The playoff round of the 2023 IIHF World Championship was held from 25 to 28 May 2023. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.[1]
Qualified teams
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  United States |
 Sweden |
 Finland |
 Germany |
| B | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
 Latvia |
 Czechia |
Seedings
Quarter-finalists were paired according to their positions in the groups: the first-place team in each preliminary-round group played the fourth-place team of the other group, while the second-place team played the third-place team of the other group.[2]
Semi-finalists were paired according to their seeding after the preliminary round, which was determined by the following criteria. The best-ranked semi-finalist played against the lowest-ranked semi-finalist, while the second-best-ranked semi-finalist played the third-best-ranked semi-finalist.[2]
| Rank[3] | Team | Grp | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | A | 1 | 20 | +26 | 34 | 3 |
| 2 | Switzerland | B | 1 | 19 | +19 | 29 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden | A | 2 | 18 | +19 | 26 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada | B | 2 | 15 | +14 | 25 | 2 |
| 5 | Finland | A | 3 | 16 | +13 | 28 | 1 |
| 6 | Latvia | B | 3 | 13 | +4 | 21 | 10 |
| 7 | Czechia | B | 4 | 13 | +6 | 22 | 5 |
| 8 | Germany | A | 4 | 12 | +11 | 27 | 8 |
Classification rules: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored for; 5) seeding number entering the tournament[4]
Bracket
There was a re-seeding after the quarter-finals.[2] If Finland and Latvia were to play in the quarter-finals, there would have been no cross-over for the quarter-finals.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
1A United States | 3 | |||||||||
| 27 May | ||||||||||
4B Czechia | 0 | |||||||||
1 United States | 3 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
8 Germany (OT) | 4 | |||||||||
1B Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 May | ||||||||||
4A Germany | 3 | |||||||||
8 Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
4 Canada | 5 | |||||||||
2A Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
| 27 May | ||||||||||
3B Latvia | 3 | |||||||||
4 Canada | 4 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
6 Latvia | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
2B Canada | 4 | |||||||||
| 28 May | ||||||||||
3A Finland | 1 | |||||||||
1 United States | 3 | |||||||||
6 Latvia (OT) | 4 | |||||||||
All times are local (UTC+3).
Quarter-finals
| 25 May 2023 16:20 | United States | 3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Czechia | Nokia Arena, Tampere Attendance: 7,411 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey DeSmith | Goalies | Karel Vejmelka | Referees: Mads Frandsen Liam SewellLinesmen: Tarrington Wyonzek Emil Yletyinen | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||
| 25 May 2023 16:20 | Switzerland | 1–3 (0–1, 1–2, 0–0) | Germany | Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 2,896 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Mayer | Goalies | Mathias Niederberger | Referees: Andris Ansons Tobias Björk Linesmen: Onni Hautamäki Dāvis Zunde | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 29 min | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 25 May 2023 20:20 | Canada | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Finland | Nokia Arena, Tampere Attendance: 11,529 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Montembeault | Goalies | Emil Larmi | Referees: Christoffer Holm Jan Hribik Linesmen: Nick Briganti Daniel Hynek | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 May 2023 20:20 | Sweden | 1–3 (0–1, 1–0, 0–2) | Latvia | Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 9,200 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Johansson | Goalies | Artūrs Šilovs | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Jake Davis Brett Mackey | |||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 33 min | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 15 | ||||||||||||
Semi-finals
| 27 May 2023 14:20 | Canada | 4–2 (0–1, 1–1, 3–0) | Latvia | Nokia Arena, Tampere Attendance: 8,669 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Montembeault | Goalies | Artūrs Šilovs | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Nick Briganti Jake Davis | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 May 2023 18:20 | United States | 3–4 OT (2–2, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–1) | Germany | Nokia Arena, Tampere Attendance: 8,011 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey DeSmith | Goalies | Mathias Niederberger | Referees: Tobias Björk Jan Hribik Linesmen: Onni Hautamäki Jiří Ondráček | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
| 28 May 2023 15:20 | United States | 3–4 OT (2–2, 0–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–1) | Latvia | Nokia Arena, Tampere Attendance: 11,033 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey DeSmith | Goalies | Artūrs Šilovs | Referees: Jan Hribik Liam Sewell Linesmen: Onni Hautamäki Tarrington Wyonzek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gold medal game
| 28 May 2023 20:20 | Canada | 5–2 (1–1, 1–1, 3–0) | Germany | Nokia Arena, Tampere Attendance: 10,470 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Montembeault | Goalies | Mathias Niederberger | Referees: Tobias Björk Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Nick Briganti Daniel Hynek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "World Championship schedule released". iihf.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- 1 2 3 "IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 2023: Preview, schedule, stars involved, how to watch live". olympics.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ↑ Ranking
- ↑ "Tournament Format". iihf.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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