2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The A- 73 Ice Hockey World Championship for Men in 2009 was awarded by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF to the founding member of Switzerland and was held in Bern and Kloten from 24 April to 10 May 2009.
The IIHF World Championship in 2009 was the largest held in Switzerland sporting event. The organizing committee was expecting more than 300,000 visitors. Approximately 800 million viewers could via 163 TV stations will track more than 3400 hours World Cup Hockey.
The Switzerland won for the tenth time - after 1928, 1935, 1939, 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1990 and 1998 - the bid to host a World Ice Hockey Championships. Thus, the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation SEHV had the opportunity to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Association one year late. Against the host in the actual anniversary year 2008 said, among other things, the hosting of the European Football Championship 2008, along with Austria as well as the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Hockey Association Hockey Canada.
After a victory in the final against Canada, the defending champion Russia became world champion again.
- 2.1 Group A in Vilnius, Lithuania
- 2.2 Group B in Toruń, Poland 2.2.1 Division I winning team: Italy
- 3.1 Group A in Novi Sad, Serbia
- 3.2 Group B in Sofia, Bulgaria
- 3.3 Ascent and Descent
- 4.1 Ascent and Descent
Top Division
The World Cup of the top Division was held in the Swiss cities of Bern and Kloten from 24 April to 10 May 2009. It was played in the PostFinance Arena ( 11,421 seats) in Bern and the Kolping Arena in Kloten with 6,851 seats.
Venues
The PostFinance Arena in Bern has been renovated since August 2007 until the beginning of the tournament in 2009 and offered - instead of 16,789 - actually 17,131 spectators. Due to the installation of seats in the entire arena but were only 11,421 spaces available. The Kolping Arena in Kloten - in the World Cup Arena Zurich - Kloten - was expanded towards a higher seating capacity of 7,624 seats on the 2008/ 09 season. As part of the tournament they could accommodate a maximum of 6,851 spectators.
Mode changes
Compared to the previous World Cup in Canada, there were two changes in the competition format:
- The quarter-finals were held again between the two intermediate round groups due to the shorter distances between the venues, ie the first of a group met on the Fourth of the other group and the second of a group to the third party of the other group;
- The relegation round of fourth place in the preliminary round was again played in the group system.
Participant
At the tournament, the 14 best teams of the last year's World Cup and the winner of two tournaments of Division I last year took part:
Group classification
The grouping of the first round was determined on the basis of the current after the 2008 World Championship IIHF World Ranking:
* In brackets the respective World Ranking is specified.
Preliminary round
Group A
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Notes: Between round qualifier, relegation round qualifier
Group B
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Notes: Between round qualifier, relegation round qualifier
Group C
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Notes: Between round qualifier, relegation round qualifier
Group D
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Notes: Between round qualifier, relegation round qualifier
Second round
Group E
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Notes: Quarter Final Qualifier
Group F
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Notes: Quarter Final Qualifier
Relegation round
Group G
Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Notes: Relegated to Division I
Note: Germany could not stay in the Division I as host of A World Championship in 2010. Since Germany finished third, automatically the runner-up for the Group rose from Division I.
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinal
3rd Place Match
Final
Best Scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = Matches, G = Goals, V = templates, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Best Goalkeeper
Abbreviations: Sp = Games, Min = Ice Age ( in minutes), GT = Goals against, SO = shutouts, GAA = Gegentorschnitt, Sv % = quota; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Final placements
The rankings result according to the following criteria:
- Locations 1 to 4: Results in the final and in the 3rd place match
- Places 5 to 8 ( losers of the quarter -finals ): after placement - then points, then goal difference in the second round
- Places 9 to 12 ( 5th and 6th in the second round ): after placement - then points, then goal difference in the second round
- Places 13 to 16 ( relegation round ): after placement in the relegation round
Title, ascent and descent
Awards
Player Trophies
All-Star Team
Division I
Group A in Vilnius, Lithuania
The World Cup Tournament Group A Division I held from 11 to 17 April 2009 Lithuania's capital Vilnius instead. The matches were played in the Siemens Arena, which can accommodate 8,750 spectators at hockey games.
The participants of the tournament were:
- Slovenia Slovenia ( relegated ), Kazakhstan, Japan, Japan, Lithuania, Lithuania, Croatia and Australia ( climber )
As the best goalkeeper of the tournament the Slovenian Andrej Hočevar was excellent, the best defender of the Canadian-born and playing for Japan Aaron Keller was appointed and Vadim Krasnoslobodzew from Kazakhstan honored as the best striker.
Group B in Toruń, Poland
The tournament of Group B in the Division I was held from 11 to 17 April 2009 at the Polish Toruń. The following teams took part:
- Italy Italy ( relegated ), Ukraine, Poland, Poland, United Kingdom UK, Netherlands and Netherlands Romania Romania ( climber ).
All matches of the tournament were played in the arena Lodowisko Tor- Tor, see the 3,200 spectators.
As the best goalkeeper of the tournament, the Italians Thomas Tragust was excellent, the best defender of the Canadian-born and playing for Italy Trevor Johnson was nominated and honored Michnow Andriy from Ukraine as the best striker. The All -Star team sat down next to Tragust as a goalkeeper and Johnson as a defensive player from the Polish defender Adam Borzęcki and the Italian striker Roland Ramoser and the Ukrainian attacker Oleh Schafarenko together.
Division I winning team: Italy
Ascent and Descent
Division II
Group A in Novi Sad, Serbia
The World Cup Tournament Group A Division II happen until April 13, 2009 in Novi Sad in Serbia of 7. The following six teams participated:
- Estonia Estonia ( relegated ), People's Republic of China People's Republic of China, Serbia Serbia, Israel, Israel, Iceland Iceland and North Korea North Korea ( climber ).
All games take place at the ice rink in the sports center SPENS, in which up to 3,000 spectators.
Group B in Sofia, Bulgaria
From 6th to 12th April 2009, the World Cup tournament in the group B of Division II was held in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Participants of the tournament were:
- Flag of South Korea South Korea ( relegated ), Belgium, Spain, Mexico, Bulgaria and South Africa South Africa ( climber ).
All games were held comprehensive Winter Sports Palace in 4,000 spectators.
Ascent and Descent
Division III
The World Cup Tournament Division III held from 10 to 16 April 2009 Dunedin in New Zealand instead. The following teams took part:
- New Zealand New Zealand ( relegated ), Ireland Ireland ( relegated ), Luxembourg Luxembourg, Turkey Turkey and Greece
The team of Mongolia Mongolia has no entry visas to New Zealand. Their games were all rated as 0-5 defeats.
The Games were held in the Dunedin Ice Stadium, which seats 1,500 spectators.