2007 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Germany |
| Dates | May 26 – June 1 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Sweden (3rd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 46 |
| Goals scored | 450 (9.78 per match) |
| Attendance | 22,486 (489 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Michael Wolf – 7 goals |
| MVP |
 Gasper Kroselj |
The 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 12th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The tournament was divided into two divisions, the top division, for the teams ranked 1st–8th in the world. Additionally, Division I consisted of the teams ranked 9th–16th in the world. All 16 teams would be eligible to win the top division world championship. At the conclusion of pool play, the last placed teams in pools A & B played in cross-over games against the winners of pool C & D. The winners advanced to the playoff in the top division, while the losers were entered into the Division I playoff round.
Top Division
Preliminary Round
Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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| Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
 United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
 Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 |
 Austria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 0 |
| May 26, 2007 20:00 | Germany | 10–0 ( 2–0, 3–0, 1–0,4–0 ) | Czech Republic | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 3,126 |
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| May 27, 2007 18:00 | United States | 3–4 ( 2–1, 1–0, 0–2, 0–1 ) | Czech Republic | Passau, Germany Attendance: 1,200 |
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| May 27, 2007 20:00 | Germany | 8–1 ( 0–0, 2–0, 1–0, 5–1 ) | Austria | Passau, Germany Attendance: 1,890 |
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| May 28, 2007 20:00 | Austria | 1–10 ( 1–1, 0–3, 0–6, 0–0 ) | United States | Passau, Germany Attendance: 300 |
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| May 29, 2007 18:00 | Czech Republic | 6–4 ( 2–0, 3–0, 0–2, 1–2 ) | Austria | Passau, Germany Attendance: 300 |
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| May 29, 2007 20:00 | United States | 7–4 ( 3–2, 2–0, 1–2, 1–0 ) | Germany | Passau, Germany Attendance: 1,800 |
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Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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| Slovenia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
 Finland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
 Slovakia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 0 |
| May 27, 2007 18:00 | Slovenia | 4 – 3 (2OT) ( 0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0 ) | Sweden | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 390 |
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| May 27, 2007 20:00 | Finland | 8–4 ( 2–0, 1–3, 1–0, 4–1 ) | Slovakia | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 410 |
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| May 28, 2007 18:00 | Sweden | 13–1 ( 4–1, 2–0, 6–0, 1–0 ) | Slovakia | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 500 |
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| May 28, 2007 20:00 | Finland | 1–2 ( 0–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–1 ) | Slovenia | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 850 |
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| May 30, 2007 12:00 | Slovakia | 2–7 ( 0–3, 0–1, 2–1, 0–2 ) | Slovenia | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 100 |
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| May 30, 2007 18:00 | Sweden | 3–2 ( 1–0, 0–0, 2–1, 0–1 ) | Finland | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 200 |
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Qualifying Round
| May 30, 2007 20:00 | Slovakia | 7–4 ( 2–1, 3–0, 0–3, 2–0 ) |  Brazil | Landshut, Germany Attendance: 250 |
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Slovakia remains in Top Division, Brazil remains in Division I
| May 30, 2007 18:00 | Austria | 6 – 5 (OT) ( 0–1, 1–0, 2–1, 2–3, 1–0 ) |  Great Britain | Passau, Germany Attendance: 200 |
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Austria remains in Top Division, Great Britain remains in Division I
Championship Round
Draw
| Quarterfinal | |||||||||||||
| A3 | Czech Republic |
2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Sweden |
6 | Semifinal | ||||||||||
| QF1 | Sweden |
5 | |||||||||||
| Quarterfinal | QF2 | Germany |
2 | ||||||||||
| B4 | Slovakia |
2 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Germany |
10 | Final | ||||||||||
| SF2 | Sweden |
4 | |||||||||||
| Quarterfinal | SF1 | Finland |
3 | ||||||||||
| B3 | Finland |
7 | |||||||||||
| A2 | United States |
4 | Semifinal | Bronze medal game | |||||||||
| QF3 | Finland |
6 | SF1 | Germany |
6 | ||||||||
| Quarterfinal | QF4 | Austria |
5 | SF2 | Austria |
3 | |||||||
| A4 | Austria |
2 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Slovenia |
1 | |||||||||||
Ranking and statistics
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Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:[1]
- Best Goalkeeper: Pontus Sjogren
- Best Defenseman: Aki Tuominen
- Best Forward: Michael Wolf
- Most Valuable Player: Gasper Kroselj
- Best Goalkeeper:
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
 | Sweden |
 | Finland |
 | Germany |
| 4. | Austria |
| 5. | Slovenia |
| 6. | United States |
| 7. | Czech Republic |
| 8. | Slovakia |
Division I
Preliminary Round
Group C
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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| Great Britain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 9 |
 Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
 Namibia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 3 |
 South Africa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 0 |
| May 27, 2007 14:00 | Japan | 6–3 ( 1–1, 2–0, 2–1, 1–1 ) | Namibia | Passau, Germany |
| May 27, 2007 16:00 | South Africa | 1–7 ( 0–3, 0–2, 1–1, 0–1 ) | Great Britain | Passau, Germany |
| May 28, 2007 16:00 | Japan | 5–3 ( 2–1, 0–1, 2–1, 1–0 ) | South Africa | Passau, Germany |
| May 28, 2007 18:00 | Great Britain | 7–2 ( 0–0, 5–1, 1–1, 1–0 ) | Namibia | Passau, Germany |
| May 29, 2007 16:00 | Great Britain | 8–4 ( 3–2, 3–0, 0–1, 2–1 ) | Japan | Passau, Germany |
| May 29, 2007 14:00 | Namibia | 8–3 ( 2–1, 4–1, 1–0, 1–1 ) | South Africa | Passau, Germany |
Group D
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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| Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
 Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 3 |
 Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 0 |
| May 27, 2007 14:00 | Brazil | 6–5 ( 0–2, 3–0, 2–1, 1–2 ) | Australia | Landshut, Germany |
| May 27, 2007 16:00 | New Zealand | 9–8 ( 3–3, 3–3, 2–2, 1–0 ) | Hungary | Landshut, Germany |
| May 28, 2007 14:00 | Brazil | 5–3 ( 2–1, 1–0, 1–0, 1–2 ) | New Zealand | Landshut, Germany |
| May 28, 2007 16:00 | Hungary | 5–8 ( 1–1, 1–1, 1–4, 2–2 ) | Australia | Landshut, Germany |
| May 30, 2007 10:00 | Hungary | 2–4 ( 2–1, 0–1, 0–1, 0–1 ) | Brazil | Landshut, Germany |
| May 30, 2007 16:00 | Australia | 13–2 ( 4–1, 3–1, 4–0, 2–0 ) | New Zealand | Landshut, Germany |
Finals round
Draw
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| C3 | Namibia |
3 | |||||||||||
| D2 | Australia |
5 | Semifinal | ||||||||||
| QF1 | New Zealand |
7 | |||||||||||
| Quarterfinal | QF2 | Australia |
3 | ||||||||||
| D4 | Hungary |
4 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Great Britain |
3 | Final | ||||||||||
| SF2 | Brazil |
5 | |||||||||||
| Quarterfinal | SF1 | New Zealand |
4 | ||||||||||
| C2 | Japan |
4 | |||||||||||
| D3 | New Zealand |
5 | Semifinal | Bronze medal game | |||||||||
| QF3 | Brazil |
7 | SF1 | Hungary |
6 | ||||||||
| Quarterfinal | QF4 | Hungary |
2 | SF2 | Australia |
5 | |||||||
| C4 | South Africa |
3 | |||||||||||
| D1 | Brazil |
9 | |||||||||||
Ranking and statistics
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
| | Brazil |
| | New Zealand |
| | Hungary |
| 4. | Australia |
| 5. | Great Britain |
| 6. | Japan |
| 7. | Namibia |
| 8. | South Africa |
References
- ↑ http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/inlineA/inline.hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/129/IHM129000_85I_1_0.pdf
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