2017 IIHF World Championship

2017 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Germany
France
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates 5–21 May 2017
Opened by Frank-Walter Steinmeier and François Hollande
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (10th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played 64
Goals scored 355 (5.55 per game)
Attendance 686,391 (10,725 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Artemi Panarin (17 points)
MVP William Nylander
Website Website
Main article: 2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2017 IIHF World Championship, the 2017 edition of the annual Ice Hockey World Championships, was held from 5 to 21 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France. The official tournament mascots were Asterix and Obelix, the main characters from popular French comic book series The Adventures of Asterix. The logo incorporates the silhouette of deceased German national team goaltender Robert Müller, who succumbed to a brain tumor at just 28 years of age. German tennis player Angelique Kerber, 1. FC Köln and German Olympic soccer team goalkeeper Timo Horn and Paris Saint-Germain F.C.'s Brazilian winger Lucas Moura were named celebrity ambassadors for the event.

Sweden won the tournament by defeating Canada 2–1 after a penalty shoot-out. Russia won the bronze medal game, defeating Finland 5–3.

Bids

There were two official bids to host these championships.

Denmark has never hosted these championships. Latvia hosted these championships for the first time in 2006. The proposed arenas were Arena Riga and the planned Copenhagen Arena.
France last hosted these championships in 1951. Germany hosted the championships most recently in 2010. The proposed arenas were AccorHotels Arena in Paris and Lanxess Arena in Cologne.

The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 17, 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden. The united bid of France and Germany received 63 votes, while the bid of Denmark and Latvia received 45.

Participants

  1. Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2016 IIHF World Championship
  2. Qualified as the co-hosts
  3. Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I

Seeding

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2016 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

Venues

France
Germany
Paris Cologne
AccorHotels Arena
Capacity: 14,510 		Lanxess Arena
Capacity: 18,500

Rosters

Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" no later than two weeks before the tournament, and a final roster by the Passport Control meeting prior to the start of tournament.

Officials

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the tournament.

Referees Linesmen
  • Stefan Fonselius
  • Roman Gofman
  • Oliver Gouin
  • Jan Hribik
  • Brett Iverson
  • Antonín Jeřábek
  • Jozef Kubuš
  • Mark Lemelin
  • Marcus Linde
  • Eduards Odiņš
  • Linus Öhlund
  • Daniel Piechaczek
  • Stephen Reneau
  • Anssi Salonen
  • Daniel Stricker
  • Tobias Wehrli
  • Ivan Dedyulya
  • Rene Jensen
  • Roman Kaderli
  • Lukas Kohlmüller
  • Gleb Lazarev
  • Joep Leermakers
  • Miroslav Lhotský
  • Andreas Malmqvist
  • Brian Oliver
  • Alexander Otmakhov
  • Judson Ritter
  • Peter Šefčík
  • Hannu Sormunen
  • Libor Suchánek
  • Sakari Suominen
  • Nathan Vanoosten

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 9 August 2016.

Group A

Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship Group A
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 United States 7 6 0 0 1 31 14 +17 18 Playoff round
2 Russia 7 5 1 0 1 35 10 +25 17
3 Sweden 7 5 0 1 1 29 13 +16 16
4 Germany (H) 7 2 2 1 2 20 23 −3 11
5 Latvia 7 3 0 1 3 14 18 −4 10
6 Denmark 7 1 2 0 4 13 22 −9 7
7 Slovakia 7 0 1 2 4 12 28 −16 4
8 Italy (R) 7 0 0 1 6 6 32 −26 1 Relegation to Division I A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. The rules state that "the bottom ranked two teams will be relegated" and the 2018 hosts (Denmark) cannot be relegated by rule.
5 May 2017
Sweden 1–2 (GWS) Russia
United States 1–2 Germany
6 May 2017
Latvia 3–0 Denmark
Slovakia 3–2 (OT) Italy
Germany 2–7 Sweden
7 May 2017
Italy 1–10 Russia
United States 7–2 Denmark
Latvia 3–1 Slovakia
8 May 2017
Germany 3–6 Russia
United States 4–3 Sweden
9 May 2017
Italy 1–2 Latvia
Slovakia 3–4 (GWS) Denmark
10 May 2017
United States 3–0 Italy
Slovakia 2–3 (GWS) Germany
11 May 2017
Russia 3–0 Denmark
Sweden 2–0 Latvia
12 May 2017
Sweden 8–1 Italy
Denmark 3–2 (OT) Germany
13 May 2017
Latvia 3–5 United States
Russia 6–0 Slovakia
Italy 1–4 Germany
14 May 2017
Slovakia 1–6 United States
Denmark 2–4 Sweden
15 May 2017
Denmark 2–0 Italy
Russia 5–0 Latvia
16 May 2017
Sweden 4–2 Slovakia
Russia 3–5 United States
Germany 4–3 (GWS) Latvia

Group B

Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship Group B
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Canada 7 6 0 1 0 32 10 +22 19 Playoff round
2 Switzerland 7 3 2 2 0 22 14 +8 15
3 Czech Republic 7 3 2 0 2 23 14 +9 13
4 Finland 7 2 2 1 2 20 22 −2 11
5 France (H) 7 2 2 0 3 23 19 +4 10
6 Norway 7 2 0 2 3 13 19 −6 8
7 Belarus 7 2 0 1 4 15 27 −12 7
8 Slovenia (R) 7 0 0 1 6 13 36 −23 1 Relegation to Division I A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (R) Relegated
5 May 2017
Finland 3–2 Belarus
Czech Republic 1–4 Canada
6 May 2017
Switzerland 5–4 (GWS) Slovenia
Belarus 1–6 Czech Republic
Norway 3–2 France
7 May 2017
Slovenia 2–7 Canada
Finland 1–5 France
Norway 0–3 Switzerland
8 May 2017
Belarus 0–6 Canada
Finland 3–4 (GWS) Czech Republic
9 May 2017
Slovenia 1–5 Norway
Switzerland 3–4 (GWS) France
10 May 2017
Switzerland 3–0 Belarus
Finland 5–2 Slovenia
11 May 2017
Czech Republic 1–0 (OT) Norway
Canada 3–2 France
12 May 2017
Czech Republic 5–1 Slovenia
France 4–3 (GWS) Belarus
13 May 2017
Norway 2–3 (OT) Finland
Slovenia 2–5 Belarus
Canada 2–3 (OT) Switzerland
14 May 2017
France 2–5 Czech Republic
Switzerland 2–3 (OT) Finland
15 May 2017
Canada 5–0 Norway
France 4–1 Slovenia
16 May 2017
Belarus 4–3 Norway
Czech Republic 1–3 Switzerland
Canada 5–2 Finland

Playoff round

Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship playoff round
 
 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
                    
 
 18 May - Cologne
 
 
 United States 0
 
 20 May - Cologne
 
 Finland 2
 
 Finland 1
 
 18 May - Paris
 
 Sweden 4
 
 Switzerland 1
 
 21 May - Cologne
 
 Sweden 3
 
 Sweden (GWS) 2
 
 18 May - Cologne
 
 Canada 1
 
 Canada 2
 
 20 May - Cologne
 
 Germany 1
 
 Canada 4
 
 18 May - Paris
 
 Russia 2 Third place
 
 Russia 3
 
 21 May - Cologne
 
 Czech Republic 0
 
 Russia 5
 
 
 Finland 3
 

Quarterfinals

18 May 2017
16:15		 United States 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1) 		Finland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 8,968
Game reference
Jimmy Howard Goalies Harri Säteri Referees:
Oliver Gouin
Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
Gleb Lazarev
Miroslav Lhotský
0–1 21:01 – Rantanen (Savinainen, Aho) (PP)
0–2 46:49 – Kemppainen (J. Aaltonen)
12 min Penalties 4 min
26 Shots 20
18 May 2017
16:15		 Russia 3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0) 		Czech Republic AccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 6,209
Game reference
Andrei Vasilevskiy Goalies Pavel Francouz Referees:
Mark Lemelin
Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
Brian Oliver
Nathan Vanoosten
Orlov (Plotnikov, Antipin) – 08:45 1–0
Kucherov (Kuznetsov, Antipin) (PP) – 13:36 2–0
Panarin (Kucherov, Kuznetsov) – 53:55 3–0
10 min Penalties 6 min
26 Shots 27
18 May 2017
20:15		 Canada 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1) 		Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 16,653
Game reference
Calvin Pickard Goalies Philipp Grubauer Referees:
Jan Hribik
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Judson Ritter
Sakari Suominen
Scheifele (O'Reilly, Marner) (PP) – 17:11 1–0
Skinner (Matheson, Scheifele) – 38:08 2–0
2–1 53:21 – Y. Seidenberg (Ehrhoff) (SH)
8 min Penalties 18 min
50 Shots 20
18 May 2017
20:15		 Switzerland 1–3
(1–1, 0–1, 0–1) 		Sweden AccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 8,417
Game reference
Leonardo Genoni Goalies Henrik Lundqvist Referees:
Brett Iverson
Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
Alexander Otmakhov
Libor Suchánek
0–1 04:15 – Bäckström (Lindberg, Nylander)
Haas – 12:53 1–1
1–2 33:15 – Nylander (Ekman-Larsson)
1–3 43:44 – Edler (J. Lundqvist)
2 min Penalties 6 min
27 Shots 29

Semifinals

20 May 2017
15:15		 Canada 4–2
(0–0, 0–2, 4–0) 		Russia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 16,469
Game reference
Calvin Pickard Goalies Andrei Vasilevskiy Referees:
Mark Lemelin
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Miroslav Lhotský
Brian Oliver
0–1 32:16 – Kuznetsov (Panarin, Kucherov)
0–2 34:50 – Gusev (Shipachyov, Panarin) (PP)
Scheifele (MacKinnon, Parayko) (PP) – 40:17 1–2
MacKinnon (Konecny) – 55:07 2–2
O'Reilly (Matheson) – 56:58 3–2
Couturier (O'Reilly, Parayko) (ENG) – 58:53 4–2
10 min Penalties 22 min
38 Shots 28
20 May 2017
19:15		 Sweden 4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0) 		Finland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 11,242
Game reference
Henrik Lundqvist Goalies Harri Säteri Referees:
Jan Hribik
Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
Alexander Otmakhov
Nathan Vanoosten
Edler (Bäckström) – 01:49 1–0
1–1 04:45 – Kemppainen (Aaltonen)
J. Klingberg (Ekman-Larsson, Nylander) (PP) – 24:36 2–1
Nylander (Bäckström) (PP) – 34:52 3–1
Nordström (Krüger) – 53:52 4–1
6 min Penalties 10 min
41 Shots 23

Bronze medal game

21 May 2017
16:15		 Russia 5–3
(1–0, 3–1, 1–2) 		Finland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 16,182
Game reference
Andrei Vasilevskiy Goalies Joonas Korpisalo
Harri Säteri 		Referees:
Oliver Gouin
Brett Iverson
Linesmen:
Miroslav Lhotský
Brian Oliver
Gusev (Antipin, Nichushkin) – 06:58 1–0
Tkachyov (Nichushkin, Zub) (SH) – 21:48 2–0
Gusev (Panarin, Dadonov) (PP) – 27:01 3–0
Kiselevich (Namestnikov, Nichushkin) – 28:16 4–0
4–1 39:33 – Rantanen (Filppula)
4–2 41:16 – Lehtonen (Aho)
4–3 45:29 – Savinainen (Rantanen, Aho) (PP)
Kucherov (Gusev, Belov) – 49:49 5–3
8 min Penalties 10 min
30 Shots 29

Gold medal game

Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship Final
21 May 2017
20:45		 Canada 1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1) 		Sweden Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 17,363
Game reference
Calvin Pickard Goalies Henrik Lundqvist Referees:
Antonín Jeřábek
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Alexander Otmakhov
Sakari Suominen
0–1 39:39 – Hedman (SH)
O'Reilly (Marner, MacKinnon) (PP) – 41:58 1–1
MacKinnon MISS
Point MISS
O'Reilly MISS
Marner MISS 		Shootout MISS Nylander
GOAL Bäckström
GOAL Ekman-Larsson
MISS Landeskog
10 min Penalties 8 min
43 Shots 42

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A Sweden 10 7 1 1 1 38 16 +22 24 Champions
2 B Canada 10 8 0 2 0 39 15 +24 26 Runners-up
3 A Russia 10 7 1 0 2 45 17 +28 23 Third place
4 B Finland 10 3 2 1 4 26 31 −5 14 Fourth place
5 A United States 8 6 0 0 2 31 16 +15 18 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B Switzerland 8 3 2 2 1 23 17 +6 15
7 B Czech Republic 8 3 2 0 3 23 17 +6 13
8 A Germany (H) 8 2 2 1 3 21 25 −4 11
9 B France (H) 7 2 2 0 3 23 19 +4 10 Eliminated in
Group stage
10 A Latvia 7 3 0 1 3 14 18 −4 10
11 B Norway 7 2 0 2 3 13 19 −6 8
12 A Denmark 7 1 2 0 4 13 22 −9 7
13 B Belarus 7 2 0 1 4 15 27 −12 7
14 A Slovakia 7 0 1 2 4 12 28 −16 4
15 B Slovenia 7 0 0 1 6 13 36 −23 1 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 A Italy 7 0 0 1 6 6 32 −26 1
Source: IIHF.com
(H) Host

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Artemi Panarin 9 4 13 17 +4 4 F
Nikita Kucherov 10 7 8 15 +7 8 F
Nathan MacKinnon 10 6 9 15 +6 6 F
Nikita Gusev 10 7 7 14 +5 4 F
William Nylander 10 7 7 14 +11 2 F
Vadim Shipachyov 10 2 11 13 +1 2 F
Mitch Marner 10 4 8 12 +1 8 F
Johnny Gaudreau 8 6 5 11 +2 0 F
Sebastian Aho 10 2 9 11 -2 4 F
Stéphane Da Costa 6 6 4 10 +3 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Henrik Lundqvist 320:00 7 1.31 129 94.57 0
Calvin Pickard 443:40 11 1.49 178 93.82 1
Andrei Vasilevskiy 522:51 15 1.72 233 93.56 3
Elvis Merzļikins 364:04 12 1.98 183 93.44 1
Leonardo Genoni 361:32 10 1.66 150 93.33 2

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Source: IIHF.com