The most important of the Ice Hockey World Championships 2023

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location

The 86th Ice Hockey World Championship should have been held in St. Petersburg. However, since Russia is excluded from the tournament due to the war of invasion against Ukraine, it will take place in Tampere (Fi) and Riga (Lett).

The match will be played in the Arena Riga, which can accommodate 10,300 spectators and, like last year, in the Nokia Arena in Tampere with 13,500 seats.

Exclusion of Russia and Belarus

Due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF has decided that neither Russia nor Belarus can participate in the World Championship. As in the previous year, the two nations were excluded.

history of the World Cup

The International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF has organized world championships since 1920. The first three events in 1920, 1924 and 1928 took place as part of the Olympic Games. Beginning in the 1930s, the World Hockey Championships became their own annual tournament. Between 1940 and 1946 it was canceled due to World War II and in 2020 due to the Corona pandemic. From 1932 to 1968, the Olympic Games remained World Championships, since 1972, with the exception of 1980, 1984 and 1988, there has also been a World Championship in the Olympic years.

Where can I watch the matches?

All national hockey games are broadcast on SRFzwei. In addition, more selected group matches, a quarter-final, the two semi-finals and the final will be shown on SRFzwei. MySports delivers all World Cup matches live to your living room.

The Swiss national team

Patrick Fischer announces his selection a few days before the first World Cup match. Although Roman Josi has already been eliminated from the NHL playoffs with the Nashville Predators, the defender is missing. He has to pass because he is suffering from the effects of a concussion.

How is the game mode?

A total of 64 matches will be played at the World Cup. There will be played in two groups of 8. The best four will meet in the quarter finals (first against fourth and second against third). In case of a tie decide:

1. Instant encounters.
2. Goal difference from the direct encounters.
3. Number of goals scored in direct matches.
4. Best result against the next higher ranked team.

The groups of the 2023 World Cup

Group A (in Tampere)

• Austria
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hungary
• Sweden
• USA

Group B (in Riga)

• Switzerland
• Slovakia
• Czech Republic
• Latvia
• Norway
• Slovenia
• Canada
• Kazakhstan

The game plan

group A

• Friday May 12
  3:20 PM: Finland vs. USA
  7.20pm: Sweden v Germany
• Saturday May 13
  11.20am: France v Austria
  3.20 pm: Hungary v Denmark
  7.20pm: Germany v Finland
• Sunday May 14
  11.20am: USA v Hungary
  3.20pm: France v Denmark
  7.20pm: Sweden v Austria
• Monday May 15
  3:20pm: Germany v USA
  7:20 PM: Finland v Sweden
• Tuesday May 16
  3.20 pm: Denmark v Austria
  7.20pm: France v Hungary
• Wednesday, May 17
  3:20 PM: USA – Austria
  7.20pm: Finland v France
• Thursday, May 18
  3.20 pm: Hungary v Sweden
  7.20pm: Denmark v Germany
• Friday May 19
  3:20 PM: Hungary v Finland
  7.20pm: Austria v Germany
• Saturday May 20
  11:20am: USA v Denmark
  3.20 pm: Austria v Finland
  7.20pm: Sweden v France
• Sunday May 21
  3.20 pm: Germany v Hungary
  7:20pm: USA – France
• Monday May 22
  3.20pm: Denmark v Sweden
  7:20 pm: Austria v Hungary
• Tuesday May 23
  11.20 am: Germany v France
  3:20 pm: Sweden vs USA
  7:20pm: Finland v Denmark

Group B

• Friday May 12
  3.20 pm: Slovakia v Czech Republic
  7:20 PM: Latvia-Canada
• Saturday May 13
  11.20 am: Switzerland – Slovenia
  3.20 pm: Norway v Kazakhstan
  7:20 PM: Slovakia v Latvia
• Sunday May 14
  11.20am: Slovenia v Canada
  3:20 pm: Norway – Switzerland
  7:20 PM: Czech Republic v Kazakhstan
• Monday May 15
  3:20 pm Slovakia-Canada
  7.20pm: Czech Republic v Latvia
• Tuesday May 16
  3:20 PM: Slovenia v Norway
  7:20 pm: Switzerland – Kazakhstan
• Wednesday, May 17
  3:20 PM: Latvia-Norway
  7:20 PM: Canada v Kazakhstan
• Thursday, May 18
  3.20 pm: Czech Republic v Slovenia
  7:20 pm: Switzerland – Slovakia
• Friday May 19
  15.20 Latvia-Slovenia
  7:20 p.m.: Kazakhstan-Slovakia
• Saturday May 20
  11.20 am: Norway v Czech Republic
  3:20 pm: Canada – Switzerland
  7:20 p.m.: Kazakhstan-Latvia
• Sunday May 21
  3.20 pm: Slovenia-Slovakia
  7.20pm: Czech Republic – Switzerland
• Monday May 22
  3:20pm: Canada v Norway
  7:20 p.m.: Kazakhstan v Slovenia
• Tuesday May 23
  11.20 am: Slovakia v Norway
  3.20pm: Canada v Czech Republic
  7:20 pm: Switzerland – Latvia

Quarterfinals

• Thursday, May 25
  3.20pm: VF1
  3:20 p.m.: VF2
  7:20pm: VF3
  7:20 p.m.: VF4

semi-finals

• Saturday May 27
  1:20 PM: HF1
  5:20 pm: HF2

Game for bronze

• Sunday May 28
  2.20 pm: Loser HF1 – loser HF2

Last

• Sunday May 28
  7.20 pm: Winner HF1 – Winner HF2

Who is favourite?

Finland won the title at home last year. In the final, the Scandinavians defeated Canada 4:3 aet. Like Sweden, the two countries are again among the favorites for the title.

Switzerland resumes the hunt for its first world title. In 2013 and 2018, ice cream lovers were very close. In the end, it was “only” enough for the silver medal twice.

The previous world champions

In total, a world ice hockey champion has been crowned 84 times. Russia and Canada are record winners with 27 titles. The titles of the Soviet Union are also counted among the Russians, as the Russians took over their IIHF membership, as did the Czech Republic that of Czechoslovakia. The Czechs are in third place with 12. Switzerland was three times vice world champion (1935, 2013 and 2018) and also won eight bronze medals (1928, 1930, 1937, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1951 and 1953).

Source : Blick

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