2007 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship

2007 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesMay 26 – June 1
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (3rd title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played46
Goals scored450 (9.78 per game)
Attendance22,486 (489 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Germany Michael Wolf – 7 goals
MVPSlovenia Gasper Kroselj
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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 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source: [citation needed]
May 26, 2007
20:00
Germany 10–0
( 2–0, 3–0, 1–0,4–0 )
 Czech RepublicLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 3,126
Game reference
Florian Jung (1) 6:56 (PP)(GWG)
Michael Wolf (1) 11:10 (PP)
Boris Blank (1) 13:03 (ES)
Michael Wolf (2) 15:23 (ES)
Michael Wolf (3) 20:36 (ES)
Aleksander Polaczek (1) 35:11 (ES)
Michael Wolf (4) 39:05 (ES)
Boris Blank (2) 40:14 (ES)
Lukas Slavetinsky (1) 45:19 (ES)
Daniel Huhn (1) 47:31 (PP)
Goals
May 27, 2007
18:00
United States 3–4
( 2–1, 1–0, 0–2, 0–1 )
 Czech RepublicPassau, Germany
Attendance: 1,200
Game reference
Brian Yingling (1) 0:15 (ES)
Aaron Moss (1) 1:04 (ES)
Brian Yingling (2) 18:39 (PP)
GoalsMartin Piecha (1) 11:30 (PP)
Josef Fojtek (1) 25:56 (ES)
Martin Koudelka (1) 29:58 (ES)
Martin Koudelka (2) 47:58 (ES)(GWG)
May 27, 2007
20:00
Germany 8–1
( 0–0, 2–0, 1–0, 5–1 )
 AustriaPassau, Germany
Attendance: 1,890
Game reference
Daniel Menge (1) 14:50 (ES)
Patrick Reimer (1) 22:09 (ES)(GWG)
Patrick Reimer (2) 32:42 (ES)
Bjorn Fridel (1) 36:35 (ES)
Aleksander Polaczek (2) 37:17 (ES)
Boris Blank (3) 37:28 (ES)
Florian Jung (2) 39:24 (SH)
Aleksander Polaczek (3) 41:16 (ES)
GoalsGregor Baumgartner (1) 39:32 (PP)
May 28, 2007
20:00
Austria 1–10
( 1–1, 0–3, 0–6, 0–0 )
 United StatesPassau, Germany
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Michael Pollross (1) 5:12 (PP)GoalsAaron Moss (2) 3:58 (ES)
Thomas Bruce (1) 18:30 (ES)(GWG)
Brian Yingling (3) 18:45 (ES)
Greg Thompson (1) 20:39 (ES)
Brian Yingling (4) 26:23 (ES)
Aaron Moss (3) 28:01 (PP)
Thomas Bruce (2) 29:30 (ES)
James Beilsten (1) 31:10 (SH)
Jamie Yoder (1) 33:25 (ES)
Derek Kern (1) 35:27 (PP)
May 29, 2007
18:00
Czech Republic 6–4
( 2–0, 3–0, 0–2, 1–2 )
 AustriaPassau, Germany
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Jiri Polansky (1) 10:42 (ES)
Jiri Polansky (2) 11:27 (PP)
Zdenek Kubica (1) 19:02 (ES)
Patrick Sebek (1) 21:04 (ES)
Pavel Strycek (1) 22:36 (PP)(GWG)
Patrick Sebek (2) 45:14 (ES)
GoalsGregor Baumgartner (2) 25:29 (ES)
Martin Sturm (1) 31:10 (PP)
Gregor Baumgartner (3) 44:30 (ES)
Gregor Baumgartner (4) 46:46 (ES)
May 29, 2007
20:00
United States 7–4
( 3–2, 2–0, 1–2, 1–0 )
 GermanyPassau, Germany
Attendance: 1,800
Game reference
Daniel Constanza (1) 2:04 (ES)
Charlie Yoder (1) 4:26 (PP)
James Beilsten (2) 4:48 (ES)
Brian Yingling (5) 13:56 (PP)
Ernest Hartlieb (1) 23:21 (PP)(GWG)
Charlie Yoder (2) 30:26 (ES)
Greg Thompson (2) 46:05 (PS)
GoalsAleksander Polaczek (4) 1:05 (ES)
Michael Wolf (5) 2:31 (ES)
Michael Wolf (6) 24:46 (ES)
Florian Jung (3) 32:22 (ES)

Group B

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source: [citation needed]
May 27, 2007
18:00
Slovenia 4 – 3 (2OT)
( 0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0 )
 SwedenLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 390
Game reference
Marjan Manfreda (1) 21:16 (ES)
Domen Vedlin (1) 32:36 (ES)
Marjan Manfreda (2) 36:38 (ES)
Matic Kralj (1) 53:00 (ES)(GWG)
GoalsJohan Lilja (1) 10:51 (ES)
Jonas Karlsson (1) 26:26 (ES)
Daniel Borlin (1) 42:13 (ES)
May 27, 2007
20:00
Finland 8–4
( 2–0, 1–3, 1–0, 4–1 )
 SlovakiaLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 410
Game reference
Tuomas Valosaari (1) 4:07 (ES)
Mikko Liukkonen (1) 7:05 (ES)
Miika Lindholm (1) 20:05 (ES)
Krister Pietsalo (1) 31:12 (PP)
Kari Lohtander (1) 36:48 (ES)(GWG)
Camilo Miettinen (1) 37:55 (ES)
Jani Honkanen (1) 42:29 (ES)
Aki Tuominen (1) 44:44 (PP)
GoalsLukas Ruzicka (1) 17:46 (ES)
Milan Bartovic (1) 19:14 (PP)
Jakob Ruckay (1) 21:53 (ES)
Jakob Ruckay (2) 41:46 (ES)
May 28, 2007
18:00
Sweden  13–1
( 4–1, 2–0, 6–0, 1–0 )
 SlovakiaLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 500
Game reference
Kristoffer Berglof (1) 4:31 (ES)
Linus Klasen (1) 6:37 (PP)(GWG)
Kristoffer Berglof (2) 8:25 (ES)
Daniel Borlin (2) 10:23 (ES)
Andreas Svensson (1) 13:51 (PP)
Kristian Luukkonen (1) 19:00 (ES)
Per Ledin (1) 24:40 (PP)
Bjorn Eriksson (1) 25:50 (ES)
Bjorn Eriksson (2) 27:22 (ES)
Linus Klasen (2) 28:44 (ES)
Kristoffer Berglof (3) 34:14 (ES)
Simon Olsson (1) 35:42 (ES)
Jimmy Anderson (1) 45:18 (SH)
GoalsRudolf Tomanek (1) 1:39 (ES)
May 28, 2007
20:00
Finland 1–2
( 0–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–1 )
 SloveniaLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 850
Game reference
Aki Tuominen (2) 46:54 (PP)GoalsDejan Zemva (1) 7:23 (ES)
Marjan Manfreda (3) 43:48 (PP)(GWG)
May 30, 2007
12:00
Slovakia 2–7
( 0–3, 0–1, 2–1, 0–2 )
 SloveniaLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 100
Jakob Ruckay (3) 24:39 (ES)
Milan Bartovic (2) 27:17 (ES)
GoalsDejan Zemva (2) 3:18 (PP)
Matic Kralj (2) 4:36 (PP)
Tadej Nabergoj (1) 11:09 (ES)(GWG)
Matic Kralj (3) 18:41 (ES)
Domen Vedlin (2) 29:56 (ES)
Denis Kadic (1) 36:47 (PP)
Denis Kadic (2) 46:52 (ES)
May 30, 2007
18:00
Sweden 3–2
( 1–0, 0–0, 2–1, 0–1 )
 FinlandLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Per Ledin (2) 1:16 (ES)
Johan Lilja (2) 32:44 (SH)
Andreas Svensson (2) 35:20 (ES)
GoalsCamilo Miettinen (2) 28:49 (ES)
Marco Virtala (1) 45:10 (ES)

Qualifying round

May 30, 2007
20:00
Slovakia 7–4
( 2–1, 3–0, 0–3, 2–0 )
 BrazilLandshut, Germany
Attendance: 250
Game reference

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 BritainPassau, Germany
Attendance: 200
Game reference

Austria remains in Top Division, Great Britain remains in Division I

Championship Round

Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A3  Czech Republic 2
B2  Sweden 6
QF1  Sweden 5
QF2  Germany 2
B4  Slovakia 2
A1  Germany 10
SF2  Sweden 4*
SF1  Finland 3
B3  Finland 7
A2  United States 4
QF3  Finland 6 Bronze medal game
QF4  Austria 5
A4  Austria 2* SF1  Germany 6
B1  Slovenia 1 SF2  Austria 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s).

Placement games

June 1, 2007United States 8 - 7 (OT) Czech Republic
June 1, 2007Slovenia 9 - 0 Slovakia

Ranking and statistics


  2007 Men's World Inline Hockey

Championships Winners 


Sweden

Tournament awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Rk. Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany
4.  Austria
5.  Slovenia
6.  United States
7.  Czech Republic
8.  Slovakia

Division I

Preliminary round

Group C

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source: [citation needed]
May 27, 2007
14:00
Japan 6–3
( 1–1, 2–0, 2–1, 1–1 )
 NamibiaPassau, Germany
May 27, 2007
16:00
South Africa 1–7
( 0–3, 0–2, 1–1, 0–1 )
 Great BritainPassau, Germany
May 28, 2007
16:00
Japan 5–3
( 2–1, 0–1, 2–1, 1–0 )
 South AfricaPassau, Germany
May 28, 2007
18:00
 Great Britain7–2
( 0–0, 5–1, 1–1, 1–0 )
 NamibiaPassau, Germany
May 29, 2007
16:00
Great Britain 8–4
( 3–2, 3–0, 0–1, 2–1 )
 JapanPassau, Germany
May 29, 2007
14:00
Namibia 8–3
( 2–1, 4–1, 1–0, 1–1 )
 South AfricaPassau, Germany

Group D

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source: [citation needed]
May 27, 2007
14:00
Brazil 6–5
( 0–2, 3–0, 2–1, 1–2 )
 AustraliaLandshut, Germany
May 27, 2007
16:00
New Zealand 9–8
( 3–3, 3–3, 2–2, 1–0 )
 HungaryLandshut, Germany
May 28, 2007
14:00
Brazil 5–3
( 2–1, 1–0, 1–0, 1–2 )
 New ZealandLandshut, Germany
May 28, 2007
16:00
Hungary 5–8
( 1–1, 1–1, 1–4, 2–2 )
 AustraliaLandshut, Germany
May 30, 2007
10:00
Hungary 2–4
( 2–1, 0–1, 0–1, 0–1 )
 BrazilLandshut, Germany
May 30, 2007
16:00
Australia 13–2
( 4–1, 3–1, 4–0, 2–0 )
 New ZealandLandshut, Germany

Finals round

Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
C3  Namibia 3
D2  Australia 5
QF1  New Zealand 7
QF2  Australia 3
D4  Hungary 4
C1  Great Britain 3
SF2  Brazil 5*
SF1  New Zealand 4
C2  Japan 4
D3  New Zealand 5
QF3  Brazil 7 Bronze medal game
QF4  Hungary 2
C4  South Africa 3 SF1  Hungary 6
D1  Brazil 9 SF2  Australia 5

Placement games

June 1, 2007Japan 7 - 6 Namibia
June 1, 2007Great Britain 11 - 2 South Africa

Note: * denotes overtime period(s).

Ranking and statistics


  2007 Men's World Inline Hockey

Division I Championships Winners 


Brazil

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Rk. Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hungary
4.  Australia
5.  Great Britain
6.  Japan
7.  Namibia
8.  South Africa

References

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