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2006 IIHF World Championship
2006 edition of the IIHF World Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2006 IIHF World Championship was held in between 5–21 May 2006 in Riga, Latvia. It was the 70th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
One of the requirements of the IIHF for Latvia to host the event was that a new arena would be constructed. Sweden was the stand-by organizer in case the arena was delayed, but the construction was completed on schedule, marking the first time a former Soviet state apart from Russia has hosted the event. The mascot of the championships was a beaver called RIX (after Riga International Airport's IATA code.)
Sweden shut out the Czech Republic 4-0 in the Gold Medal Game to win the IIHF World Championships. Sweden had won the 2006 Winter Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Gold 3-2 versus Finland in Turin, Italy two months earlier. They therefore became the first hockey team to win both the Winter Olympics and the IIHF World Championships in the same year.[1]
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Venues
Nations
The following 16 nations qualified for the elite hockey tournament – 13 nations from Europe, two nations from North America and one nation from Asia are represented.
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2005 IIHF World Championship
- Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2005 IIHF World Championship Division I
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Rosters
Preliminary round
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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 Berne.
Group A
Source: IIHF
All times local (UTC +3)
5 May 2006 17:15 | Finland ![]() | 5–3 (1–2, 2–1, 2–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 5386 |
5 May 2006 21:15 | Latvia ![]() | 1–1 (1–1, 0–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 10669 |
7 May 2006 16:15 | Czech Republic ![]() | 5–4 (4–1, 1–2, 0–1) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 9018 |
7 May 2006 20:15 | Finland ![]() | 5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 10,616 |
9 May 2006 16:15 | Slovenia ![]() | 1–5 (1–0, 0–4, 0–1) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 9539 |
9 May 2006 20:15 | Czech Republic ![]() | 3–3 (2–1, 1–0, 0–2) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 6758 |
Group B
Source: IIHF
All times local (UTC +3)
6 May 2006 16:15 | Switzerland ![]() | 3–1 (0–0, 0–1, 3–0) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 4450 |
6 May 2006 20:15 | Ukraine ![]() | 2–4 (1–1, 1–2, 0–1) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 3492 |
8 May 2006 16:15 | Switzerland ![]() | 2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 0–0) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 4609 |
8 May 2006 20:15 | Sweden ![]() | 4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 3586 |
10 May 2006 16:15 | Italy ![]() | 2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 2174 |
10 May 2006 20:15 | Sweden ![]() | 4–4 (1–0, 0–1, 3–3) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 3031 |
Group C
Source: IIHF
All times local (UTC +3)
6 May 2006 16:15 | Belarus ![]() | 2–1 (0–0, 2–1, 0–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 6,960 |
6 May 2006 20:15 | Russia ![]() | 10–1 (4–1, 4–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7,190 |
8 May 2006 16:15 | Russia ![]() | 3–2 (1–0, 0–2, 2–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7,945 |
8 May 2006 20:15 | Slovakia ![]() | 6–0 (0–0, 3–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 6,788 |
10 May 2006 16:15 | Slovakia ![]() | 3–4 (2–2, 1–1, 0–1) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7,467 |
10 May 2006 20:15 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 1–7 (1–1, 0–3, 0–3) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 6359 |
Group D
Source: IIHF
All times local (UTC +3)
5 May 2006 16:15 | United States ![]() | 3–1 (0–1, 1–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 4300 |
5 May 2006 20:15 | Denmark ![]() | 3–5 (0–3, 3–0, 0–2) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 3427 |
7 May 2006 16:15 | United States ![]() | 3–0 (0–0, 2–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 3886 |
7 May 2006 20:15 | Canada ![]() | 7–1 (3–0, 4–0, 0–1) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 3983 |
9 May 2006 16:15 | Norway ![]() | 6–3 (1–2, 3–0, 2–1) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 3885 |
9 May 2006 20:15 | Canada ![]() | 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 4553 |
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Qualifying round
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The top three teams from each group in the preliminary round advance to the qualifying round. The top three teams from Groups A and D advance to Group E, and the top three teams from Groups B and C advance to Group F.
Teams in the qualifying round carry forward the results and points gained in the preliminary round with the teams that they have played and advance with. Teams, which have played in the preliminary round, do not meet again in the qualifying round.
Group E
Source: IIHF
All times local (UTC+3)
11 May 2006 20:15 | Canada ![]() | 11–0 (4–0, 1–0, 6–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 8389 |
12 May 2006 16:15 | Czech Republic ![]() | 3–1 (0–1, 2–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7004 |
12 May 2006 20:15 | Finland ![]() | 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7379 |
13 May 2006 20:15 | United States ![]() | 4–2 (0–0, 2–1, 2–1) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 9083 |
14 May 2006 16:15 | Norway ![]() | 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7345 |
14 May 2006 20:15 | Canada ![]() | 4–6 (1–3, 2–1, 1–2) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7474 |
15 May 2006 20:15 | Finland ![]() | 2–4 (1–2, 0–1, 1–1) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7171 |
16 May 2006 15:15 | Czech Republic ![]() | 1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7441 |
16 May 2006 19:15 | Latvia ![]() | 4–2 (2–0, 1–1, 1–1) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 9173 |
Group F
Source: IIHF
All times local (UTC +3)
11 May 2006 16:15 | Russia ![]() | 6–0 (1–0, 0–0, 5–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 6963 |
12 May 2006 16:15 | Switzerland ![]() | 2–2 (0–1, 0–1, 2–0) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 2325 |
12 May 2006 20:15 | Sweden ![]() | 4–1 (4–0, 0–0, 0–1) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 2209 |
13 May 2006 20:15 | Belarus ![]() | 9–1 (1–0, 3–1, 5–0) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 2732 |
14 May 2006 16:15 | Russia ![]() | 6–3 (1–0, 1–2, 4–1) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 3729 |
14 May 2006 20:15 | Slovakia ![]() | 5–2 (2–0, 2–2, 1–0) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 2882 |
15 May 2006 20:15 | Sweden ![]() | 3–3 (1–2, 2–0, 0–1) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 3983 |
16 May 2006 15:15 | Switzerland ![]() | 1–2 (0–1, 0–1, 1–0) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 3170 |
16 May 2006 19:15 | Ukraine ![]() | 0–8 (0-1, 0-4, 0-3) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 2982 |
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Relegation round
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The relegation round is composed of the four teams that placed last in Groups A through D. They play in a round-robin fashion, and the bottom two teams get relegated to the Division I group in next year's World Championships.
Group G
Source: IIHF
All times local (UTC +3)
May 12, 2006 12:15 | Slovenia ![]() | 3–3 (0–2, 1–1, 2–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7666 |
May 12, 2006 12:15 | Italy ![]() | 3–2 (1–0, 0–2, 2–0) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 3,193 |
May 13, 2006 16:15 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 5–0 (2–0, 3–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7,563 |
May 13, 2006 16:15 | Italy ![]() | 0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 2,640 |
May 15, 2006 16:15 | Slovenia ![]() | 3–3 (1–0, 2–1, 0–2) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 6,574 |
May 15, 2006 16:15 | Denmark ![]() | 3–2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1) | ![]() | Skonto Arena Attendance: 2,903 |
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Playoff round
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
F1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
E4 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
QF1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
QF2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
E2 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
F3 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
SF1 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
SF2 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
E1 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
F4 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
QF4 | ![]() | 4 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
QF3 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
F2 | ![]() | 6 | SF2 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||
E3 | ![]() | 0 | SF1 | ![]() | 5 |
Quarter-finals
17 May 2006 15:15 | Sweden ![]() | 6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 2,800 |
17 May 2006 19:15 | Canada ![]() | 4–1 (0–1, 1–0, 3–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7,129 |
18 May 2006 16:15 | Russia ![]() | 3–4 (OT) (1–0, 0–1, 2–2, 0–1) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 8,082 |
18 May 2006 20:15 | Finland ![]() | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 7,164 |
Semi-finals
20 May 2006 16:15 | Finland ![]() | 1–3 (1–0, 0–1, 0–2) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 8,763 |
20 May 2006 20:15 | Canada ![]() | 4–5 (2–3, 1–2, 1–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 8,845 |
Bronze medal game
21 May 2006 16:15 | Canada ![]() | 0–5 (0–1, 0–2, 0–2) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 9,365 |
Gold medal game
21 May 2006 20:15 | Sweden ![]() | 4–0 (2–0, 2–0, 0–0) | ![]() | Arena Riga Attendance: 9,800 |
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Ranking and statistics
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2006 IIHF World Championship winners |
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![]() Sweden 8th title |
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Johan Holmqvist
- Best Defenceman:
Niklas Kronwall
- Best Forward:
Sidney Crosby
- Most Valuable Player:
Niklas Kronwall
- Best Goaltender:
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender:
Andrei Mezin
- Defence:
Niklas Kronwall,
Petteri Nummelin
- Forward:
Sidney Crosby,
Alexander Ovechkin,
David Výborný
- Goaltender:
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
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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.
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.
Source: IIHF.com
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IIHF broadcasting rights
- Austria
- Austrian Matches: ORF
- Other Matches: ORF Sport Plus
- Canada
- Czech Republic: Czech Television (ČT2, ČT4 Sport)
- Denmark: TV2 Sport
- Finland: YLE
- France: Sport+
- Germany
- Latvia: TV3, 3+ Latvia
- Norway
- Norwegian Matches: NRK
- Other Matches: Viasat SportN, Viasat Sport 3
- Russia: RTR Sport
- Slovakia: STV
- Slovenia: RTV Slovenija
- Sweden: Viasat
- Switzerland
- Ukraine: Megasport
IIHF honors and awards
The 2006 IIHF Hall of Fame induction ceremony has held in Riga during the World Championships.[2] Bo Tovland of Sweden was given the Paul Loicq Award for outstanding contributions to international ice hockey.[3]
IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
- Henryk Gruth, Poland[4]
- Anatoli Khorozov, Ukraine[5]
- Kent Nilsson, Sweden[6]
- Vladimir Petrov, Russia[7]
- Shoichi Tomita, Japan[8]
- Juhani Wahlsten, Finland[9]
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