# 2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championships

The 2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championships was the 11th edition of the World Para Ice Hockey Championships (originally named IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships) held in 2021.
The main event (Tournament A) was hosted by Ostrava, Czech Republic from 19 to 26 June 2021. It was the third time Ostrava hosted the Championships, previously hosting in 2019 and 2009.

## Format

In Tournament A the contestants are divided into two groups based on their ranking. The top two teams from Group A advanced directly into semi-finals while the remaining two teams together with the best two teams from Group B advanced to quarter-finals.

## Tournament A
### Venue

| Ostrava | Ostrava |
| Ostravar Aréna Capacity: 10,004 | Ostrava |

### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | Quarterfinals |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | RPC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | +33 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | Seventh place game |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 1 | Seventh place game |

### Playoff round
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 23 June | 23 June | | | |
| RPC | 7 | | | |
| RPC | 7 | 25 June | 25 June | | |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 25 June | 25 June | |
| Czech Republic | 0 | RPC | 1 | |
| | | Canada | 2 | |
| | | | | | 27 June | 27 June |
| | | | | | Canada | 1 |
| | | | | | United States | 5 |
| | | 25 June | 25 June | | | |
| | | United States | 9 | | | |
| 23 June | 23 June | | United States | 9 | | |
| 23 June | 23 June | South Korea | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Norway | 1 | South Korea | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Norway | 1 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| South Korea (OT) | 2 | | | | 26 June | 26 June |
| South Korea (OT) | 2 | | | | RPC | 7 |
| | | | | | South Korea | 0 |

#### Final
### Final standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | A | United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 3 | +24 | 12 | Champions |
| 2 | A | Canada | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 12 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | RPC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 3 | +46 | 15 | Third place |
| 4 | A | South Korea | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 5 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | Czech Republic (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 3 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | B | Norway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 7 | B | Italy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 | Relegated to Tournament B |
| 8 | B | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 | Relegated to Tournament B |

### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

* Best players selected by the Directorate:
** Best Goaltender: Dominic Larocque
** Best Defenceman: Liam Hickey
** Best Forward: Brody Roybal
Source: IPC
* MVP: Brody Roybal
Source: IPC

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| Nikolay Terentyev | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | +14 | 4 | F |
| Evgeny Petrov | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +19 | 10 | F |
| Dmitry Lisov | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +19 | 0 | F |
| Konstantin Shikhov | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +14 | 2 | F |
| Airat Khamzin | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +16 | 4 | F |
| Tyler McGregor | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +8 | 2 | F |
| Brody Roybal | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +13 | 0 | F |
| Dmitrii Galkin | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +21 | 0 | D |
| Liam Hickey | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +12 | 4 | D |
| Josh Pauls | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +15 | 2 | D |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IPC

#### Leading goaltenders

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 |
| Andrei Kasatkin | 219:55 | 3 | 0.61 | 34 | 91.18 | 2 |
| Dominic Larocque | 157:56 | 7 | 1.99 | 63 | 88.89 | 0 |
| Martin Kudela | 90:00 | 11 | 5.50 | 75 | 85.33 | 0 |
| Gabriele Araudo | 75:00 | 4 | 2.40 | 27 | 85.19 | 1 |
| Eduard Lepáček | 179:07 | 15 | 3.77 | 90 | 83.33 | 0 |
TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IPC

## Tournament B
### Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | +59 | 15 | Advanced to Tournament A |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 12 | Advanced to Tournament A |
| 3 | Sweden (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 7 | |
| 5 | Finland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 40 | −37 | 3 | |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 50 | −49 | 0 | Relegated to Tournament C |
All times are local (UTC+2).