Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2006

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	Winner: Sweden

The 70th Men's A Ice Hockey World Championship was awarded to Latvia by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF and took place from May 5th to 21st, 2006 in the capital Riga . For the state from the Baltic States it was the first staging of the ice hockey world championship and at the same time also the first event of this kind in one of the former Soviet republics apart from Russia.

The final took place on May 21st. Sweden beat defending champions Czech Republic 4-0 in front of 11,000 spectators and won their eighth World Championship title three months earlier after the Olympic title.

Overview men's world championships

competition	place	date	sub- contractor	viewers total	Games	O
Top division	Riga	0May 5 , 2006 - May 21, 2006	16	324.794	56	5,799
Division IA	Amiens	Apr. 24, 2006 - Apr. 30, 2006	6th	29,903	15th	1.993
Division IB	Tallinn	Apr 23, 2006 - Apr 29, 2006	6th	16.606	15th	1.107
Division II A	Sofia	27 Mar 2006– April 2, 2006 0	6th	6.227	15th	415
Division II B	Auckland	0Apr 3, 2006 - Apr 9, 2006 0	6th	6,513	15th	434
Division III	Reykjavík	Apr. 24, 2006 - Apr. 29, 2006	5	4,487	10	448

Participants, venues and periods

• Top division: May 5-21, 2006 in Riga , Latvia

  Participants: Denmark , Finland , Italy (promoted) , Canada , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Norway (promoted) , Russia , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovakia , Slovenia , Czech Republic (defending champion) , Ukraine , USA , Belarus                   

• Division I.
  • Group A: April 24-30, 2006 in Amiens , France

    Participants: Germany (relegated) , France , Great Britain , Israel (promoted) , Japan , Hungary        

  • Group B: April 23-29, 2006 in Tallinn , Estonia

    Participants: Estonia , Croatia (promoted) , Lithuania , Netherlands , Austria (relegated) , Poland        

• Division II
  • Group A: March 27 to April 2, 2006 in Sofia , Bulgaria

    Participants: Belgium , Bulgaria , Romania (relegated) , Serbia and Montenegro , Spain , South Africa (promoted)       

  • Group B: April 3-9, 2006 in Auckland , New Zealand

    Participants: Australia , People's Republic of China (relegated) , Mexico (promoted) , New Zealand , North Korea , South Korea        

• Division III
  • April 24-29, 2006 in Reykjavík , Iceland

    Participants: Armenia , Ireland , Iceland (relegated) , Luxembourg , Turkey (relegated)      

Top division

2007 Men's World Cup
Number of nations	16
World Champion	Sweden
silver	Czech Republic
bronze	Finland
Relegated	Kazakhstan Slovenia
Venue (s)	Riga , Latvia
opening	May 5, 2006
Endgame	May 21, 2006
spectator	324,794 (5,799 per game)
Gates	329 (5.88 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Johan Holmqvist
Best defender	Niklas Kronwall
Best striker	Sidney Crosby
Most valuable player	Niklas Kronwall
Top scorer	Sidney Crosby (16 points)

The world championship of the top division was held from May 5th to 21st, 2006 in the Latvian capital Riga . It was the first award at a world championship to a former Soviet republic. Due to delays in the construction of the new ice rink in Riga, the International Ice Hockey Federation had nominated the Swedish ice hockey association Svenska Ishockeyförbundet as a stand-by organizer , but in July 2004 it finally confirmed that the title fights would be held in Latvia.

Latvian special issue on the occasion of the World Cup - 1 Lats

With their victory in the final, the Swedish national team became the first national team ever to win the gold medal in the Olympic ice hockey tournament and become ice hockey world champion in the same year . It was the eighth title win for the Scandinavians.

Venues

The game was played in two arenas in the capital of the Baltic states - the newly built Arena Riga with a capacity of 11,000 spectators as the main venue and the nearby Skonto Arena , which had a capacity of 6,500 spectators.

Riga , Latvia
Arena Riga Capacity: 11,000	Riga World championship venue	Skonto Arena capacity: 6,500

Attendees

The 14 best teams from last year's World Cup as well as the winners of the two tournaments in Division I last year took part in the tournament:

13 from Europe	Denmark	Finland	Italy (promoted from Division I)	Latvia (hosts)
	Norway (promoted from Division I)	Russia	Sweden	Switzerland
	Slovakia	Slovenia	Czech Republic (defending champion)	Ukraine
	Belarus
2 from North America	Canada		United States
1 from Asia	Kazakhstan

Grouping

The grouping of the preliminary round was determined as follows:

Group A (Arena Riga)	Group B (Skonto Arena)	Group C (Arena Riga)	Group D (Skonto Arena)
Czech Republic (3)	Sweden (2)	Slovakia (4)	Canada (1)
Finland (7)	Switzerland (8)	Russia (5)	USA (6)
Latvia (9)	Ukraine (11)	Belarus (12)	Denmark (14)
Slovenia (16)	Italy (19)	Kazakhstan (15)	Norway (18)

* The respective world ranking is given in brackets.

Preliminary round

Group A

May 5, 2006 5:15 p.m. (local time)

Finland T. Kallio (17:07) A. Miettinen (25:03) S. Bergenheim (37:44) T. Kallio (41:56) M. Lehtonen (53:16)

5: 3 (1: 2, 2: 1, 2: 0) game report

Slovenia A. Kranjc (7:10) A. Kopitar (14:41) A. Kopitar (27:21)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 5,386

May 5, 2006 9:15 pm

Latvia A. Širokovs (6:22)

1: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0) game report

Czech Republic D. Výborný (19:32)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 10,669

May 7, 2006 4:15 p.m.

Czech Republic T. Plekanec (1:09) J. Balaštík (3:04) M. Erat (10:35) Z. Michálek (13:23) Z. Michálek (24:28)

5: 4 (4: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

Slovenia E. Murič (14:30) M. Sotlar (20:24) A. Kranjc (34:54) T. Razingar (59:59)

Arena Riga, Riga Spectators: 9,018

May 7, 2006 8:15 pm

Finland J. Viuhkola (24:32) T. Kallio (35:02) V. Peltonen (48:38) A.-P. Berg (51:51) J. Rita (55:10)

5: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0) game report

Latvia

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 10,616

May 9, 2006 4:15 pm

Slovenia M. Šivic (5:35)

1: 5 (1: 0, 0: 4, 0: 1) game report

Latvia A. Semjonovs (24:15) M. Cipulis (28:20) A. Jerofejevs (29:51) L. Tambijevs (37:51) H. Vasiļjevs (50:06)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 9,539

May 9, 2006 8:15 pm

Czech Republic M. Erat (2:28) J. Balaštík (2:52) J. Hlavac (34:41)

3: 3 (2: 1, 1: 0, 0: 2) game report

Finland L. Kukkonen (8:19) A.-P. Berg (40:30) P. Nummelin (58:48)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 6,758

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Finland	3	2	1	0	13: 06	5: 1
2.	Czech Republic	3	1	2	0	09: 08	4: 2
3.	Latvia	3	1	1	1	06: 07	3: 3
4th	Slovenia	3	0	0	3	08:15	0: 6

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for intermediate rounds , qualifiers for relegation rounds

Group B

May 6, 2006 4:15 p.m.

Switzerland I. Rüthemann (44:56) P. Della Rossa (52:31) M. Plüss (59:40)

3: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 3: 0) game report

Italy A. Iob (30:18)

Skonto Arena, Riga spectators: 4,450

May 6, 2006 8:15 pm

Ukraine K. Kasjantschuk (19:16) A. Michnow (34:55)

2: 4 (1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1) game report

Sweden F. Emvall (17:55) F. Emvall (20:50) A. Karlsson (38:55) M. Hannula (46:38)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 3,492

May 8, 2006 4:15 pm

Switzerland G. Bezina (9:57) A. Ambühl (18:06)

2: 1 (2: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report

Ukraine A. Michnow (33:54)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 4,609

May 8, 2006 8:15 pm

Sweden A. Karlsson (14:02) J. Lundqvist (16:00) K. Jönsson (22:36) K. Jönsson (47:19)

4: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

Italy

Skonto Arena, Riga spectators: 3,586

May 10, 2006 4:15 p.m.

Italy G. Busillo (32:25) C. Borgatello (55:38)

2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2) game report

Ukraine K. Kasjantschuk (14:54) R. Salnykow (21:08) J. Hunko (51:11) J. Dyachenko (57:56)

Skonto Arena, Riga spectators: 2,174

May 10, 2006 8:15 pm

Sweden H. Zetterberg (13:43) H. Zetterberg (44:11) J. Mattsson (44:37) A. Karlsson (51:16)

4: 4 (1: 0, 0: 1, 3: 3) game report

Switzerland V. Wirz (23:19) R. Sannitz (45:02) I. Rüthemann (51:35) R. Sannitz (56:44)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 3,031

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Sweden	3	2	1	0	12: 06	5: 1
2.	Switzerland	3	2	1	0	09: 06	5: 1
3.	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	07: 08	2: 4
4th	Italy	3	0	0	3	03:11	0: 6

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for intermediate rounds , qualifiers for relegation rounds

Group C

May 6, 2006 4:15 p.m.

Belarus D. Mjaleschka (34:18) A. Antonenka (39:27)

2: 1 (0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0) game report

Slovakia I. Čiernik (37:29)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 6,960

May 6, 2006 8:15 pm

Russia A. Ovetschkin (1:36) D. Archipow (2:44) K. Gorovikov (10:44) D. Bykov (18:48) A. Ovechkin (24:13) J. Malkin (26:41) A. . Ovechkin (29:39) A. Syomin (32:24) A. Syomin (44:38) A. Syomin (53:52)

10: 1 (4: 1, 4: 0, 2: 0) game report

Kazakhstan J. Koreschkow (17:40)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,190

May 8, 2006 4:15 pm

Russia I. Jemeleev (10:57) D. Kuljasch (43:28) A. Kharitonov (53:19)

3: 2 (1: 0, 0: 2, 2: 0) game report

Belarus A. Antonenka (21:40) A. Makryzki (23:28)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,945

May 8, 2006 8:15 pm

Slovakia R. Kapuš (20:41) T. Surový (32:42) M. Bartovič (39:48) R. Pavlikovský (49:05) M. Kováčik (55:06) M. Jurčina (56:22)

6: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 3: 0) game report

Kazakhstan

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 6,788

May 10, 2006 4:15 p.m.

Slovakia T. Surový (6:00) A. Kollár (9:03) I. Čiernik (36:45)

3: 4 (2: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report

Russia D. Kuljasch (3:56) J. Malkin (17:26) D. Saripow (27:23) A. Michnow (46:02)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,467

May 10, 2006 8:15 pm

Kazakhstan A. Spiridonov (18:57)

1: 7 (1: 1, 0: 3, 0: 3) game report

Belarus A. Kaszitsyn (2:07) S. Sadseljonau (29:08) J. Tschuprys (34:28) M. Hrabouski (39:25) S. Sadseljonau (45:11) D. Dudsik (46:13) M . Hrabouski (48:42)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 6,359

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Russia	3	3	0	0	17: 06	6-0
2.	Belarus	3	2	0	1	11: 05	4: 2
3.	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	10: 06	2: 4
4th	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	02:23	0: 6

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for intermediate rounds , qualifiers for relegation rounds

Group D

May 5, 2006 4:15 pm

USA D. Brown (21:21) D. Brown (45:42) D. Brown (55:46)

3: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report

Norway T. Jakobsen (13:32)

Skonto Arena, Riga spectators: 4,300

May 5, 2006 8:15 pm

Denmark F. Nielsen (27:43) F. Nielsen (30:46) K. Staal (37:49)

3: 5 (0: 3, 3: 0, 0: 2) game report

Canada B. Boyes (5:01) S. Crosby (7:18) M. Comrie (13:41) S. Crosby (43:17) M. Richards (53:09)

Skonto Arena, Riga spectators: 3,427

May 6, 2006 4:15 p.m.

USA A. Alberts (20:33) Y. Stastny (26:32) R. Park (52:52)

3: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

Denmark

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 3,886

May 7, 2006 8:15 pm

Canada P. Bergeron (8:09) B. Boyes (8:33) M. Comrie (13:35) S. Crosby (21:05) J. Williams (23:00) P. Bergeron (31:56) B. Shanahan (33:53)

7: 1 (3: 0, 4: 0, 0: 1) game report

Norway P. Thoresen (47:42)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 3,983

May 9, 2006 4:15 pm

Norway Mat. Trygg (16:36) M. Hansen (28:41) P.-Å. Skrøder (30:02) P. Thoresen (33:34) M. Holtet (41:08) T. Vikingstand (59:18)

6: 3 (1: 2, 3: 0, 2: 1) game report

Denmark M. Green (17:30) K. Staal (19:59) J. Hansen (43:43)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 3,885

May 9, 2006 8:15 pm

Canada S. Crosby (29:01) B. Shanahan (47:44)

2: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report

USA P. Kessel (13:53)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 4,553

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	3	3	0	0	14: 05	6-0
2.	United States	3	2	0	1	07: 03	4: 2
3.	Norway	3	1	0	2	08:13	2: 4
4th	Denmark	3	0	0	3	06:14	0: 6

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: qualifier for intermediate rounds , qualifiers for relegation rounds

Intermediate round

Group E

May 11, 2006 8:15 p.m. (local time)

Canada J. Williams (5:41) S. Crosby (8:49) B. Boyes (14:40) P. Bergeron (17:43) B. Shanahan (25:58) J. Carter (40:24) M . Pettinger (41:18) M. Richards (42:24) K. Calder (45:59) K. Calder (46:31) S. Hartnell (50:17)

11: 0 (4: 0, 6: 0, 1: 0) game report

Latvia

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 8,389

May 12, 2006 4:15 pm

Czech Republic J. Hlaváč (27:21) J. Balaštík (38:31) P. Tenkrát (58:26)

3: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

Norway M. Ask (12:21)

Arena Riga, Riga Spectators: 7,004

May 12, 2006 8:15 pm

Finland M. Koivu (11:13) S. Bergenheim (26:01) P. Nummelin (32:44) L. Kukkonen (54:27)

4: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

United States

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,379

May 13, 2006 8:15 pm

USA R. Malone (20:59) D. Brown (34:39) P. O'Sullivan (42:27) R. Suter (49:50)

4: 2 (0: 0, 2: 1, 2: 1) game report

Latvia L. Dārziņš (22:12) A. Semjonovs (41:00)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 9,083

May 14, 2006 4:15 pm

Norway

0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report

Finland J. Hentunen (9:35) J. Jokinen (33:30) E. Pirnes (55:58)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,345

May 14, 2006 8:15 pm

Canada S. Robidas (15:44) M. Richards (21:51) D. Hamhuis (31:26) S. Crosby (41:01)

4: 6 (1: 3, 2: 1, 1: 2) game report

Czech Republic P. Hubáček (6:34) D. Výborný (8:06) T. Plekanec (13:30) Z. Irgl (35:04) J. Balaštík (46:29) M. Erat (53:39)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,474

May 15, 2006 8:15 pm

Finland M. Koivu (18:15) P. Nummelin (50:46)

2: 4 (1: 2, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

Canada P. Bergeron (5:58) J. Carter (16:57) J. Carter (26:33) B. Boyes (51:36)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,171

May 16, 2006 3:15 p.m.

Czech Republic Z. Michálek (27:25)

1: 3 (0: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report

USA R. Malone (13:03) M. Cullen (19:43) D. Brown (47:25)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,441

May 16, 2006 7:15 pm

Latvia A. Reķis (6:44) V. Bļinovs (8:34) L. Dārziņš (36:02) A. Semjonovs (53:16)

4: 2 (2: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Norway P.-Å. Skrøder (30:58) KR Nygård (59:34)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 9,173

Line-up of the teams from Canada and the Czech Republic on May 14th

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Canada	5	4th	0	1	28:10	08: 02
2.	Finland	5	3	1	1	17: 07	07: 03
3.	United States	5	3	0	2	11:10	06: 04
4th	Czech Republic	5	2	2	1	14:12	06: 04
5.	Latvia	5	1	1	3	07:23	03: 07
6th	Norway	5	0	0	5	05:20	00:10

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after extra time ( overtime ) or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Quarter-final qualifier

Group F.

May 11, 2006 4:15 pm

Russia M. Suschinski (16:06) M. Suschinski (41:03) A. Ovetschkin (46:06) D. Kuljasch (48:19) S. Mosjakin (53:47) I. Grigorenko (57:03)

6: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 5: 0) game report

Ukraine

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 6,963

May 12, 2006 4:15 pm

Switzerland M. Reichert (49:50) S. Jeannin (58:04)

2: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report

Slovakia M. Cibák (14:18) D. Milo (31:33)

Skonto Arena, Riga spectators: 2,325

May 12, 2006 8:15 pm

Sweden M. Nylander (4:16) J. Nordquist (7:18) M. Johansson (16:40) P. Hållberg (18:58)

4: 1 (4: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

Belarus S. Sadseljonau (49:14)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 2,209

May 13, 2006 8:15 pm

Belarus M. Hrabouski (10:36) W. Kaszjutschonak (22:11) A. Antonenka (22:37) M. Hrabouski (35:47) D. Dudsik (45:06) A. Skabelka (46:17) U . Kopaz (56:40) M. Hrabouski (57:26) D. Dudsik (57:48)

9: 1 (1: 0, 3: 1, 5: 0) game report

Ukraine J. Hunko (39:47)

Skonto Arena, Riga spectators: 2,732

May 14, 2006 4:15 pm

Russia D. Saripov (13:55) D. Archipow (22:26) D. Bykow (40:51) I. Nikulin (42:38) N. Kuljomin (57:25) J. Malkin (59:45)

6: 3 (1: 0, 1: 2, 4: 1) game report

Switzerland T. Paterlini (22:36) B. Forster (32:33) G. Bezina (45:17)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 3.729

May 14, 2006 8:15 pm

Slovakia Mari. Hossa (1:45) M. Cibák (8:57) R. Vydarený (21:57) Marc. Hossa (26:22) A. Kollár (46:33)

5: 2 (2: 0, 2: 2, 1: 0) game report

Sweden M. Johansson (22:20) A. Karlsson (23:29)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 2,882

May 15, 2006 8:15 pm

Sweden M. Samuelsson (7:33) M. Samuelsson (20:14) J. Jönsson (22:58)

3: 3 (1: 2, 2: 0, 0: 1) game report

Russia A. Ovetschkin (1:22) A. Michnow (11:28) A. Michnow (55:47)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 3,983

May 16, 2006 3:15 p.m.

Switzerland M. Plüss (48:17)

1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0) game report

Belarus A. Skabelka (9:04) S. Sadseljonau (29:58)

Skonto Arena, Riga spectators: 3,170

May 16, 2006 7:15 pm

Ukraine

0: 8 (0: 1, 0: 4, 0: 3) game report

Slovakia R. Kapuš (12:52) D. Milo (21:36) M. Štrbák (25:11) M. Kováčik (35:46) M. Bartovič (36:58) R. Kapuš (44:25) M . Hudec (49:19) M. Jurčina (58:25)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 2,982

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Russia	5	4th	1	0	22:11	09: 01
2.	Sweden	5	2	2	1	17:15	06: 04
3.	Belarus	5	3	0	2	16:10	06: 04
4th	Slovakia	5	2	1	2	19:10	05: 05
5.	Switzerland	5	1	2	2	10:13	04: 06
6th	Ukraine	5	0	0	5	04:29	00:10

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after extra time ( overtime ) or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: Quarter-final qualifier

Relegation round

Group G

May 12, 2006 12:15 p.m. (local time)

Slovenia T. Razingar (24:50) A. Kranjc (40:23) M. Sotlar (57:59)

3: 3 (0: 2, 1: 1, 2: 0) game report

Denmark M. Dahlmann (1:38) K. Staal (8:43) K. Staal (25:12)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,666

May 12, 2006 12:15 pm

Italy G. Busillo (5:30) G. Busillo (44:55) A. Helfer (50:16)

3: 2 (1: 0, 0: 2, 2: 0) game report

Kazakhstan A. Samokhvalov (28:24) T. Shailauow (33:35)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 3,193

May 13, 2006 4:15 pm

Kazakhstan R. Startschenko (6:09) A. Ptscheljakow (7:48) A. Litvinenko (27:10) R. Startschenko (29:56) W. Krasnoslobodzew (32:11)

5: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 0: 0) game report

Slovenia

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,563

May 13, 2006 4:15 pm

Italy

0: 5 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 3) game report

Denmark M. Bødker (4:16) K. Staal (37:19) F. Nielsen (49:46) F. Nielsen (55:23) J. Damgaard (59:50)

Skonto Arena, Riga spectators: 2,640

May 15, 2006 4:15 pm

Slovenia A. Kranjc (5:01) A. Kopitar (22:03) D. Kontrec (25:25)

3: 3 (1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 2) game report

Italy L. Ansoldi (27:26) L. Ansoldi (44:35) M. Strazzabosco (58:21)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 6,574

May 15, 2006 4:15 pm

Denmark C. Kjærgaard (13:27) J. Hansen (34:17) J. Damgaard (57:26)

3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Kazakhstan J. Pupkow (36:46) A. Argokow (59:40)

Skonto Arena, Riga Spectators: 2,903

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Denmark	3	2	1	0	11: 05	5: 1
2.	Italy	3	1	1	1	06:10	3: 3
3.	Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	09: 06	2: 4
4th	Slovenia	3	0	2	1	06:11	2: 4

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Relegated to Division I.

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

E1

Canada

4th

F4

Slovakia

1

E1

Canada

4th

F2

Sweden

5

F2

Sweden

6th

E3

United States

0

F2

Sweden

4th

E4

Czech Republic

0

F1

Russia

3

E4

Czech Republic

4th

E4

Czech Republic

3

3rd place match

E2

Finland

1

E2

Finland

3

E1

Canada

0

F3

Belarus

0

E2

Finland

5

Quarter finals

May 17, 2006 3:15 p.m. (local time)

Sweden M. Hannula (2:48) M. Hannula (15:40) M. Samuelsson (25:51) K. Jönsson (35:34) M. Hannula (48:41) A. Karlsson (58:36)

6: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

United States

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 2,800

May 17, 2006 7:15 pm

Canada M. Cammalleri (34:35) P. Bergeron (52:53) S. Crosby (54:23) J. Carter (54:32)

4: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 3: 0) game report

Slovakia D. Milo (17:36)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,129

May 18, 2006 4:15 pm

Russia A. Ovetschkin (2:30) S. Mosjakin (45:10) A. Michnow (58:55)

3: 4 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 2, 0: 1) game report

Czech Republic T. Kaberle (25:45) J. Hlinka (43:39) P. Štefan (47:06) Z. Irgl (67:58)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 8,082

May 18, 2006 8:15 pm

Finland R. Hahl (9:24) V. Peltonen (43:58) O. Jokinen (54:48)

3: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report

Belarus

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 7,164

Semifinals

May 20, 2006 4:15 pm

Finland R. Hahl (8:03)

1: 3 (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 2) game report

Czech Republic T. Plekanec (28:26) D. Výborný (56:17) J. Hlinka (59:14)

Arena Riga, Riga Spectators: k. A.

May 20, 2006 8:15 pm

Canada K. Calder (8:11) M. Comrie (16:38) S. Crosby (39:25) P. Bergeron (43:38)

4: 5 (2: 3, 1: 2, 1: 0) game report

Sweden N. Kronwall (1:27) J. Jönsson (4:11) T. Mårtensson (11:52) M. Samuelsson (21:33) J. Nordquist (22:41)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 8,845

3rd place match

May 21, 2006 4:15 pm

Canada

0: 5 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 2) game report

Finland T. Kallio (4:06) O. Jokinen (25:20) R. Hahl (36:18) A. Miettinen (42:55) J. Jokinen (53:56)

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 9,365

final

May 21, 2006 8:15 pm

Sweden J. Mattson (14:36) F. Emvall (15:13) N. Kronwall (24:07) J. Jönsson (37:01)

4: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0) game report

Czech Republic

Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 11,000

statistics

Best scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Sidney Crosby	Canada	9	8th	8th	16	+7	10
Patrice Bergeron	Canada	9	6th	8th	14th	+5	2
Petteri Nummelin	Finland	9	3	11	14th	−1	2
Niklas Kronwall	Sweden	8th	2	8th	10	+3	10
Alexander Ovechkin	Russia	7th	6th	3	9	+6	6th
Mikhail Hrabouski	Belarus	7th	5	4th	9	+2	2
Andreas Karlsson	Sweden	9	5	4th	9	± 0	6th
Mikael Samuelsson	Sweden	8th	4th	5	9	+7	4th
Anže Kopitar	Slovenia	6th	3	6th	9	−2	2
Yevgeny Malkin	Russia	7th	3	6th	9	+7	6th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), SaT = shots on goal, GT = goals conceded, Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals conceded , SO = shutouts ; Bold: best tournament
value Only goalkeepers who have completed at least 40% of the total playing time of a team are recorded. Sorted by catch quota (Sv%).

player	team	Sp	Min	SaT	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Fredrik Norrena	Finland	6th	325: 43	122	6th	3	95.08	1.11
Andrei Mesin	Belarus	7th	417: 01	239	14th	0	94.14	2.01
Karol Križan	Slovakia	7th	379: 41	142	12	3	91.55	1.90
Sergei Svyagin	Russia	5	278: 32	105	9	1	91.43	1.94
Marc Denis	Canada	5	262: 41	123	11	1	91.06	2.51

Final placements

The placements were based on the following criteria:

• Places 1 to 4: Results in the final and in the game for 3rd place
• Places 5 to 8 (losers in the quarter-finals): according to placement - then points, then goal difference - in the intermediate round
• Places 9 to 12 (5th / 6th in the intermediate round ): according to placement - then points, then goal difference - in the intermediate round
• Places 13 to 16 (relegation round): according to placement in the relegation round

Pl.	team
1	Sweden
2	Czech Republic
3	Finland
4th	Canada
5	Russia
6th	Belarus
7th	United States
8th	Slovakia
9	Switzerland
10	Latvia
11	Norway
12	Ukraine
13	Denmark
14th	Italy
15th	Kazakhstan
16	Slovenia

Title, promotion and relegation

World champion Sweden	Daniel Henriksson , Johan Holmqvist , Stefan Liv - Per Hållberg , Andreas Holmqvist , Magnus Johansson , Kenny Jönsson , Niklas Kronwall , Ronnie Sundin , Mattias Timander - Nicklas Bäckström , Fredrik Emwall , Johan Franzén , Mika Hannula , Mathias Johansson , Jörgen Jönsson , Andreas Karlsson , Joel Lundqvist , Tony Mårtensson , Jesper Mattson , Björn Melin , Jonas Nordquist , Michael Nylander , Mikael Samuelsson , Henrik Zetterberg Coaching staff: Bengt-Åke Gustafsson , Janne Karlsson , Tommy Samuelsson
Silver Czech Republic	Milan Hnilička , Tomáš Pöpperle , Adam Svoboda - Jan Hejda , Tomas Kaberle , Lukas Krajicek , Zdeněk Kutlák , Zbyněk Michálek , Martin Richter , Martin Škoula - Jaroslav Balaštík , Jaroslav Bednář , Jan Bulis , Martin Erat , Jan Hlaváč , Jaroslav Hlinka , Petr Hubacek , Zbyněk Irgl , Tomáš Plekanec , Ivo Prorok , Tomáš Rolinek , Patrik Štefan , Petr Tenkrát , David Výborný Coaching staff: Alois Hadamczik , Josef Paleček , František Musil
Bronze Finland	Niklas Backstrom , Antero Niittymaki , Fredrik Norrena - Aki Berg , Lasse Kukkonen , Mikko Lehtonen , Mikko Luoma , Tuukka Mäntylä , Petteri Nummelin , Pekka Saravo - Sean Bergheim , Riku Hahl , Jukka Hentunen , Jussi Jokinen , Olli Jokinen , Tomi Kallio , Mikko Koivu , Antti Miettinen , Ville Peltonen , Esa Pirnes , Jani Rita , Jarkko Ruutu , Tuomo Ruutu , Tommi Santala , Jari Viuhkola Coaching staff: Erkka Westerlund , Hannu Virta , Risto Dufva

Relegated to Division I:	Kazakhstan, Slovenia
Promoted to the top division:	Germany, Austria

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Most valuable player	Niklas Kronwall	Sweden
Best goalkeeper	Johan Holmqvist	Sweden
Best defender	Niklas Kronwall	Sweden
Best striker	Sidney Crosby	Canada

All-Star Team

Attack:	Alexander Ovechkin - Sidney Crosby - David Výborný
Defense:	Petteri Nummelin - Niklas Kronwall
Goal:	Andrei Mesin

Special occurrences

During the second round match between Canada and Latvia, there were some unsightly scenes from the Latvian fans.

The audience felt they were disadvantaged by referee Rick Looker in the first third, as he pronounced many penalty times against the Latvian team, which the Canadians could also use. The audience was so angry that towards the end of the first third they started throwing objects on the ice. Hard money was also thrown on the ice, which is difficult to remove. The strangest thing was a sneaker. Looker preferred the first third break so that the audience could calm down and the ice could be cleaned. So after the break, the rest of the first third was played and the second third could be played without further incidents.

In the third third, objects were thrown onto the ice again after another penalty period. Looker sent the players off the ice again. To calm the situation, the Latvian player Jānis Sprukts spoke to the audience through the stadium speakers. He asked fans not to disrupt the game any further so that it could end normally. Then the players came back on the ice and the game could be ended without further disturbance by the audience. The game ended 11-0 for Canada (Canada used 9 out of 10 power play situations).

Division I.

Group A in Amiens, France

2006 World Cup of Division I, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Germany
Relegated	Israel
Venue (s)	Amiens , France
opening	April 24, 2006
Final day	April 30, 2006
spectator	29,903 (1,993 per game)
Gates	109 (7.27 per game)
Awards
Best goalkeeper	Robert Muller
Best defender	Sascha Goc
Best striker	Olivier Coqueux
Top scorer	Sascha Goc (11 points)

The group A tournament was held from April 24th to 30th, 2006 in Amiens , France . The games took place in the Coliséum , which holds 2,882 spectators . A total of 29,903 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 1,993 per game.

venue

Amiens , France

Amiens World championship venue

Venue

Coliséum Capacity: 2,882

Facade of the Coliséum

April 24, 2006 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Israel O. Eizenman (42:44) A. Eizenman (43:04)

2:11 (0: 6, 0: 3, 2: 2) game report

Germany S. Goc (1:04) T. Boos (4:20) A. Bader (5:13) C. Gawlik (7:48) C. Gawlik (11:02) D. Kreutzer (14:21) A. . Bader (23:03) A. Barta (24:16) M. Sturm (36:30) M. Sturm (50:24) P. Fical (51:23)

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 1,748

April 24, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Great Britain M. Myers (22:45) J. Phillips (56:50) C. Shields (57:26)

3: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 2: 2) game report

Hungary T. Gröschl (9:47) C. Kovács (28:38) G. Ocskay (44:44) M. Vas (46:33)

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 1,373

April 24, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Japan Te. Saitō (24:16)

1: 4 (0: 2, 1: 2, 0: 0) match report

France L. Meunier (14:52) F. Rozenthal (18:08) B. Amar (25:20) J. Desrosiers (36:24)

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 2,600

April 25, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Germany A. Renz (8:55) M. Sturm (35:29) S. Ustorf (43:18) S. Goc (50:35)

4: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report

Japan

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 1,221

April 26, 2006 4:30 p.m.

France F. Rozenthal (45:07)

1: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report

Great Britain

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 2,696

April 26, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Hungary M. Vas (5:12) C. Kovács (6:40) M. Vas (13:43) M. Vas (25:11) I. Peterdi (27:35) V. Szélig (34:54) K . Palkovics (52:33) T. Gröschl (55:39)

8: 0 (3: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0) game report

Israel

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 883

April 27, 2006 1:00 p.m.

Israel A. Eizenman (23:04)

1: 7 (0: 1, 1: 3, 0: 3) game report

Japan Ta. Saitō (17:48) T. Suzuki (21:15) C. Yule (22:13) M. Nishiwaki (22:26) A. Keller (53:23) T. Suzuki (54:56) H. . Ōsawa (56:48)

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 1,262

April 27, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Germany S. Goc (2:04) P. Gogulla (9:07) S. Goc (11:46) D. Kreutzer (18:55) C. Gawlik (38:54) C. Ullmann (40:51) F. . Schütz (46:36) F. Schütz (52:52)

8: 0 (4: 0, 1: 0, 3: 0) game report

Great Britain

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 2,012

April 27, 2006 8:00 p.m.

France F. Rozenthal (12:10) K. Hecquefeuille (22:41) S. Barin (29:40)

3: 3 (1: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1) game report

Hungary G. Ocskay (18:53) B. Ladányi (20:55) K. Palkovics (52:18)

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 3,020

April 29, 2006 1:00 p.m.

Japan Y. Kon (2:48) M. Satō (23:03) T. Uchiyama (53:59) Y. Kon (59:58)

4: 2 (1: 2, 1: 0, 2: 0) match report

Great Britain G. Owen (1:43) M. Ellis (19:17)

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 1,482

April 29, 2006 4:30 p.m.

France O. Coqueux (3:45) K. Hecquefeuille (11:34) O. Coqueux (18:32) L. Meunier (33:18) A. Mortas (35:39) K. Hecquefeuille (43:27) L . Tardif (44:03) M. Rozenthal (50:24) L. Meunier (57:10)

9: 0 (3: 0, 2: 0, 4: 0) game report

Israel

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 3,048

April 29, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Hungary C. Jánosi (8:07) T. Gröschl (35:46)

2: 6 (1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 4) game report

Germany A. Barta (30:54) T. Boos (38:05) S. Felski (45:11) Y. Seidenberg (49:21) Y. Seidenberg (54:13) M. Ančička (54:47)

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 2,648

April 30, 2006 1:00 p.m.

Great Britain M. Myers (6:52) M. Myers (14:48) M. Ellis (25:04) C. Shields (27:16) C. Shields (30:27) G. Owen (32:28) M . Myers (41:32) C. Shields (42:04) R. Cowley (48:17) P. Moran (51:19) D. Clarke (52:58) M. Myers (59:24)

12: 0 (2: 0, 4: 0, 6: 0) game report

Israel

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 1,370

April 30, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Hungary C. Kovacs (5:10) K. Palkovics (27:12) M. Vas (54:21)

3: 6 (1: 1, 1: 3, 1: 2) match report

Japan H. Ueno (9:30) M. Ogawa (30:39) D. Obara (34:22) Ta. Saitō (39:17) C. Yule (44:28) M. Satō (48:41)

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 1,340

April 30, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Germany S. Goc (9:37) S. Goc (11:42) M. Ančička (27:13) A. Barta (33:21) M. Sturm (36:42)

5: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 0: 0) game report

France

Coliséum, Amiens spectators: 3,200

Best scorer
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Sascha Goc	5	6th	5	11	+3	2
Krisztián Palkovics	5	3	5	8th	± 0	2
Olivier Coqueux	5	2	6th	8th	+3	0
Gábor Ocskay	5	2	6th	8th	+1	4th
Marco Sturm	5	4th	3	7th	+4	6th
Best goalkeeper
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Robert Muller	4th	239: 08	2	3	97.30	0.50
Stevie Lyle	4th	217: 41	9	1	92.62	2.48
Fabrice Lhenry	4th	240: 00	9	1	90.91	2.50

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Germany	5	5	0	0	34: 04	10: 00
2.	France	5	3	1	1	17: 09	07: 03
3.	Japan	5	3	0	2	18:14	06: 04
4th	Hungary	5	2	1	2	20:18	05: 05
5.	Great Britain	5	1	0	4th	17:17	02: 08
6th	Israel	5	0	0	5	03:47	00:10

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: promoted to the top division , relegated to division II

Division I winning team: Germany

Division I promoted Germany

Martin Ančička , Anton Bader , Michael Bakos , Alexander Barta , Tino Boos , Florian Busch , Sven Felski , Petr Fical , Christoph Gawlik , Sascha Goc , Philip Gogulla , Thomas Greiss , Frank Hördler , Daniel Kreutzer , Robert Müller , Andreas Renz , Felix Schütz , Yannic Seidenberg , Marco Sturm , Alexander Sulzer , Christoph Ullmann , Stefan Ustorf Trainer: Uwe Krupp

Group B in Tallinn, Estonia

2006 World Cup of Division I, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Austria
Relegated	Croatia
Venue (s)	Tallinn , Estonia
opening	April 23, 2006
Final day	April 29, 2006
spectator	16,606 (1,107 per game)
Gates	113 (7.53 per game)
Awards
Best goalkeeper	Arūnas Aleinikovas
Best defender	Jeremy Rebek
Best striker	Thomas Koch
Top scorer	Darius Pliskauskas (12 points)

The group B tournament was held from April 23-29, 2006 in the Estonian capital Tallinn . The games took place in the 10,000-seat Saku Suurhall . A total of 16,606 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 1,107 per game.

venue

Tallinn , Estonia

Tallinn World championship venue

Venue

Saku Suurhall Capacity: 10,000

Exterior view of the Saku Suurhall

April 23, 2006 1:00 p.m. (local time)

Lithuania D. Lelėnas (3:24) D. Vaiciukevičius (10:29) E. Bauba (55:39)

3: 3 (2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 2) game report

Netherlands S. de Wit (34:09) L. Polet (58:44) T. Hartogs (59:32)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 250

April 23, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Estonia M. Kozlov (22:25)

1: 3 (0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 0) match report

Poland M. Czerkawski (1:57) M. Kolusz (17:55) M. Garbocz (39:59)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 1,049

April 23, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Croatia

0: 6 (0: 1, 0: 4, 0: 1) game report

Austria D. Welser (0:56) M. Trattnig (21:33) T. Koch (33:11) T. Koch (33:15) M. Szücs (35:15) M. Peintner (56:57)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 312

April 24, 2006 1:00 p.m.

Poland J. Różański (12:36)

1: 2 (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report

Lithuania D. Pliskauskas (45:19) A. Katulis (51:24)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 242

April 24, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Netherlands B. Teunissen (19:42) B. Teunissen (25:40) K. Hoogsteen (34:28) M. Kars (48:01) L. Polet (59:49)

5: 1 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 1) game report

Croatia K. Švigir (47:08)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 277

April 24, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Austria S. Selsmer (23:59) M. Stewart (39:54) S. Selsmer (59:44)

3: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

Estonia R. Potsinok (15:26)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 2,500

April 26, 2006 1 p.m.

Austria R. Kaspitz (19:32) J. Rebek (28:35) M. Trattnig (35:28) D. Welser (45:14) T. Koch (59:18)

5: 3 (1: 1, 2: 2, 2: 0) game report

Lithuania A. Katulis (16:04) D. Lelėnas (22:03) D. Pliskauskas (31:57)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 224

April 26, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Poland M. Garbocz (8:04) P. Sarnik (17:23) M. Czerkawski (20:42) G. Piekarski (50:58) M. Czerkawski (51:59)

5: 1 (2: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) game report

Netherlands T. Hartogs (50:16)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 202

April 26, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Croatia M. Mlađenović (4:53) S. Belić (9:17) D. Plahutar (25:28) I. Glavota (29:05) V. Chovanec (50:08) I. Jačmenjak (59:29)

6: 8 (2: 3, 2: 4, 2: 1) game report

Estonia V. Titarenko (1:14) A. Petrov (5:22) V. Titarenko (8:08) R. Palu (21:14) M. Kozlov (21:53) E. Valiullin (22:51) V. . Titarenko (31:31) E. Valiullin (49:09)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 3,000

April 28, 2006 1 p.m.

Poland A. Borzęcki (19:58) M. Kolusz (23:13) L. Laszkiewicz (31:19) P. Sarnik (46:16) M. Garbocz (47:53) M. Łopuski (54:41) P. Sarnik (59:42)

7: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 4: 0) game report

Croatia T. Grozaj (33:21)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 350

April 28, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Netherlands S. de Wit (5:33) D. Livingston (39:14)

2: 8 (1: 2, 1: 3, 0: 3) match report

Austria M. Pewal (2:27) J. Reichel (3:20) M. Szücs (22:27) S. Selmser (34:38) M. Trattnig (35:44) O. Setzinger (48:17) P . Lakos (56:05) M. Trattnig (56:17)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 493

April 28, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Estonia E. Valiullin (25:44) R. Palu (45:24)

2: 7 (0: 4, 1: 2, 1: 1) game report

Lithuania D. Bauba (5:43) D. Lelėnas (8:22) D. Pliskauskas (13:27) D. Pliskauskas (18:20) D. Kulevičius (35:28) D. Lelėnas (36:00) M . Šlikas (52:27)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 2,500

April 29, 2006 1:00 p.m.

Austria T. Koch (1:54) J. Rebek (7:20) A. Lakos (8:54) D. Welser (54:56) T. Koch (58:51)

5: 3 (3: 1, 0: 1, 2: 1) game report

Poland A. Bagiński (8:10) S. Gonera (22:07) G. Piekarski (58:09)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn spectators: 1,100

April 29, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Lithuania Š. Kuliešius (5:38) D. Bernatavičius (7:00) D. Pliskauskas (9:27) D. Lelėnas (14:57) A. Katulis (16:18) Š. Kuliešius (28:33) D. Lelėnas (42:20) D. Lelėnas (56:08) D. Bernatavičius (59:44)

9: 3 (5: 2, 1: 0, 3: 1) game report

Croatia T. Grozaj (1:12) V. Žibret (13:13) J. Kučera (47:49)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 300

April 29, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Netherlands D. Livingston (53:22) C. van Schagen (54:57)

2: 7 (0: 2, 0: 1, 2: 4) game report

Estonia E. Valiullin (11:02) M. Ivanov (13:47) M. Kozlov (35:51) A. Petrov (40:28) D. Raskidajev (52:37) A. Makrov (56:51) M Ivanov (58:48)

Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Spectators: 3,807

Best scorer
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Darius Pliskauskas	5	5	7th	12	+4	4th
Thomas Koch	5	5	5	10	+6	2
Darius Lelėnas	5	7th	1	8th	+3	2
Artūras Katulis	5	3	5	8th	+7	0
Matthias Trattnig	5	4th	3	7th	+1	8th
Best goalkeeper
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Arūnas Aleinikovas	4th	228: 47	11	0	93.75	2.88
Reinhard Divis	4th	240: 00	7th	1	91.86	1.75
Rafał Radziszewski	4th	188: 39	7th	0	90.79	2.23

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Austria	5	5	0	0	27: 09	10: 00
2.	Lithuania	5	3	1	1	24:14	07: 03
3.	Poland	5	3	0	2	19:10	06: 04
4th	Estonia	5	2	0	3	19:21	04: 06
5.	Netherlands	5	1	1	3	13:24	03: 07
6th	Croatia	5	0	0	5	11:35	00:10

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: promoted to the top division , relegated to division II

Division I winning team: Austria

Division I promoted Austria

Reinhard Divis , Philippe Horsky , Dieter Kalt , Roland Kaspitz , Thomas Koch , André Lakos , Philippe Lakos , Robert Lukas , Markus Peintner , Marco Pewal , Thomas Pfeffer , Gert Prohaska , Jeremy Rebek , Johannes Reichel , David Schuller , Sean Selmser , Oliver Setzinger , Michael Stewart , Mark Szücs , Matthias Trattnig , Martin Ulrich , Daniel Welser Trainer: Jim Boni

Ascent and descent

Relegated from the top division:	Kazakhstan, Slovenia
Promoted to the top division:	Germany, Austria
Relegated to Division II:	Israel, Croatia
Promoted from Division II:	Romania, People's Republic of China

Division II

Group A in Sofia, Bulgaria

2006 World Cup of Division II, Group A.
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	Romania
Relegated	South Africa
Venue (s)	Sofia , Bulgaria
opening	March 27, 2006
Final day	April 2, 2006
spectator	6,227 (415 per game)
Gates	148 (9.87 per game)
Awards
Best goalkeeper	Konstantin Mikhailov
Best defender	Ioan Timaru
Best striker	László Vargyas
Top scorer	Cătălin Geru (21 points)

The group A tournament was held from March 27th to April 2nd, 2006 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . The games took place in the 4600-seat Winter Sports Palace. A total of 6,227 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 415 per game.

venue

Sofia , Bulgaria

Sofia World championship venue

Venue

Sofia Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600

Exterior view of the Winter Sports Palace (on the right in the picture)

March 27, 2006 12:00 p.m. (local time)

Romania T. Basilidesz (0:38) A. Góga (11:36) I. Timaru (27:30) R. Péter (31:57)

4: 2 (2: 0, 2: 0, 0: 2) game report

Belgium S. van Buren (45:28) W. Szarzynski (57:53)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 60

March 27, 2006 3:30 p.m.

Serbia and Montenegro I. Tumbas (16:22) I. Prokić (28:13) I. Prokić (35:12) B. Gabrić (59:59)

4: 1 (1: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

Spain A. Armiño (12:33)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 93

March 27, 2006 7:00 p.m.

Bulgaria A. Stoumbow (1:24) I. Welew (4:33) S. Radkow (12:18) S. Batschwarow (12:51) W. Wassilew (17:53) S. Batschwarow (21:56) G. Simeonow (25:36) S. Radkow (37:23) R. Morgunow (42:00) S. Simeonow (46:34) Z. Zinoviev (46:56) G. Simeonow (48:01) K. Petrow (55:57) S. Radkow (59:41)

14: 1 (5: 0, 3: 1, 6: 0) game report

South Africa J. Booysen (28:40)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 873

March 28, 2006 12:00 p.m.

Belgium S. Szarzynski (25:57) N. de Herdt (53:39)

2: 2 (0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 2) game report

Serbia and Montenegro B. Gabrić (46:21) B. Gabrić (48:32)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 87

March 28, 2006 3:30 p.m.

South Africa E. Saffy (44:07) J. Kemp (46:03) J. Kemp (53:38)

3:19 (0: 5, 0: 6, 3: 8) game report

Romania M. Georgescu (2:00) C. Geru (6:01) R. Péter (11:56) E. Moldován (15:36) AP Nuţu (19:27) I. Timaru (20:36) L. Vargyas (23:39) C. Geru (28:56) V. Nicolescu (32:33) C. Geru (35:15) A. Góga (36:08) L. Vargyas (43:28) I. Timaru ( 43:51) C. Geru (46:17) C. Geru (47:20) C. Geru (49:53) AP Nuţu (54:10) L. Elekes (56:32) C. Geru (57:04 )

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 79

March 28, 2006 7:00 p.m.

Spain G. Betran (27:26)

1: 3 (0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 0) match report

Bulgaria G. Simeonow (12:42) R. Morgunow (15:05) S. Batschwarow (32:32)

Winter Sports Palace , Sofia Spectators: 1,249

March 30, 2006 12:00 p.m.

Romania L. Elekes (3:58) L. Elekes (7:02) V. Nicolescu (10:42) L. Elekes (11:45) E. Mihály (13:00) E. Moldován (14:18) L . Vargyas (20:48) E. Moldován (27:07) C. Geru (30:01) A. Kostandi (33:50) L. Elekes (35:58) E. Moldován (46:50) AP Nuţu ( 52:12) C. Geru (52:50) I. Timaru (54:03) L. Elekes (55:27)

16: 3 (6: 0, 5: 0, 5: 3) game report

Spain M. Stransky (56:25) J. Gavilánes (58:43) J. Gavilánes (59:23)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 54

March 30, 2006 3:30 p.m.

South Africa

0: 7 (0: 3, 0: 1, 0: 3) game report

Belgium V. Morgan (3:16) B. Nuyts (12:12) N. de Herdt (18:51) J. Mertens (30:31) S. van Buren (41:50) V. Morgan (50:29 ) J. Kustermans (52:47)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 48

March 30, 2006 7:00 p.m.

Serbia and Montenegro B. Gabrić (23:28) J. Rus (49:26)

2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 2, 1: 1) game report

Bulgaria A. Alexandrow (4:49) S. Radkow (28:53) R. Morgunow (33:46) P. Weselinow (46:00)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 589

April 1, 2006 12:00 p.m.

Serbia and Montenegro G. Radović (15:38) I. Prokić (15:54) J. Rus (17:25) G. Radović (22:20) M. Juloski (28:35) N. Raković (31:44 ) I. Bogdanović (32:42) B. Gabrić (34:08) I. Bogdanović (35:50) J. Rus (37:13) M. Savić (38:15) I. Milojković (42:16) N . Raković (51:54) M. Juloski (53:47)

14: 5 (3: 1, 8: 1, 3: 3) game report

South Africa A. Vervey (19:35) L. Mngoma (30:31) G. Lyon (46:19) J. Kemp (47:02) J. Joyce (57:50)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 62

April 1, 2006 3:30 p.m.

Belgium J. Kustermans (6:37) D. Steijnen (17:56) D. Steijnen (42:57) J. Mertens (46:18)

4: 0 (2: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report

Spain

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 137

April 1, 2006 7:00 p.m.

Bulgaria

0: 9 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 7) game report

Romania I. Timaru (12:30) I. Timaru (37:37) I. Timaru (42:46) T. Basilidesz (43:54) C. Geru (45:22) E. Moldován (46:55) T Basilidesz (47:07) M. Georgescu (51:21) L. Vargyas (52:11)

Winter Sports Palace , Sofia Spectators: 1,843

April 2, 2006 12:00 noon

Spain G. Echevarria (4:55) J. Gavilánes (6:12) A. Lizundia (32:16) M. Bosom (35:58) P. Muñoz (58:17)

5: 3 (2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 2) game report

South Africa M. Edwards (8:12) M. Edwards (42:08) A. Vervey (45:07)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 43

April 2, 2006 3:30 p.m.

Romania T. Basilidesz (6:37) T. Basilidesz (11:28) AP Nuţu (13:31) C. Geru (22:33) A. Góga (32:34) C. Geru (36:06) E. Mihály (43:55) E. Moldován (46:08) C. Geru (52:42) L. Elekes (53:15) AP Nuţu (58:14)

11: 1 (3: 1, 3: 0, 5: 0) game report

Serbia and Montenegro I. Prokić (1:13)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 213

April 2, 2006 7:00 p.m.

Bulgaria I. Velev (7:13) S. Radkow (14:01) Z. Zinoviev (28:14) W. Polizojew (44:23)

4: 4 (2: 2, 1: 1, 1: 1) game report

Belgium J. Peusens (4:31) B. Nuyts (18:42) J. Peusens (20:17) K. van Looy (59:37)

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Spectators: 797

Best scorer
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Cătălin Geru	5	13	8th	21st	+19	4th
Andrei Petruş Nuţu	5	5	13	18th	+20	0
Ioan Timaru	5	6th	6th	13	+11	2
Levente Elekes	5	6th	6th	13	+8	4th
László Vargyas	5	4th	8th	12	+17	0
Best goalkeeper
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Konstantin Mikhailov	5	280: 00	10	0	93.38	2.14
Björn Steijlen	5	299: 16	10	2	90.38	2.00
Viorel Radu	3	140: 00	3	2	89.29	1.29

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Romania	5	5	0	0	59: 09	10: 00
2.	Bulgaria	5	3	1	1	25:17	07: 03
3.	Belgium	5	2	2	1	19:10	06: 04
4th	Serbia and Montenegro	5	2	1	2	23:23	05: 05
5.	Spain	5	1	0	4th	10:30	02: 08
6th	South Africa	5	0	0	5	12:59	00:10

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division I , relegated to Division III

Division II winning team: Romania

Division II promoted Romania

Loránd Bálint , Tibor Basilidesz , Adrian Catrinoi cornea , Levente Elekes , Botond Flinta , Mihail Georgescu , Catalin Geru , Attila Goga , Endre Kósa , András Kostandi , Attila Laczkó , Ede Mihály , Ervin Moldován , Istvan Nagy , Viorel Nicolescu , Andrei Peter Nuţu , Szabolcs Papp , Róbert Péter , Viorel Radu , Mihai Stoiculescu , Ioan Timaru , László Vargyas Trainer: Daniel Herlea

Group B in Auckland, New Zealand

2006 World Cup of Division II, Group B
Number of nations	6th
Climbers	People's Republic of China
Relegated	New Zealand
Venue (s)	Auckland , New Zealand
opening	April 3, 2006
Final day	April 9, 2006
spectator	6,513 (434 per game)
Gates	121 (8.07 per game)
Awards
Best goalkeeper	Yu Yang
Best defender	Luke Thilthorpe
Best striker	Kim Ki-sung
Top scorer	Kim Ki-sung (18 points)

The group B tournament was held from April 3 to 9, 2006 in Auckland , New Zealand . The games took place in the 400-seat Paradice Botany . A total of 6,513 spectators attended the 15 tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 434 per game.

venue

Auckland , New Zealand

Auckland World championship venue

Venue

Paradice Botany Capacity: 400

April 3, 2006 12:00 p.m. (local time)

April 3, 2006 2:00 am (CEST)

North Korea Ri P.-i. (48:12)

1: 5 (0: 3, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

Australia J. Hughes (1:42) C. Sekura (8:02) B. Nelson-Bond (9:37) B. Nelson-Bond (29:06) M. Rummukainen (46:00)

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 150

April 3, 2006 3:30 p.m.

April 3, 2006 5:30 am

Mexico D. Piñeyro (33:52)

1: 4 (0: 2, 1: 2, 0: 0) match report

People's Republic of China Meng Q. (1:35) Yin K. (2:53) Zhou Y. (21:01) Wang Z. (35:35)

Paradice Botany, Auckland spectators: 120

April 3, 2006 7:00 p.m.

April 3, 2006 9:00 am

New Zealand B. Speirs (20:27)

1: 8 (0: 5, 1: 1, 0: 2) game report

South Korea Kim K.-s. (0:51) Kim Y.-h. (2:57) Kim H.-s. (4:11) Kwak J.-h. (6:18) Kim K.-s. (7:13) Kim M.-k. (38:16) Kim K.-h. (42:38) Lee Y.-j. (55:33)

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 570

April 4, 2006 12:00 p.m.

April 4, 2006 2:00 am

People's Republic of China Zhang Y. (4:13) Chen L. (4:27) Du C. (11:49) Liu Y. (12:48) Wang D. (13:55) Dong L. (19:59) Zhang W. (24:09) Wang Z. (28:19) Zhang Y. (36:46) Wang Z. (37:09) Su H. (44:56) Chen L. (47:11) You C. . (55:19) Dong L. (59:31)

14: 2 (6: 0, 4: 1, 4: 1) game report

North Korea Kim H.-c. (26:26) Kim H.-c. (54:45)

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 85

April 4, 2006 3:30 p.m.

April 4, 2006 5:30 am

South Korea Lee K.-j. (7:00) Kim D.-h. (7:59) Kim K.-h. (13:17) Bae J.-s. (14:58) Pyo J.-w. (16:20) Lee Y.-j. (21:35) Kwak J.-h. (25:02) Kim K.-s. (25:20) Kim K.-s. (25:27) Kim K.-t. (32:26) Kim K.-t. (33:30) Kim K.-t. (38:08) Kim K.-s. (43:48) Kim D.-y. (46:58) Kim M.-k. (53:00)

15: 2 (5: 0, 7: 2, 3: 0) game report

Mexico A. Cervantes (36:15) LA de la Vega (37:12)

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 110

April 4, 2006 7:00 p.m.

April 4, 2006 9:00 am

Australia G. Oddy (13:59) G. Oddy (38:09) J. Hughes (39:44) J. Hughes (41:59) C. Sekura (47:20) L. Thilthorpe (52:03)

6: 2 (1: 0, 2: 0, 3: 2) game report

New Zealand B. Lee (41:15) B. Speirs (51:24)

Paradice Botany, Auckland spectators: 1,200

April 6, 2006 12:00 noon

April 6, 2006 2:00 am

Australia A. White (39:58) C. Brlecic (46:20)

2: 4 (0: 3, 1: 0, 1: 1) game report

South Korea Kim K.-h. (2:56) Kim H.-i. (16:56) Kim K.-h. (17:24) Kim K.-h. (57:48)

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 108

April 6, 2006 3:30 p.m.

April 6, 2006 5:30 am

Mexico

0: 3 (0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report

North Korea Ri. S.-c. (3:12) Song C.-s. (9:43) Mun C. (55:39)

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 100

April 6, 2006 7:00 p.m.

April 6, 2006 9:00 am

People's Republic of China Meng Q. (4:02) Zhang Y. (28:03) Wang Z. (33:31) Du C. (43:13) Wang Z. (48:04)

5: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report

New Zealand

Paradice Botany, Auckland spectators: 550

April 7, 2006 12:00 p.m.

April 7, 2006 2:00 am

Australia T. Walsh (6:04) M. Wand (18:08) J. Hughes (26:28) L. Webster (30:22) G. Oddy (32:11) M. Wand (38:31) C. . Sekura (49:45) L. Thilthorpe (53:18) V. Rubes (54:26)

9: 2 (2: 0, 4: 0, 3: 2) game report

Mexico S. Sierra (58:20) A. Cervantes (58:43)

Paradice Botany, Auckland spectators: 120

April 7, 2006 3:30 p.m.

April 7, 2006 5:30 am

South Korea Kim K.-s. (17:32) Lee K.-j. (34:07) Kim K.-s. (59:45)

3: 6 (1: 0, 1: 4, 1: 2) game report

People's Republic of China Yin K. (21:41) Yin K. (24:00) Zhang Y. (36:48) Liu Y. (38:22) Liu Y. (55:40) Du C. (57:50)

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 250

April 7, 2006 7:00 p.m.

April 7, 2006 9:00 am

North Korea Kim K.-h. (20:51) Ri S.-i. (43:34) Ku S.-m. (49:57)

3: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report

New Zealand

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 800

April 9, 2006 12:00 p.m.

April 9, 2006 2:00 am

South Korea Choi J.-s. (1:46) Kim K.-s. (6:34) Kim K.-s. (25:17) Lee Y.-j. (29:04) Kim K.-s. (58:59)

5: 1 (2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report

North Korea Song C.-s. (5:30)

Paradice Botany, Auckland Spectators: 600

April 9, 2006 3:30 p.m.

April 9, 2006 5:30 am

People's Republic of China Dong L. (1:49) You C. (10:14) Wang Z. (27:10) You C. (49:06) Li Q. (57:59)

5: 5 (2: 2, 1: 1, 2: 2) game report

Australia J. Hughes (4:07) M. Wand (14:49) G. Oddy (26:07) C. Sekura (40:20) C. Sekura (51:05)

Paradice Botany, Auckland spectators: 550

April 9, 2006 7:00 p.m.

April 9, 2006 9:00 a.m.

New Zealand S. Glass (27:46) B. Speirs (48:35) J. Hay (58:01)

3: 4 (0: 2, 1: 2, 2: 0) game report

Mexico L. Miller (13:16) S. Sierra (17:11) A. Cervantes (22:07) J. Ehlers (30:15)

Paradice Botany, Auckland spectators: 1,200

Best scorer
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Kim Ki-sung	5	10	8th	18th	+16	4th
Kim Kyu-hun	5	5	5	10	+4	6th
Kim Kyung-tae	5	3	6th	9	+12	2
You chao	5	6th	2	8th	+5	12
Chen Lei	5	2	6th	8th	+7	14th
Best goalkeeper
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Yu Yang	4th	240: 00	9	1	92.68	2.25
Son Ho-seung	4th	220: 00	6th	0	92.11	1.64
Mike Parsons	4th	220: 00	18th	0	91.35	4.91

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	People's Republic of China	5	4th	1	0	34:11	09: 01
2.	South Korea	5	4th	0	1	35:12	08: 02
3.	Australia	5	3	1	1	27:14	07: 03
4th	North Korea	5	2	0	3	10:24	04: 06
5.	Mexico	5	1	0	4th	09:34	02: 08
6th	New Zealand	5	0	0	5	06:26	00:10

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division I , relegated to Division III

Division II winning team: People's Republic of China

Division II promoted People's Republic of China

Chen Lei , Dong Liang , Du Chao , Hao Yanlian , Hou Feng , Li Guoyang , Li Qingming , Liu Kunpeng , Liu Liang , Liu Yingkui , Meng Qingyuan , Su Hongbin , Wang Dahai , Wang Ye , Wang Zhiqiang , Xie Ming , Yin Kai , Yu Yang , Zhang Weiyang , Zhang Yang , Zhou Yudi Trainer: Xiang Shuqing

Ascent and descent

Relegated from Division I:	Israel, Croatia
Promoted to Division I:	Romania, People's Republic of China
Relegated to Division III:	South Africa, New Zealand
Promoted from Division III:	Iceland, Turkey

Division III

2006 World Cup of Division III
Number of nations	5
Climbers	Iceland Turkey
Venue (s)	Reykjavík , Iceland
opening	April 24, 2006
Final day	April 29, 2006
spectator	4,487 (448 per game)
Gates	84 (8.40 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Michel Welter
Best defender	Ingvar Þór Jónsson
Best striker	Geworg Kandacharyan
Top scorer	Cengiz Çıplak (14 points)

The Division III tournament was held from April 24th to 29th, 2006 in the Icelandic capital Reykjavík . The games took place in Skautahöllin í Laugardal , which can hold 1,000 spectators . A total of 4,487 spectators attended the ten tournament games, which corresponds to an average of 448 per game.

venue

Reykjavík , Iceland

Reykjavík World championship venue

Venue

Skautahöllin í Laugardal Capacity: 1,000

Interior view of the hall

April 24, 2006 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Armenia

3: 8 (0: 2, 2: 4, 1: 2) game report

Turkey

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 205

April 24, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Luxembourg

2: 5 (0: 0, 2: 2, 0: 3) game report

Iceland

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 550

April 25, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Ireland

0: 6 (0: 3, 0: 3, 0: 0) game report

Armenia

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 239

April 26, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Turkey

8: 2 (1: 0, 3: 1, 4: 1) game report

Luxembourg

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 189

April 26, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Iceland

8: 0 (0: 0, 3: 0, 5: 0) game report

Ireland

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 820

April 27, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Armenia

4: 5 (2: 0, 0: 2, 2: 3) game report

Iceland

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 674

April 28, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Luxembourg

6:10 (4: 1, 1: 8, 1: 1) game report

Armenia

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 297

April 28, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Turkey

2: 2 (1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report

Ireland

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 356

April 29, 2006 4:30 p.m.

Ireland

3: 1 (2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0) game report

Luxembourg

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 179

April 29, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Iceland

9: 0 (1: 0, 6: 0, 2: 0) game report

Turkey

Skautahöllin í Laugardal, Reykjavík Spectators: 978

Best scorer
player	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Cengiz Çıplak	4th	11	3	14th	+5	47
Geworg Kandacharyan	4th	7th	7th	14th	+3	0
Emil Alengård	4th	2	11	13	+6	35
Manuk Baljan	4th	7th	2	9	+1	2
Erdoğan Coşkun	4th	3	6th	9	+3	2
Best goalkeeper
player	Sp	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
Birgir Sveinsson	4th	220: 00	6th	2	91.30	1.64
Kevin Kelly	4th	229: 54	15th	0	89.13	3.91
Lawik Ghazaryan	4th	240: 00	19th	1	86.62	4.75

Pl.		Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Iceland	4th	4th	0	0	27: 06	8-0
2.	Turkey	4th	2	1	1	18:16	5: 3
3.	Armenia	4th	2	0	2	23:19	4: 4
4th	Ireland	4th	1	1	2	05:17	3: 5
5.	Luxembourg	4th	0	0	4th	11:26	0: 8

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats
Explanations: Promoted to Division II

Division III promotion teams

Division III promoted Iceland

Emil Alengård , Úlfar Andrésson , Birkir Arnason , Guðmundur Björgvinsson , Daniel Eriksson , Patrick Eriksson , Jón Gíslason , Jón Hallgrímsson , Daði Heimisson , Stefán Hrafnsson , Guðmundur Ingolfsson , Björn Jakobsson , Ingvar Jónsson , Jónas Breki Magnússon , Rúnar Freyr Rúnarsson , Birgir Sveinsson , Gauti Thormodsson , Gunnlaugur Thoroddsen , Brynjar Freyr Þórðarson , Þórhallur Viðarsson Trainer: Edward Maggiacomo

Division III promoted Turkey

Cengiz Akyıldız , Omer Arasan , Deniz Atak , Caner Baykan , Gurkan Cetinkaya , Hakan Cetinkaya , Cengiz Çıplak , Erdogan Coşkun , Tufan Dinc , Burç Eryiğit , Fevzi Güçlü , Galip Hamarat , Levent Özbaydoğan , Gökhun Ozturk , Onur Polatoğlu , Alper Solak , Göktürk Taşdemir , Çağıl Uyar , Serkan Yapıcılar , Oktay Yavuzarslan Coach: Serhat Enyüce

Ascent and descent

Relegated from Division II:	South Africa, New Zealand
Promoted to Division II:	Iceland, Turkey

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship 2006 (overview)
• Ice Hockey World Championship for U18 Juniors 2006
• Ice Hockey World Championship for U20 Juniors 2006

Web links

• Official website
• Overview at hockeyarchives.info (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Story # 8: Sweden's unique double, Olympics & Worlds. In: iihf.com. 2006, accessed February 28, 2017 . 
2. ^ The Sidney Crosby Show: Canada and Crosby Cause Chaos in Riga. In: sidcrosby.blogspot.de. May 12, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2017 . 
3. ^ Latvian team loses the scandalous game against Canada. In: baltictimes.com. May 13, 2006, accessed February 28, 2017 . 

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