2009 IIHF World Championship

The 2009 IIHF World Championship took place in Switzerland from 24 April to 10 May. The games were played in the PostFinance Arena in Bern and Schluefweg in Kloten.

2009 IIHF World Championship
2009 IIHF Weltmeisterschaft
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Dates24 April – 10 May
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Russia (3rd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored323 (5.77 per match)
Attendance379,044 (6,769 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Martin St. Louis
(15 points)
MVP Ilya Kovalchuk
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2010 →
Main article: 2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The PostFinance Arena in Bern was renovated and accommodates an attendance of 17,000. The Eishalle Schluefweg in Kloten was expanded for the 2008–09 season to a capacity of 9,000 people. Switzerland gained the right to host the World Championship for the 10th time.
"Live for the Action" by Swiss hard rock veterans Krokus was named the official anthem of the tournament.

Russia won the championship, winning all its matches and defeating Canada in the final 2–1.[1] Ilya Kovalchuk was named the best forward and the most valuable player of the tournament.[2] Over 17 million people watched the televised final around the world.[3]

Participating teams
See also: 2009 IIHF World Championship rosters

Venues
PostFinance Arena
Capacity: 12,000
Zurich
 Arena Zurich-Kloten
Capacity: 7,561
  Switzerland – Bern   Switzerland – Zurich

Preliminary round

Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last team in each group competed in the relegation round.

Groups A and D were played in Kloten, groups B and C in Bern.

     Team advanced to the qualifying round
     Team sent to compete in the relegation round

Group A
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Canada 33000224+189
 Belarus 3110168−25
 Slovakia 31011812−44
 Hungary 30003416−120

All times are local (UTC+2).

24 April
16:15		Belarus 1–6
(0–2, 0–0, 1–4)		 CanadaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,232
24 April
20:15		Slovakia 4–3
(1–0, 2–1, 1–2)		 HungarySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,773
26 April
16:15		Slovakia 1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–2)		 BelarusSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,256
26 April
20:15		Canada 9–0
(4–0, 2–0, 3–0)		 HungarySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,506
28 April
16:15		Hungary 1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)		 BelarusSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,710
28 April
20:15		Canada 7–3
(3–0, 3–1, 1–2)		 SlovakiaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 6,300

Group B
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Russia 33000164+129
  Switzerland 311016605
 France 3100249−53
 Germany 30012310−71

All times are local (UTC+2).

24 April
16:15		Germany 0–5
(0–3, 0–0, 0–2)		 RussiaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,570
24 April
20:15		Switzerland  1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 FrancePostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,570
26 April
16:15		Switzerland  3–2 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 GermanyPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,423
26 April
20:15		Russia 7–2
(5–1, 1–1, 1–0)		 FrancePostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,505
28 April
16:15		Russia 4–2
(1–2, 1–0, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,479
28 April
20:15		France 2–1
(2–1, 0–0, 0–0)		 GermanyPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 9,956

Group C
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 United States 32010159+67
 Sweden 31110159+66
 Latvia 3110176+15
 Austria 30003215−130

All times are local (UTC+2).

25 April
16:15		United States 4–2
(1–1, 2–1, 1–0)		 LatviaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 7,840
25 April
20:15		Sweden 7–1
(3–0, 0–1, 4–0)		 AustriaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 6,175
27 April
16:15		United States 6–1
(1–0, 1–1, 4–0)		 AustriaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 3,779
27 April
20:15		Latvia 3–2 GWS
(0–1, 2–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 3–2)		 SwedenPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 4,421
29 April
16:15		Austria 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 LatviaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 5,274
29 April
20:15		Sweden 6–5 OT
(0–1, 2–2, 3–2)
(OT: 1–0)		 United StatesPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 9,876

Group D
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Finland 33000144+109
 Czech Republic 32001136+76
 Norway 30102714−72
 Denmark 30012515−101

All times are local (UTC+2).

25 April
16:15		Norway 0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)		 FinlandSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,269
25 April
16:15		Czech Republic 5–0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 DenmarkSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,342
27 April
16:15		Czech Republic 5–2
(3–0, 1–2, 1–0)		 NorwaySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,583
27 April
20:15		Finland 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 DenmarkSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,929
29 April
16:15		Denmark 4–5 OT
(2–2, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 NorwaySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,496
29 April
20:15		Finland 4–3
(1–2, 2–1, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 6,456

Qualifying round

The top three teams in the standings of each group of the Preliminary Round advanced to the qualifying round, and were placed in two groups: teams from Groups A and D went to Group F, while teams from Groups B and C went to Group E.

Each team played three games in this round, one against each of the three teams from the other group paired with theirs. These three games, along with the two games already played against the other two advancing teams from the same group in the Preliminary Round, counted in the qualifying round standings.

The top four teams in both groups E and F advanced to the playoff round.

     Team advanced to the playoff round
     Team eliminated from advancing

Group E
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Russia 541002711+1614
 Sweden 521202318+510
 United States 520211918+18
 Latvia 512021514+17
  Switzerland 51112913−46
 France 50005827−190

All times are local (UTC+2).

30 April
16:15		Russia 6–5 OT
(2–2, 1–1, 2–2)
(OT: 1–0)		 SwedenPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 7,465
30 April
20:15		Switzerland  1–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–2)		 LatviaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 9,771
1 May
20:15		United States 6–2
(2–0, 3–2, 1–0)		 FrancePostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 4,213
2 May
16:15		France 1–7
(0–1, 0–2, 1–4)		 LatviaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 6,472
2 May
20:15		Russia 4–1
(3–1, 1–0, 0–0)		 United StatesPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,230
3 May
16:15		Switzerland  1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)		 SwedenPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,327
3 May
20:15		Latvia 1–6
(0–1, 1–3, 0–2)		 RussiaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 7,228
4 May
16:15		Sweden 6–3
(3–0, 2–3, 1–0)		 FrancePostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 5,051
4 May
20:15		United States 3–4 OT
(0–1, 3–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)		  SwitzerlandPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,317

Group F
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Canada 540102610+1613
 Finland 52210169+711
 Czech Republic 530022011+99
 Belarus 50302813−56
 Slovakia 50122821−134
 Norway 50023721−142

All times are local (UTC+2).

30 April
16:15		Belarus 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 NorwaySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,374
30 April
20:15		Canada 5–1
(3–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 Czech RepublicSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,967
1 May
20:15		Finland 2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 SlovakiaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,444
2 May
16:15		Czech Republic 8–0
(4–0, 4–0, 0–0)		 SlovakiaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,165
2 May
20:15		Finland 1–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–3)		 BelarusSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,621
3 May
16:15		Norway 1–5
(1–3, 0–2, 0–0)		 CanadaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,023
3 May
20:15		Belarus 0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,495
4 May
16:15		Slovakia 3–2 OT
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 NorwaySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 2,901
4 May
20:15		Canada 3–4 GWS
(1–2, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–3)		 FinlandSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 5,970

Relegation round

The bottom team in the standings from each group of the Preliminary Round played in the relegation round. Germany, as hosts of the 2010 tournament, were guaranteed to stay in the top division.[4] Denmark, the best ranked team in the group from the other three teams, stayed in the top division for 2010, while Austria and Hungary were relegated to the Division I tournament.

     Team qualified for the 2010 IIHF World Championship
     Team qualified for the 2010 IIHF World Championship as hosts
     Team relegated to Division I

Group G
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Denmark 33000134+99
 Austria 3200195+46
 Germany 3100235−23
 Hungary 30003213−110

All times are local (UTC+2).

1 May
16:15		Germany 1–3
(1–1, 0–0, 0–2)		 DenmarkPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 4,241
1 May
16:15		Austria 6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 HungarySchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 4,042
3 May
12:15		Germany 0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 AustriaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 3,828
3 May
12:15		Hungary 1–5
(1–0, 0–2, 0–3)		 DenmarkSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 3,672
4 May
12:15		Hungary 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 GermanyPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 3,497
4 May
12:15		Denmark 5–2
(1–2, 1–0, 3–0)		 AustriaSchluefweg, Kloten
Attendance: 2,798

Playoff round

Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals
                           
  E1  Russia 4  
F4  Belarus 3  
  QF1  Russia 3  
  QF2  United States 2  
F2  Finland 2 Final
  E3  United States 3  
    SF1  Russia 2
  SF2  Canada 1
  F1  Canada 4  
E4  Latvia 2  
  QF3  Canada 3 Bronze medal game
  QF4  Sweden 1  
E2  Sweden 3 SF1  United States 2
  F3  Czech Republic 1   SF2  Sweden 4

Quarter-finals
6 May
16:15		Russia 4–3
(0–0, 3–3, 1–0)		 BelarusPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 8,337
6 May
20:15		Finland 2–3
(0–0, 2–3, 0–0)		 United StatesPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 9,334
7 May
16:15		Canada 4–2
(0–0, 3–1, 1–1)		 LatviaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 8,042
7 May
20:15		Sweden 3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 10,415

Semi-finals
8 May
16:15		Russia 3–2
(0–0, 2–2, 1–0)		 United StatesPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,057
8 May
20:15		Canada 3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)		 SwedenPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,477

Bronze Medal Game
10 May
16:00		Sweden 4–2
(0–0, 2–1, 2–1)		 United StatesPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,249

Gold Medal Game
Main article: 2009 IIHF World Championship Final
10 May
20:30		Russia 2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)		 CanadaPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 11,454

Ranking and statistics
 


 2009 IIHF World Championship Winners 

Russia
2nd/25rd[5] title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

 Russia
 Canada
 Sweden
4 United States
5 Finland
6 Czech Republic
7 Latvia
8 Belarus
9  Switzerland
10 Slovakia
11 Norway
12 France
13 Denmark
14 Austria
15 Germany*
16 Hungary

* Hosts of the 2010 WC, therefore exempt from relegation.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Martin St. Louis941115+82FW
Ilya Kovalchuk95914+84FW
Mattias Weinhandl95712+18FW
Shea Weber94812+56D
Jason Spezza97411+42FW
Steven Stamkos97411+96FW
Niko Kapanen77310+12FW
Dany Heatley96410+38FW
Petr Čajánek75510+710FW
Alexander Radulov94610+710FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position

Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Chris Mason240:0011441.0096.491
Andrei Mezin314:0517291.7294.770
Dwayne Roloson303:52158112.1793.040
Ilya Bryzgalov404:04198142.0892.931
Edgars Masaļskis426:26233182.5392.831

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com

IIHF Broadcasting rights

See also

References
  1. "Russia beat Canada 2–1 to win world hockey championship". Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  2. "Kovalchuk named MVP". Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  3. "Armchair supporters". The Economist. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  4. "France advances over Germany". IIHF. 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. If 22 World Championship titles won by the Soviet Union are included, this total comes to 25.
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