2016 IIHF World Championship final
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Date | 22 May 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Arena | VTB Ice Palace | |||||||||||||||
City | Moscow | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 11,509 | |||||||||||||||
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The 2016 IIHF World Championship final was played at the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia, on 22 May 2016 between Finland and Canada. Canada defeated Finland 2–0 to win the championship. Finland and Canada entered the tournament as the fourth and first place seeds, respectively.
Road to the final
[edit]Finland
[edit]Finland's last made the final in 2014, losing out to Russia 2–5.[1] The team went undefeated 7–0 record in round robin play, beating opposing finalists Canada 4–0 in the last group game. They then beat Denmark 5–1 in the quarterfinals and Russia 3–1 in the semifinals.[2][3]
Canada
[edit]Defending champions Canada were first seeds coming into the championship.[4][5] The team went 6–1 record in round robin play, losing to opposing finalists Finland 0–4 in the last group game. They then beat Sweden 6–0 in the quarterfinals and the United States 4–3 in the semifinals.[2][6]
Summary
[edit]Finland | Round | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opponent | Result | Preliminary round | Opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6–2 | Game 1 | ![]() |
5–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5–1 | Game 2 | ![]() |
7–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3–2 | Game 3 | ![]() |
8–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3–0 | Game 4 | ![]() |
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3–1 | Game 5 | ![]() |
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5–0 | Game 6 | ![]() |
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4–0 | Game 7 | ![]() |
0–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Both teams played in Group B:
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. (R) Relegated Notes: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opponent | Result | Playoff | Opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5–1 | Quarterfinals | ![]() |
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3–1 | Semifinals | ![]() |
4–3 |
Match
[edit]Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the tournament for Canada midway through the first period. The scoreline remained the same throughout the second period, despite a sustained Canadian attack.[9] In an attempt to level the match, Finnish goaltender Mikko Koskinen was substituted with a minute to go in the last period for an extra attacker.[10] The game was heading for a slender 1–0 win for the Canadians before Brad Marchand slotted in a second into an empty net in the final second of normal time. Canada goaltender Cam Talbot finished the game with 16 saves for his tournament leading 4th shutout.[10]
22 May 2016 20:45 | Finland ![]() | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | ![]() | VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 11,509 |
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Mikko Koskinen | Goalies | Cam Talbot | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||
16 | Shots | 33 |
References
[edit]- ^ Aykroyd, Lucas (6 May 2016). "Finns are in it to win it". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Games - 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Powers, Scott (22 May 2016). "World Cup lessons learned from worlds". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Ackroyd, Lucas (5 May 2016). "Can Canada do it again?". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Merk, Martin (18 May 2015). "World Ranking - 2015 WM". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Rogovitskiy, Dmitriy (21 May 2016). "Canada to play Finland in ice hockey world championship final". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Statutes and Bylaws (701.3)" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Format". iihf.com. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Ice Hockey: Canada overcome Finland to retain world title". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ a b Rogovitskiy, Dmitriy (22 May 2016). "Canada retain world ice hockey title with win over Finland". Reuters. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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