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2009 IIHF World Championship rosters

2009 IIHF World Championship rosters

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The 2009 IIHF World Championship rosters consisted of 396 players from 16 national ice hockey teams. Run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the 2009 IIHF World Championship, held in Bern and Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland, was the 73rd edition of the tournament.[1] Russia won the championship, the third time they had done so; it was their 25th championship if it is included with those won by the Soviet Union team.[1][2]

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Ilya Kovalchuk of Russia was named the tournament's most valuable player as well as best forward.

Before the start of the championship, each participating nation had to submit a list of players for its roster. A minimum of fifteen skaters and two goaltenders and a maximum of twenty skaters and three goaltenders had to be selected. A country that had selected fewer than the maximum allowed must have chosen the remaining players prior to the start of the tournament. After the start of the tournament, each team was allowed to select an additional two players to their roster, for a maximum of 25 players. Once players were registered to the team, they could not be removed from the roster.[3]

To qualify for a national team under IIHF rules, a player must meet several criteria. He must be a citizen of the nation, and be under the jurisdiction of that national association. Players are allowed to switch which national team they play for, providing they fulfill the IIHF criteria. If participating for the first time in an IIHF event, the player would have had to play two consecutive years in the national competition of the new country without playing in another country. If the player has already played for a national team before, he may switch countries if he is a citizen of the new country, and has played for four consecutive years in the national competition of the new country. This switch may happen only once in the player's life.[4]

Ilya Kovalchuk of Russia was named the tournament's most valuable player and top forward by the IIHF directorate. Canadian Shea Weber was named top defenceman and Andrei Mezin of Belarus was selected as top goaltender.[5] Canada's Martin St. Louis and Chris Mason were the tournament's leading scorer and goaltender in save percentage respectively.[6][7]

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Austria

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With four points in six games, Thomas Vanek finished second in scoring for Austria.

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Belarus

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Goaltender Andrei Mezin was named the tournament's best goalkeeper.

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Canada

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Shea Weber was named the tournament's best defenceman.

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Czech Republic

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Jakub Klepiš recorded a goal and four assists and finished fourth in team scoring

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Denmark

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Peter Regin played in all six of Denmark's games, and recorded one goal.

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Finland

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Goaltender Pekka Rinne started six games, winning four including one shutout.

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France

  • Head coach: France David Henderson (FRA)

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Luc Tardif Jr. played six games for the French team, scoring three goals.

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Germany

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Christoph Schubert played four games, recording two goals, tying for first amongst his team in scoring.

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Hungary

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Gergő Nagy played three games for Hungary without registering a point.
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Latvia

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Aleksandrs Ņiživijs recorded three goals and five assists, finishing second in team scoring.

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Norway

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Tore Vikingstad played six games, recording one goal and three assists, finishing first among his team in scoring.

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Russia

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Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov won all seven of his games, including one shutout.

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Slovakia

  • Head coach: Slovakia Ján Filc (SVK)

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Michal Handzuš recorded four assists and finished second in team scoring.

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Sweden

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Dick Tärnström led the Swedish team in penalties with 16 PIM.

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Switzerland

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Mark Streit recorded one goal and four assists, and led his team in scoring.

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United States

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John-Michael Liles led the American team in scoring with one goal and eight assists.

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References

  1. "IIHF World Championships Past medalists". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  2. Podnieks, Andrew (2009-05-10). "Pure gold: Russia repeats!". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  3. "Player Entry Procedure". IIHF. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  4. "IIHF Eligibility". IIHF. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  5. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  6. "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. 2009-05-10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  7. "Goalkeepers" (PDF). IIHF. 2009-05-10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2009-11-16.

Team rosters

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