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This World Cup began with the match between Canada and the USA - and practically ended with it. The two North American teams could only compete for bronze after rather unexpected defeats in the semi-finals. The first meeting in the derby was won by the US team.

The initiative in the match passed to the Americans from the first minutes, which resulted in a double advantage in shots in the first period. Only Curtis McElhinney's play could delay the goal from Jeff Blashill's men. But he did not imagine that a threat should be expected from the leader of his own team, Connor McDavid. In the 27th minute, the forward lost the puck in his own zone. Chris Kreider quickly intercepted the shot and opened the scoring.

The Americans continued to press McElhinney's goal throughout the second period, but at the end of it they got the puck into their own goal. The Canadians managed to play out a beautiful attack, which Marc-Edouard Vlasic volunteered to complete, punishing the USA for a number of unused chances.

After the break, the Canadian team settled tightly in front of Keith Kincaid's goal. This continued until Ryan O'Reilly was sent off, which helped the Americans take the lead again. Patrick Kane clicked right after the throw-in, and Nick Bonino finished off the puck.

For Kane, this point for the assist was his 20th in ten matches at the tournament. He became the first player to show such solid statistics at the World Championships since Canada's Danny Heatley, who scored 20 points in 2008. At the same time, Kane broke the American scoring record, which had stood since 1949. Then Bruce Mather scored 19 goals, and assists were not taken into account in the statistics.

When O'Reilly did not realize a 100% chance to win back, simply missing the puck, the Canadians removed McElhinney from the goal for almost the entire three remaining minutes. As a result, they not only failed to score, but also conceded two more goals. At first. Anders Lee shot accurately after winning a throw-in in his own zone, and then Chris Kreider scored a double.

The US team won bronze medals for the third time in the last six years - since 1960, such a result has been the ultimate dream for them. The Canadians were unable to win the small final for the second time, as they did at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Their medal streak, which began at the 2015 World Championships, was broken.

Swedes retain title

Just like five years ago, when the US team just won bronze, Sweden and Switzerland reached the finals of the World Championship. The team from Central Europe once again created a sensation, even louder than in 2013. After all, then the Swiss began to beat the favorites from the group stage, and this time they lost to the Czech Republic, Russia, and Sweden. They managed to get into the playoffs only through victories over frankly weak teams. But in the quarterfinals and semifinals, Patrick Fischer’s team represented by Finland and Canada.

From the first minutes of the decisive meeting, Switzerland began to show its best qualities- high-speed counterattacks and physical strength. World Championship silver medalist Nino Niederreiter opened the scoring in the 17th minute, receiving a pass in the pocket from the connected Roman Josi, who scored the only Swiss goal in the final five years ago.

True, the outsider's lead lasted a little more than a minute. Gustav Nyqvist's breakthrough went unnoticed by both the Swiss defense and Leonardo Genoni, who had stopped 43 Canadian shots the day before. Viktor Arvidsson could have scored next if there had not been a glitch in the perfect Swedish re-pass.

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The second period continued in the same spirit - the Swiss tried to punish the opponent for the slightest mistake, but did not forget to return to defense in time. After the Scandinavians' first penalty, they managed to catch the opponent during the shift change - Timo Maier caught the puck at the opponent's blue line and shot through goalkeeper Anders Nilsson, whom no one had time to help.

The Swedes did not remain in debt, and as soon as Switzerland itself found itself in the minority, the score became equal. Mika Zibanejad scored his sixth goal of the tournament - only Sebastian Aho and Patrick Kane scored more. The Swede with Iranian roots managed a deft wrist shot, which Genoni was unable to counter.

The real test for the Swiss came in the final third of regulation time. Roman Josi received two consecutive deletions - first for pushing Mikael Backlund in his own area, and then for touching the puck before completely leaving the penalty box. Without their most famous defender, the Swiss team was able to prevent new goals in their direction, but they no longer had enough strength to counterattack.

A year ago, the Swedes had already brought the matter to overtime, and then to a shootout, in which they celebrated their victory over Canada. The scenario for the current finale followed exactly the same scenario. Although both teams had enough chances to avoid the hockey lottery, they remained unfulfilled.

In the series of post-match shots, the scales initially tipped towards Switzerland - Sven Andrighetto opened the scoring, and Leonardo Genoni twice defended the goal against the Swedes. But then he missed twice, and his teammates were unable to beat Anders Nilsson. When Nino Niederreiter couldn't get the puck into the goal, the match ended. Sweden won the World Hockey Championship for the 11th time, while the Swiss had to settle for silver for the third time.

Latest news: Today, May 20, the final of the 2018 World Hockey Championship will be held - read the schedule of games, the composition of the Russian national team, and much more in the material.

Today, Sunday in Copenhagen, the final match of the 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship will take place at the Royal Arena.

The meeting will start at 21:15 by Moscow time. The national team will play sensationally in the final Switzerland, which was able to outplay the offenders of Russia - the national team Canada. The national team is considered the favorite Sweden, which defeated the Americans in the semifinals.

The so-called small final - the match for third place - will take place today in 16:45 in the same arena. The consolation prize will be played by the US and Canadian teams.

Schedule of the 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship - for today May 20, 2018

Schedule of the 2018 World Hockey Championship - for today 05/20/2018 (Moscow time)

Composition of groups for the 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship

Group A

Russia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Belarus, Slovakia, France, Austria

Group B

Canada, Finland, USA, Germany, Norway, Latvia, Denmark, South Korea

Based on the results of the matches, the teams that take the first four places in each group will advance to the quarterfinals, where they will play with an opponent from the criss-cross groups. Occupied last place in groups, teams are relegated from the elite division.

Schedule of the 2018 World Hockey Championship (game calendar and results of the 2018 World Cup Denmark)

Below is the schedule of matches of the group and final stages of the 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship in Denmark (Copenhagen and Herning). The group stage games of the 2018 World Cup will be held daily from May 4 to 15, the quarter finals on May 17, the semi-finals on the 19th, and the final and third place match on May 20, 2018. Let us remind you that in the group tournament 16 national teams will meet each other, divided into two groups A (Copenhagen) and B (Herning). The indicated start time for matches is Moscow.

Schedule of games for the Russian national team at the 2018 World Cup

In the group stage, the Russians will have to play with teams from Sweden, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Belarus, Slovakia, France and Austria. The first match will take place on May 4 against the French. In total, the Russian team will hold seven matches within the first stage.

Composition of the Russian national team at the 2018 World Cup

According to the decision of the coaching staff of the Russian national hockey team at the 2018 World Cup, our team will be represented by the following players.

Goalkeepers: Vasily Koshechkin (Metallurg), Ilya Sorokin (CSKA), Igor Shesterkin (SKA).

Defenders: Nikita Nesterov, Bogdan Kiselevich (both CSKA), Nikita Zaitsev (Toronto), Vladislav Gavrikov, Dinar Khafizullin, Egor Yakovlev (all SKA), Alexey Bereglazov (Metallurg), Nikita Tryamkin (Avtomobilist).

Forwards: Pavel Datsyuk, Nikita Gusev, Alexander Barabanov, Ilya Kablukov (all - SKA), Kirill Kaprizov, Mikhail Grigorenko, Sergey Andronov, Maxim Shalunov (all - CSKA), Evgeny Dadonov, Maxim Mamin (both - Florida), Artem Anisimov ( “Chicago”), Pavel Buchnevich (“Rangers”), Nikita Soshnikov (“St. Louis”), Alexey Byvaltsev (“Amur”), Ilya Mikheev (“Avangard”).

Not a single player from Ak Bars Kazan, the current winner of the Gagarin Cup, was included in the national team.

Not ashamed. The Russians lost to Canada and were left without World Cup medals

The Russian national hockey team lost to the Canadian team in the quarterfinals of the World Championship. Our guys were left without medals for the first time since 2013.

The Olympic champions of Pyeongchang were not initially considered the favorites of the post-Olympic tournament. There are a lot of reasons for this - there were no guys from the NHL there, there were in Denmark, a number of leaders could not come for various reasons - most often injuries, Ilya Kovalchuk, who decided to return to the NHL, does not have a contract, and the risk in this case is not justified . But the Americans, Canadians, Swedes, and Czechs brought powerful teams, and we ultimately lost to the last three.

Based on the results of the tournament, which became the first serious test for the new head coach of the Russians, Ilya Vorobyov, one can and should say - no shame. There is no shame in the game and dedication. Yes, the result is sad, and we are not used to this, but the main start of the season was Olympic Games, and they are won. Nothing else matters.

It’s a pity, of course, that we lost to the Canadians, whom we were chasing the whole match with 0:2 and looked decent and cheerful throughout the game, in overtime, in the minority. And the hero of Pyeongchang, Kirill Kaprizov, earned a fateful removal. I don't know if the judge would be right. Most likely, yes. But I would not give such a removal at such a moment. In any case, we have ourselves to blame - we lost by three goals.

Canada remains an inconvenient and principled rival for us - 7 years without defeating them at major tournaments (we only defeated them at the Channel One Cup, but there the guests had a squad without NHL players), but for some reason there is a feeling that the situation will soon will become different and we will not be ashamed with joyful emotions, and not with sadness from another defeat.

Thriller from Russia and Canada, sensational defeat of Finland and difficulties of Sweden: results of the 13th game day of the World Hockey Championship

The 13th day of play has ended at the World Hockey Championship in Denmark. The Russian team fought back three times during the match, but lost to the Canadian team in extra time and for the first time in five years was left without medals at the world championship. Switzerland created the main sensation of the tournament by beating Finland. The US team prevailed over the Czech Republic in a stubborn confrontation, and Sweden broke the resistance of Latvia.

Confrontation of the day

The main match of the day took place at the Royal Arena, where fans watched the next chapter of the classic hockey confrontation between the national teams of Russia and Canada. The last time the North Americans lost to their eternal rivals was in 2011, so Ilya Vorobyov’s charges were filled with the desire to break the long winless streak.

The coaching staff of the Russian national team decided to experiment on the eve of the main match of the championship and left the main goalkeeper Vasily Koshechkin on the bench. Igor Shestyorkin took his place in goal, but this did not save the team from conceding goals. Already in the opening of the match, the Russians found themselves in the role of catching up after Colton Paraiko's accurate shot, and in the second period, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins doubled the opponent's advantage. Moreover, both Maple Leaf goals were scored in unequal lineups after Sergei Andronov was sent off. But Vorobyov’s players did not even think of giving up. They demonstrated strength of character and were able to fight back through the efforts of Ilya Mikheev and Alexander Barabanov.

The first 40 minutes of the meeting ended with a score of 2:2, and in the third 20 minutes the hockey players staged a real thriller on the ice. The Canadians took the lead twice, but the Russians needed less than two minutes to restore the balance in the score. The fate of the match was decided in overtime, where the removal of Kirill Kaprizov played a key role. Best sniper The Russian national team hit his opponent's stick at the tournament and received a two-minute penalty. The final score of the match was set by Ryan O'Reilly.

One of the main heroes of the match was Canadian leader Connor McDavid. The Edmonton Oilers forward scored three assists, which helped him score his 16 (5 + 11) points in the tournament. In the list of scorers, he is second only to the American Patrick Kane and the Finn Sebastian Aho.

The Russian team stopped its participation at the World Championships in Denmark and for the first time since 2013 was left without competition medals. In the last four years, the “red car” has won gold and silver at the world championship, and also twice became a bronze medalist.

Surprise of the day

Switzerland will unexpectedly become Canada's opponent in the semi-finals. Patrick Fischer's team created the main sensation of the day by defeating the leader of Group B, Finland.

Moreover, at first nothing foreshadowed such an outcome. Markus Nutivaara opened the scoring in the seventh minute of the match, but this success only weakened the favorite. In the middle of the second period, the Swiss played a fantastic four-minute stretch, upsetting opposing goalkeeper Harri Sateri three times. Moreover, the team's top scorers took part in scoring the first goal - Nino Niederreiter passed to Enzo Corvi, who sent the puck into the net. After that, both hockey players had eight scoring points at the world championship.

The Finns rushed to win back, but could only reduce the difference in the score. Swiss defender Michael Faura received a double minor penalty for hitting Suomi national team leader Sebastian Aho in the face, which Mikko Rantanen immediately took advantage of. In the remaining time, Lauri Marjamäki's team laid siege to Leonardo Genoni's goal, but their opponents played confidently in defense and maintained the winning result.

Constancy of the day

In their quarterfinal match, the Swedish national team met with another team that managed to present several surprises at the current World Cup. In the previous meeting, Latvia defeated the hosts of the world championship - Denmark and took its place among the top eight. But now Tre Krunur stood in their way, who had not yet suffered a single defeat in the tournament.

Neither two goals nor the exploits of Elvis Merzlikin helped break the Swedish winning streak. For 26 minutes, the goalkeeper kept his goal intact, and made 31 saves throughout the match, but this was not enough. Goals from Filip Forsberg, David Arvidsson and Oliver Ekman-Larsson prevented Bob Hartley's men from creating another sensation.

The Swedish team's top scorer, Rickard Rakell, did not leave the ice without another point for performance. The Anaheim Ducks forward took part in the team's winning goal and took fourth place in the scoring race. Now he has 13 (6 + 7) points.

Take of the day

The match between the national teams of the USA and the Czech Republic was very reminiscent of the confrontation between Russia and Canada. Already in the first period, the Stars and Stripes upset Pavel Francouz twice. Patrick Kane opened the scoring with a superb solo run and Cam Atkinson scored less than two minutes later. For Artemy Panarin’s partner in the Columbus Blue Jackets, this goal was the sixth in the tournament.

But Josef Jandacz's team found the strength to win back and revive the intrigue in the confrontation. First, Michal Rzepik scored with an accurate throw, and then Martin Necas punished his opponent for rudeness, realizing his numerical advantage.

In the final segment of the meeting, the captain of the US team said his weighty word. Kane scored a double and got his team a ticket to the semi-finals of the World Cup. In addition, after this match, the Chicago Blackhawks forward had 19 points (8 + 11), which allowed him to lead the championship scoring race.

The 2018 IIHF World Championship will be the 82nd tournament held under the auspices of the IHF. The upcoming competition will bring together the best teams on the planet, in whose ranks there are outstanding puck masters. An uncompromising fight awaits on every centimeter of the ice, spectacular goals and exciting confrontations between world hockey stars.

The 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship will be held for the first time in its history will pass in Denmark. Initially, Latvia also applied for the right to host the prestigious competition, but the IHF leadership took into account that the Baltic republic hosted this championship in 2005. According to the voting results, an overwhelming number of sports officials (95 versus 12) spoke in favor of Denmark.

All matches of the tournament will take place in two Danish cities:

• Copenhagen;
• Herning.

In the capital Copenhagen, all matches, including the final, will take place at the Royal Arena. In Herning, matches can be watched from the stands of the Boxen Arena. The maximum capacity of both stadiums is 12 thousand spectators. The start date of the 2018 World Hockey Championship was chosen as May 4. The match for 3rd place and the final will take place on May 20.

Tournament regulations

The regulations for the 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship have not changed. As before, 16 people will take part in the main hockey event on the planet best teams, which will be divided into two subgroups. The following teams will compete in subgroup “A”:

• Switzerland;
• Belarus;
• Slovakia;
• France;
• Austria;
• Sweden;
• Russia;
• Czech Republic.

The following teams were included in subgroup “B”:

• Denmark;
• Canada;
• Latvia;
• Germany;
• Norway;
• Finland;
• South Korea.

Within the subgroup, the teams will play one match against each other. For a victory in regular time, that is, in the first 60 minutes of the game, the team receives three points; the losing team does not receive any points. In the event of a draw after three periods, overtime is assigned for 5 minutes (4x4 format), and if this does not help determine the winner, then the teams will conduct a series of shootouts. The team that defeats the opponent in overtime or in shootouts gets 2 points, while the losing side gets 1 point.

Based on the results of the past matches, the four best teams advance to the playoff stage, where they will play in a criss-cross system. In other words, the first team from subgroup “A” will fight with the squad that is in fourth place in subgroup “B,” etc. The last team from each subgroup leaves the elite of world hockey and goes to the first division. In the elimination stage, if there is a draw, teams play in a 4x4 format in an additional overtime of 10 minutes (for the ¼ and ½ finals), and in the final match the overtime increases to 20 minutes. When during this time it was not possible to identify a winner, a series of shootouts is held.

Title Contenders

The World Hockey Championship, like any other competition, has its favorites and outsiders. Since the collapse of the USSR and the acquisition of sovereignty Russian Federation only four teams have won the world trophy, not counting 2002, when Slovakia broke the hegemony of the favorites. Today, the Slovaks do not have enough stars in the sky and are considered to be in the middle of the championship, and the following teams will be vying for the title in 2018:

• Russia;
• Canada;
• Sweden;
• Finland.

For the Russians, who won the trophy back in 2014, winning the championship in Denmark will be a matter of honor. At the competition held in 2017, the path to the title was blocked by eternal rivals - the Canadians, and in the semi-final match, after two periods, Oleg Znarok's charges led with a score of 2:0, but in the end lost 2:4. Of course, the most ardent fans regarded the third place achieved in the fight against the Finns as a failure, but experts noticed a number of positive changes. For example, the rejuvenation of the roster is carried out almost painlessly, and the players from the National Hockey League interact well with the stars. As a result, in 2018 the Russians will become one of the main contenders for the trophy.

The obvious contender for gold is Team Canada. Over the past three years, the Maple Leaves have won the trophy twice, and in the last year they were content with silver, losing in the main match of the championship to Sweden in a shootout. We can talk endlessly about the skill of the Canadian stars, but it’s better to see the game once and enjoy this amazing spectacle. When hockey players from Canada are on a roll, it is impossible to stop them, which is why they are on the list of possible winners at the upcoming championship.

The Swedish national team - winner of the last World Hockey Championship - is capable of defeating any opponent, as the Canadians can confirm. Tre Krunur have a collection of experienced players who know when to step up. The ability to vary the pace, play excellent defense and instantly release the counterattack spring is far from full list merits of the Swedish team.

Finland on last Championship the world looked rather lackluster, but even with such a game, the “lions” reached the semi-finals. If the Finns manage to establish cooperation and strengthen the goalkeeper position, then they will have every chance of success, especially since the fans have already forgotten about the last triumph (Finland became champions in 2011).

The list of contenders for victory in the tournament will be incomplete without the USA. The American team is considered a mood team that plays attacking hockey, completely forgetting about defense. It is the defensive component that is the main reason for losses in decisive matches. In its history, the United States became the champion only once, back in 1960, so objectively it’s hardly worth expecting a repeat of this success, but the Americans may well compete for third place.

The 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship is amazing sporting event, which attracts millions of fans every year. Russians will once again be able to cheer for their favorites, ready to fight the most formidable opponents and defend the honor of their Motherland. Don't miss the start of the tournament on May 4th.

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MOSCOW, May 6 - R-Sport. The Ice Hockey World Championship will be held in Moscow and St. Petersburg from May 6 to May 22, 2016. The Russian team will meet in the group stage of the tournament with national teams Sweden, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Latvia, Norway, Denmark and Kazakhstan.

Below is reference Information about the history of the performance of the USSR and Russian national teams at the World Hockey Championships.

World Championship 2007 (April 27 - May 13, Russia). For the first time since 1986, the World Hockey Championship was hosted by Moscow (some of the matches took place in Mytishchi, near Moscow). At the preliminary stage, the Russian national team, under the leadership of new coach Vyacheslav Bykov, took 1st place in its qualifying group and advanced to the second group stage, where it also did not experience the bitterness of defeat, beating the teams of Italy (3:0), Switzerland (6:3) and Sweden (4:2). In the quarterfinals, the Russians defeated the Czech team (4:0), and in the semifinals they unexpectedly lost to the Finnish team in overtime (1:2). In the match for 3rd place, the Russian team beat the Swedish team (3:1) and won bronze medals in the championship. Russian hockey player Andrei Markov was recognized as the best defender, and his teammate Alexey Morozov was recognized as the best forward of the world championship.

World Championship 2008 (May 2-18, Canada). For the first time since 1962, the World Championships were held in North America and was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the creation of the International Ice Hockey Federation. At the preliminary stage, the Russian national team under the leadership of Vyacheslav Bykov took 1st place in its qualifying group and advanced to the second group stage, where they won three victories in a row - over the national teams of Belarus (4:3) in a shootout and Sweden (3:2) , as well as over the Swiss national team (5:3) in regular time. In the quarterfinals Russian hockey players defeated the Swiss national team (6:0), in the semifinals they dealt with the Finnish national team (4:0), and in the final, losing 2:4 after two periods, they managed to snatch victory from the Canadian national team in overtime (5:4), winning gold medals and repeating the success of the Russian national team 15 years ago. Russian hockey player Evgeniy Nabokov was recognized as the best goalkeeper of the World Championship.

World Championship 2009 (April 24 - May 10, Switzerland). At the preliminary stage, the Russian team, led by Vyacheslav Bykov, took 1st place in its qualifying group and advanced to the second group stage, where they also won three victories in a row - over the teams of Sweden (6:5 in overtime), the USA (4:1) and Latvia (6:1). In the quarterfinals, Russian hockey players defeated the Belarusian team in a bitter struggle (4:3), in an equally intense quarterfinal they beat the US team (3:2), and in the final, as a year earlier, they defeated the Canadian team (2:1), winning gold medals at the championship. Russian hockey player Ilya Kovalchuk was recognized as the best forward and the most valuable player of the world championship.

World Championship 2010 (May 7-23, Germany). At the preliminary stage, the Russian national team under the leadership of Vyacheslav Bykov took 1st place in its qualifying group and entered the second group stage, where again it did not lose a single point, beating the teams of Germany (3:2), Denmark (6:1) and Finland (5:0). In the quarterfinals, the Russians beat the Canadian team (5:2). In the semi-finals, in a bitter struggle, the Russian team beat the sensation of the tournament - the German team (2:1), and in the no less tense final lost to the Czech team (1:2), winning the silver medals of the championship. Russian hockey player Pavel Datsyuk was recognized as the best forward of the tournament.

World Championship 2011 (April 29 - May 15, Slovakia). At the preliminary stage, the Russian team, led by Vyacheslav Bykov, took second place and advanced to the second group stage, where they beat the Danish team (4:3) and were defeated by the teams of Finland (2:3 in a shootout) and the Czech Republic (2:3) . The Russians finished the group stage with 7 points and took fourth place in Group E. In the quarterfinals, the Russians won a difficult victory over the Canadian team (2:1), followed by a “dry” defeat from Finland in the semifinals (0:3). In the match for third place, the Czech team beat the Russian team (7:4), which for the first time in the last five years remained below the medal list.

World Championship 2012 (May 4-20, Sweden, Finland). For the first time, the championship was held in two countries, Finland and Sweden. The Russian national team, under the leadership of new coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, won all 10 matches, and never even needed to play overtime. All group round matches ended with the Russians having an advantage of at least two goals. In the quarterfinals, the future world champions won a confident victory over the Norwegians (5:2), and in the semifinals they defeated the Finns (6:2). In the final of the world championship, the Russian team defeated the Slovak team with a score of 6:2. Center forward of the Russian national hockey team Evgeni Malkin became top scorer World Championship and was recognized as the most valuable hockey player.

World Championship 2013 (May 3-19, Finland, Sweden). The Russian team, led by Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, began the defense of the world champion title with three victories: over Latvia (6:0), Germany (4:1) and the USA (5:3). In the fourth match of the group stage against the French team, the Russians lost with a score of 1:2. Many experts hastened to attribute the defeat in the match with the French to goalkeeper Vasily Koshechkin, in the first and last time appeared on the ice during the tournament. In the next match of the group stage, the Russian team had the opportunity to rehabilitate itself in the match against the hosts of the tournament, the Finnish national team. But the Finns achieved a victory with a score of 3:2. The Russian team broke the series of defeats by defeating the Slovak team in the sixth match of the group stage (3:1). This victory guaranteed the Russian team access to the quarterfinals. Last match At the group stage, the Russian team played against Austria. Russian team won 8:4. In the quarterfinals, the Russian team lost to the US team with a score of 3:8 and ended their performance in Helsinki. This defeat was the largest at the world championships in the history of the team. For the first time since 2006, Russia failed to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.

World Championship 2014 (9-25 May 2014, Belarus). A year after the failure at the World Championships and just three months after an even more difficult defeat at the home Olympics in Sochi, the Russian team, under the leadership of new coach Oleg Znarka, regained the title of the strongest in the world. The Russian team followed the path of Zinetula Bilyaletdinov’s team in 2012 and won all ten championship matches. In the playoffs, the Russian team beat the teams of France (3:0) and Sweden (3:1). In the final, they defeated the Finnish team with a score of 5:2 and won the world championship. The Russian team played the final match without Znark, who received a one-game disqualification from the International Federation for an incorrect gesture towards the Swedes in the semi-finals. Russian striker Viktor Tikhonov became the top scorer and sniper of the World Cup. Sergei Bobrovsky was recognized as the best goalkeeper.

At the 2015 World Championships (May 1-17, Czech Republic), the Russian team again reached the final. At the group stage, the Russians won five victories in seven matches, beating the teams of Norway (6:2), Slovenia (5:3), Denmark (5:2), Belarus (7:0), Slovakia (3:2, in overtime) , and losing to the US national teams (2:4) and Finland (2:3 in shootouts). The Russian team qualified for the playoffs of the World Championship in the Czech Republic from third place in Group B. In the quarterfinals, Russian hockey players defeated the Swedish team with a score of 5:3, and in the semifinal match they defeated the US team (4:0). In the championship final, the Russians lost to the Canadians with a score of 1:6 and won silver medals.

The results of the 2019 World Hockey Championship matches surprised not only fans of this sport, but also amateurs. The 2019 World Champion was the Swedish team, and the favorites of the 2019 World Cup, the Canadian team, failed to enter the top three and took fourth place.

Sweden - Champion

The eighty-second Ice Hockey World Championship, which took place in Denmark from May 4 to May 20, has ended. Can be discussed last news and summarize.

Of the 16 teams that took part in the championship, the teams of Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and Canada reached the semi-finals.

The winner of the 2019 championship was the Swedish team. The Swiss team took second place. And the bronze went to the USA team.

How the other teams of the participating countries played

Results of the first matches of the World Hockey Championship

The Swedish national team (W) won seven victories in seven matches (W-Belarus (5:0), W-Czech Republic (3:2), W-France (4:0), W-Austria (7:0), W- Switzerland (4:3), W-Russia (3:1)

The Swiss team won 4 victories in matches with Austria (3:2), Slovakia (2:0), Belarus (5:2), France (5:1)

The US team played 6 winning matches: with Denmark (4:0), Germany (3:0), Latvia (3:2), Republic of Korea (13:1), Norway (9:3)

Canadian hockey players played 5 productive games with the Republic of Korea (10:0), Denmark (7:1), Latvia (2:1), Norway (5:0), Germany (3:0)

Finland also scored five winning matches against the Republic of Korea (8:1), Latvia (8:1), Norway (7:0), Canada (5:1), USA (6:2)

The Russians won against five teams, and in four matches they did not concede a single goal - France (5:0), Austria (7:0), Belarus (6:0), Slovakia (4:0). Switzerland (4:3).

The Czech Republic played 6 victorious games with Slovakia (3:2), Switzerland (5:4), Russia (4:3), Belarus (3:0), France (6:0), Austria (4:3)

The Latvians won four matches with Norway (3:2), the Republic of Korea (5:0), Germany (3:1), Denmark (1:0)

The Slovaks won three times in matches against Austria (4:2), France (3:1), Belarus (7:4)

The Danish team played victorious games with the teams of Germany (3:2), Finland (3:2), Norway (3:0), and the Republic of Korea (3:1)

Germany won twice - in matches with the Republic of Korea (6:1), Finland (3:2)

The French also won twice - in games with Belarus (6:2), Austria (5:2)

Norway played two productive games with Germany (5:4) and the Republic of Korea (3:0)

Austria won the match with Belarus (4:0)

The national teams of Belarus and the Republic of Korea did not play a single effective match and found themselves at the bottom of the standings

Summary table of the results of games of all teams

Each team played seven matches in the team tournament. The Swedish national team triumphantly reached the quarterfinals without losing a single game. Together with her, the teams of Canada, the USA, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Finland and Switzerland will fight for further entry.

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals of the World Hockey Championship, held on May 17, 2019, the teams showed the following results:

Russia – Canada (4:5)

USA – Czech Republic (3:2)

Sweden – Latvia (3:2)

Finland – Switzerland (2:3)

Semi-finals

As a result, Canada, the USA, Switzerland and Sweden reached the semi-finals.

On May 19, 2019, the semi-finalist matches took place at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen. Game results:

Sweden – USA (6:0)

Canada – Switzerland (2:3)

Four winners

On May 20, 2019 at 15.45 a match for third place took place between the USA and Canada teams. The USA team won with a score of 4:1.

On the same day at 20.15 at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, the final of the 2019 World Hockey Championship took place in front of a packed stadium. The teams of Sweden and Switzerland met on the ice. The result of the game is 3:2 in favor of Sweden.

Based on the results of all matches of the 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship, the teams of the participating countries were ranked as follows:

The best players of the championship

Finnish national team player Sebastian Aho was named the best scorer of the 2019 World Hockey Championship. In eight games he scored 9 goals. He is followed by Patrick Kane (USA), Rickard Rakell (Sweden), Cam Atkinson (USA), Teuvo Teräväinen (Finland) and Connor McDavid (Canada).

Also named five best goalkeepers– Anders Nilsson (Sweden), Frederik Andersen (Denmark), Igor Shesterkin (Russia), Elvis Merzlikin (Latvia), Harri Sateri (Finland).