2018 IIHF World Championship

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2018 IIHF World Championship
2018 IIHF World Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host nation  Denmark
Dates 4–20 May
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden (11 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 64
Goals scored 384  (6 per game)
Attendance 520,481  (8,133 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of United States Patrick Kane
MVP Flag of United States Patrick Kane
Main article: 2018 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

The 2018 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament hosted by the Danish cities of Copenhagen and Herning, held from 4 to 20 May 2018. The IIHF announced the winning bid on 23 May 2014 in Minsk, Belarus.[1][2] South Korea made its debut at the World Championship, having played in the lower divisions previously.[3]

Sweden went undefeated at the tournament to win their second consecutive and eleventh overall title after defeating Switzerland in the final.[4] The United States won the bronze medal game, defeating Canada 4–1.

The official mascot of the tournament was a swan,[5] inspired by the Danish writer and poet Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale about The Ugly Duckling.[6]

Bids

There were two bids to host this championship.[7]

Denmark is the only top-ranked IIHF country that has never hosted the tournament. The proposed arenas were the Royal Arena in Copenhagen and the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning.[2] Both arenas have a capacity of around 12,000 for hockey games.[8]
Latvia hosted the IIHF World Championship in 2006. The proposed arenas were Arena Riga, and a secondary venue to be built.[2]

The decision was announced on 23 May 2014 in Minsk, Belarus. The final tally was 95-12 in favor of Denmark.[1][2]

Qualified teams

Mascot: Duckly
Qualified as host
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2017 IIHF World Championship
Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I

Seeding

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2017 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2017 IIHF World Championship.[9]

Denmark and Sweden played in separate groups, Denmark at the Jyske Bank Boxen while Sweden at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen.[10]

Group A
Group B
1 Denmark and France swapped sides so Denmark would not be in the same group as Sweden.

Officials

16 referees and linesman were announced on 21 March 2018.[11][12]

Referees
  • Flag of Austria Mark Lemelin
  • Flag of Canada Oliver Gouin
  • Flag of Canada Brett Iverson
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Jan Hribik
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Antonín Jeřábek
  • Flag of Finland Mikko Kaukokari
  • Flag of Finland Aleksi Rantala
  • Flag of Germany Gordon Schukies
  • Flag of Russia Roman Gofman
  • Flag of Russia Konstantin Olenin
  • Flag of Switzerland Tobias Wehrli
  • Flag of Slovakia Jozef Kubuš
  • Flag of Sweden Linus Öhlund
  • Flag of Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
  • Flag of United States Timothy Mayer
  • Flag of United States Stephen Reneau
Linesmen
  • Flag of Belarus Dmitri Golyak
  • Flag of Canada Dustin McCrank
  • Flag of Canada Nathan Vanoosten
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
  • Flag of Denmark Rene Jensen
  • Flag of Finland Hannu Sormunen
  • Flag of Finland Sakari Suominen
  • Flag of Germany Lukas Kohlmüller
  • Flag of Norway Jon Kilian
  • Flag of Russia Alexander Otmakhov
  • Flag of Russia Gleb Lazarev
  • Flag of Switzerland Nicolas Fluri
  • Flag of Slovakia Peter Šefčík
  • Flag of Sweden Andreas Malmqvist
  • Flag of United States Jake Davis
  • Flag of United States Brian Oliver

Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 8 August 2017.[13]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden 7 6 1 0 0 31 9 22 20 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia 7 5 0 1 1 32 10 22 16
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic 7 3 3 0 1 27 15 12 15
4 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 7 3 1 1 2 25 19 6 12
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia 7 3 0 2 2 19 20 −1 11
6 Flag of France.svg.png France 7 2 0 0 5 13 29 −16 6
7 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 7 1 0 1 5 13 30 −17 4
8 Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus (R) 7 0 0 0 7 8 36 −28 0 Relegation to 2019 Division I A[a]
4 May 2018
Russia Flag of Russia.svg.png 7–0 Flag of France.svg.png France
Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 5–0 Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus
5 May 2018
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 3–2 (OT) Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria
France Flag of France.svg.png 6–2 Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png 3–2 (OT) Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia
6 May 2018
Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 0–7 Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia
Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 3–2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg.png 0–2 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
7 May 2018
Belarus Flag of Belarus.svg.png 0–6 Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia
Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 4–0 Flag of France.svg.png France
8 May 2018
Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 2–4 Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png 5–4 (GWS) Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
9 May 2018
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 5–2 Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus
Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 7–0 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria
10 May 2018
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg.png 3–1 Flag of France.svg.png France
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png 4–3 (OT) Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia
11 May 2018
France Flag of France.svg.png 5–2 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria
Belarus Flag of Belarus.svg.png 0–3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic
12 May 2018
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg.png 3–4 (OT) Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden
Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 4–0 Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus
Russia Flag of Russia.svg.png 4–3 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
13 May 2018
France Flag of France.svg.png 0–6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 3–5 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden
14 May 2018
Russia Flag of Russia.svg.png 4–0 Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png 4–3 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria
15 May 2018
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg.png 5–1 Flag of France.svg.png France
Belarus Flag of Belarus.svg.png 4–7 Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia
Russia Flag of Russia.svg.png 1–3 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland 7 5 0 1 1 38 11 27 16 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States 7 4 2 0 1 39 16 23 16
3 Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada 7 4 1 1 1 32 12 20 15
4 Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 7 3 1 2 1 16 16 0 13
5 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark (H) 7 3 1 0 3 13 17 −4 11
6 Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany 7 1 1 2 3 16 20 −4 7
7 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 7 1 1 1 4 13 31 −18 6
8 Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea (R) 7 0 0 0 7 4 48 −44 0 Relegation to 2019 Division I A
4 May 2018
United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 5–4 (GWS) Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 2–3 (GWS) Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
5 May 2018
Norway Flag of Norway.svg.png 2–3 (OT) Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia
Finland Flag of Finland.svg.png 8–1 Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea
Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg.png 0–4 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
6 May 2018
South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg.png 0–10 Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 4–5 (GWS) Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg.png 1–8 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
7 May 2018
United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 3–0 Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany
Canada Flag of Canada.svg.png 7–1 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
8 May 2018
South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg.png 0–5 Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia
Finland Flag of Finland.svg.png 7–0 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
9 May 2018
Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 6–1 Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea
Finland Flag of Finland.svg.png 2–3 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
10 May 2018
United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 3–2 (OT) Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia
Norway Flag of Norway.svg.png 0–5 Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada
11 May 2018
Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg.png 3–0 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 13–1 Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea
12 May 2018
Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg.png 3–1 Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany
Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg.png 3–1 Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea
Canada Flag of Canada.svg.png 1–5 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
13 May 2018
Norway Flag of Norway.svg.png 3–9 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 3–2 (OT) Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland
14 May 2018
South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg.png 0–3 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
Canada Flag of Canada.svg.png 2–1 (OT) Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia
15 May 2018
Finland Flag of Finland.svg.png 6–2 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
Canada Flag of Canada.svg.png 3–0 Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany
Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg.png 1–0 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

17 May 2018
16:15 		Russia Flag of Russia.svg.png 4–5 OT
(0–1, 2–1, 2–2)
(OT: 0–1) 		Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 9,017
17 May 2018
16:15 		United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 3–2
(2–0, 0–2, 1–0) 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 4,846
17 May 2018
20:15 		Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 3–2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1) 		Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490
17 May 2018
20:15 		Finland Flag of Finland.svg.png 2–3
(1–0, 0–3, 1–0) 		Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 5,634

Semifinals

19 May 2018
15:15 		Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0) 		Flag of the United States.svg.png United States Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490
19 May 2018
19:15 		Canada Flag of Canada.svg.png 2–3
(0–1, 1–1, 1–1) 		Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,166

Bronze medal game

20 May 2018
15:45 		United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 4–1
(0–0, 1–1, 3–0) 		Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,111

Gold medal game

20 May 2018
20:15 		Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 3–2 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0) 		Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Denmark to host Ice Hockey World Championship in 2018". http://en.itar-tass.com/sports/732873. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 To Denmark in 2018
  3. ↑ Merk, Martin (29 April 2017). "Korea Promoted!". IIHF.com. http://wmia2017.iihf.com/en/news/kor-ukr/. 
  4. ↑ "Tre Kronor golden again!". IIHF.com. 20 May 2018. https://www.new-iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/news/3316/swe-sui-gmg. 
  5. ↑ "Introducing Duckly!". IIHF.com. 19 June 2017. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/news/1830/the-votes-are-in. 
  6. ↑ "IIHF - Home 2018 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". http://2018.iihfworlds.com/en/news/help-us-name-the-mascot/. 
  7. ↑ "Two applicants for 2018 : Denmark, Latvia vying to host men's World Championship". IIHF. 20 September 2013. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=8155. 
  8. ↑ "IIHF impressed on site visit to Denmark". denmark2018. 9 March 2014. http://denmark2018.com/?p=912. 
  9. ↑ "Groups for 2018". http://www.iihfworlds2017.com/en/news/groups-for-2018/. 
  10. ↑ "7 events for 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship". denmark2018. http://www.ticketmaster.dk/artist/2018-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-billetter/982908?brand=dk_ice&camefrom=iihf_web&language=da-dk. 
  11. ↑ "On-ice officials named". iihf.com. 21 March 2018. http://2018.iihfworlds.com/en/news/on-ice-officials-named/. 
  12. ↑ Assignments
  13. ↑ "Worlds schedule released". iihfworlds.com. 8 August 2017. http://2018.iihfworlds.com/en/news/schedule-released/. 

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