2022 IIHF World Championship

The 2022 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Finland from 13 to 29 May 2022 as the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced on 19 May 2017.[1] The host cities of the World Championships are Tampere and Helsinki, of which Tampere's brand-new Nokia Arena will serve as the main venue of the games.[2]

2022 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
Dates13–29 May
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2021
2023

In the midst of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the venue in Helsinki was moved from Helsinki Halli, previously known as Hartwall Arena, to Helsinki Ice Hall due to the former being owned by Russian oligarchs.[3]

Venues

Tampere Helsinki
Nokia Arena[2] Helsinki Ice Hall[3]
Capacity: 13,455[4] Capacity: 8,200

Participants

Qualified as host

Automatic qualifier after the cancellation of the 2021 IIHF lower division championships

Qualifier after Russia and Belarus being expelled

1 Pursuant to a December 2020 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on doping sanctions, Russian athletes and teams were prohibited from competing under the Russian flag or using the Russian national anthem at any Olympic Games or world championships through 16 December 2022, and could only compete as "neutral athlete[s]."[6] For IIHF tournaments, the Russian team was to play under the name "ROC".[7] Instead of the Russian national anthem being played at the 2021 World Championship, Piano Concerto No.1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was to be played.[8]
2 However, on 28 February 2022, the IIHF decided to expel ROC and Belarus from the tournament due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
3 Austria and France replaced Russia and Belarus.[9]

Seeding

The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2021 IIHF World Ranking, as of the end of the 2021 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system.

Rosters

Each team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 25 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 the tournament.

Preliminary round

The groups were announced on 7 June 2021,[10] with the schedule being revealed on 18 August 2021.[11]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2023 Division I A
-  ROC[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled
First match(es) will be played on 13 May 2022. Source:
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.
Notes:
  1. ROC was expelled on 1 March 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
13 May 2022
France v Slovakia
Germany v Canada
14 May 2022
Denmark v Kazakhstan
Switzerland  v Italy
Slovakia v Germany
15 May 2022
Italy v Canada
France v Kazakhstan
Denmark v  Switzerland
16 May 2022
Slovakia v Canada
France v Germany
17 May 2022
Italy v Denmark
Switzerland  v Kazakhstan
18 May 2022
France v Italy
Switzerland  v Slovakia
19 May 2022
Germany v Denmark
Canada v Kazakhstan
20 May 2022
Germany v Italy
Kazakhstan v Slovakia
21 May 2022
Denmark v France
Canada v  Switzerland
Italy v Slovakia
22 May 2022
Kazakhstan v Germany
Switzerland  v France
23 May 2022
Kazakhstan v Italy
Canada v Denmark
24 May 2022
Germany v  Switzerland
Slovakia v Denmark
Canada v France

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Finland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2023 Division I A
-  Belarus[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled
First match(es) will be played on 13 May 2022. Source:
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:
  1. Belarus was expelled on 1 March 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
13 May 2022
United States v Latvia
Finland v Norway
14 May 2022
Sweden v Austria
Czech Republic v Great Britain
Latvia v Finland
15 May 2022
Norway v Great Britain
Austria v United States
Czech Republic v Sweden
16 May 2022
Latvia v Norway
Finland v United States
17 May 2022
Czech Republic v Austria
Sweden v Great Britain
18 May 2022
Norway v Austria
Finland v Sweden
19 May 2022
Great Britain v United States
Czech Republic v Latvia
20 May 2022
Great Britain v Finland
Latvia v Austria
21 May 2022
United States v Sweden
Austria v Finland
Norway v Czech Republic
22 May 2022
Great Britain v Latvia
Sweden v Norway
23 May 2022
United States v Czech Republic
Austria v Great Britain
24 May 2022
Sweden v Latvia
United States v Norway
Finland v Czech Republic

Playoff round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 May
 
 
 
 
28 May
 
 
 
 
 
26 May
 
 
 
 
 
29 May
 
 
 
 
 
26 May
 
 
 
 
 
28 May
 
 
 
 
 
26 May
 
 Third place
 
 
 
29 May
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. "To Minsk & Riga in 2021!". iihfworlds2017.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. "Finnish Tampere Deck Arena is now Nokia Arena". Nokia Oyj. GlobeNewswire. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. "IS:n tiedot: Jääkiekon MM-kotikisojen areena vaihtui sodan takia – tässä on uusi pelipaikka" [IS reports: Ice hockey WC games arena changed due to the war – this is the new venue] (in Finnish). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. "Tampereen uudella Uros-areenalla pelattavien jääkiekon MM-otteluiden lipunosto-oikeudet arvotaan – "Ei mene nopeuskilpailuksi tai jonottamiseksi"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". IIHF.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. Wamsley, Laurel; Kennedy, Merrit (17 December 2020). "Russia Gets Its Doping Ban Reduced But Will Miss Next 2 Olympics". NPR. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. "New jersey for Russians". iihf.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. "IIHF chief Fasel confirms Tchaikovsky music as Russia's anthem at 2021 World Championship". TASS. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. "Tournament updates". 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  10. "Groups for 2022". iihf.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. "Finland opens Worlds vs. Norway". iihf.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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