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{{Short description|2009 edition of the IIHF World Championship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox international hockey competition
 | tourney_name =
 | year = 2009
 | image = 2009 IIHF World Championship logo.svg
 | size = 180px
 | caption =
 | other_titles = Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Herren 2009 {{nobold|{{in lang|de}}}}<br />Championnat du monde de hockey sur glace 2009 {{nobold|{{in lang|fr}}}}<br />Campionato mondiale di hockey su ghiaccio maschile 2009 {{nobold|{{in lang|it}}}}
 | country = Switzerland
 | dates = 24 April – 10 May
 | opened = [[Hans-Rudolf Merz]]
 | num_teams = 16
 | venues = 2
 | cities = 2
 | type = ih
 | winners = Russia
 | count = 3
 | second = Canada
 | third = Sweden
 | fourth = United States
 | games = 56
 | goals = 323
 | attendance = 379044
 | scoring_leader = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Martin St. Louis]]
 | points = 15
 | mvp =  {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ilya Kovalchuk]]
 | prevseason = [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2008]]
 | nextseason = [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]]
}}

{{see also|2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships}}

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

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 [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championship]] for the 10th time.<br />
"Live for the Action" by Swiss [[hard rock]] veterans [[Krokus (band)|Krokus]] was named the official anthem of the tournament.

[[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]] won the championship, winning all its matches and defeating [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]] in the final 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20090511-russia-beat-canada-retain-world-crown-|title=Russia beat Canada to retain world crown|publisher=France 24|date=May 11, 2009|website=France24.com|accessdate=June 12, 2024}}</ref> [[Ilya Kovalchuk]] was named the best forward and the most valuable player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kovalchuk named MVP |url=http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home/news/news-singleview-world-championship-2009/article/kovalchuk-named-mvp.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2717&cHash=7a653aab05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620034853/http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home/news/news-singleview-world-championship-2009/article/kovalchuk-named-mvp.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2717&cHash=7a653aab05 |archive-date=20 June 2009 |url-status=dead |work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] |access-date=11 May 2009}}</ref> Over 17 million people watched the televised final around the world.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15491106 | work=The Economist | title=Armchair supporters | date=9 February 2010| access-date= 5 April 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100225070019/http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15491106| archive-date= 25 February 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>

==Participating teams==

{{See also|2009 IIHF World Championship rosters}}
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;Group A
* {{ih|Belarus}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Belarus|roster]])''
* {{ih|Canada}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Canada|roster]])''
* {{ih|Hungary}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Hungary|roster]])''
* {{ih|Slovakia}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Slovakia|roster]])''
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;Group B
* {{ih|France}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#France|roster]])''
* {{ih|Germany}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Germany|roster]])''
* {{ih|Russia}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Russia|roster]])''
* {{ih|Switzerland}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Switzerland|roster]])''
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;Group C
* {{ih|Austria}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Austria|roster]])''
* {{ih|Latvia}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Latvia|roster]])''
* {{ih|Sweden}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Sweden|roster]])''
* {{ih|United States}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#United States|roster]])''
{{col-float-break|style=width:18em}}
;Group D
* {{ih|Czech Republic}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Czech Republic|roster]])''
* {{ih|Denmark}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Denmark|roster]])''
* {{ih|Finland}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Finland|roster]])''
* {{ih|Norway}} ''([[2009 IIHF World Championship rosters#Norway|roster]])''
{{col-float-end}}

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! [[PostFinance Arena]]<br/>Capacity: 12,000
|rowspan="3"|{{Location map+ |Switzerland|float=none |width=300|caption=|places=
{{Location map~ |Switzerland|lat=46.958618|long=7.468611|label='''[[Bern]]'''|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Switzerland|lat=47.442|long=8.584|label='''[[Zürich]]'''}}
}}
! [[Kolping Arena|Arena Zürich-Kloten]]<br/>Capacity: 7,561
|-
| [[File:PostFinance-Arena Luftbild 2011.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Kolping arena zurich.jpg|150px]]
|-
! {{flag|Switzerland}} – [[Bern]]
! {{flag|Switzerland}} – [[Zürich]]
|}

==Preliminary round==
Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a [[round-robin tournament|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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|team1=CAN|name_CAN={{ih|CAN}}
|team2=BLR|name_BLR={{ih|BLR|1995}}
|team3=SVK|name_SVK={{ih|SVK}}
|team4=HUN|name_HUN={{ih|HUN}}

|win_CAN=3|OTwin_CAN=0|OTloss_CAN=0|loss_CAN=0|gf_CAN=22|ga_CAN=4
|win_BLR=1|OTwin_BLR=1|OTloss_BLR=0|loss_BLR=1|gf_BLR=6|ga_BLR=8
|win_SVK=1|OTwin_SVK=0|OTloss_SVK=1|loss_SVK=1|gf_SVK=8|ga_SVK=12
|win_HUN=0|OTwin_HUN=0|OTloss_HUN=0|loss_HUN=3|gf_HUN=4|ga_HUN=16

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|result1=QR|result2=QR|result3=QR|result4=RR
|col_QR=green1|text_QR=[[#Qualifying round|Qualifying round]]
|col_RR=red1|text_RR=[[#Relegation round|Relegation round]]
}}

<small>All times are local ([[UTC+2]]).</small>
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|date       = 24 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|BLR|1995}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|CAN}}'''
|score      = 1–6
|periods    = (0–2, 0–0, 1–4)
|goals1     = [[Mikhail Grabovski|M. Grabovski]] 52:44
|goals2     = 01:05 [[Steven Stamkos|S. Stamkos]] <br /> 14:29 (PP1) [[Steven Stamkos|S. Stamkos]] <br /> 44:27 [[Jason Spezza|J. Spezza]] <br /> 46:01 [[Mike Fisher (ice hockey)|M. Fisher]] <br /> 50:44 [[Dany Heatley|D. Heatley]] <br /> 54:05 [[Dany Heatley|D. Heatley]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 5,232
|official   = {{flagicon|FIN}} Sami Partanen
|official2  = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jyri Rönn]]
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200A02_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 24 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SVK}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|HUN}}
|score      = 4–3
|progression = 1–0 <br> 1–1 <br> 2–1 <br> 3–1 <br> 3–2 <br> 3–3 <br> 4–3
|periods    = (1–0, 2–1, 1–2)
|goals1     = [[Štefan Ružička|S. Ružička]] ([[Dominik Granak|D. Granak]], [[Rene Vydareny|R. Vydareny]]) – 01:46 <br /> <br> [[Ľuboš Bartečko|L. Bartečko]] ([[Marcel Hossa|M. Hossa]]) – 38:13 <br /> [[Marcel Hossa|M. Hossa]] 39:04 <br /> [[Ľuboš Bartečko|L. Bartečko]] 59:47
|goals2     = <br> 22:01 – [[Roger Holéczy|R. Holéczy]] ([[Andras Benk|A. Benk]], [[Balazs Kangyal|B. Kangyal]])<br /><br> 42:52 – [[Imre Peterdi|I. Peterdi]] <br /> 54:04 (PP1) [[Tamás Sille|T. Sille]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 4,773
|official   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Brent Reiber
|official2  = {{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimír Šindler
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200A04_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 26 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|SVK}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|BLR|1995}}'''
|score      = 1–2 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|GWS]]</small>
|periods    = (0–0, 0–1, 1–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 0–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|SO:]] 1–2)
|goals1     = [[Marcel Hossa|M. Hossa]] 57:06
|goals2     = 33:17 [[Andrei Stas|A. Stas]] <br /> 65:00 (GWG) [[Oleg Antonenko|O. Antonenko]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 5,256
|official   = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov
|official2  = {{flagicon|RUS}} Rafail Kadyrov
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200A10_74_5_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 26 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|CAN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|HUN}}
|score      = 9–0
|periods    = (4–0, 2–0, 3–0)
|goals1     = [[Martin St. Louis|M. St. Louis]] 05:18 <br /> [[Shea Weber|S. Weber]] (PP1) 09:40 <br /> [[Derek Roy|D. Roy]] 12:35 <br /> [[James Neal (ice hockey)|J. Neal]] 12:48 <br /> [[Martin St. Louis|M. St. Louis]] 27:35 <br /> [[Shea Weber|S. Weber]] (PP1) 29:03 <br /> [[Mike Fisher (ice hockey)|M. Fisher]] (PP1) 41:06 <br /> [[Martin St. Louis|M. St. Louis]] 44:51 <br /> [[Jason Spezza|J. Spezza]] 50:55
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 5,506
|official   = {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Looker
|official2  = {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Piechaczek
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200A12_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 28 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|HUN}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|BLR|1995}}'''
|score      = 1–3
|periods    = (0–1, 1–0, 0–2)
|goals1     = [[Imre Peterdi|I. Pererdi]] 25:14
|goals2     = 03:18 (PP1) [[Alexei Kalyuzhny|A. Kalyuzhny]] <br /> 54:25 [[Alexei Ugarov|A. Ugarov]] <br /> 59:10 (EN) [[Mikhail Grabovski|M. Grabovski]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 4,710
|official   = {{flagicon|NOR}} Ole Hansen
|official2  = {{flagicon|SUI}} Danny Kurmann
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200A18_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 28 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|CAN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|SVK}}
|score      = 7–3
|periods    = (3–0, 3–1, 1–2)
|goals1     = [[Derek Roy|D. Roy]] (PP1) 04:50 <br /> [[Shane Doan|S. Doan]] (PP2) 06:54 <br /> [[Jason Spezza|J. Spezza]] (PP1) 16:51 <br /> [[Ian White (ice hockey)|I. White]] 29:39 <br /> [[Shea Weber|S. Weber]] (PP2) 33:41 <br /> [[Steven Stamkos|S. Stamkos]] (PP1) 35:04 <br /> [[Jason Spezza|J. Spezza]] 42:04
|goals2     = 26:05 [[Tomáš Surový|T. Surový]] <br /> 55:40 (PP1) [[Marcel Hossa|M. Hossa]] <br /> 58:48 (PP1) [[Dominik Graňák|D. Graňák]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 6,300
|official   = {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Sterns
|official2  = {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Vinnerborg
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200A20_74_3_0.pdf
}}

===Group B===
[[File:Switzerland vs Germany Ice Hockey WC 2009.jpg|thumb|Switzerland - Germany]]
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL OT
|update=complete
|source=[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200300_76_15_0.pdf IIHF]

|team1=RUS|name_RUS={{ih|RUS}}
|team2=SUI|name_SUI={{ih|SUI}}
|team3=FRA|name_FRA={{ih|FRA}}
|team4=GER|name_GER={{ih|GER}}

|win_RUS=3|OTwin_RUS=0|OTloss_RUS=0|loss_RUS=0|gf_RUS=16|ga_RUS=4
|win_SUI=1|OTwin_SUI=1|OTloss_SUI=0|loss_SUI=1|gf_SUI=6|ga_SUI=6
|win_FRA=1|OTwin_FRA=0|OTloss_FRA=0|loss_FRA=2|gf_FRA=4|ga_FRA=9
|win_GER=0|OTwin_GER=0|OTloss_GER=1|loss_GER=2|gf_GER=3|ga_GER=10

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|result1=QR|result2=QR|result3=QR|result4=RR
|col_QR=green1|text_QR=[[#Qualifying round|Qualifying round]]
|col_RR=red1|text_RR=[[#Relegation round|Relegation round]]
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<small>All times are local ([[UTC+2]]).</small>
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 24 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|GER}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|RUS}}'''
|score      = 0–5
|periods    = (0–3, 0–0, 0–2)
|goals1     =
|goals2     = 08:14 [[Oleg Saprykin|O. Saprykin]] <br /> 09:37 [[Ilya Kovalchuk|I. Kovalchuk]] <br /> 15:25 [[Sergei Zinovjev|S. Zinovjev]] <br /> 42:53 [[Anton Kuryanov|A. Kuryanov]] <br /> 51:52 [[Danis Zaripov|D. Zaripov]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 10,570
|official   = {{flagicon|SWE}} Sören Persson
|official2  = {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Vinnerborg
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200B01_74_4_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 24 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SUI}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|FRA}}
|score      = 1–0
|periods    = (1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
|goals1     = [[Martin Plüss|M. Plüss]] (PP1) 11:33
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 10,570
|official   = {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Looker
|official2  = {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Sterns
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200B03_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 26 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SUI}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|GER}}
|score      = 3–2 <small> [[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]] </small>
|periods    = (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) <br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Roman Wick|R. Wick]] 08:36 <br /> [[Mathias Seger|M. Seger]] 23:25 <br /> [[Mark Streit|M. Streit]] (PP1) 61:18
|goals2     = 06:26 (PP1) [[Christoph Ullmann|C. Ullmann]] <br /> 33:02 (SH1) [[Christoph Schubert|C. Schubert]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 11,423
|official   = {{flagicon|FIN}} Sami Partanen
|official2  = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jyri Rönn]]
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200B09_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 26 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|FRA}}
|score      = 7–2
|periods    = (5–1, 1–1, 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Alexander Radulov|A. Radulov]] 01:23 <br /> [[Danis Zaripov|D. Zaripov]] (PP1) 07:06 <br /> [[Alexander Radulov|A. Radulov]] 07:20 <br /> [[Alexander Perezhogin|A. Perezhogin]] 08:01 <br /> [[Alexei Tereshchenko|A. Tereshchenko]] (PP1) 15:00 <br /> [[Alexei Tereshchenko|A. Tereshchenko]] (PP1) 27:23 <br /> [[Ilya Kovalchuk|I. Kovalchuk]] 49:20
|goals2     = 10:25 [[Kevin Hecquefeuille|K. Hecquefeuille]] <br /> 39:31 [[Luc Tardif Jr.|L. Tardif]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 10,505
|official   = {{flagicon|NOR}} Ole Hansen
|official2  = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Ország
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200B11_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 28 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|SUI}}
|score      = 4–2
|periods    = (1–2, 1–0, 2–0)
|goals1     = [[Vitali Atyushov|V. Atyushov]] 02:19 <br /> [[Ilya Kovalchuk|I. Kovalchuk]] 29:08 <br /> [[Alexei Morozov|A. Morozov]] 48:28 <br /> [[Alexander Perezhogin|A. Perezhogin]] (EN) 59:45
|goals2     = 09:46 (PP1) [[Ryan Gardner|R. Gardner]] <br /> 17:17 (PP1) [[Martin Plüss|M. Plüss]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 11,479
|official   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimir Sindler
|official2  = {{flagicon|CAN}} Derek Zalaski
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200B17_74_4_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 28 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|FRA}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|GER}}
|score      = 2–1
|periods    = (2–1, 0–0, 0–0)
|goals1     = [[Anthoine Lussier|A. Lussier]] 03:50 <br /> [[Luc Tardif Jr.|L. Tardif]] 16:48
|goals2     = 04:22 (PP1) [[Jochen Hecht|J. Hecht]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 9,956
|official   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Vladimír Baluška
|official2  = {{flagicon|SUI}} Brent Reiber
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200B19_74_3_0.pdf
}}

===Group C===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL OT
|update=complete
|source=[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200300_76_15_0.pdf IIHF]

|team1=USA|name_USA={{ih|USA}}
|team2=SWE|name_SWE={{ih|SWE}}
|team3=LAT|name_LAT={{ih|LAT}}
|team4=AUT|name_AUT={{ih|AUT}}

|win_USA=2|OTwin_USA=0|OTloss_USA=1|loss_USA=0|gf_USA=15|ga_USA=9
|win_SWE=1|OTwin_SWE=1|OTloss_SWE=1|loss_SWE=0|gf_SWE=15|ga_SWE=9
|win_LAT=1|OTwin_LAT=1|OTloss_LAT=0|loss_LAT=1|gf_LAT=7|ga_LAT=6
|win_AUT=0|OTwin_AUT=0|OTloss_AUT=0|loss_AUT=3|gf_AUT=2|ga_AUT=15

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|result1=QR|result2=QR|result3=QR|result4=RR
|col_QR=green1|text_QR=[[#Qualifying round|Qualifying round]]
|col_RR=red1|text_RR=[[#Relegation round|Relegation round]]
}}

<small>All times are local ([[UTC+2]]).</small>
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 25 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|USA}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|LAT}}
|score      = 4–2
|periods    = (1–1, 2–1, 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Jack Johnson (ice hockey)|J. Johnson]] 11:15 <br /> [[Drew Stafford|D. Stafford]] 31:13 <br /> [[Jack Johnson (ice hockey)|J. Johnson]] 35:31 <br /> [[Patrick O'Sullivan (ice hockey)|P. O'Sullivan]] 46:03
|goals2     = 04:40 (PP1) [[Herberts Vasiļjevs|H. Vasiļjevs]] <br /> 26:39 [[Mārtiņš Karsums|M. Karsums]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 7,840
|official   = {{flagicon|NOR}} Ole Hansen
|official2  = {{flagicon|SUI}} Danny Kurmann
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200C05_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 25 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SWE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|AUT}}
|score      = 7–1
|periods    = (3–0, 0–1, 4–0)
|goals1     = [[Kenny Jönsson|K. Jönsson]] 1:37 <br /> [[Magnus Johansson (ice hockey)|M. Johansson]] 11:49 <br /> [[Marcus Nilson|M. Nilson]] 12:46 <br /> [[Mattias Weinhandl|M. Weinhandl]] 41:22 <br /> [[Mattias Weinhandl|M. Weinhandl]] 47:00 <br /> [[Johan Harju|J. Harju]] 49:04 <br /> [[Loui Eriksson|L. Eriksson]] 49:46
|goals2     = 31:55 [[Martin Oraze|M. Oraze]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 6,175
|official   = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov
|official2  = {{flagicon|RUS}} Rafail Kadyrov
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200C07_74_4_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 27 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|USA}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|AUT}}
|score      = 6–1
|periods    = (1–0, 1–1, 4–0)
|goals1     = [[Dustin Brown (ice hockey)|D. Brown]] 15:11 <br /> [[Drew Stafford|D. Stafford]] 31:04 <br /> [[Patrick O'Sullivan (ice hockey)|P. O'Sullivan]] 40:25 <br /> [[Jason Blake (ice hockey)|J. Blake]] (PP2) 47:56 <br /> [[Lee Stempniak|L. Stempniak]] (PP1) 52:06 <br /> [[Matt Niskanen|M. Niskanen]] (PP2) 55:55
|goals2     = 34:26 [[Markus Peintner|M. Peintner]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 3,779
|official   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimir Sindler
|official2  = {{flagicon|CAN}} Derek Zalaski
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200C13_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 27 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|LAT}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|SWE}}
|score      = 3–2 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|GWS]]</small>
|periods    = (0–1, 2–0, 0–1)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 0–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|SO:]] 3–2)
|goals1     = [[Krišjānis Rēdlihs|K. Rēdlihs]] (PP1) 30:20 <br /> [[Lauris Dārziņš|L. Dārziņš]] 39:15 <br /> [[Aleksandrs Ņiživijs|A. Ņiživijs]] (GWG) 65:00
|goals2     = 15:26 [[Linus Omark|L. Omark]] <br /> 40:44 (PP1) [[Magnus Johansson (ice hockey)|M. Johansson]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 4,421
|official   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Vladimír Baluška
|official2  = {{flagicon|SUI}} Brent Reiber
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200C15_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 29 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|AUT}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|LAT}}'''
|score      = 0–2
|periods    = (0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
|goals1     =
|goals2     = 19:15 [[Mārtiņš Cipulis|M. Cipulis]] <br /> 54:56 [[Guntis Džeriņš|G. Džeriņš]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 5,274
|official   = {{flagicon|FIN}} Sami Partanen
|official2  = {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Piechaczek
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200C21_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 29 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SWE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|USA}}
|score      = 6–5 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]</small>
|periods    = (0–1, 2–2, 3–2)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Mattias Weinhandl|M. Weinhandl]] (PP1) 25:07 <br /> [[Marcus Nilson|M. Nilson]] 26:42 <br /> [[Magnus Johansson (ice hockey)|M. Johansson]] 48:46 <br /> [[Niklas Persson|N. Persson]] (SH1) 52:45 <br /> [[Mattias Weinhandl|M. Weinhandl]] 56:19 <br /> [[Kristian Huselius|K. Huselius]] 61:59
|goals2     = 14:11 [[Patrick O'Sullivan (ice hockey)|P. O'Sullivan]] <br /> 29:58 (PP2) [[John-Michael Liles|J. Liles]] <br /> 37:26 (PP2) [[Ryan Shannon|R. Shannon]] <br /> 44:06 [[Ryan Shannon|R. Shannon]] <br /> 48:20 [[Jack Johnson (ice hockey)|J. Johnson]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 9,876
|official   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Ország
|official2  = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jyri Rönn]]
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200C23_74_3_0.pdf
}}

===Group D===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL OT
|update=complete
|source=[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200300_76_15_0.pdf IIHF]

|team1=FIN|name_FIN={{ih|FIN}}
|team2=CZE|name_CZE={{ih|CZE}}
|team3=NOR|name_NOR={{ih|NOR}}
|team4=DEN|name_DEN={{ih|DEN}}

|win_FIN=3|OTwin_FIN=0|OTloss_FIN=0|loss_FIN=0|gf_FIN=14|ga_FIN=4
|win_CZE=2|OTwin_CZE=0|OTloss_CZE=0|loss_CZE=1|gf_CZE=13|ga_CZE=6
|win_NOR=0|OTwin_NOR=1|OTloss_NOR=0|loss_NOR=2|gf_NOR=7|ga_NOR=14
|win_DEN=0|OTwin_DEN=0|OTloss_DEN=1|loss_DEN=2|gf_DEN=5|ga_DEN=15

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=QR|result2=QR|result3=QR|result4=RR
|col_QR=green1|text_QR=[[#Qualifying round|Qualifying round]]
|col_RR=red1|text_RR=[[#Relegation round|Relegation round]]
}}

<small>All times are local ([[UTC+2]]).</small>
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 25 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|NOR}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|FIN}}'''
|score      = 0–5
|periods    = (0–3, 0–1, 0–1)
|goals1     =
|goals2     = 13:44 (PP1) [[Antti Miettinen|A. Miettinen]] <br /> 16:19 (PP1) [[Jarkko Immonen|J. Immonen]] <br /> 19:58 (PP1) [[Niko Kapanen|N. Kapanen]] <br /> 34:20 [[Mika Pyörälä|M. Pyörälä]] <br /> 44:10 (PP1) [[Mikko Lehtonen (ice hockey, born 1978)|M. Lehtonen]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 5,269
|official   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Vladimir Baluska
|official2  = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Ország
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200D06_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 25 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|CZE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|DEN}}
|score      = 5–0
|periods    = (1–0, 3–0, 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Jaroslav Hlinka|J. Hlinka]] 06:09 <br /> [[Jan Marek (ice hockey, born 1979)|J. Marek]] (PP1) 31:07 <br /> [[Petr Čajánek|P. Čajánek]] (PP1) 35:18 <br /> [[Aleš Hemský|A. Hemský]] (PP1) 37:24 <br /> [[Jaromír Jágr|J. Jágr]] (PP2) 50:46
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 4,342
|official   = {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Piechaczek
|official2  = {{flagicon|CAN}} Derek Zalaski
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200D08_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 27 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1 = '''{{ih-rt|CZE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|NOR}}
|score      = 5–2
|periods    = (3–0, 1–2, 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Jan Marek (ice hockey, born 1979)|J. Marek]] 05:20 <br /> [[Petr Čajánek|P. Čajánek]] (PP1) 09:35 <br /> [[Josef Vašíček|J. Vašíček]] 12:19 <br /> [[Miroslav Blaťák|M. Blaťák]] 32:34 <br /> [[Jakub Klepiš|J. Klepiš]] 51:14
|goals2     = 21:49 [[Tommy Jakobsen|T. Jakobsen]] <br /> 21:49 [[Mats Zuccarello Aasen|M. Zuccarello Aasen]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 3,583
|official   = {{flagicon|SWE}} Sören Persson
|official2  = {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Vinnerborg
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200D14_74_4_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 27 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|FIN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|DEN}}
|score      = 5–1
|periods    = (1–1, 2–0, 2–0)
|goals1     = [[Antti Miettinen|A. Miettinen]] 17:40 <br /> [[Tuomas Pihlman|T. Pihlman]] (PP1) 21:58 <br /> [[Antti Miettinen|A. Miettinen]] 34:42 <br /> [[Niko Kapanen|N. Kapanen]] (PP1) 51:51 <br /> [[Niko Kapanen|N. Kapanen]] (PP1) 59:42
|goals2     = 10:03 [[Julian Jakobsen|J. Jakobsen]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 3,929
|official   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Danny Kurmann
|official2  = {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Sterns
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200D16_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 29 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|DEN}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|NOR}}'''
|score      = 4–5 <small> [[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]] </small>
|periods    = (2–2, 1–1, 1–1) <br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 0–1)
|goals1     = [[Alexander Sundberg|A. Sundberg]] 04:56 <br /> [[Jesper Damgaard|J. Damgaard]] 09:33 <br /> [[Morten Green|M. Green]] 21:02 <br /> [[Daniel Nielsen|D. Nielsen]] (PP1) 46:22
|goals2     =  05:40 [[Patrick Thoresen|P. Thoresen]] <br /> 13:50 (SH1) [[Anders Bastiansen|A. Bastiansen]] <br /> 36:18 (PP1) [[Tore Vikingstad|T. Vikingstad]] <br /> 44:51 (PP1) [[Mats Zuccarello Aasen|M. Zuccarello Aasen]] <br /> 61:11 [[Tommy Jakobsen|T. Jakobsen]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 4,496
|official   = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov
|official2  = {{flagicon|RUS}} Rafail Kadyrov
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200D22_74_4_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 29 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|FIN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|CZE}}
|score      = 4–3
|periods    = (1–2, 2–1, 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Niko Kapanen|N. Kapanen]] 09:32 <br /> [[Ville Koistinen|V. Koistinen]] (PP1) 23:52 <br /> [[Niko Kapanen|N. Kapanen]] (PP2) 38:56 <br /> [[Niklas Hagman|N. Hagman]] 51:39
|goals2     = 10:14 (SH1) [[Tomáš Rolinek|T. Rolinek]] <br /> 13:30 [[Miroslav Blaťák|M. Blaťák]] <br /> 23:10 (PP1) [[Aleš Kotalík|A. Kotalík]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 6,456
|official   = {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Looker
|official2  = {{flagicon|SWE}} Sören Persson
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200D24_74_3_0.pdf
}}

==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===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL OT
|update=complete
|source=[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200700_76_12_0.pdf IIHF]

|team1=RUS|name_RUS={{ih|RUS}}
|team2=SWE|name_SWE={{ih|SWE}}
|team3=USA|name_USA={{ih|USA}}
|team4=LAT|name_LAT={{ih|LAT}}
|team5=SUI|name_SUI={{ih|SUI}}
|team6=FRA|name_FRA={{ih|FRA}}

|win_RUS=4|OTwin_RUS=1|OTloss_RUS=0|loss_RUS=0|gf_RUS=27|ga_RUS=11
|win_SWE=2|OTwin_SWE=1|OTloss_SWE=2|loss_SWE=0|gf_SWE=23|ga_SWE=18
|win_USA=2|OTwin_USA=0|OTloss_USA=2|loss_USA=1|gf_USA=19|ga_USA=18
|win_LAT=1|OTwin_LAT=2|OTloss_LAT=0|loss_LAT=2|gf_LAT=15|ga_LAT=14
|win_SUI=1|OTwin_SUI=1|OTloss_SUI=1|loss_SUI=2|gf_SUI=9|ga_SUI=13
|win_FRA=0|OTwin_FRA=0|OTloss_FRA=0|loss_FRA=5|gf_FRA=8|ga_FRA=27

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=PO|result2=PO|result3=PO|result4=PO
|col_PO=green1|text_PO=[[#Playoff round|Playoff round]]
}}

<small>All times are local ([[UTC]]+2).</small>
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 30 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|SWE}}
|score      = 6–5 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]</small>
|periods    = (2–2, 1–1, 2–2)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Ilya Nikulin|I. Nikulin]] (PP1) 11:56 <br /> [[Oleg Saprykin|O. Saprykin]] 14:10 <br /> [[Dmitri Kalinin|D. Kalinin]] 27:16 <br /> [[Sergei Mozyakin|S. Mozyakin]] 50:07 <br /> [[Vitali Proshkin|V. Proshkin]] (PP1) 57:38 <br /> [[Dmitri Kalinin|D. Kalinin]] 64:04
|goals2     = 02:53 [[Rickard Wallin|R. Wallin]] <br /> 18:15 [[Anton Strålman|A. Strålman]] <br /> 23:27 [[Niklas Persson|N. Persson]] <br /> 49:45 [[Kristian Huselius|K. Huselius]] <br /> 58:46 [[Kristian Huselius|K. Huselius]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 7,465
|official   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Danny Kurmann
|official2  = {{flagicon|SUI}} Brent Reiber
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200E25_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 30 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|SUI}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|LAT}}'''
|score      = 1–2 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|GWS]]</small>
|periods    = (0–1, 0–0, 1–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 0–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|SO:]] 1–2)
|goals1     = [[Andres Ambühl|A. Ambühl]] (PP1) 58:29
|goals2     = 15:30 (PP1) [[Mārtiņš Cipulis|M. Cipulis]] <br /> 65:00 (GWG) [[Aleksandrs Ņiživijs|A. Ņiživijs]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 9,771
|official   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Vladimír Baluška
|official2  = {{flagicon|CAN}} Derek Zalaski
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200E27_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 1 May
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|USA}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|FRA}}
|score      = 6–2
|periods    = (2–0, 3–2, 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Kyle Okposo|K. Okposo]] (PP1) 04:02 <br /> [[David Backes (ice hockey)|D. Backes]] (PP2) 10:38 <br /> [[Ryan Shannon|R. Shannon]] 24:51 <br /> [[Keith Ballard|K. Ballard]] 27:29 <br /> [[Patrick O'Sullivan (ice hockey)|P. O'Sullivan]] 30:31 <br /> [[Jack Johnson (ice hockey)|J. Johnson]] (PP2) 49:55
|goals2     = 29:41 (PP1) [[Yorick Treille|Y. Treille]] <br /> 31:47 (PP1) [[Pierre-Édouard Bellemare|P. Bellemare]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 4,213
|official   = {{flagicon|NOR}} Ole Hansen
|official2  = {{flagicon|FIN}} Sami Partanen
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200E31_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 2 May
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|FRA}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|LAT}}'''
|score      = 1–7
|periods    = (0–1, 0–2, 1–4)
|goals1     = [[Luc Tardif Jr.|L. Tardif]] 51:38
|goals2     = 07:29 (PP1) [[Aleksandrs Ņiživijs|A. Ņiživijs]] <br /> 21:19 [[Mārtiņš Cipulis|M. Cipulis]] <br /> 23:55 [[Lauris Dārziņš|L. Dārziņš]] <br /> 46:39 [[Kārlis Skrastiņš|K. Skrastiņš]] <br /> 48:18 [[Aleksandrs Jerofejevs|A. Jerofejevs]] <br /> 52:24 [[Ģirts Ankipāns|Ģ. Ankipāns]] <br /> 52:39 [[Mārtiņš Cipulis|M. Cipulis]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 6,472
|official   = {{flagicon|FIN}} Sami Partanen
|official2  = {{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimir Sindler
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200E33_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 2 May
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|USA}}
|score      = 4–1
|periods    = (3–1, 1–0, 0–0)
|goals1     = [[Oleg Saprykin|O. Saprykin]] (PP1) 05:01 <br /> [[Alexander Perezhogin|A. Perezhogin]] (PP1) 09:51 <br /> [[Sergei Mozyakin|S. Mozyakin]] 17:06 <br /> [[Alexander Radulov|A. Radulov]] (PP1) 21:36
|goals2     = 03:16 [[Lee Stempniak|L. Stempniak]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 10,230
|official   = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jyri Rönn]]
|official2  = {{flagicon|CAN}} Derek Zalaski
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200E35_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 3 May
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|SUI}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|SWE}}'''
|score      = 1–4
|periods    = (0–1, 0–1, 1–2)
|goals1     = [[Romano Lemm|R. Lemm]] (PP1) 56:44
|goals2     = 05:47 [[Johnny Oduya|J. Oduya]] <br /> 24:59 (PP1) [[Johan Harju|J. Harju]] <br /> 46:41 [[Linus Omark|L. Omark]] <br /> 55:06 [[Johan A. Andersson|J. Andersson]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 11,327
|official   = {{flagicon|NOR}} Ole Hansen
|official2  = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jyri Rönn]]
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200E39_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 3 May
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|LAT}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|RUS}}'''
|score      = 1–6
|periods    = (0–1, 1–3, 0–2)
|goals1     = [[Herberts Vasiļjevs|H. Vasiļjevs]] (PP1) 36:05
|goals2     = 11:43 (PP1) [[Anton Kuryanov|A. Kuryanov]] <br /> 21:01 [[Alexei Tereshchenko|A. Tereshchenko]] <br /> 23:04 (PP1) [[Oleg Tverdovsky|O. Tverdovsky]] <br /> 23:50 [[Anton Kuryanov|A. Kuryanov]] <br /> 43:38 [[Alexander Frolov|A. Frolov]] <br /> 46:28 [[Oleg Tverdovsky|O. Tverdovsky]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 7,228
|official   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Ország
|official2  = {{flagicon|SUI}} Brent Reiber
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200E41_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 4 May
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SWE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|FRA}}
|score      = 6–3
|periods    = (3–0, 2–3, 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Kristian Huselius|K. Huselius]] 01:33 <br /> [[Marcus Nilson|M. Nilson]] 04:26 <br /> [[Dick Tärnström|D. Tärnström]] (PP1) 05:56 <br /> [[Carl Gunnarsson|C. Gunnarsson]] (PP1) 21:28<br /> [[Johnny Oduya|J. Oduya]] 30:55 <br /> [[Kenny Jönsson|K. Jönsson]] (PP1) 45:40
|goals2     = 23:21 [[Anthoine Lussier|A. Lussier]] <br /> 29:25 (PP1) [[Pierre-Édouard Bellemare|P. Bellemare]] <br /> 36:41 (PP1) [[Sacha Treille|S. Treille]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 5,051
|official   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Vladimir Baluska
|official2  = {{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimir Sindler
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200E45_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 4 May
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|USA}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|SUI}}'''
|score      = 3–4 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]</small>
|periods    =  (0–1, 3–1, 0–1)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 0–1)
|goals1     = [[Ron Hainsey|R. Hainsey]] (PP1) 25:57 <br /> [[Chris Higgins (ice hockey)|C. Higgins]] 35:08 <br /> [[Ron Hainsey|R. Hainsey]] (PP2) 39:48
|goals2     = 09:42 (PP2) [[Andres Ambühl|A. Ambühl]] <br /> 31:03 [[Romano Lemm|R. Lemm]] <br /> 49:42 [[Martin Plüss|M. Plüss]] <br /> 60:13 [[Roman Wick|R. Wick]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 10,317
|official   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Ország
|official2  = {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Piechaczek
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200E47_74_3_0.pdf
}}

===Group F===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL OT
|update=complete
|source=[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200700_76_12_0.pdf IIHF]

|team1=CAN|name_CAN={{ih|CAN}}
|team2=FIN|name_FIN={{ih|FIN}}
|team3=CZE|name_CZE={{ih|CZE}}
|team4=BLR|name_BLR={{ih|BLR|1995}}
|team5=SVK|name_SVK={{ih|SVK}}
|team6=NOR|name_NOR={{ih|NOR}}
|win_CAN=4|OTwin_CAN=0|OTloss_CAN=1|loss_CAN=0|gf_CAN=26|ga_CAN=10
|win_FIN=2|OTwin_FIN=2|OTloss_FIN=1|loss_FIN=0|gf_FIN=16|ga_FIN=9
|win_CZE=3|OTwin_CZE=0|OTloss_CZE=0|loss_CZE=2|gf_CZE=20|ga_CZE=11
|win_BLR=0|OTwin_BLR=3|OTloss_BLR=0|loss_BLR=2|gf_BLR=8|ga_BLR=13
|win_SVK=0|OTwin_SVK=1|OTloss_SVK=2|loss_SVK=2|gf_SVK=8|ga_SVK=21
|win_NOR=0|OTwin_NOR=0|OTloss_NOR=2|loss_NOR=3|gf_NOR=7|ga_NOR=21

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=PO|result2=PO|result3=PO|result4=PO
|col_PO=green1|text_PO=[[#Playoff round|Playoff round]]
}}

<small>All times are local ([[UTC]]+2).</small>
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 30 April
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|BLR|1995}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|NOR}}
|score      = 3–2 <small> [[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]] </small>
|periods    = (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) <br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Alexei Ugarov|A. Ugarov]] (PP1) 22:45 <br /> [[Mikhail Grabovski|M. Grabovski]] (PP1) 41:51 <br /> [[Ruslan Salei|R. Salei]] 64:35
|goals2     = 06:15 [[Patrick Thoresen|P. Thoresen]] <br /> 20:38 (PP1) [[Mats Trygg|M. Trygg]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 3,374
|official   = {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Piechaczek
|official2  = {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Sterns
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200F26_74_4_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 30 April
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|CAN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|CZE}}
|score      = 5–1
|periods    = (3–0, 0–0, 2–1)
|goals1     = [[Steven Stamkos|S. Stamkos]] (PP1) 07:20 <br /> [[Steven Stamkos|S. Stamkos]] (PP1) 13:40 <br /> [[Shea Weber|S. Weber]] (PP1) 17:05 <br /> [[Dany Heatley|D. Heatley]] 40:22 <br /> [[Martin St. Louis|M. St. Louis]] 49:55
|goals2     = 57:20 [[Aleš Hemský|A. Hemský]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 5,967
|official   = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov
|official2  = {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Vinnerborg
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200F28_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 1 May
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|FIN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|SVK}}
|score      = 2–1 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]</small>
|periods    = (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) <br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Sami Kapanen|S. Kapanen]] (SH1) 15:05 <br /> [[Sami Kapanen|S. Kapanen]] 63:39
|goals2     = 22:01 [[Ľuboš Bartečko|L. Bartečko]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 4,444
|official   = {{flagicon|RUS}} Rafail Kadyrov
|official2  = {{flagicon|SWE}} Sören Persson
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200F32_74_4_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 2 May
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|CZE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|SVK}}
|score      = 8–0
|periods    = (4–0, 4–0, 0–0)
|goals1     = [[Jaromír Jágr|J. Jágr]] 06:35 <br /> [[Jaromír Jágr|J. Jágr]] 09:08 <br /> [[Miroslav Blaťák|M. Blaťák]] (PP2) 12:48 <br /> [[Roman Červenka|R. Červenka]] 15:25 <br /> [[Aleš Kotalík|A. Kotalík]] 25:07 <br /> [[Roman Červenka|R. Červenka]] 29:08 <br /> [[Milan Michálek|M. Michálek]] 30:12 <br /> [[Patrik Eliáš|P. Eliáš]] 38:14
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 5,165
|official   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Brent Reiber
|official2  = {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Sterns
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200F34_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 2 May
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|FIN}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|BLR|1995}}'''
|score      = 1–2 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|GWS]]</small>
|periods    = (0–1, 1–0, 0–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 0–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|SO:]] 2–3)
|goals1     = [[Janne Niskala|J. Niskala]] (PP1) 33:22
|goals2     = 00:05 [[Sergei Demagin|S. Demagin]] <br /> 65:00 (GWS) [[Oleg Antonenko|O. Antonenko]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 5,621
|official   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Danny Kurmann
|official2  = {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Vinnerborg
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200F36_74_5_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 3 May
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|NOR}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|CAN}}'''
|score      = 1–5
|periods    = (1–3, 0–2, 0–0)
|goals1     = [[Mats Zuccarello Aasen|M. Zuccarello Aasen]] (PP1) 12:53
|goals2     = 04:40 (PP1) [[Matthew Lombardi|M. Lombardi]] <br /> 17:08 [[Dan Hamhuis|D. Hamhuis]] <br /> 18:03 [[Steven Stamkos|S. Stamkos]] <br /> 20:37 [[Jason Spezza|J. Spezza]] <br /> 32:07 [[Drew Doughty|D. Doughty]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 4,023
|official   = {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Looker
|official2  = {{flagicon|SWE}} Sören Persson
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200F40_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 3 May
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|BLR|1995}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|CZE}}'''
|score      = 0–3
|periods    = (0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
|goals1     =
|goals2     = 30:02 (SH1) [[Petr Čajánek|P. Čajánek]] <br /> 39:03 (PP1) [[Patrik Eliáš|P. Eliáš]] <br /> 55:52 [[Petr Čajánek|P. Čajánek]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 3,495
|official   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Danny Kurmann
|official2  = {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Piechaczek
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200F42_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 4 May
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SVK}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|NOR}}
|score      = 3–2 <small> [[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]] </small>
|periods    = (2–0, 0–1, 0–1) <br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Štefan Ružička|Š. Ružička]] (PP1) 07:22 <br /> [[Peter Smrek|P. Smrek]] 09:09 <br /> [[Ladislav Nagy|L. Nagy]] (PP1) 62:07
|goals2     = 27:21 (PP1) [[Anders Bastiansen|A. Bastiansen]] <br /> 45:27 (PP1) [[Lars Erik Lund|L. E. Lund]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 2,901
|official   = {{flagicon|RUS}} Rafail Kadyrov
|official2  = {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Looker
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200F46_74_4_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 4 May
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|CAN}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|FIN}}'''
|score      = 3–4 <small>[[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|GWS]]</small>
|periods    = (1–2, 1–1, 1–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 0–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|SO:]] 2–3)
|goals1     = [[Jason Spezza|J. Spezza]] (PP1) 16:02 <br /> [[Dany Heatley|D. Heatley]] (PP1) 38:16 <br /> [[Dany Heatley|D. Heatley]] (PP1) 49:20
|goals2     = 04:02 [[Tuomas Pihlman|T. Pihlman]] <br /> 07:54 [[Anssi Salmela|A. Salmela]] <br /> 37:22 (PP1) [[Niko Kapanen|N. Kapanen]] <br /> 65:00 (GWS) [[Hannes Hyvönen|H. Hyvönen]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 5,970
|official   = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov
|official2  = {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Vinneborg
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200F48_74_5_0.pdf
}}

==Relegation round==
The bottom team in the standings from each group of the preliminary round played in the relegation round. [[Germany men's national ice hockey team|Germany]], as hosts of the [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010 tournament]], were guaranteed to stay in the top division.<ref>{{cite web
 |title       = France advances over Germany
 |url         = http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home/news/news-singleview-world-championship-2009/article/france-advances.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2717&cHash=7e5f8b91fc
 |date        = 28 April 2009
 |access-date  = 28 April 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090430035115/http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home/news/news-singleview-world-championship-2009/article/france-advances.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2717&cHash=7e5f8b91fc
 |archive-date = 30 April 2009
 |work       = [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]
 |url-status     = dead}}</ref>
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 [[IIHF World Championship Division I|Division I tournament]].

===Group G===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL OT
|update=complete
|source=[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200400_76_4_0.pdf IIHF]

|team1=DEN|name_DEN={{ih|DEN}}
|team2=AUT|name_AUT={{ih|AUT}}
|team3=GER|name_GER={{ih|GER}}
|team4=HUN|name_HUN={{ih|HUN}}

|win_DEN=3|OTwin_DEN=0|OTloss_DEN=0|loss_DEN=0|gf_DEN=13|ga_DEN=4
|win_AUT=2|OTwin_AUT=0|OTloss_AUT=0|loss_AUT=1|gf_AUT=9|ga_AUT=5
|win_GER=1|OTwin_GER=0|OTloss_GER=0|loss_GER=2|gf_GER=3|ga_GER=5
|win_HUN=0|OTwin_HUN=0|OTloss_HUN=0|loss_HUN=3|gf_HUN=2|ga_HUN=13

|res_col_header=QR
|result1=A|result2=R|result3=B|result4=R
|col_A=green1|text_A=Qualified for the [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010 Top Division]]
|col_B=blue1 |text_B=Qualified for the [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010 Top Division]] as hosts
|col_R=red1  |text_R=Relegated to the [[2010 IIHF World Championship Division I|2010 Division I]]
}}

<small>All times are local ([[UTC]]+2).</small>
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 1 May
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|GER}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|DEN}}'''
|score      = 1–3
|periods    = (1–1, 0–0, 0–2)
|goals1     = [[Christoph Schubert|C. Schubert]] 13:23
|goals2     = 10:27 [[Mikkel Bødker|M. Bødker]] <br /> 49:52 [[Peter Regin|P. Regin]] <br /> 53:27 (PP1) [[Nichlas Hardt|N. Hardt]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 4,241
|official   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Ország
|official2  = {{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimir Sindler
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200G29_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 1 May
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|AUT}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|HUN}}
|score      = 6–0
|periods    = (1–0, 3–0, 2–0)
|goals1     = [[Thomas Koch (ice hockey)|T. Koch]] 19:13 <br /> [[Thomas Koch (ice hockey)|T. Koch]] 20:43 <br /> [[Oliver Setzinger|O. Setzinger]] (PP1) 23:56 <br /> [[Thomas Vanek|T. Vanek]] (PP1) 33:27 <br /> [[Thomas Koch (ice hockey)|T. Koch]] (PP1) 58:48 <br /> [[Roland Kaspitz|R. Kaspitz]] 59:36
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 4,042
|official   = {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Looker
|official2  = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jyri Rönn]]
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200G30_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 3 May
|time       = 12:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|GER}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|AUT}}'''
|score      = 0–1
|periods    = (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
|goals1     =
|goals2     = [[Thomas Koch (ice hockey)|T. Koch]] 27:41
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 3,828
|official   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Vladimir Baluska
|official2  = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200G37_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 3 May
|time       = 12:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|HUN}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|DEN}}'''
|score      = 1–5
|periods    = (1–0, 0–2, 0–3)
|goals1     = [[Krisztian Palkovics|K. Palkovics]] 15:10
|goals2     = 28:34 (PP2) [[Kim Staal|K. Staal]]<br />38:35 [[Mads Christensen (ice hockey, born 1987)|M. Christensen]]<br />48:25 (PP1) [[Morten Green|M. Green]]<br />52:48 [[Morten Madsen|M. Madsen]]<br />55:19 (PP1) [[Nichlas Hardt|N. Hardt]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 3,672
|official   = {{flagicon|RUS}} Rafail Kadyrov
|official2  = {{flagicon|CAN}} Derek Zalaski
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200G38_74_3_0.pdf
}}
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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 4 May
|time       = 12:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|HUN}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|GER}}'''
|score      = 1–2
|periods    = (1–1, 0–1, 0–0)
|goals1     = [[András Horváth (ice hockey)|A. Horváth]] (PP2) 17:09
|goals2     = 03:11 (PP1) [[Moritz Müller|M. Müller]] <br /> 33:23 (PP1) [[Michael Bakos|M. Bakos]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 3,497
|official   = {{flagicon|NOR}} Ole Hansen
|official2  = {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Sterns
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200G43_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 4 May
|time       = 12:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|DEN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|AUT}}
|score      = 5–2
|periods    = (1–2, 1–0, 3–0)
|goals1     = [[Julian Jakobsen|J. Jakobsen]] 15:14 <br /> [[Mikkel Bødker|M. Bødker]] (SH1) 27:51 <br /> [[Mads Christensen (ice hockey, born 1987)|M. Christensen]] 45:46 <br /> [[Kasper Degn|K. Degn]] 51:10 <br /> [[Mikkel Bødker|M. Bødker]] (EN) 59:23
|goals2     = 00:48 [[Roland Kaspitz|R. Kaspitz]] <br /> 02:30 (SH1) [[Oliver Setzinger|O. Setzinger]]
|stadium    = [[Eishalle Schluefweg|Schluefweg]], [[Kloten]]
|attendance = 2,798
|official   = {{flagicon|FIN}} Sami Partanen
|official2  = {{flagicon|SWE}} Sören Persson
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200G44_74_3_0.pdf
}}

==Playoff round==

===Bracket===
{{8TeamBracket-with third|team-width=150
| medals=y
| RD3b= Bronze medal game
| RD1-seed1= E1
| RD1-team1= '''{{ih|RUS}}'''
| RD1-score1= '''4'''
| RD1-seed2= F4
| RD1-team2= {{ih|BLR|1995}}
| RD1-score2= 3
| RD1-seed3= F2
| RD1-team3= {{ih|FIN}}
| RD1-score3= 2
| RD1-seed4= E3
| RD1-team4= '''{{ih|USA}}'''
| RD1-score4= '''3'''
| RD1-seed5= F1
| RD1-team5= '''{{ih|CAN}}'''
| RD1-score5= '''4'''
| RD1-seed6= E4
| RD1-team6= {{ih|LAT}}
| RD1-score6= 2
| RD1-seed7= E2
| RD1-team7= '''{{ih|SWE}}'''
| RD1-score7= '''3'''
| RD1-seed8= F3
| RD1-team8= {{ih|CZE}}
| RD1-score8= 1
| RD2-seed1= QF1
| RD2-team1= '''{{ih|RUS}}'''
| RD2-score1= '''3'''
| RD2-seed2= QF2
| RD2-team2= {{ih|USA}}
| RD2-score2= 2
| RD2-team3= '''{{ih|CAN}}'''
| RD2-seed3= QF3
| RD2-score3= '''3'''
| RD2-seed4= QF4
| RD2-team4= {{ih|SWE}}
| RD2-score4= 1
| RD3-seed3= SF1
| RD3-team3= {{ih|USA}}
| RD3-score3= 2
| RD3-seed4= SF2
| RD3-team4= '''{{ih|SWE}}'''
| RD3-score4= '''4'''
| RD3-seed1= SF1
| RD3-team1  = '''{{ih|RUS}}'''
| RD3-score1 = '''2'''
| RD3-seed2= SF2
| RD3-team2  = {{ih|CAN}}
| RD3-score2 = 1
}}

===Quarter-finals===

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|bg = #eeeeee
|date       = 6 May
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|BLR|1995}}
|score      = 4–3
|periods    = (0–0, 3–3, 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Vitali Proshkin|V. Proshkin]] 25:18 <br /> [[Vitaly Atyushov|V. Atyushov]] 36:39 <br /> [[Alexander Frolov|A. Frolov]] 37:02 <br /> [[Ilya Kovalchuk|I. Kovalchuk]] 47:22 (PP1)
|goals2     = 22:39 (PP1) [[Konstantin Koltsov|K. Koltsov]] <br /> 33:52 [[Oleg Antonenko|O. Antonenko]] <br /> 39:22 (PP2) [[Ruslan Salei|R. Salei]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 8,337
|official   = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jyri Rönn]]
|official2  = {{flagicon|CAN}} Derek Zalaski
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200349_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 6 May
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = {{ih-rt|FIN}}
|team2      = '''{{ih|USA}}'''
|score      = 2–3
|periods    = (0–0, 2–3, 0–0)
|goals1     = [[Niko Kapanen|N. Kapanen]] (PP1) 20:57 <br /> [[Hannes Hyvönen|H. Hyvönen]] 37:50
|goals2     = 30:31 (PP1) [[Dustin Brown (ice hockey)|D. Brown]] <br /> 32:11 [[T. J. Oshie]] <br /> 34:19 [[Ryan Suter|R. Suter]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 9,334
|official   = {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Piechaczek
|official2  = {{flagicon|SUI}} Brent Reiber
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200350_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 7 May
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|CAN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|LAT}}
|score      = 4–2
|periods    = (0–0, 3–1, 1–1)
|goals1     = [[Dany Heatley|D Heatley]] 26:37 <br /> [[Dan Hamhuis|D. Hamhuis]] (PP1) 34:03 <br /> [[Steven Stamkos|S. Stamkos]] (PP1) 37:47 <br /> [[Matthew Lombardi|M. Lombardi]] 43:07
|goals2     = 37:30 (SH1) [[Guntis Galviņš|G. Galviņš]] <br /> 41:27 [[Herberts Vasiļjevs|H. Vasiļjevs]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 8,042
|official   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Danny Kurmann
|official2  = {{flagicon|SVK}} Peter Ország
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200351_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 7 May
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SWE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|CZE}}
|score      = 3–1
|periods    = (0–0, 2–0, 1–1)
|goals1     = [[Mattias Weinhandl|M. Weinhandl]] (PP2) 23:53 <br /> [[Dick Tärnström|D. Tärnström]] (PP1) 38:49 <br /> [[Kenny Jönsson|K. Jönsson]] 57:46
|goals2     = 48:48 (SH2) [[Petr Čajánek|P. Čajánek]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 10,415
|official   = {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Looker
|official2  = {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Sterns
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200352_74_3_0.pdf
}}

===Semi-finals===

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|bg         = #eeeeee
|date       = 8 May
|time       = 16:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|USA}}
|score      = 3–2
|periods    = (0–0, 2–2, 1–0)
|goals1     = [[Ilya Kovalchuk|I. Kovalchuk]] 31:20 <br /> [[Alexander Frolov|A. Frolov]] 34:25 <br /> [[Konstantin Gorovikov|K. Gorovikov]] (PP1) 58:13
|goals2     = 23:46 [[Dustin Brown (ice hockey)|D. Brown]] <br /> 38:03 [[Kyle Okposo|K. Okposo]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 11,057
|official   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Brent Reiber
|official2  = {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Vinnerborg
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200253_74_3_0.pdf
}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #eeffff
|date       = 8 May
|time       = 20:15
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|CAN}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|SWE}}
|score      = 3–1
|periods    = (1–0, 2–0, 0–1)
|goals1     = [[Derek Roy|D. Roy]] 06:51 <br /> [[Shawn Horcoff|S. Horcoff]] 29:53 <br /> [[Derek Roy|D. Roy]] (PP1) 30:38
|goals2     = 46:14 [[Loui Eriksson|L. Eriksson]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 11,477
|official   = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov
|official2  = {{flagicon|SUI}} Danny Kurmann
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200254_74_3_0.pdf
}}

===Bronze Medal Game===

{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #FFDAB9
|date       = 10 May
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|SWE}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|USA}}
|score      = 4–2
|periods    = (0–0, 2–1, 2–1)
|goals1     = [[Loui Eriksson|L. Eriksson]] (PP1) 33:24 <br /> [[Tony Mårtensson|T. Mårtensson]] (PP2) 35:57 <br /> [[Carl Gunnarsson|C. Gunnarsson]] (PP1) 49:00 <br /> [[Johnny Oduya|J. Oduya]] (PP2) 59:59 (EN)
|goals2     = 25:14 (PP1) [[Jack Johnson (ice hockey)|J. Johnson]] <br /> 42:15 [[Joe Pavelski|J. Pavelski]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 11,249
|official   = {{flagicon|RUS}} Rafail Kadyrov
|official2  = {{flagicon|SUI}} Brent Reiber
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200155_74_3_0.pdf
}}

===Gold Medal Game===
{{main|2009 IIHF World Championship Final}}
{{Ice hockey box
|bg         = #F7F6A8
|date       = 10 May
|time       = 20:30
|team1      = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}'''
|team2      = {{ih|CAN}}
|score      = 2–1
|periods    = (1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
|goals1     = [[Oleg Saprykin|O. Saprykin]] (PP1) 12:59<br /> [[Alexander Radulov|A. Radulov]] 34:30
|goals2     = 05:37 [[Jason Spezza|J. Spezza]]
|stadium    = [[PostFinance Arena]], [[Bern]]
|attendance = 11,454
|official   = {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Peter Ország]]
|official2  = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jyri Rönn]]
|reference  = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200156_74_3_0.pdf
}}

==Ranking and statistics==
{{stack begin}}
<br>{{Winners|ih|2009 IIHF World Championship winners|RUS|2nd/25th<ref name="USSR">If 22 World Championship titles won by the [[Soviet Union national ice hockey team|Soviet Union]] are included, this total comes to 25.</ref>}}

===Tournament Awards===

* '''Best players selected by the directorate:'''
** '''Best [[Goaltender]]:''' {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Andrei Mezin]]
** '''Best [[Defenceman]]:''' {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Shea Weber]]
** '''Best [[Forward (ice hockey)|Forward]]:'''         {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ilya Kovalchuk]]
** '''Most Valuable Player:''' {{flagicon|RUS}} Ilya Kovalchuk
* '''Media All-Star Team:'''
** '''Goaltender:''' {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Andrei Mezin
** '''Defence:''' {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kenny Jönsson]], {{flagicon|CAN}} Shea Weber
** '''Forward:''' {{flagicon|RUS}} Ilya Kovalchuk, {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Steven Stamkos]], {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Martin St. Louis]]
{{stack end}}

===Final standings===

The final standings of the tournament according to [[IIHF]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ffd700;"
|align=center | {{gold1}} || {{ih|RUS}}
|- style="background:#c0c0c0;"
|align=center | {{silver2}} || {{ih|CAN}}
|- style="background:#CD853F;"
|align=center | {{bronze3}} || {{ih|SWE}}
|-
|align=center| 4 || {{ih|USA}}
|-
|align=center| 5 || {{ih|FIN}}
|-
|align=center| 6 || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
|align=center| 7 || {{ih|LAT}}
|-
|align=center| 8 || {{ih|BLR|1995}}
|-
|align=center| 9 || {{ih|SUI}}
|-
|align=center| 10 || {{ih|SVK}}
|-
|align=center| 11 || {{ih|NOR}}
|-
|align=center| 12 || {{ih|FRA}}
|-
|align=center| 13 || {{ih|DEN}}
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|align=center| 14 || {{ih|AUT}}
|- style="background:#ffffff;"
|align=center| 15 || {{ih|GER}}*
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|align=center| 16 || {{ih|HUN}}
|-
|}

<small>* Hosts of the [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010 WC]], therefore exempt from relegation.</small>

===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.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width="175px"| Player
!width="50px" | GP
!width="50px" | G
!width="50px" | A
!width="60px" | Pts
!width="60px" | +/−
!width="50px" | PIM
!width="60px" | POS
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Martin St. Louis]] || 9 || 4 ||  11 || '''15''' || +8 || 2 || FW
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ilya Kovalchuk]]   || 9 || 5 ||  9 || '''14''' || +8 || 4 || FW
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mattias Weinhandl]]|| 9 || 5 ||  7 || '''12''' || +1 || 8 || FW
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Shea Weber]]       || 9 || 4 ||  8 || '''12''' || +5 || 6 || D
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jason Spezza]]     || 9 || 7 ||  4 || '''11''' || +4 || 2 || FW
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Steven Stamkos]]   || 9 || 7 ||  4 || '''11''' || +9 || 6 || FW
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Niko Kapanen]]     || 7 || 7 ||  3 || '''10''' || +1 || 2 || FW
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Dany Heatley]]     || 9 || 6 ||  4 || '''10''' || +3 || 8 || FW
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Čajánek]]     || 7 || 5 ||  5 || '''10''' || +7 || 10 || FW
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Radulov]]|| 9 || 4 ||  6 || '''10''' || +7 || 10 || FW
|}<small>''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = [[Plus-minus (ice hockey)|Plus/minus]]; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''<br>Source: [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200000_85B_15_0.pdf IIHF.com]</small>

===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.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width="170px" | Player
!width="60px" | TOI
!width="50px" | SA
!width="50px" | GA
!width="60px" | GAA
!width="60px" | Sv%
!width="50px" | SO
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Chris Mason (ice hockey)|Chris Mason]]     || 240:00 || 114 ||  4 || 1.00 ||  '''96.49''' || 1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Andrei Mezin]]    || 314:05 || 172 ||  9 || 1.72 ||  '''94.77''' || 0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Dwayne Roloson]]  || 303:52 || 158 || 11 || 2.17 ||  '''93.04''' || 0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ilya Bryzgalov]]  || 404:04 || 198 || 14 || 2.08 ||  '''92.93''' || 1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LAT}} [[Edgars Masaļskis]]|| 426:26 || 233 || 18 || 2.53 ||  '''92.83''' || 1
|-
|}<small>''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = [[Shutout]]s''<br>Source: [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200000_85A_16_0.pdf IIHF.com]</small>

==IIHF Broadcasting rights==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
|+ Standard Definition
|-
! Country
! Broadcaster
|-
| align=left | {{flag|Austria}} || [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]]
|-
| align=left | {{flag|Belarus}} || [[National State Teleradiocompany|BTRC]]
|-
| align=left rowspan="2"  | {{flag|Canada}} || [[The Sports Network|TSN]]
|-
| [[Réseau des sports|RDS]]
|-
| {{flag|Czech Republic}} || [[Czech Television]]
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}} || [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV2]]
|-
| align=left rowspan="3"  | {{flag|Finland}} || [[YLE]]
|-
| [[Viasat Sport]]
|-
| [[Nelonen Sport|Urheilukanava]]
|-
| {{flag|France}} || [[Sport+ (France)|Sport+]]
|-
| {{flag|Germany}} || [[Deutsches Sportfernsehen|DSF]]
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}} || [[Sport 1 (Europe)|Sport1]]
|-
| align=left rowspan="4"  | {{flag|Latvia}} || [[TV3 Latvia|TV3]]
|-
| [[TV6 Latvia|TV6]]
|-
| [[Viasat Sport Baltic]]
|-
| [[3+ Latvia]]
|-
| align=left rowspan="2"  | {{flag|Norway}} || [[NRK]]
|-
| [[SportN]]
|-
| {{flag|Poland}} || [[Polsat|Polsat Sport]]
|-
| {{flag|Romania}} || [[Sport 1 (Europe)|Sport1]]
|-
| align=left  | {{flag|Russia}} || [[VGTRK]]
|-
| {{flag|Slovakia}} || [[Slovenská televízia|STV]]
|-
| align=left rowspan="2"  | {{flag|Sweden}} || [[TV6 (Sweden)|TV6]]
|-
| [[Viasat Sport]]
|-
| align=left | {{flag|Switzerland}} || [[SRG SSR idée suisse]]
|-
| align=left | {{flag|United States}} || [[Universal Sports]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
|+ High Definition
|-
! Country
! Broadcaster
|-
| align=left | {{flag|Austria}} || [[ORF1|ORF1 HD]]
|-
| align=left rowspan="2"  | {{flag|Canada}} || [[The Sports Network|TSN HD]]
|-
| [[Réseau des sports|RDS HD]]
|-
| align=left | {{flag|Czech Republic}} || [[ČT HD]]
|-
| align=left | {{flag|Denmark}} ||  [[TV2 Sport HD]]
|-
| align=left | {{flag|Finland}} ||  [[Viasat Sport#Finland|Viasat Sport HD]]
|-
| align=left | {{flag|Norway}} ||  [[Viasat Sport#Norway|Viasat Sport HD]]
|-
| align=left | {{flag|Sweden}} ||  [[Viasat Sport#Sweden|Viasat Sport HD]]
|-
| align=left | {{flag|Switzerland}} ||  [[HD Suisse]]
|}
{{clear left}}

==IIHF honors and awards==
The 2009 [[IIHF Hall of Fame]] induction ceremony has held in Bern during the World Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/fi/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home/iihf-hof-2009/|title=IIHF Hall of Fame inducts five|date=May 2009|website=International Ice Hockey Federation|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> [[Harald Griebel]] of Germany was given the [[Paul Loicq Award]] for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey.<ref>{{cite news|title=5 Neue in der IIHF Halle of Fame|last=Jungi|first=Roland|date=5 May 2009|work=Live Winter Sport|language=de|url=https://live-wintersport.com/details_11155/5_Neue_in_der_IIHF_Halle_of_Fame.html|access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref>

'''IIHF Hall of Fame inductees'''
*[[Walter Bush]], United States<ref>{{cite news|title=A formidable presence at all levels of the hockey world: Walter Bush dies at 86|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=22 September 2016|work=[[NBC Sports]]|url=https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/09/22/a-formidable-presence-at-all-levels-of-the-hockey-world-walter-bush-dies-at-86/|access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>
*[[Rudi Hiti]], Slovenia<ref>{{cite news|title=Odprtje hokejske sezone s tradicionalno 20. Poletno hokejsko ligo Rudi Hiti|date=13 August 2012|newspaper=Govori.se|language=sl|location=Ljubljana, Slovenia|url=https://govorise.metropolitan.si/traci/domaci-traci/otvoritev-hokejske-sezone-s-tradicionalno-20-poletno-hokejsko-ligo-rudi-hiti/|access-date=20 June 2023}}</ref>
*[[Alexei Kasatonov]], Russia<ref>{{cite news|title=Завтра Алексей Касатонов будет введен в Зал славы ИИХФ|last=Solomin|first=Anton|date=4 May 2009|newspaper=[[Sport Express]]|language=ru|location=Moscow, Russia|url=https://www.sport-express.ru/hockey/world/news/290262/|access-date=20 June 2023}}</ref>
*[[László Schell]], Hungary<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.origo.hu/sport/csapat/20090224-schell-laszlo-jatekvezeto-bekerult-a-jegkorongos-hiressegek-csarnokaba.html|title=Magyar hokibíró került be a Hírességek Csarnokába|date=24 February 2009|work=[[Origo (website)|Origo Sport]]|language=hu|access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>
*[[Jan Suchý]], Czech Republic<ref>{{cite web|title=V Síni slávy IIHF je dvacáctý Čech, do vybrané společnosti vstoupil Jan Suchý|date=13 May 2009|website=Hokej.cz|language=cs|url=https://www.hokej.cz/v-sini-slavy-iihf-je-dvacacty-cech-do-vybrane-spolecnosti-vstoupil-jan-suchy/43683|access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]]
* [[2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships]]
* [[2009 IIHF World U18 Championships]]
* [[2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home.html}}

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