2009 IIHF World Championship
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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 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 World Championship for the 10th time.
"Live for the Action" by Swiss hard rock veterans Krokus was named the official anthem of the tournament.
Russia won the championship, winning all its matches and defeating Canada in the final 2–1.[1] Ilya Kovalchuk was named the best forward and the most valuable player of the tournament.[2] Over 17 million people watched the televised final around the world.[3]
Participating teams
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- Group A
- File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (roster)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (roster)
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (roster)
- File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (roster)
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- Group B
- File:Flag of France.svg France (roster)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (roster)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (roster)
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (roster)
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- Group C
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (roster)
- File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (roster)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (roster)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (roster)
- Group D
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (roster)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (roster)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (roster)
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (roster)
Venues
| PostFinance Arena Capacity: 12,000 |
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| File:PostFinance-Arena Luftbild 2011.jpg | File:Kolping arena zurich.jpg | |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland – Bern | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland – Zürich |
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 Bern.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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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
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Group F
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Relegation round
The bottom team in the standings from each group of the preliminary round played in the relegation round. Germany, as hosts of the 2010 tournament, were guaranteed to stay in the top division.[4] 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 Division I tournament.
Group G
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Playoff round
Bracket
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Bronze Medal Game
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Gold Medal Game
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Ranking and statistics
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Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Template:Flagicon Andrei Mezin
- Best Defenceman: Template:Flagicon Shea Weber
- Best Forward: Template:Flagicon Ilya Kovalchuk
- Most Valuable Player: Template:Flagicon Ilya Kovalchuk
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Template:Flagicon Andrei Mezin
- Defence: Template:Flagicon Kenny Jönsson, Template:Flagicon Shea Weber
- Forward: Template:Flagicon Ilya Kovalchuk, Template:Flagicon Steven Stamkos, Template:Flagicon Martin St. Louis
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
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* Hosts of the 2010 WC, therefore exempt from relegation.
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.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| Template:Flagicon Martin St. Louis | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +8 | 2 | FW |
| Template:Flagicon Ilya Kovalchuk | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +8 | 4 | FW |
| Template:Flagicon Mattias Weinhandl | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +1 | 8 | FW |
| Template:Flagicon Shea Weber | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +5 | 6 | D |
| Template:Flagicon Jason Spezza | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +4 | 2 | FW |
| Template:Flagicon Steven Stamkos | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +9 | 6 | FW |
| Template:Flagicon Niko Kapanen | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +1 | 2 | FW |
| Template:Flagicon Dany Heatley | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +3 | 8 | FW |
| Template:Flagicon Petr Čajánek | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 10 | FW |
| Template:Flagicon Alexander Radulov | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +7 | 10 | FW |
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 five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| Template:Flagicon Chris Mason | 240:00 | 114 | 4 | 1.00 | 96.49 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Andrei Mezin | 314:05 | 172 | 9 | 1.72 | 94.77 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon Dwayne Roloson | 303:52 | 158 | 11 | 2.17 | 93.04 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon Ilya Bryzgalov | 404:04 | 198 | 14 | 2.08 | 92.93 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Edgars Masaļskis | 426:26 | 233 | 18 | 2.53 | 92.83 | 1 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
IIHF Broadcasting rights
IIHF honors and awards
The 2009 IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony has held in Bern during the World Championships.[6] Harald Griebel of Germany was given the Paul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey.[7]
IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
- Walter Bush, United States[8]
- Rudi Hiti, Slovenia[9]
- Alexei Kasatonov, Russia[10]
- László Schell, Hungary[11]
- Jan Suchý, Czech Republic[12]
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
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External links
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