The 81st Ice Hockey World Championship 2017 will take place in Germany and France. The tournament starts on May 5 and ends on the 21st with the final in Cologne. This tournament will be the third to be held simultaneously in two countries. The World Championship Games will be held in Paris and Cologne. We will tell you in more detail in which arenas and where the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship will take place.
Why in two countries
Initially, France and Germany applied for the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship separately. However, in 2012 it was decided to join forces and hold a common tournament. Such a joint application from France and Germany was able, for a clear advantage, to outstrip the double application of Latvia and Denmark. The advantage of Germany and France was the already existing infrastructure, while in Latvia and Denmark it was necessary to carry out a hasty reconstruction ice arenas.
Germany has hosted the world ice hockey championships seven times. The last time Germany became the host of the championship was in 2010. France has hosted four major tournaments, but last time the championship takes place in 1968. All games are planned to be held in Cologne at the Lanxess Arena and in Paris at the AccorHotels Arena. The capacity of these modern hockey stadiums is 18.5 thousand and 17 thousand, respectively. It was originally planned to hold the games in the Paris arena of Bercy, which has a capacity of 15 thousand spectators. However, later it was decided to move the games to the AccorHotels Arena.
The organizers note that more than half of the tickets have already been sold, so there will be no guaranteed problems with the occupancy of the stands. Taking into account the capacity of the ice arenas, it can be argued that the 2017 championship will become a record number of fans attending the championship games. According to the organizers of the tournament, its holding in France will significantly increase the interest in hockey in this country.
Championship regulations
In accordance with the regulations of the tournament, 16 national teams will take part in it, which will be divided into 2 groups. The games will be played in a loop, after which the first four teams will advance to the playoffs. The distribution of teams in the playoffs is standard - the winner of Group A plays with the fourth team of Group B. Teams that take the last eighth place in their groups are directly relegated to the first division. We only note that in 2018 the championship is scheduled to be held in Denmark, so if the national team of this country takes the last place in the group, then the team from the 7th place of this group will fly to the lower division.
In Cologne, in accordance with the approved schedule of the 2017 IIHF World Championship, 34 games will be held. This city will host Group A matches, two quarterfinals and semi-finals, as well as a final and a game for third place. Paris will host 30 games, including two quarterfinals. The organizers promise to space the start of the games in two cities in time, which will significantly increase the TV audience of the championship. The division into groups is carried out taking into account the current IIHF rating.
In 2016, the championship was held in Russia in St. Petersburg and Moscow. World championship confidently won Canada, in final match dealt with Finland. The third place was taken by the Russian national team, which beat the USA in the consolation final. In the 2017 championship, the main contenders for the title will also be the Canadians and the Finnish national team. The strongest national teams can be represented by Czechs, Slovaks, Russians and Americans.
Games calendar
Play-off
| Quarter finals | 18.05.2017, 17:15 | USA - Finland | 0:2 |
| Quarter finals | 18.05.2017, 17:15 | Russia - Czech Republic | 3:0 |
| Quarter finals | 18.05.2017, 21:15 | Canada - Germany | 2:1 |
| Quarter finals | 18.05.2017, 21:15 | Switzerland - Sweden | 1:3 |
| 1/2 finals | 20.05.2017, 16:15 | Canada - Russia | 4:2 |
| 1/2 finals | 20.05.2017, 20:15 | Sweden - Finland | 4:1 |
| For 3rd place | 21.05.2017, 17:15 | Russia - Finland | 5:3 |
| The final | 21.05.2017, 21:45 | Canada - Sweden | 1:2 |
The 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship starts in Europe. Traditionally, the Russian national team is among the leaders of the tournament.
Today, May 5, the 80th Ice Hockey World Championship started in Europe. The fans of the Russian team are excited and tense: our team is among the leaders. Of course, everyone is waiting for the very better result... World Cup 2017 takes place in two countries France and Germany. In the first, the hockey players fight in the arena in Paris, and in the second, in Cologne. Ice sports will be held from 5 to 21 May.
TEAM OF RUSSIA AT THE WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP 2017
In total, 23 athletes went to the World Championship. The opponents' gates will be attacked by: Sergei Andronov, Nikita Gusev, Alexander Barabanov, Evgeny Dadonov, Vadim Shipachev, Kirill Kaprizov, Nikita Kucherov, Sergei Mozyakin, Vladislav Namestnikov, Valery Nichushkin, Sergei Plotnikov, Andrei Svetlakov, Roman Lyubimov, Ivan Telegin, Vladimir Tkachev and Artemy Panarin.
Anton Belov, Alexey Bereglazov, Vladislav Gavrikov, Bogdan Kiselevich, Andrei Mironov, Artem Zub, Mikhail Naumenkov, Ivan Provorov and Viktor Antipin will take up the defense.
Andrey Vasilevsky, Igor Shesterkin and Ilya Sorokin will change at the goal.
Sergei Mozyakin became the captain of the Russian team. This place was predicted to Alexander Radulov, but he refused to participate in the championship. Vadim Shipachev and Anton Belov were chosen as the captain's assistants.
The composition of the national team this year can be described in two words: generational change. This time, the invincible Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Andrei Markov and Sergei Bobrovsky did not go to the World Cup. However, they gave way to equally talented newcomers.
GROUP A AT THE 2017 ICE HOCKEY WORLD: RUSSIA, SWEDEN, USA AND OTHERS
As a result of the division of teams into groups, Russia fell into group A. In addition to the Russians, the national teams of Sweden (the main leaders of the World Cup), Germany, Italy, Denmark, Latvia, the USA and Slovakia were also assigned there. All matches of this group will be held in Cologne, Germany. This means that the German national team will play on their ice.
In addition, Cologne will host two quarterfinals, both semi-finals, a final and a match for third place. The rest of the matches (i.e. the Group B games and the two quarterfinals) will take place in Paris.
The main leaders of the championship are athletes from Canada. Also, as mentioned above, Sweden and Russia are claiming gold awards.
SCHEDULE OF THE RUSSIAN TEAM MATCHES FOR THE 2017 FIFA World Cup
So far, the six next games of the Russian national team are known. Of course, all fans believe that we will not only make it out of the group, but also make it to the finals.
BROADCASTING OF THE WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP 2017
All games can be watched on the TV channel. Also, some games will be shown on Channel One. Text and video feeds can also be found on sports sites like Championship.com and Sports.ru.
Photo and video: Instagram / russiahockey
On Sunday, May 21, 2017, the World Ice Hockey Championship ended in Germany and France. The national teams of Sweden and Canada met in the final match for the title of world champion.
The match turned out to be tense and not very effective. The Swedes opened the score at the end of the second period. Precise throw on the account of Tampa Bay defender Victor Hedman. The response from the Canadians came pretty quickly. At the very beginning of the third period, Ryan O'Reilly returned the score with a pass from Mitchell Marner. The rest of the period and the 20-minute overtime passed without any goals scored.
Everything was decided in a series of post-match shootouts, where the Swedes were quicker. Winning bullet on the account of the Swedish striker Washington Capitals - Niklas Beckström. Sweden wins the gold medals of the World Ice Hockey Championship for the tenth time in its history!
The final standings of the teams of the 2017 World Ice Hockey Championship
So, according to the results of the playoffs of the Ice Hockey World Championship, the teams were distributed in the final table of ranks as follows:
- Sweden
- Canada
- Russia
- Finland
- Switzerland
- Czech
- Germany
- France
- Latvia
- Norway
- Denmark
- Belarus
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Italy
The national teams of Slovenia and Italy were eliminated from the elite division. Teams will take their place in the elite of world hockey for 2018 South Korea and Austria.
The best players of the tournament
Top scorer - Artemy Panarin (Russia) 17 points.
Most Valuable Player (MVP) - William Nylander (Sweden)
Best Defender - Dennis Seidenberg (Germany)
Best goalkeeper - Andrey Vasilevsky (Russia)
On Friday, May 5, the 81st Ice Hockey World Championship - 2017 starts. Russia - in the status of the leading hockey power - will traditionally fight only for the gold trophy.
Where and when will the 2017 Ice Hockey World Cup
The Ice Hockey World Championship will take place from 5 to 21 May 2017. The tournament will be hosted by two countries at once - France (Paris) and Germany (Cologne).
Russian national team squad
Head coach of the Russian national team Oleg Znarok named the composition of our ice squad at the World Ice Hockey Championship. Refusing to comment on the decision Alexandra Radulova not to participate in the championship, Znarok said that the captain of the Russian national team would be Sergey Mozyakin... The captain's assistants will be Vadim Shipachev and Anton Belov... 23 athletes were included in the initial application, the coach of our national team specified.
The gates of the Russian national team will defend Andrey Vasilevsky, Igor Shesterkin and Ilya Sorokin.
Responsible for defense: Victor Antipin, Anton Belov, Alexey Bereglazov, Vladislav Gavrikov, Artem Zub, Bogdan Kiselevich, Andrey Mironov, Mikhail Naumenkov, Ivan Provorov.
Offensively, our team will be played by: Sergei Andronov, Alexander Barabanov, Nikita Gusev, Evgeny Dadonov, Kirill Kaprizov, Nikita Kucherov, Roman Lyubimov, Sergei Mozyakin, Vladislav Namestnikov, Valery Nichushkin, Sergei Plotnikov, Andrei Svetlakov, Ivan Telegin, Vladimir Tkachev, Artemy Panarin, Vadim Shipachev.
What group does Russia play in
National team Of Russia plays in a band A together with teams from Germany, Denmark, Italy, Latvia, Slovakia, USA and Sweden.
All Group A games in the group stage, as well as the two quarterfinals, both semi-finals, the third place match and the final, will take place in Cologne (34 games in total).
In a group B Belarus, Canada, Norway, Slovenia, Finland, France, Czech Republic and Switzerland will fight for the main hockey trophy. All matches of Group B, as well as two quarterfinals (30 games in total) will be held in Paris.
Schedule of matches of the group stage with the participation of Russia
Where to watch the games of the Ice Hockey World Championship
All the games of the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship will be shown on the Match TV channel. The first match with the participation of Russia, as well as the semifinals, final and decisive games with participation Russian team will show the main federal channels... Also broadcasts hockey matches online will be available online.
The first game with the participation of the Russian national team will be shown by Channel One, in the broadcasting schedule the announcement looks like this: “17.15. Russia - Sweden. Preliminary stage. Group A in Cologne (Germany). Live Stream".
You can watch the detailed TV schedule of the Ice Hockey World Championship.
The 81st Ice Hockey World Championship will be held in 2017. It will be held from 5 to 21 May 2017. For the third time, it is held by two countries - France. France will organize matches in Paris, Germany in Cologne.
The last time Paris hosted the Ice Hockey World Championship is a long time ago - 65 years ago. In 1968, at the 1930 World Hockey Championship in France, all matches were played, except for the last three. They were held in Austria and Germany. Germany has hosted seven World Ice Hockey Championships, the last relatively recently in 2010.
Choosing a Venue for the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship
Initially, four countries applied to host the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship, which united in pairs. These are Latvia with Denmark and Germany with France. before that, the Germans and the French applied separately and competed with each other. Then they came to an agreement, apparently they calculated all the pros and cons and put forward a joint application. In this case, Latvia and Denmark could not compete and dropped out of the competition. It was decided to give the right to host the 2017 Ice Hockey World Cup at a meeting of the International Ice Hockey Federation on 05/17/2013 in Stockholm.
Who participates in the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship
Countries France and Germany participate in the World Cup anyway, they are the hosts of the tournament. They already made it to the championship, taking into account the results of the 2016 World Cup. The teams of Italy and Slovenia in the first division of the 2016 World Cup were in the first two places, they also participate. Added to these four are the 12 national teams that qualified for the 2016 World Cup. That makes 16 teams.
Eurasia
North America
The 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship is hosted by two sports facilities. in the city of Cologne (Germany) and the Parisian
Ice Hockey World Championship 2017 Rules
All 16 teams are divided by 8 into two groups. Group stage the tournament, as always, takes place at the World Cup in a round robin system. The teams that take the first four places in the group advance to the playoffs of the competition. The team that finished in the last 8th place in each group will be eliminated in the 1st division of the 2018 World Cup.
Interestingly, the Danish national team, having finished eighth in the group, will not drop in qualification to the 1st division at the 2018 World Cup. It is the country that organizes the world hockey championship world 2018. The team that took the penultimate seventh place in the group will be eliminated from the top division.
Mascot for the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship
The official mascot of the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship was chosen to represent characters from European films and comics. These are the Gauls Asterix and Obelix, they are known all over the world. IIHF - International Federation hockey has approved this mascot.
The organizers of the 2017 World Cup in the German Hockey Federation consider the choice of the mascot very successful. These characters are popular, especially in Germany and France. Souvenirs with their image should be snapped up. Obelix and Asterix should further draw attention to the competition.
Video: presentation of the 2017 World Cup hockey mascot