2015 IIHF World Championship

The 2015 IIHF World Championship was the 79th event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), held from 1 to 17 May 2015 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. It broke the historical attendance record of IIHF World Championships.[2]

2015 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates1–17 May
Opened byMiloš Zeman
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Canada (25th title)
Runner-up  Russia
Third place  United States
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played64
Goals scored354 (5.53 per game)
Attendance741,700 (11,589 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Jason Spezza (14 points)
MVPCzech Republic Jaromír Jágr[1]
WebsiteWebsite
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Canada won their 25th title by defeating Russia 6–1 in the championship final game.[3] Canada went undefeated at the tournament to win its first IIHF championship since 2007. With the win, Canadian captain Sidney Crosby became a member of the Triple Gold Club and the first to be the team captain for all three events.[4] For winning all of its tournament games in regulation, the Canadian team earned the new Infront Team Jackpot award of one million Swiss francs. The Russians on the other hand were fined 80,000 CHF for most Russian players walking out from the medal ceremony before the Canadian anthem was played after the final game.[5]

The United States won the bronze medal, defeating Czech Republic 3–0 in the bronze medal final game.[6] Czech player Jaromír Jágr (at 43 years of age) was the MVP of the tournament, and announced his retirement from international competition afterwards.

Bids edit

On 21 May 2010, the Czech bid was successful and got 84 votes in the race for hosting the 2015 IIHF World Championship. The application beat out that from Kyiv, Ukraine (22 votes).[7]

The two venues for the tournament were the O2 Arena (formerly Sazka Arena) in Prague and ČEZ Aréna in Ostrava, the same two venues that co-hosted the 2004 IIHF World Championship. Before Ostrava was announced, Plzeň, Brno, Pardubice, and even Bratislava, Slovakia, were considered.[8][9]

Venues edit

 
another rabbit of the tournament mascots from Bob and Bobek by Vladimir Jiranek.
Prague Ostrava
O2 Arena
Capacity: 17,383[10]
ČEZ Arena
Capacity: 8,812[11]
   

Mascots: Bob and Bobek

Participants edit

 
Countries participating in the 2015 IIHF Men's World Championship are marked in navy blue. The host country (Czech Republic) marked in red. Countries qualified through winning a promotion from Division I are marked in light-blue.
  1. ^ a b Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2014 IIHF World Championship Division I
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2014 IIHF World Championship
  3. ^ Qualified as host

Format edit

Of the 16 teams in the tournament Czech Republic qualified as host while Austria and Slovenia qualified through the 2014 IIHF World Championship Division I, the rest qualified after a top 14 placement at the 2014 IIHF World Championship. The teams were divided into two groups of which the four best from each advanced to the quarterfinals. Here they met cross-over as indicated in the section below.[12]

In the group round, points are awarded as follows:

  • 3 points for a win in regulation time (W)
  • 2 point for a team that drew in regulation time but won the following overtime (OTW) or game winning shots (GWS) [n 1]
  • 1 point for a team that drew and lost the above-mentioned competition (OTL)
  • 0 points for a team that lost in regulation time (L)

If two or more teams finished with an equal number of points in the same group, their standings were determined by the following tiebreaking formula:[12]

  1. Points in games between the tied teams
  2. Goal difference in games between the tied teams
  3. Goals scored in games between the tied teams
  4. Results against the closest best-ranking team outside the original group of tied teams
  5. Results against the next highest ranking team outside the original group of tied teams
  6. Tournament seedings

Final ranking: places 1–4 are determined by the medal games. Other places are determined by playoff positioning, group play positioning in the group, number of points, goal difference, goals scored, and tournament seeding. The two lowest ranking teams overall are relegated to Division I A.[12]

Seeding edit

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2014 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2014 IIHF World Championship. Slovakia and Switzerland swapped their slots between their groups to optimize the seeding for the Czech organizers.[13]

Rosters edit

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and three goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting.

Officials edit

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the tournament.[14][15]

Referees Linesmen
  •   Bevan Mills
  •   Vit Lederer
  •   Miroslav Lhotský
  •   Rudolf Tošenovjan
  •   Anton Semjonov
  •   Masi Puolakka
  •   Sakari Suominen
  •   André Schrader
  •   Jon Killian
  •   Gleb Lazarev
  •   Peter Šefčík
  •   Jimmy Dahmen
  •   Henrik Pihlblad
  •   Nicolas Fluri
  •   Paul Carnathan
  •   Fraser McIntyre

Preliminary round edit

The schedule was released on 21 August 2014.[16]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Canada 7 7 0 0 0 49 14 +35 21 Advance to the playoff round
2   Sweden 7 4 2 0 1 34 19 +15 16
3   Czech Republic (H) 7 4 1 1 1 27 18 +9 15
4    Switzerland 7 2 0 4 1 12 18 −6 10
5   Germany 7 2 0 1 4 11 24 −13 7
6   France 7 1 1 0 5 13 20 −7 5[a]
7   Latvia 7 0 2 1 4 11 25 −14 5[a]
8   Austria 7 0 2 1 4 10 29 −19 5[a] Relegation to Division I A
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2015. Source: Standings
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.[17]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head to head record; France 5p, Latvia 3p and Austria 1p. Austria relegated on head-to-head points.
1 May 2015
16:15
Canada  6–1
(3–0, 2–0, 1–1)
  LatviaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,013
Game reference
Mike SmithGoaliesEdgars Masaļskis
Ervīns Muštukovs
Referees:
  Pavel Hodek
  Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
  Jon Killian
  Miroslav Lhotský
MacKinnon (Spezza, Savard) – 09:571–0
Spezza (Hamhuis, MacKinnon) – 13:042–0
Duchene (Hall, Barrie) – 14:113–0
Toffoli (Hamhuis, Burns) – 22:204–0
Spezza (MacKinnon, Crosby) – 23:045–0
5–152:06 – Daugaviņš (Dārziņš, Džeriņš)
Crosby (PS) – 59:376–1
2 minPenalties6 min
42Shots17
1 May 2015
20:15
Czech Republic  5–6 GWS
(1–2, 0–1, 4–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  SwedenO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Alexander SalákGoaliesJhonas EnrothReferees:
  Daniel Piechaczek
  Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Sakari Suominen
0–103:23 – Lundqvist (Sjögren, Josefson)
0–207:30 – Kronwall (Ekholm, Lander) (PP)
Jágr (Nakládal, Voráček) (PP) – 13:281–2
1–334:34 – Rask (Lindholm, Hjalmarsson)
Hertl (Němec, Klepiš) (PP) – 42:522–3
2–444:08 – Lindström (Möller)
Simon (Hejda) – 51:343–4
Červenka (Voráček, Čáslava) – 52:314–4
Zaťovič (Novotný, Simon) – 56:535–4
5–559:07 – Sjögren (Lindström, Klingberg) (PP, EA)
Klepiš  
Voráček  
Sobotka  
Shootout  Lindholm
  Josefson
  Ekman-Larsson
8 minPenalties10 min
28Shots25
2 May 2015
12:15
Switzerland  3–4 GWS
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  AustriaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 13,953
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesBernhard StarkbaumReferees:
  Jozef Kubuš
  Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
  Henrik Pihlblad
  Peter Šefčík
Du Bois (Fiala, Almond) – 01:141–0
1–122:12 – T. Raffl (Pallestrang)
Ambühl (Josi) (SH) – 25:542–1
2–243:33 – Lebler (Herburger)
Bieber (Almond, Grossmann) – 51:013–2
3–359:10 – M. Raffl (T. Raffl, Schumnig) (EA)
Suri  
Brunner  
Josi  
Shootout  M. Raffl
  Komarek
4 minPenalties8 min
37Shots25
2 May 2015
16:15
France  1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)
  GermanyO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,903
Game reference
Cristobal HuetGoaliesDennis EndrasReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  André Schrader
0–112:10 – Wolf (Rieder, Hager)
Fleury (S. Da Costa) – 50:441–1
1–259:00 – Reimer (Hager) (PP)
10 minPenalties14 min
25Shots26
2 May 2015
20:15
Latvia  2–4
(1–0, 1–3, 0–1)
  Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesAlexander Salák
Ondřej Pavelec
Referees:
  Konstantin Olenin
  Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
  Jon Killian
  Masi Puolakka
Daugaviņš (Dārziņš, Galviņš) (PP) – 13:131–0
1–122:01 – Jordán (Červenka, Novotný)
Rēdlihs (Sprukts) (PP) – 23:182–1
2–224:25 – Kovář (Nakládal, Erat) (PP)
2–332:44 – Jágr (Erat, Kovář) (PP)
2–445:29 – Voráček (Kovář, Nakládal) (PP)
35 minPenalties8 min
10Shots35
3 May 2015
12:15
Austria  1–6
(0–3, 0–3, 1–0)
  SwedenO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,051
Game reference
Rene Swette
Bernhard Starkbaum
GoaliesAnders NilssonReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Lhotský
  Sakari Suominen
0–113:38 – Forsberg
0–218:37 – Klefbom (Sjögren, Josefson)
0–319:18 – Lander (Eriksson, Forsberg)
0–428:22 – Forsberg (Eriksson, Ekman-Larsson)
0–529:13 – Lindholm
0–631:14 – Forsberg (Lander, Ekman-Larsson)
Heinrich (Komarek, Latusa) – 53:171–6
12 minPenalties18 min
17Shots41
3 May 2015
16:15
Canada  10–0
(4–0, 5–0, 1–0)
  GermanyO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,046
Game reference
Martin JonesGoaliesDennis Endras
Danny aus den Birken
Referees:
  Jozef Kubuš
  Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
  Fraser McIntyre
  Peter Šefčík
Crosby (O'Reilly) – 08:021–0
Hall (Eberle, Duchene) – 08:252–0
Eakin (O'Reilly) – 16:583–0
Eakin (Toffoli) – 19:494–0
Hall (Duchene, Eberle) – 22:105–0
Ekblad (Giroux, Wiercioch) – 24:296–0
Giroux (Ennis, Savard) – 27:347–0
Ennis (Giroux, Hamhuis) – 35:168–0
Hall (Duchene, Muzzin) – 39:379–0
Duchene (PS) – 42:0310–0
6 minPenalties2 min
34Shots17
3 May 2015
20:15
France  1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)
   SwitzerlandO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 8,780
Game reference
Cristobal HuetGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
  Pavel Hodek
  Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
  Henrik Pihlblad
  Masi Puolakka
0–115:36 – Hollenstein (Brunner, Josi) (PP)
0–221:24 – Josi (Fiala, Blum)
Raux – 48:311–2
1–359:06 – Suri (Brunner) (ENG)
63 minPenalties12 min
20Shots35
4 May 2015
16:15
Latvia  1–8
(0–1, 1–3, 0–4)
  SwedenO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,315
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesJhonas EnrothReferees:
  Pavel Hodek
  Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Lhotský
  Jon Killian
0–117:37 – Eriksson (PP)
0–230:05 – Eriksson (Ekholm, Kronwall) (PP)
Dārziņš (Daugaviņš, Galviņš) (PP) – 32:531–2
1–333:03 – Forsberg (PS)
1–439:46 – Eriksson (Ahnelöv)
1–544:43 – Möller (Ekman-Larsson, Klingberg) (PP)
1–649:32 – Josefson (Lundqvist)
1–757:04 – Lundqvist (Hjalmarsson, Ekman-Larsson)
1–859:51 – Rask (Ericsson, Lindholm)
10 minPenalties10 min
20Shots36
4 May 2015
20:15
Canada  6–3
(2–1, 1–1, 3–1)
  Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Mike SmithGoaliesOndřej PavelecReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Sakari Suominen
Eberle (Ekblad, Duchene) – 04:181–0
Hall (Muzzin, Eberle) – 19:022–0
2–119:22 – Erat (Kovář, Jágr)
2–235:45 – Zaťovič (Simon, Kolář)
Couturier (Toffoli) – 37:403–2
Seguin (Hall, Barrie) (PP) – 42:024–2
Crosby (Giroux) (PP) – 50:075–2
5–357:36 – Sobotka (Voráček)
Toffoli (O'Reilly, MacKinnon) (ENG) – 58:316–3
10 minPenalties14 min
38Shots25
5 May 2015
16:15
Switzerland  1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
  GermanyO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 10,253
Game reference
Leonardo GenoniGoaliesTimo PielmeierReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
  Masi Puolakka
  Peter Šefčík
Hollenstein (Brunner, Romy) – 52:161–0
6 minPenalties12 min
18Shots18
5 May 2015
20:15
Austria  0–2
(0–0, 0–0, 0–2)
  FranceO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 5,857
Game reference
Bernhard StarkbaumGoaliesCristobal HuetReferees:
  Tobias Wehrli
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Henrik Pihlblad
  Fraser McIntyre
0–146:13 – Fleury (S. Da Costa, Auvitu) (PP)
0–259:02 – Meunier (Y. Treille, Hecquefeuille) (ENG)
6 minPenalties2 min
34Shots17
6 May 2015
16:15
Switzerland  1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT 0–1)
  LatviaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 10,856
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
  Maxim Sidorenko
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Jon Killian
0–124:19 – Džeriņš (Dārziņš, Rēdlihs)
Bieber – 58:091–1
1–262:19 – Daugaviņš (Dārziņš)
6 minPenalties10 min
36Shots21
6 May 2015
20:15
Sweden  4–6
(3–0, 1–3, 0–3)
  CanadaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,695
Game reference
Anders NilssonGoaliesMike SmithReferees:
  Tobias Wehrli
  Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
  Masi Puolakka
  Miroslav Lhotský
Lander (Eriksson, Granberg) – 05:061–0
Rask (Klefbom, Lindholm) – 17:212–0
Forsberg (Eriksson, Klingberg) – 17:493–0
3–126:43 – Ekblad (Burns, O'Reilly)
3–231:27 – Hall (PS)
3–334:23 – Couturier (Ekblad)
Möller (Sjögren, Ekman-Larsson) – 35:194–3
4–450:24 – Wiercioch (Eberle, Crosby)
4–553:31 – Ennis (Hall, Spezza) (PP)
4–658:10 – Seguin (O'Reilly) (ENG)
4 minPenalties4 min
32Shots39
7 May 2015
16:15
Czech Republic  5–1
(0–0, 2–1, 3–0)
  FranceO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,110
Game reference
Ondřej PavelecGoaliesFlorian HardyReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
  Henrik Pihlblad
  Sakari Suominen
Němec (Novotný) – 21:101–0
Sobotka (Krejčík) – 26:582–0
2–128:41 – Hecquefeuille (Lampérier, Guttig)
Jágr (Kovář, Simon) – 44:253–1
Němec (Hertl, Voráček) – 48:284–1
Červenka (Němec, Krejčík) (PP) – 54:495–1
4 minPenalties10 min
46Shots20
7 May 2015
20:15
Sweden  4–3
(2–1, 0–1, 2–1)
  GermanyO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,137
Game reference
Jhonas EnrothGoaliesTimo PielmeierReferees:
  Pavel Hodek
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Fraser McIntyre
  Peter Šefčík
Möller (Lindström, Sjögren) – 11:191–0
Lindström (Möller]) – 12:442–0
2–115:48 – Kink (Rieder, Daschner) (PP)
2–229:30 – Krämmer
Klingberg (Kronwall, Möller) – 42:563–2
Möller (Ekman-Larsson, Lindström) – 48:404–2
4–354:39 – Plachta (Hospelt, Seidenberg)
6 minPenalties29 min
35Shots27
8 May 2015
16:15
Czech Republic  4–0
(0–0, 3–0, 1–0)
  AustriaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Ondřej PavelecGoaliesBernhard Starkbaum
Rene Swette
Referees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Fraser McIntyre
Němec (Simon) – 31:091–0
Zaťovič (Hejda, Němec) – 38:042–0
Sobotka (Červenka, Krejčík) – 39:083–0
Voráček (Jordán, Hertl) – 40:074–0
4 minPenalties10 min
42Shots12
8 May 2015
20:15
Germany  2–1
(0–1, 0–0, 2–0)
  LatviaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,494
Game reference
Dennis EndrasGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
  Masi Puolakka
  Jon Killian
0–111:05 – Dārziņš (Daugaviņš) (PP)
Wolf (Reimer, Krueger) (PP) – 46:461–1
Plachta – 57:352–1
10 minPenalties27 min
24Shots16
9 May 2015
12:15
France  3–4
(1–2, 0–1, 2–1)
  CanadaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,300
Game reference
Ronan QuemenerGoaliesMartin JonesReferees:
  Tobias Wehrli
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Henrik Pihlblad
  Peter Šefčík
0–111:26 – Seguin (Spezza, Barrie) (PP)
0–212:32 – Eberle (MacKinnon, Duchene)
Desrosiers (Meunier, Auvitu) – 16:311–2
1–337:02 – Seguin (Spezza) (PP)
Y. Treille (Meunier) (PP) – 46:212–3
Fleury – 46:563–3
3–449:18 – Eberle (Burns, Crosby)
12 minPenalties8 min
21Shots43
9 May 2015
16:15
Austria  1–2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–1)
  LatviaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 12,735
Game reference
Bernhard StarkbaumGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
  Timothy Mayer
  Tobias Bjork
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Miroslav Lhotský
Lebler (M. Raffl) – 16:071–0
1–132:15 – Dārziņš (Daugaviņš)
1–260:33 – Daugaviņš (Dārziņš, Galviņš)
2 minPenalties16 min
29Shots18
9 May 2015
20:15
Sweden  2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT 1–0)
   SwitzerlandO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,201
Game reference
Jhonas EnrothGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
  Maxim Sidorenko
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
  Sakari Suominen
  Jon Killian
Lindholm (Rask, Ericsson) – 07:171–0
1–140:34 – Bodenmann (Blum, Ambühl)
Forsberg (Eriksson, Ekman-Larsson) (PP) – 63:492–1
10 minPenalties8 min
29Shots16
10 May 2015
16:15
Germany  2–4
(1–1, 1–2, 0–1)
  Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Timo PielmeierGoaliesOndřej PavelecReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Tobias Bjork
Linesmen:
  Sakari Suominen
  Fraser McIntyre
Pietta (Müller, Krueger) – 07:131–0
1–113:39 – Vondrka
Wolf (Rieder) – 23:502–1
2–225:58 – Koukal (Kolář, Simon)
2–327:36 – Voráček (Jágr, Nakládal) (PP)
2–455:58 – Jágr (Červenka)
6 minPenalties6 min
14Shots38
10 May 2015
20:15
Switzerland  2–7
(1–2, 0–3, 1–2)
  CanadaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,003
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesMike SmithReferees:
  Timothy Mayer
  Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
  Masi Puolakka
  Miroslav Lhotský
0–100:53 – Seguin (Muzzin, Giroux)
Trachsler (Schäppi, Streit) – 06:211–1
1–219:42 – MacKinnon (Spezza, Wiercioch)
1–327:59 – Ekblad (Couturier, Eakin)
1–439:00 – Eberle (Crosby, Burns) (PP)
1–539:59 – Eakin (Couturier, Ekblad)
Brunner – 42:172–5
2–652:27 – Couturier (Toffoli, Hamhuis)
2–757:08 – Giroux (Burns, O'Reilly) (PP)
16 minPenalties12 min
25Shots46
11 May 2015
16:15
Germany  2–3 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  AustriaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 11,302
Game reference
Dennis EndrasGoaliesBernhard StarkbaumReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
  Henrik Pihlblad
  Peter Šefčík
0–134:33 – T. Raffl (M. Raffl, Heinrich)
Wolf (Pietta, Müller) – 44:141–1
1–254:22 – Rotter (Muhlstein)
Reimer (Kohl, Krämmer) – 57:592–2
Hospelt  
Rieder  
Reimer  
Shootout  Heinrich
  Komarek
  Lebler
6 minPenalties6 min
17Shots34
11 May 2015
20:15
Sweden  4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)
  FranceO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 12,490
Game reference
Jhonas EnrothGoaliesCristobal Huet
Florian Hardy
Referees:
  Maxim Sidorenko
  Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Jon Killian
Josefson (Klefbom, Ekman-Larsson) – 11:001–0
1–120:34 – Fleury (Roussel, T. Da Costa)
1–222:52 – Fleury (Roussel, Auvitu)
Forsberg (Lindholm) (PP) – 34:522–2
Forsberg (Ekman-Larsson) – 40:523–2
Ekman-Larsson (Eriksson, Klefbom) – 43:274–2
10 minPenalties16 min
41Shots17
12 May 2015
12:15
Canada  10–1
(4–0, 2–0, 4–1)
  AustriaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,031
Game reference
Mike SmithGoaliesBernhard Starkbaum
Rene Swette
Referees:
  Maxim Sidorenko
  Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
  Masi Puolakka
  Peter Šefčík
Barrie (O'Reilly, Giroux) – 06:041–0
Duchene (Spezza, Muzzin) – 09:092–0
Hall (Burns) – 11:173–0
Ekblad (Eberle) – 14:104–0
Spezza (Duchene, Wiercioch) – 21:585–0
Eberle (Burns) – 35:526–0
6–142:44 – Heinrich (Rotter)
MacKinnon (Muzzin]) – 42:537–1
Spezza – 43:058–1
Schenn (Duchene) – 46:099–1
Duchene (MacKinnon,Spezza) – 54:4310–1
0 minPenalties4 min
46Shots15
12 May 2015
16:15
Latvia  2–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  FranceO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,167
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Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesCristobal HuetReferees:
  Timothy Mayer
  Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
  Sakari Suominen
  Miroslav Lhotský
Daugaviņš (Dārziņš, Galviņš) – 11:251–0
Galviņš (Dārziņš, Daugaviņš) (PP) – 22:482–0
2–148:21 – S. Da Costa (Fleury)
2–255:20 – S. Treille (Hecquefeuille, Huet)
Dārziņš  
Daugaviņš  
Shootout  Fleury
  Desrosiers
  S. Da Costa
6 minPenalties6 min
13Shots35
12 May 2015
20:15
Czech Republic  2–1 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
   SwitzerlandO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
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Ondřej PavelecGoaliesReto BerraReferees:
  Jozef Kubuš
  Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
  Henrik Pihlblad
  Fraser McIntyre
0–116:56 – Fiala (Brunner, Streit) (PP2)
Zaťovič (Kovář, Kolář) – 50:441–1
Voráček  
Kovář  
Vondrka  
Shootout  Fiala
  Ambühl
  Loeffel
12 minPenalties14 min
29Shots27

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   United States 7 5 1 0 1 22 14 +8 17 Advance to the playoff round
2   Finland 7 4 2 0 1 22 9 +13 16
3   Russia 7 4 1 1 1 30 16 +14 15
4   Belarus 7 4 0 2 1 20 19 +1 14
5   Slovakia 7 1 2 2 2 17 19 −2 9
6   Norway 7 2 0 0 5 12 23 −11 6
7   Denmark 7 1 0 1 5 10 20 −10 4
8   Slovenia 7 1 0 0 6 9 22 −13 3 Relegation to Division I A
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2015. Source: Standings
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.[17]
1 May 2015
16:15
United States  5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)
  FinlandČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Connor HellebuyckGoaliesPekka RinneReferees:
  Tobias Bjork
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
  Vit Lederer
  Rudolf Tošenovjan
Moses (Krug, Nelson) – 19:371–0
1–125:40 – Jokipakka (Pesonen, Kemppainen)
Hendricks (Sexton) – 31:572–1
Sexton (Krug, Hendricks) – 34:743–1
Bonino (Moses, Nelson) – 46:194–1
Hendricks (Larkin) (ENG) – 57:225–1
8 minPenalties4 min
27Shots30
1 May 2015
20:15
Russia  6–2
(4–0, 2–2, 0–0)
  NorwayČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,314
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Sergei BobrovskyGoaliesLars VoldenReferees:
  Timothy Mayer
  Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Bevan Mills
Shipachyov (Kovalchuk, Dadonov) (PP) – 02:511–0
Anisimov (Kovalchuk) – 03:102–0
Zaripov (Mozyakin, Tikhonov) – 15:143–0
Tikhonov (Medvedev, Zaripov) – 16:534–0
4–120:25 – Thoresen (M. Olimb, Holøs)
4–226:50 – Thoresen (M. Olimb, Ask)
Chudinov (Mozyakin, Zaripov) – 29:085–2
Panarin (Shipachyov, Biryukov) – 34:106–2
8 minPenalties10 min
36Shots19
2 May 2015
12:15
Slovakia  4–3 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 3–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  DenmarkČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Ján LacoGoaliesPatrick GalbraithReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  André Schrader
0–125:05 – Bjorkstrand (J. Jensen, J. B. Jensen) (PP)
Sersen (Hudáček, Pánik) (PP) – 48:081–1
Viedenský (Dravecký, Lušňák) – 49:262–1
2–249:57 – Hardt (Madsen)
Graňák (Dravecký, Laco) (PP) – 51:113–2
3–357:46 – Nielsen
Gáborík  
Viedenský  
Dravecký  
Gáborík  
Viedenský  
Daňo  
Shootout  Hardt
  Madsen
  Spelling
  J. Jensen
  Hardt
  Green
6 minPenalties10 min
43Shots19
2 May 2015
16:15
Belarus  4–2
(2–1, 1–0, 1–1)
  SloveniaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 5,995
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Kevin LalandeGoaliesRobert KristanReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
  Anton Semjonov
  Vit Lederer
Stas (Korobov, Gavrus) – 10:081–0
1–110:42 – Jeglič (Tičar)
A. Kostitsyn (Stas, Gavrus) – 12:162–1
Kalyuzhny (A. Kostitsyn, S. Kostitsyn) – 23:513–1
3–251:47 – Pance (Razingar, Kopitar)
Kitarov (ENG) – 59:414–2
4 minPenalties4 min
26Shots23
2 May 2015
20:15
Norway  1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)
  United StatesČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,301
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Lars HaugenGoaliesConnor HellebuyckReferees:
  Maxim Sidorenko
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Bevan Mills
  Rudolf Tošenovjan
Ask (Tollefsen, M. Olimb) – 06:391–0
1–112:14 – Lewis (Vesey)
1–225:58 – Nelson (Krug, Lewis)
12 minPenalties20 min
23Shots35
3 May 2015
12:15
Russia  5–3
(3–0, 1–2, 1–1)
  SloveniaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,557
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Konstantin BarulinGoaliesLuka GračnarReferees:
  Tobias Bjork
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  Vit Lederer
Kovalchuk (Dadonov, Barulin) – 04:031–0
Kulemin (Antipin) – 04:392–0
Dadonov (Panarin, Shipachyov) (PP) – 18:563–0
3–123:14 – Kopitar (Pretnar, Kranjc)
Shipachyov (Panarin, Dadonov) – 29:274–1
4–234:30 – Pance
Dadonov (Shipachyov, Panarin) – 45:455–2
5–354:46 – Sabolič (Tičar, Jeglič)
4 minPenalties4 min
35Shots25
3 May 2015
16:15
Belarus  1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT 0–1)
  SlovakiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Kevin LalandeGoaliesJán LacoReferees:
  Timothy Mayer
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Paul Carnathan
  Jimmy Dahmen
S. Kostitsyn (Kalyuzhny, A. Kostitsyn) – 51:271–0
1–152:31 – Meszároš (Hudáček, Dravecký)
1–261:55 – Meszároš (Jurčo, Tatar)
8 minPenalties10 min
18Shots34
3 May 2015
20:15
Denmark  0–3
(0–0, 0–3, 0–0)
  FinlandČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,353
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Sebastian DahmGoaliesPekka RinneReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
  André Schrader
  Anton Semjonov
0–127:47 – Jokinen (Salmela, Donskoi)
0–228:58 – Pesonen (Louhivaara, Kemppainen)
0–335:56 – Barkov (Lindell, Jokinen)
8 minPenalties2 min
16Shots41
4 May 2015
16:15
Russia  2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
  United StatesČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Sergei BobrovskyGoaliesJack CampbellReferees:
  Marcus Vinnerborg
  Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
  Rudolf Tošenovjan
  Bevan Mills
0–106:22 – Lewis (Jones, Eichel)
Belov (Panarin, Dadonov) – 23:401–1
1–226:22 – Krug (Jones, Faulk) (PP2)
1–351:52 – Arcobello (Vesey)
Plotnikov (Kulikov, Anisimov) – 56:192–3
2–459:51 – Nelson (Lee) (ENG)
6 minPenalties6 min
17Shots20
4 May 2015
20:15
Norway  0–5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2)
  FinlandČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,634
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Lars VoldenGoaliesPekka RinneReferees:
  Timothy Mayer
  Tobias Bjork
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Vit Lederer
0–105:05 – Lindell (Jokinen, Barkov) (PP)
0–228:39 – Kemppainen (Lindell, Aaltonen) (PP2)
0–330:21 – Kemppainen (Lindell, Aaltonen) (PP2)
0–451:15 – Jokipakka (Komarov, Kemppainen)
0–552:11 – Jokinen (Salmela, Barkov)
10 minPenalties12 min
20Shots30
5 May 2015
16:15
Denmark  1–5
(1–0, 0–3, 0–2)
  BelarusČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 4,796
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Patrick GalbraithGoaliesKevin LalandeReferees:
  Daniel Stricker
  Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  André Schrader
Jakobsen (Madsen, Hardt) – 13:381–0
1–120:44 – Gavrus (A. Kostitsyn, Kalyuzhny)
1–227:27 – Kovyrshin (Kulakov, Stepanov)
1–329:35 – Shinkevich (Kalyuzhny, A. Kostitsyn)
1–445:36 – Kovyrshin (Kulakov, Shinkevich)
1–554:44 – Usenko (Kitarov, Demkov)
18 minPenalties8 min
26Shots35
5 May 2015
20:15
Slovakia  3–1
(0–1, 0–0, 3–0)
  SloveniaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Ján LacoGoaliesRobert KristanReferees:
  Konstantin Olenin
  Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
  Anton Semjonov
  Paul Carnathan
0–106:20 – Urbas (Kranjc, Kovačevič) (PP)
Meszároš (Surový) (PP) – 47:571–1
Gáborík (Hudáček, Surový) – 54:162–1
Gáborík (ENG) – 59:593–1
6 minPenalties12 min
33Shots23
6 May 2015
16:15
Russia  5–2
(2–0, 1–1, 2–1)
  DenmarkČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,682
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Sergei BobrovskyGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
  Timothy Mayer
  Tobias Bjork
Linesmen:
  Bevan Mills
  Anton Semjonov
Panarin (Dadonov, Shipachyov) (PP) – 10:531–0
Mozyakin (Malkin) – 13:172–0
2–129:35 – Green (Spelling, O. Lauridsen)
Dadonov (Medvedev, Chudinov) (PP) – 38:453–1
3–249:36 – Spelling (PP)
Mozyakin (Kulemin, Malkin) – 57:034–2
Tarasenko (Antipin, Plotnikov) – 57:515–2
12 minPenalties10 min
33Shots20
6 May 2015
20:15
Slovakia  2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
  NorwayČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Ján LacoGoaliesLars HaugenReferees:
  Daniel Stricker
  Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Rudolf Tošenovjan
Surový (Gáborík, Hudáček) (PP) – 18:031–0
Ďaloga (Mikuš, Tatar) – 21:292–0
2–125:40 – Nørstebø (Holøs, M. Olimb) (PP)
2–235:30 – Rosseli Olsen (Ask, Martinsen)
2–341:56 – Nørstebø (Thoresen, Holøs) (PP)
45 minPenalties10 min
24Shots23
7 May 2015
16:15
United States  2–5
(0–0, 1–3, 1–2)
  BelarusČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,648
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Jack CampbellGoaliesKevin LalandeReferees:
  Konstantin Olenin
  Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
  Vit Lederer
  André Schrader
0–131:11 – Gavrus (Lisovets, Shinkevich)
0–233:01 – Volkov (S. Kostitsyn)
0–336:06 – Kitarov (S. Kostitsyn)
Nelson (Eichel) – 37:211–3
1–441:15 – Kalyuzhny (A. Kostitsyn, Usenko) (PP2)
Krug (Eichel, Lewis) (PP) – 45:352–4
2–548:23 – Kalyuzhny (A. Kostitsyn, Lisovets)
8 minPenalties10 min
30Shots23
7 May 2015
20:15
Finland  4–0
(2–0, 2–0, 0–0)
  SloveniaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,450
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Pekka RinneGoaliesGašper KrošeljReferees:
  Jozef Kubuš
  Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  Paul Carnathan
Komarov (Pesonen, Kemppainen) – 05:531–0
Kontiola – 06:342–0
Barkov (Donskoi, Jokinen) – 21:193–0
Kemppainen (Ruutu, Aaltonen) (PP) – 35:574–0
4 minPenalties6 min
33Shots13
8 May 2015
16:15
Slovenia  1–3
(0–1, 1–2, 0–0)
  NorwayČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Robert KristanGoaliesLars HaugenReferees:
  Daniel Stricker
  Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Anton Semjonov
0–1Thoresen (M. Olimb, Holøs) (PP) – 08:23
Muršak (Kopitar, Kranjc) – 20:151–1
1–2Bastiansen(K. Olimb, Sørvik) (PP) – 23:46
1–3Holøs (M. Olimb, Thoresen) (PP) – 38:49
10 minPenalties4 min
18Shots24
8 May 2015
20:15
United States  1–0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  DenmarkČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Connor HellebuyckGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
  Pavel Hodek
  Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
  Rudolf Tošenovjan
  Bevan Mills
Nelson – 27:541–0
6 minPenalties6 min
41Shots21
9 May 2015
12:15
Belarus  0–7
(0–1, 0–3, 0–3)
  RussiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,363
Game reference
Kevin Lalande
Igor Brikun
GoaliesSergei Bobrovsky
Anton Khudobin
Referees:
  Daniel Stricker
  Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Nicolas Fluri
0–109:53 – Kovalchuk (Kulemin, Anisimov)
0–221:33 – Tarasenko (Anisimov, Medvedev)
0–329:24 – Shipachyov (Panarin, Dadonov)
0–432:22 – Panarin (Shipachyov, Mironov)
0–542:51 – Shirokov (PS)
0–644:49 – Dadonov (Malkin, Kovalchuk) (PP)
0–751:04 – Malkin (Tarasenko, Mozyakin) (PP)
18 minPenalties4 min
13Shots32
9 May 2015
16:15
Finland  3–0
(0–0, 0–0, 3–0)
  SlovakiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Juuse SarosGoaliesJán LacoReferees:
  Marcus Vinnerborg
  Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
  Bevan Mills
  Paul Carnathan
Donskoi (Lindell, Jokinen) – 50:281–0
Aaltonen (Pesonen, Kemppainen) – 55:332–0
Komarov (ENG) – 59:533–0
8 minPenalties10 min
31Shots22
9 May 2015
20:15
Denmark  4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)
  NorwayČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,316
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Sebastian DahmGoaliesLars HaugenReferees:
  Marcus Vinnerborg
  Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
  Bevan Mills
  Paul Carnathan
N. Jensen (A. Poulsen) – 01:511–0
1–103:18 – K. Olimb (Olsen, Bonsaksen)
Nielsen (Jakobsen, Madsen) (PP) – 19:362–1
Storm (J. Jensen, Nielsen) (PP) – 33:013–1
Jakobsen (Hardt, Madsen) – 51:364–1
8 minPenalties8 min
19Shots25
10 May 2015
16:15
Slovenia  1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)
  United StatesČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,202
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Robert KristanGoaliesConnor HellebuyckReferees:
  Aleksi Rantala
  Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
  Rudolf Tošenovjan
  Anton Semjonov
0–104:17 – Nelson (Reilly, Lewis)
0–216:32 – Nelson (Lewis, Faulk) (PP)
Mušič (Ograjenšek, Pretnar) – 26:541–2
1–341:09 – Eichel (Nelson, Lewis)
4 minPenalties6 min
22Shots17
10 May 2015
20:15
Slovakia  2–3 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT 0–1)
  RussiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Július HudáčekGoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees:
  Pavel Hodek
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Fluri
  Vit Lederer
Kopecký (Pánik, Dravecký) – 05:581–0
1–127:07 – Mozyakin (Chudinov, Kulemin) (PP)
1–241:10 – Tarasenko (Antipin)
Gáborík (L. Hudáček) – 47:052–2
2–362:06 – Panarin
4 minPenalties2 min
22Shots32
11 May 2015
16:15
Finland  3–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 2–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  BelarusČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Pekka RinneGoaliesVitali KovalReferees:
  Daniel Stricker
  Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
  Rudolf Tošenovjan
  Anton Semjonov
0–145:09 – Kovyrshin (Stepanov, Kulakov)
Donskoi (Lindell, Jokinen) (PP) – 51:571–1
Hartikainen (Jaakola, Kemppainen) – 52:512–1
2–259:29 – Kalyuzhny (S. Kostitsyn) (EA)
Immonen  
Donskoi  
Jokinen  
Shootout  S. Kostitsyn
  Stepanov
8 minPenalties6 min
26Shots25
11 May 2015
20:15
Slovenia  1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
  DenmarkČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,768
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Gašper KrošeljGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
  Marcus Vinnerborg
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Paul Carnathan
  André Schrader
Pance (Kovačevič, Kopitar) – 10:001–0
2 minPenalties2 min
21Shots24
12 May 2015
12:15
Norway  2–3
(0–1, 1–2, 1–0)
  BelarusČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Lars HaugenGoaliesKevin LalandeReferees:
  Pavel Hodek
  Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
  Bevan Mills
  Paul Carnathan
0–107:29 – Kalyuzhny (S. Kostitsyn, A. Kostitsyn) (PP)
0–229:01 – Korobov (S. Kostitsyn, Kalyuzhny) (PP)
0–332:03 – A. Kostitsyn (Kalyuzhny, Stepanov) (PP)
Thoresen (M. Olimb, Holøs) – 32:201–3
Nørstebø (M. Olimb, Thoresen) – 45:132–3
16 minPenalties10 min
24Shots17
12 May 2015
16:15
United States  5–4 OT
(2–0, 2–4, 0–0)
(OT 1–0)
  SlovakiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Connor HellebuyckGoaliesJán Laco
Július Hudáček
Referees:
  Tobias Wehrli
  Daniel Piechaczek
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Nicolas Fluri
Smith (Moore, Arcobello) – 02:361–0
Jones (Eichel, Lewis) (PP) – 04:112–0
Lee (Faulk, Bonino) – 20:273–0
3–126:29 – Gáborík (Dravecký, Meszároš) (PP)
3–230:36 – Jánošík (Gáborík, Sersen)
3–336:27 – Dravecký (Ďaloga, Kopecký)
3–438:22 – Bartovič (Graňák)
Coyle (Redmond, Lee) – 39:084–4
Eichel – 64:325–4
10 minPenalties12 min
34Shots25
12 May 2015
20:15
Finland  3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  RussiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 8,812
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Pekka RinneGoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Tobias Bjork
Linesmen:
  Vit Lederer
  André Schrader
0–118:04 – Mozyakin (Malkin, Kulemin)
Barkov (Pesonen, Jokinen) (PP) – 24:541–1
1–254:54 – Panarin (Dadonov, Chudinov)
Donskoi (Barkov, Jokinen) – 57:412–2
Immonen  
Donskoi  
Jokinen  
Barkov  
Donskoi  
Shootout  Panarin
  Mozyakin
  Tarasenko
  Kovalchuk
  Panarin
25 minPenalties6 min
30Shots35

Playoff round edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1   Canada 9
B4   Belarus 0
A1   Canada 2
A3   Czech Republic 0
B2   Finland 3
A3   Czech Republic 5
A1   Canada 6
B3   Russia 1
B1   United States 3
A4    Switzerland 1
B1   United States 0 Bronze medal game
B3   Russia 4
A2   Sweden 3 B1   United States 3
B3   Russia 5 A3   Czech Republic 0

Quarterfinals edit

14 May 2015
15:15
United States  3–1
(0–1, 2–0, 1–0)
   SwitzerlandČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 6,495
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Connor HellebuyckGoaliesReto BerraReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Bevan Mills
0–113:04 – Josi
Smith (Vesey, Arcobello) – 30:171–1
Coyle (Jones, Lee) – 31:142–1
Gardiner (Coyle, Lee) – 50:333–1
6 minPenalties4 min
24Shots22
14 May 2015
16:15
Canada  9–0
(4–0, 2–0, 3–0)
  BelarusO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,126
Game reference
Mike SmithGoaliesKevin LalandeReferees:
  Timothy Mayer
  Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
  Miroslav Lhotský
  Jon Killian
Burns (Crosby, Hall) – 00:271–0
Ennis (Barrie, Muzzin) – 07:362–0
O'Reilly (Burns) – 10:153–0
Seguin (Spezza) (PP) – 17:284–0
Seguin (Couturier, Muzzin) – 23:235–0
Burns (O'Reilly, Eberle) (PP) – 31:086–0
Seguin (Hall) (PP) – 50:327–0
O'Reilly (Giroux, Savard) – 53:028–0
Spezza (Burns) – 55:199–0
6 minPenalties10 min
50Shots24
14 May 2015
19:15
Sweden  3–5
(0–2, 1–1, 2–2)
  RussiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
Attendance: 7,248
Game reference
Jhonas Enroth
Anders Nilsson
GoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees:
  Tobias Wehrli
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Vit Lederer
  Paul Carnathan
0–110:51 – Mozyakin (Malkin, Tarasenko) (PP2)
0–216:01 – Shirokov (Tikhonov, Tarasenko)
0–320:48 – Malkin (Kulemin, Belov)
Klingberg (Lander) (PP) – 31:011–3
Lander (Ekman-Larsson, Klingberg) – 43:362–3
Eriksson (Lander, Ekholm) – 54:453–3
3–455:11 – Malkin (Mozyakin, Kulemin)
3–558:13 – Tarasenko (ENG)
16 minPenalties14 min
28Shots28
14 May 2015
20:15
Finland  3–5
(1–1, 1–2, 1–2)
  Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Pekka RinneGoaliesOndřej PavelecReferees:
  Konstantin Olenin
  Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Fraser McIntyre
0–108:56 – Kovář (Erat, Klepiš)
Ruutu (Kontiola, Lepistö) – 17:191–1
Jokinen (Lepistö, Donskoi) – 23:452–1
2–233:51 – Jágr (Voráček, Kovář) (PP)
2–335:28 – Kovář (Jágr, Voráček) (PP)
Barkov (Jokinen) – 44:243–3
3–455:30 – Jágr
3–559:37 – Sobotka (ENG)
10 minPenalties6 min
22Shots32

Semifinals edit

16 May 2015
15:15
Canada  2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Mike SmithGoaliesOndřej PavelecReferees:
  Marcus Vinnerborg
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
  Paul Carnathan
  Fraser McIntyre
Hall (Eberle, Crosby) – 08:401–0
Spezza (Duchene, Hamhuis) – 29:022–0
4 minPenalties4 min
41Shots23
16 May 2015
19:15
United States  0–4
(0–0, 0–0, 0–4)
  RussiaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 14,938
Game reference
Connor HellebuyckGoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees:
  Tobias Wehrli
  Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Bevan Mills
0–147:17 – Mozyakin (Bobrovsky)
0–250:19 – Ovechkin
0–355:28 – Shipachyov (Kulemin, Mozyakin)
0–458:35 – Malkin (Ovechkin) (ENG)
6 minPenalties4 min
35Shots30

Bronze medal game edit

17 May 2015
16:15
United States  3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,007
Game reference
Connor HellebuyckGoaliesOndřej PavelecReferees:
  Marcus Vinnerborg
  Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Gleb Lazarev
Bonino (Nelson, Coyle) – 07:251–0
Lewis (Eichel) – 18:132–0
Coyle (Bonino) – 39:103–0
12 minPenalties6 min
16Shots39

Gold medal game edit

17 May 2015
20:45
Canada  6–1
(1–0, 3–0, 2–1)
  RussiaO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,383
Game reference
Mike SmithGoaliesSergei BobrovskyReferees:
  Tobias Wehrli
  Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
  Paul Carnathan
  Miroslav Lhotský
Eakin (Ennis, Muzzin) – 18:101–0
Ennis (Eakin, Couturier) – 21:562–0
Crosby (Eberle, Hamhuis) – 27:223–0
Seguin (Giroux, Barrie) – 28:064–0
Giroux (Crosby, O'Reilly) (PP) – 48:585–0
MacKinnon (Savard) – 49:506–0
6–152:47 – Malkin (Mozyakin, Kulikov)
4 minPenalties10 min
37Shots12

Ranking and statistics edit

 2015 IIHF World Championship winners 
 
Canada
25th title

Tournament Awards edit

Source: IIHF.com

Source: IIHF.com

Final ranking edit

The official IIHF final ranking of the tournament:

    Canada
    Russia
    United States
4   Czech Republic
5   Sweden
6   Finland
7   Belarus
8    Switzerland
9   Slovakia
10   Germany
11   Norway
12   France
13   Latvia
14   Denmark
15   Austria
16   Slovenia

Scoring leaders edit

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Jason Spezza 10 6 8 14 +7 2 F
  Jordan Eberle 10 5 8 13 +8 0 F
  Taylor Hall 10 7 5 12 +8 6 F
  Sergei Mozyakin 10 6 6 12 +8 0 F
  Matt Duchene 10 4 8 12 +10 2 F
  Oliver Ekman-Larsson 8 2 10 12 +4 6 D
  Sidney Crosby 9 4 7 11 +1 2 F
  Evgenii Dadonov 10 4 7 11 +4 2 F
  Jussi Jokinen 8 3 8 11 +3 0 F
  Brent Burns 10 2 9 11 +12 4 D
  Ryan O'Reilly 10 2 9 11 +10 0 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders edit

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
  Connor Hellebuyck 482:00 11 1.37 211 94.79 2
  Sebastian Dahm 297:19 11 2.22 161 93.17 0
  Mike Smith 480:00 12 1.50 172 93.02 2
  Pekka Rinne 427:16 12 1.69 166 92.77 3
  Cristobal Huet 287:46 10 2.09 129 92.25 1

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Notes edit

  1. ^ In group play, overtime is played as 5 minutes of sudden death after a 3-minute intermission. If no goal is scored, the game goes to a shootout (Game Winning Shots). During a quarter-, semi- or bronze final, the sudden death period would be 10 minutes and during the final, it would be 20 minutes.[12] Game Winning Shots procedure is as follows: Three different players from each team would take alternate shots. If the game is still tied after this, one player from each team would take alternating shots until one scored and the other missed. Only the decisive goal counted in the result table for group play.[12]

References edit

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  8. ^ Vezme Plzeň Ostravě také mistrovství světa v hokeji?
  9. ^ Prague & Bratislava to co-host Worlds?
  10. ^ Ódu na hokej rozhodli nájazdy: Švédi vypiekli s Čechmi
  11. ^ Ďalší infarktový zápas pre Slovákov: Gáborík prelomil gólové prekliatie
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  15. ^ Match officials
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External links edit