2022 IIHF World Championship

The 2022 IIHF World Championship washosted by Finland from 13 to 29 May 2022 as the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced on 19 May 2017. The host cities of the World Championships are Tampere and Helsinki, of which Tampere's brand-new Nokia Arena will serve as the main venue of the games.
In the midst of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the venue in Helsinki was moved from Helsinki Halli, previously known as Hartwall Arena, to Helsinki Ice Hall due to the former being owned by Russian oligarchs.
Czechia won the bronze medal after a win over the United States, and Finland defeated Canada in the final for their fourth title. This marked the first time when the same two teams were in the final game on three consecutive years.
==Venues==
Tampere 		Helsinki
Nokia Arena 		Helsinki Ice Hall
Capacity: 13,455		Capacity: 8,200
 		
 		
==Participants==
Qualified as host
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Automatic qualifier after the cancellation of the 2021 IIHF lower division championships
* (expelled)2
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*1 (expelled)2
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Qualifier after Russia and Belarus were expelled
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1 Pursuant to a December 2020 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on doping sanctions, Russian athletes and teams were prohibited from competing under the Russian flag or using the Russian national anthem at any Olympic Games or world championships through 16 December 2022, and could only compete as "neutral athlete[s]." For IIHF tournaments, the Russian team was to play under the name "ROC". Instead of the Russian national anthem being played at the 2021 World Championship, Piano Concerto No.1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was to be played.2 However, on 28 February 2022, the IIHF decided to expel ROC and Belarus from the tournament due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
3 Austria and France replaced Russia and Belarus.
==Seeding==
The seedings in the preliminary round are based on the 2021 IIHF World Ranking, as of the end of the 2021 IIHF World Championship, using the serpentine system while allowing the organizer, "to allocate a maximum of two teams to separate groups".
;Group A (Helsinki)
* (1)
* (3)
* (5)
* (8)
* (9)
* (12)
* (13)
* (17)
* (replaces ROC) (15)
;Group B (Tampere)
* (2)
* (4)
* (6)
* (7)
* (10)
* (11)
* (14)
* (16)
* (replaces Belarus) (18)
==Rosters==
Each team's roster consists of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 25 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 the tournament.
==Match officials==
16 referees and linesmen were announced on 12 May 2022.
Referees	Linesmen
* Jeff Ingram
* Fraser Lawrence
* Robin Šír
* Mads Frandsen
* Lassi Heikkinen
* Kristian Vikman
* Pierre Dehaen
* Marian Rohatsch
* Andris Ansons
* Roy Stian Hansen
* Peter Stano
* Mikael Nord
* Linus Öhlund
* Miroslav Stolc
* Sean MacFarlane
* Jake Rekucki	
* Elias Seewald
* Maxime Chaput
* Nathan van Oosten
* Josef Špůr
* Andreas Krøyer
* Tommi Niittylä
* Hannu Sormunen
* Nicolas Constantineau
* Jonas Merten
* Daniel Beresford
* Dāvis Zunde
* Šimon Synek
* Emil Yletyinen
* David Obwegeser
* Nick Briganti
* Jake Davis
==Preliminary round==
The groups were announced on 7 June 2021, with the schedule being revealed on 18 August 2021.
===Group A===
 		 			
13 May 2022		 			
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14 May 2022		 			
align=right		9–1 			
align=right		5–2 			
align=right		1–2 			
15 May 2022		 			
align=right		1–6 			
align=right		2–1 			
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16 May 2022		 			
align=right		1–5 			
align=right		2–3 			
17 May 2022		 			
align=right		1–2 			
align=right		3–2 			
18 May 2022		 			
align=right		2–1 (OT) 			
align=right		5–3 			
19 May 2022		 			
align=right		1–0 			
align=right		6–3 			
20 May 2022		 			
align=right		9–4 			
align=right		3–4 			
21 May 2022		 			
align=right		3–0 			
align=right		3–6 			
align=right		1–3 			
22 May 2022		 			
align=right		4–5 			
align=right		5–2 			
23 May 2022		 			
align=right		5–2 			
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24 May 2022		 			
align=right		3–4 (GWS)			
align=right		7–1 			
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===Group B===
 		 			
13 May 2022		 			
align=right		4–1 			
align=right		5–0 			
14 May 2022		 			
align=right		3–1 			
align=right		5–1 			
align=right		1–2 			
15 May 2022		 			
align=right		4–3 (GWS)			
align=right		2–3 (OT) 			
align=right		3–5 			
16 May 2022		 			
align=right		3–2 			
align=right		4–1 			
17 May 2022		 			
align=right		1–2 (GWS)			
align=right		6–0 			
18 May 2022		 			
align=right		5–3 			
align=right		2–3 (GWS)			
19 May 2022		 			
align=right		0–3 			
align=right		5–1 			
20 May 2022		 			
align=right		0–6 			
align=right		4–3 (GWS)			
21 May 2022		 			
align=right		3–2 (OT) 			
align=right		0–3 			
align=right		1–4 			
22 May 2022		 			
align=right		3–4 			
align=right		7–1 			
23 May 2022		 			
align=right		0–1 			
align=right		5–3 			
24 May 2022		 			
align=right		1–0 			
align=right		4–2 			
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==Playoff round==
==Final standings==
==Statistics==
===Scoring leaders===
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player 	GP	G	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Roman Červenka 	10	5	12	17 	+4 	10 	F
Drake Batherson 	10	3	11	14 	+8 	6 	F
Dylan Cozens 	10	7	6 	13 	+12	2 	F
Pierre-Luc Dubois	10	7	6 	13 	+11	12 	F
Denis Malgin 	8 	5	7 	12 	+5 	4 	F
David Krejčí 	10	3	9 	12 	+6 	4 	F
Mikko Lehtonen 	10	2	10	12 	+7 	2 	D
Mikael Granlund 	9 	5	6 	11 	+2 	2 	F
David Pastrňák 	7 	7	3 	10 	+3 	2 	F
Sakari Manninen 	10	6	4 	10 	+2 	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
Artūrs Šilovs 	196:21	4 	1.22	84 	95.24	0
Juho Olkinuora 	486:42	9 	1.11	174	94.83	4
Magnus Hellberg 	245:00	6 	1.47	88 	93.18	1
Henri-Corentin Buysse	237:58	7 	1.76	102	93.14	0
Chris Driedger 	341:48	10	1.76	117	91.45	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
===Awards===
*Best players selected by the directorate:
**Best Goaltender: Juho Olkinuora
**Best Defenseman: Mikko Lehtonen
**Best Forward: Roman Červenka
*Media All-Stars:
**MVP: Juho Olkinuora
**Goaltender: Juho Olkinuora
**Defencemen: Seth Jones / Mikko Lehtonen
**Forwards: Roman Červenka / Pierre-Luc Dubois / Sakari Manninen
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
 
2022 Men
Category:2022 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Finland
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