2007 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Germany |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | May 26 – June 1 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Sweden (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Finland |
Third place | Germany |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 46 |
Goals scored | 450 (9.78 per game) |
Attendance | 22,486 (489 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Michael Wolf – 7 goals |
MVP | Gasper Kroselj |
The 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 12th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The tournament was divided into two divisions, the top division, for the teams ranked 1st–8th in the world. Additionally, Division I consisted of the teams ranked 9th–16th in the world. All 16 teams would be eligible to win the top division world championship. At the conclusion of pool play, the last placed teams in pools A & B played in cross-over games against the winners of pool C & D. The winners advanced to the playoff in the top division, while the losers were entered into the Division I playoff round.
Top Division
Preliminary Round
Group A
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 |
Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 0 |
May 26, 2007 20:00 | Germany | 10–0 ( 2–0, 3–0, 1–0,4–0 ) | Czech Republic | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 3,126 |
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May 27, 2007 18:00 | United States | 3–4 ( 2–1, 1–0, 0–2, 0–1 ) | Czech Republic | Passau, Germany Attendance: 1,200 |
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May 27, 2007 20:00 | Germany | 8–1 ( 0–0, 2–0, 1–0, 5–1 ) | Austria | Passau, Germany Attendance: 1,890 |
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May 28, 2007 20:00 | Austria | 1–10 ( 1–1, 0–3, 0–6, 0–0 ) | United States | Passau, Germany Attendance: 300 |
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May 29, 2007 18:00 | Czech Republic | 6–4 ( 2–0, 3–0, 0–2, 1–2 ) | Austria | Passau, Germany Attendance: 300 |
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May 29, 2007 20:00 | United States | 7–4 ( 3–2, 2–0, 1–2, 1–0 ) | Germany | Passau, Germany Attendance: 1,800 |
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Group B
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 0 |
May 27, 2007 18:00 | Slovenia | 4 – 3 (2OT) ( 0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0 ) | Sweden | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 390 |
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May 27, 2007 20:00 | Finland | 8–4 ( 2–0, 1–3, 1–0, 4–1 ) | Slovakia | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 410 |
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May 28, 2007 18:00 | Sweden | 13–1 ( 4–1, 2–0, 6–0, 1–0 ) | Slovakia | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 500 |
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May 28, 2007 20:00 | Finland | 1–2 ( 0–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–1 ) | Slovenia | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 850 |
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May 30, 2007 12:00 | Slovakia | 2–7 ( 0–3, 0–1, 2–1, 0–2 ) | Slovenia | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 100 |
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May 30, 2007 18:00 | Sweden | 3–2 ( 1–0, 0–0, 2–1, 0–1 ) | Finland | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 200 |
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Qualifying Round
May 30, 2007 20:00 | Slovakia | 7–4 ( 2–1, 3–0, 0–3, 2–0 ) | Brazil | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 250 |
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Slovakia remains in Top Division, Brazil remains in Division I
May 30, 2007 18:00 | Austria | 6 – 5 (OT) ( 0–1, 1–0, 2–1, 2–3, 1–0 ) | Great Britain | Passau, Germany Attendance: 200 |
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Austria remains in Top Division, Great Britain remains in Division I
Championship Round
Draw
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
A3 | Czech Republic | 2 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Sweden | 6 | ||||||||||||
QF1 | Sweden | 5 | ||||||||||||
QF2 | Germany | 2 | ||||||||||||
B4 | Slovakia | 2 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Germany | 10 | ||||||||||||
SF2 | Sweden | 4* | ||||||||||||
SF1 | Finland | 3 | ||||||||||||
B3 | Finland | 7 | ||||||||||||
A2 | United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
QF3 | Finland | 6 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
QF4 | Austria | 5 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Austria | 2* | SF1 | Germany | 6 | |||||||||
B1 | Slovenia | 1 | SF2 | Austria | 3 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s).
Placement games
June 1, 2007 | United States | 8 - 7 (OT) | Czech Republic |
June 1, 2007 | Slovenia | 9 - 0 | Slovakia |
Ranking and statistics
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Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:[1]
- Best Goalkeeper: Pontus Sjogren
- Best Defenseman: Aki Tuominen
- Best Forward: Michael Wolf
- Most Valuable Player: Gasper Kroselj
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Rk. | Team |
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Sweden | |
Finland | |
Germany | |
4. | Austria |
5. | Slovenia |
6. | United States |
7. | Czech Republic |
8. | Slovakia |
Division I
Preliminary Round
Group C
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 9 |
Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
Namibia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 3 |
South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 0 |
May 27, 2007 14:00 | Japan | 6–3 ( 1–1, 2–0, 2–1, 1–1 ) | Namibia | Passau, Germany |
May 27, 2007 16:00 | South Africa | 1–7 ( 0–3, 0–2, 1–1, 0–1 ) | Great Britain | Passau, Germany |
May 28, 2007 16:00 | Japan | 5–3 ( 2–1, 0–1, 2–1, 1–0 ) | South Africa | Passau, Germany |
May 28, 2007 18:00 | Great Britain | 7–2 ( 0–0, 5–1, 1–1, 1–0 ) | Namibia | Passau, Germany |
May 29, 2007 16:00 | Great Britain | 8–4 ( 3–2, 3–0, 0–1, 2–1 ) | Japan | Passau, Germany |
May 29, 2007 14:00 | Namibia | 8–3 ( 2–1, 4–1, 1–0, 1–1 ) | South Africa | Passau, Germany |
Group D
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 3 |
Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 0 |
May 27, 2007 14:00 | Brazil | 6–5 ( 0–2, 3–0, 2–1, 1–2 ) | Australia | Landshut, Germany |
May 27, 2007 16:00 | New Zealand | 9–8 ( 3–3, 3–3, 2–2, 1–0 ) | Hungary | Landshut, Germany |
May 28, 2007 14:00 | Brazil | 5–3 ( 2–1, 1–0, 1–0, 1–2 ) | New Zealand | Landshut, Germany |
May 28, 2007 16:00 | Hungary | 5–8 ( 1–1, 1–1, 1–4, 2–2 ) | Australia | Landshut, Germany |
May 30, 2007 10:00 | Hungary | 2–4 ( 2–1, 0–1, 0–1, 0–1 ) | Brazil | Landshut, Germany |
May 30, 2007 16:00 | Australia | 13–2 ( 4–1, 3–1, 4–0, 2–0 ) | New Zealand | Landshut, Germany |
Finals round
Draw
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
C3 | Namibia | 3 | ||||||||||||
D2 | Australia | 5 | ||||||||||||
QF1 | New Zealand | 7 | ||||||||||||
QF2 | Australia | 3 | ||||||||||||
D4 | Hungary | 4 | ||||||||||||
C1 | Great Britain | 3 | ||||||||||||
SF2 | Brazil | 5* | ||||||||||||
SF1 | New Zealand | 4 | ||||||||||||
C2 | Japan | 4 | ||||||||||||
D3 | New Zealand | 5 | ||||||||||||
QF3 | Brazil | 7 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
QF4 | Hungary | 2 | ||||||||||||
C4 | South Africa | 3 | SF1 | Hungary | 6 | |||||||||
D1 | Brazil | 9 | SF2 | Australia | 5 |
Placement games
June 1, 2007 | Japan | 7 - 6 | Namibia |
June 1, 2007 | Great Britain | 11 - 2 | South Africa |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s).
Ranking and statistics
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Rk. | Team |
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Brazil | |
New Zealand | |
Hungary | |
4. | Australia |
5. | Great Britain |
6. | Japan |
7. | Namibia |
8. | South Africa |