2017 IIHF World Championship

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2017 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host countries France
 Germany
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates5–21 May
Teams16
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The 2017 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Paris, France and Cologne, Germany from 5 to 21 May 2017.

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.[1]
France last hosted these championships in 1951. Germany hosted the championships most recently in 2010. The proposed arenas were Bercy Arena in Paris and Lanxess Arena in Cologne.

The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 17, 2013.[2] The united bid of France and Germany received 63 votes, while the bid of Denmark and Latvia received 45.[2]

Participants

* = Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2016 IIHF World Championship
^ = Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I
† = Qualified as co-host

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.[3]

Venues

Paris, France
Cologne, Germany
AccorHotels Arena
Capacity: 15,000 		Lanxess Arena
Capacity: 18,500

Rosters

Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship rosters

Each team's roster will consist 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, will have 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.[4]

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 9 August 2016.[5]

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[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.[6]
5 May 2017
Sweden  –  Russia
United States  –  Germany
6 May 2017
Latvia  –  Denmark
Slovakia  –  Italy
Germany  –  Sweden
7 May 2017
Italy  –  Russia
United States  –  Denmark
Latvia  –  Slovakia
8 May 2017
Germany  –  Russia
United States  –  Sweden
9 May 2017
Italy  –  Latvia
Slovakia  –  Denmark
10 May 2017
United States  –  Italy
Slovakia  –  Germany
11 May 2017
Russia  –  Denmark
Sweden  –  Latvia
12 May 2017
Sweden  –  Italy
Denmark  –  Germany
13 May 2017
Latvia  –  United States
Russia  –  Slovakia
Italy  –  Germany
14 May 2017
Slovakia  –  United States
Denmark  –  Sweden
15 May 2017
Denmark  –  Italy
Russia  –  Latvia
16 May 2017
Sweden  –  Slovakia
Russia  –  United States
Germany  –  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  –  Belarus
Czech Republic  –  Canada
6 May 2017
Switzerland  –  Slovenia
Belarus  –  Czech Republic
Norway  –  France
7 May 2017
Slovenia  –  Canada
Finland  –  France
Norway  –   Switzerland
8 May 2017
Belarus  –  Canada
Finland  –  Czech Republic
9 May 2017
Slovenia  –  Norway
Switzerland  –  France
10 May 2017
Switzerland  –  Belarus
Finland  –  Slovenia
11 May 2017
Czech Republic  –  Norway
Canada  –  France
12 May 2017
Czech Republic  –  Slovenia
France  –  Belarus
13 May 2017
Norway  –  Finland
Slovenia  –  Belarus
Canada  –   Switzerland
14 May 2017
France  –  Czech Republic
Switzerland  –  Finland
15 May 2017
Canada  –  Norway
France  –  Slovenia
16 May 2017
Belarus  –  Norway
Czech Republic  –   Switzerland
Canada  –  Finland

Playoff round

Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship playoff round
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
18 May - Cologne
 
 
 United States0
 
20 May - Cologne
 
 Finland2
 
 Finland1
 
18 May - Paris
 
 Sweden4
 
  Switzerland1
 
21 May - Cologne
 
 Sweden3
 
 Sweden (GWS)2
 
18 May - Cologne
 
 Canada1
 
 Canada2
 
20 May - Cologne
 
 Germany1
 
 Canada4
 
18 May - Paris
 
 Russia2 Third place
 
 Russia3
 
21 May - Cologne
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Russia5
 
 
 Finland3
 

References

  1. ^ IIHF: Place your bids
  2. ^ a b To Cologne & Paris in 2017, International Ice Hockey Federation
  3. ^ "2017 Worlds groups named". iihfworlds2017.com. 24 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Team Entry Long List". IIHF Tournament Administration Packages. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  5. ^ "All systems go for 2017". iihfworlds2017.com. 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Statutes and Bylaws (701.3)" (PDF). IIHF. 10 September 2015.

External links

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