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Group B was one of two groups of the 2023 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while Slovenia, who placed last in the group, was relegated to Division I in 2024.[1]

Standings[]

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 1]
4 Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia 7 4 0 1 2 22 16 +6 13[lower-alpha 1]
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:

Matches[]

All times are local (UTC+3).

Slovakia vs Czechia[]

12 May 2023
16:20
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 2–3
(2–3, 0–0, 0–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 7,800

Latvia vs Canada[]

12 May 2023
20:20
Latvia Flag of Latvia 0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)
Flag of Canada Canada Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 9,260

Switzerland vs Slovenia[]

13 May 2023
12:20
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 7–0
(2–0, 1–0, 4–0)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,260

Norway vs Kazakhstan[]

13 May 2023
16:20
Norway Flag of Norway 3–4 GWS
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 2,870

Slovakia vs Latvia[]

13 May 2023
20:20
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
Flag of Latvia Latvia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 8,930

Slovenia vs Canada[]

14 May 2023
12:20
Slovenia Flag of Slovenia 2–5
(1–0, 0–3, 1–2)
Flag of Canada Canada Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,380

Norway vs Switzerland[]

14 May 2023
16:20
Norway Flag of Norway 0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,232

Czechia vs Kazakhstan[]

14 May 2023
20:20
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 5–1
(2–0, 0–1, 3–0)
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,670

Slovakia vs Canada[]

15 May 2023
16:20
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 1–2 GWS
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Canada Canada Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 4,640

Czechia vs Latvia[]

15 May 2023
20:20
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 3–4 OT
(1–0, 1–2, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Latvia Latvia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 7,780

Slovenia vs Norway[]

16 May 2023
16:20
Slovenia Flag of Slovenia 0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
Flag of Norway Norway Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 2,167

Switzerland vs Kazakhstan[]

16 May 2023
20:20
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 2,792

Latvia vs Norway[]

17 May 2023
16:20
Latvia Flag of Latvia 2–1
(0–0, 2–1, 0–0)
Flag of Norway Norway Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 6,872

Canada vs Kazakhstan[]

17 May 2023
20:20
Canada Flag of Canada 5–1
(4–1, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,411

Czechia vs Slovenia[]

18 May 2023
16:20
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 6–2
(0–2, 1–0, 5–0)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,670

Switzerland vs Slovakia[]

18 May 2023
20:20
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 4,840

Latvia vs Slovenia[]

19 May 2023
16:20
Latvia Flag of Latvia 3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 9,180

Kazakhstan vs Slovakia[]

19 May 2023
20:20
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 4–3 GWS
(0–1, 3–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 3,670

Norway vs Czechia[]

20 May 2023
12:20
Norway Flag of Norway 0–2
(0–2, 0–0, 0–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 5,348

Canada vs Switzerland[]

20 May 2023
16:20
Canada Flag of Canada 2–3
(0–0, 1–2, 1–1)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 8,234

Kazakhstan vs Latvia[]

20 May 2023
20:20
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 0–7
(0–2, 0–3, 0–2)
Flag of Latvia Latvia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 9,200

Slovenia vs Slovakia[]

21 May 2023
16:20
Slovenia Flag of Slovenia 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 4,460

Czechia vs Switzerland[]

21 May 2023
20:20
Czechia Flag of the Czech Republic 2–4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 7,150

Canada vs Norway[]

22 May 2023
16:20
Canada Flag of Canada 2–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
Flag of Norway Norway Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 4,834

Kazakhstan vs Slovenia[]

22 May 2023
20:20
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 4–3
(1–1, 1–1, 2–1)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 4,140

Slovakia vs Norway[]

23 May 2023
12:20
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 4–1
(3–0, 0–1, 1–0)
Flag of Norway Norway Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 4,170

Canada vs Czechia[]

23 May 2023
16:20
Canada Flag of Canada 3–1
(1–0, 0–1, 2–0)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czechia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 6,420

Switzerland vs Latvia[]

23 May 2023
20:20
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 3–4 OT
(0–0, 1–2, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Latvia Latvia Arena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 9,178

References[]

External links[]

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