2017 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Germany France Venues 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates 5–21 May 2017
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions Sweden (10th title)Tournament statistics
Games played 64
Goals scored 355 (5.55 per game)
Attendance 686,391 (10,725 per game)
Scoring leader Russia Artemi Panarin (17 points)Awards
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The 2017 IIHF World Championship , the 2017 edition of the annual Ice Hockey World Championships , was held from 5 to 21 May 2017 in Cologne , Germany and Paris , France. The official tournament mascots were Asterix and Obelix , the main characters from popular French comic book series The Adventures of Asterix . The logo incorporates the silhouette of deceased German national team goaltender Robert Müller , who succumbed to a brain tumor at just 28 years of age. German tennis player Angelique Kerber , 1. FC Köln and German Olympic soccer team goalkeeper Timo Horn and Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 's Brazilian winger Lucas Moura were named celebrity ambassadors for the event.
Sweden won the tournament by defeating Canada 2–1 after a penalty shoot-out. Russia won the bronze medal game, defeating Finland 5–3.
Bids There were two official bids to host these championships.
Denmark has never hosted these championships. Latvia hosted these championships for the first time in 2006 . The proposed arenas were Arena Riga and the planned Copenhagen Arena .
France last hosted these championships in 1951 . Germany hosted the championships most recently in 2010 . The proposed arenas were AccorHotels Arena in Paris and Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 17, 2013 in Stockholm , Sweden . The united bid of France and Germany received 63 votes, while the bid of Denmark and Latvia received 45.
Participants Seeding The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2016 IIHF World Ranking , which ended at the conclusion of the 2016 IIHF World Championship.
Venues Rosters 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 The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Finland Stefan Fonselius Russia Roman Gofman Canada Oliver Gouin Czech Republic Jan Hribik Canada Brett Iverson Czech Republic Antonín Jeřábek Slovakia Jozef Kubuš Austria Mark Lemelin Sweden Marcus Linde Latvia Eduards Odiņš Sweden Linus Öhlund Germany Daniel Piechaczek United States Stephen Reneau Finland Anssi Salonen Switzerland Daniel Stricker Switzerland Tobias WehrliBelarus Ivan Dedyulya Denmark Rene Jensen Switzerland Roman Kaderli Germany Lukas Kohlmüller Russia Gleb Lazarev Netherlands Joep Leermakers Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský Sweden Andreas Malmqvist United States Brian Oliver Russia Alexander Otmakhov United States Judson Ritter Slovakia Peter Šefčík Finland Hannu Sormunen Czech Republic Libor Suchánek Finland Sakari Suominen Canada Nathan Vanoosten
Preliminary round The schedule was announced on 9 August 2016.
Group A Sweden vs Russia at the Lanxess Arena Pos Teamv te Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 United States 7 6 0 0 1 31 14 +17 18 Playoff round 2 Russia 7 5 1 0 1 35 10 +25 17 3 Sweden 7 5 0 1 1 29 13 +16 16 4 Germany (H)7 2 2 1 2 20 23 −3 11 5 Latvia 7 3 0 1 3 14 18 −4 10 6 Denmark 7 1 2 0 4 13 22 −9 7 7 Slovakia 7 0 1 2 4 12 28 −16 4 8 Italy (R)7 0 0 1 6 6 32 −26 1 Relegation to Division I A
Group B Pos Teamv te Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Canada 7 6 0 1 0 32 10 +22 19 Playoff round 2 Switzerland 7 3 2 2 0 22 14 +8 15 3 Czech Republic 7 3 2 0 2 23 14 +9 13 4 Finland 7 2 2 1 2 20 22 −2 11 5 France (H)7 2 2 0 3 23 19 +4 10 6 Norway 7 2 0 2 3 13 19 −6 8 7 Belarus 7 2 0 1 4 15 27 −12 7 8 Slovenia (R)7 0 0 1 6 13 36 −23 1 Relegation to Division I A
Playoff round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 18 May - Cologne United States 0 20 May - Cologne Finland 2 Finland 1 18 May - Paris Sweden 4 Switzerland 1 21 May - Cologne Sweden 3 Sweden (GWS)2 18 May - Cologne Canada 1 Canada 2 20 May - Cologne Germany 1 Canada 4 18 May - Paris Russia 2 Third place Russia 3 21 May - Cologne Czech Republic 0 Russia 5 Finland 3
Quarterfinals 18 May 2017 16:15 United States 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)Finland Lanxess Arena , Cologne Attendance: 8,968
Jimmy Howard Goalies Harri Säteri Referees: Canada Oliver Gouin Czech Republic Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Russia Gleb Lazarev Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský0–121:01 – Rantanen (Savinainen , Aho ) (PP)0–246:49 – Kemppainen (J. Aaltonen ) 0–1 21:01 – Rantanen (Savinainen , Aho ) (PP) 0–2 46:49 – Kemppainen (J. Aaltonen ) 12 min Penalties 4 min 26 Shots 20
18 May 2017 16:15 Russia 3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0)Czech Republic AccorHotels Arena , Paris Attendance: 6,209
Andrei Vasilevskiy Goalies Pavel Francouz Referees: Austria Mark Lemelin Switzerland Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: United States Brian Oliver Canada Nathan VanoostenOrlov (Plotnikov , Antipin ) – 08:451–0Kucherov (Kuznetsov , Antipin) (PP) – 13:362–0Panarin (Kucherov, Kuznetsov) – 53:553–0Orlov (Plotnikov , Antipin ) – 08:451–0 Kucherov (Kuznetsov , Antipin) (PP) – 13:362–0 Panarin (Kucherov, Kuznetsov) – 53:553–0 10 min Penalties 6 min 26 Shots 27
18 May 2017 20:15 Canada 2–1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1)Germany Lanxess Arena , Cologne Attendance: 16,653
Calvin Pickard Goalies Philipp Grubauer Referees: Czech Republic Jan Hribik Switzerland Daniel Stricker Linesmen: United States Judson Ritter Finland Sakari SuominenScheifele (O'Reilly , Marner ) (PP) – 17:111–0Skinner (Matheson , Scheifele) – 38:082–02–153:21 – Y. Seidenberg (Ehrhoff ) (SH)Scheifele (O'Reilly , Marner ) (PP) – 17:111–0 Skinner (Matheson , Scheifele) – 38:082–0 2–1 53:21 – Y. Seidenberg (Ehrhoff ) (SH) 8 min Penalties 18 min 50 Shots 20
18 May 2017 20:15 Switzerland 1–3 (1–1, 0–1, 0–1)Sweden AccorHotels Arena , Paris Attendance: 8,417
Leonardo Genoni Goalies Henrik Lundqvist Referees: Canada Brett Iverson Slovakia Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: Russia Alexander Otmakhov Czech Republic Libor Suchánek0–104:15 – Bäckström (Lindberg , Nylander )Haas – 12:531–11–233:15 – Nylander (Ekman-Larsson )1–343:44 – Edler (J. Lundqvist ) 0–1 04:15 – Bäckström (Lindberg , Nylander ) Haas – 12:531–1 1–2 33:15 – Nylander (Ekman-Larsson ) 1–3 43:44 – Edler (J. Lundqvist ) 2 min Penalties 6 min 27 Shots 29
Semifinals 20 May 2017 15:15 Canada 4–2 (0–0, 0–2, 4–0)Russia Lanxess Arena , Cologne Attendance: 16,469
Calvin Pickard Goalies Andrei Vasilevskiy Referees: Austria Mark Lemelin Switzerland Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský United States Brian Oliver0–132:16 – Kuznetsov (Panarin , Kucherov )0–234:50 – Gusev (Shipachyov , Panarin) (PP)Scheifele (MacKinnon , Parayko ) (PP) – 40:171–2MacKinnon (Konecny ) – 55:072–2O'Reilly (Matheson ) – 56:583–2Couturier (O'Reilly, Parayko) (ENG) – 58:534–2 0–1 32:16 – Kuznetsov (Panarin , Kucherov ) 0–2 34:50 – Gusev (Shipachyov , Panarin) (PP) Scheifele (MacKinnon , Parayko ) (PP) – 40:171–2 MacKinnon (Konecny ) – 55:07 2–2 O'Reilly (Matheson ) – 56:583–2 Couturier (O'Reilly, Parayko) (ENG) – 58:534–2 10 min Penalties 22 min 38 Shots 28
20 May 2017 19:15 Sweden 4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0)Finland Lanxess Arena , Cologne Attendance: 11,242
Henrik Lundqvist Goalies Harri Säteri Referees: Czech Republic Jan Hribik Czech Republic Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Russia Alexander Otmakhov Canada Nathan VanoostenEdler (Bäckström ) – 01:491–01–104:45 – Kemppainen (Aaltonen )J. Klingberg (Ekman-Larsson , Nylander ) (PP) – 24:362–1Nylander (Bäckström) (PP) – 34:523–1Nordström (Krüger ) – 53:524–1Edler (Bäckström ) – 01:491–0 1–1 04:45 – Kemppainen (Aaltonen ) J. Klingberg (Ekman-Larsson , Nylander ) (PP) – 24:362–1 Nylander (Bäckström) (PP) – 34:52 3–1 Nordström (Krüger ) – 53:524–1 6 min Penalties 10 min 41 Shots 23
Bronze medal game 21 May 2017 16:15 Russia 5–3 (1–0, 3–1, 1–2)Finland Lanxess Arena , Cologne Attendance: 16,182
Andrei Vasilevskiy Goalies Joonas Korpisalo Harri Säteri Referees: Canada Oliver Gouin Canada Brett Iverson Linesmen: Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský United States Brian OliverGusev (Antipin , Nichushkin ) – 06:581–0Tkachyov (Nichushkin, Zub ) (SH) – 21:482–0Gusev (Panarin , Dadonov ) (PP) – 27:013–0Kiselevich (Namestnikov , Nichushkin) – 28:164–04–139:33 – Rantanen (Filppula )4–241:16 – Lehtonen (Aho )4–345:29 – Savinainen (Rantanen, Aho) (PP)Kucherov (Gusev, Belov ) – 49:495–3Gusev (Antipin , Nichushkin ) – 06:581–0 Tkachyov (Nichushkin, Zub ) (SH) – 21:482–0 Gusev (Panarin , Dadonov ) (PP) – 27:01 3–0 Kiselevich (Namestnikov , Nichushkin) – 28:164–0 4–1 39:33 – Rantanen (Filppula ) 4–2 41:16 – Lehtonen (Aho ) 4–3 45:29 – Savinainen (Rantanen, Aho) (PP) Kucherov (Gusev, Belov ) – 49:495–3 8 min Penalties 10 min 30 Shots 29
Gold medal game 21 May 2017 20:45 Canada 1–2 GWS (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)Sweden Lanxess Arena , Cologne Attendance: 17,363
Calvin Pickard Goalies Henrik Lundqvist Referees: Czech Republic Antonín Jeřábek Switzerland Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Russia Alexander Otmakhov Finland Sakari Suominen0–139:39 – Hedman (SH)O'Reilly (Marner , MacKinnon ) (PP) – 41:581–1 0–1 39:39 – Hedman (SH) O'Reilly (Marner , MacKinnon ) (PP) – 41:581–1 MacKinnon Point O'Reilly Marner Shootout Nylander Bäckström Ekman-Larsson Landeskog 10 min Penalties 8 min 43 Shots 42
Ranking and statistics Final ranking Sweden celebrating gold Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result 1 A Sweden 10 7 1 1 1 38 16 +22 24 Champions 2 B Canada 10 8 0 2 0 39 15 +24 26 Runners-up 3 A Russia 10 7 1 0 2 45 17 +28 23 Third place 4 B Finland 10 3 2 1 4 26 31 −5 14 Fourth place 5 A United States 8 6 0 0 2 31 16 +15 18 Eliminated in Quarter-finals 6 B Switzerland 8 3 2 2 1 23 17 +6 15 7 B Czech Republic 8 3 2 0 3 23 17 +6 13 8 A Germany (H)8 2 2 1 3 21 25 −4 11 9 B France (H)7 2 2 0 3 23 19 +4 10 Eliminated in Group stage 10 A Latvia 7 3 0 1 3 14 18 −4 10 11 B Norway 7 2 0 2 3 13 19 −6 8 12 A Denmark 7 1 2 0 4 13 22 −9 7 13 B Belarus 7 2 0 1 4 15 27 −12 7 14 A Slovakia 7 0 1 2 4 12 28 −16 4 15 B Slovenia 7 0 0 1 6 13 36 −23 1 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I 16 A Italy 7 0 0 1 6 6 32 −26 1
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source:
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 Sweden Henrik Lundqvist 320:00 7 1.31 129 94.57 0 Canada Calvin Pickard 443:40 11 1.49 178 93.82 1 Russia Andrei Vasilevskiy 522:51 15 1.72 233 93.56 3 Latvia Elvis Merzļikins 364:04 12 1.98 183 93.44 1 Switzerland Leonardo Genoni 361:32 10 1.66 150 93.33 2
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average ; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source:
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IIHF honors and awards The 2017 IIHF Hall of Fame inductees and award recipients were honored during the World Championship medal ceremonies in Cologne.
IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
Award recipients
Patrick Francheterre of France received the Paul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey.Tony Hand of Great Britain received the Torriani Award for a player with an outstanding career from non-top hockey nation.External links