2018 IIHF World Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 4–20 May |
Opened by | Margrethe II |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 64 |
Goals scored | 384 (6 per game) |
Attendance | 520,481 (8,133 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
MVP | ![]() |
The 2018 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament hosted by the Danish cities of Copenhagen and Herning, held from 4 to 20 May 2018. The IIHF announced the winning bid on 23 May 2014 in Minsk, Belarus.[1][2] South Korea made its debut at the World Championship, having played in the lower divisions previously.[3]
Sweden went undefeated at the tournament to win their second consecutive and eleventh overall title after defeating Switzerland in the final.[4] The United States won the bronze medal game, defeating Canada 4–1.
The official mascot of the tournament was a swan,[5] inspired by the Danish writer and poet Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale about The Ugly Duckling.[6]
Bids
[edit]There were two bids to host this championship.[7]
- Denmark is the only top-ranked IIHF country that has never hosted the tournament. The proposed arenas were the Royal Arena in Copenhagen and the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning.[2] Both arenas have a capacity of around 12,000 for hockey games.[8]
- Latvia hosted the IIHF World Championship in 2006. The proposed arenas were Arena Riga, and a secondary venue to be built.[2]
The decision was announced on 23 May 2014 in Minsk, Belarus. The final tally was 95-12 in favor of Denmark.[1][2]
Venues
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Royal Arena | Jyske Bank Boxen | |
Capacity: 12,500 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
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Qualified teams
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- Qualified as host
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2017 IIHF World Championship
- Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I
Seeding
[edit]The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2017 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2017 IIHF World Championship.[9]
Denmark and Sweden played in separate groups, Denmark at the Jyske Bank Boxen while Sweden at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen.[10]
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- 1 Denmark and France swapped sides so Denmark would not be in the same group as Sweden.
Rosters
[edit]Each team's roster consisted 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, had 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 tournament.
Officials
[edit]16 referees and linesman were announced on 21 March 2018.[11][12]
Referees | Linesmen |
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Preliminary round
[edit]The schedule was released on 8 August 2017.[13]
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 20 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 16 | |
3 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 15 | |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 12 | |
5 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 11 | |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 6 | |
7 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 4 | |
8 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 0 | Relegation to 2019 Division I A[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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
4 May 2018 | |||||
Russia ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
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5 May 2018 | |||||
Switzerland ![]() |
3–2 (OT) | ![]() |
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France ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
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Czech Republic ![]() |
3–2 (OT) | ![]() |
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6 May 2018 | |||||
Austria ![]() |
0–7 | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Slovakia ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
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7 May 2018 | |||||
Belarus ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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8 May 2018 | |||||
Austria ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
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Czech Republic ![]() |
5–4 (GWS) | ![]() |
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9 May 2018 | |||||
Switzerland ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
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10 May 2018 | |||||
Slovakia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Czech Republic ![]() |
4–3 (OT) | ![]() |
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11 May 2018 | |||||
France ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
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Belarus ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
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12 May 2018 | |||||
Slovakia ![]() |
3–4 (OT) | ![]() |
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Austria ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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Russia ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
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13 May 2018 | |||||
France ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() |
3–5 | ![]() |
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14 May 2018 | |||||
Russia ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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Czech Republic ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
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15 May 2018 | |||||
Switzerland ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
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Belarus ![]() |
4–7 | ![]() |
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Russia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 11 | +27 | 16[a] | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 16[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 15 | |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 13 | |
5 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 11 | |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 7 | |
7 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 6 | |
8 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 48 | −44 | 0 | Relegation to 2019 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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
4 May 2018 | |||||
United States ![]() |
5–4 (GWS) | ![]() |
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Germany ![]() |
2–3 (GWS) | ![]() |
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5 May 2018 | |||||
Norway ![]() |
2–3 (OT) | ![]() |
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Finland ![]() |
8–1 | ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
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6 May 2018 | |||||
South Korea ![]() |
0–10 | ![]() |
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Germany ![]() |
4–5 (GWS) | ![]() |
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Latvia ![]() |
1–8 | ![]() |
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7 May 2018 | |||||
United States ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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Canada ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
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8 May 2018 | |||||
South Korea ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
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Finland ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
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9 May 2018 | |||||
Germany ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
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Finland ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
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10 May 2018 | |||||
United States ![]() |
3–2 (OT) | ![]() |
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Norway ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
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11 May 2018 | |||||
Denmark ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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United States ![]() |
13–1 | ![]() |
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12 May 2018 | |||||
Latvia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Canada ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
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13 May 2018 | |||||
Norway ![]() |
3–9 | ![]() |
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Germany ![]() |
3–2 (OT) | ![]() |
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14 May 2018 | |||||
South Korea ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
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Canada ![]() |
2–1 (OT) | ![]() |
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15 May 2018 | |||||
Finland ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
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Canada ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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Latvia ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Playoff round
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
17 May | ||||||||||
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19 May | ||||||||||
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17 May | ||||||||||
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20 May | ||||||||||
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![]() | 3 | |||||||||
17 May | ||||||||||
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![]() | 4 | |||||||||
19 May | ||||||||||
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17 May | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
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20 May | ||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
[edit]17 May 2018 16:15 | Russia ![]() | 4–5 OT (0–1, 2–1, 2–2) (OT: 0–1) | ![]() | Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 9,017 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Igor Shestyorkin | Goalies | Darcy Kuemper | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 41 |
17 May 2018 16:15 | United States ![]() | 3–2 (2–0, 0–2, 1–0) | ![]() | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,846 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Keith Kinkaid | Goalies | Pavel Francouz | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 26 |
17 May 2018 20:15 | Sweden ![]() | 3–2 (0–0, 1–1, 2–1) | ![]() | Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Anders Nilsson | Goalies | Elvis Merzļikins | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 24 |
17 May 2018 20:15 | Finland ![]() | 2–3 (1–0, 0–3, 1–0) | ![]() | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 5,634 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Harri Säteri | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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0 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 27 |
Semifinals
[edit]19 May 2018 15:15 | Sweden ![]() | 6–0 (1–0, 3–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Anders Nilsson | Goalies | Keith Kinkaid | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 41 |
19 May 2018 19:15 | Canada ![]() | 2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1) | ![]() | Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,166 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Darcy Kuemper | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
45 | Shots | 17 |
Bronze medal game
[edit]20 May 2018 15:45 | United States ![]() | 4–1 (0–0, 1–1, 3–0) | ![]() | Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,111 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Keith Kinkaid | Goalies | Curtis McElhinney | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 25 |
Gold medal game
[edit]20 May 2018 20:15 (UTC+2) | Sweden ![]() | 3–2 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | ![]() | Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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Anders Nilsson | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees:![]() ![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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Zibanejad ![]() Rakell ![]() Ekman-Larsson ![]() Forsberg ![]() | Shootout | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||
4 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 27 |
Final ranking and statistics
[edit]Final ranking
[edit]Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | A | ![]() |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 28 | Champions |
2 | A | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 19 | Runners-up |
3 | B | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 22 | Third place |
4 | B | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 17 | Fourth place |
5 | B | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 16 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
6 | A | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 17 | |
7 | A | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 15 | |
8 | B | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 13 | |
9 | A | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 11 | Eliminated in Group stage |
10 | B | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 11 | |
11 | B | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 7 | |
12 | A | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 6 | |
13 | B | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 6 | |
14 | A | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 4 | |
15 | A | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 0 | 2019 IIHF World Championship Division I |
16 | B | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 48 | −44 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.[15][16]
(H) Host
Scoring leaders
[edit]List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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10 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −2 | 0 | F |
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8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +15 | 2 | F |
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10 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +6 | 10 | F |
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10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +7 | 6 | F |
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8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +14 | 8 | F |
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10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | −3 | 2 | F |
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10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +10 | 0 | F |
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8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +1 | 6 | F |
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10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 8 | F |
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10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +7 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders
[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 |
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440:00 | 8 | 1.09 | 174 | 95.40 | 3 |
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362:56 | 10 | 1.65 | 178 | 94.38 | 1 |
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204:57 | 5 | 1.46 | 86 | 94.19 | 2 |
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360:35 | 9 | 1.50 | 151 | 94.04 | 2 |
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298:31 | 7 | 1.41 | 114 | 93.86 | 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
Awards
[edit]- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Frederik Andersen
- Best Defenceman:
John Klingberg
- Best Forward:
Sebastian Aho
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF.com
- Media All-Stars:
- MVP:
Patrick Kane
- Goaltender:
Anders Nilsson
- Defencemen:
Adam Larsson /
Oliver Ekman-Larsson
- Forwards:
Rickard Rakell /
Patrick Kane /
Sebastian Aho
- MVP:
Source: IIHF.com
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Denmark to host Ice Hockey World Championship in 2018". Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ a b c d To Denmark in 2018
- ^ Merk, Martin (29 April 2017). "Korea Promoted!". IIHF. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Tre Kronor golden again!". IIHF.com. 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Introducing Duckly!". IIHF. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "IIHF - Home 2018 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP".
- ^ "Two applicants for 2018 : Denmark, Latvia vying to host men's World Championship". IIHF. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "IIHF impressed on site visit to Denmark". denmark2018. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Groups for 2018". Archived from the original on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ "7 events for 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship". denmark2018. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "On-ice officials named". iihf.com. 21 March 2018.
- ^ Assignments
- ^ "Worlds schedule released". iihfworlds.com. 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Statutes and Bylaws (701.3)" (PDF). IIHF. 10 September 2015.
- ^ 2018 tournament rules
- ^ IIHF Sport Regulations (pg4)
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