2012 IIHF World Championship
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The 2012 IIHF World Championship will be the 76th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey
tournament. It will take place between 4–20 May 2012 in Finland
and Sweden
. This tournament will also determine 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.
in Helsinki
, and Ericsson Globe in Stockholm
. It was decided at the congress in Moscow in 2007. Five nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship.
Asia^
Europe***†**^
****†*
North America**
The 2012 IIHF World Championship will be the 76th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey
tournament. It will take place between 4–20 May 2012 in Finland
and Sweden
. This tournament will also determine 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.
in Helsinki
, and Ericsson Globe in Stockholm
. It was decided at the congress in Moscow in 2007. Five nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship.
Asia^
Europe***†**^
****†*
North America**
The 2012 IIHF World Championship will be the 76th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey
tournament. It will take place between 4–20 May 2012 in Finland
and Sweden
. This tournament will also determine 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.
in Helsinki
, and Ericsson Globe in Stockholm
. It was decided at the congress in Moscow in 2007. Five nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship.
Asia^
Europe***†**^
****†*
North America**
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament. It will take place between 4–20 May 2012 in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. This tournament will also determine the countries’ seeding for the men’s Olympic Ice Hockey tournament in Sochi
Sochi
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...
for the 2014 Winter Olympics
2014 Winter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event scheduled to be celebrated from 7 to 23 February 2014, in Sochi, Russia with some events held in the resort town of Krasnaya Polyana. Both the Olympic and...
, and for all countries participating in the qualification program leading up to the Olympics.
Host selection
The games will be played in the Hartwall AreenaHartwall Areena
Hartwall Areena is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, and Ericsson Globe in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. It was decided at the congress in Moscow in 2007. Five nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship.
Venues
| Hartwall Areena Hartwall Areena Hartwall Areena is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland... Capacity: 13 506 |
Ericsson Globe Capacity: 13 850 |
|---|---|
 |
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| – Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... |
– Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Format
For the first time since 2000, a new format will be adopted in the IIHF World Hockey Championships. The preliminary round and qualification round will be merged into one (two pools of eight teams), with the top four teams from each pool advancing to the quarter finals. This was done as it rewards consistently strong teams instead of those who make "upsets."Nations
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.Asia^
Europe***†**^
****†*
North America**
The 2012 IIHF World Championship will be the 76th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament. It will take place between 4–20 May 2012 in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. This tournament will also determine the countries’ seeding for the men’s Olympic Ice Hockey tournament in Sochi
Sochi
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...
for the 2014 Winter Olympics
2014 Winter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event scheduled to be celebrated from 7 to 23 February 2014, in Sochi, Russia with some events held in the resort town of Krasnaya Polyana. Both the Olympic and...
, and for all countries participating in the qualification program leading up to the Olympics.
Host selection
The games will be played in the Hartwall AreenaHartwall Areena
Hartwall Areena is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, and Ericsson Globe in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. It was decided at the congress in Moscow in 2007. Five nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship.
Venues
| Hartwall Areena Hartwall Areena Hartwall Areena is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland... Capacity: 13 506 |
Ericsson Globe Capacity: 13 850 |
|---|---|
| |
|
| – Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... |
– Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Format
For the first time since 2000, a new format will be adopted in the IIHF World Hockey Championships. The preliminary round and qualification round will be merged into one (two pools of eight teams), with the top four teams from each pool advancing to the quarter finals. This was done as it rewards consistently strong teams instead of those who make "upsets."Nations
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.Asia^
Europe***†**^
****†*
North America**
The 2012 IIHF World Championship will be the 76th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament. It will take place between 4–20 May 2012 in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. This tournament will also determine the countries’ seeding for the men’s Olympic Ice Hockey tournament in Sochi
Sochi
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...
for the 2014 Winter Olympics
2014 Winter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event scheduled to be celebrated from 7 to 23 February 2014, in Sochi, Russia with some events held in the resort town of Krasnaya Polyana. Both the Olympic and...
, and for all countries participating in the qualification program leading up to the Olympics.
Host selection
The games will be played in the Hartwall AreenaHartwall Areena
Hartwall Areena is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, and Ericsson Globe in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. It was decided at the congress in Moscow in 2007. Five nations, all located in Europe placed formal bids to host the 2011 IIHF World Championship.
Venues
| Hartwall Areena Hartwall Areena Hartwall Areena is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland... Capacity: 13 506 |
Ericsson Globe Capacity: 13 850 |
|---|---|
| |
|
| – Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... |
– Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Format
For the first time since 2000, a new format will be adopted in the IIHF World Hockey Championships. The preliminary round and qualification round will be merged into one (two pools of eight teams), with the top four teams from each pool advancing to the quarter finals. This was done as it rewards consistently strong teams instead of those who make "upsets."Nations
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.Asia^
Europe***†**^
****†*
North America**
* = Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2011 IIHF World Championship^ = Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I† = Qualified as hosts (and as automatic qualifier)
Seeding and groups
The seeding in the preliminary round is based on the 2011 IIHF World RankingIIHF World RankingThe IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the national teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation.The system was approved by the IIHF congress in September 2003...
, which ends at the conclusion of the 2011 IIHF World Championship. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding (in parenthesis is the corresponding world ranking):
Group A (Helsinki) (2) (4) (6) (7) (10) (11) (14) (16)
Group B (Stockholm) (1) (3) (5) (8) (9) (12) (13) (17)
Preliminary round
The top four teams in each group move to the quarter-finals where the group winner meets the fourth place, and the group runner-up meets the third place within the same group. In the semi-finals they meet a team from the other group. Semi-finals and medal games will be played in Helsinki.
Team advances to the Playoff Round Team competes in Relegation Round
Group A
Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All times are local (UTC+3Eastern European TimeEastern European Time is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in some European countries that also use Eastern European Summer Time as a summer daylight saving time.- Usage :...
).
Group B
Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All times are local (UTC+2Central European Summer TimeCentral European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...
).
Playoff round
The games in Stockholm are UTC+2Central European Summer TimeCentral European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...
, while the games in Helsinki are UTC+3Eastern European Summer TimeEastern European Summer Time is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in some European, North African, and Middle Eastern countries...
.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
All times are local (UTC+3Eastern European TimeEastern European Time is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in some European countries that also use Eastern European Summer Time as a summer daylight saving time.- Usage :...
).
Bronze medal game
Time is local (UTC+3Eastern European TimeEastern European Time is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in some European countries that also use Eastern European Summer Time as a summer daylight saving time.- Usage :...
).
Gold medal game
Time is local (UTC+3Eastern European TimeEastern European Time is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in some European countries that also use Eastern European Summer Time as a summer daylight saving time.- Usage :...
).
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