2014 IIHF World Championship

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2014 IIHF World Championship
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Tournament details
Host nation  Belarus
Dates 9–25 May
Teams 16
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Champions  Russia (27th/5 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 64
Goals scored 352  (5.5 per game)
Attendance 640,044  (10,001 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Russia Viktor Tikhonov
(16 points)
MVP Flag of Finland Pekka Rinne

The 2014 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Belarus in its capital, Minsk. Sixteen national teams were competing in two venues, the Minsk-Arena and Chizhovka-Arena. It was the first time Belarus hosted the tournament. The selection of Belarus to host this competition was the subject of much debate, with some politicians in both Europe and the United States calling for the IIHF to move the tournament to another country.

Russia remained undefeated throughout the championship and captured the gold medal by defeating Finland 5–2 in the final.[1] Sweden captured the bronze medal with a 3–0 victory over the Czech Republic. Host team Belarus made the playoffs for the first time since 2009, losing to Sweden 3–2 in the quarterfinal. Italy and Kazakhstan were relegated to Division I A. Prior to the championship, Division I-III had played their tournaments to establish the rank between teams of lower levels.

The tournament saw a new attendance record for the World Championship, as a total of 640,044 people attended games, surpassing the record set at the 2004 tournament in the Czech Republic, which had 552,097 spectators.[2]

Host selection

On 8 May 2009, the Belarusian bid was successful and got 75 votes in the race for hosting the 2014 IIHF World Championship. The application with the slogan “Welcome to the young hockey country” beat out those from Hungary (24 votes), Latvia (3), and Ukraine (3).[3]

The two main venues listed as hosts for the ice hockey teams were Minsk-Arena (capacity around 15000) and Chizhovka-Arena (capacity around 9600). The larger arena was completed and opened in 2010, whereas construction of the smaller one was completed in 2012.

The selection of Belarus as hosts caused great controversy (Minsk2014 Campaign).[4] On 11 April 2011, United States Senator [Dick Durbin]] and Representative Michael Quigley urged the IIHF to move the World Championship to another location, citing concerns over the authoritarian government of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko's alleged human rights violations had resulted in numerous sanctions placed on himself and 157 of his associates by the European Union and United States. Senator Durbin and Representative Quigley were supported by former Slovak ice hockey player and current Member of the European Parliament Peter Šťastný.[5] According to a 2013 report by the U.S. organisation Freedom House, Belarus was the least democratic country in Europe at the time.[6] However, the IIHF remarked that its statutes did not allow it to discriminate on political grounds, and spokespersons for the Latvian and Lithuanian ice hockey federations stated that they had no desire for "mixing politics with sports".[7]

On 16 January 2012, President Lukashenko announced that any foreigners who wanted to attend the World Championships would not need a visa to enter Belarus, or the medical insurance required for entry. The only documentation required was an original or electronic copy of a ticket to a game.[8]

Volat, the official mascot of the tournament.

Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 5 September 2013.[9]

     Team advances to the Playoff round
     Team relegated to Division I A

All times are local ([UTC+3).

Group A

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Canada 7 5 1 1 0 28 13 +15 18
 Sweden 7 5 1 1 0 21 10 +11 18
 Czech Republic 7 2 2 2 1 20 18 +2 12
 France 7 2 2 1 2 25 20 +5 11
 Slovakia 7 3 0 1 3 20 21 −1 10
 Norway 7 2 0 1 4 16 19 −3 7
 Denmark 7 1 1 0 5 17 27 −10 5
 Italy 7 1 0 0 6 6 25 −19 3
9 May 2014
16:45
France  3–2 SO
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 Canada Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,780
9 May 2014
20:45
Slovakia  2–3 OT
(0–1, 2–0, 0–1)
(OT 0–1)
 Czech Republic Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,920
10 May 2014
12:45
Italy  0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 Norway Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 4,200
10 May 2014
16:45
Sweden  3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 Denmark Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 4,900
10 May 2014
20:45
Canada  4–1
(0–0, 1–1, 3–0)
 Slovakia Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,200
11 May 2014
12:45
France  1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)
 Italy Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 4,600
11 May 2014
16:45
Norway  4–3
(1–2, 2–0, 1–1)
 Denmark Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 4,837
11 May 2014
20:45
Sweden  4–3 SO
(1–2, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 Czech Republic Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,018
12 May 2014
16:45
Slovakia  3–5
(1–0, 2–1, 0–4)
 France Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 5,358
12 May 2014
20:45
Czech Republic  3–4
(1–1, 0–3, 2–0)
 Canada Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,317
13 May 2014
16:45
Italy  1–4
(1–1, 0–2, 0–1)
 Denmark Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 5,092
13 May 2014
20:45
Norway  1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)
 Sweden Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,389
14 May 2014
16:45
Czech Republic  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 Italy Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 4,160
14 May 2014
20:45
Slovakia  5–2
(2–2, 1–0, 2–0)
 Norway Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 5,881
15 May 2014
16:45
Canada  6–1
(1–1, 1–0, 4–0)
 Denmark Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 7,085
15 May 2014
20:45
Sweden  2–1
(0–0, 2–0, 0–1)
 France Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 7,045
16 May 2014
16:45
Canada  6–1
(1–0, 4–0, 1–1)
 Italy Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 5,772
16 May 2014
20:45
Sweden  3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)
 Slovakia Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 7,563
17 May 2014
12:45
France  5–4 SO
(0–1, 3–1, 1–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 Norway Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,103
17 May 2014
16:45
Denmark  4–3 SO
(1–2, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 Czech Republic Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 6,892
17 May 2014
20:45
Slovakia  4–1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)
 Italy Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 5,929
18 May 2014
16:45
Canada  3–2 OT
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0)
(OT 1–0)
 Sweden Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 8,453
18 May 2014
20:45
Czech Republic  1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
 Norway Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 7,902
19 May 2014
16:45
Denmark  2–6
(1–2, 1–0, 0–4)
 France Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 7,450
19 May 2014
20:45
Italy  1–5
(1–2, 0–2, 0–1)
 Sweden Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 7,878
20 May 2014
12:45
Norway  2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
 Canada Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 7,487
20 May 2014
16:45
Denmark  3–4
(0–1, 1–0, 2–3)
 Slovakia Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 7,251
20 May 2014
20:45
Czech Republic  5–4 OT
(1–3, 3–0, 0–1)
(OT 1–0)
 France Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 8,214

Group B

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Russia 7 7 0 0 0 31 7 +24 21
 United States 7 4 1 0 2 27 23 +4 14
 Belarus 7 4 0 0 3 18 17 +1 12
 Finland 7 3 1 0 3 18 15 +3 11
 Switzerland 7 3 0 1 3 19 21 −2 10
 Latvia 7 3 0 0 4 20 24 −4 9
 Germany 7 1 1 0 5 13 23 −10 5
 Kazakhstan 7 0 0 2 5 16 32 −16 2
9 May 2014
16:45
Switzerland  0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)
 Russia Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 13,300
9 May 2014
20:45
Belarus  1–6
(0–1, 1–3, 0–2)
 United States Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 13,600
10 May 2014
12:45
Kazakhstan  1–2 SO
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 Germany Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 12,880
10 May 2014
16:45
Finland  2–3
(1–1, 1–0, 0–2)
 Latvia Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 11,700
10 May 2014
20:45
United States  3–2
(0–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 Switzerland Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 11,000
11 May 2014
13:45
Germany  3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)
 Latvia Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 11,200
11 May 2014
17:30
Belarus  4–1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)
 Kazakhstan Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 13,734
11 May 2014
21:00
Finland  2–4
(1–2, 1–2, 0–0)
 Russia Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 13,934
12 May 2014
16:45
Switzerland  3–4
(2–1, 0–1, 1–2)
 Belarus Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 13,207
12 May 2014
20:45
Russia  6−1
(2−0, 4−1, 0−0)
 United States Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,124
13 May 2014
16:45
Germany  0–4
(0–2, 0–2, 0–0)
 Finland Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 10,959
13 May 2014
20:45
Kazakhstan  4–5
(2–1, 2–3, 0–1)
 Latvia Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 10,870
14 May 2014
16:45
Switzerland  3–2
(1–1, 2–1, 0–0)
 Germany Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 11,628
14 May 2014
20:45
Russia  7–2
(1–0, 3–0, 3–2)
 Kazakhstan Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 12,299
15 May 2014
16:45
United States  5–6
(1–2, 2–1, 2–3)
 Latvia Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 11,814
15 May 2014
20:45
Finland  2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 Belarus Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,447
16 May 2014
16:45
United States  4–3 OT
(1–1, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 Kazakhstan Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 10,779
16 May 2014
20:45
Finland  3–2 SO
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 Switzerland Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 12,630
17 May 2014
12:45
Latvia  1–4
(1–3, 0–1, 0–0)
 Russia Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,427
17 May 2014
16:45
Belarus  5–2
(1–2, 1–0, 3–0)
 Germany Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,478
17 May 2014
20:45
Switzerland  6–2
(2–0, 2–0, 2–2)
 Kazakhstan Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 11,739
18 May 2014
16:45
United States  3–1
(1–0, 0–0, 2–1)
 Finland Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 13,030
18 May 2014
20:45
Russia  3–0
(0–0, 0–0, 3–0)
 Germany Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,021
19 May 2014
16:45
Kazakhstan  3–4
(2–2, 0–2, 1–0)
 Finland Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 12,119
19 May 2014
20:45
Latvia  1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)
 Belarus Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,531
20 May 2014
12:45
Germany  4–5
(0–0, 3–3, 1–2)
 United States Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 11,845
20 May 2014
16:45
Latvia  2–3
(0–2, 1–1, 1–0)
 Switzerland Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 12,868
20 May 2014
20:45
Russia  2–1
(0–0, 2–0, 0–1)
 Belarus Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,679

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

22 May 2014
16:00
United States  3–4
(1–1, 0–3, 2–0)
 Czech Republic Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 8,234
22 May 2014
17:00
Russia  3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 France Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,011
22 May 2014
20:00
Canada  2–3
(0–1, 2–0, 0–2)
 Finland Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 8,671
22 May 2014
21:00
Sweden  3–2
(1–0, 1–2, 1–0)
 Belarus Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,598

Semifinals

24 May 2014
14:45
Russia  3–1
(2–1, 1–0, 0–0)
 Sweden Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,521
24 May 2014
18:45
Czech Republic  0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 Finland Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,378

Bronze medal game

25 May 2014
16:30
Sweden  3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 Czech Republic Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 14,001

Gold medal game

25 May 2014
21:00
Russia  5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)
 Finland Minsk-Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 15,112

Ranking and statistics

 
 2014 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Russia
27th title

Final ranking

The official IIHF final ranking of the tournament:

Gold medal icon.png  Russia
Silver medal icon.png  Finland
Bronze medal icon.png  Sweden
4  Czech Republic
5  Canada
6  United States
7  Belarus
8  France
9  Slovakia
10  Switzerland
11  Latvia
12  Norway
13  Denmark
14  Germany
15  Italy
16  Kazakhstan

Notes

References


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