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2023 IIHF World Championship
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Tournament details
Host countries Flag of Finland  Finland
Flag of Latvia Latvia
Dates 12–28 May
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank Flag of Canada Canada (28th title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank Flag of Germany Germany
Third place Bronze medal blank Flag of Latvia Latvia
Fourth place Flag of the United States United States of America
Tournament statistics
Matches played 64
Goals scored 354 (5.53 per match)
Attendance 442,160 (6,909 per match)
Scoring leader(s) United States of America Rocco Grimaldi
(14 points)
MVP Latvia Artūrs Šilovs
2022
2024
Nokia Arena under en match i Ishockey-VM 2023

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[]

Flag of Finland Finland Flag of Latvia Latvia
Tampere Riga
Nokia Arena
Capacity: 13,455
Arena Riga
Capacity: 10,300
Nokia Arena May 2022 1 Arēna Rīga

Participants[]

Qualified as hosts
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2022 IIHF World Championship
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]

Group A (Tampere)

Group B (Riga)

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
  • Flag of Canada Adam Bloski
  • Flag of Canada Mike Langin
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Jan Hribik
  • Flag of Denmark Mads Frandsen
  • Flag of Finland Lassi Heikkinen
  • Flag of Finland Mikko Kaukokari
  • Flag of United Kingdom Liam Sewell
  • Flag of Germany Sirko Hunnius
  • Flag of Germany André Schrader
  • Flag of Latvia Andris Ansons
  • Flag of Sweden Tobias Björk
  • Flag of Sweden Christoffer Holm
  • Flag of Switzerland Stefan Hürlimann
  • Flag of Slovakia Miroslav Štolc
  • Flag of the United States Sean Fernandez
  • Flag of the United States Sean MacFarlane
  • Flag of Austria David Nothegger
  • Flag of Canada Brett Mackey
  • Flag of Canada Tarrington Wyonzek
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Jiří Ondráček
  • Flag of Denmark Andreas Krøyer
  • Flag of Finland Onni Hautamäki
  • Flag of Finland Tommi Niittylä
  • Flag of France Nicolas Constantineau
  • Flag of Germany Andreas Hofer
  • Flag of Latvia Dāvis Zunde
  • Flag of Slovakia Šimon Synek
  • Flag of Sweden Emil Yletyinen
  • Flag of Switzerland Eric Cattaneo
  • Flag of the United States Nick Briganti
  • Flag of the United States Jake Davis

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
1 Flag of the United States United States of America 7 6 1 0 0 34 8 +26 20 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Sweden Sweden 7 5 1 1 0 26 7 +19 18
3 Flag of Finland Finland (H) 7 5 0 1 1 28 15 +13 16
4 Flag of Germany Germany 7 4 0 0 3 27 16 +11 12
5 Flag of Denmark Denmark 7 2 1 0 4 19 26 −7 8 Qualification for 2024 IIHF World Championship
6 Flag of France France 7 0 1 2 4 10 31 −21 4
7 Flag of Austria Austria 7 0 1 1 5 11 27 −16 3[lower-alpha 1]
8 Flag of Hungary Hungary 7 0 1 1 5 12 37 −25 3[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to 2024 Division I A
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.
Notes:
12 May 2023
Finland Flag of Finland 1–4 Flag of the United States United States of America
Sweden Flag of Sweden 1–0 Flag of Germany Germany
13 May 2023
France Flag of France 2–1 (OT) Flag of Austria Austria
Hungary Flag of Hungary 1–3 Flag of Denmark Denmark
Germany Flag of Germany 3–4 Flag of Finland Finland
14 May 2023
United States of America Flag of the United States 7–1 Flag of Hungary Hungary
France Flag of France 3–4 (OT) Flag of Denmark Denmark
Sweden Flag of Sweden 5–0 Flag of Austria Austria
15 May 2023
Germany Flag of Germany 2–3 Flag of the United States United States of America
Finland Flag of Finland 1–2 (GWS) Flag of Sweden Sweden
16 May 2023
Denmark Flag of Denmark 6–2 Flag of Austria Austria
France Flag of France 2–3 (OT) Flag of Hungary Hungary
17 May 2023
United States of America Flag of the United States 4–1 Flag of Austria Austria
Finland Flag of Finland 5–3 Flag of France France
18 May 2023
Hungary Flag of Hungary 1–7 Flag of Sweden Sweden
Denmark Flag of Denmark 4–6 Flag of Germany Germany
19 May 2023
Hungary Flag of Hungary 1–7 Flag of Finland Finland
Austria Flag of Austria 2–4 Flag of Germany Germany
20 May 2023
United States of America Flag of the United States 3–0 Flag of Denmark Denmark
Austria Flag of Austria 1–3 Flag of Finland Finland
Sweden Flag of Sweden 4–0 Flag of France France
21 May 2023
Germany Flag of Germany 7–2 Flag of Hungary Hungary
United States of America Flag of the United States 9–0 Flag of France France
22 May 2023
Denmark Flag of Denmark 1–4 Flag of Sweden Sweden
Austria Flag of Austria 4–3 (GWS) Flag of Hungary Hungary
23 May 2023
Germany Flag of Germany 5–0 Flag of France France
Sweden Flag of Sweden 3–4 (OT) Flag of the United States United States of America
Finland Flag of Finland 7–1 Flag of Denmark Denmark

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 7 6 0 1 0 29 10 +19 19 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Canada Canada 7 4 1 1 1 25 11 +14 15
3 Flag of Latvia Latvia (H) 7 3 2 0 2 21 17 +4 13[lower-alpha 2]
4 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 7 4 0 1 2 22 16 +6 13[lower-alpha 2]
5 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 7 3 0 2 2 15 15 0 11 Qualification for 2024 IIHF World Championship
6 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7 1 2 0 4 14 31 −17 7
7 Flag of Norway Norway 7 1 1 1 4 9 17 −8 6
8 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 7 0 0 0 7 9 27 −18 0 Relegation to 2024 Division I A
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.
Notes:
12 May 2023
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 2–3 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
Latvia Flag of Latvia 0–6 Flag of Canada Canada
13 May 2023
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 7–0 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Norway Flag of Norway 3–4 (GWS) Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 2–1 Flag of Latvia Latvia
14 May 2023
Slovenia Flag of Slovenia 2–5 Flag of Canada Canada
Norway Flag of Norway 0–3 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 5–1 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
15 May 2023
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 1–2 (GWS) Flag of Canada Canada
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 3–4 (OT) Flag of Latvia Latvia
16 May 2023
Slovenia Flag of Slovenia 0–1 Flag of Norway Norway
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 5–0 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
17 May 2023
Latvia Flag of Latvia 2–1 Flag of Norway Norway
Canada Flag of Canada 5–1 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
18 May 2023
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 6–2 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 4–2 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
19 May 2023
Latvia Flag of Latvia 3–2 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 4–3 (GWS) Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
20 May 2023
Norway Flag of Norway 0–2 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
Canada Flag of Canada 2–3 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 0–7 Flag of Latvia Latvia
21 May 2023
Slovenia Flag of Slovenia 0–1 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 2–4 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
22 May 2023
Canada Flag of Canada 2–3 (GWS) Flag of Norway Norway
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 4–3 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
23 May 2023
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 4–1 Flag of Norway Norway
Canada Flag of Canada 3–1 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 3–4 (OT) Flag of Latvia Latvia

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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 May
 
 
1A
Flag of the United States United States of America
3
 
27 May
 
4B
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia
0
 
1
Flag of the United States United States of America
3
 
25 May
 
8
Flag of Germany Germany (OT)
4
 
1B
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
1
 
28 May
 
4A
Flag of Germany Germany
3
 
4
Flag of Canada Canada
 
25 May
 
8
Flag of Germany Germany
 
2A
Flag of Sweden Sweden
1
 
27 May
 
3B
Flag of Latvia Latvia
3
 
4
Flag of Canada Canada
4
 
25 May
 
6
Flag of Latvia Latvia
2 Third place
 
2B
Flag of Canada Canada
4
 
28 May
 
3A
Flag of Finland Finland
1
 
1
Flag of the United States United States of America
 
 
6
Flag of Latvia Latvia
 

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
1 B Flag of Canada Canada 10 7 1 1 1 38 16 +22 24 Champions
2 A Flag of Germany Germany 10 5 1 0 4 36 25 +11 17 Runners-up
3 B Flag of Latvia Latvia (H) 10 4 3 0 3 30 25 +5 18 Third place
4 A Flag of the United States United States of America 10 7 1 2 0 43 16 +27 25 Fourth place
5 B Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 8 6 0 1 1 30 13 +17 19 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 A Flag of Sweden Sweden 8 5 1 1 1 27 10 +17 18
7 A Flag of Finland Finland (H) 8 5 0 1 2 29 19 +10 16
8 B Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 8 4 0 1 3 22 19 +3 13
9 B Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 7 3 0 2 2 15 15 0 11 Eliminated in
Group stage
10 A Flag of Denmark Denmark 7 2 1 0 4 19 26 −7 8
11 B Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7 1 2 0 4 14 31 −17 7
12 A Flag of France France 7 0 1 2 4 10 31 −21 4
13 B Flag of Norway Norway 7 1 1 1 4 9 17 −8 6
14 A Flag of Austria Austria 7 0 1 1 5 11 27 −16 3
15 A Flag of Hungary Hungary 7 0 1 1 5 12 37 −25 3 Relegated to
2024 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 B Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 7 0 0 0 7 9 27 −18 0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2023. Source: IIHF
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
United States of America Rocco Grimaldi 10 7 7 14 +8 6 F
Czech Republic Dominik Kubalík 8 8 4 12 +3 0 F
Germany JJ Peterka 10 6 6 12 +8 0 F
Latvia Rihards Bukarts 10 3 8 11 +3 8 F
Canada MacKenzie Weegar 10 3 8 11 +10 6 D
United States of America T. J. Tynan 10 1 10 11 +10 0 F
Sweden Henrik Tömmernes 8 0 10 10 +5 2 D
United States of America Cutter Gauthier 10 7 2 9 +9 2 F
Canada Lawson Crouse 10 6 3 9 +9 4 F
Denmark Nikolaj Ehlers 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
Slovakia Stanislav Škorvánek 238:39 5 1.26 108 95.37 1
Czech Republic Karel Vejmelka 236:26 7 1.78 124 94.35 1
Canada Sam Montembeault 423:07 10 1.42 163 93.87 1
Sweden Lars Johansson 303:42 8 1.58 120 93.33 2
Slovakia Samuel Hlavaj 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
Goaltender Latvia Artūrs Šilovs
Defenceman Canada MacKenzie Weegar
Forward Germany JJ Peterka

Media All Stars[]

Position Player
Goaltender Latvia Artūrs Šilovs
Defenceman Canada MacKenzie Weegar
Defenceman Germany Moritz Seider
Forward Germany JJ Peterka
Forward United States of America Rocco Grimaldi
Forward Czech Republic Dominik Kubalík
MVP Latvia Artūrs Šilovs

Broadcasting rights[]

TV-studior i Nokia Arena under Ishockey-VM 2023

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

Broadcasting cameras and commentators at IIHF Worlds 2023 in Tampere

Broadcasting cameras and positions for the commentators in Nokia Arena, Tampere

These are the broadcasters for the tournament.[4]

Country Broadcaster
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[]

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