2006 IIHF World Championship

Venues

Nations

The following 16 nations qualified for the elite hockey tournament – 13 nations from Europe, two nations from North America and one nation from Asia are represented. ;Asia

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Rosters

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 Berne.

Group A

All times local (UTC +3) 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–3 5–3

17:07 - T. Kallio (P. Nummelin (PP1) 25:03 - A. Miettinen (J. Jokinen) (PP1)

37:44 - S. Bergenheim (M. Lehtonen) 41:56 - T. Kallio (A. Miettinen, J. Jokinen) (PP1) 53:16 - M. Lehtonen (J. Viuhkola) (PP1) 14:41 - A. Kopitar (M. Sotlar, M. Rodman) (PP1)

27:21 - A. Kopitar (T. Razingar, M. Rodman) (PP1) 1–1 19:32 - D. Výborný Robert Kristan 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 4–2 5–2 5–3 5–4 3:04 - J. Balaštík (T. Kaberle, M. Erat) (PP1) 10:35 - M. Erat (D. Výborný, T. Kaberle) (PP1) 13:23 - Z. Michálek (M. Erat, D. Výborný) (PP1)

24:28 - Z. Michalek (M. Erat, J. Balaštík) (PP1)

14:30 - E. Murič (T. Hafner) 20:24 - M. Sotlar (T. Razingar, A. Kopitar) (PP1)

34:54 - A. Kranjc (A. Kopitar, T. Razingar) 59:59 - T. Razingar (U. Vidmar) 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 35:02 - T. Kallio (SH1) 48:38 - V. Peltonen (P. Nummelin) (PP1) 51:51 - A. Berg (P. Nummelin, J. Jokinen) (PP1) 55:10 - J. Rita (E. Pirnes) 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 28:20 - M. Cipulis (J. Sprukts) 29:51 - A. Jerofejevs (L. Tambijevs, A. Ņiživijs) (PP) 37:51 - L. Tambijevs (A. Ņiživijs) 50:06 - H. Vasiļjevs (A. Sirokovs, A. Tribuncovs) (PP2) 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–3 2:52 - J. Balaštík (J. Hlinka)

34:41 - J. Hlaváč (D. Výborný)

8:19 - L. Kukkonen (M. Lehtonen, J. Hentunen) (PP1)

40:30 - A. Berg (P. Nummelin, J. Jokinen) (PP1) 58:48 - P. Nummelin (J. Jokinen)

Group B

All times local (UTC +3) 1–1 2–1 3–1 44:56 - I. Rüthemann (S. Jeannin, M. Plüss) 52:31 - P. Della Rossa 59:40 - M. Plüss (I. Rüthemann, S. Blindenbacher) 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4 19:16 - K. Kasianchuk (Y. Dyachenko) (PP1)

34:55 - A. Mikhov (O. Shafarenko)

20:50 - Emvall (B. Melin) (PP1)

38:55 - A. Karlsson (B. Melin, R. Sundin) (PP1) 46:38 - M. Hannula (J. Nordquist) (PP1) 2–0 2–1 18:06 - A. Ambühl (SH1)

33:54 - A. Mikhnov (O. Materukhin, A. Sryubko) Thomas Tragust 2–0 3–0 4–0 16:00 - J. Lundqvist (H. Zetterberg, M. Johansson) (PP1) 22:36 - K. Jönsson (A. Holmqvist, J. Franzén) (PP1) 47:19 - K. Jönsson (N. Kronwall)

0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3 2–4

32:25 - G. Busillo (C. Trevisani, J. Cirone)

55:38 - C. Borgatello (A. Molteni) (PP1) 21:08 - R. Salnikov (V. Bobrovnikov, Y. Dyachenko) (PP1)

51:11 - I. Gunko (V. Lytvynenko)

57:56 - Y. Dyachenko (Gunko) 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–2 4–3 4–4

44:11 - H. Zetterberg 44:37 - J. Mattsson (A. Karlsson, N. Kronwall)

51:16 - A. Karlsson (F. Emvall, N. Kronwall) 23:19 - V. Wirz (M. Streit, R. Lemm) (PP2)

45:02 - R. Sannitz (S. Jeannin, M. Streit)

51:35 - I. Rüthemann (M. Plüss, P. Della Rossa) 56:44 - R. Sannitz (S. Jeannin, R. Lemm)

Group C

All times local (UTC +3) Karol Križan 1–1 2–1

39:27 - O. Antonenko (A. Skabelka, M. Grabovsky) (PP1) 37:29 - I. Čiernik (M. Kováčik, R. Kapuš) Alexander Fomichev Sergey Tambulov 2–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1 9–1 10–1 2:44 - D. Arkipov (I. Nikulin) (PP1) 10:44 - K. Gorovikov (I. Grigorenko)

18:48 - D. Bykov (A. Kruchinin, I. Yemeleyev) (PP1) 24:13 - A. Ovechkin (E. Malkin) 26:41 - E. Malkin (SH1) 29:39 - A. Ovechkin (E. Malkin) (PP1) 32:24 - A. Semin (D. Arkhipov, I. Nikulin) 44:38 - A. Semin (I. Nikulin, D. Zaripov) 53:52 - A. Semin (D. Zaripov, I. Nikulin) (PP1)

17:40 - Y. Koreshkov (A. Koreshkov, T. Zhailauov) (PP1) 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2

43:28 - D. Kulyash (K. Gorovikov) (PP1) 53:19 - A. Kharitonov (I. Yemeleyev) 21:40 - O. Antonenko (A. Kostitsyn) (PP2) 23:28 - A. Makritsky (U. Denisov, E. Kurilin) 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 32:42 - T. Surový (R. Pavlikovský, M. Bartovič) (PP1) 39:48 - M. Bartovič (R. Pavlikovský, Mari. Hossa) 49:05 - R. Pavlikovský (M. Zálešák, I. Čiernik) 55:06 - M. Kováčik 56:22 - M. Jurčina (T. Surový) 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–3 3–4 6:00 - T. Surový (M. Cibák) 9:03 - A. Kollar (SH1)

36:45 - I. Čiernik (D. Milo) (PP1)

17:26 - E. Malkin 27:23 - D. Zaripov (V. Khomitsky) (PP1)

46:22 - A. Mikhnov (D. Arkhipov, A. Semin) (PP1) Sergey Tambulov 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 1–6 1–7 18:57 - Spiridonov (Krasnoslabotsev, Pupkov)

29:08 - Zadelenov (Makritsky, Mezin) (SH1) 34:28 - Chupris (Zadelenov, Erkovich) (PP1) 39:25 - Grabovsky (Kostyuchenok) (PP1) 45:11 - Zadelenov (Grabovsky, Ugarov) 46:13 - Dudik (Mikhalev, Ugarov) 48:42 - Grabovsky

Group D

All times local (UTC +3) 1–1 2–1 3–1 21:21 - Brown (Hilbert) (PP1) 45:42 - Brown (PP1) 55:46 - Brown (Malone, Komisarek) (PP1) 0–2 0–3 1–3 2–3 3–3 3–4 3–5

27:43 - F. Nielsen (Kjaergaard) (SH1) 30:46 - J. Nielsen (Johnsen, Kjaergaard) (PP1) 37:49 - Staal (Green) 7:18 - Crosby (Boyes, Bergeron) (PP2) 13:41 - Comrie (DuPont)

43:17 - Crosby (Bergeron) 53:09 - Richards (Carter) 2–0 3–0 26:32 - Stastny (Suter, Kelser) 52:52 - Park (Hilbert) Mathias Gundersen 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 7–1 8:33 - Boyes (Crosby) 13:35 - Comrie 21:05 - Crosby (Bergeron, Hamhuis) 23:00 - Williams (Comrie, Hamhuis) (PP1) 31:56 - Bergeron (Crosby, Schultz) 33:53 - Shanahan (Cammalleri) (PP1)

47:42 - Thoresen (Ask) (PP2) 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–2 5–2 5–3 6–3

28:41 - Hansen (Bastiansen, Ask) (PP1) 30:02 - Skrøder (Trygg, Vikingstad) (PP1) 33:34 - Thoresen (Vikingstad, Myrvold) (PP1) 41:08 - Holtet (Bastiansen, Ask) 59:18 - Vikingstad (Trygg) 17:30 - Green (D. Nielsen) (PP1) 19:59 - Staal (Green) (PP2)

43:43 - Hansen (D. Nielsen) (PP1) 1–1 2–1 29:01 - Crosby (Bergeron) 47:44 - Shanahan (Cammalleri, Williams) (PP1)

Qualifying round

The top three teams from each group in the preliminary round advance to the qualifying round. The top three teams from Groups A and D advance to Group E, and the top three teams from Groups B and C advance to Group F.

Teams in the qualifying round carry forward the results and points gained in the preliminary round with the teams that they have played and advance with. Teams, which have played in the preliminary round, do not meet again in the qualifying round.

Group E

All times local (UTC+3) Martins Raitums 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0 9–0 10–0 11–0 8:49 - Crosby (Williams) (PP2) 14:40 - Boyes (Williams) (PP1) 17:43 - Bergeron (Boyes, Crosby) (PP1) 25:58 - Shanahan (Williams, Cammalleri) (PP1) 40:24 - Carter (Calder, Schultz) 41:18 - Pettinger (Daley, Metropolit) (PP2) 42:24 - Richards (Stuart, Carter) (PP1) 45:59 - Calder (PP1) 46:31 - Calder (Hamhuis, Richards) 50:17 - Hartnell (Metropolit) (PP1) 1–1 2–1 3–1 27:21 - Hlaváč (Škoula, Richter) 38:31 - Balaštík (Richter) 58:26 - Tenkrát (Hlinka) 2–0 3–0 4–0 26:01 - Bergenheim (Ruutu, Hahl) 32:44 - Nummelin (Koivu) (PP2) 54:27 - Kukkonen (Hahl) 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2

34:19 - Brown (Kessel) (PP1)

42:27 - Patrick O'Sullivan (Cullen) (PP1) 49:50 - Suter (PP1) 22:12 - Dārziņš

41:00 - Semjonovs (Daugaviņš) (PP1) 0–2 0–3 33:30 - Jokinen (Nummelin) (PP1) 55:58 - Pirnes (Hentunen, Kallio) 0–2 0–3 1–3 2–3 3–3 3–4 4–4 4–5 4–6

15:44 - Robidas 21:51 - Richards (Calder) 31:26 - Hamhuis (Boyes, Crosby)

41:01 - Crosby (Bergeron) 8:06 - Výborný 13:30 - Plekanec (Irgl)

35:04 - Irgl

46:29 - Balaštík (Škoula) 53:39 - Erat (Výborný) Fredrik Norrena 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3 2–4

18:15 - Koivu (Saravo)

50:46 - Nummelin (Luoma, Koivu) (PP1) 16:57 - Carter (SH1)

26:33 - Carter (SH1)

51:36 - Boyes (Crosby, Bergeron) 0–2 1–2 1–3

27:25 - Michálek (Erat, Výborný) 19:43 - Cullen (Park, Hilbert) 47:25 - Brown (Malone) 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 8:34 - Blinovs (Širokovs)

36:02 - Dārziņš (Rēdlihs) 53:16 - Semjonovs (Tambijevs) (PP1)

30:58 - Skrøder (Vikingstad, Myrvold) (PP1)

59:34 - Nygard (Jakobsen)

Group F

All times local (UTC +3) Alexander Fomichev 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 41:03 - Sushinski (Ovechkin, Malkin) (PP1) 46:06 - Ovechkin (Kruchinin, Sushinski) 48:19 - Kulyash (Nikulin) (PP2) 53:47 - Mozyakin (Misharin) 57:03 - Grigorenko (Mozyakin, Gorovikov) (PP1) 0–2 1–2 2–2

49:50 - Reichert (Plüss) (PP1) 58:04 - Jeannin (Bezina) 31:33 - Milo (Pavlikovsky, Surový) (PP1) 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 7:18 - Nordquist (Timander, Jönsson) 16:40 - Johansson (Franzén) 18:58 - Hållberg (Samuelsson, Timander)

49:14 - Zadelenov (Meleshko, Chupris) 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1 9–1 22:11 - Kostyuchenok (Grabovski, Kostitsyn) (PP1) 22:37 - Antonenko (Skabelka, Zadelenov) 35:47 - Grabovski (Kostitsyn, Zadelenov) (PP1)

45:06 - Dudik (Skabelka) 46:17 - Skabelka (Antonenko) (PP2) 56:40 - Kopat (Zadelenov, Skabelka) 57:26 - Grabovski (Kostitsyn) 57:48 - Dudik (Mikhalev) (PP1)

39:47 - Gunko (Bobrovnikov) 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 4–3 5–3 6–3 22:26 - Arkhipov (Mikhnov, Semin)

40:51 - Bykov (Zaripov, Sushinski) (PP1) 42:38 - Nikulin (Mikhnov, Arkhipov) (PP1)

57:25 - Kulemin 59:45 - Malkin (Atyushov)

22:36 - Paterlini (Ambühl, Reichert) 32:33 - Forster (Wirz, Déruns)

45:17 - Bezina (Streit, Blindenbacher) (PP2) 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 4–2

5–2 8:57 - Cibák (Jurčina, Marián Hossa) (PP1) 21:57 - Vydarený (Čiernik, Milo) (PP1)

26:22 - Marcel Hossa (Marián Hossa, Pavlikovsky) (PP1) 46:33 - Kollar (Milo) (SH1)

22:20 - Johansson (Mattsson, Zetterberg) 23:29 - Karlsson (Emvall, Mattson) (PP1) 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 3–3 7:33 - Samuelsson (K. Jönsson, Nylander) (PP1)

20:14 - Samuelsson (K. Jönsson) (PP1) 22:58 - J. Jönsson (Hållberg, Samuelsson)

11:28 - Mikhnov (Zhukov, Arkhipov) (PP1)

55:47 - Mikhnov (Semin, Khomitsky) 0–2 1–2

48:17 - Plüss (Rüthemann) 29:58 - Zadelenov (Skabelka, Meleshko) 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 0–7 0–8 21:36 - Milo (Marcel Hossa, Marián Hossa) 25:11 - Štrbák (Kapuš, Bartovič) (PP1) 35:46 - Kováčik (Kollar) 36:58 - Bartovič 44:25 - Kapuš (Bartovič) 49:19 - Hudec (Štrbák, Kollar) (PP1) 58:25 - Jurčina (Pavlikovsky) (PP1)

Relegation round

The relegation round is composed of the four teams that placed last in Groups A through D. They play in a round-robin fashion, and the bottom two teams get relegated to the Division I group in next year's World Championships.

Group G

All times local (UTC +3) 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3 3–3

24:50 - Razingar (Kopitar) (PP1)

40:23 - Kranjc (Rodman) (PP1) 57:59 - Sotlar (Kopitar, Kranjc) 8:43 - Staal (Green, Damgaard) (PP1)

25:12 - Staal 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2

44:55 - G. Busillo (A. Helfer) 50:16 - A. Helfer (G. Busillo) (PP1) 28:24 - A. Samokhvalov (A. Litvinenko) (PP1) 33:35 - T. Zhailauov (A. Koreshkov, A. Argokov) (PP1) 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 7:48 - A. Pchelyakov (K. Shafranov) 27:10 - A. Litvinenko (A. Pchelyakov, Y. Blokhin) (PP1) 29:56 - R. Starchenko (A. Trockshinskiy, M. Belyayev) 32:11 - V. Krasnoslabotsev (N. Zarzhitskiy, A. Spiridonov) 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 37:19 - K. Staal (D. Nielsen, M. Green) (PP1) 49:46 - F. Nielsen 55:23 - F. Nielsen (K. Staal) (PP1) 59:50 - J. Damgaard (J. Nielsen) (PP2) Thomas Tragust 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 3–3 22:03 - A. Kopitar (A. Kranjc) 25:25 - D. Kontrec (A. Kopitar)

27:26 - L. Ansoldi (S. Margoni, J. Parco) 44:35 - L. Ansoldi 58:21 - M. Strazzabosco (G. de Bettin, G. Busillo) 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 34:17 - J. Hansen (J. Damgaard)

57:26 - J. Damgaard (M. Green, J. Nielsen) (PP2)

36:46 - Y. Pupkov (A. Spiridonov) (PP1)

59:40 - A. Argokov (Y. Koreshkov)

Playoff round

Bracket

| RD1-seed1= F1 | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1= 3 | RD1-seed2= E4 | RD1-team2= **** | RD1-score2= 4 | RD1-seed3= E2 | RD1-team3= **** | RD1-score3= 3 | RD1-seed4= F3 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4= 0 | RD1-seed5= E1 | RD1-team5= **** | RD1-score5= 4 | RD1-seed6= F4 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6= 1 | RD1-seed7= F2 | RD1-team7= **** | RD1-score7= 6 | RD1-seed8= E3 | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8= 0 | RD2-seed1= QF1 | RD2-team1= **** | RD2-score1= 3 | RD2-seed2= QF2 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2= 1 | RD2-seed3= QF4 | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3= 4 | RD2-team4= **** | RD2-seed4= QF3 | RD2-score4= 5 | RD3-seed3= SF2 | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3= 0 | RD3-seed4= SF1 | RD3-team4= **** | RD3-score4= 5 | RD3-seed1= SF1 | RD3-team1 = | RD3-score1 = 0 | RD3-seed2= SF2 | RD3-team2 = **** | RD3-score2 = 4

Quarter-finals

Jason Bacashihua 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 15:40 - M. Hannula (N. Kronwall, K. Jönsson) 25:51 - M. Samuelsson (M. Nylander) 35:34 - K. Jönsson (M. Nylander, M. Samuelsson) (PP1) 48:41 - M. Hannula (J. Nordquist) 58:36 - A. Karlsson (T. Mårtensson, N. Kronwall) (PP1) 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 34:35 - M. Cammalleri (B. Shanahan) 52:53 - P. Bergeron (D. Hamhuis) 54:23 - S. Crosby (P. Bergeron) 54:32 - J. Carter 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 3–4

45:10 - S. Mozyakin (K. Gorovikov)

58:55 - A. Mikhnov (V. Atyushov, A. Ovechkin) 25:45 - T. Kaberle (D. Výborný, M. Erat) (PP1) 43:39 - J. Hlinka (PP1)

47:06 - P. Štefan (J. Hlinka, T. Kaberle) (PP1)

67:58 - Z. Irgl (D. Výborný) 2–0 3–0 43:58 - V. Peltonen (P. Nummelin, O. Jokinen) 54:48 - O. Jokinen (V. Peltonen, P. Nummelin) (PP2)

Semi-finals

1–1 1–2 1–3 28:26 - T. Plekanec (Z. Irgl) (SH1) 56:17 - D. Výborný (T. Kaberle) (PP1) 59:14 - J. Hlinka (EN) Alex Auld 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3 2–4 2–5 3–5 4–5

8:11 - K. Calder (M. Richards)

16:38 - M. Comrie (M. Cammalleri) (PP1)

39:25 - S. Crosby 43:38 - P. Bergeron (S. Crosby, J. Williams) (PP1) 4:11 - J. Jönsson (M. Samuelsson, M. Nylander) (PP1)

11:52 - T. Mårtensson (M. Timander)

21:33 - M. Samuelsson (P. Hallberg, M. Nylander) 22:41 - J. Nordquist (M. Hannula)

Bronze medal game

0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 25:20 - O. Jokinen (P. Nummelin, M. Lehtonen) (PP2) 36:18 - R. Hahl 42:55 - A. Miettinen (P. Nummelin) 53:56 - J. Jokinen (P. Nummelin, V. Peltonen) (PP2)

Gold medal game

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2–0 3–0 4–0 15:13 - F. Emvall (J. Mattsson, A. Karlsson) 24:07 - N. Kronwall (R. Sundin, M. Nylander) 37:01 - J. Jönsson (M. Samuelsson, M. Nylander) (PP2)

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate:
  • Best Goaltender: SWE Johan Holmqvist
  • Best Defenceman: SWE Niklas Kronwall
  • Best Forward: CAN Sidney Crosby
  • Most Valuable Player: SWE Niklas Kronwall
• Media All-Star Team:
  • Goaltender: BLR Andrei Mezin
  • Defence: SWE Niklas Kronwall, FIN Petteri Nummelin
  • Forward: CAN Sidney Crosby, RUS Alexander Ovechkin, CZE David Výborný

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

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.

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.

IIHF broadcasting rights

• Austria
  • Austrian Matches: ORF
  • Other Matches: ORF Sport Plus
• Canada
  • English: TSN
  • French: RDS
• Czech Republic: Czech Television (ČT2, ČT4 Sport)
• Denmark: TV2 Sport
• Finland: YLE
• France: Sport+
• Germany
  • German Matches: ARD, ZDF
  • Other Matches: DSF
• Latvia: TV3, 3+ Latvia
• Norway
  • Norwegian Matches: NRK
  • Other Matches: Viasat SportN, Viasat Sport 3
• Russia: RTR Sport
• Slovakia: STV
• Slovenia: RTV Slovenija
• Sweden: Viasat
• Switzerland
  • German: SF zwei
  • French: TSR 2
  • Italian: TSI 2
• Ukraine: Megasport

IIHF honors and awards

The 2006 IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony has held in Riga during the World Championships. Bo Tovland of Sweden was given the Paul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey.

IIHF Hall of Fame inductees

• Henryk Gruth, Poland
• Anatoli Khorozov, Ukraine
• Kent Nilsson, Sweden
• Vladimir Petrov, Russia
• Shoichi Tomita, Japan
• Juhani Wahlsten, Finland

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