

Ukraine

0 - 8 (0-1, 0-4, 0-3)

Slovakia

Skonto Arena Attendance: 2982

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	10	Shots	37

Relegation round

The relegation round is composed of the four teams that placed last in Groups A through D. They play in a round-robin fashion, and the bottom two teams get relegated to the Division I group in next year's World Championships.

	Team qualified for the 2007 IIHF World Championship
	Team relegated to Division I

Group G

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Denmark	3	2	1	0	11	5	6	5
Italy	3	1	1	1	6	10	-4	3
Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	9	6	3	2
Slovenia	3	0	2	1	6	11	-5	2

All times local (UTC +3)

May 12, 2006 12:15

Slovenia

3 - 3 (0-2, 1-1, 2-0)

Denmark

Arena Riga Attendance: 7666

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	24	Shots	32

May 12, 2006 12:15

Italy

3–2 (1–0, 0–2, 2–0)

Kazakhstan

Skonto Arena Attendance: 3,193

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	26 min
	25	Shots	37

May 13, 2006 16:15

Kazakhstan

5–0 (2–0, 3–0, 0–0)

Slovenia

Arena Riga Attendance: 7,563

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	35 min
	25	Shots	31

May 13, 2006 16:15

Italy

0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3)

Denmark

Skonto Arena Attendance: 2,640

Game reference
	69 min	Penalties	12 min
	15	Shots	39

May 15, 2006 16:15

Slovenia

3–3 (1–0, 2–1, 0–2)

Italy

Arena Riga Attendance: 6,574

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	30

May 15, 2006 16:15

Denmark

3–2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1)

Kazakhstan

Skonto Arena Attendance: 2,903

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	27	Shots	24

Playoff round

Quarter-finals

May 17, 2006 15:15

Sweden

6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)

United States

Arena Riga Attendance: 2,800

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	33	Shots	18

May 17, 2006 19:15

Canada

4–1 (0–1, 1–0, 3–0)

Slovakia

Arena Riga Attendance: 7,129

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	42	Shots	23

May 18, 2006 16:15

Russia

3–4 (OT) (1–0, 0–1, 2–2, 0–1)

Czech Republic

Arena Riga Attendance: 8,082

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	16 min
	34	Shots	36

May 18, 2006 20:15

Finland

3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Belarus

Arena Riga Attendance: 7,164

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	41	Shots	20

Semi-finals

May 20, 2006 16:15

Finland

1–3 (1–0, 0–1, 0–2)

Czech Republic

Arena Riga

Game reference
	45 min	Penalties	37 min
	34	Shots	21

May 20, 2006 20:15

Canada

4–5 (2–3, 1–2, 1–0)

Sweden

Arena Riga Attendance: 8,845

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	39 min
	32	Shots	25

Bronze medal game

May 21, 2006 16:15

Canada

0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2)

Finland

Arena Riga Attendance: 9,365

Game reference
	32 min	Penalties	34 min
	37	Shots	33

Gold medal game

May 21, 2006 20:15

Sweden

4–0 (2–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Czech Republic

Arena Riga

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	15

Ranking and statistics

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