2009_IIHF_World_Championship

2009 IIHF World Championship

2009 IIHF World Championship

2009 edition of the IIHF World Championship

The 2009 IIHF World Championship took place in Switzerland from 24 April to 10 May. The games were played in the PostFinance Arena in Bern and Schluefweg in Kloten.

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See also: 2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The PostFinance Arena in Bern was renovated and accommodates an attendance of 17,000. The Eishalle Schluefweg in Kloten was expanded for the 2008–09 season to a capacity of 9,000 people. Switzerland gained the right to host the World Championship for the 10th time.
"Live for the Action" by Swiss hard rock veterans Krokus was named the official anthem of the tournament.

Russia won the championship, winning all its matches and defeating Canada in the final 2–1.[citation needed] Ilya Kovalchuk was named the best forward and the most valuable player of the tournament.[1] Over 17 million people watched the televised final around the world.[2]

Participating teams

See also: 2009 IIHF World Championship rosters
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D

Venues

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Preliminary round

Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last team in each group competed in the relegation round.

Groups A and D were played in Kloten, groups B and C in Bern.

Group A

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All times are local (UTC+2).

24 April
16:15		Belarus 1–6
(0–2, 0–0, 1–4)		 CanadaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,232
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24 April
20:15		Slovakia 4–3
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)		 HungarySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,773
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26 April
16:15		Slovakia 1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–2)		 BelarusSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,256
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26 April
20:15		Canada 9–0
(4–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 HungarySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,506
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28 April
16:15		Hungary 1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)		 BelarusSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,710
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28 April
20:15		Canada 7–3
(3–0, 3–1, 1–2)		 SlovakiaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 6,300
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Group B

Switzerland - Germany
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All times are local (UTC+2).

24 April
16:15		Germany 0–5
(0–3, 0–0, 0–2)		 RussiaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,570
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24 April
20:15		Switzerland 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 FrancePostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,570
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26 April
16:15		Switzerland 3–2 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 GermanyPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,423
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26 April
20:15		Russia 7–2
(5–1, 1–1, 1–0)		 FrancePostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,505
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28 April
16:15		Russia 4–2
(1–2, 1–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,479
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28 April
20:15		France 2–1
(2–1, 0–0, 0–0)		 GermanyPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 9,956
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Group C

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All times are local (UTC+2).

25 April
16:15		United States 4–2
(1–1, 2–1, 1–0)		 LatviaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 7,840
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25 April
20:15		Sweden 7–1
(3–0, 0–1, 4–0)		 AustriaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 6,175
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27 April
16:15		United States 6–1
(1–0, 1–1, 4–0)		 AustriaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 3,779
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27 April
20:15		Latvia 3–2 GWS
(0–1, 2–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 3–2)		 SwedenPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 4,421
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29 April
16:15		Austria 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 LatviaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 5,274
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29 April
20:15		Sweden 6–5 OT
(0–1, 2–2, 3–2)
(OT: 1–0)		 United StatesPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 9,876
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Group D

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All times are local (UTC+2).

25 April
16:15		Norway 0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)		 FinlandSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,269
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25 April
16:15		Czech Republic 5–0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 DenmarkSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,342
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27 April
16:15		Czech Republic 5–2
(3–0, 1–2, 1–0)		 NorwaySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,583
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27 April
20:15		Finland 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 DenmarkSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,929
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29 April
16:15		Denmark 4–5 OT
(2–2, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 NorwaySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,496
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29 April
20:15		Finland 4–3
(1–2, 2–1, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 6,456
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Qualifying round

The top three teams in the standings of each group of the preliminary round advanced to the qualifying round, and were placed in two groups: teams from Groups A and D went to Group F, while teams from Groups B and C went to Group E.

Each team played three games in this round, one against each of the three teams from the other group paired with theirs. These three games, along with the two games already played against the other two advancing teams from the same group in the preliminary round, counted in the qualifying round standings.

The top four teams in both groups E and F advanced to the playoff round.

Group E

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All times are local (UTC+2).

30 April
16:15		Russia 6–5 OT
(2–2, 1–1, 2–2)
(OT: 1–0)		 SwedenPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 7,465
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30 April
20:15		Switzerland 1–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–2)		 LatviaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 9,771
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1 May
20:15		United States 6–2
(2–0, 3–2, 1–0)		 FrancePostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 4,213
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2 May
16:15		France 1–7
(0–1, 0–2, 1–4)		 LatviaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 6,472
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2 May
20:15		Russia 4–1
(3–1, 1–0, 0–0)		 United StatesPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,230
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3 May
16:15		Switzerland 1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)		 SwedenPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,327
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3 May
20:15		Latvia 1–6
(0–1, 1–3, 0–2)		 RussiaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 7,228
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4 May
16:15		Sweden 6–3
(3–0, 2–3, 1–0)		 FrancePostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 5,051
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4 May
20:15		United States 3–4 OT
(0–1, 3–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)		  SwitzerlandPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,317
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Group F

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Source: IIHF

All times are local (UTC+2).

30 April
16:15		Belarus 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 NorwaySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,374
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30 April
20:15		Canada 5–1
(3–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 Czech RepublicSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,967
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1 May
20:15		Finland 2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 SlovakiaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,444
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2 May
16:15		Czech Republic 8–0
(4–0, 4–0, 0–0)		 SlovakiaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,165
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2 May
20:15		Finland 1–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–3)		 BelarusSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,621
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3 May
16:15		Norway 1–5
(1–3, 0–2, 0–0)		 CanadaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,023
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3 May
20:15		Belarus 0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,495
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4 May
16:15		Slovakia 3–2 OT
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 NorwaySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 2,901
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4 May
20:15		Canada 3–4 GWS
(1–2, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–3)		 FinlandSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,970
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Relegation round

The bottom team in the standings from each group of the preliminary round played in the relegation round. Germany, as hosts of the 2010 tournament, were guaranteed to stay in the top division.[3] Denmark, the best ranked team in the group from the other three teams, stayed in the top division for 2010, while Austria and Hungary were relegated to the Division I tournament.

Group G

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All times are local (UTC+2).

1 May
16:15		Germany 1–3
(1–1, 0–0, 0–2)		 DenmarkPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 4,241
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1 May
16:15		Austria 6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 HungarySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,042
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3 May
12:15		Germany 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 AustriaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 3,828
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3 May
12:15		Hungary 1–5
(1–0, 0–2, 0–3)		 DenmarkSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,672
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4 May
12:15		Hungary 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 GermanyPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 3,497
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4 May
12:15		Denmark 5–2
(1–2, 1–0, 3–0)		 AustriaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 2,798
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Playoff round

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
E1  Russia 4
F4  Belarus 3
QF1  Russia 3
QF2  United States 2
F2  Finland 2
E3  United States 3
SF1  Russia 2
SF2  Canada 1
F1  Canada 4
E4  Latvia 2
QF3  Canada 3 Bronze medal game
QF4  Sweden 1
E2  Sweden 3 SF1  United States 2
F3  Czech Republic 1 SF2  Sweden 4

Quarter-finals

6 May
16:15		Russia 4–3
(0–0, 3–3, 1–0)		 BelarusPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 8,337
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6 May
20:15		Finland 2–3
(0–0, 2–3, 0–0)		 United StatesPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 9,334
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7 May
16:15		Canada 4–2
(0–0, 3–1, 1–1)		 LatviaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 8,042
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7 May
20:15		Sweden 3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,415
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Semi-finals

8 May
16:15		Russia 3–2
(0–0, 2–2, 1–0)		 United StatesPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,057
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8 May
20:15		Canada 3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)		 SwedenPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,477
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Bronze Medal Game

10 May
16:00		Sweden 4–2
(0–0, 2–1, 2–1)		 United StatesPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,249
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Gold Medal Game

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10 May
20:30		Russia 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)		 CanadaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,454
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Ranking and statistics


 2009 IIHF World Championship winners 

Russia
2nd/25rd[4] title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

1st place, gold medalist(s) Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sweden
4 United States
5 Finland
6 Czech Republic
7 Latvia
8 Belarus
9  Switzerland
10 Slovakia
11 Norway
12 France
13 Denmark
14 Austria
15 Germany*
16 Hungary

* Hosts of the 2010 WC, therefore exempt from relegation.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

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TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

IIHF Broadcasting rights

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Kovalchuk named MVP". IIHF. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Armchair supporters". The Economist. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  3. [3]
    "France advances over Germany". IIHF. 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  4. [4]
    If 22 World Championship titles won by the Soviet Union are included, this total comes to 25.
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