2023 IIHF World Championship

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2023 IIHF World Championship
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Tournament details
Host nations   Finland /  Latvia
Dates 12–28 May
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Canada (28 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 64
Goals scored 354  (5.53 per game)
Attendance 442,160  (6,909 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of United States Rocco Grimaldi
MVP Flag of Latvia Artūrs Šilovs]

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).

As in the 2022 edition, the tournament saw several upsets: Kazakhstan's win over Norway, Hungary's win over France, Latvia's first-ever victory over Czechia, Norway’s second-ever win over Canada, as well as Kazakhstan's first-ever victory over Slovakia.[1][2] 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,[3] 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 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 top-seeded USA 4–3 in overtime. Finally, this was the first time since 1950 that the medalists did not include at least one of the traditional hockey powers: Sweden, Finland, Russia (and Soviet Union) and Czechia (and Czechoslovakia.)

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

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promoted to the top division, Slovenia and Hungary bid to co-host the event in Ljubljana and Budapest.[8] The bid was withdrawn due to Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation informing the IIHF that it did not receive the governmental guarantees to host.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]

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]

Group A (Tampere)
Group B (Riga)

Preliminary round

The groups were announced on 29 May 2022,[13] with the schedule being revealed on 8 September 2022.[14]

Group A

Pos Teamv

t e

Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  United States 7 6 1 0 0 34 8 26 20 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 7 5 1 1 0 26 7 19 18
3  Finland (H) 7 5 0 1 1 28 15 13 16
4  Germany 7 4 0 0 3 27 16 11 12
5  Denmark 7 2 1 0 4 19 26 −7 8 Qualification for 2024 IIHF World Championship
6  France 7 0 1 2 4 10 31 −21 4
7  Austria 7 0 1 1 5 11 27 −16 3
8  Hungary 7 0 1 1 5 12 37 −25 3 Relegation to 2024 Division I A
12 May 2023
Finland  1–4  United States
Sweden  1–0  Germany
13 May 2023
France  2–1 (OT)  Austria
Hungary  1–3  Denmark
Germany  3–4  Finland
14 May 2023
United States  7–1  Hungary
France  3–4 (OT)  Denmark
Sweden  5–0  Austria
15 May 2023
Germany  2–3  United States
Finland  1–2 (GWS)  Sweden
16 May 2023
Denmark  6–2  Austria
France  2–3 (OT)  Hungary
17 May 2023
United States  4–1  Austria
Finland  5–3  France
18 May 2023
Hungary  1–7  Sweden
Denmark  4–6  Germany
19 May 2023
Hungary  1–7  Finland
Austria  2–4  Germany
20 May 2023
United States  3–0  Denmark
Austria  1–3  Finland
Sweden  4–0  France
21 May 2023
Germany  7–2  Hungary
United States  9–0  France
22 May 2023
Denmark  1–4  Sweden
Austria  4–3 (GWS)  Hungary
23 May 2023
Germany  5–0  France
Sweden  3–4 (OT)  United States
Finland  7–1  Denmark

Group B

Pos Teamv

t e

Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Switzerland 7 6 0 1 0 29 10 19 19 Quarterfinals
2  Canada 7 4 1 1 1 25 11 14 15
3  Latvia (H) 7 3 2 0 2 21 17 4 13
4  Czech Republic 7 4 0 1 2 22 16 6 13
5  Slovakia 7 3 0 2 2 15 15 0 11 Qualification for 2024 IIHF World Championship
6  Kazakhstan 7 1 2 0 4 14 31 −17 7
7  Norway 7 1 1 1 4 9 17 −8 6
8  Slovenia 7 0 0 0 7 9 27 −18 0 Relegation to 2024 Division I A
12 May 2023
Slovakia  2–3  Czechia
Latvia  0–6  Canada
13 May 2023
Switzerland  7–0  Slovenia
Norway  3–4 (GWS)  Kazakhstan
Slovakia  2–1  Latvia
14 May 2023
Slovenia  2–5  Canada
Norway  0–3  Switzerland
Czechia  5–1  Kazakhstan
15 May 2023
Slovakia  1–2 (GWS)  Canada
Czechia  3–4 (OT)  Latvia
16 May 2023
Slovenia  0–1  Norway
Switzerland  5–0  Kazakhstan
17 May 2023
Latvia  2–1  Norway
Canada  5–1  Kazakhstan
18 May 2023
Czechia  6–2  Slovenia
Switzerland  4–2  Slovakia
19 May 2023
Latvia  3–2  Slovenia
Kazakhstan  4–3 (GWS)  Slovakia
20 May 2023
Norway  0–2  Czechia
Canada  2–3  Switzerland
Kazakhstan  0–7  Latvia
21 May 2023
Slovenia  0–1  Slovakia
Czechia  2–4  Switzerland
22 May 2023
Canada  2–3 (GWS)  Norway
Kazakhstan  4–3  Slovenia
23 May 2023
Slovakia  4–1  Norway
Canada  3–1  Czechia
Switzerland  3–4 (OT)  Latvia

Quarter-finals

25 May 2023
16:20 		United States  3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0) 		 Czechia Nokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 7,411
25 May 2023
16:20 		Switzerland  1–3
(0–1, 1–2, 0–0) 		 Germany Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 2,896
25 May 2023
20:20 		Canada  4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1) 		 Finland Nokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,529
25 May 2023
20:20 		Sweden  1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2) 		 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 9,200

Semi-finals

27 May 2023
14:20 		Canada  4–2
(0–1, 1–1, 3–0) 		 Latvia Nokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,669
27 May 2023
18:20 		United States  3–4 OT
(2–2, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1) 		 Germany Nokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,011

Bronze medal game

28 May 2023
15:20 		United States  3–4 OT
(2–2, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1) 		 Latvia Nokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,033

Gold medal game

28 May 2023
20:20 		Canada  5–2
(1–1, 1–1, 3–0) 		 Germany Nokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 10,470

References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Derek (15 May 2023). "Latvia wins, Batna the OT hero". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm/news/44663/cze_vs_lat. 
  2. ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (19 May 2023). "Kazakhs top Slovakia in record shootout". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm/news/44847/kaz_svk. 
  3. ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (25 May 2023). "Brinums (Miracle) in Riga!". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm/news/45054/swe_lat. 
  4. ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (28 May 2023). "Canada rallies to win gold". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm/news/45424/gold. 
  5. ↑ Aykroyd, Lucas (28 May 2023). "Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm/news/45379/usa-lat. 
  6. ↑ Iveson, Ali (25 February 2022). "Strip Russia and Belarus of events and do not display their flags, says IOC". https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119754/international-olympic-committee-russia. 
  7. ↑ "IIHF to move 2023 World Championship". https://www.iihf.com/en/news/33098/iihf_to_move_2023_world_championship. 
  8. ↑ "Slovenia, Hungary mount joint bid to host Ice-Hockey Worlds in 2023", The Slovenia Times, 9 May 2022. 
  9. ↑ Merk, Martin. "Tampere/Riga candidate for 2023". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/35328/tampere_riga_candidate_for_2023. 
  10. ↑ Merk, Martin (27 May 2022). "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36477/to_tampere_riga_in_23_to_switzerland_in_26. 
  11. ↑ Merk, Martin. "Finland stays #1 in World Ranking". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36618/finland_stays_1_in_world_ranking. 
  12. ↑ Merk, Martin. "World Championship Schedule Released". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm/news/38924/world_championship_schedule_released. 
  13. ↑ Merk, Martin (29 May 2022). "Finland stays #1 in World Ranking". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36618/finland_stays_1_in_world_ranking. 
  14. ↑ Merk, Martin (8 September 2022). "World Championship schedule released". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm/news/38924/world_championship_schedule_released. 

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