2022 IIHF World Championship

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2022 IIHF World Championship
2022 IIHF World Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host nation  Finland
Dates 13–29 May
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Finland (4 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 64
Goals scored 375  (5.86 per game)
Attendance 356,955  (5,577 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the Czech Republic Roman Červenka
MVP Flag of Finland Juho Olkinuora

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.[1] 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.[2]

Since all lower divisions of the 2021 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] all 16 teams from the previous year's top division were set to return this year.[4] However, in the midst of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus were suspended from competing in all IIHF tournaments for at least a year.[5] This marked the first time that Russia missed the top division of the World Championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. For this tournament, the suspended nations were replaced by Austria and France, the two highest-ranked teams in 2021 that had not already qualified.[6] Additionally, the venue in Helsinki was moved from Helsinki Halli, previously known as Hartwall Arena, to Helsinki Ice Hall due to the former being owned by Russian oligarchs.[7]

Finland defeated Canada 4–3 in overtime in the gold medal game for their fourth title and their first medal ever won on home ice.[8] This marked the first time since the introduction of the playoff round in 1992 that the same two teams met in the gold medal game three tournaments in a row.[9] Czechia won the bronze medal, their first medal since 2012, after an 8–4 win over the United States.[10]

The tournament saw multiple historic upsets: Austria's first victory against Czechia, and Denmark's first victory against Canada.[11][12] In addition, it suffered from the lowest attendance in two decades, excluding the 2021 tournament played without audience; some attribute this to the absence of Russia.[13]

Participants

Controversial flagpoles of the teams at the 2022 IIHF World Championship in Tampere, Nokia Arena.

Qualified as host

Automatic qualifiers after the cancellation of the 2021 IIHF lower division championships

Qualifiers after Russia and Belarus were expelled

1 Pursuant to a December 2020 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on doping sanctions, Russian athletes and teams were prohibited from competing under the Russian flag or using the Russian national anthem at any Olympic Games or world championships through 16 December 2022, and could only compete as "neutral athlete[s]."[14] For IIHF tournaments, the Russian team was to play under the name "ROC".[15] Instead of the Russian national anthem being played at the 2021 World Championship, Piano Concerto No.] by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was to be played.[16]
2 However, on 28 February 2022, the IIHF decided to expel ROC and Belarus from the tournament due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
3 Austria and France replaced Russia and Belarus.[17]

Seeding

The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2021 IIHF World Ranking, as of the end of the 2021 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system while allowing the organizer, "to allocate a maximum of two teams to separate groups".[18][19]

Group A (Helsinki)

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Group B (Tampere)


Miracleo, the official mascot

16 referees and linesmen were announced on 12 May 2022.[20]

Preliminary round

The groups were announced on 7 June 2021,[21] with the schedule being revealed on 18 August 2021.[22]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
5  Denmark 7 4 0 0 3 18 18 0 12
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


13 May 2022
France  2–4  Slovakia
Germany  3–5  Canada
14 May 2022
Denmark  9–1  Kazakhstan
Switzerland  5–2  Italy
Slovakia  1–2  Germany
15 May 2022
Italy  1–6  Canada
France  2–1  Kazakhstan
Denmark  0–6  Switzerland
16 May 2022
Slovakia  1–5  Canada
France  2–3  Germany
17 May 2022
Italy  1–2  Denmark
Switzerland  3–2  Kazakhstan
18 May 2022
France  2–1 (OT)  Italy
Switzerland  5–3  Slovakia
19 May 2022
Germany  1–0  Denmark
Canada  6–3  Kazakhstan
20 May 2022
Germany  9–4  Italy
Kazakhstan  3–4  Slovakia
21 May 2022
Denmark  3–0  France
Canada  3–6  Switzerland
Italy  1–3  Slovakia
22 May 2022
Kazakhstan  4–5  Germany
Switzerland  5–2  France
23 May 2022
Kazakhstan  5–2  Italy
Canada  2–3  Denmark
24 May 2022
Germany  3–4 (GWS)  Switzerland
Slovakia  7–1  Denmark
Canada  7–1  France

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Finland (H) 7 6 0 1 0 25 5 20 19 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 7 5 1 1 0 27 10 17 18
3  Czech Republic 7 4 0 1 2 19 13 6 13
4  United States 7 3 2 0 2 18 12 6 13
5  Latvia 7 2 1 0 4 14 20 −6 8
6  Austria 7 1 1 2 3 16 22 −6 7
7  Norway 7 1 1 0 5 15 29 −14 5
8  Great Britain (R) 7 0 0 1 6 10 33 −23 1 Relegation to 2023 Division I A
13 May 2022
United States  4–1  Latvia
Finland  5–0  Norway
14 May 2022
Sweden  3–1  Austria
Czechia  5–1  Great Britain
Latvia  1–2  Finland
15 May 2022
Norway  4–3 (GWS)  Great Britain
Austria  2–3 (OT)  United States
Czechia  3–5  Sweden
16 May 2022
Latvia  3–2  Norway
Finland  4–1  United States
17 May 2022
Czechia  1–2 (GWS)  Austria
Sweden  6–0  Great Britain
18 May 2022
Norway  5–3  Austria
Finland  2–3 (GWS)  Sweden
19 May 2022
Great Britain  0–3  United States
Czechia  5–1  Latvia
20 May 2022
Great Britain  0–6  Finland
Latvia  4–3 (GWS)  Austria
21 May 2022
United States  3–2 (OT)  Sweden
Austria  0–3  Finland
Norway  1–4  Czechia
22 May 2022
Great Britain  3–4  Latvia
Sweden  7–1  Norway
23 May 2022
United States  0–1  Czechia
Austria  5–3  Great Britain
24 May 2022
Sweden  1–0  Latvia
United States  4–2  Norway
Finland  3–0  Czechia

Quarterfinals

Germany vs Czechia

26 May 2022
16:20 		Germany  1–4
(0–2, 0–1, 1–1) 		 Czechia Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,290

Sweden vs Canada

26 May 2022
16:20 		Sweden  3–4 OT
(2–0, 1–0, 0–3)
(OT: 0–1) 		 Canada Tampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,576

Switzerland vs United States

26 May 2022
20:20 		Switzerland  0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1) 		 United States Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,727

Finland vs Slovakia

26 May 2022
20:20 		Finland  4–2
(1–2, 1–0, 2–0) 		 Slovakia Tampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,341

Semifinals

Finland vs United States

28 May 2022
14:20 		Finland  4–3
(1–1, 2–1, 1–1) 		 United States Tampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,055

Canada vs Czechia

28 May 2022
18:20 		Canada  6–1
(1–1, 3–0, 2–0) 		 Czechia Tampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 9,047

Bronze medal game

29 May 2022
15:20 		Czechia  8–4
(1–3, 1–0, 6–1) 		 United States Tampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 9,737

References

  1. ↑ "To Minsk & Riga in 2021!". iihfworlds2017.com. 15 May 2015. http://www.iihfworlds2017.com/en/news/to-minsk-riga-in-2021/. 
  2. ↑ "Finnish Tampere Deck Arena is now Nokia Arena". Nokia Oyj. GlobeNewswire. 19 November 2021. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/11/19/2337999/0/en/Finnish-Tampere-Deck-Arena-is-now-Nokia-Arena.html. 
  3. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations. 
  4. ↑ "Groups for 2022". IIHF.com. 6 June 2021. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/26366/groups_for_2022. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". 1 March 2022. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/32301/iihf_council_announces_decisions_over_russia_belar. 
  6. ↑ "Tournament updates". 18 March 2022. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/32501/tournament_updates. 
  7. ↑ "IS:n tiedot: Jääkiekon MM-kotikisojen areena vaihtui sodan takia – tässä on uusi pelipaikka" (in Finnish). 15 March 2022. https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000008682837.html. 
  8. ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (29 May 2022). "Finland does it!". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36603/can_fin_gmg. 
  9. ↑ Aykroyd, Lucas (28 May 2022). "7 truths about Finland vs. Canada". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36555/7_truths_to_ponder_about_canada_vs_finland. 
  10. ↑ "Czechs rally to thump U.S. for bronze". iihf.com. 29 May 2022. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36569/cze-usa-bmg. 
  11. ↑ "Men's World Championship Roundup: Austria's Upset Highlights Tuesday's Slate". thehockeynews.com. 17 May 2022. https://thehockeynews.com/news/mens-world-championship-roundup-austrias-upset-highlights-tuesdays-slate. 
  12. ↑ "Denmark claim first-ever victory over Canada at IIHF World Championship". insidethegames.biz. 23 May 2022. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123548/denmark-first-victory-canada-worl. 
  13. ↑ "Ice Hockey World Cup 2022 suffers from low attendance". eprimefeed.com. 9 June 2022. https://eprimefeed.com/latest-news/ice-hockey-world-cup-2022-suffers-from-low-attendance/87975/. 
  14. ↑ Wamsley, Laurel; Kennedy, Merrit (17 December 2020). "Russia Gets Its Doping Ban Reduced But Will Miss Next 2 Olympics". https://www.npr.org/2020/12/17/947504052/russia-suspended-from-next-2-olympic-games-over-anti-doping-violations. 
  15. ↑ "New jersey for Russians". 2 May 2021. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/25249/new_jersey_for_russians. 
  16. ↑ "IIHF chief Fasel confirms Tchaikovsky music as Russia's anthem at 2021 World Championship". 29 April 2021. https://tass.com/sport/1285017. 
  17. ↑ "Tournament updates". 18 March 2022. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/32501/tournament_updates. 
  18. ↑ "Groups for 2022". IIHF.com. 6 June 2021. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/news/26366/groups_for_2022. 
  19. ↑ "2020/21 – 2021/22 Season IIHF SPORT REGULATIONS pgs 4–5". IIHF.com. 18 March 2022. https://blob.iihf.com/iihf-media/iihfmvc/media/downloads/regulations/2022/2022_iihf_sport_regulations_new.pdf. 
  20. ↑ "Competition officials". iihf.com. 12 May 2022. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/749/IHM749000_35B_3_0.pdf. 
  21. ↑ "Groups for 2022". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/26366/groups_for_2022. 
  22. ↑ "Finland opens Worlds vs. Norway". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/27264/2022-worlds-schedule. 

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