2019 IIHF World Championship

The 2019 IIHF World Championship was hosted by Slovakia from 10 to 26 May 2019. It was the second time that Slovakia has hosted the event as an independent country, as was the case in 2011. The host cities were Bratislava and Košice, as announced by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on 15 May 2015.[1]

2019 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Slovakia
Dates10–26 May
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Finland (3rd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored412 (6.44 per match)
Attendance470,853 (7,357 per match)
Scoring leader(s) William Nylander
(18 points)
MVP Mark Stone
← 2018
2020 (cancelled) →
Main article: 2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

Finland won their third title by defeating Canada in the final.[2] The Finns had 18 debutantes for the 2019 IIHF World Championship and were widely regarded as an outsider to win any medal at all.[2] Despite this, the Finns won their third World Championship, and lost only two games in the tournament (against USA, and Germany). Russia secured the bronze medal after a penalty-shootout win over the Czech Republic.[3] This tournament was also the first time since the 2006 IIHF World Championship that both promoted teams (Great Britain and Italy) stayed in the top division.

Venues
Bratislava
Košice
Ondrej Nepela Arena1 Steel Arena2
48°08′38″N 17°06′35″E 48°43′16″N 21°15′27″E
Capacity: 10,055[4] Capacity: 8,347[4]

Rule changes

In December 2018, the IIHF announced changes to the overtime procedures beginning at this tournament: all overtime periods would be 3-on-3 regardless of round (rather than progressing from 3-on-3 to 4-on-4 and 5-on-5 over the course of the tournament), and the gold medal game would no longer go to a shootout; play would continue in 20-minute periods of 3-on-3 until a winning goal would be scored.[5]

In the semifinals there was no set bracket. After the quarterfinals, a re-seeding took place with the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed. Seeds were determined by performance in the preliminary round.[6]

Participants
Macejko, was the mascot for the tournament.
Qualified as host
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2018 IIHF World Championship
Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I

Seeding

The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2018 IIHF World Ranking, as of the end of the 2018 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system. On 22 May 2018, the IIHF and the local organizing committee announced the groups, in which Slovakia and Norway switched places so that Slovakia would play in Košice and the Czech Republic and Austria would play in Bratislava.[7]

Rosters
Main article: 2019 IIHF World Championship 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, 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

16 referees and linesman were announced on 1 March 2019.[8][9]

RefereesLinesmen

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 15 August 2018.[10]

Group A
Main article: 2019 IIHF World Championship Group A

Group A matches were played at the Steel Arena in Košice.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Canada 7 6 0 0 1 36 11 +25 18 Quarterfinals
2  Finland 7 5 0 1 1 22 11 +11 16
3  Germany 7 5 0 0 2 18 18 0 15
4  United States 7 4 1 0 2 27 15 +12 14
5  Slovakia (H) 7 3 1 0 3 28 19 +9 11
6  Denmark 7 1 1 1 4 18 23 −5 6
7  Great Britain 7 0 1 0 6 9 41 −32 2[lower-alpha 1]
8  France (R) 7 0 0 2 5 14 34 −20 2[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to 2020 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; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. France 3–4 (OT) Great Britain
10 May 2019
Finland 3–1 Canada
United States 1–4 Slovakia
11 May 2019
Denmark 5–4
(GWS)		 France
Germany 3–1 Great Britain
Slovakia 2–4 Finland
12 May 2019
United States 7–1 France
Denmark 1–2 Germany
Great Britain 0–8 Canada
13 May 2019
United States 3–2
(OT)		 Finland
Slovakia 5–6 Canada
14 May 2019
Great Britain 0–9 Denmark
Germany 4–1 France
15 May 2019
United States 6–3 Great Britain
Germany 3–2 Slovakia
16 May 2019
Canada 5–2 France
Finland 3–1 Denmark
17 May 2019
France 3–6 Slovakia
Finland 5–0 Great Britain
18 May 2019
Denmark 1–7 United States
Canada 8–1 Germany
Great Britain 1–7 Slovakia
19 May 2019
Germany 1–3 United States
France 0–3 Finland
20 May 2019
France 3–4
(OT)		 Great Britain
Canada 5–0 Denmark
21 May 2019
Finland 2–4 Germany
Slovakia 2–1
(GWS)		 Denmark
Canada 3–0 United States

Group B
Main article: 2019 IIHF World Championship Group B

Group B matches were played at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Russia 7 7 0 0 0 36 7 +29 21 Quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic 7 6 0 0 1 39 14 +25 18
3  Sweden 7 5 0 0 2 41 21 +20 15
4   Switzerland 7 4 0 0 3 27 14 +13 12
5  Latvia 7 3 0 0 4 21 20 +1 9
6  Norway 7 2 0 0 5 19 33 −14 6
7  Italy 7 0 1 0 6 5 48 −43 2
8  Austria (R) 7 0 0 1 6 9 40 −31 1 Relegation to 2020 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.
(R) Relegated.
10 May 2019
Russia 5–2 Norway
Czech Republic 5–2 Sweden
11 May 2019
Switzerland  9–0 Italy
Latvia 5–2 Austria
Norway 2–7 Czech Republic
12 May 2019
Russia 5–0 Austria
Italy 0–8 Sweden
Latvia 1–3  Switzerland
13 May 2019
Russia 3–0 Czech Republic
Norway 1–9 Sweden
14 May 2019
Italy 0–3 Latvia
Switzerland  4–0 Austria
15 May 2019
Switzerland  4–1 Norway
Russia 10–0 Italy
16 May 2019
Sweden 9–1 Austria
Czech Republic 6–3 Latvia
17 May 2019
Austria 3–5 Norway
Czech Republic 8–0 Italy
18 May 2019
Latvia 1–3 Russia
Italy 1–7 Norway
Sweden 4–3  Switzerland
19 May 2019
Austria 0–8 Czech Republic
Switzerland  0–3 Russia
20 May 2019
Sweden 5–4 Latvia
Austria 3–4
(GWS)		 Italy
21 May 2019
Czech Republic 5–4  Switzerland
Norway 1–4 Latvia
Sweden 4–7 Russia

Playoff round
Main article: 2019 IIHF World Championship playoff round

Seeding order

The semi-final pairings were determined according to the seeding after the preliminary round. The seeding is determined by following criteria in the order presented:[6]

  1. higher position in the group;
  2. higher number of points;
  3. better goal difference;
  4. higher number of goals scored for;
  5. better seeding number entering the tournament (i.e., place in the 2018 IIHF World Ranking).
RankTeamGrpPosGPPtsGDGFSeed
1 RussiaB1721+29363
2 CanadaA1718+25361
3 Czech RepublicB2718+25396
4 FinlandA2716+11225
5 SwedenB3715+20412
6 GermanyA37150188
7 United StatesA4714+12274
8  SwitzerlandB4712+13277

Bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 23 May
 
 
 Canada (OT)3
 
25 May
 
  Switzerland2
 
 Russia0
 
 23 May
 
 Finland1
 
 Czech Republic5
 
26 May
 
 Germany1
 
 Canada1
 
 23 May
 
 Finland3
 
 Russia4
 
25 May
 
 United States3
 
 Canada5
 
 23 May
 
 Czech Republic1 Third place
 
 Finland (OT)5
 
26 May
 
 Sweden4
 
 Russia (GWS)3
 
 
 Czech Republic2
 

Quarterfinals
23 May 2019
16:15		Canada 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		  SwitzerlandSteel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 6,157
23 May 2019
16:15		Russia 4–3
(2–0, 0–1, 2–2)		 United StatesOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085
23 May 2019
20:15		Finland 5–4 OT
(1–2, 2–2, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 SwedenSteel Aréna, Košice
Attendance: 6,304
23 May 2019
20:15		Czech Republic 5–1
(0–0, 1–1, 4–0)		 GermanyOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085

Semifinals
25 May 2019
15:15		Russia 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		 FinlandOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085
25 May 2019
19:15		Canada 5–1
(1–0, 2–0, 2–1)		 Czech RepublicOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085

Bronze medal game
26 May 2019
15:45		Russia 3–2 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 Czech RepublicOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085

Gold medal game
Main article: 2019 IIHF World Championship Final
26 May 2019
20:15 (UTC+2)		Canada 1–3
(1–0, 0–1, 0–2)		 FinlandOndrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,085

Final ranking and statistics

Final ranking
Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Finland 10 7 1 1 1 31 16 +15 24 Champions
2 A  Canada 10 7 1 0 2 45 17 +28 23 Runners-up
3 B  Russia 10 8 1 0 1 43 13 +30 26 Third place
4 B  Czech Republic 10 7 0 1 2 47 23 +24 22 Fourth place
5 B  Sweden 8 5 0 1 2 45 26 +19 16 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 A  Germany 8 5 0 0 3 19 23 −4 15
7 A  United States 8 4 1 0 3 30 19 +11 14
8 B   Switzerland 8 4 0 1 3 29 17 +12 13
9 A  Slovakia (H) 7 3 1 0 3 28 19 +9 11 Eliminated in
Group stage
10 B  Latvia 7 3 0 0 4 21 20 +1 9
11 A  Denmark 7 1 1 1 4 18 23 −5 6
12 B  Norway 7 2 0 0 5 19 33 −14 6
13 A  Great Britain 7 0 1 0 6 9 41 −32 2
14 B  Italy 7 0 1 0 6 5 48 −43 2
15 A  France 7 0 0 2 5 14 34 −20 2 2020 IIHF World Championship Division I
16 B  Austria 7 0 0 1 6 9 40 −31 1
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.[11][12]
(H) Host.

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
William Nylander851318+160F
Nikita Kucherov1061016+114F
Nikita Gusev1041216+120F
Jakub Voráček1041216+102F
Mark Stone108614+100F
Anthony Mantha97714+916F
Michael Frolík107714+82F
Dominik Kubalík106612+100F
Dominik Simon104812+102F
Patrick Kane82101204F

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
Andrei Vasilevskiy488:02131.6024094.582
Kevin Lankinen480:41121.5020794.202
Mathias Niederberger237:1471.7712094.170
Leonardo Genoni241:3081.9912993.800
Sebastian Dahm307:18101.9513892.751

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

Source: IIHF.com

Source: IIHF.com

References
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  3. "Russia shoots down Czechs for bronze". iihf.com. 26 May 2019.
  4. 2011 IIHF World Championship Slovakia – Venues Archived 30 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Iihf.com. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  5. "New OT format at Worlds". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. "Semi-final format changed". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  7. "Groups for 2019". iihfworlds.com. 15 August 2018.
  8. "Referees for Slovakia 2019 assigned". iihf.com. 1 March 2019.
  9. "Assignments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  10. "Slovakia opens vs. USA". iihfworlds.com. 15 August 2018.
  11. 2019 tournament rules
  12. IIHF Sport Regulations (pg4)

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