# 2017 IIHF World Championship

The 2017 IIHF World Championship, the 2017 edition of the annual Ice Hockey World Championships, was held from 5 to 21 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France. The official tournament mascots were Asterix and Obelix, the main characters from popular French comic book series The Adventures of Asterix. The logo incorporates the silhouette of deceased German national team goaltender Robert Müller, who succumbed to a brain tumor at just 28 years of age. German tennis player Angelique Kerber, 1. FC Köln and German Olympic soccer team goalkeeper Timo Horn and Paris Saint-Germain F.C.'s Brazilian winger Lucas Moura were named celebrity ambassadors for the event.
Sweden won the tournament by defeating Canada 2–1 after a penalty shoot-out. Russia won the bronze medal game, defeating Finland 5–3.

## Bids

There were two official bids to host these championships.
* Denmark/ Latvia
** Copenhagen/Riga
       Denmark has never hosted these championships. Latvia hosted these championships for the first time in 2006. The proposed arenas were Arena Riga and the planned Copenhagen Arena.
* France/ Germany
** Paris/Cologne
       France last hosted these championships in 1951. Germany hosted the championships most recently in 2010. The proposed arenas were AccorHotels Arena in Paris and Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
The decision on who hosts the tournament was decided on May 17, 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden. The united bid of France and Germany received 63 votes, while the bid of Denmark and Latvia received 45.

## Participants

* Belarus
* Canada
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Latvia
* Norway
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United States
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2016 IIHF World Championship
* 1 2 Qualified as the co-hosts
* 1 2 Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division I

## Seeding

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2016 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

## Venues

| France | ParisCologne | Germany |
| Paris | ParisCologne | Cologne |
| AccorHotels Arena Capacity: 14,510 | ParisCologne | Lanxess Arena Capacity: 18,500 |

## Rosters

Each team's roster consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and 3 goaltenders. All 16 participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a "Long List" no later than two weeks before the tournament, and a final roster by the Passport Control meeting prior to the start of tournament.

## Officials

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Stefan Fonselius Roman Gofman Oliver Gouin Jan Hribik Brett Iverson Antonín Jeřábek Jozef Kubuš Mark Lemelin Marcus Linde Eduards Odiņš Linus Öhlund Daniel Piechaczek Stephen Reneau Anssi Salonen Daniel Stricker Tobias Wehrli | Ivan Dedyulya Rene Jensen Roman Kaderli Lukas Kohlmüller Gleb Lazarev Joep Leermakers Miroslav Lhotský Andreas Malmqvist Brian Oliver Alexander Otmakhov Judson Ritter Peter Šefčík Hannu Sormunen Libor Suchánek Sakari Suominen Nathan Vanoosten |

## Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 9 August 2016.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | United States | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 18 | Playoff round |
| 2 | Russia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 17 | Playoff round |
| 3 | Sweden | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 16 | Playoff round |
| 4 | Germany (H) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 11 | Playoff round |
| 5 | Latvia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 10 | |
| 6 | Denmark | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 7 | |
| 7 | Slovakia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 4 | |
| 8 | Italy (R) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 32 | −26 | 1 | Relegation to Division I A |
* ↑ The rules state that "the bottom ranked two teams will be relegated" and the 2018 hosts (Denmark) cannot be relegated by rule.
| 5 May 2017 |
| Sweden | 1–2 (GWS) | Russia |
| United States | 1–2 | Germany |
| 6 May 2017 |
| Latvia | 3–0 | Denmark |
| Slovakia | 3–2 (OT) | Italy |
| Germany | 2–7 | Sweden |
| 7 May 2017 |
| Italy | 1–10 | Russia |
| United States | 7–2 | Denmark |
| Latvia | 3–1 | Slovakia |
| 8 May 2017 |
| Germany | 3–6 | Russia |
| United States | 4–3 | Sweden |
| 9 May 2017 |
| Italy | 1–2 | Latvia |
| Slovakia | 3–4 (GWS) | Denmark |
| 10 May 2017 |
| United States | 3–0 | Italy |
| Slovakia | 2–3 (GWS) | Germany |
| 11 May 2017 |
| Russia | 3–0 | Denmark |
| Sweden | 2–0 | Latvia |
| 12 May 2017 |
| Sweden | 8–1 | Italy |
| Denmark | 3–2 (OT) | Germany |
| 13 May 2017 |
| Latvia | 3–5 | United States |
| Russia | 6–0 | Slovakia |
| Italy | 1–4 | Germany |
| 14 May 2017 |
| Slovakia | 1–6 | United States |
| Denmark | 2–4 | Sweden |
| 15 May 2017 |
| Denmark | 2–0 | Italy |
| Russia | 5–0 | Latvia |
| 16 May 2017 |
| Sweden | 4–2 | Slovakia |
| Russia | 3–5 | United States |
| Germany | 4–3 (GWS) | Latvia |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 19 | Playoff round |
| 2 | Switzerland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 15 | Playoff round |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 13 | Playoff round |
| 4 | Finland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 11 | Playoff round |
| 5 | France (H) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 10 | |
| 6 | Norway | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 8 | |
| 7 | Belarus | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 7 | |
| 8 | Slovenia (R) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 1 | Relegation to Division I A |
| 5 May 2017 |
| Finland | 3–2 | Belarus |
| Czech Republic | 1–4 | Canada |
| 6 May 2017 |
| Switzerland | 5–4 (GWS) | Slovenia |
| Belarus | 1–6 | Czech Republic |
| Norway | 3–2 | France |
| 7 May 2017 |
| Slovenia | 2–7 | Canada |
| Finland | 1–5 | France |
| Norway | 0–3 | Switzerland |
| 8 May 2017 |
| Belarus | 0–6 | Canada |
| Finland | 3–4 (GWS) | Czech Republic |
| 9 May 2017 |
| Slovenia | 1–5 | Norway |
| Switzerland | 3–4 (GWS) | France |
| 10 May 2017 |
| Switzerland | 3–0 | Belarus |
| Finland | 5–2 | Slovenia |
| 11 May 2017 |
| Czech Republic | 1–0 (OT) | Norway |
| Canada | 3–2 | France |
| 12 May 2017 |
| Czech Republic | 5–1 | Slovenia |
| France | 4–3 (GWS) | Belarus |
| 13 May 2017 |
| Norway | 2–3 (OT) | Finland |
| Slovenia | 2–5 | Belarus |
| Canada | 2–3 (OT) | Switzerland |
| 14 May 2017 |
| France | 2–5 | Czech Republic |
| Switzerland | 2–3 (OT) | Finland |
| 15 May 2017 |
| Canada | 5–0 | Norway |
| France | 4–1 | Slovenia |
| 16 May 2017 |
| Belarus | 4–3 | Norway |
| Czech Republic | 1–3 | Switzerland |
| Canada | 5–2 | Finland |

## Playoff round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 18 May - Cologne | 18 May - Cologne | | | |
| United States | 0 | | | |
| United States | 0 | 20 May - Cologne | 20 May - Cologne | | |
| Finland | 2 | 20 May - Cologne | 20 May - Cologne | |
| Finland | 2 | Finland | 1 | |
| 18 May - Paris | 18 May - Paris | | Finland | 1 | |
| 18 May - Paris | 18 May - Paris | Sweden | 4 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | Sweden | 4 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | | | | 21 May - Cologne | 21 May - Cologne |
| Sweden | 3 | | | | 21 May - Cologne | 21 May - Cologne |
| Sweden | 3 | | | | Sweden (GWS) | 2 |
| 18 May - Cologne | 18 May - Cologne | | | | | Sweden (GWS) | 2 |
| 18 May - Cologne | 18 May - Cologne | | | | Canada | 1 |
| Canada | 2 | | | | Canada | 1 |
| Canada | 2 | 20 May - Cologne | 20 May - Cologne | | | |
| Germany | 1 | 20 May - Cologne | 20 May - Cologne | | | |
| Germany | 1 | Canada | 4 | | | |
| 18 May - Paris | 18 May - Paris | | Canada | 4 | | | |
| 18 May - Paris | 18 May - Paris | Russia | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Russia | 3 | | | | 21 May - Cologne | 21 May - Cologne |
| Czech Republic | 0 | | | | 21 May - Cologne | 21 May - Cologne |
| Czech Republic | 0 | | | | Russia | 5 |
| | | | | | Finland | 3 |

### Gold medal game
## Ranking and statistics
### Final ranking

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | A | Sweden | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 24 | Champions |
| 2 | B | Canada | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 26 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Russia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 23 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Finland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 14 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | United States | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 18 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | B | Switzerland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 15 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 7 | B | Czech Republic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 13 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 8 | A | Germany (H) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 11 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 9 | B | France (H) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 10 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | A | Latvia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 10 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 11 | B | Norway | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 8 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 12 | A | Denmark | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 7 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 13 | B | Belarus | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 7 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 14 | A | Slovakia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 15 | B | Slovenia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 1 | 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I |
| 16 | A | Italy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 32 | −26 | 1 | 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Artemi Panarin | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +4 | 4 | F |
| Nikita Kucherov | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +7 | 8 | F |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +6 | 6 | F |
| Nikita Gusev | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +5 | 4 | F |
| William Nylander | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +11 | 2 | F |
| Vadim Shipachyov | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +1 | 2 | F |
| Mitch Marner | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +1 | 8 | F |
| Johnny Gaudreau | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +2 | 0 | F |
| Sebastian Aho | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 4 | F |
| Stéphane Da Costa | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +3 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF.com

#### Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 320:00 | 7 | 1.31 | 129 | 94.57 | 0 |
| Calvin Pickard | 443:40 | 11 | 1.49 | 178 | 93.82 | 1 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 522:51 | 15 | 1.72 | 233 | 93.56 | 3 |
| Elvis Merzļikins | 364:04 | 12 | 1.98 | 183 | 93.44 | 1 |
| Leonardo Genoni | 361:32 | 10 | 1.66 | 150 | 93.33 | 2 |
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com

### Awards

* Best players selected by the directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Andrei Vasilevskiy
** Best Defenceman: Dennis Seidenberg
** Best Forward: Artemi Panarin
Source: IIHF.com
* Media All-Stars:
** MVP: William Nylander
** Goaltender: Andrei Vasilevskiy
** Defencemen: Colton Parayko / Dennis Seidenberg
** Forwards: William Nylander / Artemi Panarin / Nathan MacKinnon
Source: IIHF.com