2017 IIHF World Championship

- France **France**/Germany **Germany** - **Paris/Cologne** ::France last hosted these championships in [1951](1951-world-ice-hockey-championships). Germany hosted the championships most recently in [2010](2010-iihf-world-championship). The proposed arenas were AccorHotels Arena in Paris and Lanxess Arena in Cologne. The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 17, 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden. The united bid of France and Germany received 63 votes, while the bid of Denmark and Latvia received 45. ## Participants - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ## Seeding The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2016 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2016 IIHF World Championship. ;Group A (Cologne) - (2) - (4) - (5) - (8) - (10) - (12) - (13) - (16) ;Group B (Paris) - (1) - (3) - (6) - (7) - (9) - (11) - (14) - (15) ## Venues ::data[format=table] | [[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France | [[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany | [[File:Grandes Armes de Paris.svg|20px]] Paris | [[File:DEU Koeln COA.svg|20px]] Cologne | |---|---|---|---| | {{Location map+ |Northern and Central Europe|float=none |width=250|caption=|places= | | | | | AccorHotels Arena Capacity: 14,510 | Lanxess Arena Capacity: 18,500 | | | | [[File:AccorHotels Arena @ Bercy @ Paris (27157316713).jpg|200px]] | [[File:Köln deutz kölnarena.jpg|200px]] | | | :: ## Rosters *Main article: [2017 IIHF World Championship rosters](2017-iihf-world-championship-rosters)* Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" no later than two weeks before the tournament, and a final roster by the Passport Control meeting prior to the start of tournament. ## Officials The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the tournament. ::data[format=table] | Referees | Linesmen | |---|---| | | | | :: ## Preliminary round The schedule was announced on 9 August 2016. ### Group A ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/2017_IIHF_World_Championship_RUS_vs_SWE_01.jpg" caption="Sweden vs Russia at the Lanxess Arena"] :: *Main article: [2017 IIHF World Championship Group A](2017-iihf-world-championship-group-a)* ::data[format=table] | | | [4–3 (GWS)](2017-iihf-world-championship-group-a-germany-vs-latvia) | | | | |---|---|---|---|---|---| :: ### Group B *Main article: [2017 IIHF World Championship Group B](2017-iihf-world-championship-group-b)* ::data[format=table] | | | [5–2](2017-iihf-world-championship-group-b-canada-vs-finland) | | | | |---|---|---|---|---|---| :: ## Playoff round *Main article: [2017 IIHF World Championship playoff round](2017-iihf-world-championship-playoff-round)* ### Quarterfinals ### Semifinals ### Bronze medal game Harri Säteri ### Gold medal game *Main article: [2017 IIHF World Championship Final](2017-iihf-world-championship-final)* ## Ranking and statistics ### Final ranking ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Tre_Kronor_firas_på_Sergels_torg_(524_av_618).jpg" caption="Sweden celebrating gold"] :: Quarter-finals Group stage ### Statistics #### Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. ::data[format=table] | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | RUS Artemi Panarin | 9 | 4 | 13 | **17** | +4 | 4 | F | | RUS Nikita Kucherov | 10 | 7 | 8 | **15** | +7 | 8 | F | | CAN Nathan MacKinnon | 10 | 6 | 9 | **15** | +6 | 6 | F | | RUS Nikita Gusev | 10 | 7 | 7 | **14** | +5 | 4 | F | | SWE William Nylander | 10 | 7 | 7 | **14** | +11 | 2 | F | | RUS Vadim Shipachyov | 10 | 2 | 11 | **13** | +1 | 2 | F | | CAN Mitch Marner | 10 | 4 | 8 | **12** | +1 | 8 | F | | USA Johnny Gaudreau | 8 | 6 | 5 | **11** | +2 | 0 | F | | FIN Sebastian Aho | 10 | 2 | 9 | **11** | -2 | 4 | F | | FRA Stéphane Da Costa | 6 | 6 | 4 | **10** | +3 | 2 | F | :: *GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position* Source: [IIHF.com](https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/416/IHM416000_85B_46_0.pdf) #### Goaltending leaders Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list. ::data[format=table] | Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | SWE Henrik Lundqvist | 320:00 | 7 | 1.31 | 129 | **94.57** | 0 | | CAN Calvin Pickard | 443:40 | 11 | 1.49 | 178 | **93.82** | 1 | | RUS Andrei Vasilevskiy | 522:51 | 15 | 1.72 | 233 | **93.56** | 3 | | LAT Elvis Merzļikins | 364:04 | 12 | 1.98 | 183 | **93.44** | 1 | | SUI Leonardo Genoni | 361:32 | 10 | 1.66 | 150 | **93.33** | 2 | :: *TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts* Source: [IIHF.com](https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/416/IHM416000_85A_46_0.pdf) ### Awards - Best players selected by the directorate: - Best Goaltender: RUS Andrei Vasilevskiy - Best Defenceman: GER Dennis Seidenberg - Best Forward: RUS Artemi Panarin Source: [IIHF.com](https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/416/IHM416000_85I_1_0.pdf) - Media All-Stars: - MVP: SWE William Nylander - Goaltender: RUS Andrei Vasilevskiy - Defencemen: CAN Colton Parayko / GER Dennis Seidenberg - Forwards: SWE William Nylander / RUS Artemi Panarin / CAN Nathan MacKinnon Source: [IIHF.com](https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/416/IHM416000_98_1_0.pdf) ## IIHF honors and awards The 2017 IIHF Hall of Fame inductees and award recipients were honored during the World Championship medal ceremonies in Cologne. **IIHF Hall of Fame inductees** - Dieter Kalt Sr., Austria - Saku Koivu, Finland - Uwe Krupp, Germany - Angela Ruggiero, United States - Joe Sakic, Canada - Teemu Selänne, Finland **Award recipients** - Patrick Francheterre of France received the Paul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey. - Tony Hand of Great Britain received the Torriani Award for a player with an outstanding career from non-top hockey nation. ## References ## References 1. 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