2007 IIHF World Championship
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The 2007 IIHF World Championship were held between April 27 and May 13, 2007 in Moscow
, Russia
. It was the 71st annual world championship event
run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
. The tournament was won by Canada
with Rick Nash
being named tournament MVP
.
Group B (roster) (roster) (roster) (roster)
Group C (roster) (roster) (roster) (roster)
Group D (roster) (roster) (roster) (roster)
score in the Preliminary, Playoff and Relegation Rounds, teams were given one point each. A five-minute overtime followed and, if the score was still tied after overtime, Game Winning Shots
was used. The team winning in overtime or shoot-out was awarded the extra point for a total of two points.
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
MINS = Minutes (on ice); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It was the 71st annual world championship event
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
. The tournament was won by Canada
Canadian national men's hockey team
The Canadian national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, and participates in international competitions. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior...
with Rick Nash
Rick Nash
Rick Nash is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League ....
being named tournament MVP
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
.
Participating teams
Group A (roster) (roster) (roster) (roster)Group B (roster) (roster) (roster) (roster)
Group C (roster) (roster) (roster) (roster)
Group D (roster) (roster) (roster) (roster)
Venues
| Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... |
Mytishchi Mytishchi Mytishchi is a city and the administrative center of Mytishchinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, which lies to the northeast of Russia's capital Moscow, on the Yauza River and the Moscow–Yaroslavl railroad. The city is the oblast's largest center for industry and education... |
| Khodynka Arena Capacity: 12000 |
Mytishchi Arena Capacity: 9000 |
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Rules
At the 2007 IIHF World Championships, a three-point system for each game is used. Teams winning in regulation were awarded three points, the loser none. Where there was a tieTie (draw)
To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as...
score in the Preliminary, Playoff and Relegation Rounds, teams were given one point each. A five-minute overtime followed and, if the score was still tied after overtime, Game Winning Shots
Penalty shootout
The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...
was used. The team winning in overtime or shoot-out was awarded the extra point for a total of two points.
Preliminary round
| Team advanced to the Qualifying Round | |
| Team sent to compete in the Relegation Round |
Group A
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |||
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| 3. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||
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| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |||
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Group B
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |||
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| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |||
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Group C
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |||
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| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |||
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Group D
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | |||
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| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |||
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Qualifying round
| Team advanced to the Final Round |
Group E
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 15 | ||
| 2. | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 3. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 4. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | |||
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| 5. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 26 | |||
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| 6. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | |||
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Group F
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 2. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | ||
| 3. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | ||
| 4. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 7 | ||
| 5. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | |||
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| 6. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 29 | |||
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Relegation Round
The top two teams in the standings after the round-robin were invited back to the 2008 IIHF World Championship, while the bottom two teams were relegated to the 2008 IIHF Division I Tournament.| Team relegated to Division I |
Group G
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | |||
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| 4. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | |||
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Draw
Quarterfinals
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All times local (GMT+4)Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper:
Kari LehtonenKari LehtonenKari Lehtonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League... - Best Defenseman:
Andrei Markov - Best Forward: Alexei Morozov
- Most Valuable Player:
Rick NashRick NashRick Nash is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League ....
- Best Goalkeeper:
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goalkeeper: Kari LehtonenKari LehtonenKari Lehtonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League...
- Defense: Petteri NummelinPetteri NummelinPetteri Nummelin is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, and a former NHL defenceman for the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets. He currently plays for HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets as their fifth-round pick, #133 overall, in the...
, Andrei Markov - Forward: Alexei Morozov, Evgeni MalkinEvgeni MalkinEvgeni "Geno" Vladimirovich Malkin is a Russian professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ....
, Rick NashRick NashRick Nash is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League ....
- Goalkeeper:
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Final standings
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Scoring leaders
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johan DavidssonJohan Davidsson Johan Davidsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. He is a long-time Elitserien player and currently captain of HV71, with which he has won the Swedish championship four times.- Playing career :Davidsson wears jersey number 76... |
9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +3 | 2 | FW |
| Aleksey Morozov Aleksey Morozov Aleksey Alekseyevich Morozov is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League... |
7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +9 | 6 | FW |
| Sergei Zinovjev Sergei Zinovjev Sergei Olegovich Zinovjev is a Russian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League . He is two-time World Champion for the Russian national team.... |
9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +10 | 12 | FW |
| Matthew Lombardi Matthew Lombardi Matthew Lombardi is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs.-Playing career:Matthew Lombardi was born and raised in Montreal. He played hockey for the LaPresqu'ile minor hockey association before playing junior hockey for the Victoriaville Tigres in the Quebec Major... |
9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +4 | 4 | FW |
| Danis Zaripov Danis Zaripov Danis Zinnurovich Zaripov is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League... |
9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 6 | FW |
| Rick Nash Rick Nash Rick Nash is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League .... |
9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +8 | 4 | FW |
| Alexander Frolov Alexander Frolov Alexander Alexandrovich Frolov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. In an 8 year National Hockey League career he played with the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers.... |
9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +4 | 0 | FW |
 Marián GáboríkMarian Gaborik Marián Gáborík is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League . He began his career in the Slovak Extraliga with HC Dukla Trenčín for two seasons before being drafted third overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the... |
6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +6 | 14 | FW |
| Tony Mårtensson Tony Mårtensson Tony Mårtensson is a professional Swedish ice hockey center, currently with SKA in KHL. He was born in Upplands Väsby, Sweden.- Playing career :... |
9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 8 | FW |
 Lee StempniakLee Stempniak Lee Stempniak is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays in the NHL for the Calgary Flames wearing jersey number 22. Stempniak graduated from St... |
7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +2 | 27 | FW |
| Evgeni Malkin Evgeni Malkin Evgeni "Geno" Vladimirovich Malkin is a Russian professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League .... |
9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +5 | 6 | FW |
| Shane Doan Shane Doan Shane Albert Doan is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and captain of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League . Doan is the longest tenured player on the club, having played all fourteen of his NHL seasons with the original Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes franchise... |
9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 8 | FW |
| Eric Staal Eric Staal Eric Craig Staal is a Canadian ice hockey player and the captain of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League... |
9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 6 | FW |
Leading goaltenders
| Player | MINS | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Eremenko |
366 | 139 | 6 | 0.98 | 95.7 | 2 |
| Cam Ward Cam Ward Cameron Kenneth Ward is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League . Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, he was raised in Sherwood Park, Alberta... |
300 | 129 | 11 | 2.20 | 91.5 | 0 |
| Kari Lehtonen Kari Lehtonen Kari Lehtonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League... |
374 | 138 | 12 | 1.93 | 91.3 | 1 |
| Dwayne Roloson Dwayne Roloson Albert Dwayne Roloson is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League . He has previously played for the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Islanders during his professional career... |
240 | 111 | 10 | 2.50 | 91.0 | 0 |
 Jonas HillerJonas Hiller Jonas Hiller is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:... |
359 | 167 | 15 | 2.51 | 91.0 | 0 |
IIHF Broadcasting rights
- Austria:
- Austrian Matches: ORFORF (broadcaster)Österreichischer Rundfunk, ORF, is the Austrian national public service broadcaster.Funded from a combination of a television licence fees and revenue from limited on-air advertising, ORF is the dominant player in the Austrian broadcast media...
- Other Matches: ORF Sport PlusORF Sport PlusORF Sport + in an Austrian sports channel owned by the public service broadcaster, ORF.The channel is available via Astra 1A, cable and DVB-T, in Austria and parts of Europe.-History:...
- Austrian Matches: ORF
- Canada:
- English: TSNThe Sports NetworkThe Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
- French: RDSRéseau des sportsRéseau des sports , is a Canadian French language Category C specialty channel showing sports and sport-related shows. It is available in 2.5 million homes, and is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc....
- English: TSN
- Czech Republic: Česká televizeCeská televizeČeská televize is the public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting four channels.- Czechoslovak Television :Television in Czechoslovakia started to take its first steps before World War II. However, before visible results could be achieved, all activities were interrupted by...
(ČT2CT2CT2 is a cordless telephony standard that was used in the early 1990s to provide short-range proto-mobile phone service in some countries in Europe. It is considered the precursor to the popular DECT system...
, ČT4 SportCT4 SportČT4 is Czech national sports channel, operated by Česká televize.ČT4 Sport was launched on 10 February 2006 to promote digital television, its main programmes include football, ice hockey, the Olympics Games, athletics and European events.The channel is available through digital terrestrial...
) - Denmark: TV2 SportTV 2 Sport (Denmark)TV 2 Sport is a Danish sports channel operated as a joint-venture between Danish TV 2 and Swedish Modern Times Group.MTG launched a dedicated Danish version of its Viasat Sport channel in January 2002...
- Finland: YLE
- France: Sport+Sport+ (France)Sport+ is a French television channel on cable and satellite which is owned by Canal+ and which is devoted to live sport....
- Germany:
- German Matches: ARDARD (broadcaster)ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
, ZDFZDFZweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues... - Other Matches: DSFDeutsches SportfernsehenSPORT1 is a privately owned commercial German television channel. Until April 11, 2010, it was called DSF . It was founded on January 1, 1993 out of the television channel Tele 5 which had become the successor of the music video channel musicbox on January 11, 1988...
- German Matches: ARD
- Latvia: TV3TV3 LatviaTV3 Latvia is a television channel targeted at a Latvian language audience owned by Modern Times Group . It was launched in 1998, but did not receive a terrestrial license until 2001...
, TV6 Latvia, 3+ Latvia3+ Latvia3+ Latvia is a television channel owned by the Modern Times Group broadcasting to the Russian language minority in Latvia from the United Kingdom... - Norway:
- Norwegian Matches: NRK
- Other Matches: Viasat SportNViasat SportNSportN or Viasat SportN is the name of a former sports channel which broadcast to Norway. The channel launched on November 29, 2005, as a replacement for the then pan-Nordic Viasat Sport 1 channel in Norway....
, Viasat Sport 3Viasat Sport 3Viasat Sport 3 was a Scandinavian sports channel mainly showing combat sports, auto racing and American football. The channel started on 1 February 2004 together with Viasat Sport 2 The main sports in the summer are NASCAR, Indy Racing League, Boxing, Football club TV.Viasat Sport 3 also have the...
- Russia: RTR SportRTR SportRussia 2 is a Russian television channel operated by VGTRK. It primarily broadcasts sports translations.Before 2010 it was known as Sport TV, but since then it was re-branded due to broadened format.-External links:*...
- Slovakia: STV
- Slovenia: RTV Slovenija
- Sweden: ViasatViasatViasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. Broadcasting from London, the target markets are in the Nordic and the Baltic Countries...
- Switzerland:
- German: SF zwei
- French: TSR 2TSR 2TSR 2 is a Swiss public television channel owned by Télévision Suisse Romande, launched on 1 September 1997, showing documentary, culture and sport programmes...
- Italian: TSI 2Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italianaRadiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana is a Swiss public broadcasting organisation, part of SRG SSR. RSI handles production and broadcasting of radio and television programs in Italian for Switzerland...
- Ukraine: MegasportMegasportMega , previously known as Megasport, is a television channel in Ukraine, a member of the "Inter" TV-Family. Until 2010, it was known as "Megasport" and positioned itself as a sport channel.-External links:*...
See also
- 2007 in ice hockey2007 in ice hockey-National Hockey League:*2007 Stanley Cup: The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators in five games to capture their first Stanley Cup. The Ducks became the first California based team to win the Cup, and the first Pacific Coast team since the Victoria Cougars in the 1925 Stanley Cup...