Men's Ice Hockey World Championship 2021

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The 84th men's ice hockey world championship of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF was the ice hockey world championship of the year 2021 . The top division tournament with 16 national teams took place from May 21 to June 6, 2021 in Riga , the capital of Latvia .

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated delayed start of many national and international leagues, the top tournament was postponed to the latest date of the year and ended for the first time in June. The tournament should have taken place in Minsk ( Belarus ) and Riga (Latvia). Given the political situation in Belarus after the controversial re-election of Belarusian President Aljaksandr Lukashenkaas well as the COVID-19 pandemic, the IIHF declared on November 18, 2020 that the World Cup could not be held as planned according to the current status. The Latvian government asked the IIHF to withdraw the tournament from Belarus, which took place on January 18, 2021, also under pressure from sponsors and politicians. On February 2, 2021, the IIHF decided that the city of Riga will be the sole venue for the World Cup. The two venues are only 150 meters apart. In addition, all 16 teams could be accommodated in one hotel so that travel from venue to venue could be avoided.

The seven lower division tournaments were scheduled for March to May 2021. On November 18, 2020, the IIHF Council canceled these tournaments due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, a total of 55 countries took part in the World Cup tournaments - including Malaysia , the Philippines and Singapore for the first time - which would have meant another high. As a replacement for Division IA, Slovenia organized a tournament for interested teams from Divisions IA and IB under the name Beat Covid-19 tournament from May 15 to 21 .

Participants, venues and periods

The top division tournament was awarded to Minsk and Riga in 2017. The seven tournaments of divisions I to IV were to take place in 2021, with one exception, at the locations where the corresponding tournaments of the men's ice hockey world championship would have taken place in 2020 , which had already been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic were. Only the tournament of Division II Group A should take place in Beijing ( People's Republic of China ) in 2021 and not, as planned for 2020, in Zagreb ( Croatia ). This tournament would have served as a test for the ice hockey competitions at the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing in 2022 .

• Top division: May 21 to June 6, 2021 in Riga , Latvia

  Participants: Denmark , Germany , Finland (defending champion) , Great Britain , Italy , Canada , Kazakhstan (promoted) , Latvia (host) , Norway , Russian Olympic Committee ^(*) , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovakia , Czech Republic , USA , Belarus (promoted; Host )                   

Canceled tournaments

• Division I:
  • Group A: planned for May 9-15, 2021 in Ljubljana , Slovenia

    Participants: France (relegated) , Austria (relegated) , Romania (promoted) , Slovenia , South Korea , Hungary         

  • Group B: planned for April 26th to May 2nd, 2021 in Katowice , Poland

    Participants: Estonia , Japan , Lithuania (relegated) , Poland , Serbia (promoted) , Ukraine        

• Division II
  • Group A: planned for April 10-16, 2021 in Beijing , People's Republic of China

    Participants: Australia , People's Republic of China , Israel (promoted) , Croatia , Netherlands (relegated) , Spain        

  • Group B: planned for April 18-24, 2021 in Reykjavík , Iceland

    Participants: Belgium (relegated) , Bulgaria (promoted) , Georgia , Iceland , Mexico , New Zealand        

• Division III
  • Group A: planned for April 18 to 24, 2021 in Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg

    Participants: Republic of China (Taiwan) , Luxembourg , North Korea (relegated) , Turkey , Turkmenistan , United Arab Emirates (promoted)       

  • Group B: planned for April 19-25, 2021 in Cape Town , South Africa

    Participants: Bosnia and Herzegovina , Hong Kong , South Africa (relegated) , Thailand     

• Division IV: planned for March 3-5, 2021 in Bishkek , Kyrgyzstan

  Participants: Kyrgyzstan (relegated) , Kuwait (relegated) , Malaysia (newcomer) , Philippines (newcomer), Singapore (newcomer)       

mode

In the top division, the four best teams in each group qualify directly for the quarter-finals. The total number of games is 64 games.

Due to the cancellation of the lower divisions, promotion and relegation were suspended.

Top division

Men's World Cup 2021
Number of nations	16
World Champion	Canada
silver	Finland
bronze	United States
Relegated	no
venue	Minsk , Belarus ; Riga , Latvia
opening	May 21, 2021
Endgame	June 6, 2021
spectator	934
Gates	324 (5.14 per game)
Best goalkeeper	Cal Petersen
Best defender	Moritz Seider
Best striker	Peter Cehlárik
Most valuable player	Andrew Mangiapane
Top scorer	Connor Brown (16 points)

The 84th Men's Ice Hockey World Championship took place between May 21 and June 6, 2021 in the Latvian capital Riga . Originally, Latvia and Belarus narrowly prevailed against Finland with Helsinki and Tampere at the annual IIHF congress from May 18 to 20, 2017 in Cologne . Belarus had previously hosted the 2014 World Cup , Latvia the 2006 tournament . The tournament was awarded to two countries for the fourth time, but for the first time to a country within and a country outside the European Union .

Controversy over the event in Belarus

The International Ice Hockey Federation came under international criticism for planning to hold the World Cup in the Belarusian capital Minsk in 2020, despite the protests in Belarus against the rule of the dictator Aljaksandr Lukashenka. Lukashenka is accused of serious crimes against humanity . In October 2020, the Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš declared that they wanted to host the World Cup with a different partner or that the competition would not be held. In December 2020, 49 members of the European Parliament signed an appeal initiated by Viola von Cramon-Taubadel , which spoke out against holding the Ice Hockey World Championships in Minsk.

In January 2021, the President of the International Ice Hockey Federation René Fasel met the Belarusian ruler Lukashenka. Fasel not only hugged Lukashenka in front of the cameras, but also posed for a photo with Dzmitryi Baskau , the president of the Belarusian ice hockey association . Baskau is accused of being involved in a beating attack on Raman Bandarenka , who died as a result of the injuries. For this reason, Baskau was banned from entering Latvia . Fasel responded to the criticism with the words: “I am sorry if this leads to the interpretation that I would accept the events and the repression in Belarus. But I wanted to use this special relationship with Lukashenka to do something good. So that the World Cup leads to a kind of reconciliation between the government and the opposition. ”At the same time, Fasel showed no understanding for the political criticism of the meeting. He was convinced that he had done nothing wrong and questioned whether sanctions and boycotts could achieve anything.

The German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called for the Ice Hockey World Cup in Minsk to be withdrawn. He said literally: “That would be the greatest PR gift for Lukashenka and a devastating signal to the demonstrators. I hope the organizers will see that too. That is not a question of political calculation, but of attitude. "

Due to the massive human rights violations in Belarus, the sponsors Beiersdorf AG (with their Nivea brand ), Škoda Auto and Liqui Moly decided not to support the World Cup if it was to take place in Minsk. Fasel complained that the sponsors had received letters from the Belarusian opposition which, in his opinion, contained partly untrue claims. On January 18, 2021, the IIHF decided to withdraw the tournament from Belarus. This decision was justified with paragraph 9 of the IIHF statutes, which enables the IIHF to withdraw the hosting of a tournament if the health or freedom of the participating athletes, officials, spectators and media representatives is not guaranteed.

Flag change after Ryanair incident

Flags of the participating nations with the red and green flag of Belarus

Flags of the participating nations after the Belarusian flag was exchanged (white-red-white)

In response to Ryanair flight 4978 , the city of Riga replaced the red and green flag of Belarus with the Belarusian flag with white and red colors, which is used by the Belarusian opposition, on May 24, 2021 . Belarus then expelled all Latvian diplomats from the country. As a backlash, Latvia expelled all Belarusian diplomats from the country. The IIHF then asked the mayor of Riga to remove the flags of the ice hockey federation and the world championship around the white and red flags of the Belarusian opposition or to use the red and green flag again.

TV broadcast

In Germany, all seven preliminary round matches of the German team were broadcast live on Sport1 . In addition, 18 preliminary round games, two quarter-finals, both semi-finals, as well as the game for third place and the final were broadcast. Sport1 thus broadcast a total of 31 of the 64 games.

In Switzerland, the SRF broadcast all Swiss games from the preliminary round, the entire final round and additional top games from the preliminary round. Austrian radio broadcast selected games from the preliminary round, two quarter-finals and both semi-finals and finals on ORF SPORT + .

Attendees

Spiky , the mascot of the 2021 World Cup

After the cancellation of the 2020 World Cup , the 14 best teams from the 2019 World Cup and the two first-placed teams in Division I Group A 2019 took part. The hosts had a guaranteed starting place, but also qualified in terms of sport.

^(*)Due to the exclusion of Russia by WADA because of manipulated data from the laboratory in Moscow for four years from the Olympic Games and World Championships, the Russian national team competed under the name ROC ( Russian Olympic Committee ) and the ROC team flag. The 1st piano concerto by Pyotr Tchaikovsky was played as a substitute for the national anthem.

13 from Europe	Denmark	Germany	Finland (defending champion)	Great Britain
	Italy	Latvia (hosts)	Norway	Russian Olympic Committee
	Sweden	Switzerland	Slovakia	Czech Republic
	Belarus (promoted from Division IA; host )
2 from North America	Canada		United States
1 from Asia	Kazakhstan (promoted from Division IA)

Grouping

The group division for the preliminary round was determined after the 2019 World Cup . The 2020 IIHF world rankings served as the basis . Russia and Canada swapped groups at the request of the organizers, since Russian citizens can enter Belarus without a visa , but not into the Schengen area .

Group A (Riga)	Group B (Riga)
Russian Olympic Committee (2)	Canada (1)
Sweden (4)	Finland (3)
Czech Republic (5)	USA (6)
Switzerland (8)	Germany (7)
Slovakia (9)	Latvia (10)
Denmark (12)	Norway (11)
Belarus (13)	Italy (15)
Great Britain (19)	Kazakhstan (16)
The respective world ranking is given in brackets.

Venues

Riga
Arena Riga Capacity: 10,300	Riga World championship venue	Riga Olympic Sports Center Capacity: 6,000

Preliminary round

The preliminary round of the World Cup began on May 21st and ended eleven days later on June 1st.

Group A

May 21, 2021 4:15 p.m. (local time)

May 21, 2021 3:15 p.m. (CEST)

Russian Olympic Committee A. Burdasov (4:16) A. Schwez-Rogowoi (35:27) A. Barabanow (45:28) M. Grigorenko (59:41)

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

Czech Republic J. Flek (9:26) J. Vrána (37:53) D. Kubalík (57:23)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 21, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 21, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Belarus M. Stefanowitsch (53:25) J. Sharanhowitsch (54:22)

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

Slovakia K. Pospíšil (3:53) P. Cehlárik (9:17) K. Pospíšil (11:02) M. Hrivík (45:05) P. Cehlárik (59:15)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 22, 2021 12:15 p.m.

May 22, 2021 11:15 a.m.

Denmark N. Jensen (30:40) N. Jensen (37:33) E. Kristensen (38:09) N. Jensen (48:22)

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

Sweden C. Klingberg (22:06) H. Tömmernes (35:09) C. Klingberg (50:56)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 22, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 22, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Great Britain L. Kirk (18:46)

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

Russian Olympic Committee A. Burdasov (5:53) M. Grigorenko (7:19) A. Burdasov (9:21) S. Toltschinsky (10:51) P. Karnauchow (30:08) A. Kusmenko (49:59 ) A. Slepyschew (53:05)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 22, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 22, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Czech Republic F. Chytil (14:46) J. Smejkal (54:59)

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

Switzerland G. Hofmann (17:09) T. Meier (24:12) T. Scherwey (38:19) T. Meier (50:27) G. Hofmann (57:08)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 23, 2021 12:15 p.m.

May 23, 2021 11:15 a.m.

Great Britain L. Kirk (22:03)

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

Slovakia M. Hrivík (0:25) R. Lantoši (24:42)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 23, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 23, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Sweden

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

Belarus H. Neszerou (40:33)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 23, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 23, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Denmark

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

Switzerland T. Meier (13:12)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 24, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 24, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Slovakia M. Kelemen (30:00) M. Gernát (53:19) M. Ďaloga (58:59)

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

Russian Olympic Committee A. Barabanov (31:06)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 24, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 24, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Czech Republic J. Kovář (29:44) F. Zadina (33:03) D. Kubalík (61:23)

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

Belarus J. Sharanhowitsch (25:52) U. Jaromenka (51:30)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 25, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 25, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Great Britain B. O'Connor (2:33) M. Hammond (56:18)

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

Denmark J. Jakobsen (10:19) N. Jensen (13:44) M. Lauridsen (64:33)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 25, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 25, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Switzerland

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

Sweden J. Frödén (08:35) A. Kempe (10:00) V. Olofsson (22:33) J. Frödén (30:24) M. Nygren (41:18) N. Lundkvist (47:14) H. . Tommernes (50:46)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 26, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 26, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Russian Olympic Committee I. Morozov (39:18) A. Barabanow (49:41) D. Voronkow (56:35)

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

Denmark

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 26, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 26, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Belarus U. Kadola (29:15) G. Platt (51:19) S. Prince (57:43)

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

Great Britain L. Kirk (13:38) B. Davies (37:06) L. Kirk (38:35) M. Hammond (48:41)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 27, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 27, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Switzerland R. Diaz (9:47) S. Andrighetto (20:25) R. Loeffel (25:17) E. Corvi (36:11) T. Meier (40:38) P. Kurashev (44:34) G. . Hofmann (52:39) R. Loeffel (54:03)

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

Slovakia M. Krištof (45:12)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 27, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 27, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Sweden A. Wingerli (12:08) R. Rakell (15:02)

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

Czech Republic J. Vrána (41:10) J. Kovář (44:53) L. Klok (48:17) J. Flek (58:26)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 28, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 28, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Sweden M. Sörensen (15:18) J. Pudas (27:00) M. Kempe (32:08) M. Kempe (52:34)

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

Great Britain L. Kirk (7:20)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 28, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 28, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Denmark N. Meyer (5:29) M. Asperup (44:58) M. From (47:48) M. Lauridsen (49:53) A. True (52:15)

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

Belarus A. Dzjamkou (2:12) M. Stefanowitsch (30:20)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 29, 2021 12:15 p.m.

May 29, 2021 11:15 a.m.

Czech Republic L. Klok (8:01) F. Hronek (20:33) L. Šulák (24:29) F. Chytil (32:07) R. Lenc (51:33) L. Šulák (57:58)

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

Great Britain M. Myers (39:37)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 29, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 29, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Switzerland N. Hischier (48:12)

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

Russian Olympic Committee A. Burdassow (35:01) P. Karnauchow (50:26) S. Toltschinski (52:38) S. Toltschinski (59:58)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 29, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 29, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Slovakia P. Cehlárik (47:13) A. Jánošík (52:25)

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

Denmark

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 30, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 30, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Belarus

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

Switzerland C. Bertschy (0:36) J. Vermin (18:01) S. Andrighetto (21:09) G. Hofmann (32:15) J. Vermin (52:03) F. Herzog (57:43)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 30, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 30, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Sweden M. Sörensen (30:45) V. Olofsson (51:38) I. Lundeström (59:47)

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

Slovakia P. Cehlárik (19:07)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 31, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 31, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Czech Republic D. Kubalík (45:23) F. Chytil (PS)

2: 1 n.P. (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Denmark N. Jensen (3:41)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

May 31, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 31, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Russian Olympic Committee A. Slepyschew (52:34) A. Barabanow (52:46) W. Tarassenko (PS)

3: 2 n.P. (0: 1, 0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Sweden J. Frödén (8:06) V. Olofsson (55:17)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

June 1, 2021 12:15 p.m.

June 1, 2021 11:15 a.m.

Switzerland G. Hofmann (10:31) R. Loeffel (16:42) S. Alatalo (30:07) C. Bertschy (30:20) C. Bertschy (36:09) N. Hischier (37:45)

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

Great Britain L. Kirk (11:08) L. Kirk (25:34) B. Connolly (53:58)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

June 1, 2021 4:15 p.m.

June 1, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Slovakia M. Sukeľ (26:53) M. Bucko (48:45) K. Pospíšil (58:57)

3: 7 (0: 2, 1: 2, 2: 3) game report

Czech Republic F. Zadina (0:29) M. Špaček (15:04) L. Radil (22:49) L. Šulák (39:49) M. Stránský (43:31) M. Blümel (45:47) L . Hájek (59:43)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

June 1, 2021 8:15 p.m.

June 1, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Russian Olympic Committee N. Nesterow (0:36) E. Galimow (4:29) M. Schalunow (9:06) M. Grigorenko (10:52) N. Nesterow (16:28) D. Voronkov (52:08 )

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

Belarus

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Russian Olympic Committee	7th	5	1	0	1	28:10	17th
2.	Switzerland	7th	5	0	0	2	27:17	15th
3.	Czech Republic	7th	3	2	0	2	27:18	13th
4th	Slovakia	7th	4th	0	0	3	17:22	12th
5.	Sweden	7th	3	0	1	3	21:14	10
6th	Denmark	7th	2	1	1	3	13:15	9
7th	Great Britain	7th	1	0	1	5	13:31	4th
8th.	Belarus	7th	1	0	1	5	10:29	4th

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

Explanations: quarter-finals

Group B

May 21, 2021 4:15 p.m. (local time)

May 21, 2021 3:15 p.m. (CEST)

Germany T. Kühnhackl (15:56) M. Müller (18:44) T. Rieder (24:23) F. Tiffels (27:47) M. Noebels (35:13) L. Reichel (37:52) M . Noebels (38:35) M. Plachta (42:52) L. Pföderl (48:41)

9: 4 (2: 2, 5: 0, 2: 2) match report

Italy A. Petan (17:42) L. Frigo (18:07) A. Bardaro (43:22) D. Frank (44:06)

Arena, Riga

May 21, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 21, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Canada

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

Latvia M. Indrašis (19:58) O. Batņa (28:39)

Arena, Riga

May 22, 2021 12:15 p.m.

May 22, 2021 11:15 a.m.

Norway E. Lilleberg (36:21)

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

Germany M. Plachta (19:44) L. Gawanke (23:19) L. Pföderl (26:04) L. Reichel (30:35) L. Bergmann (44:41)

Arena, Riga

May 22, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 22, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Finland A. Ohtamaa (26:54) I. Pakarinen (35:41)

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

USA J. Robertson (38:01)

Arena, Riga

May 22, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 22, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Latvia L. Dārziņš (27:44) R. Bukarts (45:25)

2: 3 n.P. (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Kazakhstan A. Schin (38:59) J. Blacker (45:37) R. Startschenko (PS)

Arena, Riga

May 23, 2021 12:15 p.m.

May 23, 2021 11:15 a.m.

Norway M. Trettenes (10:04) M. Rosseli Olsen (25:12) M. Trettenes (36:01) M. Trettenes (40:59)

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

Italy D. Frank (51:55)

Arena, Riga

May 23, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 23, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Kazakhstan K. Panjukow (35:56) N. Michailis (PS)

2: 1 n.P. (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report

Finland A. Lundell (33:24)

Arena, Riga

May 23, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 23, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Canada M. Comtois (51:35)

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

USA J. Robertson (7:42) A. Clendening (21:19) T. Moore (23:27) T. Moore (38:20) M. Tennyson (57:06)

Arena, Riga

May 24, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 24, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Latvia M. Karsums (32:08) L. Dārziņš (58:48) M. Karsums (59:48)

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

Italy

Arena, Riga

May 24, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 24, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Germany S. Loibl (10:46) M. Plachta (11:24) K. Holzer (57:49)

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

Canada N. Paul (18:19)

Arena, Riga

May 25, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 25, 2021 3:15 p.m.

USA A. Clendening (6:57) T. Moore (21:33) J. Drury (41:58)

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

Kazakhstan

Arena, Riga

May 25, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 25, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Finland I. Pakarinen (14:24) A. Lundell (21:40) K. Nousiainen (25:54) J. Innala (47:17) H. Björninen (53:25)

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

Norway M. Olimb (1:30) T. Lindström (41:13)

Arena, Riga

May 26, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 26, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Kazakhstan A. Schin (26:39) R. Startschenko (40:31) P. Akolsin (55:42)

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

Germany T. Kühnhackl (29:38) M. Eisenschmid (34:07)

Arena, Riga

May 26, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 26, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Canada C. Brown (0:22) A. Henrique (10:23) A. Mangiapane (34:41) A. Henrique (50:14)

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

Norway T. Valkvæ Olsen (29:08) M. Rosseli Olsen (30:28)

Arena, Riga

May 27, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 27, 2021 3:15 p.m.

USA M. Tennyson (1:06) B. Boyle (14:46) T. Moore (31:45) M. Berniers (33:32)

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

Latvia M. Indrašis (5:00) R. Krastenbergs (16:45)

Arena, Riga

May 27, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 27, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Finland T. Sund (6:50) A. Ruotsalainen (8:20) T. Sund (28:33)

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

Italy

Arena, Riga

May 28, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 28, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Kazakhstan N. Michailis (24:30) N. Michailis (41:31)

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

Canada A. Mangiapane (6:03) A. Henrique (21:01) C. Perfetti (37:40) C. Brown (59:57)

Arena, Riga

May 28, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 28, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Latvia R. Krastenbergs (11:55) R. Ķēniņš (17:44) K. Rubīns (49:42)

3: 4 n.P. (2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Norway S. Olden (3:50) KA Olimb (21:08) E. Pettersen (41:56) M. Haga (PS)

Arena, Riga

May 29, 2021 12:15 p.m.

May 29, 2021 11:15 a.m.

Italy A. Miceli (24:37) P. Hochkofler (41:43) A. Petan (50:59)

3:11 (0: 1, 1: 2, 2: 8) game report

Kazakhstan R. Startschenko (2:12) J. Petuchow (32:31) J. Rymarew (34:59) N. Michailis (41:31) C. Valk (46:12) A. Lichotnikow (47:01) A. Lichotnikow (49:46) K. Panjukow (54:38) R. Startschenko (56:07) V. Svedberg (57:44) J. Schalapow (59:52)

Arena, Riga

May 29, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 29, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Norway K. A. Olimb (54:27)

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

USA C. Garland (10:30) T. Thompson (27:12)

Arena, Riga

May 29, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 29, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Germany K. Holzer (27:58)

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

Finland A. Lundell (6:17) A. Ruotsalainen (51:26)

Arena, Riga

May 30, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 30, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Italy A. Miceli (30:31)

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

Canada C. Perfetti (2:33) A. Mangiapane (8:04) T. Stecher (11:33) A. Henrique (11:56) A. Mangiapane (34:48) M. Comtois (37:28) B. . Pirri (55:54)

Arena, Riga

May 30, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 30, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Finland S. Mänenalanen (3:06) I. Pakarinen (35:39) A. Lundell (64:56)

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

Latvia M. Dzierkals (18:39) M. Dzierkals (53:45)

Arena, Riga

May 31, 2021 4:15 p.m.

May 31, 2021 3:15 p.m.

USA J. Robertson (38:56) C. Blackwell (59:33)

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

Germany

Arena, Riga

May 31, 2021 8:15 p.m.

May 31, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Norway T. Valkvæ Olsen (27:57) S. Espeland (41:08) M. Olimb (59:00)

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

Kazakhstan D. Shevchenko (16:00)

Arena, Riga

June 1, 2021 12:15 p.m.

June 1, 2021 11:15 a.m.

Canada B. Pirri (1:30) M. Comtois (28:18)

2: 3 n.P. (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Finland A. Ruotsalainen (21:11) A. Ruotsalainen (56:00) A. Ruotsalainen (PS)

Arena, Riga

June 1, 2021 4:15 p.m.

June 1, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Italy L. Frigo (21:01) S. Giliati (46:33)

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

USA K. Labanc (6:54) K. Labanc (10:33) C. Garland (19:45) C. Garland (29:54)

Arena, Riga

June 1, 2021 8:15 p.m.

June 1, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Germany J.-J. Peterka (3:16) M. Noebels (6:40)

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

Latvia R. Ābols (25:55)

Arena, Riga spectators: 934

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	United States	7th	6th	0	0	1	21: 08	18th
2.	Finland	7th	4th	2	1	0	19:10	17th
3.	Germany	7th	4th	0	0	3	22:14	12th
4th	Canada	7th	3	0	1	3	19:18	10
5.	Kazakhstan	7th	2	2	0	3	22:18	10
6th	Latvia	7th	2	0	3	2	15:16	9
7th	Norway	7th	2	1	0	4th	17:21	8th
8th.	Italy	7th	0	0	0	7th	11:41	0

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

Final round

The final round began after the preliminary round was completed on June 3, 2021, so that all teams had at least one day off. Two of the quarter-finals were played in the Olympic Sports Center, the other games in the final round in the Arena Riga. As in previous years, the quarter-finals took place in a cross-comparison of the two preliminary round groups. In the semifinals on June 5, the top placed in the preliminary round played against the last-placed remaining team, the remaining two teams played the other semifinals. The final and the bronze match were scheduled for June 6th.

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

A1

Russian Olympic Committee

1

B4

Canada

2

B2

Finland

2

B3

Germany

1

B2

Finland

1

A3

Czech Republic

0

B2

Finland

2

(The teams will be re-seeded after the quarter-finals.)

B4

Canada

3

B1

United States

6th

A4

Slovakia

1

B1

United States

2

3rd place match

B4

Canada

4th

A2

Switzerland

2

B1

United States

6th

B3

Germany

3

B3

Germany

1

Quarter finals

June 3, 2021 4:15 p.m. (local time)

June 3, 2021 3:15 p.m. (CEST)

Switzerland R. Untersander (15:17) F. Herzog (33:26)

2: 3 n.P. (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report

Germany T. Kühnhackl (37:23) L. Gawanke (59:16) M. Noebels (PS)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

June 3, 2021 4:15 p.m.

June 3, 2021 3:15 p.m.

USA B. Boyle (13:08) C. Blackwell (15:25) C. Garland (19:30) C. Blackwell (36:50) S. Chmelevski (45:15) C. Garland (58:45)

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

Slovakia P. Cehlárik (32:12)

Arena, Riga

June 3, 2021 8:15 p.m.

June 3, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Russian Olympic Committee J. Timkin (34:32)

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

Canada A. Henrique (45:03) A. Mangiapane (62:12)

Olympic Sports Center, Riga

June 3, 2021 8:15 p.m.

June 3, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Finland J. Innala (32:55)

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

Czech Republic

Arena, Riga

Semifinals

June 5, 2021 2:15 p.m.

June 5, 2021 1:15 p.m.

USA C. Blackwell (17:17) S. Chmelevski (43:36)

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

Canada B. Pirri (2:02) A. Mangiapane (24:15) A. Mangiapane (40:46) J. Danforth (59:36)

Arena, Riga

June 5, 2021 6:15 p.m.

June 5, 2021 5:15 p.m.

Finland I. Pakarinen (13:50) H. Björninen (18:55)

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

Germany M. Plachta (31:03)

Arena, Riga

3rd place match

June 6, 2021 3:15 p.m.

June 6, 2021 2:15 p.m.

USA C. Wolanin (5:02) C. Garland (26:27) J. Drury (28:05) J. Robertson (31:35) T. Moore (32:15) R. Donato (49:53)

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

Germany D. Bittner (49:28)

Arena, Riga

final

June 6, 2021 8:15 p.m.

June 6, 2021 7:15 p.m.

Finland M. Ruohomaa (8:57) P. Lindbohm (45:27)

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

Canada M. Comtois (24:30) A. Henrique (52:37) N. Paul (66:26)

Arena, Riga

statistics

Best scorer

Source : IIHF; Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Bold: best at a tournament

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
Connor Brown	Canada	10	2	14th	16	+8	2
Conor Garland	United States	10	6th	7th	13th	+6	6th
Andrew Mangiapane	Canada	7th	7th	4th	11	+6	0
Adam Henrique	Canada	10	6th	5	11	+6	0
Peter Cehlárik	Slovakia	8th	5	6th	11	+5	6th
Liam Kirk	Great Britain	7th	7th	2	9	−6	4th
Trevor Moore	United States	10	5	4th	9	+7	4th
Jason Robertson	United States	10	4th	5	9	+8	10
Grégory Hofmann	Switzerland	8th	6th	2	8th	± 0	0
Nicklas Jensen	Denmark	7th	5	3	8th	−2	2

Best goalkeeper

Source : IIHF; Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), SaT = shots on goal, GT = goals conceded, SVS = saves, Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals against goal , SO = shutouts ; Bold: Top 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	SVS	Sv%	GTS	SO
Cal Petersen	United States	7th	417: 14	193	9	184	95.34	1.29	2
Adam Reideborn	Sweden	5	299: 44	129	7th	122	94.57	1.40	1
Alexander Samonov	ROC	6th	364: 39	142	8th	134	94.37	1.32	2
Juho Olkinuora	Finland	7th	431: 26	174	10	164	94.25	1.39	1
Nikita Boyarkin	Kazakhstan	6th	370: 00	198	14th	184	92.93	2.27	0
Mathias Niederberger	Germany	7th	423: 43	169	12th	157	92.90	1.70	0

Final placements

The placements were based on the following criteria:

• Places 1 to 4: Results in the final as well as in the game for 3rd place
• Places 5 to 8 (losers of the quarter-finals): according to placement, then points, then goal difference in the preliminary round
• Places 9 to 16 (preliminary round): according to placement, then points, then goal difference in the preliminary round

Pl.	team
1	Canada
2	Finland
3	United States
4th	Germany
5	Russian Olympic Committee
6th	Switzerland
7th	Czech Republic
8th	Slovakia
9	Sweden
10	Kazakhstan
11	Latvia
12th	Denmark
13th	Norway
14th	Great Britain
15th	Belarus
16	Italy

Title and team squad

World Champion Canada

Michael DiPietro , Adin Hill , Darcy Kuemper - Nicolas Beaudin , Jacob Bernard-Docker , Mario Ferraro , Colin Miller , Owen Power , Braden Schneider , Troy Stecher , Sean Walker - Jaret Anderson-Dolan , Connor Brown , Michael Bunting , Maxime Comtois , Justin Danforth , Liam Foudy , Brandon Hagel , Adam Henrique , Andrew Mangiapane , Nick Paul , Cole Perfetti , Brandon Pirri , Gabriel Vilardi Head coach: Gerard Gallant    Assistant coach: Mike Dyck , Mike Kelly , André Tourigny

Silver Finland

Janne Juvonen , Juho Olkinuora , Harri Sateri - Oliwer Kaski , Miika Koivisto , Petteri Lindbohm , Olli Määttä , Kim Nousiainen , Atte Ohtamaa , Ville Pokka , Axel Rindell , Mikael Seppälä , Tony Sund - Marko Anttila , Hannes Björninen , Jere Innala , Jere Karjalainen , petri kontiola , Anton Lundell , Saku Mäenalanen , Niko Ojamäki , Iiro Pakarinen , Valtteri Puustinen , Mikael Ruohomaa , Arttu Ruotsalainen , Jere Sallinen , Peter Tiivola , Teemu Turunen Head coach: Jukka Jalonen    assistant coach: Mikko Manner , Ari-Pekka Selin

Bronze USA

Justin Abdelkader , Matthew Beniers , Colin Blackwell , Brian Boyle , Sasha Chmelevski , Adam Clendening , Ryan Donato , Jack Drury , Conor Garland , Matthew Hellickson , Zac Jones , Kevin Labanc , Conner Mackey , Trevor Moore , Jake Oettinger , Cal Petersen , Jason Robertson , Eric Robinson , Kevin Rooney , Matt Roy , Ryan Shea , Anthony Stolarz , Matt Tennyson , Tage Thompson , Chris Wideman , Christian Wolanin Head Coach: Jack Capuano    Assistant Coach : Nate Leaman , Adam Nightingale

Awards

Player trophies

Award	player	team
Most valuable player	Andrew Mangiapane	Canada
Best goalkeeper	Cal Petersen	United States
Best defender	Moritz Seider	Germany
Best striker	Peter Cehlárik	Slovakia

All-star team

Attack:	Andrew Mangiapane - Conor Garland - Liam Kirk
Defense:	Moritz Seider - Korbinian Holzer
Goal:	Juho Olkinuora

Divisions I to IV

Division I.

The group A tournament was scheduled for May 9-15, 2021 in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana . The games were to take place in the Hala Tivoli , the home ground of the AHL club HDD Olimpija Ljubljana , with a capacity of 4,500 .The group B tournament was scheduled for April 26th to May 2nd, 2021 in the Polish city ​​of Katowice . The games were to take place in the Spodek , which could hold 11,500 spectators .

Beat Covid-19 tournament

As a replacement for the canceled Division I Group A tournament, the Slovenian Association organized a tournament called the Beat Covid-19 Ice Hockey Tournament . The tournament was also referred to as the substitute B-WM . The national teams of Division IA were invited to the tournament. Hungary and later also South Korea canceled and were replaced by Poland and Ukraine from Division I Group B. The tournament took place from May 15 to 21, 2021, traditionally in the week before the top division.

Attendees

•  France (relegated from top division)
•  Austria (relegated from top division)
•  Poland (Division IB)
•  Romania (promoted from Division IB)
•  Slovenia (hosts)
•  Ukraine (Division IB)

Games

May 15, 2021 4:30 p.m. (local time)

Slovenia Ž. Pešut (4:27) G. Koblar (6:18) B. Tomaževič (14:38)

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

Austria B. Wolf (4:02)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 15, 2021 8:00 p.m.

Romania Z. Péter (13:39) B. Péter (33:58)

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

France L. Farnier (2:09) C. Bertrand (9:11) J. Bougro (49:03)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 16, 2021 1 p.m.

Poland K. Mroczkowski (1:49) A. Chmielewski (23:49) S. Marzec (36:48) M. Bryk (61:37)

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

Ukraine A. Denyskin (32:35) B. Stupak (44:01) A. Michnow (51:12)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 17, 2021 1 p.m.

Austria M. Richter (4:06) T. Harnisch (17:34) M. Huber (57:41)

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

Poland P. Zygmunt (9:31) A. Kostek (37:50)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 17, 2021 4:30 p.m.

Ukraine S. Babynez (3:55) M. Simchuk (7:59)

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

Romania A. Vasile (2:28) Z. Péter (17:09) E. Casaneanu (35:55)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 17, 2021 8:00 p.m.

France J. Perret (8:42) J. Perret (55:51)

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

Slovenia K. Ograjenšek (9:30) N. Simšič (27:52) K. Ograjenšek (37:48)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 18, 2021 1 p.m.

Austria M. Ganahl (7:18) L. Haudum (20:39) L. Haudum (28:41) L. Thaler (29:59) P. Schneider (36:02) M. Richter (37:54) L . Thaler (43:29) L. Thaler (47:10) L. Haudum (53:04)

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

Ukraine S. Babynez (28:12) I. Mereschko (50:48) A. Denyskin (58:20)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 18, 2021 4:30 p.m.

France T. Bozon (53:59)

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

Poland

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 18, 2021 8:00 p.m.

Romania

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

Slovenia K. Ograjenšek (13:40) Ž. Jezovšek (30:19) A. Kuralt (31:24) Ž. Jezovšek (51:57) N. Simšič (57:05)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 20, 2021 1 p.m.

Ukraine A. Denyskin (38:26) S. Babynez (47:27)

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

France E. Berthon (12:57) D. Fleury (42:33) K. Bozon (46:35) D. Fleury (59:10)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 20, 2021 4:30 p.m.

Austria T. Harnisch (5:41) M. Richter (10:12) B. Nissner (28:19) M. Ganahl (30:59) L. Thaler (56:13)

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

Romania

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 20, 2021 8:00 p.m.

Slovenia G. Koblar (7:07) N. Simšič (21:52)

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

Poland G. Pasiut (5:23)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 21, 2021 1 p.m.

France S. Treille (6:26) S. Treille (54:16)

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

Austria L. Haudum (2:49) M. Huber (6:13) M. Ulmer (13:50)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 21, 2021 4:30 p.m.

Poland A. Chmielewski (12:12) A. Chmielewski (44:45)

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

Romania J. Limansky (7:16) M. Constantin (22:52) A. Zagidullin (62:02)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

May 21, 2021 8:00 p.m.

Ukraine S. Babynez (18:20) A. Denyskin (36:46)

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

Slovenia A. Magovac (23:00) N. Simšič (27:55) L. Kalan (29:04)

Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

Pl.		Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Slovenia	5	5	0	0	0	16: 06	15th
2.	Austria	5	4th	0	0	1	21:10	12th
3.	France	5	3	0	0	2	12:10	9
4th	Romania	5	1	1	0	3	08:17	5
5.	Poland	5	0	1	1	3	09:12	3
6th	Ukraine	5	0	0	1	4th	12:23	1

Division II

The Group A tournament would have been held from April 10 to 16, 2021 in Beijing , the capital of the People's Republic of China . The games were to take place in the Shougang ice arena with a capacity of 6,000 .The group B tournament was to take place from April 18 to 24, 2021 in the Icelandic capital Reykjavík . The venue was the 1,500-seat Skautahöllin í Laugardal .

Division III

The group A tournament was planned for April 18-24, 2021 in Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg , not far from the capital Luxembourg . The games were intended for the Patinoire de Kockelscheuer with a capacity of 768 spectators .The Group B tournament, which would have replaced the previous qualification for Division III, would have been held from April 19-22, 2021 in the South African metropolis of Cape Town . The games should have taken place in the 2,800-seat Grand West Ice Station .

Division IV

For the first time, a Division IV tournament would have been held. From March 8-14, 2021, the games would have been played in the 750-seat Gorodskoi Katok in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek . With Malaysia , the Philippines and Singapore , three newcomers to the World Cup would have started the tournament.

See also

• Ice Hockey World Championship 2021 (overview)
• U20 Juniors Ice Hockey World Championship 2021
• Ice Hockey World Championship 2021 for the U18 juniors
• Women's Ice Hockey World Cup 2021
• U18 Women's Ice Hockey World Cup 2021 (canceled)

Web links

• Official site of the top Division (English)
• Overview of the tournaments in 2021 the IIHF (English)

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