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2012 IIHF World Championship

October 19, 2023

Main article: 2012 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2012 IIHF World Championship was the 76th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 4–20 May 2012 in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. This tournament determined the countries' seeding for the men's Olympic Ice Hockey tournament in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, and for all countries participating in the qualification program leading up to the Olympics.[1]

2012 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Finland
 Sweden
Dates4–20 May
Officially opened bySauli Niinistö and Carl XVI Gustaf
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Russia (4th title)
Runner-up  Slovakia
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played64
Goals scored376 (5.88 per game)
Attendance451,054 (7,048 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Evgeni Malkin
(19 points)
MVP Evgeni Malkin
← 2011
2013 →
HockeyBird, the tournament's mascot.

Russia won the tournament by defeating Slovakia 6–2 in the Final game; the Russians finished the tournament undefeated with a record of 10–0–0, becoming the first team to win every game in regulation since the Soviet Union in the 1989 World Championships.[2] The Czech Republic captured the bronze medal by defeating co-host Finland 3–2 in the bronze medal game.[3] The tournament's top scorer, Russia's Evgeni Malkin, was named the most valuable player of the tournament.[4]

Host selection Edit

At the IIHF congress in Moscow in 2007 four nations submitted bids to host the 2012 World Championship: Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The Hungarian and Czech bids were withdrawn before the vote, which was then contested by Finland and Sweden. Finland won with 64 votes to Sweden's 35.[5] Sweden later won the vote to host the 2013 World Championship. At the congress in Bern in 2009, it was announced that Finland and Sweden would instead co-host both the 2012 and 2013 tournaments.[6]

Kimmo Leinonen served as the general secretary of the jointly-hosted events.[7]

Voting results Edit

Country Votes
  Finland 64
  Sweden 35

Venues Edit

Group A preliminary round and quarterfinals were played in Hartwall Areena, Helsinki. Group B preliminary round and quarterfinals were played in Ericsson Globe, Stockholm. All semifinal and medal games were played at the Hartwall Areena.

Hartwall Areena
Capacity: 13,506
Ericsson Globe
Capacity: 13,850
   
  Finland – Helsinki   Sweden – Stockholm

Format Edit

For the first time since 2000, a new format was adopted in the IIHF World Hockey Championships. The preliminary round and qualification round were merged into one (two pools of eight teams), with the top four teams from each pool advancing to the quarterfinals.[8]

Rosters Edit

Main article: 2012 IIHF World Championship rosters

Each team's roster for the 2012 IIHF World Championship consisted of at least 15 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 22 skaters and 3 goaltenders.[9] All sixteen participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting.

Summary Edit

Preliminary round Edit

Group H (Helsinki)

This group saw the three favourites, Canada, the United States and Finland advance pretty easily. All three teams advanced a day before the group play was done. Canada lost just one game, their second game, against the Americans in overtime.[10] The Americans themselves needed to win their last game against Switzerland to capture the second place in the group ahead of Finland and did so with the result being 5–2.[11] For the final spot of advancing, Slovakia and France played in a "final", where France needed a win to advance to the quarterfinals. The game was close throughout, tied the whole way until it was 4–4, this is when Slovakia scored the final and decisive goal to win 5–4 and get to the fourth spot in the group.[12] France, Switzerland were eliminated alongside Belarus, with Kazakhstan finishing in the last spot and being relegated.[13] They ended the tournament with one point, by losing to the United States in overtime.[14] Canada faced Slovakia, and the United States played against Finland in the quarterfinals.

Group S (Stockholm)

Russia went through the group undefeated by winning all seven games. Co-host Sweden captured the second place, after falling short to Russia.[15] Czech Republic rounded up the third place and advanced to the quarterfinals. Norway, Latvia and Germany all fought for the last spot in the next round but Germany was eliminated after failing miserably 4–12 to Norway.[16] Latvia lost to Denmark and was eliminated,[17] which meant that Norway advanced. Italy finished last and was relegated to Division I.[18] In the quarterfinals, Russia took on Norway, while Sweden battled the Czech Republic.

Quarterfinals Edit

Canada vs. Slovakia

The Slovak team was the underdog going against Team Canada who had lost just one game so far. But the game started with a surprising strong start by Slovakia, who scored twice in the first 10 minutes to get a 2–0 lead. Evander Kane was able to cut into the lead before going into the first break.[19] In the second period Canada scored twice and got the lead and Slovakia was down by one going into the last period. With just 6 and a half minutes to go Milan Bartovič tied the game before Michal Handzuš even took the lead with a bit over two minutes to go. Canada pulled the goalie but was not able to connect against and lost 3–4.[20] The crowd was stunned and the surprise perfect, Slovakia advanced to the semifinals while Canada was eliminated.[21]

Russia vs. Norway

The undefeated Russian team added Alexander Semin and Alexander Ovechkin to their roster before the quarterfinals. Ovechkin went right away and scored the equalizer after Per-Åge Skrøder gave Norway the lead. After Russia took the lead, Patrick Thoresen made it a tied game just 28 seconds after the second period started, with his 18th point of the tournament.[citation needed] The game went into the last period tied, 2–2. Not even one minute into the third period, Alexei Emelin gave Russia the lead.[22] After Russia raised the lead to two, Ilya Nikulin finished Norway off by making it a 5–2 lead with just five minutes to go. Norway was outshot 45–21 and eliminated.[23]

United States vs. Finland

Co-Host Finland tried to advance against the US-team who they lost to in the preliminary round. The first period ended scoreless, before Jesse Joensuu broke the tie, just to be answered 21 seconds later by Kyle Palmieri. With the game going 1–1 into the last period, the United States took the lead with under two minutes played.[24] Mikko Koivu tied the game seven minutes before the end of the game. With everyone expecting an overtime, Jesse Joensuu struck again, just nine seconds before the end.[25] The US pulled the goalie but never had another chance and were eliminated.[26]

Sweden vs. Czech Republic

The last quarterfinals saw Co-host Sweden going up against the Czech team. The first period ended in a 2–1 lead for the Czech Republic after Sweden took the lead early on. Martin Erat scored and gave the Czechs a two-goal lead before Henrik Zetterberg cut into the lead 45 seconds before the end of the second period.[27] Jonathan Ericsson continued the Swedish way of climbing back by tying the game just 45 seconds into the last period. Both teams had their chance in the next few minutes, Sweden hit the post and the Czechs failed to score against Viktor Fasth.[28] 29 seconds before the end, Michálek took the puck away from a Swedish defender and scored. Sweden pulled the goalie and had one last chance but it was missed and the Czech advanced to the semifinals. The Czechs became the first team since Finland in 2000 to eliminate Sweden in a World Championship quarterfinal.[29]

Semifinals Edit

Russia vs. Finland

Seven minutes into the game, Janne Niskala gave Finland the lead. Two goals from Evgeni Malkin brought Russia back into the game going into the first intermission.[30] In the second period Alexander Ovechkin increased the lead to 3–1; a while later Malkin would increase Russia's lead to 4–1. Denis Kokarev then scored another goal and with Russia in control of the game, yet another after that.[31] Four minutes before the end of the game Mikael Granlund scored the last goal of the game, as it ended 6–2 in favour of Russia although they were out-shot 23 to 31. Malkin was the player of the game with scoring a hat trick to give him 18 points for the tournament. Russia advanced to the final to try to win their twenty-sixth title, while Finland will battle for bronze.[32]

Czech Republic vs. Slovakia

The Slovak team tried to continue their ride at this championship by advancing to the final even though the Czech team was the favorite before the game started. The game started slow, but Miroslav Šatan broke the tie 15 minutes into the game to give Slovakia the lead. Another 15 minutes in, this time the second period, Michael Frolík made it a 1–1 game going into the last period.[33] The third period was not more than one minute old, when Šatan struck again with his second goal, despite Slovakia being shorthanded. Libor Hudáček then gave Slovakia a two-goal lead four minutes later. The Czech team had 15 minutes to turn the game around but did not create enough opportunities. They pulled their goaltender with two minutes to go, but Slovakia kept up their defense well enough not to concede another goal.[34] Slovakia finished off another upset and advanced to the final, while the Czech Republic plays in the bronze medal game. Slovakia had no penalties but was outshot by nine.[35]

Bronze medal game Edit

The bronze medal game featured Finland and the Czech Republic. The Czechs took the lead in the first period before Finland tied the game at one, three minutes before the first break. Jiří Novotný and David Krejčí raised the lead to two goals, being 3–1 at the first intermission.[36] The second period went scoreless before the Finnish team got new hope when Jussi Jokinen scored a goal ten minutes before the end of the game. But they did not score again, and the Czech team captured the bronze medal and Finland ended the tournament in fourth place.[3]

Gold medal game Edit

Main article: 2012 IIHF World Championship Final

The gold medal game featured Russia and Slovakia. Slovakia played in the World Championship final game for the first time since 2002, while Russia advanced to their fourth gold medal game in the last five years. Russia defeated Slovakia 6–2 to take home the gold medal from the tournament. The Russian team went through the tournament undefeated.[2]

Nations Edit

The following 16 nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. 13 nations from Europe, 2 nations from North America and 1 nation from Asia are represented.[37]

 
Participating Nations of 2012 IIHF World Championship
Asia
Europe
North America
  1. ^ a b Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2011 IIHF World Championship
  3. ^ Qualified as hosts (and as automatic qualifier)

Officials Edit

The IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the 2012 IIHF World Championship. They were the following:[38]

Referees
Linesmen
  •   Roger Arm
  •   Petr Blumel
  •   Jimmy Dahmen
  •   Ivan Dedioulia
  •   Pierre Dehaen
  •   François Dussureault
  •   Jon Killian
  •   Jonathan Morisson
  •   Masi Puolakka
  •   Andre Schrader
  •   Sirko Schulz
  •   Anton Semionov
  •   Sergei Shelyanin
  •   Sakari Suominen
  •   Miroslav Valach
  •   Jesse Wilmot

Seeding and groups Edit

See also: IIHF World Ranking

The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2011 IIHF World Ranking, which ended at the conclusion of the 2011 IIHF World Championship. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding (in parentheses is the corresponding world ranking):[39]

Preliminary round Edit

The top four teams in each group moved to the quarterfinals where the group winner met the fourth place, and the group runner-up met the third place within the same group. The last placed team in each group was relegated to Division I, Group A.[40]

Group H Edit

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
  Canada 7 6 0 1 0 35 15 +20 19 Playoff Round
  United States 7 4 2 0 1 32 17 +15 16
  Finland 7 5 0 0 2 21 14 +7 15
  Slovakia 7 5 0 0 2 21 13 +8 15
  France 7 3 0 0 4 21 32 −11 9
   Switzerland 7 2 0 0 5 16 21 −5 6
  Belarus 7 1 0 0 6 11 23 −12 3
  Kazakhstan 7 0 0 1 6 11 33 −22 1 Relegated to Division I A
Source:[citation needed]

All times are local (UTC+3).

4 May 2012
12:15		United States  7–2
(1-1, 3–1, 3–0)		  FranceHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,402
Game reference
Jimmy HowardGoaliesCristobal HuetReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
  Petr Blumel
  Andre Schrader
0–112:17 – N. Besch (L. Meunier, Y. Auvitu)
K. Okposo (A. Goligoski, J. Faulk) – 16:521–1
J. Johnson (R. Lasch, J. Faulk) (PP) – 23:562–1
B. Ryan (M. Pacioretty, P. Stastny) (PP) – 29:153–1
3–233:17 – P. Bellemare (S. Treille) (EA)
M. Pacioretty (P. Stastny, A. Goligoski) – 39:384–2
J. Slater (K. Palmieri) – 45:385–2
K. Okposo (C. Fowler, J. Faulk) – 51:006–2
J. Petry (M. Pacioretty, P. Stastny) (EA) – 57:417–2
6 minPenalties12 min
35Shots23
4 May 2012
16:15		Canada  3–2
(1–0, 2–1, 0–1)		  SlovakiaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 6,400
Game reference
Cam WardGoaliesPeter HamerlíkReferees:
  Lars Brüggemann
  Georg Jablukov
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Sergei Shelyanin
J. Benn (R. Getzlaf, D. Keith) – 14:211–0
1–121:58 – T. Tatar (J. Mikúš)
J. Eberle (E. Kane) – 32:302–1
A. Ladd (R. O'Reilly, T. Purcell) – 35:213–1
3–242:59 – M. Bartovič (M. Bližňák, M. Haščák)
2 minPenalties4 min
30Shots22
4 May 2012
20:15		Belarus  0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)		  FinlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,354
Game reference
Vitali KovalGoaliesKari LehtonenReferees:
  Morgan Johansson
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Sirko Schulz
  Jesse Wilmot
0–119:18 – J. Niskala (M. Koivu, M. Granlund)
14 minPenalties8 min
21Shots38
5 May 2012
15:00		Switzerland  5–1
(2–0, 3–1, 0–0)		  KazakhstanHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,221
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesVitaly Kolesnik
Alexei Ivanov		Referees:
  Lars Brüggemann
  Morgan Johansson
Linesmen:
  Jon Killan
  Andre Schrader
I. Rüthemann (D. Hollenstein) – 09:481–0
M. Streit (R. Wick, S. Blindenbacher) (PP) – 11:042–0
2–121:36 – R. Savchenko (R. Starchenko)
M. Streit (S. Blindenbacher) (PP2) – 24:043–1
I. Rüthemann (D. Hollenstein, M. Streit) (PP) – 32:084–1
F. Du Bois (I. Rüthemann, M. Bieber) – 36:535–1
8 minPenalties14 min
48Shots20
5 May 2012
19:00		Canada  4–5 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 2–2)
(OT 0–1)		  United StatesHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 6,842
Game reference
Cam WardGoaliesJimmy HowardReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
  Petr Blumel
  Sergei Shelyanin
0–101:10 – J. Slater (R. Lasch)
J. Tavares (D. Keith) – 06:381–1
J. Skinner (J. Tavares, J. Bouwmeester) – 27:342–1
2–233:54 – J. Johnson (M. Pacioretty, B. Ryan) (PP)
2–346:43 – P. Dwyer (SH)
E. Kane – 49:513–3
3–456:19 – N. Thompson (J. Crabb, P. Dwyer)
D. Keith – 58:214–4
4–561:47 – J. Johnson
8 minPenalties6 min
34Shots46
6 May 2012
12:15		France  6–3
(3–1, 1–1, 2–1)		  KazakhstanHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,673
Game reference
Cristobal HuetGoaliesAlexei Ivanov
Vitaliy Yeremeyev		Referees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Jon Killan
  Sirko Schulz
K. Hecquefeuille (L. Meunier, J. Desrosiers) – 08:591–0
N. Besch (L. Meunier) – 11:272–0
S. Treille (S. Da Costa, P. Bellemare) – 14:533–0
3–117:13 – V. Krasnoslobodtsev (D. Dudarev, R. Starchenko)
J. Desrosiers (Y. Treille, L. Meunier) – 27:494–1
4–233:16 – F. Polishchuk (A. Troschinsky, R. Savchenko)
4–340:42 – T. Zhailauov (D. Dudarev, V. Novopashin)
P. Bellemare (A. Guttig, S. Da Costa) – 51:025–3
K. Hecquefeuille (J. Desrosiers, Y. Auvitu) – 56:146–3
39 minPenalties24 min
41Shots23
6 May 2012
16:15		Finland  1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		  SlovakiaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,855
Game reference
Petri VehanenGoaliesJán LacoReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Jesse Wilmot
J. Pesonen (M. Granlund, J. Immonen) (EA) – 07:321–0
4 minPenalties10 min
22Shots26
6 May 2012
20:15		Switzerland  3–2
(2–1, 0–1, 1–0)		  BelarusHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 5,249
Game reference
Tobias StephanGoaliesVitali KovalReferees:
  Georg Jablukov
  Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
  Masi Puolakka
  Andre Schrader
S. Moser (F. Du Bois) – 06:551–0
1–110:26 – A. Ugarov (A. Stepanov, V. Denisov)
S. Moser (K. Romy, D. Brunner) – 11:572–1
2–221:34 – K. Koltsov (D. Korobov, A. Kalyuzhny)
K. Romy (D. Brunner) – 47:483–2
6 minPenalties6 min
35Shots21
7 May 2012
16:15		France  2–7
(1–4, 1–1, 0–2)		  CanadaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,415
Game reference
Fabrice LhenryGoaliesDevan DubnykReferees:
  Lars Brüggemann
  Georg Jablukov
Linesmen:
  Petr Blumel
  Jimmy Dahmen
0–101:59 – R. Nugent-Hopkins (P. Sharp, J. Benn)
0–209:56 – P. Sharp (J. Tavares, R. Nugent-Hopkins) (PP)
0–313:54 – J. Benn (P. Sharp, L. Schenn)
0–417:21 – J. Benn (C. Perry)
B. Henderson – 19:221–4
1–533:19 – J. Eberle (P. Sharp, D. Keith (PP)
A. Rouleau (A. Roussel) – 33:492–5
2–649:56 – R. Nugent-Hopkins (P. Sharp, M. Methot)
2–752:19 – C. Perry (R. Getzlaf, E. Kane)
6 minPenalties4 min
21Shots37
7 May 2012
20:15		United States  2–4
(1–3, 1–0, 0–1)		  SlovakiaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,948
Game reference
Jimmy HowardGoaliesJán LacoReferees:
  Morgan Johansson
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Masi Puolakka
  Sergei Shelyanin
0–100:47 – D. Graňák (L. Hudáček)
0–215:04 – B. Radivojevič (T. Kopecký, M. Handzuš)
J. Faulk (K. Okposo, J. Slater) – 15:411–2
1–319:54 – A. Sekera (M. Bližňák)
P. Stastny (M. Pacioretty, C. Fowler) (PP2) – 38:472–3
2–459:23 – M. Šatan (ENG)
6 minPenalties6 min
20Shots32
8 May 2012
16:15		Belarus  3–2
(0–1, 3–1, 0–0)		  KazakhstanHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,221
Game reference
Andrei MezinGoaliesVitaliy YeremeyevReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Jari Levonen
Linesmen:
  Jon Killian
  Jesse Wilmot
0–102:32 – V. Krasnoslobodtsev
0–227:42 – V. Krasnoslobodtsev (D. Dudarev, V. Yeremeyev)
K. Koltsov (SH) – 28:481–2
M. Grabovski (R. Graborenko) – 33:372–2
E. Kovyrshin – 33:523–2
12 minPenalties6 min
32Shots30
8 May 2012
20:15		Finland  5–2
(1–0, 2–2, 2–0)		   SwitzerlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,448
Game reference
Kari LehtonenGoaliesReto BerraReferees:
  Antonín Jeřábek
  David Lewis
Linesmen:
  Andre Schrader
  Sirko Schulz
J. Immonen (J. Niskala, A. Salmela) (PP) – 06:301–0
1–125:44 – A. Ambühl (L. Sbisa)
L. Komarov (J. Järvinen, J. Joensuu) – 26:052–1
J. Immonen (J. Pesonen, M. Granlund) – 36:453–1
3–237:44 – R. Wick (M. Streit) (PP)
V. Filppula (J. Jokinen, J. Hietanen (PP) – 49:464–2
V. Filppula (O. Väänänen, J. Jokinen) – 51.565–2
18 minPenalties10 min
26Shots28
9 May 2012
16:15		Slovakia  4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)		  KazakhstanHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,706
Game reference
Ján LacoGoaliesVitali YeremeyevReferees:
  Georg Jablukov
  Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Sergei Shelyanin
D. Graňák (M. Šatan, L. Hudáček) – 01:081–0
1–111:18 – Y. Rymarev (V. Novopashin, D. Shemelin)
L.Hudáček (D. Graňák, Z. Chára)(PP) – 37:492–1
2–243:15 – K. Pushkarev (T. Zhailauov, D. Upper)
T. Kopecký (I. Baranka, A. Sekera) – 48:183–2
T. Kopecký (M. Handzuš, B. Radivojevič)(PP) – 59:464–2
4 minPenalties8 min
33Shots22
9 May 2012
20:15		Canada  3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)		   SwitzerlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,829
Game reference
Cam WardGoaliesTobias StephanReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Jari Levonen
Linesmen:
  Petr Blumel
  Masi Puolakka
0–101:40 – D. Brunner (G. Bezina, K. Romy)
J. Tavares (J. Eberle, J. Skinner) – 20:351–1
J. Eberle (J. Tavares) – 40:412–1
2–243:49 – G. Bezina (K. Romy, D. Brunner) (PP)
R. Getzlaf (C. Ward) – 48:023–2
6 minPenalties8 min
30Shots30
10 May 2012
16:15		United States  5–3
(2–1, 1–1, 2–1)		  BelarusHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,441
Game reference
Jimmy HowardGoaliesAndrei Mezin
Vitali Koval		Referees:
  Georg Jablukov
  David Lewis
Linesmen:
  Sirko Schulz
  Jesse Wilmot
J. Abdelkader (J. T. Brown, J. Petry) – 01:391–0
J. Atkinson (J. Abdelkader) – 06:312–0
2–116:15 – A. Kalyuzhny (D. Korobov, M. Grabovski)
2–222:50 – A. Ugarov (M. Grabovski, E. Kovyrshin) (PP)
N. Thompson (P. Dwyer, J. Crabb) – 38:213–2
B. Ryan (M. Pacioretty, C. Fowler) – 52:104–2
P. Stastny (M. Pacioretty, J. Johnson) – 55:345–2
5–359:50 – E. Kovyrshin (M. Grabovski, A. Kalyuzhny) (PP2, EA)
22 minPenalties16 min
36Shots26
10 May 2012
20:15		France  1–7
(0–1, 0–4, 1–2)		  FinlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,957
Game reference
Fabrice LhenryGoaliesPetri VehanenReferees:
  Steve Patafie
  Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
  Jon Killian
  Andre Schrader
0–110:12 – J. Immonen (J. Pesonen, M. Granlund) (PP)
0–230:00 – M. Koivu (J. Hietanen, V. Filppula)
0–333:49 – J. Jokinen (M. Mäenpää, M. Koivu) (PP)
0–437:12 – J. Niskala (J. Joensuu, V. Filppula)
0–538:08 – N. Kapanen (J. Tuppurainen)
A. Guttig (S. Da Costa, T. Da Costa) (PP) – 43:341–5
1–644:01 – J. Jokinen (M. Koivu, V. Filppula) (PP)
1–750:00 – J. Hietanen (M. Mäenpää, M. Koivu) (PP)
14 minPenalties12 min
18Shots37
11 May 2012
16:15		Kazakhstan  2–3 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT 0–1)		  United StatesHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 9,856
Game reference
Vitaly KolesnikGoaliesRichard BachmanReferees:
  Jari Levonen
  David Lewis
Linesmen:
  Petr Blumel
  Andre Schrader
0–134:12 – J. Brown (J. Abdelkader)
K. Pushkarev (T. Zhailauov, D. Upper) – 38:171–1
1–244:58 – J. Faulk (A. Goligoski)
T. Zhailauov (K. Pushkarev, V. Novopashin) – 55:542–2
2–364:38 – J. Faulk (M. Pacioretty, P. Stastny)
2 minPenalties4 min
19Shots50
11 May 2012
20:15		Finland  3–5
(2–0, 1–3, 0–2)		  CanadaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,059
Game reference
Kari LehtonenGoaliesCam WardReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Sergei Shelyanin
A. Pihlström (N. Kapanen) – 05:531–0
M. Koivu (J. Jokinen) (PP) – 10:312–0
2–125:34 – A. Burrows (R. O'Reilly, M. Methot)
J. Jokinen (A. Salmela) (PP) – 27:363–1
3–234:31 – J. Tavares (J. Skinner, K. Russell)
3–338:18 – J. Skinner (R. Nugent-Hopkins, D. Keith)
3–446:04 – E. Kane (C. Perry)
3–559:36 – J. Eberle (J. Tavares, D. Keith) (ENG)
4 minPenalties12 min
38Shots26
12 May 2012
12:15		Slovakia  5–1
(1–0, 4–1, 0–0)		  BelarusHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 9,032
Game reference
Ján LacoGoaliesVitali KovalReferees:
  Jari Levonen
  Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
  Jon Killian
  Masi Puolakka
A. Sekera (I. Baranka, M. Handzuš) – 06:451–0
B. Radivojevič (A. Sekera) – 23:162–0
M. Miklík (J. Mikúš, T. Tatar) – 24:583–0
T. Kopecký (B. Radivojevič) – 25:484–0
J. Mikúš (T. Tatar, M. Miklík) – 26:565–0
5–134:56 – A. Kalyuzhny (A. Kostitsyn, S. Kostitsyn) (PP)
18 minPenalties8 min
40Shots31
12 May 2012
16:15		Switzerland  2–4
(0–1, 2–1, 0–2)		  FranceHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 9,155
Game reference
Tobias StephanGoaliesCristobal HuetReferees:
  Georg Jablukov
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Sergei Shelyanin
  Jesse Wilmot
0–117:11 – Y. Auvitu (K. Hecquefeuille, L. Meunier) (PP)
0–232:44 – T. Da Costa (C. Bertrand, A. Roussel)
D. Brunner (P. Furrer, S. Blindenbacher) – 33:141–2
D. Brunner (K. Romy) – 35:042–2
2–346:21 – L. Meunier (PP)
2–447:05 – S. Da Costa (P. Bellemare, B. Amar) (PP)
31 minPenalties10 min
43Shots27
12 May 2012
20:15		Kazakhstan  0–8
(0–1, 0–2, 0–5)		  CanadaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,151
Game reference
Vitaly Kolesnik
Vitaliy Yeremeyev		GoaliesDevan DubnykReferees:
  Antonín Jeřábek
  Steve Patafie
Linesmen:
  Jimmy Dahmen
  Sirko Schulz
0–115:45 – D. Phaneuf (R. Getzlaf) (PP)
0–232:05 – C. Perry (D. Keith, J. Bouwmeester)
0–337:03 – A. Burrows (J. Eberle, D. Keith) (SH)
0–442:57 – E. Kane (C. Perry, R. Getzlaf)
0–543:39 – J. Tavares (J. Eberle, K. Russell)
0–643:47 – T. Purcell (J. Benn)
0–745:53 – D. Phaneuf (R. Getzlaf, D. Keith)
0–856:13 – R. Nugent-Hopkins (P. Sharp, A. Ladd)
8 minPenalties10 min
24Shots58
13 May 2012
16:15		Finland  0–5
(0–1, 0–2, 0–2)		  United StatesHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,652
Game reference
Kari LehtonenGoaliesJimmy HowardReferees:
  Georg Jablukov
  Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
  Petr Blumel
  Jesse Wilmot
0–116:19 – M. Pacioretty
0–235:33 – K. Palmieri (C. Atkinson, C. Butler)
0–337:56 – J. Faulk (A. Goligoski, M. Pacioretty) (PP)
0–442:12 – C. Butler (J. Petry, C. Atkinson)
0–544:08 – B. Ryan (C. Smith)
39 minPenalties6 min
18Shots31
13 May 2012
20:15		Switzerland  0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)		  SlovakiaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,257
Game reference
Reto BerraGoaliesJán LacoReferees:
  David Lewis
  Steve Patafie
Linesmen:
  Masi Puolakka
  Andre Schrader
0–118:13 – T. Tatar (J. Mikúš, M. Miklík)
4 minPenalties2 min
21Shots30
14 May 2012
16:15		Belarus  1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)		  FranceHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 5,583
Game reference
Vitali Koval
Dmitri Milchakov		GoaliesCristobal HuetReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Jari Levonen
Linesmen:
  Jon Killian
  Sirko Schulz
A. Kalyuzhny (A. Ugarov, D. Korobov) – 08:151–0
1–137:57 – K. Hecquefeuille (V. Bachet, P. Bellemare)
1–258:43 – Y. Auvitu (P. Bellemare, S. Da Costa)
6 minPenalties10 min
22Shots32
14 May 2012
20:15		Kazakhstan  1–4
(0–0, 0–3, 1–1)		  FinlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,443
Game reference
Vitaly KolesnikGoaliesPetri VehanenReferees:
  Antonín Jeřábek
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Petr Blumel
  Jimmy Dahmen
0–124:02 – J. Jokinen (M. Mäenpää, V. Filppula) (PP)
0–231:38 – M. Mäenpää (J. Hietanen, V. Filppula) (PP2)
0–337:43 – V. Filppula (T. Kiiskinen, M. Koivu)
0–441:15 – V. Filppula (M. Koivu, J. Hietanen) (PP)
K. Pushkarev (D. Upper, V. Novopashin) (PP) – 49:031–4
18 minPenalties10 min
18Shots48
15 May 2012
12:15		Canada  5–1
(1–1, 3–0, 1–0)		  BelarusHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 9,140
Game reference
Cam WardGoaliesDmitri MilchakovReferees:
  Georg Jablukov
  Steve Patafie
Linesmen:
  Masi Puolakka
  Andre Schrader
R. O'Reilly (A. Ladd, D. Keith) – 02:161–0
1–114:25 – S. Kostitsyn (E. Kovyrshin, A. Kostitsyn)
C. Perry (R. Getzlaf, D. Keith) – 29:102–1
R. Getzlaf (E. Kane, C. Perry) – 32:463–1
R. Nugent-Hopkins (J. Tavares, P. Sharp) – 34:114–1
R. O'Reilly (A. Ladd) – 48:165–1
58 minPenalties45 min
28Shots18
15 May 2012
15:15		Slovakia  5–4
(2–2, 1–1, 2–1)		  FranceHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,481
Game reference
Ján LacoGoaliesCristobal HuetReferees:
  Antonín Jeřábek
  Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
  Sirko Schulz
  Jesse Wilmot
M. Bartovič (M. Bližňák, A. Sekera) – 02:361–0
T. Kopecký (B. Radivojevič) – 06:502–0
2–107:11 – Y. Treille (A. Rouleau, J. Desrosiers)
2–215:00 – T. Da Costa
M. Handzuš (Z. Chára, A. Sekera) (PP) – 35:263–2
3–339:21 – D. Fleury (L. Meunier)
B. Radivojevič – 40:394–3
4–445:17 – A. Roussel (S. Da Costa)
B. Radivojevič (A. Sekera) (PP) – 50:275–4
4 minPenalties20 min
29Shots28
15 May 2012
20:15		United States  5–2
(0–0, 2–1, 3–1)		   SwitzerlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 9,212
Game reference
Jimmy HowardGoaliesReto BerraReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
  Jon Killian
  Sergei Shelyanin
0–120:21 – I. Rüthemann (D. Brunner, K. Romy)
B. Ryan (M. Pacioretty, C. Fowler) – 22:391–1
C. Fowler (P. Stastny) – 36:522–1
P. Stastny (B. Ryan, M. Pacioretty) (PP) – 45:223–1
A. Goligoski (J. Abdelkader, K. Palmieri) – 26:044–1
4–254:43 – M. Trachsler (B. Plüss, R. Josi)
J. Petry (P. Stastny) – 54:595–2
10 minPenalties8 min
24Shots27

Group S Edit

 
Game between Sweden and Norway at Ericsson Globe.
Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
  Russia 7 7 0 0 0 27 8 +19 21 Playoff Round
  Sweden 7 6 0 0 1 29 15 +14 18
  Czech Republic 7 4 1 0 2 24 11 +13 14
  Norway 7 4 0 1 2 33 19 +14 13
  Latvia 7 2 0 0 5 11 19 −8 6
  Germany 7 2 0 0 5 14 31 −17 6
  Denmark 7 1 0 1 5 13 23 −10 4
  Italy 7 0 1 0 6 6 31 −25 2 Relegated to Division I A
Source:[citation needed]

All times are local (UTC+2).

4 May 2012
12:15		Germany  3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)		  ItalyEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,033
Game reference
Dennis EndrasGoaliesDaniel BellissimoReferees:
  Danny Kurmann
  Steve Patafie
Linesmen:
  Pierre Dehaen
  François Dussureault
C. Schubert (C. Ullmann) – 16:161–0
P. Reimer (C. Ullmann, P. Gogulla) – 22:422–0
C. Fischer (P. Gogulla, C. Ullmann) (PP) – 45:113–0
6 minPenalties10 min
46Shots22
4 May 2012
16:15		Czech Republic  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		  DenmarkEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,610
Game reference
Jakub KovářGoaliesFrederik AndersenReferees:
  Keith Kaval
  David Lewis
Linesmen:
  Jonathan Morisson
  Sakari Suominen
A. Hemský (P. Nedvěd, T. Plekanec) – 39:551–0
P. Tenkrát (M. Frolík, T. Plekanec) – 57:212–0
8 minPenalties8 min
24Shots26
4 May 2012
20:15		Sweden  3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		  NorwayEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 7,770
Game reference
Jhonas EnrothGoaliesLars HaugenReferees:
  Vladimír Baluška
  Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
  Anton Semionov
  Miroslav Valach
J. Silfverberg (E. Karlsson, C. Järnkrok) (PP) – 16:481–0
1–120:20 – M. Hansen (P.-Å. Skrøder)
M. Krüger (N. Hjalmarsson, D. Alfredsson) – 22:292–1
L. Eriksson (H. Zetterberg, D. Alfredsson) – 44:183–1
18 minPenalties16 min
44Shots20
5 May 2012
16:15		Latvia  2–5
(1–0, 0–2, 1–3)		  RussiaEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 5,219
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesSemyon VarlamovReferees:
  Keith Kaval
  David Lewis
Linesmen:
  François Dussureault
  Sakari Suominen
M. Indrašis (G. Galviņš, J. Sprukts) – 11:321–0
1–133:45 – I. Nikulin (A. Perezhogin, E. Malkin) (PP)
1–236:29 – E. Malkin (I. Nikulin) (PP)
1–345:03 – E. Malkin (A. Popov)
1–450:53 – A. Popov (A. Perezhogin, I. Nikulin)
M. Cipulis (G. Pujacs, O. Bārtulis) – 55:212–4
2–556:53 – E. Kuznetsov (N. Kulemin)
6 minPenalties8 min
26Shots40
5 May 2012
20:15		Sweden  4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)		  Czech RepublicEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 10,076
Game reference
Viktor FasthGoaliesJakub ŠtěpánekReferees:
  Antti Boman
  Jari Levonen
Linesmen:
  Roger Arm
  Ivan Dedioulia
J. Franzén (L. Eriksson, H. Zetterberg) – 02:421–0
N. Kronwall (H. Zetterberg) – 20:502–0
2–143:44 – J. Petružálek (A. Hemský)
J. Lundqvist (N. Persson, J. Larsson) – 50:243–1
N. Persson (V. Hedman, J. Lundqvist) (ENG) – 58:044–1
8 minPenalties6 min
20Shots17
6 May 2012
12:15		Denmark  3–4 OT
(0–2, 3–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–1)		  ItalyEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 2,878
Game reference
Frederik AndersenGoaliesDaniel BellissimoReferees:
  Vladimír Baluška
  Antti Boman
Linesmen:
  Ivan Dedioulia
  Miroslav Valach
0–114:12 – L. Ansoldi (G. Scandella)
0–214:30 – M. de Marchi (N. Fontanive)
L. Eller (F. Nielsen, J. Jensen) – 20:141–2
J. Jensen (M. Green, D. Nielsen) – 24:422–2
J. Jensen – 31:533–2
3–333:56 – M. de Marchi (G. Scandella, N. Plastino)
3–460:52 – G. Scandella
6 minPenalties8 min
35Shots24
6 May 2012
16:15		Russia  4–2
(0–0, 3–2, 1–0)		  NorwayEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 4,438
Game reference
Semyon VarlamovGoaliesLars VoldenReferees:
  Danny Kurmann
  Steve Patafie
Linesmen:
  Roger Arm
  Jonathan Morisson
E. Kuznetsov (D. Kalinin, A. Emelin) (PP) – 21:211–0
D. Denisov (Y. Medvedev, E. Kuznetsov) – 27:012–0
2–130:34 – M. Ask (J. Holøs, P. Thoresen) (PP2)
N. Kulemin (E. Malkin) – 32:463–1
3–235:52 – M. Holtet (P. Skrøder, J. Holøs) (PP)
A. Perezhogin (E. Malkin) – 40:404–2
8 minPenalties10 min
46Shots21
6 May 2012
20:15		Germany  2–3
(0–1, 2–1, 0–1)		  LatviaEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 4,162
Game reference
Dennis EndrasGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
  Jari Levonen
  Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
  Pierre Dehaen
  Anton Semionov
0–111:09 – M. Indrašis (J. Sprukts, G. Galviņš)
0–223:10 – M. Rēdlihs (J. Sprukts, M. Indrašis)
J. Tripp (K. Hospelt, K. Lavallee) – 24:581–2
K. Hospelt (P. Reimer, P. Gogulla) – 32:032–2
2–352:15 – A. Širokovs (K. Daugaviņš) (PP)
6 minPenalties0 min
37Shots27
7 May 2012
16:15		Czech Republic  4–3 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		  NorwayEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,383
Game reference
Jakub KovářGoaliesLars HaugenReferees:
  David Lewis
  Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
  Pierre Dehaen
  François Dussureault
0–111:16 – M. Olimb (J. Holøs, M. Ask) (PP2)
A. Hemský (P. Nedvěd) – 16:411–1
1–221:39 – L. Spets (A. Bastiansen, M. Olimb)
D. Krejčí (P. Tenkrát) – 37:042–2
M. Frolík (T. Plekanec, M. Michálek) – 47:563–2
3–350:51 – J. Holøs (A. Bonsaksen, P. Thoresen)
A. Hemský  
P. Nedvěd  
D. Krejčí  		Shootout  P. Skrøder
  P. Thoresen
  M. Ask
8 minPenalties4 min
31Shots31
7 May 2012
20:15		Denmark  4–6
(1–4, 1–2, 2–0)		  SwedenEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 8,119
Game reference
Frederik AndersenGoaliesJhonas EnrothReferees:
  Keith Kaval
  Steve Patafie
Linesmen:
  Sakari Suominen
  Miroslav Valach
0–102:06 – V. Stålberg (M. Krüger, N. Hjalmarsson)
0–206:06 – L. Eriksson (J. Franzén) (PP)
0–311:05 – L. Eriksson (H. Zetterberg, J. Franzén) (PP)
0–411:43 – V. Stålberg (M. Krüger, G. Landeskog)
N. Hardt (J. Hansen, P. Larsen) (PP2) – 18:271–4
1–520:43 – D. Alfredsson (L. Eriksson, S. Kronwall)
1–629:16 – H. Zetterberg (S. Kronwall, J. Franzén)
N. Hardt (F. Nielsen, L. Eller) (PP) – 38:472–6
L. Eller (N. Hardt, F. Nielsen) – 40:213–6
M. Green (J. Hansen, D. Nielsen) – 51:274–6
10 minPenalties12 min
18Shots42
8 May 2012
16:15		Latvia  5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)		  ItalyEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 2,785
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesDaniel Bellissimo
Thomas Tragust		Referees:
  Keith Kaval
  Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
  Jonathan Morisson
  Sakari Suominen
R. Ķēniņš (A. Bērziņš) – 18:241–0
G. Meija (R. Ķēniņš, O. Bārtulis) – 24:162–0
O. Bārtulis (M. Cipulis) – 37:543–0
M. Indrašis (J. Sprukts, G. Galviņš) – 40:434–0
K. Rēdlihs (PP) – 42:315–0
4 minPenalties14 min
35Shots23
8 May 2012
20:15		Russia  2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		  GermanyEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 2,897
Game reference
Semyon VarlamovGoaliesDimitri KotschnewReferees:
  Vladimír Baluška
  Antti Boman
Linesmen:
  Ivan Dedioulia
  François Dussureault
N. Zherdev (Y. Medvedev, Y. Malkin) – 19:511–0
A. Tereshchenko (S. Shirokov, N. Zherdev) – 50:352–0
10 minPenalties10 min
26Shots30
9 May 2012
16:15		Norway  6–2
(2–1, 2–1, 2–0)		  ItalyEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,357
Game reference
Lars HaugenGoaliesDaniel BellissimoReferees:
  Vladimír Baluška
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
  Roger Arm
  Anton Semionov
M. Trygg (M. Olimb) – 03:061–0
1–105:11 – L. Ansoldi (D. Tudin)
P. Thoresen (P. Skrøder, A. Bastiansen) – 16:512–1
M. Holtet (P. Skrøder, P. Thoresen) (PP) – 24:273–1
A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, L. Spets) – 30:354–1
4–232:35 – A. Egger (T. Larkin, V. Rocco) (PP)
M. Trygg (L. Haugen) (SH) – 48:115–2
P. Skrøder (P. Thoresen, M. Holtet) (PP) – 54:496–2
24 minPenalties14 min
39Shots18
9 May 2012
20:15		Sweden 
October 19, 2023
2012, iihf, world, championship, main, article, 2012, hockey, world, championships, 76th, iihf, world, championship, annual, international, hockey, tournament, took, place, between, 2012, helsinki, finland, stockholm, sweden, this, tournament, determined, coun. Main article 2012 Men s Ice Hockey World Championships The 2012 IIHF World Championship was the 76th IIHF World Championship an annual international ice hockey tournament It took place between 4 20 May 2012 in Helsinki Finland and Stockholm Sweden This tournament determined the countries seeding for the men s Olympic Ice Hockey tournament in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics and for all countries participating in the qualification program leading up to the Olympics 1 2012 IIHF World ChampionshipTournament detailsHost countries Finland SwedenDates4 20 MayOfficially opened bySauli Niinisto and Carl XVI GustafTeams16Venue s 2 in 2 host cities Final positionsChampions Russia 4th title Runner up SlovakiaThird place Czech RepublicFourth place FinlandTournament statisticsGames played64Goals scored376 5 88 per game Attendance451 054 7 048 per match Scoring leader s Evgeni Malkin 19 points MVPEvgeni Malkin 20112013 HockeyBird the tournament s mascot Russia won the tournament by defeating Slovakia 6 2 in the Final game the Russians finished the tournament undefeated with a record of 10 0 0 becoming the first team to win every game in regulation since the Soviet Union in the 1989 World Championships 2 The Czech Republic captured the bronze medal by defeating co host Finland 3 2 in the bronze medal game 3 The tournament s top scorer Russia s Evgeni Malkin was named the most valuable player of the tournament 4 Contents 1 Host selection 1 1 Voting results 2 Venues 3 Format 4 Rosters 5 Summary 5 1 Preliminary round 5 2 Quarterfinals 5 3 Semifinals 5 4 Bronze medal game 5 5 Gold medal game 6 Nations 7 Officials 8 Seeding and groups 9 Preliminary round 9 1 Group H 9 2 Group S 10 Playoff round 10 1 Quarterfinals 10 2 Semifinals 10 3 Bronze medal game 10 4 Gold medal game 11 Ranking and statistics 11 1 Tournament awards 11 2 Final standings 11 3 Scoring leaders 11 4 Leading goaltenders 12 IIHF broadcasting rights 13 References 14 External linksHost selection EditAt the IIHF congress in Moscow in 2007 four nations submitted bids to host the 2012 World Championship Finland Sweden the Czech Republic and Hungary The Hungarian and Czech bids were withdrawn before the vote which was then contested by Finland and Sweden Finland won with 64 votes to Sweden s 35 5 Sweden later won the vote to host the 2013 World Championship At the congress in Bern in 2009 it was announced that Finland and Sweden would instead co host both the 2012 and 2013 tournaments 6 Kimmo Leinonen served as the general secretary of the jointly hosted events 7 Voting results Edit Country Votes nbsp Finland 64 nbsp Sweden 35Venues EditGroup A preliminary round and quarterfinals were played in Hartwall Areena Helsinki Group B preliminary round and quarterfinals were played in Ericsson Globe Stockholm All semifinal and medal games were played at the Hartwall Areena Hartwall AreenaCapacity 13 506 nbsp nbsp Helsinki nbsp Stockholm Ericsson GlobeCapacity 13 850 nbsp nbsp nbsp Finland Helsinki nbsp Sweden StockholmFormat EditFor the first time since 2000 a new format was adopted in the IIHF World Hockey Championships The preliminary round and qualification round were merged into one two pools of eight teams with the top four teams from each pool advancing to the quarterfinals 8 Rosters EditMain article 2012 IIHF World Championship rosters Each team s roster for the 2012 IIHF World Championship consisted of at least 15 skaters forwards and defencemen and 2 goaltenders and at most 22 skaters and 3 goaltenders 9 All sixteen participating nations through the confirmation of their respective national associations had to submit a roster by the first IIHF directorate meeting Summary EditPreliminary round Edit Group H Helsinki This group saw the three favourites Canada the United States and Finland advance pretty easily All three teams advanced a day before the group play was done Canada lost just one game their second game against the Americans in overtime 10 The Americans themselves needed to win their last game against Switzerland to capture the second place in the group ahead of Finland and did so with the result being 5 2 11 For the final spot of advancing Slovakia and France played in a final where France needed a win to advance to the quarterfinals The game was close throughout tied the whole way until it was 4 4 this is when Slovakia scored the final and decisive goal to win 5 4 and get to the fourth spot in the group 12 France Switzerland were eliminated alongside Belarus with Kazakhstan finishing in the last spot and being relegated 13 They ended the tournament with one point by losing to the United States in overtime 14 Canada faced Slovakia and the United States played against Finland in the quarterfinals Group S Stockholm Russia went through the group undefeated by winning all seven games Co host Sweden captured the second place after falling short to Russia 15 Czech Republic rounded up the third place and advanced to the quarterfinals Norway Latvia and Germany all fought for the last spot in the next round but Germany was eliminated after failing miserably 4 12 to Norway 16 Latvia lost to Denmark and was eliminated 17 which meant that Norway advanced Italy finished last and was relegated to Division I 18 In the quarterfinals Russia took on Norway while Sweden battled the Czech Republic Quarterfinals Edit Canada vs SlovakiaThe Slovak team was the underdog going against Team Canada who had lost just one game so far But the game started with a surprising strong start by Slovakia who scored twice in the first 10 minutes to get a 2 0 lead Evander Kane was able to cut into the lead before going into the first break 19 In the second period Canada scored twice and got the lead and Slovakia was down by one going into the last period With just 6 and a half minutes to go Milan Bartovic tied the game before Michal Handzus even took the lead with a bit over two minutes to go Canada pulled the goalie but was not able to connect against and lost 3 4 20 The crowd was stunned and the surprise perfect Slovakia advanced to the semifinals while Canada was eliminated 21 Russia vs NorwayThe undefeated Russian team added Alexander Semin and Alexander Ovechkin to their roster before the quarterfinals Ovechkin went right away and scored the equalizer after Per Age Skroder gave Norway the lead After Russia took the lead Patrick Thoresen made it a tied game just 28 seconds after the second period started with his 18th point of the tournament citation needed The game went into the last period tied 2 2 Not even one minute into the third period Alexei Emelin gave Russia the lead 22 After Russia raised the lead to two Ilya Nikulin finished Norway off by making it a 5 2 lead with just five minutes to go Norway was outshot 45 21 and eliminated 23 United States vs FinlandCo Host Finland tried to advance against the US team who they lost to in the preliminary round The first period ended scoreless before Jesse Joensuu broke the tie just to be answered 21 seconds later by Kyle Palmieri With the game going 1 1 into the last period the United States took the lead with under two minutes played 24 Mikko Koivu tied the game seven minutes before the end of the game With everyone expecting an overtime Jesse Joensuu struck again just nine seconds before the end 25 The US pulled the goalie but never had another chance and were eliminated 26 Sweden vs Czech RepublicThe last quarterfinals saw Co host Sweden going up against the Czech team The first period ended in a 2 1 lead for the Czech Republic after Sweden took the lead early on Martin Erat scored and gave the Czechs a two goal lead before Henrik Zetterberg cut into the lead 45 seconds before the end of the second period 27 Jonathan Ericsson continued the Swedish way of climbing back by tying the game just 45 seconds into the last period Both teams had their chance in the next few minutes Sweden hit the post and the Czechs failed to score against Viktor Fasth 28 29 seconds before the end Michalek took the puck away from a Swedish defender and scored Sweden pulled the goalie and had one last chance but it was missed and the Czech advanced to the semifinals The Czechs became the first team since Finland in 2000 to eliminate Sweden in a World Championship quarterfinal 29 Semifinals Edit Russia vs FinlandSeven minutes into the game Janne Niskala gave Finland the lead Two goals from Evgeni Malkin brought Russia back into the game going into the first intermission 30 In the second period Alexander Ovechkin increased the lead to 3 1 a while later Malkin would increase Russia s lead to 4 1 Denis Kokarev then scored another goal and with Russia in control of the game yet another after that 31 Four minutes before the end of the game Mikael Granlund scored the last goal of the game as it ended 6 2 in favour of Russia although they were out shot 23 to 31 Malkin was the player of the game with scoring a hat trick to give him 18 points for the tournament Russia advanced to the final to try to win their twenty sixth title while Finland will battle for bronze 32 Czech Republic vs SlovakiaThe Slovak team tried to continue their ride at this championship by advancing to the final even though the Czech team was the favorite before the game started The game started slow but Miroslav Satan broke the tie 15 minutes into the game to give Slovakia the lead Another 15 minutes in this time the second period Michael Frolik made it a 1 1 game going into the last period 33 The third period was not more than one minute old when Satan struck again with his second goal despite Slovakia being shorthanded Libor Hudacek then gave Slovakia a two goal lead four minutes later The Czech team had 15 minutes to turn the game around but did not create enough opportunities They pulled their goaltender with two minutes to go but Slovakia kept up their defense well enough not to concede another goal 34 Slovakia finished off another upset and advanced to the final while the Czech Republic plays in the bronze medal game Slovakia had no penalties but was outshot by nine 35 Bronze medal game Edit The bronze medal game featured Finland and the Czech Republic The Czechs took the lead in the first period before Finland tied the game at one three minutes before the first break Jiri Novotny and David Krejci raised the lead to two goals being 3 1 at the first intermission 36 The second period went scoreless before the Finnish team got new hope when Jussi Jokinen scored a goal ten minutes before the end of the game But they did not score again and the Czech team captured the bronze medal and Finland ended the tournament in fourth place 3 Gold medal game Edit Main article 2012 IIHF World Championship Final The gold medal game featured Russia and Slovakia Slovakia played in the World Championship final game for the first time since 2002 while Russia advanced to their fourth gold medal game in the last five years Russia defeated Slovakia 6 2 to take home the gold medal from the tournament The Russian team went through the tournament undefeated 2 Nations EditThe following 16 nations qualified for the elite pool tournament 13 nations from Europe 2 nations from North America and 1 nation from Asia are represented 37 nbsp Participating Nations of 2012 IIHF World ChampionshipAsia nbsp Kazakhstan a Europe nbsp Belarus b nbsp Czech Republic b nbsp Denmark b nbsp Finland nbsp France b nbsp Germany b nbsp Italy a nbsp Latvia b nbsp Norway b nbsp Russia b nbsp Slovakia b nbsp Sweden c nbsp Switzerland b North America nbsp Canada b nbsp United States b a b Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I a b c d e f g h i j k l Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2011 IIHF World Championship Qualified as hosts and as automatic qualifier Officials EditThe IIHF selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen to work the 2012 IIHF World Championship They were the following 38 Referees nbsp Vladimir Baluska nbsp Antti Boman nbsp Lars Bruggemann nbsp Vyacheslav Bulanov nbsp Martin Frano nbsp Georg Jablukov nbsp Antonin Jerabek nbsp Morgan Johansson nbsp Keith Kaval nbsp Danny Kurmann nbsp Christer Larking nbsp Jari Levonen nbsp David Lewis nbsp Konstantin Olenin nbsp Steve Patafie nbsp Brent Reiber Linesmen nbsp Roger Arm nbsp Petr Blumel nbsp Jimmy Dahmen nbsp Ivan Dedioulia nbsp Pierre Dehaen nbsp Francois Dussureault nbsp Jon Killian nbsp Jonathan Morisson nbsp Masi Puolakka nbsp Andre Schrader nbsp Sirko Schulz nbsp Anton Semionov nbsp Sergei Shelyanin nbsp Sakari Suominen nbsp Miroslav Valach nbsp Jesse WilmotSeeding and groups EditSee also IIHF World Ranking The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2011 IIHF World Ranking which ended at the conclusion of the 2011 IIHF World Championship The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding in parentheses is the corresponding world ranking 39 Group H Helsinki nbsp Finland 2 nbsp Canada 4 nbsp United States 6 nbsp Switzerland 7 nbsp Slovakia 10 nbsp 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