2017 IIHF World Championship Group A

Main article: 2017 IIHF World Championship

Group A was one of two groups of the 2017 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2018.^[1]

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	United States of America	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}

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:

↑ All systems go for 2017. iihfworlds2017.com (9 August 2016).
↑ Statutes and Bylaws (701.3). iihf.com (10 September 2015).

All times are local (UTC+2).

Matches[]

Sweden vs Russia[]

5 May 2017
16:15

Sweden

1–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)

Russia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,357


Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevskiy	Referees: Anssi Salonen Daniel Stricker
Lindholm (Rask, Hedman) – 14:40	1–0 / 1–1	43:58 – Andronov (Barabanov, Provorov)
4 min	Penalties	2 min
23	Shots	30

United States vs Germany[]

5 May 2017
20:15

United States of America

1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,688


Jimmy Howard	Goalies	Thomas Greiss	Referees: Oliver Gouin Jozef Kubuš
Murphy (Larkin, Nelson) – 51:00	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2	10:50 – Rieder (Reimer, Kahun) / 53:58 – Hager (D. Seidenberg, Gogulla) (PP)
4 min	Penalties	4 min
43	Shots	27

Latvia vs Denmark[]

6 May 2017
12:15

Latvia

3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 13,453


Elvis Merzļikins	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees: Linus Öhlund Daniel Stricker
Meija (Kulda) – 23:08 / Indrašis (Sprukts, Ri. Bukarts) – 41:48 / Indrašis (Ro. Bukarts, Balinskis) (PP2) – 52:40	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0
6 min	Penalties	12 min
35	Shots	27

Slovakia vs Italy[]

6 May 2017
16:15

Slovakia

3–2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT 1–0)

Italy

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 12,229


Július Hudáček	Goalies	Andreas Bernard	Referees: Oliver Gouin Antonín Jeřábek
Miklík (Jánošík, Čerešňák) – 06:58 / L. Hudáček (Miklík, Sersen) (EA) – 58:56 / Čerešňák (Bližňák, Skokan) – 62:45	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2	35:06 – Morini (Frigo) / 42:41 – Frigo (Scandella)
2 min	Penalties	8 min
32	Shots	19

Germany vs Sweden[]

6 May 2017
20:15

Germany

2–7
(1–1, 1–3, 0–3)

Sweden

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,673


Thomas Greiss Danny aus den Birken	Goalies	Viktor Fasth	Referees: Roman Gofman Eduards Odiņš
Hager (D. Seidenberg, Ehliz) – 16:14 / Gogulla (Hager, Schütz) (PP) – 25:26	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 2–6 / 2–7	06:56 – Ekman-Larsson (Landeskog, Rask) / 20:23 – Rask (Hedman, Strålman) (PP) / 35:14 – Omark (Krüger) / 39:57 – Brodin (Nylander, Eriksson Ek) / 49:42 – Landeskog (Rask, Söderberg) / 50:40 – Nylander (Strålman) / 51:59 – Nylander (Landeskog)
10 min	Penalties	10 min
24	Shots	44

Italy vs Russia[]

7 May 2017
12:15

Italy

1–10
(0–2, 1–3, 0–5)

Russia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 10,893


Frederic Cloutier	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevskiy Ilya Sorokin	Referees: Jozef Kubuš Linus Öhlund
Traversa (Bernard, Helfer) – 23:40	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 1–7 / 1–8 / 1–9 / 1–10	09:35 – Andronov (Barabanov, Gavrikov) / 18:59 – Dadonov (Panarin, Shipachyov) (PP) / 24:51 – Kucherov (Namestnikov, Gusev) (PP) / 35:04 – Namestnikov (Kucherov) / 36:21 – Panarin (Mozyakin, Shipachyov) (PP) / 43:39 – Plotnikov (Kucherov, Namestnikov) (PP) / 45:29 – Mozyakin (Shipachyov, Panarin) (PP) / 45:48 – Namestnikov (Kucherov, Gusev) / 50:21 – Panarin (Mozyakin, Shipachyov) (PP) / 58:54 – Andronov (Barabanov, Provorov)
12 min	Penalties	6 min
15	Shots	36

United States vs Denmark[]

7 May 2017
16:15

United States of America

7–2
(3–1, 3–1, 1–0)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 8,764


Connor Hellebuyck	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Eduards Odiņš
Lee (Gaudreau, Larkin) (PP) – 05:37 / Keller (McAvoy, Schmaltz) – 13:06 / Gaudreau (Larkin) (PP) – 18:59 / Keller (Bjugstad) – 34:33 / Lee (Hanifin, Eichel) (PP) – 37:09 / Nelson (Schmaltz) – 37:37 / Keller – 53:00	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2	16:10 – Madsen (Ehlers, J. Jensen) (PP) / 21:08 – Hardt (Jakobsen)
12 min	Penalties	24 min
34	Shots	25

Latvia vs Slovakia[]

7 May 2017
20:15

Latvia

3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Slovakia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 8,149


Elvis Merzļikins	Goalies	Ján Laco	Referees: Roman Gofman Anssi Salonen
Sprukts (Ri. Bukarts, Girgensons) (PP) – 10:24 / Girgensons (Ri. Bukarts, Ro. Bukarts) (PP) – 27:26 / Džeriņš (Cibuļskis, Daugaviņš) (PP) – 50:36	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1	49:09 – Miklík (Dravecký, Haščák) (PP)
12 min	Penalties	37 min
22	Shots	30

Germany vs Russia[]

8 May 2017
16:15

Germany

3–6
(0–3, 0–2, 3–1)

Russia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,734


Thomas Greiss	Goalies	Andrei Vasilevskiy	Referees: Oliver Gouin Anssi Salonen
Macek (Müller, D. Seidenberg) – 45:53 / Gogulla (Ehrhoff, Kahun) (PP) – 48:34 / Tiffels (Kink, D. Seidenberg) – 59:10	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 1–5 / 2–5 / 2–6 / 3–6	01:04 – Shipachyov (Dadonov, Panarin) / 17:10 – Shipachyov (Gusev, Panarin) (PP) / 18:15 – Plotnikov (Antipin, Provorov) (PP) / 31:10 – Gusev (Panarin, Belov) (PP) / 35:16 – Kucherov / 51:40 – Kucherov (Panarin)
29 min	Penalties	12 min
29	Shots	35

United States vs Sweden[]

8 May 2017
20:15

United States of America

4–3
(2–3, 1–0, 1–0)

Sweden

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,398


Jimmy Howard	Goalies	Viktor Fasth	Referees: Jozef Kubuš Daniel Stricker
Keller (Eichel, Trouba) – 03:21 / Gaudreau (Larkin) – 18:12 / Gaudreau (Eichel, Lee) – 22:57 / Compher (Murphy, Larkin) – 51:47	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3	02:14 – Lindholm (Strålman) (PP) / 13:23 – Lindholm (Ekman-Larsson) / 18:47 – Hedman (Nordström, Klingberg)
12 min	Penalties	6 min
27	Shots	42

Italy vs Latvia[]

9 May 2017
16:15

Italy

1–2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–1)

Latvia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 6,332


Andreas Bernard	Goalies	Elvis Merzļikins	Referees: Brett Iverson Tobias Wehrli
Insam (Traversa) – 03:38	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2	12:09 – Džeriņš (Galviņš, Daugaviņš) (PP) / 58:41 – Džeriņš (Ro. Bukarts)
2 min	Penalties	6 min
21	Shots	24

Slovakia vs Denmark[]

9 May 2017
20:15

Slovakia

3–4 GWS
(0–1, 0–2, 3–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 4,454


Július Hudáček	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees: Mark Lemelin Marcus Linde
Gernát (Miklík, Haščák) – 41:22 / Bližňák (Haščák, Dravecký) (PP) – 46:05 / Miklík (Čerešňák, Dravecký) (PP) – 51:53	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 3–3	16:20 – Hardt (Storm, Green) (PP) / 24:46 – Russell (Bau, O. Lauridsen) / 39:57 – Poulsen (O. Lauridsen, Green)
14 min	Penalties	16 min
32	Shots	26

United States vs Italy[]

10 May 2017
16:15

United States of America

3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)

Italy

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 7,168


Jimmy Howard	Goalies	Andreas Bernard	Referees: Jan Hribik Marcus Linde
Nelson – 05:17 / Nelson (Larkin) (SH) – 25:53 / Lee (Gaudreau, Larkin) (PP) – 27:47	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0
4 min	Penalties	6 min
32	Shots	8

Slovakia vs Germany[]

10 May 2017
20:15

Slovakia

2–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–2, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 17,647


Július Hudáček	Goalies	Thomas Greiss Danny aus den Birken	Referees: Stefan Fonselius Brett Iverson
Matoušek (Zigo, Šedivý) – 09:23 / Hudáček (Čajkovský) – 21:58	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2	36:11 – Reimer (Ehrhoff, Kahun) (PP) / 36:38 – Ehliz (D. Seidenberg, Müller)
4 min	Penalties	4 min
28	Shots	31

Russia vs Denmark[]

11 May 2017
16:15

Russia

3–0
(0–0, 3–0, 0–0)

Denmark

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 6,932


Andrei Vasilevskiy	Goalies	Georg Sørensen	Referees: Stephen Reneau Tobias Wehrli
Kiselevich (Panarin, Kucherov) – 35:36 / Plotnikov (Andronov, Telegin) – 35:54 / Gusev (Kucherov, Dadonov) – 36:46	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0
2 min	Penalties	4 min
33	Shots	21

Sweden vs Latvia[]

11 May 2017
20:15

Sweden

2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Latvia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 8,276


Eddie Läck	Goalies	Elvis Merzļikins	Referees: Mark Lemelin Daniel Piechaczek
Landeskog (Rask, Lindholm) – 09:13 / Lindholm (Rask) – 56:42	1–0 / 2–0
16 min	Penalties	6 min
30	Shots	19

Sweden vs Italy[]

12 May 2017
16:15

Sweden

8–1
(2–0, 1–1, 5–0)

Italy

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 10,878


Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Frédéric Cloutier	Referees: Stefan Fonselius Brett Iverson
Rask (Lindholm) – 03:24 / Holm (Nylander, Brodin) – 08:34 / Brodin (Holm) – 29:52 / Lindholm (Landeskog, Strålman) – 40:41 / Omark (Söderberg, Edler) – 50:09 / C. Klingberg (Nordström) – 54:53 / Eriksson Ek (Nylander) – 56:51 / J. Klingberg (Holm, Nylander) – 58:25	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1	23:50 – Morini (Scandella, Insam) (PP)
4 min	Penalties	4 min
45	Shots	15

Denmark vs Germany[]

12 May 2017
20:15

Denmark

3–2 OT
(2–2, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 1–0)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,629


Sebastian Dahm	Goalies	Danny aus den Birken	Referees: Jan Hribik Marcus Linde
Storm (Kristensen, Jakobsen) – 16:09 / Poulsen (Christensen) – 16:34 / Regin (Ehlers, Dahm) – 61:40	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2	08:26 – Reimer (Ehliz, D. Seidenberg) / 09:43 – Macek (Y. Seidenberg, Kahun)
10 min	Penalties	12 min
29	Shots	29

Latvia vs United States[]

13 May 2017
12:15

Latvia

3–5
(1–0, 2–3, 0–2)

United States of America

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 17,936


Elvis Merzļikins	Goalies	Connor Hellebuyck	Referees: Stefan Fonselius Brett Iverson
Bļugers (Bičevskis) – 11:23 / Daugaviņš (Džeriņš, Ro. Bukarts) – 20:07 / Cibuļskis (Indrašis) (PP) – 31:37	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5	29:00 – Compher (Lee) / 33:44 – Bjugstad (Schmaltz, Keller) / 38:37 – Gaudreau (Trouba, Bjugstad) / 56:38 – Copp (Hellebuyck) / 58:58 – Larkin (ENG)
6 min	Penalties	8 min
23	Shots	33

Russia vs Slovakia[]

13 May 2017
16:15

Russia

6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Slovakia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,591


Andrei Vasilevskiy	Goalies	Július Hudáček	Referees: Mark Lemelin Daniel Piechaczek
Dadonov (Gusev, Shipachyov) – 01:12 / Dadonov (Gusev, Shipachyov) (PP) – 13:32 / Mironov – 19:19 / Kucherov (Tkachyov, Kiselevich) – 22:53 / Telegin (Zub, Plotnikov) – 32:50 / Gavrikov (Shipachyov, Dadonov) – 55:47	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0
6 min	Penalties	8 min
39	Shots	22

Italy vs Germany[]

13 May 2017
20:15

Italy

1–4
(1–2, 0–2, 0–0)

Germany

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,712


Andreas Bernard	Goalies	Danny aus den Birken	Referees: Stephen Reneau Tobias Wehrli
M. Marchetti (S. Kostner, S. Marchetti) – 04:21	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4	03:34 – Ehrhoff (Draisaitl) / 18:16 – Plachta (D. Seidenberg, Kahun) (PP) / 22:46 – Y. Seidenberg (Hördler) / 26:00 – Kahun (Y. Seidenberg)
4 min	Penalties	8 min
18	Shots	37

Slovakia vs United States[]

14 May 2017
16:15

Slovakia

1–6
(0–1, 1–3, 0–2)

United States of America

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 13,267


Július Hudáček	Goalies	Jimmy Howard	Referees: Jan Hribik Tobias Wehrli
Gernát (L. Hudáček, Dravecký) – 30:40	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6	08:12 – Keller (Lee, Skjei) / 25:57 – Gaudreau (Hayes) / 36:04 – Dvorak (Gaudreau) / 38:01 – Trouba / 42:16 – Gaudreau (Hayes) / 47:23 – Lee (Eichel, Hanifin) (PP)
10 min	Penalties	8 min
20	Shots	28

Denmark vs Sweden[]

14 May 2017
20:15

Denmark

2–4
(0–1, 0–2, 2–1)

Sweden

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 10,314


Georg Sørensen	Goalies	Henrik Lundqvist	Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Stephen Reneau
Madsen (Ehlers) – 49:11 / Lauridsen (Ehlers, Regin) – 55:17	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 2–4	02:19 – J. Lundqvist (Krüger, Eriksson Ek) / 35:20 – Nylander (J. Klingberg, Lindberg) / 39:06 – Nylander (Bäckström) / 57:31 – Bäckström (J. Klingberg, Nylander) (PP)
4 min	Penalties	12 min
21	Shots	33

Denmark vs Italy[]

15 May 2017
16:15

Denmark

2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Italy

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 5,653


Sebastian Dahm	Goalies	Andreas Bernard	Referees: Stefan Fonselius Eduards Odiņš
Hardt (Storm, Jakobsen) (PP) – 57:36 / Regin (ENG) – 58:47	1–0 / 2–0
2 min	Penalties	4 min
38	Shots	16

Russia vs Latvia[]

15 May 2017
20:15

Russia

5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Latvia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 16,439


Ilya Sorokin	Goalies	Ivars Punnenovs	Referees: Jan Hribik Antonín Jeřábek
Kiselevich (Panarin, Kucherov) – 12:10 / Telegin (Plotnikov) – 18:41 / Namestnikov (Panarin, Kucherov) (PP) – 20:57 / Kucherov (Panarin, Belov) – 39:00 / Belov (Gusev, Shipachyov) (PP) – 53:17	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0
8 min	Penalties	8 min
36	Shots	24

Sweden vs Slovakia[]

16 May 2017
12:15

Sweden

4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)

Slovakia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 10,259


Henrik Lundqvist	Goalies	Július Hudáček Jaroslav Janus	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Eduards Odiņš
Nylander (Bäckström, Klingberg) – 04:02 / Ekman-Larsson (Everberg, Karlsson) – 08:14 / Everberg (Karlsson) – 25:45 / Karlsson (Edler) (ENG) – 59:28	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2	24:08 – Matoušek (Skalický, Zigo) / 41:34 – Kudrna (Cingeľ)
8 min	Penalties	4 min
38	Shots	15

Russia vs United States[]

16 May 2017
16:15

Russia

3–5
(1–0, 2–3, 0–2)

United States of America

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,756


Andrei Vasilevskiy	Goalies	Jimmy Howard	Referees: Anssi Salonen Daniel Stricker
Gusev (Kiselevich) – 12:29 / Belov (Plotnikov, Andronov) – 27:33 / Gusev (Shipachyov, Dadonov) – 36:15	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5	21:00 – Hayes (Nelson, Keller) (PP) / 32:18 – Larkin (Nelson) / 37:43 – Hayes (Gaudreau, Bjugstad) / 52:57 – Lee (Gaudreau, Eichel) (PP) / 59:38 – Nelson (Larkin) (ENG)
16 min	Penalties	8 min
19	Shots	35

Germany vs Latvia[]

16 May 2017
20:15

Germany

4–3 GWS
(0–0, 2–1, 1–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)

Latvia

Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,797


Philipp Grubauer	Goalies	Elvis Merzļikins	Referees: Oliver Gouin Linus Öhlund
Wolf (Ehrhoff, Reimer) (PP) – 31:02 / Seidenberg (Kink, Müller) – 31:29 / Schütz (Draisaitl) (PP, EA) – 59:27	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3	38:42 – Skvorcovs (Sotnieks) / 48:22 – Sprukts (Indrašis, Sotnieks) / 56:08 – Džeriņš (Balinskis, Bukarts) (PP)
6 min	Penalties	8 min
41	Shots	30

References[]

External links[]

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[1] All systems go for 2017. iihfworlds2017.com (9 August 2016).

[2] Statutes and Bylaws (701.3). iihf.com (10 September 2015).

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