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2007 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Russia Russia
Dates April 27 - May 13
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank Flag of Canada Canada (24th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 56
Goals scored 361 (6.45 per match)
Attendance 330,708 (5,906 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Sweden Johan Davidsson (14 points)
MVP Flag of Canada Rick Nash

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[]

See also: 2007 IIHF World Championship rosters

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

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.

Preliminary Round[]

     Team advanced to the Qualifying Round
     Team sent to compete in the Relegation Round

Group A[]

Rk. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 3 0 0 0 21 3 +18 9
2. Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 4 8 -4 6
3. Flag of Italy Italy 3 0 1 0 2 6 12 -6 2
4. Flag of Latvia Latvia 3 0 0 1 2 6 14 -8 1

All times local (GMT+4)

April 28, 2007
16:15
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 2 – 1
( 0 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 0 )
Flag of Latvia Latvia Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,668
April 28, 2007
20:15
Sweden Flag of Sweden 7 – 1
( 2 - 1 , 4 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of Italy Italy Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 4,420
April 30, 2007
16:15
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 2 – 1
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 1 )
Flag of Italy Italy Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,520
April 30, 2007
20:15
Latvia Flag of Latvia 2 – 8
( 0 - 1 , 0 - 3 , 2 - 4 )
Flag of Sweden Sweden Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 5,250
May 2, 2007
16:15
Italy Flag of Italy 4 – 3 (OT)
( 0 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 2 ,
1 - 0 )
Flag of Latvia Latvia Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,180
May 2, 2007
20:15
Sweden Flag of Sweden 6 – 0
( 0 - 0 , 5 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 4900

Group B[]

Rk. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 0 18 6 +12 9
2. Flag of the United States United States of America 3 2 0 0 1 14 7 +7 6
3. Flag of Belarus Belarus 3 1 0 0 2 8 15 -7 3
4. Flag of Austria Austria 3 0 0 0 3 5 17 -12 0

All times local (GMT+4)

April 27, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
United States of America Flag of the United States 6 – 2
( 3 - 1 , 1 - 1 , 2 - 0 )
Flag of Austria Austria Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 1,900
April 27, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Belarus Flag of Belarus 2 – 8
( 1 - 4 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 3 )
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 5,400
April 29, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 6 – 1
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 3 - 0 )
Flag of Austria Austria Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 2,500
April 29, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
United States of America Flag of the United States 5 – 1
( 3 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 0 - 1 )
Flag of Belarus Belarus Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 3,600
May 1, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Austria Flag of Austria 2 – 5
( 1 - 2 , 1 - 2 , 0 - 1 )
Flag of Belarus Belarus Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 4,700
May 1, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 4 – 3
( 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 2 - 2 )
Flag of the United States United States of America Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 6,100

Group C[]

Rk. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Canada Canada 3 3 0 0 0 12 8 +4 9
2. Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 3 2 0 0 1 12 6 +6 6
3. Flag of Germany Germany 3 1 0 0 2 8 11 -3 3
4. Flag of Norway Norway 3 0 0 0 3 5 12 -7 0

All times local (GMT+4)

April 28, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Germany Flag of Germany 2 – 3
( 1 - 1 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 1 )
Flag of Canada Canada Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 4,300
April 28, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 3 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 )
Flag of Norway Norway Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 2,800
April 30, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 5 – 1
( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 3 - 1 )
Flag of Germany Germany Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 3,800
April 30, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Canada Flag of Canada 4 – 2
( 2 - 1 , 0 - 1 , 2 - 0 )
Flag of Norway Norway Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 3,300
May 2, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Norway Flag of Norway 3 – 5
( 0 - 2 , 3 - 3 , 0 - 0 )
Flag of Germany Germany Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 2,200
May 2, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Canada Flag of Canada 5 – 4
( 1 - 1 , 3 - 2 , 1 - 1 )
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 6,500

Group D[]

Rk. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Russia Russia 3 3 0 0 0 22 6 +16 9
2. Flag of Finland Finland 3 2 0 0 1 15 7 +8 6
3. Flag of Denmark Denmark 3 1 0 0 2 7 18 -11 3
4. Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 3 0 0 0 3 4 17 -13 0

All times local (GMT+4)

April 27, 2007
17:15 (Moscow Time)
Ukraine Flag of Ukraine 0 – 5
( 0 - 1 , 0 - 3 , 0 - 1 )
Flag of Finland Finland Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,500
April 27, 2007
21:15 (Moscow Time)
Russia Flag of Russia 9 – 1
( 3 - 1 , 5 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of Denmark Denmark Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 12,000
April 29, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Finland Flag of Finland 6 – 2
( 3 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 )
Flag of Denmark Denmark Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,620
April 29, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Russia Flag of Russia 8 – 1
( 2 - 1 , 3 - 0, 3 - 0 )
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,620
May 1, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Denmark Flag of Denmark 4 – 3
( 3 - 2 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 1 )
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6720
May 1, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Finland Flag of Finland 4 – 5
( 1 - 2 , 0 - 2 , 3 - 1 )
Flag of Russia Russia Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 12,000

Qualifying Round[]

     Team advanced to the Final Round

Group E[]

Rk. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Russia Russia 5 5 0 0 0 27 10 +17 15
2. Flag of Sweden Sweden 5 4 0 0 1 21 7 +14 12
3. Flag of Finland Finland 5 3 0 0 2 15 8 +7 9
4. Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 5 2 0 0 3 9 16 -7 6
5. Flag of Denmark Denmark 5 1 0 0 4 11 26 -15 3
6. Flag of Italy Italy 5 0 0 0 5 4 20 -16 0

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

All times local (GMT+4)

May 3, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 0 – 2
( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 2 )
Flag of Finland Finland Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 5,010
May 3, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Denmark Flag of Denmark 2 – 5
( 2 - 2 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 2 )
Flag of Sweden Sweden Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 3,800
May 4, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Russia Flag of Russia 3 – 0
( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 0 )
Flag of Italy Italy Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 10,100
May 5, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 4 – 1
( 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of Denmark Denmark Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,200
May 5, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Finland Flag of Finland 3 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of Italy Italy Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 4,815
May 6, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Russia Flag of Russia 6 – 3
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 3 - 2 )
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 12,000
May 6, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Sweden Flag of Sweden 1 – 0
( 1-0 , 0-0 , 0-0 )
Flag of Finland Finland Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 7,200
May 7, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Italy Flag of Italy 2 – 5
( 0-3 , 2-0 , 0-2 )
Flag of Denmark Denmark Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,000
May 7, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Sweden Flag of Sweden 2 – 4
( 1-1 , 1-1 , 0-2 )
Flag of Russia Russia Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 15,000

Group F[]

Rk. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Canada Canada 5 4 1 0 0 24 15 +9 14
2. Flag of the United States United States of America 5 3 0 0 2 18 13 +5 9
3. Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 5 3 0 0 2 18 15 +3 9
4. Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 5 2 0 1 2 17 14 +3 7
5. Flag of Germany Germany 5 2 0 0 3 11 16 -5 6
6. Flag of Belarus Belarus 5 0 0 0 5 14 29 -15 0

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

All times local (GMT+4)

May 3, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
United States of America Flag of the United States 4 – 2
( 2 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 0 - 1 )
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 2,000
May 3, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Germany Flag of Germany 2 – 0
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 2,600
May 4, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Canada Flag of Canada 6 – 3
( 0 - 1 , 5 - 0 , 1 - 2 )
Flag of Belarus Belarus Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,200
May 5, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
United States of America Flag of the United States 3 – 0
( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of Germany Germany Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 2,200
May 5, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 2 – 3
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 2 , 1 - 1 )
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 3,400
May 6, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 4 – 3
( 1 - 1 , 2 - 2, 1 - 0 )
Flag of Belarus Belarus Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 2,800
May 6, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 3 – 4 (OT)
( 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 1 - 2 )
( 0 - 1 )
Flag of Canada Canada Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 6,500
May 7, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Belarus Flag of Belarus 5 – 6
( 2 - 3 , 2 - 1 , 1 - 2 )
Flag of Germany Germany Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 2,000
May 7, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Canada Flag of Canada 6 – 3
( 4 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 1 - 1 )
Flag of the United States United States of America Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 5,500

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.

     Team relegated to Division I

Group G[]

Rk. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1. Flag of Latvia Latvia 3 2 0 0 1 14 8 +6 6
2. Flag of Norway Norway 3 1 1 0 1 12 9 +3 5
3. Flag of Austria Austria 3 1 0 1 1 11 12 -1 4
4. Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 3 1 0 0 2 7 15 -8 3

All times local (GMT+4)

May 4, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Austria Flag of Austria 2 – 3 (OT)
( 0 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 1 - 0,
0 - 1 )
Flag of Norway Norway Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 1,500
May 4, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Latvia Flag of Latvia 5 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 2,100
May 6, 2007
12:15 (Moscow Time)
Latvia Flag of Latvia 5 – 1
( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0, 3 - 1 )
Flag of Austria Austria Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,150
May 6, 2007
12:15 (Moscow Time)
Ukraine Flag of Ukraine 3 – 2
( 1 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 1 - 0 )
Flag of Norway Norway Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 1,700
May 7, 2007
12:15 (Moscow Time)
Austria Flag of Austria 8 – 4
( 3 - 1 , 3 - 2 , 2 - 1 )
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,020
May 7, 2007
12:15 (Moscow Time)
Norway Flag of Norway 7 – 4
( 3 - 2 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 2 )
Flag of Latvia Latvia Mytishchi Arena, Mytishchi
Attendance: 1,000

Final Round[]

Draw[]

  Quarterfinal                    
  E1  Flag of Russia Russia 4  
  F4  Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 0   Semifinal
      QF1  Flag of Russia Russia 1  
  Quarterfinal   QF2  Flag of Finland Finland 2  
  F2  Flag of the United States United States of America 4
  E3  Flag of Finland Finland 5         Final
              SF1  Flag of Finland Finland 2
  Quarterfinal             SF2  Flag of Canada Canada 4
  F1  Flag of Canada Canada 5      
  E4  Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1   Semifinal   Bronze Medal Game
      QF3  Flag of Canada Canada 4   SF1  Flag of Russia Russia 3
  Quarterfinal   QF4  Flag of Sweden Sweden 1     SF2  Flag of Sweden Sweden 1
  E2  Flag of Sweden Sweden 7
  F3  Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 4  

Quarterfinals[]

All times local (GMT+4)

May 9, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Russia Flag of Russia 4 – 0
( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 3 - 0 )
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 12,000
May 9, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Sweden Flag of Sweden 7 – 4
( 1 - 2 , 3 - 0 , 3 - 2 )
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 7,000
May 10, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Canada Flag of Canada 5 – 1
( 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 2 - 0 )
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,000
May 10, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
United States of America Flag of the United States 4 – 5 (GWS)
( 0 - 1 , 3 - 3 , 1 - 0 ,
0 - 0 , 0 - 1 )
Flag of Finland Finland Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,500

Semifinals[]

All times local (GMT+4)

May 12, 2007
15:15 (Moscow Time)
Russia Flag of Russia 1 – 2 (OT)
( 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ,
0 - 1 )
Flag of Finland Finland Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 12,000
May 12, 2007
19:15 (Moscow Time)
Canada Flag of Canada 4 – 1
( 3 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 )
Flag of Sweden Sweden Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 8,000

Bronze Medal Game[]

All times local (GMT+4)

May 13, 2007
16:15 (Moscow Time)
Russia Flag of Russia 3 – 1
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 1 )
Flag of Sweden Sweden Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 7,500

Gold Medal Game[]

All times local (GMT+4)

May 13, 2007
20:15 (Moscow Time)
Canada Flag of Canada 4 – 2
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 2 )
Flag of Finland Finland Khodynka Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 12,000

Ranking and Statistics[]

 

Champions[]

Flag of Canada Canada

Tournament Awards[]


Final standings[]

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Rk. Team
Gold medal icon Flag of Canada Canada
Silver medal icon Flag of Finland Finland
Bronze medal icon Flag of Russia Russia
4. Flag of Sweden Sweden
5. Flag of the United States United States of America
6. Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
7. Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
8. Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
9. Flag of Germany Germany
10. Flag of Denmark Denmark
11. Flag of Belarus Belarus
12. Flag of Italy Italy
13. Flag of Latvia Latvia
14. Flag of Norway Norway
15. Flag of Austria Austria
16. Flag of Ukraine Ukraine

Scoring leaders[]

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM POS
Flag of Sweden Johan Davidsson 9 7 7 14 +3 2 FW
Flag of Russia Aleksey Morozov 7 8 5 13 +9 6 FW
Flag of Russia Sergei Zinovjev 9 3 10 13 +10 12 FW
Flag of Canada Matthew Lombardi 9 6 6 12 +4 4 FW
Flag of Russia Danis Zaripov 9 3 9 12 +10 6 FW
Flag of Canada Rick Nash 9 6 5 11 +8 4 FW
Flag of Russia Alexander Frolov 9 5 6 11 +4 0 FW
Flag of Slovakia Marián Gáborík 6 5 6 11 +6 14 FW
Flag of Sweden Tony Mårtensson 9 4 7 11 +8 8 FW
Flag of the United States Lee Stempniak 7 6 4 10 +2 27 FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position

Leading goaltenders[]

Player MINS SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Flag of Russia Alexander Eremenko 366 139 6 0.98 95.7 2
Flag of Canada Cam Ward 300 129 11 2.20 91.5 0
Flag of Finland Kari Lehtonen 374 138 12 1.93 91.3 1
Flag of Canada Dwayne Roloson 240 111 10 2.50 91.0 0
Flag of Switzerland Jonas Hiller 359 167 15 2.51 91.0 0

MINS = Minutes (on ice); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


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