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Tournament details | |
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() |
Dates | 12–28 May |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() |
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Runner-up ![]() |
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Third place ![]() |
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Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 354 (5.53 per match) |
Attendance | 442,160 (6,909 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() (14 points) |
MVP | ![]() |
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A game between France and Hungary in Nokia Arena
The 2023 IIHF World Championship was co-hosted by Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Latvia. The tournament was held from 12 to 28 May 2023, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Canada won their 28th title by beating Germany in the final.[1]
Overview[]
As in the 2022 edition, the tournament saw several major upsets: Kazakhstan's win over Norway, Hungary's win over France, Latvia's first-ever victory over Czechia, Norway’s second-ever win over Canada, as well as Kazakhstan's first ever victory over Slovakia.[2][3] The playoffs also saw major upsets, as Latvia reached the semi-finals for the first time after defeating favourites Sweden 3–1 in their quarter-final,[4] Germany upset Switzerland 3–1 and the reigning Olympic and world champions hosts Finland lost to Canada 4–1. Czechia finished in 8th place after losing to the United States 3–0 in the quarter-finals, which is their worst placement to date in the history of the World Championship. Germany reached the final for the first time after upsetting top-seeded United States 4–3 in overtime.
Latvia claimed their first ever ice hockey medal at the World Championship after defeating the United States 4–3 in overtime and finishing third.[5]
Host nation bid[]
The event was originally planned to be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, but, in February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called for Russia and Belarus to be stripped of hosting rights to all international sporting events due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6] On 26 April 2022, Russia lost their rights to host the World Championship.[7]
After being promoted to the top division, Slovenia and Hungary both bid to co-host the event in Ljubljana and Budapest.[8] The bid was withdrawn due to Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation informing the IIHF that it did not receive the governmental guarantees to host. Finland and Latvia submitted a joint bid, with Nokia Arena in Tampere and Arena Riga in Riga as potential host venues.[9] On 27 May 2022, the IIHF confirmed that Finland and Latvia would host the tournament, with Finland having also hosted the 2022 IIHF World Championship in Tampere (Nokia Arena) and Helsinki (Helsinki Ice Hall).[10]
Venues[]
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Tampere | Riga | |
Nokia Arena Capacity: 13,455 |
Arena Riga Capacity: 10,300 | |
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Participants[]
- Qualified as hosts
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2022 IIHF World Championship
Austria
Canada
Czechia
Denmark
France
Germany
Kazakhstan
Norway
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
United States of America
- Qualified through winning promotion at the 2022 IIHF World Championship Division I
Seeding[]
The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2022 IIHF World Ranking, as of the end of the 2022 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system while allowing the organizer, "to allocate a maximum of two teams to separate groups."[11][12]
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Rosters[]
Each team's roster consists 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, 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 the tournament.
Match officials[]
16 referees and linesmen were announced on 6 April 2023.[13][14]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Preliminary round[]
The groups were announced on 29 May 2022,[15] with the schedule being revealed on 8 September 2022.[16]
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 20 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 18 | |
3 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 16 | |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 12 | |
5 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 8 | Qualification for 2024 IIHF World Championship |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 4 | |
7 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | |
8 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | Relegation to 2024 Division I A |
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.
Notes:
- ↑ Canada rallies to win gold.
- ↑ Latvia wins, Batna the OT hero. iihf.com (15 May 2023).
- ↑ Kazakhs top Slovakia in record shootout. iihf.com (19 May 2023).
- ↑ Brinums (Miracle) in Riga!. iihf.com (25 May 2023).
- ↑ Latvia wins historic bronze in OT. iihf.com (28 May 2023).
- ↑ Strip Russia and Belarus of events and do not display their flags, says IOC (25 February 2022).
- ↑ IIHF to move 2023 World Championship.
- ↑ "Slovenia, Hungary mount joint bid to host Ice-Hockey Worlds in 2023", The Slovenia Times, 9 May 2022.
- ↑ Tampere/Riga candidate for 2023.
- ↑ To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26.
- ↑ Finland stays #1 in World Ranking.
- ↑ World Championship Schedule Released.
- ↑ 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Officials Chosen. iihf.com (6 April 2023).
- ↑ Competition officials. iihf.com (10 May 2023).
- ↑ Finland stays #1 in World Ranking.
- ↑ World Championship schedule released.
12 May 2023 | |||||
Finland ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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13 May 2023 | |||||
France ![]() |
2–1 (OT) | ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Germany ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
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14 May 2023 | |||||
United States of America ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
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France ![]() |
3–4 (OT) | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
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15 May 2023 | |||||
Germany ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
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Finland ![]() |
1–2 (GWS) | ![]() |
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16 May 2023 | |||||
Denmark ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
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France ![]() |
2–3 (OT) | ![]() |
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17 May 2023 | |||||
United States of America ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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Finland ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
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18 May 2023 | |||||
Hungary ![]() |
1–7 | ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() |
4–6 | ![]() |
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19 May 2023 | |||||
Hungary ![]() |
1–7 | ![]() |
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Austria ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
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20 May 2023 | |||||
United States of America ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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Austria ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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21 May 2023 | |||||
Germany ![]() |
7–2 | ![]() |
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United States of America ![]() |
9–0 | ![]() |
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22 May 2023 | |||||
Denmark ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
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Austria ![]() |
4–3 (GWS) | ![]() |
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23 May 2023 | |||||
Germany ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() |
3–4 (OT) | ![]() |
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Finland ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 19 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 15 | |
3 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 13[lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 13[lower-alpha 2] | |
5 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | Qualification for 2024 IIHF World Championship |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 7 | |
7 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 6 | |
8 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 0 | Relegation to 2024 Division I A |
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.
Notes:
12 May 2023 | |||||
Slovakia ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
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Latvia ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
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13 May 2023 | |||||
Switzerland ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
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Norway ![]() |
3–4 (GWS) | ![]() |
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Slovakia ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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14 May 2023 | |||||
Slovenia ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
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Norway ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
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Czechia ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
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15 May 2023 | |||||
Slovakia ![]() |
1–2 (GWS) | ![]() |
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Czechia ![]() |
3–4 (OT) | ![]() |
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16 May 2023 | |||||
Slovenia ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
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17 May 2023 | |||||
Latvia ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Canada ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
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18 May 2023 | |||||
Czechia ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
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19 May 2023 | |||||
Latvia ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() |
4–3 (GWS) | ![]() |
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20 May 2023 | |||||
Norway ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
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Canada ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() |
0–7 | ![]() |
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21 May 2023 | |||||
Slovenia ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
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Czechia ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
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22 May 2023 | |||||
Canada ![]() |
2–3 (GWS) | ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
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23 May 2023 | |||||
Slovakia ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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Canada ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() |
3–4 (OT) | ![]() |
Playoff round[]
There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.[1] If Finland and Latvia were to play in the quarterfinals, there would have been no cross-over for the quarterfinals.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
25 May | ||||||||||
1A ![]() | 3 | |||||||||
27 May | ||||||||||
4B ![]() | 0 | |||||||||
1 ![]() | 3 | |||||||||
25 May | ||||||||||
8 ![]() | 4 | |||||||||
1B ![]() | 1 | |||||||||
28 May | ||||||||||
4A ![]() | 3 | |||||||||
4 ![]() | ||||||||||
25 May | ||||||||||
8 ![]() | ||||||||||
2A ![]() | 1 | |||||||||
27 May | ||||||||||
3B ![]() | 3 | |||||||||
4 ![]() | 4 | |||||||||
25 May | ||||||||||
6 ![]() | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
2B ![]() | 4 | |||||||||
28 May | ||||||||||
3A ![]() | 1 | |||||||||
1 ![]() | ||||||||||
6 ![]() | ||||||||||
Final standings[]
Teams finishing fifth in the preliminary round were ranked ninth and tenth, teams finishing sixth are ranked 11th and 12th, and so on.[2]
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | B | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 24 | Champions |
2 | A | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 17 | Runners-up |
3 | B | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 18 | Third place |
4 | A | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 25 | Fourth place |
5 | B | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 19 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
6 | A | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 18 | |
7 | A | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 16 | |
8 | B | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 13 | |
9 | B | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | Eliminated in Group stage |
10 | A | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 8 | |
11 | B | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 7 | |
12 | A | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 4 | |
13 | B | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 6 | |
14 | A | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 3 | |
15 | A | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 37 | −25 | 3 | Relegated to 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I |
16 | B | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.
Statistics[]
Scoring leaders[]
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +8 | 6 | F |
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8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +3 | 0 | F |
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10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +8 | 0 | F |
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10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +3 | 8 | F |
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10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +10 | 6 | D |
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10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +10 | 0 | F |
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8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | +5 | 2 | D |
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10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +9 | 2 | F |
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10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +9 | 4 | F |
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7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −3 | 0 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders[]
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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238:39 | 5 | 1.26 | 108 | 95.37 | 1 |
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236:26 | 7 | 1.78 | 124 | 94.35 | 1 |
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423:07 | 10 | 1.42 | 163 | 93.87 | 1 |
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303:42 | 8 | 1.58 | 120 | 93.33 | 2 |
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189:05 | 7 | 2.22 | 103 | 93.20 | 0 |
TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Awards[]
The awards were announced on 28 May 2023.[3]
Individual awards[]
Position | Player |
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Goaltender | ![]() |
Defenceman | ![]() |
Forward | ![]() |
Media All Stars[]
Position | Player |
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Goaltender | ![]() |
Defenceman | ![]() |
Defenceman | ![]() |
Forward | ![]() |
Forward | ![]() |
Forward | ![]() |
MVP | ![]() |
Broadcasting rights[]

TV studios in Nokia Arena: the Finnish C More (left) and the Swedish SVT (right)

Broadcasting cameras and positions for the commentators in Nokia Arena, Tampere
These are the broadcasters for the tournament.[4]
Country | Broadcaster |
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Austria | ORF |
Canada | TSN |
RDS | |
Czech Republic | ČT |
Denmark | TV 2 Sport |
Estonia | ERR |
Finland | MTV |
France | Fanseat |
Germany | Sport1 |
Magenta Sport | |
Hungary | Sport 1 |
Kazakhstan | Qazsport |
Latvia | LTV |
Tet | |
Lithuania | LRT |
Norway | Viaplay |
Poland | TVP |
Russia | Match TV |
Slovakia | RTVS |
Slovenia | RTV |
Šport TV | |
Sweden | SVT |
Switzerland | SRG SSR |
Ukraine | XSPORT |
United Kingdom | Viaplay Sports |
United States | NHL Network |
ESPN+ |
References[]
External links[]
2022–23 in men's ice hockey | |||||||
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International | World Championships (Championship - Rosters - Group A - Group B - Playoff round - Final) Division I - Division II - Division III - Division IV Under-20 (Division I -Division II -Division III) Under-18 (Division I - Division II - Division III) | ||||||
Leagues |
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