2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

The A- 71 Ice Hockey World Championship for Men 2007 ( Russian 71 Чемпионат мира по хоккею с шайбой среди мужчин 2007/ 71 Cempionat mira po chokkeju s šajboj sredi mužčin 2007) was awarded by the IIHF to Russia and was held from April 27 until May 13, 2007 in Moscow and Mytischtschi instead. The Soviet Union was already four times (1957, 1973, 1979 and 1986) hosted by Hockey World Championships, Russia in its current form once ( 2000).

Russia sat down significantly with 61 of 88 votes to Germany (16 ) and Sweden ( 11), mainly because it had discharged from the three candidates for the longest time no World Cup.

  • 2.1 Division I, Group A 2.1.1 Games
  • Table 2.1.2
  • 2.2.1 Schedule
  • Table 2.2.2
  • 3.1 Division II, Group A 3.1.1 Schedule
  • Table 3.1.2
  • 3.2.1 Schedule
  • Table 3.2.2
  • 4.1 Schedule
  • Table 4.2
  • 4.3 Ascent and Descent

Top Division

Venues

It was played in the newly built for the tournament Khodynka Arena of Moscow, which offers 12,126 spectators and in the Mytischtschi - arena offering 7,000 spectators and in 20 km from Moscow distant industrial suburb Mytischtschi is. First was provided, one each venue to Moscow and to place a to Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg after 2000 had already been the venue for the World Cup. Long journeys after changing the World Cup regulations, after as few team must take into account, by the IIHF, and a feared lack of spectators in St. Petersburg by the Russian Federation - - but were placed both venues in the vicinity of the Russian capital.

  • Khodynka Arena ( 12,126 spectators ) in Moscow
  • Mytischtschi Arena ( 7,000 spectators ) in Mytischtschi

Participant

Preliminary round

Group A

Table

Group B

Table

Group C

Table

Group D

Table

Second round

The qualified teams in the preliminary round groups A and D, Group E, the eligible teams in the preliminary round group B and C form the group F. The game ratings of these teams will be taken directly with each other and each team only plays against the teams of each other preliminary group.

Group E

Table It is one of the direct comparison.

Group F

Table It is one of the direct comparison.

Relegation Round Group G

Table

Finals

Tournament tree

Results in detail

Final placement of the World Cup

The rankings result according to the following criteria:

  • Places 1-4: Results of the finals and the match for 3rd place
  • Places 5-8 ( losers of the quarter- finals ): after placement - then points, then goal difference - in the second round
  • Places 9-12 ( 5/6 in the second round ): after placement - then points, then goal difference - in the second round
  • Places 13-16 ( relegation round ): after placement in the relegation round

Title, ascent and descent

Awards

  • Best Goalkeeper: Kari Lehtonen Finland
  • Best Defender: Russia Andrei Markov
  • Best Forward: Russia Alexei Morozov
  • Most valuable player (MVP): Rick Nash Canada

Division I

Division I, Group A

The matches of Group A Division I found from April 15 to 21 in Qiqihar, China instead. In the group played:

Games

Table

Division I, Group B

The matches of Group B of Division I found from April 15 to 21 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The venue was the Hala Tivoli, which has 6,000 seats. The participants were:

Schedule

Table

Ascent and Descent

Division II

Division II, Group A

The tournament Group A was played in the Croatian capital Zagreb from 11 April to 17 April 2007. The games were held in the cathedral Športová who has 7,000 seats. The participants were:

Schedule

Table

Division II, Group B

The tournament in Group B was played in the South Korean capital Seoul from April 2 to April 8, 2007. The games were held in the Mokdong - ice rink, which offers 5,000 spectators. The participants were:

Also envisaged for this championship team from North Korea pulled her message back a few days before the tournament and descends into the Division III.

Schedule

Table

Ascent and Descent

Division III

The Tournament Division III was held in the Irish town of Dundalk from 15 April to 21 April 2007. The games were held with 1,000 seats in the newly built Dundalk Ice Dome. The participants were:

Also envisaged for this tournament team of Armenia drew back their participation.

Schedule

Table

Ascent and Descent

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