2007 World Championship

The 2007 IIHF World Championship were held between April 27 and May 13, 2007 in Moscow, Russia. It was the 71st annual world championship event run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament was won by Canada with Rick Nash being named tournament MVP.

Participating teams

 * Group A
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 * Group B
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 * Group C
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 * Group D
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Rules
At the 2007 IIHF World Championships, a three-point system for each game is used. Teams winning in regulation were awarded three points, the loser none. Where there was a tie score in the Preliminary, Playoff and Relegation Rounds, teams were given one point each. A five-minute overtime followed and, if the score was still tied after overtime, Game Winning Shots was used. The team winning in overtime or shoot-out was awarded the extra point for a total of two points.

Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
Results from Preliminary Round games among the qualified teams carry over.

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Group F
Results from Preliminary Round games among the qualified teams carry over.

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Relegation Round
The top two teams in the standings after the round-robin were invited back to the 2008 IIHF World Championship, while the bottom two teams were relegated to the 2008 IIHF Division I Tournament.

Group G
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze Medal Game
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Gold Medal Game
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Ranking and Statistics
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Champions
🇨🇦 Canada

Tournament Awards

 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goalkeeper: 🇫🇮 Kari Lehtonen
 * Best Defenseman: 🇷🇺 Andrei Markov
 * Best Forward: 🇷🇺 Alexei Morozov
 * Most Valuable Player: 🇨🇦 Rick Nash
 * Media All-Star Team:
 * Goalkeeper: 🇫🇮 Kari Lehtonen
 * Defense: 🇫🇮 Petteri Nummelin, 🇷🇺 Andrei Markov
 * Forward: 🇷🇺 Alexei Morozov, 🇷🇺 Evgeni Malkin, 🇨🇦 Rick Nash
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: