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2010 IIHF World Championship
2010 IIHF Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland
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Tournament details
Host country Flag of Germany Germany
Dates 7–23 May
Teams 16
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic (6th title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank Flag of Russia Russia
Third place Bronze medal blank Flag of Sweden Sweden
Fourth place Flag of Germany Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played 56
Goals scored 277 (4.95 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Russia Ilya Kovalchuk (12 pts)
MVP Flag of Germany Dennis Endras
2009
2011

The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7th and 23rd May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannheim, and one game at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen. The Russian team was the defending champion, having won the previous two championships.

The tournament was won by the Czech Republic, who claimed their sixth world championship title by defeating Russia 2–1 in the final. Sweden won against Germany 3–1 for the bronze medal.

The tournament stands as the most-watched IIHF championship in history, with an estimated cumulative audience of over 650 million over the course of the tournament and viewers in over 100 countries and dependencies worldwide.[1] It also was a considerable success regarding attendance for the tournament; it ranks as the second most-attended ice hockey world championship of all time, narrowly behind the 2004 edition. In total 548,788 people attended, compared with 552,097 in 2004 in the Czech Republic.

The host nation of Germany had their best finish at the tournament since it switched to the current 16 nation format, and a player representing Germany (goaltender Dennis Endras) was named MVP for the first time in the history of the championship.[2]

Summary[]

BELARUS-SLOVAKIA 2010-05-11

Slovakia warming up prior to facing Belarus in Group A preliminary action

Preliminary round[]

Group A saw the higher seeded team win each match, with the exception of the game between Belarus and Slovakia which was won by Slovakia. Russia topped the group with the full nine points, Slovakia qualified in second and Belarus in third. Kazakhstan was sent to the relegation round, after being promoted to the finals tournament for the first time since 2006.

In Group B the higher seeded team won each match, with the exception of the final group match which saw Switzerland defeat the second-seeded Canadians for the first time in the history of the tournament.[3] This upset led to Switzerland winning the group with nine points, followed by Canada in second and Latvia in third. Italy, back at the finals tournament after missing 2009, lost all its matches and was returned to the relegation round.

Group C action ended with three teams having a record of two wins and one defeat. Norway's upset defeat of Czech Republic caused a controversy when Jaromír Jágr, a famous member of the Czech team, spoke out against other Czech stars turning down the tournament.[4] This later triggered a international hockey dispute, when a column was posted on IIHF.com regarding these comments and about players' turning down invitations to attend. This article was later taken down and René Fasel, president of the IIHF, noted his concern.[5] Sweden, the Czech Republic and Norway all moved on to the qualification round, while France was sent to the relegation after failing to win any matches.

In Group D the 2010 IIHF World Championship Opening Game saw the first major upset. Germany in front of a record crowd of over 77,000 persons defeated the United States in overtime, 2–1.[6] This group proved to be full of upsets; in the next match Denmark beat the fourth-seeded Finns, followed by the Danes defeating the Americans. Finland came up with two wins to top the group and move on to the qualification round, along with Germany in second place and Denmark in third. The final match between the U.S. and Finland determined the United States' last-place finish, and they were sent to the relegation round for the first time since 2003.[7]

Qualification round[]

Germay-Belarus-2010-Hockey-World-Cup-Face-Off

Belarus defeated Germany 2–1 in overtime, in the qualification round.

Group E action first saw Denmark handing favored Slovakia a blowout upset, 6–0.[8] In the next match Finland defeated Belarus, 2–0, after out-shooting them 32 to 18. Russia narrowly defeated Germany 3–2, in which Alexander Ovetchkin scored the winner. Russia continued with two more wins over Denmark and Finland to propel them to the group win, making them the only team to go undefeated into the playoff round. Belarus defeated Germany in overtime, and then defeated Denmark 2–1, but this was not enough to qualify and they ended in fifth place. In yet another upset, the host Germans defeated Slovakia 2–1 to win a qualifying spot in third place, much to the delight of the German fans and coach Uwe Krupp.[9] Finland finished in second-place after Russia, followed by Germany and Denmark. Denmark managed to qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time in the history of the tournament. Slovakia finished a disappointing last, marking the third straight year in which they did not qualify for the quarter-finals in the lead up to their hosting of the 2011 IIHF World Championship.[10]

Group F opened with Canada flexing its offense against Norway in a 12–1 blowout.[11] Sweden then defeated Latvia 4–2, followed by Switzerland continuing its winning streak with an upset 3–2 win against the Czechs.[12] Latvia defeated Norway but later lost to the Czech Republic, which resulted in their last placement in the group and their failure to qualify. Sweden beat Canada after an impressive performance by Swedish goaltender Jonas Gustavsson.[13] In another upset, Norway managed to beat the in-form Swiss 3–2, but they would end in fifth place. The Czech Republic won against Canada 3–2 to lead them to finish ahead of the Canadians in the group.[14] Sweden capped off the round with a convincing 5–0 win over Switzerland to finish as group winners.[14] Switzerland finished in second after Sweden, followed by the Czech Republic. Canada, somewhat surprisingly as the second seed, grabbed the last qualifying spot in fourth place.

Relegation round[]

France-2010-Hockey-World-Cup-02

France lost 4-0 to the U.S. in the relegation round

In the relegation round (Group G) the teams from the U.S., France, the newly-promoted Italy and Kazakhstan faced each other after they had ended their respective preliminary groups in fourth and last place. The U.S. beat Kazakhstan in the first game in a 10–0 blowout, while France won against Italy in the decisive match for second place.[15] There were no surprises on the second game-day, with the U.S. defeating France and Italy winning against Kazakhstan.[16] The U.S. then defeated Italy in a shootout and France beat Kazakhstan 5–3. The final relegation results saw Kazakhstan and Italy go directly back down to Division I.[17] Group-winners U.S. and second-placed France both qualified for the 2011 World Championships.

Playoff round[]

The playoff round saw the top eight teams competing for the title of 2010 world champions. The quarter-finals began with a close match between Finland and the Czech Republic. After Petri Kontiola's early goal in the first minute, the game remained scoreless all the way into the third period. Jakub Klepiš scored the equalizer shortly after the final period started. No further goals were scored, so the game went into a scoreless overtime followed by a shootout. Jan Marek scored the decisive goal to put the Czechs into the semifinals.[18]

In the second quarter-final, Sweden faced Denmark. This was Denmark's first appearance in the playoff round. After Sweden established a comfortable 3–0 lead, the Danes scored a goal in the second period. Seven minutes before the end Linus Omark scored a goal which restored the three-goal lead for Sweden. A late power play goal by Dane Morten Madsen was to no avail and Sweden won 4-2.[19]

The third quarter-final featured a storied and contentious rivalry. Russia played against Canada in a repeat of the quarter-finals at the 2010 Olympics, in which Canada embarrassed the Russians 7–3. The opening period was a dead heat until a late goal by Maxim Afinogenov. Russia, still undefeated at the tournament, immediately overtook Canada in the second period, and led at one point in the third period by 4–0. Ilya Kovalchuk had a three-assist game and was a big boost for the Russians who won 5–2, following two late Canadian goals.[20]

The final quarter-final was an evening game between the host Germany and their traditional rival, Switzerland. The first period was scoreless but not without chances, as the Swiss hit the post twice. Midway through the second period Philip Gogulla scored on the power play to give Germany the lead, and this goal would turn out to be the game winner. The Swiss out-shot the Germans 41 to 27, and Dennis Endras is credited with keeping Germany in the game by preserving the one goal lead. The win put Germany in the semifinals for the first time since 1953 and the match was dubbed by the IIHF as The Miracle at Mannheim.[21] At the end of the match there was a brawl between the teams, which included German assistant coach Ernst Höfner getting into an altercation with Swiss defenceman Timo Helbling. Both were handed match suspensions.[22]

After one day off the semifinals started with Sweden versus the Czech Republic. The first period was equal with both teams scoring one goal. Andreas Engqvist scored midway through the second period to put Sweden up 2–1. This lead held into very late in the third period. With 1:13 left in the third period the Czechs pulled their goalie to get a six on five opportunity and Karel Rachůnek scored the 2–2 equalizer with just 7.5 seconds left, putting the game into overtime. The overtime period stayed scoreless and it came down to the shootout. In a repeat of the quarter-final the Czechs won by a goal from Jan Marek.[23]

The other semifinal between Germany and Russia was a close match, much like their qualification round game. The Germans started off the scoring with a goal from Marcel Goc during a two-man power play. At the midway point of the match Evgeni Malkin scored to tie up the game for the Russians. The remainder of the game was very close, and the tie was only broken with 1:50 minutes left, when Pavel Datsyuk scored the game-winning goal. The Germans pressed in the final minutes but the score held for a 2–1 Russian victory, putting them in the final for the third straight year.[24]

The bronze medal game was between Sweden and the surprise semifinalists, hosts Germany. Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson scored an early goal to put up Sweden 1–0. The game then went scoreless until late in the second period when on a 4–3 rush Alexander Barta managed to retrieve his own rebound and put it top-shelf past Jonas Gustavsson, tying up the game for Germany. Early in the third period Jonas Andersson fired a shot from a very tight angle which managed to beat Dennis Endras on the five hole. The score held until Andersson netted an empty-net goal to ensure Sweden's 3–1 victory, giving them their second straight bronze medal at the worlds.[25]

Final[]

Arrival of the ice hockey world champions - Prague, Old Town Square - 24 May 2010

Arrival of the champion Czech team in Old Town Square, Prague for celebrations

The final was played between Russia and the Czech Republic for the first time in the history of the tournament, although the predecessors of both these nations, the USSR and Czechoslovakia, had met several times in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. It was Russia's third consecutive finals appearance, and the Czech Republic's first appearance since 2006.[26]

The match began with a goal after just 20 seconds, scored by Jakub Klepiš from a pass by Jaromír Jágr. The goal was seemingly the result of a defensive mistake which led to a Czech offensive possession with Russian defensemen out of position. For the remainder of the period the Russians held almost complete possession of the puck, and veteran Sergei Fedorov hit the post after an odd man rush. Very late in the period the Russians put the puck in the net on a power play, but it was determined to be after the clock had run out and was ruled as no goal. There was some brief confusion however, as the buzzer sounds after the clock on the scoreboard runs out.[27]

In the second period Russia pressed once again but the Czech Republic slowed the game down and forced Russia to regroup, resulting in an error in the Russian defensive zone when Alexander Ovechkin collided with team-mate Fedorov. This led to a 3-on-2 rush for the Czechs and Karel Rachůnek centered the puck while Tomáš Rolinek crashed the net. The puck was redirected off Rolinek's skates, and it was ruled a good goal because there was no kicking motion visible.[28]

The third period began with more Russian pressure, including a close chance off the post by Evgeni Malkin, but at the midway point of the period Russian Alexei Emelin was given a five minute major and thrown out of the game for clipping Jaromír Jágr, who did not return for the remainder of the game. This was followed by more penalty trouble for both teams. In the final minutes after pulling goaltender Semyon Varlamov, Pavel Datsyuk buried a goal on a 5-on-3 with 35 seconds left, bringing Russia within one goal of the Czechs. Under pressure the Czech goalie Tomáš Vokoun managed to stave off the final Russian assault and the Czechs held on to win the game 2–1.[29]

The president of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus handed out the gold medals alongside IIHF president René Fasel.

Host selection[]

DPAG 2010 20 Sport Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft

German stamp, 2010

Four nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2010 IIHF World Championship. Those nations were:

Slovakia and Sweden withdrew from bidding before voting began in order to apply for the 2011 World Championship. All four nations to bid on the 2010 World Championship later received winning bids. Slovakia won the bid to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship, Sweden won its bid to host in 2012, but this decision was later switched to be the joint host of the 2012, and 2013 IIHF World Championship editions (both with Finland), and Belarus to host the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[30]

After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by IIHF president René Fasel on May 15, 2005, from Zürich, Switzerland. Belarus' bidding cities Minsk and Zhodzina received 18 votes to Germany's 89, thus finalizing Germany's successful bid.[31]

Voting Results
Country Votes
Flag of Germany Germany 89
Flag of Belarus Belarus 18
  • Flag of Slovakia Slovakia withdrew from the 2010 bid prior to the start of the congress, postponed 2011
  • Flag of Sweden Sweden withdrew immediately prior to the start of the voting, postponed 2011

Promotions[]

Vladislav Tretiak

Vladislav Tretiak, one of the official ambassadors at the worlds

Official song[]

The official song of the tournament is Stuck on Replay by the German electronic dance band Scooter. It is the fourth single from the album Under The Radar Over The Top. It was released on March 12, 2010, on the day of the Hamburg concert, the biggest show of their Under The Radar Over The Top tour.[32]

Mascot[]

Urmel on Ice[33] is the official mascot of the tournament. A character created by Max Kruse and known by the German public from the Augsburger Puppenkiste and the Impy's Island (Urmel aus dem Eis (Urmel from the ice)) film was previously the mascot of the Deutsche Eishockey-Bund and the German national team. He wears number 10 on his jersey.[34]

Motto[]

The official motto of the tournament was unveiled on September 2, 2009, in Lanxess Arena and is "Germany on Ice".[35]

Ambassadors[]

The World Championship Ambassadors for 2010 included; Canadian legend Wayne Gretzky, Soviet ice hockey goaltender and ten time World champion Vladislav Tretiak, and "Germany's ice hockey player of the century" Erich Kühnhackl. They are all members of the IIHF Hall of Fame, and have all played in the IIHF World Championship previously.[36] They were special members, alongside; Zdeno Chára, Peter Forsberg, Sergei Kostitsyn, Jari Kurri, Kim Martin, Mark Streit, Hayley Wickenheiser and Henrik Zetterberg, of a campaign called "The Green Puck campaign", which was an anti-doping initiative in association with the World Anti-Doping Agency.[37]

Venues[]

Cologne Mannheim Gelsenkirchen
Lanxess Arena
Capacity: 18,500
SAP Arena
Capacity: 12,500
Veltins-Arena
Capacity: 76,152
Köln deutz kölnarena SAParenaPanoN Veltins-Arena

Attendance world record[]

The opening game of the 74th IIHF World Championship took place at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen on 7 May between Germany and the United States. On this occasion, the stadium's planned configuration would allow for a capacity of 76,152.[38] This figure is higher than the past ice hockey attendance World Record held by Michigan State University, which was 74,554.[39]

It was announced at the second intermission by Guinness World Records spokesman Christian Teufe, that not only had the Gelsenkirchen game passed the world record, but had exceeded it by over 3,000 individuals. The official attendance according to the IIHF, and confirmed by the Guinness World records, was 77,803.[40] Both Eric Nystrom and David Moss, who were playing for the United States, had also played in the Michigan State game in 2001, making them the only people to have played both world record games.

The noise inside the stadium was considerably loud, due to the German football chants, whistles and drums, which according to Ryan Carter of Team USA left the Americans frustrated at the inability to communicate. Carter also said that the "crowd was definitely the seventh man in this game for Germany".[41] Also notable about the game was that it was the first time in over 17 years of international hockey competition that Germany had defeated the United States, with Felix Schütz scoring the game winner in overtime, on Scott Clemmensen, for a 2–1 final score. The previous win was on April 25, 1993, also in Germany in Dortmund, during the 1993 World Championship when Germany beat the United States 6–3.[42]

The President of Germany, Horst Köhler, along with other politicians were present for the match.[43]

Nations[]

The following 16 nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. One nation from Asia, 13 nations from Europe, and two nations from North America were represented.

Asia
Europe

North America

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Qualified nations in the 2010 IIHF World Championship, in Germany.[44]

* = Automatic qualifier after a top 13 placement at the 2009 IIHF World Championship
^ = Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I
= Qualified as hosts[45]

Seeding and groups[]

See also: 2009 IIHF World Ranking

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2009 IIHF World Ranking, which ends at the conclusion of the 2009 IIHF World Championship.[46] The 2010 Olympics were therefore not included. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding (in parenthesis is the corresponding world ranking):

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Rosters[]

For more details on this topic, see 2010 IIHF World Championship rosters.

Each teams roster for the 2010 IIHF World Championship consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All sixteen participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting on May 6, 2010.[47]

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 competes in the Relegation Round.

Groups A and D played in Cologne, with one game in Gelsenkirchen, and groups B and C played in Mannheim.

     Team advanced to Qualifying Round
     Team competes in Relegation Round

Group A[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
Flag of Russia Russia 3 3 0 0 0 10 3 +7 9
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 3 2 0 0 1 10 6 +4 6
Flag of Belarus Belarus 3 1 0 0 2 8 9 −1 3
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3 0 0 0 3 4 14 −10 0

All times are local (UTC+2).

May 9, 2010
16:15
Belarus Flag of Belarus 5–2
( 0–0, 2–2, 3–0 )
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 6,125
May 9, 2010
20:15
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 1–3
( 0–1, 0–1, 1–1 )
Flag of Russia Russia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,522
May 11, 2010
16:15
Russia Flag of Russia 4–1
( 1–0, 2–0, 1–1 )
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 9,274
May 11, 2010
20:15
Belarus Flag of Belarus 2–4
( 2–0, 0–2, 0–2 )
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 8,862
May 13, 2010
16:15
Russia Flag of Russia 3–1
( 1–0, 2–0, 0–1 )
Flag of Belarus Belarus Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 17,540
May 13, 2010
20:15
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 1–5
( 0–1, 0–2, 1–2 )
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 13,556

Group B[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 3 0 0 0 10 2 +8 9
Flag of Canada Canada 3 2 0 0 1 12 6 +6 6
Flag of Latvia Latvia 3 1 0 0 2 7 11 −4 3
Flag of Italy Italy 3 0 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0

All times are local (UTC+2).

May 8, 2010
16:15
Canada Flag of Canada 5–1
( 2–1, 2–0, 1–0 )
Flag of Italy Italy SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 7,912
May 8, 2010
20:15
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 3–1
( 1–0, 1–0, 1–1 )
Flag of Latvia Latvia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 7,089
May 10, 2010
16:15
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 3–0
( 0–0, 1–0, 2–0 )
Flag of Italy Italy SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 5,971
May 10, 2010
20:15
Latvia Flag of Latvia 1–6
( 0–2, 0–4, 1–0 )
Flag of Canada Canada SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 5,501
May 12, 2010
16:15
Italy Flag of Italy 2–5
( 1–1, 0–1, 1–3 )
Flag of Latvia Latvia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 4,029
May 12, 2010
20:15
Canada Flag of Canada 1–4
( 1–2, 0–1, 0–1 )
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 12,500

Group C[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 9 6 +3 6
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 10 6 +4 6
Flag of Norway Norway 3 2 0 0 1 10 8 +2 6
Flag of France France 3 0 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0

All times are local (UTC+2).

May 9, 2010
16:15
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 6–2
( 2–0, 2–0, 2–2 )
Flag of France France SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,132
May 9, 2010
20:15
Norway Flag of Norway 2–5
( 0–2, 1–0, 1–3 )
Flag of Sweden Sweden SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 5,022
May 11, 2010
16:15
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 2–3
( 0–1, 1–1, 1–1 )
Flag of Norway Norway SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 2,256
May 11, 2010
20:15
Sweden Flag of Sweden 3–2
( 1–0, 2–0, 0–2 )
Flag of France France SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,268
May 13, 2010
16:15
France Flag of France 1–5
( 1–0, 0–1, 0–4 )
Flag of Norway Norway SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 4,403
May 13, 2010
20:15
Sweden Flag of Sweden 1–2
( 0–1,1–1, 0–0 )
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 12,500

Group D[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
Flag of Finland Finland 3 2 0 0 1 5 6 −1 6
Flag of Germany Germany 3 1 1 0 1 5 3 +2 5
Flag of Denmark Denmark 3 1 1 0 1 7 5 +2 5
Flag of the United States United States of America 3 0 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2

All times are local (UTC+2).

May 7, 2010
20:15
United States of America Flag of the United States 1–2 OT
( 0–0, 0–1, 1–0 )
( OT: 0–1 )
Flag of Germany Germany Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 77,803
May 8, 2010
20:15
Finland Flag of Finland 1–4
( 1–2, 0–1, 0–1 )
Flag of Denmark Denmark Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 11,452
May 10, 2010
16:15
United States of America Flag of the United States 1–2 OT
( 0–0, 1–1, 0–0 )
( OT: 0–1 )
Flag of Denmark Denmark Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 8,985
May 10, 2010
20:15
Germany Flag of Germany 0–1
( 0–0, 0–1, 0–0 )
Flag of Finland Finland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,654
May 12, 2010
16:15
Denmark Flag of Denmark 1–3
( 1–1, 0–2, 0–0 )
Flag of Germany Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,623
May 12, 2010
20:15
Finland Flag of Finland 3–2
( 0–1, 1–0, 2–1 )
Flag of the United States United States of America Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 17,633

Qualification round[]

The top three teams from each group of the Preliminary Round advanced to the Qualifying Round. They were placed into two groups: teams from Groups A and D were placed into Group E, while teams from Groups B and C were placed into Group F.

Every team kept the points from preliminary round matches against teams who also advanced. The teams played a single round robin, but did not play against teams which they had already met in preliminary groups.[48]

The top four teams in both groups E and F advanced to the Playoff Round.

     Team advanced to the Playoff Round
     Team eliminated from advancing

Group E[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
Flag of Russia Russia 5 5 0 0 0 20 5 +15 15
Flag of Finland Finland 5 3 0 0 2 9 11 −2 9
Flag of Germany Germany 5 2 0 1 2 8 8 0 7
Flag of Denmark Denmark 5 2 0 0 3 13 12 +1 6
Flag of Belarus Belarus 5 1 1 0 3 7 11 −4 5
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 5 1 0 0 4 8 18 −10 3

All times are local (UTC+2).

May 14, 2010
16:15
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 0–6
( 0–6, 0–0, 0–0 )
Flag of Denmark Denmark Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 4,442
May 14, 2010
20:15
Finland Flag of Finland 2–0
( 0–0, 2–0, 0–0 )
Flag of Belarus Belarus Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 5,273
May 15, 2010
20:15
Russia Flag of Russia 3–2
( 1–0, 1–1, 1–1 )
Flag of Germany Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,343
May 16, 2010
16:15
Denmark Flag of Denmark 1–6
( 0–2, 1–1, 0–3 )
Flag of Russia Russia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 5,789
May 16, 2010
20:15
Germany Flag of Germany 1–2 OT
( 0–1, 0–0, 1–0 )
( OT: 0–1 )
Flag of Belarus Belarus Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 11,748
May 17, 2010
16:15
Finland Flag of Finland 5–2
( 0–0, 3–0, 2–2 )
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 3,474
May 17, 2010
20:15
Belarus Flag of Belarus 2–1
( 0–1, 1–0, 1–0 )
Flag of Denmark Denmark Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 3,257
May 18, 2010
16:15
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia 1–2
( 0–1, 1–1, 0–0 )
Flag of Germany Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 15,137
May 18, 2010
20:15
Russia Flag of Russia 5–0
( 1–0, 2–0, 2–0 )
Flag of Finland Finland Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 11,687

Group F[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
Flag of Sweden Sweden 5 4 0 0 1 18 7 +11 12
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 5 3 0 0 2 12 12 0 9
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 5 3 0 0 2 12 10 +2 9
Flag of Canada Canada 5 2 0 0 3 22 12 +10 6
Flag of Norway Norway 5 2 0 0 3 9 26 −17 6
Flag of Latvia Latvia 5 1 0 0 4 10 16 −6 3

All times are local (UTC+2).

May 14, 2010
16:15
Canada Flag of Canada 12–1
( 1–1, 7–0, 4–0 )
Flag of Norway Norway SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 2,670
May 14, 2010
20:15
Sweden Flag of Sweden 4–2
( 3–1, 0–0, 1–1 )
Flag of Latvia Latvia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,078
May 15, 2010
20:15
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 3–2
( 2–0, 1–2, 0–0 )
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 7,206
May 16, 2010
16:15
Latvia Flag of Latvia 5–0
( 0–0, 0–0, 5–0 )
Flag of Norway Norway SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 1,925
May 16, 2010
20:15
Sweden Flag of Sweden 3–1
( 1–0, 2–0, 0–1 )
Flag of Canada Canada SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 4,289
May 17, 2010
16:15
Norway Flag of Norway 3–2
( 3–1, 0–0, 0–1 )
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 1,896
May 17, 2010
20:15
Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic 3–1
( 0–0, 2–0, 1–1 )
Flag of Latvia Latvia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,354
May 18, 2010
16:15
Canada Flag of Canada 2–3
( 1–1, 0–2, 1–0 )
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 6,466
May 18, 2010
20:15
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 0–5
( 0–1, 0–2, 0–2 )
Flag of Sweden Sweden SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 5,757

Relegation round[]

The bottom team in the standings from each group of the Preliminary Round played in the Relegation Round. The bottom two teams in the Relegation Round moved down to Division 1 for the 2011 World Championship.[49][50]

     Team qualified for the 2011 IIHF World Championship
     Team relegated to Division I

Group G[]

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
Flag of the United States United States of America 3 2 1 0 0 17 2 +15 8
Flag of France France 3 2 0 0 1 7 8 −1 6
Flag of Italy Italy 3 1 0 1 1 5 6 −1 4
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3 0 0 0 3 4 17 −13 0

All times are local (UTC+2).

15 May
16:15
United States of America Flag of the United States 10–0
( 4–0, 5–0, 1–0 )
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 4,529
15 May
16:15
Italy Flag of Italy 1–2
( 0–1, 0–0, 1–1 )
Flag of France France SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,173
16 May
12:15
France Flag of France 0–4
( 0–0, 0–2, 0–2 )
Flag of the United States United States of America Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 4,325
16 May
12:15
Italy Flag of Italy 2–1
( 0–0, 0–0, 2–1 )
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 1,934
18 May
12:15
United States of America Flag of the United States 3 – 2 GWS
( 1–0, 0–1, 1–1 )
( OT: 0–0 )
( SO: 1–0 )
Flag of Italy Italy Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 5,864
18 May
12:15
Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan 3–5
( 2–3, 0–1, 1–1 )
Flag of France France SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 7,845

Playoff round[]

Bracket[]

  Quarterfinal                    
  E1  Flag of Russia Russia 5  
  F4  Flag of Canada Canada 2   Semifinal
      QF1  Flag of Russia Russia 2  
  Quarterfinal   QF2  Flag of Germany Germany 1  
  F2  Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 0
  E3  Flag of Germany Germany 1         Final
              SF1  Flag of Russia Russia 1
  Quarterfinal             SF2  Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 2
  F1  Flag of Sweden Sweden 4      
  E4  Flag of Denmark Denmark 2   Semifinal   Bronze Medal Game
      QF3  Flag of Sweden Sweden 2   SF1  Flag of Germany Germany 1
  Quarterfinal   QF4  Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 3     SF2  Flag of Sweden Sweden 3
  E2  Flag of Finland Finland 1
  F3  Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 2  

Quarter-finals[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

20 May
16:15
Finland Flag of Finland 1–2 GWS
( 1–0, 0–0, 0–1 )
( OT: 0–0 )
( SO: 0–1 )
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 9,258
20 May
16:15
Sweden Flag of Sweden 4–2
( 1–0, 2–1, 1–1 )
Flag of Denmark Denmark SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,487
20 May
20:15
Russia Flag of Russia 5–2
( 1–0, 2–0, 2–2 )
Flag of Canada Canada Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 12,274
20 May
20:15
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland 0–1
( 0–0, 0–1, 0–0 )
Flag of Germany Germany SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 12,500

Quarterfinals in Cologne were scheduled to be the pairs 1E–4F and 2E–3F, and in Mannheim the pairs 1F–4E and 2F–3E.[44]

Semi-finals[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

22 May
14:00
Sweden Flag of Sweden 2–3 GWS
( 1–1, 1–0, 0–1 )
( OT: 0–0 )
( SO: 0–1 )
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 13,437
22 May
18:00
Russia Flag of Russia 2–1
( 0–1, 1–0, 1–0 )
Flag of Germany Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 18,734

Pairs were the winner of 1E–4F vs. the winner of 2F–3E and 1F–4E vs. 2E–3F.

Bronze medal game[]

Time is local (UTC+2).

23 May
16:15
Sweden Flag of Sweden 3–1
( 1–0, 0–1, 2–0 )
Flag of Germany Germany Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 15,873

Gold medal game[]

Time is local (UTC+2).

23 May
20:30
Russia Flag of Russia 1–2
( 0–1, 0–1, 1–0 )
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,132

Ranking and statistics[]

 


 2010 IIHF World Championship Winners 
Flag of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
6th title


Tournament awards[]

Final standings[]

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Gold medal icon Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Silver medal icon Flag of Russia Russia
Bronze medal icon Flag of Sweden Sweden
4 Flag of Germany Germany
5 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
6 Flag of Finland Finland
7 Flag of Canada Canada
8 Flag of Denmark Denmark
9 Flag of Norway Norway
10 Flag of Belarus Belarus
11 Flag of Latvia Latvia
12 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
13 Flag of the United States United States of America
14 Flag of France France
15 Flag of Italy Italy
16 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Scoring leaders[]

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Flag of Russia Ilya Kovalchuk 9 2 10 12 +8 2 FW
Flag of the United States Brandon Dubinsky 6 3 7 10 +3 2 FW
Flag of Sweden Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson 9 5 4 9 +8 2 FW
Flag of Canada Ray Whitney 7 2 6 8 0 0 FW
Flag of Canada John Tavares 7 7 0 7 +2 6 FW
Flag of Russia Pavel Datsyuk 6 6 1 7 +6 0 FW
Flag of Russia Evgeni Malkin 5 5 2 7 +6 10 FW
Flag of Canada Matt Duchene 7 4 3 7 +5 0 FW
Flag of Russia Maxim Afinogenov 9 3 4 7 +7 18 FW
Flag of the Czech Republic Jaromír Jágr 9 3 4 7 +1 12 FW
Flag of the Czech Republic Jakub Klepiš 9 3 4 7 −1 8 FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position

Source: IIHF.com
02:45, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

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
Flag of Germany Dennis Endras 364:06 181 7 1.15 96.13 1
Flag of Russia Semyon Varlamov 297:53 135 7 1.41 95.07 1
Flag of Italy Daniel Bellissimo 263:51 172 9 2.05 94.77 0
Flag of the Czech Republic Tomáš Vokoun 496:27 234 13 1.57 94.44 0
Flag of Belarus Andrei Mezin 183:57 104 6 1.96 94.23 0

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com
Updated: 02:48, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Team Photos[]

Officials[]

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the 2010 IIHF World Championship. They are the following:[51]

Referees
Flag of Slovakia Vladimír Baluška
Flag of Norway Ole Stian Hansen
Flag of Russia Rafael Kadyrov
Flag of Slovakia Daniel Konc
Flag of Finland Tom Laaksonen
Flag of Finland Jari Levonen
Flag of the United States Rick Looker
Flag of the Czech Republic Milan Minář

Referees
Flag of Canada Marc Muylaert
Flag of Russia Konstantin Olenin
Flag of Sweden Sören Persson
Flag of Germany Daniel Piechaczek
Flag of Canada Chris Savage
Flag of the Czech Republic Vladimír Šindler
Flag of Sweden Patrik Sjöberg
Flag of the United States Tom Sterns

Linesmen
Flag of Switzerland Roger Arm
Flag of Canada Daniel Bechard
Flag of France Eric Bouguin
Flag of the United States David Brown
Flag of Belarus Ivan Dedioulia
Flag of Latvia Ansis Eglītis
Flag of Germany Thomas Gemeinhardt
Flag of Russia Konstantin Gordenko

Linesmen
Flag of the Czech Republic František Kalivoda
Flag of Austria Christian Kaspar
Flag of Germany Andreas Kowert
Flag of Sweden Peter Sabelström
Flag of Estonia Anton Semjonov
Flag of Finland Jussi Terho
Flag of Slovakia Miroslav Valach
Flag of Switzerland Tobias Wehrli

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