2012_IIHF_World_Championship
2012 IIHF World Championship
2012 edition of the IIHF World Championship
The 2012 IIHF World Championship was the 76th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 4–20 May 2012 in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. This tournament determined the countries' seeding for the men's Olympic Ice Hockey tournament in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, and for all countries participating in the qualification program leading up to the Olympics.[1]
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Finland Sweden |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 4–20 May |
| Opened by | Sauli Niinistö and Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Russia (4th title) |
Runner-up  |  Slovakia |
Third place  |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place | Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 376 (5.88 per game) |
| Attendance | 451,054 (7,048 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Evgeni Malkin (19 points) |
| MVP | Evgeni Malkin |
Russia won the tournament by defeating Slovakia 6–2 in the Final game; the Russians finished the tournament undefeated with a record of 10–0–0, becoming the first team to win every game in regulation since the Soviet Union in the 1989 World Championships.[2] The Czech Republic captured the bronze medal by defeating co-host Finland 3–2 in the bronze medal game.[3] The tournament's top scorer, Russia's Evgeni Malkin, was named the most valuable player of the tournament.[4]
At the IIHF congress in Moscow in 2007 four nations submitted bids to host the 2012 World Championship: Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The Hungarian and Czech bids were withdrawn before the vote, which was then contested by Finland and Sweden. Finland won with 64 votes to Sweden's 35.[5] Sweden later won the vote to host the 2013 World Championship. At the congress in Bern in 2009, it was announced that Finland and Sweden would instead co-host both the 2012 and 2013 tournaments.[6]
Kimmo Leinonen served as the general secretary of the jointly-hosted events.[7]
Voting results
Group A preliminary round and quarterfinals were played in Hartwall Areena, Helsinki. Group B preliminary round and quarterfinals were played in Ericsson Globe, Stockholm. All semifinal and medal games were played at the Hartwall Areena.
| Hartwall Areena Capacity: 13,506 |
Ericsson Globe Capacity: 13,850 | |
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| Finland – Helsinki |
Sweden – Stockholm |
For the first time since 2000, a new format was adopted in the IIHF World Hockey Championships. The preliminary round and qualification round were merged into one (two pools of eight teams), with the top four teams from each pool advancing to the quarterfinals.[8]
Each team's roster for the 2012 IIHF World Championship consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and 3 goaltenders.[9] All sixteen participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting.
Preliminary round
- Group H (Helsinki)
This group saw the three favourites, Canada, the United States and Finland advance pretty easily. All three teams advanced a day before the group play was done. Canada lost just one game, their second game, against the Americans in overtime.[10] The Americans themselves needed to win their last game against Switzerland to capture the second place in the group ahead of Finland and did so with the result being 5–2.[11] For the final spot of advancing, Slovakia and France played in a "final", where France needed a win to advance to the quarterfinals. The game was close throughout, tied the whole way until it was 4–4, this is when Slovakia scored the final and decisive goal to win 5–4 and get to the fourth spot in the group.[12] France, Switzerland were eliminated alongside Belarus, with Kazakhstan finishing in the last spot and being relegated.[13] They ended the tournament with one point, by losing to the United States in overtime.[14] Canada faced Slovakia, and the United States played against Finland in the quarterfinals.
- Group S (Stockholm)
Russia went through the group undefeated by winning all seven games. Co-host Sweden captured the second place, after falling short to Russia.[15] Czech Republic rounded up the third place and advanced to the quarterfinals. Norway, Latvia and Germany all fought for the last spot in the next round but Germany was eliminated after failing miserably 4–12 to Norway.[16] Latvia lost to Denmark and was eliminated,[17] which meant that Norway advanced. Italy finished last and was relegated to Division I.[18] In the quarterfinals, Russia took on Norway, while Sweden battled the Czech Republic.
Quarterfinals
- Canada vs. Slovakia
The Slovak team was the underdog going against Team Canada who had lost just one game so far. But the game started with a surprising strong start by Slovakia, who scored twice in the first 10 minutes to get a 2–0 lead. Evander Kane was able to cut into the lead before going into the first break.[19] In the second period Canada scored twice and got the lead and Slovakia was down by one going into the last period. With just 6 and a half minutes to go Milan Bartovič tied the game before Michal Handzuš even took the lead with a bit over two minutes to go. Canada pulled the goalie but was not able to connect against and lost 3–4.[20] The crowd was stunned and the surprise perfect, Slovakia advanced to the semifinals while Canada was eliminated.[21]
- Russia vs. Norway
The undefeated Russian team added Alexander Semin and Alexander Ovechkin to their roster before the quarterfinals. Ovechkin went right away and scored the equalizer after Per-Åge Skrøder gave Norway the lead. After Russia took the lead, Patrick Thoresen made it a tied game just 28 seconds after the second period started, with his 18th point of the tournament.[citation needed] The game went into the last period tied, 2–2. Not even one minute into the third period, Alexei Emelin gave Russia the lead.[22] After Russia raised the lead to two, Ilya Nikulin finished Norway off by making it a 5–2 lead with just five minutes to go. Norway was outshot 45–21 and eliminated.[23]
- United States vs. Finland
Co-Host Finland tried to advance against the US-team who they lost to in the preliminary round. The first period ended scoreless, before Jesse Joensuu broke the tie, just to be answered 21 seconds later by Kyle Palmieri. With the game going 1–1 into the last period, the United States took the lead with under two minutes played.[24] Mikko Koivu tied the game seven minutes before the end of the game. With everyone expecting an overtime, Jesse Joensuu struck again, just nine seconds before the end.[25] The US pulled the goalie but never had another chance and were eliminated.[26]
- Sweden vs. Czech Republic
The last quarterfinals saw Co-host Sweden going up against the Czech team. The first period ended in a 2–1 lead for the Czech Republic after Sweden took the lead early on. Martin Erat scored and gave the Czechs a two-goal lead before Henrik Zetterberg cut into the lead 45 seconds before the end of the second period.[27] Jonathan Ericsson continued the Swedish way of climbing back by tying the game just 45 seconds into the last period. Both teams had their chance in the next few minutes, Sweden hit the post and the Czechs failed to score against Viktor Fasth.[28] 29 seconds before the end, Michálek took the puck away from a Swedish defender and scored. Sweden pulled the goalie and had one last chance but it was missed and the Czech advanced to the semifinals. The Czechs became the first team since Finland in 2000 to eliminate Sweden in a World Championship quarterfinal.[29]
Semifinals
- Russia vs. Finland
Seven minutes into the game, Janne Niskala gave Finland the lead. Two goals from Evgeni Malkin brought Russia back into the game going into the first intermission.[30] In the second period Alexander Ovechkin increased the lead to 3–1; a while later Malkin would increase Russia's lead to 4–1. Denis Kokarev then scored another goal and with Russia in control of the game, yet another after that.[31] Four minutes before the end of the game Mikael Granlund scored the last goal of the game, as it ended 6–2 in favour of Russia although they were out-shot 23 to 31. Malkin was the player of the game with scoring a hat trick to give him 18 points for the tournament. Russia advanced to the final to try to win their twenty-sixth title, while Finland will battle for bronze.[32]
- Czech Republic vs. Slovakia
The Slovak team tried to continue their ride at this championship by advancing to the final even though the Czech team was the favorite before the game started. The game started slow, but Miroslav Šatan broke the tie 15 minutes into the game to give Slovakia the lead. Another 15 minutes in, this time the second period, Michael Frolík made it a 1–1 game going into the last period.[33] The third period was not more than one minute old, when Šatan struck again with his second goal, despite Slovakia being shorthanded. Libor Hudáček then gave Slovakia a two-goal lead four minutes later. The Czech team had 15 minutes to turn the game around but did not create enough opportunities. They pulled their goaltender with two minutes to go, but Slovakia kept up their defense well enough not to concede another goal.[34] Slovakia finished off another upset and advanced to the final, while the Czech Republic plays in the bronze medal game. Slovakia had no penalties but was outshot by nine.[35]
Bronze medal game
The bronze medal game featured Finland and the Czech Republic. The Czechs took the lead in the first period before Finland tied the game at one, three minutes before the first break. Jiří Novotný and David Krejčí raised the lead to two goals, being 3–1 at the first intermission.[36] The second period went scoreless before the Finnish team got new hope when Jussi Jokinen scored a goal ten minutes before the end of the game. But they did not score again, and the Czech team captured the bronze medal and Finland ended the tournament in fourth place.[3]
Gold medal game
The gold medal game featured Russia and Slovakia. Slovakia played in the World Championship final game for the first time since 2002, while Russia advanced to their fourth gold medal game in the last five years. Russia defeated Slovakia 6–2 to take home the gold medal from the tournament. The Russian team went through the tournament undefeated.[2]
The following 16 nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. 13 nations from Europe, 2 nations from North America and 1 nation from Asia are represented.[37]
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2011 IIHF World Championship
The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the 2012 IIHF World Championship. They were the following:[38]
- Referees
Vladimír Baluška
Antti Boman
Lars Brüggemann
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Martin Fraňo- Georg Jablukov
- Antonín Jeřábek
Morgan Johansson
Keith Kaval
Danny Kurmann- Christer Lärking
- Jari Levonen
David Lewis- Konstantin Olenin
- Steve Patafie
- Brent Reiber
- Linesmen
- Roger Arm
- Petr Blumel
- Jimmy Dahmen
Ivan Dedioulia
Pierre Dehaen- François Dussureault
Jon Killian- Jonathan Morisson
- Masi Puolakka
- Andre Schrader
- Sirko Schulz
Anton Semionov- Sergei Shelyanin
- Sakari Suominen
- Miroslav Valach
- Jesse Wilmot
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2011 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2011 IIHF World Championship. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding (in parentheses is the corresponding world ranking):[39]
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Group H (Helsinki)
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Group S (Stockholm)
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The top four teams in each group moved to the quarterfinals where the group winner met the fourth place, and the group runner-up met the third place within the same group. The last placed team in each group was relegated to Division I, Group A.[40]
Group H
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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 Canada |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 19 | Playoff Round |
 United States |
7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 16 | |
| Finland |
7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 15 | |
| Slovakia |
7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 15 | |
 France |
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 9 | |
 Switzerland |
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 6 | |
 Belarus |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 3 | |
 Kazakhstan |
7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 1 | Relegated to Division I A |
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 4 May 2012 12:15 | United States | 7–2 (1-1, 3–1, 3–0) | France | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 8,402 |
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| Jimmy Howard | Goalies | Cristobal Huet | Referees: Martin Fraňo Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Petr Blumel Andre Schrader | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 May 2012 16:15 | Canada | 3–2 (1–0, 2–1, 0–1) | Slovakia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 6,400 |
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| Cam Ward | Goalies | Peter Hamerlík | Referees: Lars Brüggemann Georg Jablukov Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Sergei Shelyanin | ||||||||||||||
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| 30 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 May 2012 20:15 | Belarus | 0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) | Finland | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,354 |
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| Vitali Koval | Goalies | Kari Lehtonen | Referees: Morgan Johansson Christer Lärking Linesmen: Sirko Schulz Jesse Wilmot | ||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 21 | Shots | 38 | |||
| 5 May 2012 15:00 | Switzerland | 5–1 (2–0, 3–1, 0–0) | Kazakhstan | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 7,221 |
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| Reto Berra | Goalies | Vitaly Kolesnik Alexei Ivanov | Referees: Lars Brüggemann Morgan Johansson Linesmen:  Jon Killan Andre Schrader | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May 2012 19:00 | Canada | 4–5 OT (1–1, 1–1, 2–2) (OT 0–1) | United States | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 6,842 |
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| Cam Ward | Goalies | Jimmy Howard | Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Petr Blumel Sergei Shelyanin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 May 2012 12:15 | France | 6–3 (3–1, 1–1, 2–1) | Kazakhstan | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 8,673 |
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| Cristobal Huet | Goalies | Alexei Ivanov Vitaliy Yeremeyev | Referees: Martin Fraňo Christer Lärking Linesmen: Jon Killan Sirko Schulz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 39 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 May 2012 16:15 | Finland | 1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Slovakia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,855 |
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| Petri Vehanen | Goalies | Ján Laco | Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Jesse Wilmot | ||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||
| 22 | Shots | 26 | |||
| 6 May 2012 20:15 | Switzerland | 3–2 (2–1, 0–1, 1–0) | Belarus | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 5,249 |
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| Tobias Stephan | Goalies | Vitali Koval | Referees: Georg Jablukov Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Andre Schrader | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 May 2012 16:15 | France | 2–7 (1–4, 1–1, 0–2) | Canada | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 3,415 |
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| Fabrice Lhenry | Goalies | Devan Dubnyk | Referees: Lars Brüggemann Georg Jablukov Linesmen: Petr Blumel Jimmy Dahmen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 May 2012 20:15 | United States | 2–4 (1–3, 1–0, 0–1) | Slovakia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 3,948 |
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| Jimmy Howard | Goalies | Ján Laco | Referees: Morgan Johansson Christer Lärking Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Sergei Shelyanin | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 May 2012 16:15 | Belarus | 3–2 (0–1, 3–1, 0–0) | Kazakhstan | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 3,221 |
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| Andrei Mezin | Goalies | Vitaliy Yeremeyev | Referees: Martin Fraňo Jari Levonen Linesmen: Jon Killian Jesse Wilmot | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 May 2012 20:15 | Finland | 5–2 (1–0, 2–2, 2–0) | Switzerland | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,448 |
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| Kari Lehtonen | Goalies | Reto Berra | Referees: Antonín Jeřábek David Lewis Linesmen: Andre Schrader Sirko Schulz | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 May 2012 16:15 | Slovakia | 4–2 (1–1, 1–0, 2–1) | Kazakhstan | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 3,706 |
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| Ján Laco | Goalies | Vitali Yeremeyev | Referees: Georg Jablukov Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Sergei Shelyanin | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 May 2012 20:15 | Canada | 3–2 (0–1, 1–0, 2–1) | Switzerland | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 4,829 |
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| Cam Ward | Goalies | Tobias Stephan | Referees: Martin Fraňo Jari Levonen Linesmen: Petr Blumel Masi Puolakka | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 May 2012 16:15 | United States | 5–3 (2–1, 1–1, 2–1) | Belarus | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 7,441 |
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| Jimmy Howard | Goalies | Andrei Mezin Vitali Koval | Referees: Georg Jablukov David Lewis Linesmen: Sirko Schulz Jesse Wilmot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 May 2012 20:15 | France | 1–7 (0–1, 0–4, 1–2) | Finland | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,957 |
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| Fabrice Lhenry | Goalies | Petri Vehanen | Referees: Steve Patafie Brent Reiber Linesmen: Jon Killian Andre Schrader | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 May 2012 16:15 | Kazakhstan | 2–3 OT (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) (OT 0–1) | United States | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 9,856 |
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| Vitaly Kolesnik | Goalies | Richard Bachman | Referees: Jari Levonen David Lewis Linesmen: Petr Blumel Andre Schrader | ||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 50 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 May 2012 20:15 | Finland | 3–5 (2–0, 1–3, 0–2) | Canada | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 13,059 |
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| Kari Lehtonen | Goalies | Cam Ward | Referees: Martin Fraňo Christer Lärking Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Sergei Shelyanin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 May 2012 12:15 | Slovakia | 5–1 (1–0, 4–1, 0–0) | Belarus | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 9,032 |
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| Ján Laco | Goalies | Vitali Koval | Referees: Jari Levonen Brent Reiber Linesmen: Jon Killian Masi Puolakka | |||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 May 2012 16:15 | Switzerland | 2–4 (0–1, 2–1, 0–2) | France | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 9,155 |
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| Tobias Stephan | Goalies | Cristobal Huet | Referees: Georg Jablukov Christer Lärking Linesmen: Sergei Shelyanin Jesse Wilmot | |||||||||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 May 2012 20:15 | Kazakhstan | 0–8 (0–1, 0–2, 0–5) | Canada | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 4,151 |
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| Vitaly Kolesnik Vitaliy Yeremeyev | Goalies | Devan Dubnyk | Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Steve Patafie Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Sirko Schulz | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 May 2012 16:15 | Finland | 0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2) | United States | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,652 |
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| Kari Lehtonen | Goalies | Jimmy Howard | Referees: Georg Jablukov Brent Reiber Linesmen: Petr Blumel Jesse Wilmot | ||||||||||||||
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| 39 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 May 2012 20:15 | Switzerland | 0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) | Slovakia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 4,257 |
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| Reto Berra | Goalies | Ján Laco | Referees: David Lewis Steve Patafie Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Andre Schrader | ||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||
| 21 | Shots | 30 | |||
| 14 May 2012 16:15 | Belarus | 1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1) | France | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 5,583 |
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| Vitali Koval Dmitri Milchakov | Goalies | Cristobal Huet | Referees: Martin Fraňo Jari Levonen Linesmen: Jon Killian Sirko Schulz | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2012 20:15 | Kazakhstan | 1–4 (0–0, 0–3, 1–1) | Finland | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,443 |
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| Vitaly Kolesnik | Goalies | Petri Vehanen | Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Christer Lärking Linesmen: Petr Blumel Jimmy Dahmen | ||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 48 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 May 2012 12:15 | Canada | 5–1 (1–1, 3–0, 1–0) | Belarus | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 9,140 |
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| Cam Ward | Goalies | Dmitri Milchakov | Referees: Georg Jablukov Steve Patafie Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Andre Schrader | |||||||||||||||||
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| 58 min | Penalties | 45 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 May 2012 15:15 | Slovakia | 5–4 (2–2, 1–1, 2–1) | France | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 7,481 |
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| Ján Laco | Goalies | Cristobal Huet | Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Brent Reiber Linesmen: Sirko Schulz Jesse Wilmot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 May 2012 20:15 | United States | 5–2 (0–0, 2–1, 3–1) | Switzerland | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 9,212 |
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| Jimmy Howard | Goalies | Reto Berra | Referees: Martin Fraňo Christer Lärking Linesmen: Jon Killian Sergei Shelyanin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Group S
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 21 | Playoff Round |
| Sweden |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 18 | |
| Czech Republic |
7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 14 | |
| Norway |
7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 13 | |
 Latvia |
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 6 | |
| Germany |
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 6 | |
 Denmark |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 4 | |
 Italy |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 31 | −25 | 2 | Relegated to Division I A |
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 4 May 2012 12:15 | Germany | 3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Italy | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 1,033 |
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| Dennis Endras | Goalies | Daniel Bellissimo | Referees: Danny Kurmann Steve Patafie Linesmen: Pierre Dehaen François Dussureault | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 46 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||
| 4 May 2012 16:15 | Czech Republic | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Denmark | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 1,610 |
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| Jakub Kovář | Goalies | Frederik Andersen | Referees: Keith Kaval David Lewis Linesmen: Jonathan Morisson Sakari Suominen | |||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||
| 24 | Shots | 26 | ||||||
| 4 May 2012 20:15 | Sweden | 3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Norway | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 7,770 |
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| Jhonas Enroth | Goalies | Lars Haugen | Referees: Vladimír Baluška Brent Reiber Linesmen:  Anton Semionov Miroslav Valach | |||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 5 May 2012 16:15 | Latvia | 2–5 (1–0, 0–2, 1–3) | Russia | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 5,219 |
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| Edgars Masaļskis | Goalies | Semyon Varlamov | Referees: Keith Kaval David Lewis Linesmen: François Dussureault Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May 2012 20:15 | Sweden | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Czech Republic | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 10,076 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Fasth | Goalies | Jakub Štěpánek | Referees: Antti Boman Jari Levonen Linesmen: Roger Arm Ivan Dedioulia | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 May 2012 12:15 | Denmark | 3–4 OT (0–2, 3–1, 0–0) (OT 0–1) | Italy | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 2,878 |
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| Frederik Andersen | Goalies | Daniel Bellissimo | Referees: Vladimír Baluška Antti Boman Linesmen: Ivan Dedioulia Miroslav Valach | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 May 2012 16:15 | Russia | 4–2 (0–0, 3–2, 1–0) | Norway | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 4,438 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Varlamov | Goalies | Lars Volden | Referees: Danny Kurmann Steve Patafie Linesmen: Roger Arm Jonathan Morisson | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 May 2012 20:15 | Germany | 2–3 (0–1, 2–1, 0–1) | Latvia | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 4,162 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Endras | Goalies | Edgars Masaļskis | Referees: Jari Levonen Brent Reiber Linesmen: Pierre Dehaen Anton Semionov | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 May 2012 16:15 | Czech Republic | 4–3 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 1–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | Norway | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 3,383 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Kovář | Goalies | Lars Haugen | Referees: David Lewis Brent Reiber Linesmen: Pierre Dehaen François Dussureault | |||||||||||||||||
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A. Hemský  P. Nedvěd  D. Krejčí | Shootout | P. Skrøder P. Thoresen M. Ask | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 May 2012 20:15 | Denmark | 4–6 (1–4, 1–2, 2–0) | Sweden | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 8,119 |
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| Frederik Andersen | Goalies | Jhonas Enroth | Referees: Keith Kaval Steve Patafie Linesmen: Sakari Suominen Miroslav Valach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 May 2012 16:15 | Latvia | 5–0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Italy | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 2,785 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgars Masaļskis | Goalies | Daniel Bellissimo Thomas Tragust | Referees: Keith Kaval Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Jonathan Morisson Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 May 2012 20:15 | Russia | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Germany | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 2,897 |
| Game reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Varlamov | Goalies | Dimitri Kotschnew | Referees: Vladimír Baluška Antti Boman Linesmen: Ivan Dedioulia François Dussureault | |||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||
| 26 | Shots | 30 | ||||||
| 9 May 2012 16:15 | Norway | 6–2 (2–1, 2–1, 2–0) | Italy | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 1,357 |
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| Lars Haugen | Goalies | Daniel Bellissimo | Referees: Vladimír Baluška Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Roger Arm Anton Semionov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 May 2012 20:15 | Sweden | 5–2 (1–1, 2–1, 2–0) | Germany | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 11,500 |
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| Viktor Fasth | Goalies | Dennis Endras | Referees: Danny Kurmann Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Pierre Dehaen Miroslav Valach | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 May 2012 16:15 | Denmark | 1–3 (1–2, 0–1, 0–0) | Russia | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 2,117 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Nielsen | Goalies | Konstantin Barulin | Referees: Lars Brüggemann Morgan Johansson Linesmen: Pierre Dehaen Sakari Suominen | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 10 May 2012 20:15 | Czech Republic | 3–1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Latvia | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 2,570 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Kovář | Goalies | Edgars Masaļskis | Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Ivan Dedioulia Jonathan Morisson | |||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 11 May 2012 16:15 | Italy | 0–6 (0–2, 0–3, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 2,753 |
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| Thomas Tragust | Goalies | Jakub Štěpánek | Referees: Morgan Johansson Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Anton Semionov Miroslav Valach | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 May 2012 20:15 | Russia | 7–3 (1–2, 2–1, 4–0) | Sweden | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 11,500 |
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| Semyon Varlamov | Goalies | Viktor Fasth | Referees: Antti Boman Keith Kaval Linesmen: Roger Arm François Dussureault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 37 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 May 2012 12:15 | Norway | 3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0) | Latvia | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 5,332 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Haugen | Goalies | Edgars Masaļskis | Referees: Lars Brüggemann Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Sakari Suominen Miroslav Valach | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||
| 12 May 2012 16:15 | Germany | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Denmark | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 5,107 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Endras | Goalies | Frederik Andersen | Referees: Vladimír Baluška Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Roger Arm Ivan Dedioulia | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||
| 12 May 2012 20:15 | Italy | 0–4 (0–2, 0–1, 0–1) | Sweden | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 8,979 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bellissimo Thomas Tragust | Goalies | Viktor Fasth | Referees: Antti Boman Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Jonathan Morisson Anton Semionov | |||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 13 May 2012 16:15 | Russia | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Czech Republic | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 5,341 |
| Game reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantin Barulin | Goalies | Jakub Kovář | Referees: Lars Brüggemann Danny Kurmann Linesmen: François Dussureault Jonathan Morisson | |||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||
| 23 | Shots | 30 | ||||||
| 13 May 2012 20:15 | Germany | 4–12 (0–3, 1–6, 3–3) | Norway | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 2,462 |
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| Dennis Endras Dimitri Kotschnew | Goalies | Lars Haugen | Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Keith Kaval Linesmen: Ivan Dedioulia Pierre Dehaen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 May 2012 16:15 | Latvia | 0–2 (0–0, 0–2, 0–0) | Denmark | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 2,197 |
| Game reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgars Masaļskis Māris Jučers | Goalies | Frederik Andersen | Referees: Lars Brüggemann Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Roger Arm Jimmy Dahmen | |||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||
| 35 | Shots | 28 | ||||||
| 14 May 2012 20:15 | Italy | 0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) | Russia | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 2,336 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Tragust | Goalies | Semyon Varlamov Mikhail Biryukov | Referees: Vladimír Baluška Morgan Johansson Linesmen: Anton Semionov Miroslav Valach | |||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 15 May 2012 12:15 | Norway | 6–2 (0–0, 5–0, 1–2) | Denmark | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 2,054 |
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| Lars Haugen | Goalies | Frederik Andersen | Referees: Morgan Johansson Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Ivan Dedioulia Anton Semionov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 min | Penalties | 45 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 May 2012 16:15 | Czech Republic | 8–1 (3–1, 3–0, 2–0) | Germany | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 2,114 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Štěpánek Petr Mrázek | Goalies | Dennis Endras | Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Roger Arm Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 May 2012 20:15 | Sweden | 4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Latvia | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 9,358 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Fasth | Goalies | Māris Jučers | Referees: Vladimír Baluška Lars Brüggemann Linesmen: Pierre Dehaen Jonathan Morisson | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 33 min | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||
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| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| H1 | Canada
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| H4 | Slovakia
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| WQF1 | Slovakia
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| WQF2 | Czech Republic
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| S2 | Sweden
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| S3 | Czech Republic
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| WSF1 | Slovakia
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| WSF2 | Russia
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Russia
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| S4 | Norway
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| WQF3 | Russia
| 6 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| WQF4 | Finland
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| H2 | United States
| 2 | LSF1 | Czech Republic
| 3 | |||||||||
| H3 | Finland
| 3 | LSF2 | Finland
| 2 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
The games in Stockholm are UTC+2, while the games in Helsinki are UTC+3.
| 17 May 2012 13:00 | Canada | 3–4 (1–2, 2–0, 0–2) | Slovakia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 11,568 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward | Goalies | Ján Laco | Referees: Martin Fraňo Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Sirko Schulz Sergei Shelyanin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 May 2012 14:45 | Russia | 5–2 (2–1, 0–1, 3–0) | Norway | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 7,519 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Varlamov | Goalies | Lars Haugen | Referees: Lars Brüggemann Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Anton Semionov Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 May 2012 18:30 | United States | 2–3 (0–0, 1–1, 1–2) | Finland | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,426 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Howard | Goalies | Petri Vehanen | Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Petr Blumel Jesse Wilmot | ||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 May 2012 20:15 | Sweden | 3–4 (1–2, 1–1, 1–1) | Czech Republic | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 10,397 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Fasth | Goalies | Jakub Kovář | Referees: Jari Levonen Brent Reiber Linesmen: François Dussureault Johnathan Morrison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Semifinals
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 19 May 2012 14:30 | Russia | 6–2 (2–1, 2–0, 2–1) | Finland | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 13,239 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Varlamov | Goalies | Petri Vehanen | Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Brent Reiber Linesmen: François Dussureault Jonathan Morisson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 May 2012 18:30 | Czech Republic | 1–3 (0–1, 1–0, 0–2) | Slovakia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,355 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Kovář Jakub Štěpánek | Goalies | Ján Laco | Referees: Lars Brüggemann Jari Levonen Linesmen: Sirko Schulz Jesse Wilmot | |||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
Time is local (UTC+3).
| 20 May 2012 16:00 | Finland | 2–3 (1–3, 0–0, 1–0) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,879 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petri Vehanen | Goalies | Jakub Štěpánek | Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Sergei Shelyanin Miroslav Valach | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
Gold medal game
Time is local (UTC+3).
| 20 May 2012 20:30 | Russia | 6–2 (1–1, 3–0, 2–1) | Slovakia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 13,242 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Varlamov | Goalies | Ján Laco Peter Hamerlík | Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Brent Reiber Linesmen: Roger Arm Petr Blumel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 IIHF World Championship winners |
|---|
 Russia 4th/26th[41] title |
Tournament awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:[42]
- Best Goaltender: Ján Laco
- Best Defenceman: Zdeno Chára
- Best Forward: Evgeni Malkin
- Most Valuable Player: Evgeni Malkin
- Best Goaltender:
- Media All-Star Team:[42]
- Goaltender: Ján Laco
- Defence: Zdeno Chára, Ilya Nikulin
- Forwards: Evgeni Malkin, Patrick Thoresen, Henrik Zetterberg
- Goaltender:
Final standings
The official IIHF final standings of the tournament:
 | Russia |
 | Slovakia |
 | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Canada |
| 6 | Sweden |
| 7 | United States |
| 8 | Norway |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Latvia |
| 11 | Switzerland |
| 12 | Germany |
| 13 | Denmark |
| 14 | Belarus |
| 15 | Italy |
| 16 | Kazakhstan |
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 shown.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin | 10 | 11 | 8 | 19 | +16 | 4 | F |
| Patrick Thoresen | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +6 | 4 | F |
| Loui Eriksson | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Per-Åge Skrøder | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +7 | 2 | F |
| Alexander Popov | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +15 | 2 | F |
| Max Pacioretty | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Mikko Koivu | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | F |
| Duncan Keith | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +7 | 0 | D |
| Valtteri Filppula | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 6 | F |
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 ten goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Varlamov | 440:00 | 13 | 1.77 | 214 | 93.93 | 1 |
| Jakub Štěpánek | 242:07 | 6 | 1.49 | 98 | 93.88 | 1 |
| Jakub Kovář | 351:14 | 12 | 2.05 | 166 | 92.77 | 1 |
| Ján Laco | 524:10 | 19 | 2.17 | 250 | 92.40 | 1 |
| Vitali Koval | 266:26 | 13 | 2.93 | 163 | 92.02 | 0 |
| Edgars Masalskis | 340:00 | 15 | 2.65 | 187 | 91.98 | 1 |
| Jimmy Howard | 421:08 | 17 | 2.42 | 190 | 91.05 | 1 |
| Lars Haugen | 424:53 | 20 | 2.82 | 220 | 90.91 | 1 |
| Petri Vehanen | 366:43 | 13 | 2.13 | 140 | 90.71 | 1 |
| Cam Ward | 360:32 | 17 | 2.83 | 181 | 90.61 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Over 100 countries broadcast the matches, live or near-live transmissions, of the 2012 tournament.[43]
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Belarus | BTRC |
| Canada | TSN |
| RDS | |
| Czech Republic | ČT |
| Denmark | TV2 Sport |
| Finland | MTV3 |
| Canal+ | |
| France | Sport+ |
| Germany | SPORT1 |
 Hungary | Sport 1 |
| Italy | Sportitalia |
| Kazakhstan | KZ Sport 1 |
| Latvia | Viasat |
| Norway | MAX |
 Poland | TVP |
 Romania | Sport 1 |
| Russia | VGTRK |
| Channel One | |
 Serbia | Arena Sport |
| Slovakia | RTVS |
 Slovenia | Šport TV 1 |
 Spain | Sportmanía |
| Sweden | TV4 |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR |
 Turkey | Sports TV |
 Ukraine | Hockey TV |
| United States | NBC Sports Network |
| International | YouTube |
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